THE SOPRANOS SEASON 6 Thread

[Me!]

Bracco, Turturro Settle with \'Sopranos\'
Van Zandt, Sirico still holding out
June 29 2006

Two more members of "The Sopranos" cast have signed deals to appear in the show\'s final episodes, but two prime wiseguys are still holding out.

Lorraine Bracco, who plays Tony\'s (James Gandolfini) therapist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, and Aida Turturro, Tony\'s sister Janice, have each agreed to return for the final run of episodes, which is scheduled to begin in January. The cast\'s first script reading is set for next week.

Both actresses will be receiving sizable raises for the final episodes, which HBO is calling a continuation of the sixth season (the first 12 episodes ended earlier this month). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bracco will earn about $220,000 per episode, while Turturro will get $130,000.

The trade paper also reports that Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler have also finalized their deals to return, with each getting a per-episode salary in the low six figures.

Meanwhile, two of Tony Soprano\'s prime lieutenants, Steven Van Zandt (Silvio Dante) and Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts), are keeping up their holdout and threatening to quit the show if their demands for a raise aren\'t met. The two actors, who have the same manager, are asking for pay in the $200,000-per-episode range, the New York Post says.

Both have been a major part of the show throughout its run, and should it come to that, writing Silvio and Paulie out would be a tricky task.

Steven Schirripa, who plays Janice\'s husband Bobby, also has yet to sign, but the HR says he\'s expected to work out a contract before the table read next week.

[davepeck]

oy vey...

\'Sopranos\' Start Date Gets Kneecapped
Gandolfini injury, scheduling issues likely to push show back
By Rick Porter
July 12 2006


Edie Falco and James Gandolfini on \'The Sopranos\'PASADENA, Calif. -- HBO announced Wednesday that its series "Rome" would begin its second and final season at 9 p.m. ET Sunday, Jan. 7.

On the surface, that\'s a no-big-thing piece of news; tidbits about premiere dates are a staple of the Television Critics Association press tour, where the announcement was made.

It\'s a little bigger deal, though, considering the fact that HBO had previously said "The Sopranos," which also airs at 9 on Sundays, would begin its final run of episodes in January. And sure enough, network chief Chris Albrecht says "Sopranos" fans may have to wait a little longer for their last looks at Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and his families.

"The Sopranos" Showcard
"Jimmy had a little knee surgery, unexpected knee surgery, which pushed us back a couple of weeks," Albrecht says. "And then we looked at the fact that we would be launching sort of in the middle of the [NFL] playoffs and the Super Bowl and all that stuff, and it seemed that for everybody\'s sake we would push back a few weeks."

What "a few weeks" means, exactly, HBO hasn\'t worked out yet. "Rome" is slated to run for 10 episodes, so if "The Sopranos" were to follow its finale, that would put the premiere date for the mob drama somewhere in March. The network is still working on its scheduling plans, but Albrecht says "it definitely won\'t be in January."

Filming on the final eight episodes of the series gets underway this month, and though the final storylines will no doubt be kept top-secret, that didn\'t stop one critic from asking Albrecht about how it ends. Specifically, the question was: "Can you tell us, is Tony going to live all the way through the series?"

Albrecht looked genuinely dumbfounded for a moment before recovering to joke, "Sure. I\'ll tell you. Is anybody else interested in that? I don\'t want to bore you.

"Are you high?" he continued. "I might as well shoot myself in the head if I tell you that."

For the record, the questioner insisted she was not, in fact, high.

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-sopranospushedback,0,1369610.story

yep.. keep delaying it til no one cares anymore.. great.

[Me!]

^^^shitty!

[Me!]

I know the Emmy\'s are useless but none the less

Writing for a Drama Series: "The Sopranos," Members Only, HBO.

[Me!]

\'Sopranos\' Books a Baldwin
Daniel will play himself in final episodes
August 8 2006

Having struck out with Ben Kingsley, "Sopranos" wiseguy and would-be filmmaker Christopher Moltisanti will be turning to Daniel Baldwin to help realize his dream project.

Baldwin, a former star of "Homicide," will play himself in the final episodes of "The Sopranos," the showbiz trade papers report. The last eight episodes of HBO\'s signature series are scheduled to air sometime early next year, though dates haven\'t been set.

The story will have Baldwin agreeing to star in Christopher\'s (Michael Imperioli) gangster/slasher movie, which he envisions as "\'Saw\' meets \'Godfather II.\'" He unsuccessfully tried to woo Kingsley (also playing himself) for the role last season.

It\'s unclear how many episodes Baldwin will appear in, but the part has the potential to be a recurring one.

Baldwin played Detective Beau Felton on the first three seasons of "Homicide: Life on the Street" and reprised the role in a 2000 TV movie. His recent credits include the Showtime movie "Our Fathers," Sci Fi\'s "Anonymous Rex" and the independent feature "Searching for Mickey Fish."

[Me!]

[Me!]

One More for \'The Sopranos\'
Final run extended to nine episodes, begins April 8
January 12, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- The last ride for "The Sopranos" is still scheduled for this spring, but creator David Chase couldn\'t quite let go with eight episodes.

As such, HBO has added a ninth episode to the show\'s final run, which also now has a definite premiere date: Sunday, April 8. "Entourage" will also return that night, wrapping up its third season with eight episodes.

For those of you marking your calendars, then, that\'s 86 days until Tony (James Gandolfini) and Co. grace the screen again.

When the show left off last June, the Soprano family was celebrating Christmas and things seemed to be going rather well: Tony seemed to have reached detente with Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent), Carmela\'s (Edie Falco) spec house was back on track and AJ (Robert Iler) had both a job and a girlfriend.

The show\'s history suggests, though, that good times aren\'t meant to last. On the minus side of the ledger, Christopher (Michael Imperioli) has relapsed into heroin use and begun an affair with a fellow addict (Julianna Margulies) tensions between the New York and New Jersey crews linger, and there are those two mysterious guys who hang out at the Bada Bing.

As for "Entourage," it will resume with Vince (Adrian Grenier) having fired his agent Ari (Jeremy Piven) and struck out on his own. The show has been picked up for a fourth season, which is likely to premiere later in the year.

[Igziabeher]

w00t w00t!

[FreeSpirit]

I just got a "casting call" for the Sopranos in my inbox - Here are some characters to look for in the upcoming season:

HBO\'s "The Sopranos"

Casting for the HBO drama "The Sopranos" set to begin production.
Role: IRA SHORTZ - Owner of model railroad store.
Role: ARNOLD BELLOWS - Jewish professional-type.
Role: YARYNA\'S DAD -Ukrainian. Resemblance to Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent - 5\'8\'ish, fit, full head of white hair - Yaryna is the Leotardo\'s maid.
Role: RAY-RAY D\'ABALDO -Italian-American male. In Phil\'s crew. Tough guy.
Role: HEATHER DANTE -Italian-American, Silvio\'s daughter. Neighborhood woman.
Role: EVELYN - Administrator at mental hospital, dresses in L.L.
Role: UNCLE JOE - Silvio\'s uncle, Italian-American.
Role: MARY - Italian-American neighborhood woman. Heavy-set

[davepeck]

april 8th, huh? wonder if i\'ll have any care left in me at all by the time it rolls around.. :rolleyes:

[Me!]

april 8th, huh? wonder if i\'ll have any care left in me at all by the time it rolls around.. :rolleyes:

come on.......  How long was it between season 5 and 6? 2+yrs? and you can\'t wait a few months for the end of the series?

[skalnbyc]

I have never seen this show and was under the impression it was no longer on air.

I just found out my cousin has a speaking part on an upcoming episode, so I suppose that\'ll be my first episode.

[Me!]

A little surprised no one has mentioned this yet, it is about two weeks off (maybe I\'m just antsy), but I am very much anticipating the Sopranos final season.  I\'m sad to see it go but it\'s had a great run.  I started watching my season 6 part 1 DVD\'s to refresh my memory on the latest events.  

This gave me goosebumps:

http://www.hbo.com/scripts/video/vidplayer.html?movie=/av/sopranos/season6/sopranos_reflect_1+section=sopranos+num=1169500336524+title=The

(I\'m sure all of you who actually have HBO have seen all these adds a million times, but I have to head to a friends to catch the episodes)

[davepeck]

leakage.

though i\'ll be waiting and watching it in HD when it airs..

i\'m really not too excited. i just want it to be over, and i\'d like it to be good, but i\'m really not all too optimistic about it. plus, whether it\'s fair or not, i\'ll be comparing the series finale of the sopranos to that of six feet under, who set the bar extraordinarily high with what was the best finale in television history, imo.

[phirehead]

leakage.

though i\'ll be waiting and watching it in HD when it airs..

i\'m really not too excited. i just want it to be over, and i\'d like it to be good, but i\'m really not all too optimistic about it. plus, whether it\'s fair or not, i\'ll be comparing the series finale of the sopranos to that of six feet under, who set the bar extraordinarily high with what was the best finale in television history, imo.

I couldn\'t agree with you more about six feet under, dave. It was replayed last night and I watched it. I\'m glad there\'s a station that replays it.