Posts Tagged ‘The Sopranos’
Complex TV: Ends
I am filled with joy, relief, and many other emotions in posting the link to the final chapter of Complex TV. Not accidentally, the chapter is called Ends, and it focuses on conclusions, as well as serving as one for the book. Here’s the abstract: American commercial television differs from much of the world in […]
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Tags: breaking bad, finales, Homeland, Lost, The Sopranos, The Wire
Complex TV: Character
My time in Germany is almost up, as we return to Vermont in early July. It’s been a productive writing year, with around 80% of Complex TV completed and a few other projects underway. Here is the last chapter of Complex TV to be posted from Germany, with the remaining chapters emerging over the Vermont summer. This one […]
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Tags: angel, breaking bad, dexter, Game of Thrones, Lost, The Sopranos
Over the past day, the internet – well, at least the corner of the internet that chatters and Twitters about television – blew up around Ryan McGee’s essay on The A.V. Club, provocatively titled “Did The Sopranos do more harm than good?: HBO and the decline of the episode.” It’s a must-read for people who are […]
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Tags: breaking bad, flash forward, The Killing, The Sopranos, The Wire, Walking Dead