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The Sopranos is widely considered the greatest television show of all time. Just ask TV Guide, The Writer’s Guild of America and Rolling Stone. But before revolutionizing the one-hour drama and ushering in what’s become known as the second Golden Age of Television, the idea for The Sopranos was rejected. By every major network. At nearly 50 years old, the show’s creator David Chase nearly shelved his script – then his manager got an idea.
Sources for this episode include:
Indie Wire: David Chase Says He Couldn’t Make ‘The Sopranos’ Today, and That He Was Jealous of ‘Mad Men’
The Guardian: David Chase on why he wrote The Sopranos: ‘I needed help. I needed therapy’
DP/30 The Oral History of Hollywood: Not Fade Away, writer/director David Chase
Wiseguys: A conversation between David Chase and Tom Fontana, written by Mark Lee (From the May 2007 issue of “Written By”)
Manufacturing Intellect: David Chase interview on “The Sopranos” (2001)
Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast: David Chase Reveals how he took the Sopranos to the Edge & Fought off HBO Executives
Journey to The Sopranos – David Chase
Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music
This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.
The Sopranos is widely considered the greatest television show of all time. Just ask TV Guide, The Writer’s Guild of America and Rolling Stone. But before revolutionizing the one-hour drama and ushering in what’s become known as the second Golden Age of Television, the idea for The Sopranos was rejected. By every major network. At nearly 50 years old, the show’s creator David Chase nearly shelved his script – then his manager got an idea.
Sources for this episode include:
Indie Wire: David Chase Says He Couldn’t Make ‘The Sopranos’ Today, and That He Was Jealous of ‘Mad Men’
The Guardian: David Chase on why he wrote The Sopranos: ‘I needed help. I needed therapy’
DP/30 The Oral History of Hollywood: Not Fade Away, writer/director David Chase
Wiseguys: A conversation between David Chase and Tom Fontana, written by Mark Lee (From the May 2007 issue of “Written By”)
Manufacturing Intellect: David Chase interview on “The Sopranos” (2001)
Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast: David Chase Reveals how he took the Sopranos to the Edge & Fought off HBO Executives
Journey to The Sopranos – David Chase
Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music
This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.