Sopranos may be around a little longer than expected

When The Sopranos return next Janruary after almost 21 months on hiatus, they may be back with even more episodes and it might not be the end of the series after all.

Cnn.com has an article in their entertainment section.

Here it is:

‘Sopranos’ adds bonus episodes

Friday, August 12, 2005; Posted: 9:26 a.m. EDT (13:26 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — When “The Sopranos” finally arrives next year for its sixth season, fans of the HBO mob drama will get more than they expected.

Eight “bonus” episodes are planned in addition to the 12 previously announced for the series, set to return in March 2006 after nearly two years without a first-run episode, HBO said Thursday.

“When something is as remarkable as ‘The Sopranos,’ our audience would like to see it continue as long as possible, so we are thrilled that (series creator) David Chase felt there are more stories to be told,” HBO Chairman Chris Albrecht said in a statement.

There will be a break between the first set of episodes and the arrival of the extra eight hours in January 2007, HBO said. (HBO, like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner.)

The premium cable channel avoided tagging the newly announced episodes as part of a seventh season and also declined to label them the final ones.

The upcoming season was to have been the series’ last but there have been hints the end wasn’t necessarily in sight.

With powerhouse series “Sex and the City” gone and “Six Feet Under” about to wrap, HBO would be glad to keep “The Sopranos” alive, but the series’ fate is considered to be in Chase’s hands.

“The Sopranos” stars James Gandolfini as mob boss Tony Soprano and Edie Falco as his wife, Carmela. The series, which won four Emmy Awards including best drama series in 2004, isn’t competing this year because it didn’t air during the eligibility period.

The intermission between last season and the upcoming one will end up totaling a viewer-frustrating 21 months: The fifth year concluded in June 2004, although reruns have been airing.

I’m excited, I love this show, it sucked when I went to FDU my freshmen year I didn’t get a chance to see the 2nd and 3rd season, and maybe one day I’ll be able to see those two, but I’ve been enjoying this show a hell of a lot. And I definately hope that its extended.

–Socram

16 thoughts on “Sopranos may be around a little longer than expected

  1. flammable says:

    Oh yeah! Could buy candy and pre-rented movies for a discount. They also game me 5 free rentals per week, as long as they had been on the shelves for 30 days. And for the 5 days they had movies in before release, I could rent a movie then too. The idea was to know what was on the shelves for the customers so you could make recommendations.

    Was pretty cool, but they didn’t treat me well so I left.

  2. socramforever says:

    bastards! they have the promised land and they treat their workers poorly! I say we fight back and get what we deserve! All those movies and candy!!!!

  3. socramforever says:

    I think they have been giving blockbuster a run for their money big time, and they will probably put them in some serious trouble.

  4. socramforever says:

    with the way things work over here, I was lucky to see Red Eye last saturday in the theater. Melissa is a Mtv/Vh1 reality junkie. That’s all she watches and I’m stuck on the computer all night clawing my eyes out. haha

  5. socramforever says:

    yeah, I wasn’t getting much done that day, I was mad because I had pumped myself up to write and when I got to the computer I completely blanked. Needless to say, I was pretty mad.

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