Friday, 14 January 2000
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It appears that there won't be a sophomore slump on HBO's The
Sopranos, which debuts on Sunday. The Sopranos is TV at its
very best. Some network shows have shown this kind of promise
-- NYPD Blue early on comes to mind, as well as some episodes
of Homicide -- but the puritanical strictures of prime time
unfailingly deny its achievement.
If you don't have HBO, you may still have time to find a
friend who'll let you watch The Sopranos. But bring some
peppers and capicolla!
This is The Sopranos: As Good as TV Gets <http://monkeyfist.com/articles/48>