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‘The Sopranos’ Creator Calls 25th Anniversary a ‘Funeral’ as TV’s Golden Age Is Over; He Was Asked to ‘Dumb Down’ New Show: ‘Something Is Dying’
"The Sopranos" creator David Chase says the age of serious-minded television is over.
He suggested that today’s TV gatekeepers are no longer interested in the serious-minded fare that Chase broke new ground with “The Sopranos” and that continued over the next 25 years with the likes of “The Wire,” “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad” and more. As Variety reported last March, Chase has been working with “A Teacher” creator Hannah Fidell on a new show about a sex worker forced into witness protection. It was originally in development at FX, but The Times now reports the show is on its “third draft” and that after several meetings Chase was told by executives “the unfortunate truth” that it’s too complex for today’s TV viewers.
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