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‘The Sopranos’ Creator David Chase Says Prestige TV Was A “25-Year Blip”


The Sopranos creator David Chase says the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking HBO mob series might be less a celebration than “a funeral,” as, he suggests, TV is dumbing down. &#8220…

The Sopranos creator David Chase says the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking HBO mob series might be less a celebration than “a funeral,” as, he suggests, TV is dumbing down. “They’re going to have commercials [on streaming services like Amazon Prime Video],” Chase said, adding that he recently was told by a TV exec to “dumb it down” regarding a project he’s developing. When the Times interviewer mentions the complexity of HBO’s recent Succession, Chase says that now-ended series received the greenlight years ago.

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