A&E plays mob rule for "Sopranos" reruns
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NEW YORK  - A&E wants to score points with an innovative online game aimed at attracting viewers to "The Sopranos," which begins its syndicated run on the cable channel January 10.
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In a spat between partners who have shared a lot of success, NBC Universal has filed suit against Dick Wolf, the prolific producer of the networkâs three âLaw & Orderâ series. The suit, filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, centers on complex terms in Mr. Wolfâs contract. NBC argues that Mr. Wolf, right, is misinterpreting them to demand millions of dollars in executive-producer fees for two years after his shows leave the air. NBCâs interpretation is that if the network produces a sufficient number of episodes it can fulfill the contract and not owe Mr. Wolf for work he is no longer doing. Mr. Wolfâs side contends that the contract guarantees the money as a kind of termination payment, or âkill fee.â No matter when NBC decides to end his series, Mr. Wolf argues, he is to be paid for 48 more episodes. NBC asks that if the court finds the contract language ambiguous, it direct that the errors be fixed rather than force NBC to pay the money. A representative of Mr. Wolf, who like other Hollywood writers is on strike, said he was traveling on Tuesday and could not be reached. But Mr. Wolf issued a statement last week saying: âNBC Universal is trying to rewrite an existing contract. Apparently, our partner is willing to commission rewrites during the strike.â.
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The Sopranos is expected to crown its final season with the top prize at the Emmy Awards on Sunday.
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The HBO show about Mafia boss Tony Soprano and his unhappy mob families has been a critical favorite since its debut in 1999. Every year it&#39;s been nominated for best drama, however, it&#39;s lost
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Critics and fans are split on the end of the long-running US television drama The Sopranos.
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BLOOMFIELD, Mich. -- It&#39;s the new hit TV show. Law &amp; Order: RCV. Ryder Cup Victims. Watch as the Michigan State Police try to solve the riddle of who killed American golf at the 35th version of the transatlantic challenge.
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Celebrated mafioso drama The Sopranos finally whacked its rivals at the Emmy awards last night to win the best drama category at the fifth time of asking, while other shows honoured included Sex and the City and Frasier.
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By Robert W. Butler, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Jun. 14--Like many another "Sopranos" fan, I'm in withdrawal.   No more bada-bing. No more cruelty and superstition from Paulie Walnuts.
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MONTCLAIR, New Jersey  - After building tension for six seasons over 8-1/2 years, "The Sopranos" ended on Sunday with nothing more than a black screen. And there was no clear answer to the big question -- would mob boss Tony Soprano sleep with the fishes?
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The online game A&E is using to promote reruns of the Sopranos is part of a trend toward marketing contests that require hunting around in the real world.
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Fans of "The Sopranos" are seizing on clues suggesting that the controversial blackout which abruptly ended the TV mob drama meant that Tony Soprano was rubbed out, and HBO said on Thursday they may be on to something.
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LOS ANGELES  - TV stations are  prescribing more renewals for "Dr. Phil."
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Sunday is Tony night -- and not just  for Tony Soprano whose fate will be sealed in the final episode  of &quot;The Sopranos.&quot; It&#39;s also the night Broadway hands out its  biggest prizes of the year, the Tony Awards.
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âThe Sopranosâ is over, but the last song featured on the show, âDonât Stop Believinâ â which the band Journey released in 1981, keeps going as its lyrics say, âon and on and on and on.â.
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Yes, "Law & Order" is  back for another season (its 17th), which is a bit like saying  the sun is back for another rise. Four more seasons and it ties  "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running drama in primetime history,  and it would be a mistake to bet against precisely that  ultimately happening. Creator Dick Wolf, in fact, has said he  is determined to achieve nothing less.
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HBO's celebrated mob hit "The  Sopranos" is favored to finally rub out NBC's "The West Wing"  on Sunday and grab an unprecedented victory for cable networks  in the race for best television drama at the 56th annual  Primetime Emmy Awards.
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While mob boss Tony Soprano was embraced once again by Emmy voters on Thursday, they apparently drew the line at serial killers.