Nolte: ‘Sopranos’ Creator David Chase Says TV’s Golden Age Is Dead

Breitbart ^ | 01/15/2024 | John Binder

[ChicagoConservative27]

Sopranos creator David Chase is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his iconic show’s premier and lamenting the death of television’s exquisite Golden Age.

In an interview with the Sunday Times, the 78-year-old who changed television, but sadly not forever, said, “Yes, this is the 25th anniversary, so of course it’s a celebration. But perhaps we shouldn’t look at it like that. Maybe we should look at it like a funeral.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

Can you even do a show like The sopranos these days?

[escapefromboston]

The golden age of tv died in 1986 when they cancelled Hardcastle and McCormick

[qaz123]

It’s all dead really.

They’re remaking Roadhouse, which is absolutely ridiculous.

They might be making a 3rd Top Gun as if the second one wasn’t bad enough.

How many Fast & Furious’s are they gonna make?

They all went on strike and no one cared. No one paid attention.

And to think, bozo Kemp and the corrupt Ga legislature gives these POSs $1,500,000,000 a year in tax breaks

[SamAdams76]

Probably not. But I have plenty of content to stream once I’m in retirement.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I’m completely confused.

I’ve often heard the Golden Age of Television was the 50s and early 60s, featuring sitcoms such as I Love Lucy ,Father Knows Best ,The Donna Reed Show , and serious dramatic shows such as Playhouse 90 and the Kraft television theater.

Was there a second golden age when cable channels such as HBO started coming out with original programming?

[G Larry]

If only the writers had pressed on to High School......

[Overtaxed]

It’s been dead for a while.

[Red Badger]

The golden age of tv died in 1978 when they cancelled The Gong Show.................

[dfwgator]

The golden age of tv died in 1978 when they cancelled The Gong Show.................

Especially when they fired Jaye P. Morgan

[Olog-hai]

Don’t ask me why, but they are calling 2000 and onwards the second golden age of the idiot box. Didn’t even give us a bronze age or iron age, although we did have a silver age.

[dfwgator]

The “Rural Purge” was the beginning of the end.

[Red Badger]

She’s still around at 92!.................

[rhinohunter]

The golden age of tv died in 1977 when they cancelled Sanford and Son…….

[alternatives?]

It is now Soviet Union television.

There are only limited approved narratives and themes. The focus is on having more than a representative number of minority and women actors. White males are only eligible for dumb and/or evil roles.

[Roadrunner383]

If you keep in mind that ‘The Sopranos’ was on HBO, a pay tv service, then yes, there are a lot of good shows available on streaming platforms.

Wisting
Hidden
Shetland
The Chestnut Man
Broadchurch
Line Of Duty

On PBS, Downton Abbey was good, and All Creatures Great And Small is a fine show.

[Falconspeed]

“Print is dead. Movies are dead. TV is dead.” Drudge Manifesto, year 2000, page 113. Matt predicted it, since he saw how the internet would take over all programming.

[BenLurkin]

TV’s Golden Age died long before his mob show ever aired.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bingo.

[CodeToad]

I don’t watch a single current TV show. They are all pop culture disasters.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The 1950s are long behind us.