So i've recently read about the Sopranos and David Chase having a fifth season in the works, which was a great relief. But i'm a tad confused about something. All of the articles i've read have stated that one of the reasons to do a fifth was to qualify for syndication - and they all state that they'll hit the magic *75* episode count. But if there are 52 done after four, how does 13 more equal 75? 5 seasons times 13 episodes is 65 as far as I can calculate it - what's with the fuzzy math?

Secondly, where exactly would this air besides on HBO?!?!? I sure as well wouldn't want to watch it bleeped and cleaned up - it wouldn't even remotely be the same damn show.

That said, i can't friggin wait for Sunday night!!

Maybe if you figure it based on minutes....since a network hour is really only 40 minutes of show.....

don't really know.....

Sopranos in syndication on regular tv. I cringe when I think of the hack job this will entail.

True. I'd rather buy the dvds and enjoy the shows whenever I want. Sopranos on USA or the WB would suck ass.

I couldn't care less if it goes to syndication. It's not even worth pondering.

I have the DVDs. Nothing else matters.

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That is all i heard on the radio this am.

Just a side note, the Sopranos is already aired on "regular" tv outside of the US. A year ago when I was visiting New Zealand I turned on the tv to see the Sopranos. As it turns out, it was series 3 and was airing only a few weeks behind the HBO debut here in the US. It was on every week with only minimal commercial breaks. It got us hooked on the show and now we have seasons 2-3 on DVD.

*meow*

mad tv had a great bit on if the sopranos was on pax tv, it lasted 3 min long and every part was cut.

I think we can all agree that this would completely suck in syndication - but i'm still curious about the supposed 75 episode threshhold required to qualify for syndication. Why do i keep reading that they'll hit that with five seasons?

I thought the upcoming season was going to be a *full* season like network shows......I thought I read that...but I may be mistaken (probably am)

I heard they might appear on F/X.

Still either they'd have to do away with actual episodes from before and let them continue into the next episode (because they run anywhere from 43 minutes to 59 minutes) or edit the episodes which i don't think would ever work.

plus the f-bombs would all have to be changed to "freakin'"

Huh. So it's not just a rumor.

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I've never actually see an episode. I don't have HBO, and I can't afford to go out and buy a couple of box sets. My only choice is renting them, but I really don't have the time to commit to that. I do want to see them, but not edited. I can't stand the idea that I'm not really watching the "real" version, but a heavily-censored one.

I"m laughing at the thought of all those electronic bras on the Ba-Da-Bing girls... Like they did to Showgirls on VH-1...

first off the five year/75 episode rule isnt a requirement. its just a figure that most stations have ruled as enough to sufficiently support syndication airings. for example TNN is airing syndicated episodes of CSI, which is only 2 years old.