I was pleasantly surprised by the remake, but do not think it is in the same ballpark as the original. So much of the original was about the Japanese cultural. That simply cannot be replicated in an American remake. Nevertheless, I was pleased that the remake was generally true to the Japanese...
Obviously, all of this is purely subjective, but I agree with Tino on this one. I thought season 4 was excellent. For me, there is still no finer show on television. The quality of the acting and writing amazes me week in and week out.
I think The Sopranos is the finest television show I've ever seen. It is one of the few shows that I can watch over and over again. Great writing, great acting, great characters.
Bill, Sorry to hear about your loss. My family lost our 17 year old border collie Lucy last year. We were all greatly saddened by her death. After Lucy died, my sister sent me the following piece by Eugene O'Neill. The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog by Eugene...
I was able to use the Best Buy 10% off coupon on Back to the Future. Technically, I think they should not have allowed me to, but the cashier seemed new and was trying to get me out of the store as quickly as possible.