RTE get Sopranos final season

lukin · 14-08-2005 10:31pm #1

I read in today's Tribune that RTE have got the rights to the final season of The Sopranos before any other European station. Seems like a bit of a coup for Montrose but maybe there wasn't a huge scramble for it.
It seems like a long time since the last season finished on RTE doesn't it?
And has the final season already been screened in the US? (If it has then people on this forum have probaly downloaded it and seen it so don't reply telling me what happened please!)

KevIRL · 14-08-2005 10:35pm

lukin wrote:

I read in today's Tribune that RTE have got the rights to the final season of The Sopranos before any other European station. Seems like a bit of a coup for Montrose but maybe there wasn't a huge scramble for it.
It seems like a long time since the last season finished on RTE doesn't it?
And has the final season already been screened in the US? (If it has then people on this forum have probaly downloaded it and seen it so don't reply telling me what happened please!)

They're still filming the final series. It will be on RTE2 in the Spring. 13 Episodes in the final series but also an aditional 8 'bonus' episodes are being filmed

Guy:Incognito · 14-08-2005 11:49pm

Which series is the final one?

Venom · 14-08-2005 11:56pm

Season 7 will now be the final as the plan goes with series 6 starting in the states late this year. HBO made the creator and writer of the show an offer he couldnt refuse so to speak $$$$$$ .

Waltons · 14-08-2005 11:58pm

Yay! I love the Sopranos. Can't wait for this

CrimE · 15-08-2005 12:03am

Excellent

The first and probably the last time i will see this but fair play Rté.

tvnutz · 15-08-2005 12:06am

Venom wrote:

Season 7 will now be the final as the plan goes with series 6 starting in the states late this year. HBO made the creator and writer of the show an offer he couldnt refuse so to speak $$$$$$ .

Actually it will all be season 6,the last 8 eps won't be classified as an extra season.

Venom · 15-08-2005 12:24am

tvnutz wrote:

Actually it will all be season 6,the last 8 eps won't be classified as an extra season.

What the hell do you think they will call those last 8 episodes?

Season 9?

Season 0?

tvnutz · 15-08-2005 2:37am

Well there is no season 9...so I dont know what you are on about there. Season 6 will start...it will run about 12 eps,take a break,and then finish with the last 8...all still season 6. Just like they did with Sex and the City.

pickarooney · 15-08-2005 2:52pm

So to any normal person there are 20 episodes in the 6th and last series?

Venom · 15-08-2005 6:44pm

tvnutz wrote:

Well there is no season 9...so I dont know what you are on about there. Season 6 will start...it will run about 12 eps,take a break,and then finish with the last 8...all still season 6. Just like they did with Sex and the City.

Omly time will tell I guess but word from the producers is that the last 8 episodes will be series seven.

tvnutz · 15-08-2005 8:31pm

Nope...I read another article about it again today,they won't stop filming it,they will do all eps together,no contract extentsions etc,therefore making it all the one season. Like is aid they did the same with Sex and the City,and the dead zone season 2 had 13 eps,then 6 extra ones shown months later,but they were still classified as season 2,not an extra season.

madfistbt · 15-08-2005 8:41pm

All good things must come to an end my favourite things are finishing the den and the sopranos. ****. Does this mean RTe will get it before anyone else in Europe?