HBO Max's Sopranos MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK starring Michael Gandolfini (2021) 0

[theCapraAegagrus]

I have heard nothing but bad things about this.

[Bosco685]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:37 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

I have heard nothing but bad things about this.

Unfortunately, then you are listening to the wrong people since a number of forumites have noted in here they enjoyed it.

Not spectacular. But it does continue the story and hits you with a surprise zinger in the end I was not expecting.

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:43 AM, Bosco685 said:

Unfortunately, then you are listening to the wrong people since a number of forumites have noted in here they enjoyed it.

Or, the right people.

[Bosco685]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:48 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Or, the right people.

"I want to dislike something. Now whose reviews can I gravitate towards to support my theory?"

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:50 AM, Bosco685 said:

"I want to dislike something. Now whose reviews can I gravitate towards to support my theory?"

Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug.

[Bosco685]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:56 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug.

If you enjoyed the Sopranos series and all of the various characters you may get something out of it.

Again, not spectacular. But I wasn't looking to pick it apart to prove it was a poor follow-up. I went in with fresh eyes to see where David Chase would take us.

Edited October 6, 2021 by Bosco685

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 10/6/2021 at 8:20 AM, Bosco685 said:

But I wasn't looking to pick it apart to prove it was a poor follow-up.

Didn't you get the memo?

Pick apart everything that isn't MCU.

[Bosco685]

On 10/6/2021 at 8:24 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Didn't you get the memo?

Pick apart everything that isn't MCU.

Fox had it all figured out far in advance

[Bosco685]

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Streaming viewership for David Chase’s “The Many Saints of Newark” is coming into focus, as is the massive bump it gave the series that inspired it, “The Sopranos,” according to WarnerMedia’s metrics.

 

While the film’s theatrical rollout last weekend earned $4.6 million at the domestic box office, its performance on HBO Max underscores an important advantage the WarnerMedia platform has against its competitors — the ability to resuscitate its deep bench of adult-skewing, culture-defining series.

 

An origin story behind a young Tony Soprano and his father figure Dickie Moltisanti, “Many Saints” finished last weekend as the top performing film title on HBO Max — netting more than triple the audience of the next most viewed title, the streamer said. The movie has also outperformed other comparable films in its budget range, including recent releases like Hugh Jackman’s “Reminiscence” and Clint Eastwood’s “Cry Macho” (both underperformers at the pandemic-stricken box office).

 

More interestingly, perhaps, is that the nearly 15-year-old “Sopranos” broke HBO Max records for weekly viewing of a series, and nabbed the highest daily viewership in service history last Sunday. The Emmy winning show, topped by the late James Gandolfini, rose 65% in week-over-week viewing as “Many Saints” became available to subscribers. As with all streamers, exact viewership was not available and cannot be independently verified.

 

[Bosco685]

I was wondering if this was going to lead to a side benefit of people revisiting The Sopranos in advance of the film.

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More interestingly, perhaps, is that the nearly 15-year-old “Sopranos” broke HBO Max records for weekly viewing of a series, and nabbed the highest daily viewership in service history last Sunday. The Emmy winning show, topped by the late James Gandolfini, rose 65% in week-over-week viewing as “Many Saints” became available to subscribers. As with all streamers, exact viewership was not available and cannot be independently verified.

 

“We knew there would be interplay, but we were surprised. ‘The Sopranos’ is such a popular series. It pops in and out of the Top 10 from time to time, and it’s not a juggernaut like ‘Friends’ in terms of breadth, but it does very well,”  Andy Forssell, executive vice president and general manager of WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer, told Variety.

 

The executive added that “Many Saints,” produced by New Line Cinema, provided an opportunity “for people to be introduced to the series, or in many cases reintroducing it. It was absolutely the highest week for ‘Sopranos’ ever on the service. Im not shocked by that, but Im quite surprised that it topped that much that fast.”

 

[Broke as a Joke]

This was a big letdown.  Chase should just leave it alone...