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Leonard H. Goldenson on ABC's success with detective/action- adventure shows and westerns 01:02

Interview: Leonard H. Goldenson | Show: 77 Sunset Strip

Leonard H. Goldenson on his programming ideas for ABC and making a deal with Walt and Roy Disney 02:13

Interview: Leonard H. Goldenson | Topic: Television Industry

Leonard H. Goldenson on making a deal with Jack Warner 00:40

Interview: Leonard H. Goldenson | Topic: Television Industry

On Almost Grown and his feelings about the use of music in television; on issues with licensing music 59:59

Interview: David Chase

On working on I'll Fly Away while working for Lorimar as co-executive producer on the series; on why he was particularly well-suited to write a show about 1960's segregation; on being typecast as too "dark" of a writer 53:00

Interview: David Chase

On working on Northern Exposure and why he didn't enjoy that show; on Paul Provenza's role coming onto the show; on working on The Rockford Files and several other development deals before writing The Sopranos 38:45

Interview: David Chase

On writing The Sopranos, which was originally envisioned as a movie; on FOX passing on producing the show; on why it took so long to wind up at HBO; on why he insisted the show be shot in New Jersey; on why he didn't plan the story arc past the first thirteen episodes 33:58

Interview: David Chase

On coming up with names for The Sopranos; on how both his parents and The Rockford Files influenced the character development of "Tony Soprano"; on what made the character watchable 16:24

Interview: David Chase

On shooting the scenes between "Tony" and "Dr. Melfi" on The Sopranos and why the therapy scenes looked different from the rest of the show 07:16

Interview: David Chase

David Chase on creating The Sopranos, coming to HBO, casting James Gandolfini, and the character of "Tony Soprano" 28:25

Interview: David Chase | Genre: Drama Series

David Chase on knowing HBO was the right home for The Sopranos when Chris Albrecht immediately understood the need to shoot the series in New Jersey 01:30

Interview: David Chase | Person: Chris Albrecht

David Chase on how James Gandolfini was cast as "Tony Soprano" on The Sopranos; "it's all in his eyes" even though his character never says one true thing 01:43

Interview: David Chase | Person: James Gandolfini

David Chase on how growing up in New Jersey gave him access to the goings-on of the mob 02:02

Interview: David Chase

David Chase on why he thought The Rockford Files successfully showcased the location of Los Angeles and why he wanted to do the same with The Sopranos and New Jersey 22:18

Interview: David Chase

David Chase on why "Tony Soprano" had to always be "the smartest guy in the room" for the character to work 14:08

Interview: David Chase

David Chase on what James Gandolfini brought to the character of "Tony Soprano" on The Sopranos -- "depth" 11:30

Interview: David Chase

David Chase on why he didn't like the historical use of music in movies and on television, but how he wanted to use it in Almost Grown as part of the story 59:58

Interview: David Chase | Show: Almost Grown

David Chase on the premise of I'll Fly Away - an African-American maid in the segregated 1960's South 45:23

Interview: David Chase | Show: I'll Fly Away

David Chase on working on Northern Exposure which he did not enjoy because he didn't buy the premise of the show 38:45

Interview: David Chase | Show: Northern Exposure

David Chase on the original premise for The Sopranos when it was a movie 33:05

Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The

David Chase on why FOX passed on The Sopranos because it was too dark; on the compromise he made to have it made with no murders in the pilot for FOX 32:15

Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The

David Chase on knowing HBO was the right home for The Sopranos when Chris Albrecht immediately understood the need to shoot the series in New Jersey 28:35

Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The

David Chase on creating the look for the pilot of The Sopranos; on what he wanted to show about New Jersey 23:03

Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The

David Chase on shooting the pilot for The Sopranos and truly believing it was not going to test well; on not having planned past the first thirteen episodes 20:19

Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The

David Chase on how he originally wrote a script for The Sopranos movie in which "Tony" would go to confront his mother, but she was already dead (he changed this when it became a series and had cast Nancy Marchand as the mother) 01:45

Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The

David Chase on coming up with the names for The Sopranos; on how both his parents and The Rockford Files influenced the character development of "Tony Soprano"; on how James Gandolfini was cast 16:25

Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The

Leonard H. Goldenson on ABC's success with detective/action- adventure shows and westerns 01:02

Leonard H. Goldenson on ABC's success with Batman 00:48

Leonard H. Goldenson on ABC's success with The Hollywood Palace 00:19

Leonard H. Goldenson on convincing Paramount's board members to buy ABC 03:06

Leonard H. Goldenson on convincing Paramount's board members to buy ABC 03:06

Leonard H. Goldenson on his programming ideas for ABC and making a deal with Walt and Roy Disney 02:13

Leonard H. Goldenson on making a deal with Jack Warner 00:40

On Almost Grown and his feelings about the use of music in television; on issues with licensing music 59:59

On working on I'll Fly Away while working for Lorimar as co-executive producer on the series; on why he was particularly well-suited to write a show about 1960's segregation; on being typecast as too "dark" of a writer 53:00

On working on Northern Exposure and why he didn't enjoy that show; on Paul Provenza's role coming onto the show; on working on The Rockford Files and several other development deals before writing The Sopranos 38:45

On writing The Sopranos, which was originally envisioned as a movie; on FOX passing on producing the show; on why it took so long to wind up at HBO; on why he insisted the show be shot in New Jersey; on why he didn't plan the story arc past the first thirteen episodes 33:58

On coming up with names for The Sopranos; on how both his parents and The Rockford Files influenced the character development of "Tony Soprano"; on what made the character watchable 16:24

On shooting the scenes between "Tony" and "Dr. Melfi" on The Sopranos and why the therapy scenes looked different from the rest of the show 07:16

David Chase on creating The Sopranos, coming to HBO, casting James Gandolfini, and the character of "Tony Soprano" 28:25

David Chase on knowing HBO was the right home for The Sopranos when Chris Albrecht immediately understood the need to shoot the series in New Jersey 01:30

David Chase on how James Gandolfini was cast as "Tony Soprano" on The Sopranos; "it's all in his eyes" even though his character never says one true thing 01:43

David Chase on how growing up in New Jersey gave him access to the goings-on of the mob 02:02

David Chase on why he thought The Rockford Files successfully showcased the location of Los Angeles and why he wanted to do the same with The Sopranos and New Jersey 22:18

David Chase on why "Tony Soprano" had to always be "the smartest guy in the room" for the character to work 14:08

David Chase on what James Gandolfini brought to the character of "Tony Soprano" on The Sopranos -- "depth" 11:30

David Chase on why he didn't like the historical use of music in movies and on television, but how he wanted to use it in Almost Grown as part of the story 59:58

David Chase on the premise of I'll Fly Away - an African-American maid in the segregated 1960's South 45:23

David Chase on working on Northern Exposure which he did not enjoy because he didn't buy the premise of the show 38:45

David Chase on the original premise for The Sopranos when it was a movie 33:05

David Chase on why FOX passed on The Sopranos because it was too dark; on the compromise he made to have it made with no murders in the pilot for FOX 32:15

David Chase on knowing HBO was the right home for The Sopranos when Chris Albrecht immediately understood the need to shoot the series in New Jersey 28:35

David Chase on creating the look for the pilot of The Sopranos; on what he wanted to show about New Jersey 23:03

David Chase on shooting the pilot for The Sopranos and truly believing it was not going to test well; on not having planned past the first thirteen episodes 20:19

David Chase on how he originally wrote a script for The Sopranos movie in which "Tony" would go to confront his mother, but she was already dead (he changed this when it became a series and had cast Nancy Marchand as the mother) 01:45

David Chase on coming up with the names for The Sopranos; on how both his parents and The Rockford Files influenced the character development of "Tony Soprano"; on how James Gandolfini was cast 16:25