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David Chase on why he didn't want to do a "TV version of 'The Godfather'" but wanted to focus on the relationship between the mobster and the women in his life; on why the "mob wife" was important to the idea of The Sopranos 35:27
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on how the original version of The Sopranos for Fox had no murder scenes and how that changed when it went over to HBO 31:56
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on how he knew The Sopranos should be made at HBO when they understood why he had to shoot it in New Jersey 30:23
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on what he wanted to accomplish with The Sopranos pilot 28:35
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on how much of the story arc of The Sopranos he had pre-planned, on how he did not envision past the first 13 episodes 26:51
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
On working on Kolchak: The Night Stalker and what he brought to the writing style of that show 59:59
Interview: David Chase
On the films that he watched which influenced him - gangster films and the work of Hitchcock 55:08
Interview: David Chase
On writing for The Rockford Files; on the "urban explainer" episode he wrote, of which he was very proud; on the "rules" Stephen J. Cannell laid down for writing the show; on what he learned about story from that show 52:50
Interview: David Chase
On what he learned about crafting "stories"; on realizing you had to work to construct a story; on the importance of characters in shaping a story 40:00
Interview: David Chase
On writing a TV movie Off the Minnesota Strip; conceived by Meta Rosenberg, for which he won his first Emmy; on how that win affected his career; on awards shows in general 35:13
Interview: David Chase
On overcoming his fear of directing on Alfred Hitchcock Presents and working with a cast and crew as a director; on why he continues to edit despite his fear; on his real love for editing film; on how directing changed his writing style; on his relationship with other directors who work with him; on his series Almost Grown 27:32
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on how Alfred Hitchcock's work inspired him; on the suspense and offbeat humor in his films 55:08
Interview: David Chase | Person: Alfred Hitchcock
David Chase on writing for The Rockford Files and how producer/agent Meta Rosenberg helped get him on the show 52:08
Interview: David Chase | Person: Meta Rosenberg
David Chase on what he learned about crafting "stories" from Stephen J. Cannell while working on The Rockford Files 40:00
Interview: David Chase | Person: Stephen J. Cannell
David Chase on the writers problem of exposition and use of the "urban explainer" that he used on The Rockford Files 48:06
Interview: David Chase | Profession: Writers
David Chase on overcoming his fear of directing on Alfred Hitchcock Presents when he had no idea what to do 09:09
Interview: David Chase | Profession: Directors
David Chase on confronting his fear of directing on Alfred Hitchcock Presents when he had no idea what to do 07:35
Interview: David Chase | Profession: Directors
David Chase on how directing affected the way he writes "a camera can only do one thing at a time" 13:32
Interview: David Chase | Profession: Directors
David Chase on how directing affected the way he writes "a camera can only do one thing at a time" 13:32
Interview: David Chase | Profession: Writers
David Chase on the challenge to writers of using the device of the "explainer" and how he used it successfully on The Rockford Files 48:06
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on the "rules" Stephen J. Cannell set forth for writing The Rockford Files series and what he learned from that show 41:14
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on what he learned about crafting stories "it comes out of characters" 03:57
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on confronting his fear of directing on Alfred Hitchcock Presents; on learning how to deal with a crew and winning over an Italian DP 06:28
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on how directing affected the way he writes - "a camera can only do one thing at a time" 13:32
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on what his particular brand of writing and surrealism brought to Kolchak: The Night Stalker and the type of humor he was developing as a writer on that show 57:50
Interview: David Chase | Show: Kolchak: The Night Stalker
David Chase on writing for The Rockford Files; on what appealed to him about the show 50:02
Interview: David Chase | Show: Rockford Files, The
David Chase on what he brought to The Rockford Files as a writer 49:18
Interview: David Chase | Show: Rockford Files, The
David Chase on the "rules" Stephen J. Cannell set forth for writing The Rockford Files series 41:11
Interview: David Chase | Show: Rockford Files, The
David Chase on writing a TV movie Off the Minnesota Strip - conceived by Meta Rosenberg, for which he won his first Emmy 35:13
Interview: David Chase | Show: Off the Minnesota Strip