'The Sopranos' Creator David Chase Talks The Changing Creative Culture At HBO

We recently took a hard look at the current state of HBO, which has seen the network hitting a rough patch of late, with a prestige drama that had a bumpy roll-out ("Vinyl") and a strong handful of projects from top-tier directors like Steve McQueen and David Fincher skidding to a stop. Clearly, there is some kind of dynamic shift happening behind closed doors as the network adjusts to a new climate where they are facing more competitors than ever, both on the air, and online. And David Chase, the man who arguably started the new golden age of TV with "The Sopranos," and cemented HBO's reputation for first-rate programming, has perceived a change in how things are done as he writes his mini-series for the network, "A Ribbon Of Dreams."

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