I have to admit that I really didn’t care for the last season of The Sopranos. Seasons one through three were amazing; four dragged. Everything that happened in four could have been accomplished in half the number of episodes.

That being said, I’m starting to get excited for the fifth season, which debuts March 7th. One reason is that sweet photo/painting/whatever on HBO’s site [and at the top of this post]. Another is Steve Buscemi, who’s directed a couple episodes (including one of my all-time favorites, season three’s “Pine Barrens”, where Paulie and Christopher get lost in the woods), joins the on-screen cast as Tony’s cousin.

I’m going to give season four another try. I have the DVDs from Netflix and two and a half weeks to watch them, which shouldn’t be a problem (I can—and have—watch a whole season in a day).

Even if season four still sucks, I’ll be watching on the 7th.