Brian Damage
04-24-2007, 03:47 PM
An Asian character on Sunday's edition of HBO's "The Sopranos" gave some viewers, still reeling from the Virginia Tech tragedy, a queasy feeling.
Sunday's show included a story line between Dominic Chianese's "Uncle Jr." and a young Asian man housed at the same facility.
The angry man attended MIT, and had a violent streak, which had some viewers making a connection with the Virginia Tech shooter, who was Korean.
"It was creepy," wrote one fan at HBO's "Sopranos" Web site. "Obviously a coincidence, but still creepy."
Another asked if anyone else found it "chilling and ironic with the role of the Asian-American last night?"
A spokeswoman for the network said it was "an unfortunate coincidence that the character in question was a young Asian man." She noted the episode was written and produced months ago. "Also, the coincidence is superficial since our story line had nothing to do with campus violence or guns."
NY Daily News 4/24/07
Sunday's show included a story line between Dominic Chianese's "Uncle Jr." and a young Asian man housed at the same facility.
The angry man attended MIT, and had a violent streak, which had some viewers making a connection with the Virginia Tech shooter, who was Korean.
"It was creepy," wrote one fan at HBO's "Sopranos" Web site. "Obviously a coincidence, but still creepy."
Another asked if anyone else found it "chilling and ironic with the role of the Asian-American last night?"
A spokeswoman for the network said it was "an unfortunate coincidence that the character in question was a young Asian man." She noted the episode was written and produced months ago. "Also, the coincidence is superficial since our story line had nothing to do with campus violence or guns."
NY Daily News 4/24/07