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“That was a blip,” he told the Times with a sigh, referring to the Golden Age. “A 25-year blip. And to be clear, I’m not talking only about The Sopranos, but a lot of other hugely talented people out there who I feel increasingly bad for....

Chase is currently out trying to sell a show about a high-end hooker in witness protection. After three drafts and five meetings, he’s being told it’s too complex. “I’ve already been told to dumb it down. ”

“As the human race goes on,” he continues, “we are more into multitasking. Your phone is just one symptom, but who can really focus? Your mother could be dying and you are by her hospital bed taking calls. We seem to be confused and audiences can’t keep their minds on things, so we can’t make anything that makes too much sense, takes our attention and requires an audience to focus. And as for streaming executives? It is getting worse. We’re going back to where we were.”