Chris Albrecht

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Dr. John Leverence

Dr. John Leverence on the Emmys cutoff rule that almost made the final season of The Sopranos ineligible for an Emmy Award until the year after it aired and how the award year eligibility calendar always will result in some "orphan shows", and on how then-HBO chairman Chris Albrecht appealed to the Television Academy Awards Department for an accommodation which was made to allow the show to be eligible for an Emmy in its final year

02:33

David Chase

David Chase on knowing HBO was the right home for The Sopranos when Chris Albrecht immediately understood the need to shoot the series in New Jersey

01:30

Budd Friedman with Emerson College

Budd Friedman on hiring Chris Albrecht, later of HBO, to run his club in New York City

02:21

Tom Fontana

Tom Fontana on creating Oz for HBO at the behest of Chris Albrecht

04:44

Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson on pitching Oz at HBO to executive Chris Albrecht and what made the show different from previous prison dramas

02:40

John Moffitt

John Moffitt on producing HBO's Comic Relief Specials; on Zmuda going to Chris Albrecht to propose Comic Relief Specials

03:09

Darren Star

Darren Star on a Sex and the City gag that HBO executive Chris Albrecht objected to

01:33

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans on the advice Chris Albrecht gave him about comedy; make it specific

01:46

Keenen Ivory Wayans on how he was brought out to L.A by Chris Albrecht at ICM

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