1.   Fox, for example, turned him down cold, insisting that mob dramas were passe.

2.   It is the prop of choice in this stylish mob drama that CBS wants us to watch nearly every night for the next week, miniseries style.

3.   Neither are mob dramas, when well done.

4.   Only actor James Gandolfini was honored for the mob drama that many felt should have swept the awards last year, for its brilliant freshman season.

5.   Italian critics on Thursday raved about the first episode of the HBO mob drama.

6.   Maybe in trying to figure out where series creator David Chase plans to take the mob drama next.

7.   The acclaimed mob drama also earned a supporting actress trophy for Nancy Marchand.

8.   The third season finale of the much-praised mob drama drew higher ratings than season-ending episodes in the first two years.