tony or vic?

OK. I'm bleary-eyed from reading all the BH rhetoric. Man was a good coach, did a good job here and, all things considered will be remembered as being a positive presence in town. That said, 16 years isn't a lifetime in college basketball coaching; it's 2 lifetimes. Can we just get over it and understand there will be life after Huggs? Didn't AK show us that already? If Mick Cronin is the new coach, he'll do the same. Now, more important stuff:

Which is the better show: The Sopranos or The Shield? I just watched the finale of The Shield on the TiVo. Wow. If there is better acting/writing anywhere on TV, I ain't seen it. Anyone else think right up to the last minute that Vic knew beforehand that Shane blew up Lem? (He didn't.)Do we get an encore next season from Forest Whitaker, who was Emmy-great this year?
The Sopranos is getting a little artsy for me. I always thought it was at its best when the wiseguy camaraderie flowed. Instead, what we're getting now is dream sequences and not enough Paulie. Nothing good can come from not enough Paulie.

Anyway, whom do you like? Vic, Shane and that nerd Dutch? Or Tony, Sil, Paulie and Christopher? Right now, my money's with Vic and the boy scouts he runs with. Maybe I'll write more serious stuff tomorrow. Right now, my eyes are glazing. Live big.