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Values: Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) must keep an eye on a
long-lost cousin (Steve Buscemi) during the fifth season of 'The
Sopranos.'  The Mr. T. Experience  'The Sopranos: The Complete
Fifth Season': don't fuggetaboutit  By Richard von Busack
INSTEAD OF A FOURTH PART of the Godfather saga, a Godfather
video game debuts this fall, including dialogue recorded by
Marlon Brando just before his recent death. Meanwhile, the
latest chapter of the only serious exploration of The
Godfather's themes is out on DVD. The Sopranos: The Complete
Fifth Season (HBO Video) endures because of James Gandolfini's
superlatively watchful performance as New Jersey crime boss Tony
Soprano, with his sloping squint, his corrugated forehead and
the glottalest, nasalest New Jersey accent on record. The boss
is kept busy from spring until winter fighting off a divorce
action from his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco), a