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Q: Hope you can help. I firmly believe that Jamie-Lynn Sigler was not the first Meadow on The Sopranos. For some reason, I think another girl played the part for a short time and wasn't deemed "right" or something. Then, Sigler took over. My friends say I'm crazy. One friend watched the first season on DVD and said Sigler is in every episode. Is it possible that this happened in the pilot? Or should I just say I'm wrong?

A: Well, you could always say you're "not right" or "incorrect" or "the opposite of true."

Sigler has always been Meadow.

Q: What's the music they play in the Wal-Mart commercial where there are smiles all over the place?

A: That music was composed especially for the commercial.

Q: Hey: I remember watching a show in the early 2000s. It was some sort of sci-fi on Fox. People traveled around space and shot at other people while they smuggled stuff. The captain of the ship was named Mal, I think. I remember this show was canceled. Can you find its name and tell me whether it was ever uncanceled? Also, is it on DVD?

A: The show was Firefly, which ran on Fox in 2002. It was created by Joss Whedon, who also gave us Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Nathan Fillion played Capt. Mal Reynolds.

Although it was canceled, Firefly has been a big seller on DVD. Last year's film Serenity was a feature-length version of the show with the same characters.

Q: Could you please tell me the name of Barbra Streisand's sister who also sings?

A: Roslyn Kind, but actually she's Streisand's half-sister.

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