Soprano's Finale *spoilers*
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here's the scoop on the black screen:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainment/Showbiz/2007/06/11/4251156-sun.html
No, folks, your cable didn't go out, that was just Tony and family fading, literally, to black
By BILL HARRIS
Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) have a heart-to-heart on last night's finale of The Sopranos.
The real Tony Awards were in New Jersey last night, as the Soprano family gathered in a diner.
There were all sorts of suspicious characters around. What was going to happen? The tension was insurmountable.
And then ... as Meadow ran into the joint to join Tony, Carmela and A.J. ... nothing.
A black, blank screen.
Several seconds of silence. What, did the signal cut out?
And then ... closing credits.
So let's get this straight ... no one woke up and got themselves a gun?
After eight-and-a-half years, six "seasons" (remember when a TV "season" related to the four seasons?) and 86 episodes, The Sopranos signed off last night with an installment titled Made in America.
Great series often come up with flat endings, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Newhart being notable exceptions. Seinfeld kinda sucked. M*A*S*H definitely sucked. By the time The X-Files ended, no one cared anymore.
So how did The Sopranos do last night?
Well ... uh ... who the hell knows? Perhaps the best way to end a series is not to end it.
In any event, Tony didn't die, as far as we know, which leaves the door open for a possible picking-up of this saga down the road.
Artistically, that last scene was really, really cool. Nice spooky work by creator David Chase. But for sure, some people are going to feel very ripped off.
Things started last night with Tony (James Gandolfini) meeting his quasi-friend from the feds, trying to squeeze out the possible whereabouts of his arch-rival Phil. "You're over-reaching," Mr. Fed says, but as it turned out, that wasn't the end of that.
There actually was a nice moment between Tony and his sister Janice. It didn't last. Go figure.
Then Mr. Fed actually tips off Tony as to the possible whereabouts of Phil -- Rhode Island.
Tony and his crew meet up with Phil's henchmen behind Phil's back, and all agree that things have gone too far. A peace supposedly is brokered.
Tony and Paulie begin to worry that Carlo has "flipped."
A.J. tells Tony that he's planning to join the army, and Tony and Carmela pay a visit to A.J.'s therapist. The next thing you know, Tony is talking about himself. Somewhere, Dr. Melfi is laughing.
Phil is found and Phil is shot. And run over. Chances of survival: Zero.
Tony and Carmela try to dissuade A.J. from the army with the promise of a career in the film industry.
Tony's lawyer informs him that he probably is going to be indicted.
Tony goes to see Uncle Junior -- the man who shot him -- to warn Uncle Junior about Janice. A touching scene ensues, as Tony realizes just how far gone Uncle Junior's brain is.
Tony selects a song in that retro diner -- Don't Stop Believing by Journey -- as his family gathers.
And then, zilch. So how many people do you think were on the phone to their cable providers before the credits started to roll?
Over the past week speculation about Tony's fate reached a fever pitch. It was fun to have The Sopranos on the front pages again after the show had spent a couple of years in the "still good but not breaking new ground anymore" category.
The real miracle about last night was that in this day and age, word of what was going to happen didn't leak well ahead of time.
In an interview last week, Steve Van Zandt, who played Sil, said that the final episode of The Sopranos was "going to be controversial, it's going to be talked about."
Right on both counts.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainment/Showbiz/2007/06/11/4251156-sun.html
No, folks, your cable didn't go out, that was just Tony and family fading, literally, to black
By BILL HARRIS
Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) have a heart-to-heart on last night's finale of The Sopranos.
The real Tony Awards were in New Jersey last night, as the Soprano family gathered in a diner.
There were all sorts of suspicious characters around. What was going to happen? The tension was insurmountable.
And then ... as Meadow ran into the joint to join Tony, Carmela and A.J. ... nothing.
A black, blank screen.
Several seconds of silence. What, did the signal cut out?
And then ... closing credits.
So let's get this straight ... no one woke up and got themselves a gun?
After eight-and-a-half years, six "seasons" (remember when a TV "season" related to the four seasons?) and 86 episodes, The Sopranos signed off last night with an installment titled Made in America.
Great series often come up with flat endings, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Newhart being notable exceptions. Seinfeld kinda sucked. M*A*S*H definitely sucked. By the time The X-Files ended, no one cared anymore.
So how did The Sopranos do last night?
Well ... uh ... who the hell knows? Perhaps the best way to end a series is not to end it.
In any event, Tony didn't die, as far as we know, which leaves the door open for a possible picking-up of this saga down the road.
Artistically, that last scene was really, really cool. Nice spooky work by creator David Chase. But for sure, some people are going to feel very ripped off.
Things started last night with Tony (James Gandolfini) meeting his quasi-friend from the feds, trying to squeeze out the possible whereabouts of his arch-rival Phil. "You're over-reaching," Mr. Fed says, but as it turned out, that wasn't the end of that.
There actually was a nice moment between Tony and his sister Janice. It didn't last. Go figure.
Then Mr. Fed actually tips off Tony as to the possible whereabouts of Phil -- Rhode Island.
Tony and his crew meet up with Phil's henchmen behind Phil's back, and all agree that things have gone too far. A peace supposedly is brokered.
Tony and Paulie begin to worry that Carlo has "flipped."
A.J. tells Tony that he's planning to join the army, and Tony and Carmela pay a visit to A.J.'s therapist. The next thing you know, Tony is talking about himself. Somewhere, Dr. Melfi is laughing.
Phil is found and Phil is shot. And run over. Chances of survival: Zero.
Tony and Carmela try to dissuade A.J. from the army with the promise of a career in the film industry.
Tony's lawyer informs him that he probably is going to be indicted.
Tony goes to see Uncle Junior -- the man who shot him -- to warn Uncle Junior about Janice. A touching scene ensues, as Tony realizes just how far gone Uncle Junior's brain is.
Tony selects a song in that retro diner -- Don't Stop Believing by Journey -- as his family gathers.
And then, zilch. So how many people do you think were on the phone to their cable providers before the credits started to roll?
Over the past week speculation about Tony's fate reached a fever pitch. It was fun to have The Sopranos on the front pages again after the show had spent a couple of years in the "still good but not breaking new ground anymore" category.
The real miracle about last night was that in this day and age, word of what was going to happen didn't leak well ahead of time.
In an interview last week, Steve Van Zandt, who played Sil, said that the final episode of The Sopranos was "going to be controversial, it's going to be talked about."
Right on both counts.
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