tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4336704279896965924..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: If THE SOPRANOS were on a major networkBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48655766496545892332008-11-07T00:48:00.000-08:002008-11-07T00:48:00.000-08:00awesome...post thanks for sharing this interesting...awesome...post thanks for sharing this interesting post although i have seen this finale and wondering to <A HREF="http://download-the-sopranos-episodes.edogo.com/" REL="nofollow">download the sopranos episodes</A> finale to watch it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60473074910437901212008-05-17T02:14:00.000-07:002008-05-17T02:14:00.000-07:00Bob Costas can make everybody interested.And he ma...Bob Costas can make everybody interested.And he made me so many times in this clip show of the finale of <A HREF="http://download-the-sopranos-episodes.wetpaint.com" REL="nofollow">the sopranos episodes</A> it was such a great feeling to watch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88465344275168915082008-05-07T03:31:00.000-07:002008-05-07T03:31:00.000-07:00Awesome blog with awesome post.I also have a blog ...Awesome blog with awesome post.I also have a blog to <A HREF=HTTP://DOWNLOAD-THE-SOPRANOS-EPISODES.EDOGO.COM/ HREF="" REL="nofollow"> watch the sopranos for free </A> but its not as funny as yours.VJ_Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494070678727964753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54936607166134237192007-06-18T15:00:00.000-07:002007-06-18T15:00:00.000-07:00I couldn't have said it better myself.I couldn't have said it better myself.Comericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10093637083516932473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4348929486225819112007-06-18T10:20:00.000-07:002007-06-18T10:20:00.000-07:00The real ending was soooo lame. When the faded to...The real ending was soooo lame. When the faded to black they should have had SOME sound or something to keep you guessing. A friend of mine made a suggestion on his favorite ending. It would have been Tony reading a newspaper, and Carmela comes up to him and says "you just can't get good canolis in Phoenix". I think anything would have been better than paralel parking and onion rings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47230692092629403522007-06-17T08:45:00.000-07:002007-06-17T08:45:00.000-07:00Bravo!You hit it on the head. Well done.Bravo!You hit it on the head. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16704094257007043492007-06-15T18:26:00.000-07:002007-06-15T18:26:00.000-07:00My final eppy, written before 6/10:A mother duck h...My final eppy, written before 6/10:<BR/><BR/>A mother duck hatches ducklings next to asbestos.<BR/>Tony's on the verge of being caught by Phil's mooks.<BR/>The FBI swoops in and busts Tony for possession of the unregistered machine gun Bobby gave him.<BR/>He gets sent to jail, somewhat out of Phil's immediate reach.<BR/>Melfi picks up her newspaper at the foot of her drive. Under the "Jersey-mob-boss-busted" headline story and below the fold, is a small report of Elliott having been found dead, an accidental victim of auto-erotic self-strangulation. <BR/>Melfi feels guilty about her treatment of Tony, reconsiders, and visits him in jail as his personal doctor. <BR/>Tony tells her that being in jail the past 3 days has really depressed him. <BR/>Melfi files papers with the jail's sheriff swearing that Tony is sad in jail, which is a medical condition, jail makes it worse, therefore he should be released from jail.<BR/>The sheriff agrees. "The thing to do is not to leave someone in jail and make a medical condition worse."<BR/>Tony is released.<BR/>Phil's guys whack him a block and a half from jail.<BR/>Tony, who has stopped in a deli, falls. Freshly cooked meat tumbles from his lifeless hand.<BR/>Paulie turns on a tv he stole from the old dead broad's house. He flips to TVLand and immerses himself happily in All In The Family. (Dat Arch, now dere's a guy dat knew what's what.) He likes the volume loud and doesn't hear his kitchen door being jimmied open by the Russian. Paulie survives the evening; his walnuts do not.<BR/>Before Junior can be transferred to the state hospital, the Chinese kid breaks out, makes his way to Virginia, buys guns, goes back to Jersey and kills Junior and the sing-along lady.<BR/>Flash-forward five years, Sil wakes up and groggily looks around. Uma Thurman is in the next bed. Buck, an orderly also in the room, notices Sil is conscious, curses, and smothers him with a pillow.<BR/>Back to the present. Carm takes Rutgers adult education classes to become a stockbroker.<BR/>Meadow takes up with Coco's son, another Jason.<BR/>AJ and Rhiannon drive to the Muslim section of Newark and ask around for anyone who can sign them up in Hamas. The FBI swoops in (again... 2nd swoop this episode) and renders them to an unmarked prison in Romania. Rhiannon is never heard from again, but, flash foward 3 years, AJ turns up in Italy on Furio's doorstep. He's dirty, disheveled, and, of course, weeping. He has an Oceanic Airlines golden ticket in one hand and no toes on one foot.<BR/>Melfi's rapist delivers pizza to the Baccala household. Three weeks later he and Janice marry. Three months later Janice kills him.<BR/>Hesh gets arrested for stalking Jennifer Hudson.<BR/>Phil decides Little Vito is actually kinda cute.<BR/>The mother duck and ducklings near the asbestos cough up blood and die.<BR/>Close curtain.oclaster-of-iconshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646903224702436129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62182306891831208232007-06-15T09:51:00.000-07:002007-06-15T09:51:00.000-07:00The tension Chase created in that last scene is th...The tension Chase created in that last scene is the tension Tony lives with every day. He never knows who's coming in the door next: the Feds, his daughter, an assasin, his son, his wife.<BR/><BR/>Great ending. Final scene looks like a mash-up between a Norman Rockwell painting and a Weegee print. The life Tony imagines for himself, and the life he's got. Plus, Chase made Journey cool forever, and who'd think that was ever possible?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.manwithapen.com/Tony%20lives.htm" REL="nofollow"></A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32435809428117908832007-06-15T07:36:00.000-07:002007-06-15T07:36:00.000-07:00Feeling like Chase owed you/someone a certain endi...Feeling like Chase owed you/someone a certain ending is like telling an artist like Rembrandt, "You need more pink in that or I won't be happy." This is Chase's show, not your's. He can do any dang thing he pleases with it. If you don't like it, you shouldn't have watched.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942495315172561734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80786702632682619952007-06-15T07:00:00.000-07:002007-06-15T07:00:00.000-07:00Michael Bérubé, blogger and professor of literatur...Michael Bérubé, blogger and professor of literature at Penn State, has an interesting semi-serious <A HREF="http://www.waagnfnp.com/2007/06/14/journey-into-darkness/" REL="nofollow"> analysis here</A>. <BR/><BR/>He ends on a semi, rather than "serious" note with Tony's musical taste being the final offense.<BR/><BR/><I>And the suspicious guy at the counter kills Tony not because of his mob connections; indeed, the suspicious guy at the counter, despite his extra suspicious Members Only jacket, has no mob ties at all. Rather, he kills Tony precisely because Tony has subjected the entire restaurant to that damn <B>Journey</B> song.</I>JP Stormcrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030144309080576736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45709730354331835092007-06-14T20:12:00.000-07:002007-06-14T20:12:00.000-07:00Best, most appropriate ending ever. I'm glad it th...Best, most appropriate ending ever. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad it threw everybody.<BR/><BR/>That, in itself, is more satisfying than almost any other fictional moment I've ever seen on a television set.Malachy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729185865764121986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43718763407209523192007-06-14T19:09:00.000-07:002007-06-14T19:09:00.000-07:00You do yout thing Vince; you do your thing.You do yout thing Vince; you do your thing.The Corsairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804543581141264145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61158006281342425512007-06-14T15:18:00.000-07:002007-06-14T15:18:00.000-07:00Vince,Sorry to hear that you are "hurting" for the...Vince,<BR/>Sorry to hear that you are "hurting" for the occasional viewers who feel ripped off by David Chase. <BR/><BR/>What can we do to make the pain go away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63952660190478760492007-06-14T12:44:00.000-07:002007-06-14T12:44:00.000-07:00I was so pissed, that I wanted to see John from Ci...I was so pissed, that I wanted to see John from Cincinnati get wacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83839913623190915012007-06-14T11:47:00.000-07:002007-06-14T11:47:00.000-07:00I think the notion that is being lost here is that...I think the notion that is being lost here is that the show was about a family. The mafia angle is merely the axis on which the series rotates. Four people, two of them parents making life choices, and the ensuing results. I think the ending clearly defined the direction these four (count em four) people are heading. Tony forever looking over his shoulder for the indictment, whacking , heart attack that is coming. Carmela keeping her head in the sand. AJ manipulating his parents and coasting through life. Finally Meadow somehow distancing herself from the whole dysfunctional mess and going her own way. There two cents delivered. Cheers Ken, love the blog.<BR/>p.s. not deliberately anonymous, cant remember the password i picked...Radish74Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82381941797024807112007-06-14T11:26:00.000-07:002007-06-14T11:26:00.000-07:00For one hour I forgot about the President,the war,...For one hour I forgot about the President,the war, the economy. I was on the edge of my seat more excited than I have been for a long time! I not an intellect so I won't spend time talking on a high level or use words that are 15 syllables long - I liked it because, like my own life, I don't know how it ends!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72026766845366588752007-06-14T09:01:00.000-07:002007-06-14T09:01:00.000-07:00Hey I'm pitching a reality show. A docu-soap set ...Hey I'm pitching a reality show. A docu-soap set in several locations: a strip joint, a butcher shop and a waste management office. We're calling it Goombah. You wanna write my voice over?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956650050630985982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42240290282929785502007-06-14T07:58:00.000-07:002007-06-14T07:58:00.000-07:00As Homer Simpson and previous posters say, "It's f...As Homer Simpson and previous posters say, "It's funny because it's true."<BR/><BR/>Other alternate, conventional ideas for the finale:<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.clevescene.com/cnotes/2007/06/alternate_ideas_for_the_sopran.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66581124260545140182007-06-14T00:55:00.000-07:002007-06-14T00:55:00.000-07:00Excellent piece, Ken. I gotta say though, the las...Excellent piece, Ken. I gotta say though, the last ten to fifteen minutes before the episode, HBO was really shilling the new lineup in what seemed like a kind of frantic "don't leave folks!" format that felt like the networks during a Super Bowl.<BR/><BR/>But no, nobody from Cincinnati surfed on the spew from the Leotardo murder witness, so, yes, this was different.<BR/><BR/>I'll stay for my local news, btw, so I can discover how Action News puts me first!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7003761079447527792007-06-14T00:26:00.000-07:002007-06-14T00:26:00.000-07:00David Chase still sucks. But that scenario sucks ...David Chase still sucks. But that scenario sucks so much more. And totally how it would go. Dude, the gun that shoots the blood that spells Sopranos -- that was funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10215970960736560672007-06-13T22:03:00.000-07:002007-06-13T22:03:00.000-07:00"I can't think of a single American-made televisio..."I can't think of a single American-made television program where I think very fondly of the ending."<BR/><BR/>I've got one. Angel: Not Fade Away.<BR/><BR/>Curiously enough, that finale also cut off before the story was finished, but it managed to end on a note of resolution. We knew exactly how the story would turn out.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602059415719513023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30146167809280926812007-06-13T20:43:00.000-07:002007-06-13T20:43:00.000-07:00After reading all 28,397 "I hated the ending" post...After reading all 28,397 "I hated the ending" posts on IMDB, or worse, the ones that found deep hidden meaning in the grease stains on the back of the Holsten's menu, I have to say this was refreshing! Bravo!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923161793979910495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12507238700952963822007-06-13T18:59:00.000-07:002007-06-13T18:59:00.000-07:00Ken - If it was TV, your friend J.T. Dolan would h...Ken - If it was TV, your friend J.T. Dolan would have returned to a weekly series after being whacked...<BR/><BR/><I>"Wings" - "The Fujtive" -"The Nine"- "Eyes"- "2008 yet to be announced midseason replacement starring Tim Daly"</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61488282591966375132007-06-13T18:35:00.000-07:002007-06-13T18:35:00.000-07:00Over 11 million watched on HBO. If it were on NBC,...Over 11 million watched on HBO. If it were on NBC, it would be less. But then the cast would all be drunk on Leno.<BR/>WKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65888966346314098312007-06-13T17:42:00.000-07:002007-06-13T17:42:00.000-07:00One more thing, Ken. In the ABC version, Ted McGi...One more thing, Ken. In the ABC version, Ted McGinley would have been in the next booth, making goo-goo eyes with Carmela.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, while I watched every Sopranos episode, many, if not most viewers Sunday night did not. The show averaged, what? About 7 million viewers this year, but a huge 12 million were tuned in for the finale.<BR/><BR/>Those "occasional" viewers are the ones I hurt for. They're not tuned in to the bizarro "genius" world of David Chase, and to a person, they feel screwed. Like it or not, they were weaned on traditional (usually bad) TV, and they're the ones who feel ripped off, and are cancelling their HBO.<BR/><BR/>While I admire Chase's motives, and it sure as hell created some watercooler talk, I'm not sure it had the desired result in most viewers minds.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326637556163876920noreply@blogger.com