tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5081783516667218651..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Tonys SOPRANOSBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22907821793420937322007-06-13T14:41:00.000-07:002007-06-13T14:41:00.000-07:00Sorry to jump to the defensive, Ken. Us theater t...Sorry to jump to the defensive, Ken. Us theater types have so little to hold onto these days... ;-) You're so right - staying away from the "now and forever"/wintergarden genre is always a good choice.Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643545507270140458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86419621613393348472007-06-12T23:03:00.000-07:002007-06-12T23:03:00.000-07:00I think the better Newhart ending would have been ...I think the better Newhart ending would have been for Tony to wake up on Dr. Robert Hartley's couch, where he has dozed off during a therapy session.Joey Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718595858513830730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4420792948519364992007-06-12T15:39:00.000-07:002007-06-12T15:39:00.000-07:00What do Bebe Neuwirth and Bernadette Peters do to ...What do Bebe Neuwirth and Bernadette Peters do to stay looking so young? I'm convinced they both belong to some kind of Pale Women for Eternal Youth group where they get together slather themselves with sunscreen SPF 120 and then inject themselves with goat fat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49151918334457635122007-06-12T13:23:00.000-07:002007-06-12T13:23:00.000-07:00i got a hold of 3 of the alternate endings that we...i got a hold of 3 of the alternate endings that were shot for The Sopranos finale:<BR/><BR/>http://www.vimeo.com/clip:211043Kruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316079795211153373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39390343961835587652007-06-12T13:21:00.000-07:002007-06-12T13:21:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316079795211153373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79403239381296941122007-06-12T11:03:00.000-07:002007-06-12T11:03:00.000-07:00I honestly didn't realize that the Tonys were stil...I honestly didn't realize that the Tonys were still being televised. As for the Sopranos, some of the reactions from wounded fans have been pretty hilarious.Heywood J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05627748699423939682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32229137409584575432007-06-12T08:48:00.000-07:002007-06-12T08:48:00.000-07:00I'm so confused. I saw it the Tonys on a HD set, ...I'm so confused. I saw it the Tonys on a HD set, and I saw each and every name of the deceased, on screen....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4483851251179871432007-06-12T01:21:00.000-07:002007-06-12T01:21:00.000-07:00Was the Sopranos ending a shout-out to Six Feet Un...Was the Sopranos ending a shout-out to Six Feet Under in a funny sort of way..? Sort of 'OK, you did the ultimate tie-up, we're doing the ultimate UN-tie-up.' Or 'if you're going to show the banality of it all, how about with a capital B?'.blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87152369450279135082007-06-11T22:36:00.000-07:002007-06-11T22:36:00.000-07:00On the Today Show Monday morning, they showed the ...On the Today Show Monday morning, they showed the Jersey diner where Tony and the family ate Sunday night. There were no bullet holes, shell casings or yellow police tape. So I'm thinking no one got whacked.<BR/>I won an office pool on how the Sopranos would end. I said onion rings.<BR/>WKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74637507547057575932007-06-11T21:21:00.000-07:002007-06-11T21:21:00.000-07:00Sadly... The Rangers won more games under Bush tha...Sadly... The Rangers won more games under Bush than they do now. Rangers fans are not having a very good year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50301076243692753392007-06-11T20:34:00.000-07:002007-06-11T20:34:00.000-07:00Funny stuff, Ken. Thanks. I put up something re Th...Funny stuff, Ken. Thanks. I put up something re The Sopranos on my blog so I won't go into details here. <BR/><BR/>Basically loved the last episode.<BR/><BR/>Tonys and Tony. Brilliant.Script Demonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732754043854781267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10557501902577963282007-06-11T20:01:00.000-07:002007-06-11T20:01:00.000-07:00I had to write about both of these shows for my ra...I had to write about both of these shows for my radio prep service. My favorite line of the day was, "If I wanted to see ambiguous sopranos, I would've watched the Tony Awards."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38019816087876907282007-06-11T19:17:00.000-07:002007-06-11T19:17:00.000-07:00I definitely agree with you about David Hyde Pierc...I definitely agree with you about David Hyde Pierce. He was the difference between a great show and what would otherwise have only been a good show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28092121049071197362007-06-11T16:11:00.000-07:002007-06-11T16:11:00.000-07:00Anyone notice Carmela squeezing into the corner of...Anyone notice Carmela squeezing into the corner of her booth, adjusting several times moving to the side as she read the menu?<BR/><BR/>a) She was giving Tony room to see the door...<BR/><BR/>b) She knew Tony was getting hit.Jim Endecotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484816992028286627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35239121497157881922007-06-11T16:05:00.000-07:002007-06-11T16:05:00.000-07:00Is it true Harvey Fierstein offered to walk into H...Is it true Harvey Fierstein offered to walk into Holsten's and personally whack Tony Soprano with his own hands?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42188625451790799742007-06-11T15:47:00.000-07:002007-06-11T15:47:00.000-07:00Moxie,No disrespect of the church meant. In fact,...Moxie,<BR/><BR/>No disrespect of the church meant. In fact, the opposite -- you don't have to go to the Winter Garden to see great theater. In fact, you're better off not going to the Winter Garden to see great theater.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67057406106472672302007-06-11T15:41:00.000-07:002007-06-11T15:41:00.000-07:00Alabama? You're dreaming. Most New Yorkers don't...Alabama? You're dreaming. Most New Yorkers don't even watch The Tonys. Together with that other low-rated, high-class broadcast, The Kennedy Center Honors, it's the last shred of CBS's identity as "The Tiffany Network." The rest of the year it's strictly CostCo.<BR/><BR/>These people are stage actors because they DON'T want to be seen in high def.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36178776648928110382007-06-11T14:47:00.000-07:002007-06-11T14:47:00.000-07:00GBRguy...Thanks for the explanation...and I found ...GBRguy...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the explanation...and I found an added tidbit on Aaron Barnhart's blog... from a Sorpranos fan forum...<BR/><BR/>Look at the final scene from Tony's eyes, with what GBR's friend said, <BR/>and with what anonymous #1 said: "You wouldn't even know it had happened: everything would just go black."<BR/><BR/>Bada-boom, bada-bing...he be dirt-nappin'.<BR/><BR/>Still liked the idea of Tony waking up with Bob Newhart. Oh, well, you can't make everyone happy.<BR/><BR/>BTW, my word verification is "ygads".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7721800726066338362007-06-11T14:18:00.000-07:002007-06-11T14:18:00.000-07:00Rory,Tallulah has never watched The Sopranos (She ...Rory,<BR/><BR/>Tallulah has never watched The Sopranos (She hates being accused of having "HBO", which she thinks stands for "Hideus Body Odor"), and she doesn't care for live theater, as she "Misses the immediacy of editing and huge close-ups", so she spent the evening watching DVDs of LOST, wondering if the Smoke Monster had a Drink Monster sister, while I watched the Tonys.<BR/><BR/>And Hugh Betcha, regarding: "The Tony Awards broadcast should be declared as the national kick-off for Gay Pride Month in America." As a matter of fact, it WAS Gay Pride Day in Los Angeles, with the parade and the festival that day. This means that, in Los Angeles, the only people watching the Tonys were Ken and myself.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Rac, while I admire your ability to find The Tonys erotic, I gotta say, it's straight guys who whack off a lot. Gay men are too busy having sex, because our partners weren't taught to hold out for marraige.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62325588803672107402007-06-11T14:16:00.000-07:002007-06-11T14:16:00.000-07:00Bebe Neuwirth. One of the best radio interviews I'...Bebe Neuwirth. One of the best radio interviews I've heard was Bebe in San Francisco, I think on KQED. She was in town to sing a musical maybe written by Kurt Weil. She was as far away from Liluth Sternin as you can get, easygoing and cheerful, and unfailingly kind to the callers.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22309011576372281232007-06-11T12:55:00.000-07:002007-06-11T12:55:00.000-07:00Ken, that dingy church in the village is actually ...Ken, that dingy church in the village is actually the Atlantic Theater Company, one of NYC's top Off-Broadway NFP companies, founded by the likes of David Mamet and Bill Macy. They've been around for a while, and have had a string of incredibly well-received shows in the past few years, several of which have transferred to Broadway. Plus, it's located in what is decidedly Chelsea.<BR/><BR/>That said, that episode of Frasier where they sleep together is one of my all-time favorite sitcom episodes.Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643545507270140458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10089711004131584662007-06-11T10:41:00.000-07:002007-06-11T10:41:00.000-07:00I thought the Sopranos ending was brilliant. It w...I thought the Sopranos ending was brilliant. It was a slice of life where you just don't know what was going to happen. I don't think any TV moment has ever made me more tense, and more agitated than that one. And without the payoff, I stayed tense a full hour after the show went off the air. I don't think he could have come up with a more surprising and shocking ending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86384428913983800192007-06-11T10:35:00.000-07:002007-06-11T10:35:00.000-07:00This morning, someone pointed out to me that Chase...This morning, someone pointed out to me that Chase was essentially giving kudos to the people who truly paid attention all along. Me? It took me four seasons just to get the principles' names straight.<BR/><BR/>Okay - here's the rundown according to him.<BR/><BR/>Three people were in that restaurant who had reason to kill him:<BR/><BR/>The guy at the counter who went into the men's room was Phil's nephew from Season 6.<BR/>The black guys at the register tried to whack him in Season 3.<BR/>The trucker in the booth was the brother of the victim of the DVD heist in Season 2.<BR/><BR/>And of course, the Cub Scouts were the same ones who witnessed Bobby's whacking last week.<BR/><BR/>Okay. NOW write the ending.Howard Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377628524697677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1121759578748060242007-06-11T09:52:00.000-07:002007-06-11T09:52:00.000-07:00Personally, I can understand David Chase not killi...Personally, I can understand David Chase not killing off Tony... he's protecting his franchise so that he can do a movie in the future. That said, the ending he chose was just plain lazy writing. The show has had some incredible moments... moments of great writing, great acting, great visuals... too bad he didn't choose to end the show with some greatness. Ending on black was not daring or creative. If you want to see a truly daring and creative ending, watch the final episode of "St. Elsewhere"... it was totally every bit as maddening as the ending to "The Sopranos" but unlike The Sopranos, it was completely in keeping with the artistic integrity of the show and it's writers. David Chase could've taken a lesson from "St. Elsewhere".Brian Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986230690604754706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88075516707195220362007-06-11T09:13:00.000-07:002007-06-11T09:13:00.000-07:00Hey Douglas, I must ask this: Did Miss Morehead pa...Hey Douglas, I must ask this: Did Miss Morehead partake in the blackness that was The Sopranos or did she watch the Tony Awards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com