Spoilers below. If you haven't watched don't read...
Perhaps it's the relative fragility of the software on the DirectTV HD-DVR (though it's much, much better than last fall) that I yelled at my DVR for dropping out at just the wrong moment. Of course only seconds later it became obvious that what we didn't see was actually the ending.
All I could imagine was an entire nation yelling at their TV screens. Perhaps that's what David Chase wanted...
So did they or didn't they?
Bonus: If you've got seven minutes to spare you relive the good 'ol days in a recap of the entire series (minus the last few episodes) in 7 Seven Minute Sopranos - a "whacked out" refresher.
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I knew that was the ending.... (Below threshold)1. Posted by JimK | June 10, 2007 11:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I knew that was the ending. It was just so David Chase. Hacky and pretentious.
I for one am glad I never have to think about this show again. It's so far from what it could have been and what it was when it started.
1. Posted by JimK | June 10, 2007 11:56 PM |
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Posted on June 10, 2007 23:56
2. Posted by SATerp | June 11, 2007 12:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
That ending sucked.
Period. Dot. Bingo.
2. Posted by SATerp | June 11, 2007 12:09 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 00:09
3. Posted by pgg | June 11, 2007 12:35 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
As I recall, HBO begged, pleaded and threw piles and piles of money at Chase to get him to come back for season 6, then again for 7 and 8.
I'd like to think that, beyond what I'd consider a pretentious, egotistical, illiterate and unsatisfying "conclusion," this end was for Chase to throw a giant middle finger and a "hope you got yor money's worth, cuz I sure did" at HBO.
3. Posted by pgg | June 11, 2007 12:35 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 00:35
4. Posted by Pete_Bondurant | June 11, 2007 12:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The glorified soap opera has finally ended. It was one of the most overrated shows in the history of television....If Bruce Willis ever gets "American Tabloid" off the ground and if it is done properly IE true to the books, it will blow The Sopranos away. A Godfather who visits a head therapist? Gay.
4. Posted by Pete_Bondurant | June 11, 2007 12:48 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 00:48
5. Posted by Candy | June 11, 2007 7:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
My husband and I were speculating on a possible "Seinfeldish" ending - and frankly, that's what we feel we got. Crap.
5. Posted by Candy | June 11, 2007 7:09 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 07:09
6. Posted by Shawn | June 11, 2007 8:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Horrible ending to Sopranos. They could've done so much better.
6. Posted by Shawn | June 11, 2007 8:08 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 08:08
7. Posted by WildWillie | June 11, 2007 8:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I think leaving the audience with the thought that at any time and any where they or he could be hit. That is the nature of his profession. Plus, a movie deal will come. ww
7. Posted by WildWillie | June 11, 2007 8:22 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 08:22
8. Posted by Stormy70 | June 11, 2007 8:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I bailed when the half season ended last year, because nothing was happening. I missed the excitement of the earlier seasons. It ruined it for me and I wasn't remotely interested in the last episodes. Sounds like I made the right choice. I felt like people were trying to excuse the crappy season because of what would be happening on the show later, but I tracked the recaps and nothing happened!
8. Posted by Stormy70 | June 11, 2007 8:42 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 08:42
9. Posted by sanssoucy | June 11, 2007 8:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
All the folks upset that they didn't get a neat, tidy, ties-up-all-the-loose-ends finale should ask themselves, "What did you want?"
I mean, suppose those two gangstas had cut Tony down with a machinegun ... fade to black. Would that have been better? "Aaaaaah, now I understand!!?!"
Come now.
SS
9. Posted by sanssoucy | June 11, 2007 8:51 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 08:51
10. Posted by xray | June 11, 2007 9:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
...and they lived stressful lies ever after.
The whole family is a bunch of evil abiding parasites. He really showed the ugly in them this last season. They are now trapped in their private hells, until they go to the next one.
10. Posted by xray | June 11, 2007 9:34 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 09:34
11. Posted by Gianni | June 11, 2007 10:27 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Xray,
Are you talking about the Kennedy's or the Klinton's??
11. Posted by Gianni | June 11, 2007 10:27 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 10:27
12. Posted by JFO | June 11, 2007 11:25 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Leave it up to some asshole to just have to to make a political statement no matter what the topic. Get a life Gianni.
I thought the ending was fabulous.
12. Posted by JFO | June 11, 2007 11:25 AM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 11:25
13. Posted by karen | June 11, 2007 12:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I must say I was shocked. My husband and I thought the cable had gone out! We just sat there for a minute and my husband said "genius", and I said I have never had such a mind farking in my life. My heart was POUNDING, I knew what was coming, and then "blank".
Sorry to disagree with most, but I thought it was pretty damn cool. I didn't want to see them all get blown to kingdom come. I also think it's one of the best series ever on TV- right behind Deadwood who HBO in it's wisdom cancelled. Boy, judging from all the posts I've been reading today, HBO is in big trouble. Count us among the many who cancelled this morning.
13. Posted by karen | June 11, 2007 12:30 PM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 12:30
14. Posted by cathymv | June 11, 2007 1:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I thought the ending was great... we were given a snapshot of this guys life.. and its over..its about an on going life.. and lifes loose ends sometimes don't get tied up..kudos... great ending..
see ya
cathy :)
14. Posted by cathymv | June 11, 2007 1:37 PM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 13:37
15. Posted by Bob | June 11, 2007 2:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I too thought my DVR had cut out but the more I think about the ending, the better it was. Tony is the guy on the edge - no telling when the feds will indict and arrest him, when some hit man will take him out, or some other wierd unpredictable shit will happen. That's the curse of his kind of life. Wrapping it up neatly would have pleased the audience but been untrue to the concept. And there aren't too many who wanted to see the Tony-and-his- family-all-get-blown-away" ending. It was a good run.
15. Posted by Bob | June 11, 2007 2:03 PM |
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Posted on June 11, 2007 14:03
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16. Posted by jguchqlv mzjgvqlo | June 16, 2007 6:52 AM |
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