Uncle Joe Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 There are so many differing opinions on how they chose to end the show. Of the friends, family, et al whom I've spoken to..... Invariably people who've watched all 8 seasons of the show are generally happy with the ending. Those who were sporadic viewers and didn't connect with the characters, particularly Tony, are about 50/50 on the ending. Those who tuned in for just the last few episodes (some watched only the finale) are disappointed. They wanted to see something spectacular. I couldn't be more pleased. It left me staring at the screen, nodding slowly and finally taking a breath (which I'd been holding for five minutes). I applaud Chase for his understanding of his show's viewers. For the most part the characters who I wanted to see survive did. Same for those I wanted to see perish. There are a few more whom I'd liked to have seen offed. Bobby Bacala is the only character I was sorry to see hit. Sil is still alive as I'd hoped he'd be. I could care less about AJ and I wouldn't have minded Dr. Melfi getting whacked if they could've worked it in. Paulie was used wonderfully as the red herring in this whole finale. Love him or hate him you gotta admit...he's one scary MFer. Finally, for this post anyway, the music. The choice of music was very interesting and more than a little revealing, doncha think? Thanks for The Sopranos. I doubt there'll be another like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 It was my favorite show in my adult life and maybe my entire life. A great deal of that is because it was filmed where I lived...my connection was tight. The final scene happened in Bloomfield about 10 miles from home. there was a big to do a couple months back because the town council didn't want the show to film there anymore because of the negative Italian stereotypr thing. It was explained to thenm that this was the last scene in the final episode and they then agreed. There were a lot of Soprano's articles in the paper this week. One that amused me is that Tony Sirico's actual brother is a priest. It seems Tony can't control his language in real life either and is always chastised by his brother for it. But Tony said, "If Paulie can't curse, Paulie can't talk." Maybe I need to take a trip to The Bing today to reflect on the show..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Yeah Ron, that's the ticket..."to reflect on the show". Don't forget your wad of ten dollar bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I started watching the 3rd season in. I rented the first two and watched them back to back, so I've seen all the episodes. I've never thought of it as "just a TV show". It has always been theatrical to me. I always say that Lost is the best show on TV, only because I hold The Sopranos to a higher level that transcends television. I don't know how I'm alive today because I held my breath for the whole hour last night. I thought the finale went beyond my expectations. When it cut to black, I jumped up and started screaming, "What the f***? Is that it? You've got to be f***ing kidding me!" But when I calmed down, I realized that the episode did everything it should have. The show has never been about tidy little endings that are resolved after 60 minutes. It would have been cheap to have Tony get whacked or thrown in the joint. Sure, it still might happen, but we'll never know. Chase knew everyone wanted something dramatic and he gave it to us through Philly's hit. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the three wisemen, and the sheep...that scene just about ended my fragile life. I'm still upset about it. I wish they sold Brioschi in south Georgia...I needed it for my agita. It was brilliant the way the suspense kept building toward the end. I thought everyone was a goner at one point or another. I gasped out loud when Meadow crossed the street after 20 minutes of friggin' parallel parking because I thought she was going to get hit. Even Tony's choice of song (Journey over Tony Bennett) was a nod to how the family is changing from the old ways to the new. Not that Journey is new, but I digress. I'm rambling and I just can't help it. Excellent, brilliant, fantastic, spectacular. A satisfying end to a great run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I loved it when Phil got whacked. That was the second greatest scene in TV history...only second to a few weeks back, when Tony knocked that one dude's teeth out and then later found a tooth stuck in his pants cuff. AWESOME!! F***IN' AWESOME!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I plan on going to the Shoprite today to buy a nice melon. I'll reenact Phils' fini in the parking lot. Hmmm, should I borrow the neighbor's SUV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Please, Joe, for the love of all that is holy, don't put your grandbabies in the back seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 The spray on Phil's hair should have created a strong enough helmet effect to allow an SUV to roll over his head without the afore-mentioned crushing of his skull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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_Laurie_ Posted June 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Peachy, my thoughts were the same as yours....what the?...was my first reaction, then hubby had to calm me down and of course he realized what was going on....brilliant ending...I was expecting an all out shoot out....and they way they left it open was totally unexpected by me.....Loved the show...I'm gonna miss it alot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer is hosting a chat where you can add your comments concerning the show. The comments of the Inquirer writers and special guests (Like mob expert, George Anastasia) are interesting. There is also a poll where you can vote as to the satisfaction level of the ending. There are four choices from deeply satisfying to deeply disappointing. Please go and cast your vote. INKY CHAT AND POLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 In an interview in today's Newark Star-Ledger (Tony's morning paper) David Chase would not rule out a future movie. Chase committed to an interview the day after the last show, so it's in today's edition. I'll see if I can find it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Here's an excerpt I found: Sopranos creator: movie no sure thing The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — "Sopranos" fans who thought the series' open-ended conclusion was a setup for a movie may be in for disappointment: series creator David Chase says it isn't so. Chase went to France before the airing of the much-debated finale because he wanted to avoid what he called "all the Monday morning quarterbacking." But like a true New Jersey loyalist, he granted one interview to The Star-Ledger of Newark, which posted his comment early Tuesday on its Web site. "I don't think about (a movie) much," he told the paper. "I never say never. An idea could pop into my head where I would go, 'Wow, that would make a great movie,' but I doubt it. "I'm not being coy," he added. "If something appeared that really made a good 'Sopranos' movie and you could invest in it and everybody else wanted to do it, I would do it. But I think we've kind of said it and done it." Chase said he would leave it to fans to interpret the show's last scene for themselves. It featured the members of the Soprano family arriving for dinner as Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" plays. Others in the restaurant include a man in a Member's Only jacket who goes to the bathroom, which some fans have interpreted as a nod to the scene in "The Godfather" in which Michael Corleone retrieves a gun from the bathroom before a shooting. As the music and tension build, the screen suddenly goes silent and dark. "I have no interest in explaining, defending, reinterpreting, or adding to what is there," said Chase, 61, who grew up in North Caldwell. "People get the impression that you're trying to (mess) with them, and it's not true. You're trying to entertain them," he said. "Anybody who wants to watch it, it's all there." Another problem with a movie is that so many characters died in the last season. Chase said he has considered "going back to a day in 2006 that you didn't see, but then (Tony's children) would be older than they were then and you would know that Tony doesn't get killed. It's got problems." Chase also elaborated on how he decided to make the Journey classic the last music played on the series. "It didn't take much time at all to pick it, but there was a lot of conversation after the fact. I did something I'd never done before: In the location van, with the crew, I was saying, 'What do you think?' When I said, 'Don't Stop Believin',' people went, 'What? Oh my God!' "I said, 'I know, I know, just give a listen,' and little by little, people started coming around." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer is hosting a chat where you can add your comments concerning the show. Karen: Are the onion rings prophetic? Life is an endless circle, albeit one that's deep-fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Holsten's Menu Note what fried delicacy is not even on Holsten's menu..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I got $1,000.00 that says Onion Rings will be added to the menu toot sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Them boys can control the onion ring distribution in all of North Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 when you think back to that last scene and how ominous it all appeared....Meadow parking outside in the dark....the entire look and feel...this should deflate the image a bit: Holsten's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Yes, it does. Wholesome Holsten's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Holsten's reports sales are booming. The owner plans to name several menu items (including the new fried onion rings) after Sopranos characters. Ahh, free enterprise. It is, after all, what Tony was all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 News this morning says that Steve Perry (Journey) allowed David Chase to use his song (Don't Stop Believing) only if Tony did not get whacked. Another fan! It's ok replying to my own posts but c'mon, somebody else jump in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Joe, please stop talking to yourself. Neil Schon on the use of the song EW: Why do you think David Chase chose that song? NS: I think there's probably a hidden message why they wanted to use that song. ''Don't Stop Believin''' means that they're gonna be back with a new series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 There were a number of songs playing really low in the background, especially in the meetings at The Bing. CCR's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" was one of them. I couldn't pick out the others yet. Let us not forget the great use of Vanilla Fudge doing "You Keep Me Hangin' On". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Yes, that was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I've watch this episode several times since Sunday and it is just really good. HBO would be smart to capitalize on this Sopranos frenzy and repeat all 86 episodes over the next year and half. Think of all the new subscriptions and viewers.... I had taped all of the episodes and i think I'll invest in the entire DVD set when it comes out. They taped alternate endings which would , no doubt, be on the bonus disc. I missed taping on though. It was called "I Dream of Jeanie Cusomano" It was a good episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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