In tonight's final episode of the HBO series "The Soprano's" ended with crime family head Tony Soprano surviving. David Chase, the series creator, left fans wondering at the end with a 'blank screen' right when everyone thought Tony and his family were going to get whacked in a restaurant.
Looks like there might to be a Feature Length Movie in the future for the Soprano Clan. Eight years of the series and they end it this way?
Disappointing...
As far as TonyGOPrano goes, despite attempts to whack me, I ain't going anywhere - forgetaboutit! In fact, we have only just started our "family". As Tony Soprano would say, "Lei pasticcia con me, lei pasticcia con la mia famiglia e la batterò! "
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From Columnist Nikki Finke:
THAT'S What We Were All Waiting For? Angry 'Sopranos' Fans Crash HBO Website
This is why America hates Hollywood. The line to cancel HBO starts here. What a ridiculously disappointing end lacking in creativity to The Sopranos saga. Even if David Chase, who wrote and directed the final episode, was demonstrating the existential and endless loop of Tony's life, it still robbed the audience of closure. And if it were done to segue into a motion picture sequel, then that kind of crass comercialism shouldn't be tolerated. (See my Does Chase Have 'Sopranos' Movie Idea?) There's even buzz that the real ending will only be available on the series' final DVD. Either way, it was terrible. Apparently, my extreme reaction was typical of the series' fans: they crashed HBO's website for a time tonight trying to register their outrage. HBO could suffer a wave of cancellations as a result. (Already, the pay channel's replacement series like John from Cincinnati are getting panned.) Chase clearly didn't give a damn about his fans. Instead, he crapped in their faces. Unlike some network series that end abruptly because broadcasters pull the plug without warning, The Sopranos has been slated for years to go off the air tonight. But instead of carefully crafted, this finale looked like it had been concocted in a day or two. Let's not forget that, in later years, Chase had to be dragged kicking and screaming back to the computer to write more episodes against his will even though The Sopranos made him rich beyond what's reasonable. Especially now that it's in syndication. (See my A&E's Profanity-Free Tony Soprano A Hit.) Chase needed to exert himself to a concoct an artful denouement. But he took the lazy way out. The show we all loved deserved a decent burial. Instead, it went into a black hole. Already, some TV critics like The New York Times' Alessandra Stanley are claiming that Chase fulfilled expectations by defying expectations. And the blogosphere is busy dissecting the final moments, with some wanting to believe that the screen went black and the sound went off because Tony took one to the head, and finding import in every detail like the camera showing that the jukebox song below "Don't Stop Believing" was "Any Way You Want It". Phooey. If you're angry at this hour's waste of time, then complain with your wallets.
I never got into this show. I did try to watch it last night and wasn't impressed. Entourage is much better.
The show last night needed a Butch & Sundance ending...or...witness relocation, Tony being relocated to Utah or even better Douglas maybe Nogales. Then Tony becoming a Minuteman border security activist.
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