tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post3279262184523304717..comments2023-12-03T02:23:12.272-06:00Comments on BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com: The End of "The Sopranos" Final Episode: I Loved ItMarc McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-79907694664971198582008-06-26T22:18:00.000-05:002008-06-26T22:18:00.000-05:00The Wierd Guy in the Grey Jacket, did NOT Whack To...The Wierd Guy in the Grey Jacket, did NOT Whack Tony or His Family, Here is My Theory, I think when he came out of the Restroom and the whole family was there, so Tony Wouldn't do anything Drastic, He Walked up, Flipped Out His FBI ID, and Told Tony he had a Warrant for His Arrest, for Acts Committed Against the Rico Statutes; Or that is My Idea for the Movie Final Coupe De Gras, Have Him and the family going through the Trial, and See the Family Come Apart, Except for Pauly Whom Steps Up and Finally Gets His Shot at Running Things, first Order of Business Taking Out That Weasel 2nd In Command Boss of New York, This Story would End with the Silver Winged Phobia Ridden Prince that Survived Johnny, Junior, and Tony's Reign, Finally we get to see the Funniest, and quite possibly one of the best characters to get his do.<BR/><BR/>Or Tony did Get Whacked, as is suggested in Paulies Commercials for A&E, Where he asks, Will You Be there to Help Me When theres a Death in the Family, and they show Presumably Tony's Hand and Bracelet, But even this way, we could have a Killer Movie or follow up story about Pauly Taking the Reigns, Sil Comes out of the Coma only to Find Out Pauly is Running Things Now, still plenty of suspense and drama with AJ and also with New york.<BR/><BR/>If Chase is Really Tapped Out, I could Definitely Write the Script from here, I have watched ALL episodes so many times, I feel like I know his writing style, and have themes and ideas of my own to add to it.<BR/><BR/>Ciao' Mano.<BR/><BR/>Christopher MoltisanteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-74097258548677659262007-06-29T17:33:00.000-05:002007-06-29T17:33:00.000-05:00Well I apologize in advance for my run on sentence...Well I apologize in advance for my run on sentence and any possible spelling errors, but remember this is a blog. It is not neccecary be so arrogant and "artistically superior" You may have traveled "extensivly" and seen tragady first hand but what have you done about it? I, like you, believe there are much bigger issues in the world than a final episode (or any tv show). My point was, and still is, charity starts at home. And your response to our tax dollars leads me to believe you feel the same way. You said, "Our tax dollars SUPPOSEDLY take care of these issues. Our sympathetic dollars address world issues." Supposedly they should take care of these issues, but obviously they don't. As for my sympathetic dollars I will start cashing those in right here in my country. Like I said before and will say again- How can we (successfully)and why should we fix ever other countries crisis until we have our own issues and problems under control?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-86413800437866556062007-06-11T23:01:00.000-05:002007-06-11T23:01:00.000-05:00Anonymous said (in response):What a hypocrite... Y...Anonymous said (in response):<BR/>What a hypocrite... You seem to be "Waaaay"to into it to. After all you wasted your time to post a comment. Also, everyone in our contry knows that we are at war, and some even know about the horrible deaths in Dufar. But let me ask you had you even heard of Dufar until recent media? I do belive that every life is equally important, however, what about the thousands of tax paying Americans(mostly children) who didn't have a meal today, or the millons of Americans who do not have health insurance. Shouldn't this be a more appropriate issue to be writing their local congressman(or woman).<BR/>After all, that is what we are paying them for. I will close by saying that to help some one else, or some other country, before we ourselves are on a better track,is absurd. Over the years <BR/>as a mother I have learned in order to raise healthy,well adjusted, and successful children that it is difficult (if not impossible)to do unless you yourself are in a stable condition. <BR/>How can we expect to make everyone elses problems (at our expense) if we can't even help ourselves?<BR/><BR/>In response:<BR/>Yes, I had heard of Darfur prior to media coverage... and I've visited concentration camps and have traveled extensively and have seen tragedy firsthand. As for you successfully raising your children - I'm sure you can't take all of the credit as your spelling is horrible. As is your grammar. My point was and still is, there are bigger issues in the world and I just think it is sort of absurd for people to be 'pissed off' over a TV finale. And finally, yes, we have our own problems on our own soil. Our tax dollars supposedly address these issues. Our sympathetic dollars address world issues. Smarten up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-85288384840686307752007-06-11T19:59:00.000-05:002007-06-11T19:59:00.000-05:00First of all, why would the black guys still have ...First of all, why would the black guys still have any interest in killing Tony after so much time goes by? <BR/><BR/>Second of all, there is no boss in New York any more. Tony did a favor for Little Carmine, and Butchy killing Phil. Butchy told Tony "Do what you got to do", they were against killing Tony from the beginning.<BR/><BR/>Third of all, when ever there was anyone getting whacked in the sopranos, it happened as soon as the person walked in. Why would the trucker would order a coffee, allows everyone to see his face, finger prints, etc, and etc. The trucker whacking Tony seems VERY unpractical. <BR/><BR/>David Chase said he was not going to what the audience wanted him to do, which was to see Tony "whacked". The episode displayed how Tony's life was to continue, and he has to live the rest of his life looking over his shoulder in an uneasy fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-78727495917413990452007-06-11T16:44:00.000-05:002007-06-11T16:44:00.000-05:00He was killed...in fact, the ending was genius if ...He was killed...<BR/><BR/>in fact, the ending was genius if you've paid attention to the show<BR/>or are just a fan of well developed well thought out plots that all<BR/>tie together and have the memory of a champ to remember it all<BR/><BR/>the ending was simple, he got killed, but let me tell yall why and<BR/>explain in detail... There was 3 people in the room total who had a<BR/>reason to kill tony...<BR/><BR/>the two black guys, they were paid before to kill tony but he was<BR/>only shot in the ear, this was in one of the earlier seasons,<BR/><BR/>also in the earlier seasons, the trucker who was sitting at the bar<BR/>stool, who the camera kept focusing in on, is Nikki leotardo, Phil<BR/>Leotardos nephew, he was in one of the early season episodes where<BR/>Phil and Tony have a sit down...<BR/><BR/>heres where the genius comes in...<BR/><BR/>When tonys walking in the diner,you see the camera focus on him, then<BR/>it switches to his perspective, and you see him looking @ the booth<BR/>hes gonna sit at...<BR/><BR/>then the camera switches back to tonys face, then it once again<BR/>switches to his perspective, and it shows him looking @ the door and<BR/>looking @ the people come in... Everytime the door opens the Chimes<BR/>sound... Carmela walks in, Chimes, AJ walks in Chimes, this when<BR/>Meadows parallel parking, still trying to get inside the<BR/>restaurant...<BR/><BR/>at this point the camera switches back to the trucker who goes in the<BR/>bathroom...<BR/><BR/>Then it goes to a scene where meadow finally parks and starts running<BR/>in the diner...<BR/><BR/>the doors about to open, Tony looks up...<BR/><BR/>and No Chimes...<BR/><BR/>No Music...<BR/><BR/>Everything just goes black...<BR/><BR/>In one of the early episodes of the sopranos, tonys talking with<BR/>bobby about what it must feel like to die..<BR/><BR/>Bobby says "at the end, you probably dont hear anything, everything<BR/>just goes black"<BR/><BR/>part of that was revisited in the second to last episode during the<BR/>last seconds of it, when tonys about to go to sleep and he flashes<BR/>back to the memory of him and bobby on the boat... "You probably dont<BR/>hear anything everything just goes black"<BR/><BR/>so in the end, the Journey song was playing,"Don't Stop Believing" the chimes on the door<BR/>sounded but when meadow came in, the guy in the trucker hat came out<BR/>and killed tony...<BR/><BR/>its the reason you didn't hear, or see anything when he died... it was<BR/>from his perspective... and everything went black, then the credits<BR/>rolled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-18961602723438011342007-06-11T16:14:00.000-05:002007-06-11T16:14:00.000-05:00Whether or not you liked the end of the final epis...Whether or not you liked the end of the final episode or not (I personally didn't, even though I think it was creative), not many people have brought up the fact that the ENTIRE rest of the episode was completely and totally BORING. Yeah, the final 5 minutes was tension-filled, but the rest? Blah. And while I'm at it, the rest of the entire season was completely and totally boring. What a bad way for a great show to go out. AJ's bitching and whining? Meadow's career dilimma? Tony's gambling problem? I find it hard to believe that David Chase and his team couldn't give us a season with a bit more excitement. There was all of 2 episodes spent on the war between the families? Come on! How much time did they spend on AJ's depression? All I know is this past season gave ME depression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-26827090042958873962007-06-11T15:21:00.000-05:002007-06-11T15:21:00.000-05:00I knew this series would end a cliffhanger but I d...I knew this series would end a cliffhanger but I didnt think it would end at a restaurant. Like Marc McDonald said some viewers might feel confused or cheated, I know I sure did . It was a good ending but kept me wanting more. The imagination is truly a wonderful story book of its own. Anyrhing can be what you want it to be. One thing im going to miss is the excitement of the next episode and wondering what happens next. ~ Good-Bye Sopranos ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-56827549160940032172007-06-11T13:38:00.000-05:002007-06-11T13:38:00.000-05:00Frustrating as hell, but briliant. If the final sc...Frustrating as hell, but briliant. <BR/><BR/>If the final scene had ended, say, with Tony going out as usual to get his paper...then pulling back to show a log cabin in Alaska? Well, too "Goodfellas."<BR/><BR/>The guy in the bathroom retreiving a piece? Too "Godfather."<BR/><BR/>A bloodbath? Too "Scarface."<BR/><BR/>Obviously the sound of gunshots after the cut would have been interesting. Tony whacked? The whole family? The black guys that came in (or somebody else) holding up the restaurant? Tony seeing an assassin and shooting first?<BR/><BR/>All I know is that it seems masterfully manipulated from an economic standpoint. there's a large cash cow out there the size of Ginny Sack ready to be milked in a few years. <BR/><BR/>And today David Chase is probably holed up in a Beverly Hills safehouse lying on a bed and clutching an assault rifle...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-36188656830977839952007-06-11T12:44:00.000-05:002007-06-11T12:44:00.000-05:00I'm hoping it's not only the end of "The Sopranos"...I'm hoping it's not only the end of "The Sopranos" -- but that it's the end of the entire genre of Mafialit: movies, tv shows, novels. <BR/><BR/>Goodbye, Jessie James; goodbye, Tony Soprano.<BR/><BR/>Great drama -- and now we need to find another form of "outlaws" in America that also have, if not "white hats" (The Sopranos had none) .. at least gray hats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-50331631261136229312007-06-11T10:19:00.000-05:002007-06-11T10:19:00.000-05:00LOL. "It was a bold, creative risk on the part of ...LOL. <BR/>"It was a bold, creative risk on the part of the producers---and, for me at least, it worked."<BR/><BR/>It is lazy writing. These types of endings are so cliched and played, out that they are predictable. <BR/><BR/>We won't resolve anything then try to make the claim that we want the audience to 'think and imagine'. <BR/><BR/>Really what we want is an opening to cash in on a movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-43940094318521256702007-06-11T09:44:00.000-05:002007-06-11T09:44:00.000-05:00Let me tell you exactly why they ended it that way...Let me tell you exactly why they ended it that way, they ended it that way so in a couple months A&E can show it also without any cut scenes. because the director wanted to be able to sell it after hbo had its run he still wanted it sellable to another market WELCOME TO AMERICA AND THE MIGHTY DOLLARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-90948477369015534942007-06-11T09:41:00.000-05:002007-06-11T09:41:00.000-05:00I think that the ending scenes were quite stressfu...I think that the ending scenes were quite stressful. It kept your thoughts racing, and your heart pounding. It actually put you right in the very shoes of Tony himself, we felt exactly what Tony will feel always, we dont really need a dramatic ending to know that emotionally Tony is already dead, i think it was brilliant!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-52346077019746152192007-06-11T07:33:00.000-05:002007-06-11T07:33:00.000-05:00Maybe Tony just had another panic attack and faint...Maybe Tony just had another panic attack and fainted again, as he had done throughout all the episodes. This would explain the choice of music "life gones on" and blacking out. I do prefer that he got wacked as many have speculated before and relating to the scene with Bobby about what happens when you get wacked and die. It would be strange for it to end as it began.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-26873630406957390822007-06-11T06:36:00.000-05:002007-06-11T06:36:00.000-05:00To St. Joe, A television scholar? A television sch...To St. Joe, <BR/>A television scholar? A television scholar?? STFU, wouldja?<BR/><BR/>To the rest of the little people like me,<BR/>It's kind of funny that so many are so pissed. It was a brilliant ending - think about it. We are analyzing every fine detail in the final scene because each detail was intentional to create the emotion we all were going through. When the camera went blank, it took a long while for it to sink in and all I could say was Wow. Oh, then my breath came back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-68409546128004663962007-06-11T06:20:00.000-05:002007-06-11T06:20:00.000-05:00At first I was really pissed about the ending, but...At first I was really pissed about the ending, but it's ultimately about what it's like to be a Soprano. Even when the family's doing well, Tony's always looking over his shoulder - paranoid that the next time the door opens, it's going to reveal someone who's going to try to kill him. The show started with anxiety and ended with it too... it's making a statement about the harsher realities of the mafiosi lifestyle. No matter what, the family can't ever be 'normal'. I don't think he got whacked, but as he's afraid of it at every turn, he might as well have been. Kind of a sad life that's lived in fear, just like our final shot of Pauly. Good job! Please don't wreck it by making a movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-26003877150743622892007-06-11T06:07:00.000-05:002007-06-11T06:07:00.000-05:00Dear Sheep,SUCKERS ALL! But, then again, you have...Dear Sheep,<BR/>SUCKERS ALL! But, then again, you have been suckers for watching the most over-hyped TV show of all time. Smoke and mirrors that would make PT Barnum proud. <BR/>David Chase aka Farmer BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-77044842624187576862007-06-11T04:18:00.000-05:002007-06-11T04:18:00.000-05:00That was the gayest possible ending ever: the deni...That was the gayest possible ending ever: the denial of an ending. If the series was somewhat noir i'd understand, but that shit was explicit. THAT HAD NO BALLS. Should have showed them getting whacked. when i saw the black screen i thought the cable was down, then came the credits, and i was like wtfffff i missed the ending noooooo, but then i realized that the human lameness is limitless, specially when they can make a movie or something. THAT WAS SHIT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-32918449289779987952007-06-11T03:46:00.000-05:002007-06-11T03:46:00.000-05:00I went back and checked and there was never a char...I went back and checked and there was never a character named Nikki Leotardo. This assertion has as much merit as the the claims by the moron/liar from Kansas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-34115376112602572632007-06-11T03:37:00.000-05:002007-06-11T03:37:00.000-05:00Ladies and Gentlemen, speculation as to what "happ...Ladies and Gentlemen, speculation as to what "happened" is merely tilting at windmills. This is a television show. The only thing that happens is what is shown on that beautiful small screen. and <B>that was the point!</B><BR/><BR/>Make of it what you will, but Chase made a bold choice and even bolder statement. History will be a kind judge.<BR/><BR/>- TLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-33188111137174650122007-06-11T03:35:00.000-05:002007-06-11T03:35:00.000-05:00to sjtoe, the television scholar, A dictionary may...to sjtoe, the television scholar, <BR/><BR/>A dictionary may help you, but you should really look into a basic grammar book. Spelling and big words are one thing, but using them is a whole another thing. I guess they don't teach such stuff in wherever they mint such scholars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-36191327694260987712007-06-11T03:29:00.000-05:002007-06-11T03:29:00.000-05:00You wanna talk about great TV and great writing. T...You wanna talk about great TV and great writing. THE WIRE! The sopranos has nothing on The Wire. Watch that and tell me that's not great writing, deep, complex. That is a brave show that has only gotten better. They don't do that pretentious junk. Honestly no matter what happened in this last episode it would have sucked. i stopped caring about this show after season 3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-85342488387720158932007-06-11T03:25:00.000-05:002007-06-11T03:25:00.000-05:00First of all, there is no way the family got kille...First of all, there is no way the family got killed. In the previous episode, Tony made it clear that family members don't get touched. Secondly, any other speculation is really without merit. What happened is what we saw happen. When the screen went black, that was it. There is no mystery. We can't leave it up to our imaginations. The end of the episode was the end of The Sopranos, plain and simple. And I think that just plain sucks. <BR/><BR/>Just as a side note, I agree that it was a mistake to let the screen remain blank for so long at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-71256423348311561592007-06-11T02:56:00.000-05:002007-06-11T02:56:00.000-05:00Anonymous said... OMG.... you're all reading waaaa...Anonymous said... <BR/>OMG.... you're all reading waaaaay too much into this. It's TV. By the way, we're in the middle of a war and people are dying needlessly in Darfur. Put your anger over the ending of a TV show to good use and maybe write a letter to your congressmen instead of wasting time posting comments about your TV going black. There are bigger issues to be angry about, aren't there? <BR/><BR/>10:41 PM <BR/>What a hypocrite... You seem to be "Waaaay"to into it to. After all you wasted your time to post a comment. Also, everyone in our contry knows that we are at war, and some even know about the horrible deaths in Dufar. But let me ask you had you even heard of Dufar until recent media? I do belive that every life is equally important, however, what about the thousands of tax paying Americans(mostly children) who didn't have a meal today, or the millons of Americans who do not have health insurance. Shouldn't this be a more appropriate issue to be writing their local congressman(or woman).<BR/>After all, that is what we are paying them for. I will close by saying that to help some one else, or some other country, before we ourselves are on a better track,is absurd. Over the years <BR/>as a mother I have learned in order to raise healthy,well adjusted, and successful children that it is difficult (if not impossible)to do unless you yourself are in a stable condition. <BR/>How can we expect to make everyone elses problems (at our expense) if we can't even help ourselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-84172808342965481672007-06-11T02:42:00.000-05:002007-06-11T02:42:00.000-05:00Brilliant!Brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11753985.post-61673007646243499402007-06-11T02:25:00.000-05:002007-06-11T02:25:00.000-05:00The guy at the bar is also credited as Nikki Leota...The guy at the bar is also credited as Nikki Leotardo. The same actor played him in the first part of season 6 during a brief sit down concerning the future of Vito... Apparently, he is the nephew of Phil. Absolutely Genius!!!! David Chase is truly rewarding the true fans who pay attention to detail. So the point would have been that life continues and we may never know the end of the Sopranos. However, I do think that going back to Bobby and the comment about everything going black makes more sense...Tony got whacked. The skipped songs are a clue too. And Tony's final choice of the Journey (get it..."Journey") Don't stop believing and ends right on don't stop with a finger tap on top of the jukebox selector...If you pay attention to the history, you will find that all the answers lie in the characters in the restaurant. The trucker was the brother of the guy who was robbed by Christopher in Season 2. Remember the DVD players? The trucker had to identify the body. The boy scouts were in the train store and the black guys at the end were the ones who tried to kill Tony and only clipped him in the ear (was that season 2 or 3?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com