Bye Bye BadaBing

[BadaBing]

No not me , the Soprano's are done and so is the bar , won't detail the ending , but the writers and producers could have come up with a better ending IMPO.....

 

BadamaybeneedstochangehisnameBing

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TV mob fans abuzz over 'Sopranos' final act

 

 

 

Washington - Millions of fans of the US television Mafia series "The Sopranos" watched the hit drama's final episode on Sunday amid a flurry of speculation over the fate of its top mobster, Tony Soprano.

 

But in the end, the fate of Tony remained as mysterious and unsettled as his life.

 

The series ended as Tony, his wife Carmela, son A.J. and daughter Meadow arrived for a family dinner at a restaurant.

 

As they sat at the table studying the menu, menacing-looking people mingled nearby, possibly plotting the family's demise in a hail of bullets.

 

But there is no way of knowing if there was a bloody climax because the series just ended there -- in suspense.

 

Ahead of the finale, the media was abuzz with predictions about how the psychotherapy-seeking New Jersey mob boss and his dysfunctional family's saga would end.

 

In a way, the unresolved ending was predicted by Bill Bonanno, son of the notorious real-life New York Mafia kingpin Joseph Bonanno, who said that Tony Soprano would live because show creator David Chase "would like to bring him back some time."

 

Chase reportedly filmed three different endings in order to keep secret the finale of the series which began in 1999 and has aired on the cable channel Home Box Office, or HBO.

 

Chase said he knew "about three years ago" how the story would end, and that "from the beginning, my goal was always to do a little movie every week," according to the Washington Post.

 

"It has all been planned out, we always knew exactly where it was going, but within that framework, we left a lot of room for each episode to have its own character and to invent stories that would fit in with the continuing story," he said.

 

However, Chase has ruthlessly upset expectations throughout the long-running mafia yarn, killing off popular characters like mob girlfriend Adriana LaCerva (Drea de Matteo) and letting a Russian foe escape a gunbattle in the snowy woods, never to resurface.

 

Over the last eight years, mob watchers have come to adore quirky characters like Tony's right-hand man Silvio Dante, played by Steven Van Zandt who in real life strummed guitar alongside rock legend Bruce Springsteen.

 

Tony's therapist Jennifer Melfi, played by Lorraine Bracco who starred as mobster-turned-rat Henry Hill's wife Karen in the movie "Goodfellas," and Tony's blond money-grubbing wife, portrayed by Edie Falco, are also fan favorites.

 

Tony is played by James Gandolfini, who has admitted that he is ready to let the character go after years of whacking enemies and friends, having sex with mistresses, lounging in his Bada Bing strip club and trudging down his driveway to fetch his newspaper in his open bathrobe.

 

But however bloody, cruel or treacherous Tony has been over the years, his character is cherished by fans and the twists and turns of his storyline have largely won over the American public.

 

"I think America has witnessed an erosion in kinship with each other and an erosion of honor," said Bonanno. Regardless of what happens with the characters, "people still see a sense of morality there."

 

The New York Times described the series, which has won 18 Emmy awards, as "widely proclaimed as the greatest drama ever created for television."

 

For former FBI special agent Joe Pistone, whose life as an undercover infiltrator of the mob was chronicled in the hit movie "Donny Brasco," the public just adores the mafia lifestyle, and its sheen will never wear off.

 

"I think people really go for the mob and the movies and the Sopranos show, because the average guy is a working stiff. He comes home he has the same hours every day. He sees the Sopranos, he sees guys that don't go to a 9-5 job."

 

Agence France Press

 

 

[The_Munchmaster]

I won't see the ending until the DVD of the last seven episodes comes out (Series 6, Part 2). In fact I still haven't seen Series 6 Part 1 yet, due to the fact that I'm in limbo at the moment (living out of a suitcase) and waiting till I move into my new pad.

 

IMHO The Sopranos is the best series ever on TV. A lot of other excellent stuff as well (Six Feet Under, Deadwood, etc) but Tony and the gang are simply the best.

 

 

[arkutha]

just finished watching the last episode

 

The way it ended IMO makes for a further series or sequel.

 

Agree that it has been one of the best ever series seen on TV. :thumbup:

 

 

[Julian2]

I've never watched a minute of it, I'll look out for it next time I'm perusing pirate TV shows on DVD in Tachilek. Keep looking out for Rumpole of the Bailey, no luck yet

[Flashermac]

Beware of "she who must be obeyed" ...

 

 

[Steve]

The ending sucked. If they were setting us up for a sequel, movie, etc. I'd have understood. However, Chase, the creator of the show, has long wanted to leave the show for a few years now so a sequel or movie or whatever seemed an unlikely reason for the ending.

It sucked. I was disappointed, I loved the show.

On another note, good see ya on here badabing, missed you buddy...in a very hetero way of course. :smirk:

 

Sopranos is the 2nd best show on tv anyway, The Wire is the best. Okay, don't all throw rotten fruit at once.

 

 

[FreeTime]

Up to a week ago, I had no idea there was a TV program by that name. I have a low tolerance for commercials on radio and TV, so don't watch a great deal of mainstream TV these days. I think I'm about ready to watch my first episode of 'Dallas' if I can find it on the tube sometime.

I started watching the 'X Files' while in Mexico a few years ago, and quite enjoyed that show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BadaBing]

The Soprano's were on cable HBO , no commercials , it could not be shown on free telly , would not have had the substance needed for it to be told as a story. :thumbup:

 

Bada Bing

[itsmedave]

I heard one opinion that the ending was Chase's way of killing us, the audience off. Since many watched the show every week to see who would get whacked...he decided to whack the audience on the last episode. It was our lights that went out at the end. We were whacked.