damit its whackin time ..whos going down

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Samarta

I thought the ending was brilliant.....my take is it's all tied to the song that was playing...."Don't stop believing." The guys that were in there meant nothing.....Meadow was the one that walked in the door and everything is okay....but there are so many spins on that.....but at the ending there is really no one that wanted Tony whacked, so if those guys had anything to do with it, they were protecting Tony....just my take...

I agree, the more I watch it, you just have to take it for what it was. HBO did a great job up'ing the tension level. From the Scarface type ending of Blue Comet, to the consistent need of keeping your eyes open, even when with your family. And, they kept their options open if they were to do another season or whatever they are going to do, because all in all, they really only off'ed Bobby.

[ArlJim78]

i'm sorry but I don't see the brilliance in that ending. come on, a blank screen leaving you hanging is brilliant? the truth is they didn't want to tie off things any more than that, either cause they wanted to leave options open, or couldn't come up with a truly brilliant ending where you watch it and then afterwards say, "man that was a great ending to a great series".
I'll say it again, ending the way it did with the heavy implication that something big was about to happen and then just going blank is like flipping off the audience.

on another note, I heard an alternate ending proposed on the radio this morning that made me laugh. Instead of the blank screen, the final shot is of a startled Bob Newhart waking up in the middle of the night, sitting up in bed and saying, "wow, I just had the strangest dream that I was a gangster in New Jersey".

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

I guess I got some good intel!

(except the "Vinnie" part)

That was good. I said it (running over his head) to my wife as soon as he got shot and when his head did get crunched she asked how I knew that. I gave you full credit of course...

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

I thought it was good because:

(a) there will be endless speculation and debate as to what happened and what the last scene meant in context of the story; and

(b) it leaves the possibility open for a return of some kind (movie, reunion show/mini-series, etc).

if you want endless speculation and debate, then its the greatest alltime ending.

for a show that was billed as the FINAL episode EVER, I would have expected a little more on the finality side and less leaving it open for movies etc.

personally i don't think this style of show would necessarily translate very well to the big screen.

if they can find the right vehicle to keep it going I will be right there waiting for it however. hated to see it end.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

I guess I got some good intel!

(except the "Vinnie" part)

yeah, great intell there. just like you said.
you have an FBI informant that you're sleeping with??

[Seattleallstar]

I really have no problem with the ending but it sure does make you hate AJ even more if anyone I wish he was wacked

[Scav]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

yeah, great intell there. just like you said.
you have an FBI informant that you're sleeping with??

Exactly, hopefully this guy with the intell has some horses to wager on also.....

[FGFan]

Typical David Chase, he always ends without closure, learned this in Northern Exposure...life just goes on. DC has a problem with closure got po'd about the whole russian thing from pine barrens, says he knows where the russian is but won't tell b/c too many peeps got so worked up.
you get to choose your own ending.
Members only jacket guy was not a hit man had to be FBI, what mob guy would still be in a members only jacket.
The cat was christopha...no doubt about that...him and Paulie at it again.
the trucker just kept telling us USA....
It was all so typical of Sopranos, rewatch the 1st couple of episodes.
I can go both ways...life just goes on...AJ is an idiot, Meadow with all her intellect can't park a car, Tony is going to be indicted...it all goes back to the life we know of Tony..missing melfi so he looks to AJ's shrink for therapy, Carmella just being carmella, Janice is evil.
or the black is tony got whacked...but I don't think so
Will be interesting to see if there is director commentary on the DVD.
Loved Philly getting whacked and the head popping. and FBI guy saying we are going to win this one...it was great....
I'm fine with the ending....I didn't expect DC to give us an ending, have watched to many of his shows to really think we would get closure on Tony, we did get closure on everything else.
No matter what it has been one of the best series I have ever watched, I will miss our Sopranos friends.
As far as Milch and his new show, well should have stuck with Deadwood.

[Byebyemermaid]

I had the pleasure of supplying the show for 6 years first aid and safety supplies.Gary Grill the construction coordinator was one of the nicest people to work with.I'm looking foward to work with him on the new show he'll be dealing with.I will miss going to stage x at Silvercup Studios and hanging out in the interior of Tonys house as well as his office at the Bada Bing which was located on stage 10.It was always a blast for me to see Tony put his feet up on the desk and know i tried it out also.All the sets are in storage so if they ever want to do anything again it's available.If anything can be brought to light about the ending is that Tony was where it matters most and that was with his family.I think Gandolfini career will be snakebit because he'll always be looked at as Tony Soprano one of the best characters tv has ever seen.

This is absolutely the craziest crap I have ever heard.
ESPN, sports shows all over the nation rating the ending.
What does wackin people have to do with sports?

I just dont get it why the Sopranos got so much SPORTS coverage. Like wackin people is a sport.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by pgardn

This is absolutely the craziest crap I have ever heard.
ESPN, sports shows all over the nation rating the ending.
What does wackin people have to do with sports?

I just dont get it why the Sopranos got so much SPORTS coverage. Like wackin people is a sport.

testosterone....that's were it comes from....

“We decapitate and do business with whatever’s left."

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

“We decapitate and do business with whatever’s left."

LOL my husband goes crazy over that scene, he keeps making me show people that one.

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by pgardn

This is absolutely the craziest crap I have ever heard.
ESPN, sports shows all over the nation rating the ending.
What does wackin people have to do with sports?

I just dont get it why the Sopranos got so much SPORTS coverage. Like wackin people is a sport.

UH, sports book, horse racing, golf, strippers, mafia, gambling, NFl, NBA, college sports, Tony's kids playing soccer and football...all the things most men enjoy.

[ALostTexan]

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

I had the pleasure of supplying the show for 6 years first aid and safety supplies.Gary Grill the construction coordinator was one of the nicest people to work with.I'm looking foward to work with him on the new show he'll be dealing with.I will miss going to stage x at Silvercup Studios and hanging out in the interior of Tonys house as well as his office at the Bada Bing which was located on stage 10.It was always a blast for me to see Tony put his feet up on the desk and know i tried it out also.All the sets are in storage so if they ever want to do anything again it's available.If anything can be brought to light about the ending is that Tony was where it matters most and that was with his family.I think Gandolfini career will be snakebit because he'll always be looked at as Tony Soprano one of the best characters tv has ever seen.

Here is my theory, which could easily fit into continuing the show into the future...

I have heard that they filmed 3 different endings, each of which could have taken the place of the black screen. What a better marketing tool for the DVD's than "See what REALLY happened in the end!!!". I think that is all they were looking for.

Plus, any or all of those three endings could eventually lead into a movie or additional seasons when the guys realize that their entire acting careers at this point are tied to The Sopranos and need a little pocket change...

ALostTexan

[Storm Cadet]

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/ CLICK TO PLAY THE VIDEO ON HER SITE

Pretty funny...Bill still has great expressions...whose that walking by Hillary

[Storm Cadet]

I had some time off today as I had to pick up my son at Seton Hall...made a quick lunch stop in Bloomfield at Holstens...the ice cream parlor from the show. The place was packed with out of towners and locals. Everybody had cameras. I sat at the couter next to a gal who drove all the way from Virginia Beach to visit all the HBO sites from the show.
They are capitalizing on the show with t shirt sales (tacky).

Drove past Bada Bings on the way there. Place was acked at lunch time.