What’s with these non-rock stars in this column? I don’t know who the first two people are, and until James Iha makes nice with Billy and reclaims his place in the band, he’ll be a *former* rock star.

Ok, now that I’ve had a few days to think over the Finale, I think I get it. So the final scene may be nothing more than a picture of a “typical” American family having some onion rings and a daughter who can’t park for shit. Maybe Tony & his Family got whacked. Maybe the screen going to black is a reference to a past episode which dealt with the aspects of feeling death between Tony & Bobby. Maybe the “suspicious” people walking through the door is a way of showing the viewer that this is the way Tony lives. That he always has to look over his shoulder, be 2 steps ahead of EVERYONE else.

But you know what: fuck that shit. As an audience, we deserve a true conclusion. All that above was horse-shit, and now we know that series creator David Chase is a selfish prick who screwed an audience nearly a decade old in dedication. This idea that the viewer is to come up with his or her own conclusion is a sell-out, an easy way out. Chase & co write the scripts, therefore, give the viewer a conclusion, a resolution of sort. I don’t think fans are upset because they didn’t get their mass murder scene a la The Godfather Trilogy, but that they got nothing at all (although the hit on Phil Leotardo was classic Soprano magic!).

And then again, maybe I’m simply the shallow viewer who like things simple. Who doesn’t want to analyze anything: just give me the explosions, the violence, and the mayhem. What does that say about me, or my generation? Unbelievable one hour of television can do all this in a human being!

Iha = PHFTTTTTTTTTT!

do u no if the pumpkins are comin to edmonton?

do u no if the pumpkins are comin to edmonton?

Albert Hammond, Jr. is a member of The Storkes, and he also performs as a solo artist. Both he and Andrew Bird are certainly stars.

So James would rather stay at home and watch Star Wars than rejoin the Pumpkins? Weak.

who are these people?Only James Iha is a rock star.Never heard of
Albert Hamont Jr.and Andrew Bird.

Andrew Bird and Allison Pierce? Don’t know em. James Iha, you did with Sopranos what rock fans did with your solo work. Stayed home with their noses in the air.

:Andrew and Allison….Brilliant, Dead on

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The best thing about the ending of The Sopranos is that Steve Van Zant can go back to play with the E-Street Band and their almost unknown friend name Bruce

I don’t get it – when RS talks about Fall Out Boy and MCR you say they have no clout. And when they feature people who actually make GOOD music you say they’re not Rock Stars and wonder why RS talks about them. You guys really need to go to a real record store and listen to some of the good new music that’s been coming out – and then maybe you’ll actually get over Rage Against the Machine.

james iha get back with tthe pumpkins.you to darcy.

james iha get back with the pumpkins. you to darcy. for the good of all man kind

The finale wasn’t brilliant. Endings like that have been a staple of the indie film scene for over thirty years now. The resolutions are sprinkled throughout the “piece” in subtle ways and it’s easy to miss them if you’re waiting for a bang. Admittedly, I’m not a follower of the show. Sunday’s episode was probably the 10th one I’ve watched. But, from what I know, The Sopranos has always been more experimental than mainstream but traditional enough to capture a wide audience. It danced between artistic contemplation and dramatic violence. Well, the final episode went heavy on the slow pacing subtlety of artistic films and light on the low brow violence and bang which pisses a hell of a lot of people off. No matter what Chase says, he HAD to have been aware of the impact an ending like that would have on the audience.

haha, staples of the indie scene? what an indiescent thing to say. i would hate to be SCENE in public with your indie clothes on, dimple dick.

ok. i’m just another bag of protoplasm floating through this strange maze trying to make an impression, like every other conscious being.
But this “Sopranos Finale” is up there with the unveiling of the THINKER sculpture.
And modern society comes down to a war between Optimists and Pessimists..and I sanction here and now, a committe to banish those people who think a compromise between the two is some friggin notion of the “realist”.
Optimism is NOT wishful thinking. Reality is pliable and if somebody choses to refrain from imagining “the worst case scenario”… that doesn’t make it rose-colored glasses.
The “ending” leaves everyone stretching, finding new modes of response.
I grew up in a Mafia-like family. 9 BallBreakers pre-dating the AC/DC album of the same name. Tony Soprano knew the fingerprints of every person in that diner. He holds the magical umbrella, which shields his family from the down- pour…
Life, my friends, goes on.

Rabbit Gunn: Totally agree. It’s like people think the final scene is where the closure goes. I don’t know if anybody noticed but the closure was packed into the last 2 episodes.

Hello?? Melfi and the sociopath study??? That was like THE twist of the whole series. Anyway:

http://www.tonyisnotdead.com yet again

in James’s defense Empire Strikes Back is a really good movie.

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