"TONY SOPRANO'S INEVITABLE RETURN... SINCE HE DOESN'T INTEND TO SLEEP WITH THE FISHES..."
There are surely quite a few of us, who dig "The Sopranos" on the tube.
I confess to be a rabid fan of the series. Despite the amount of graphic violence and the occasional sex scene, it must be finest piece of written TV melodrama since a long, long time.
The last season - Season 6: Part 1 - didn't get exactly receive glowing reviews by the critics. Well, it certainly was different. For my personal taste, maybe Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) languished a few episodes too many in his hospital bed, ailing from a huge bullet hole in his chest. Shot by his own uncle, that senile old geezer Corrado 'Junior' Soprano (Dominic Chianese) of all people!
Oh well. Maybe Tony's dreams of Heaven and Hell will actually mean something. Maybe his dreams will give us a clue of his final destiny. I also look forward to Christopher Moltisanti's (Michael Imperioli) plans of making his Ultimate Dream come true -- to make a Mob Slasher pic of his very own.
Let's all hope that these marvellous, well written characters won't sleep with the fishes at the very end. There's even been some preliminary talk of a "Sopranos" movie a few years down the line!
Kudos to David Chase, the genius creator of "The Sopranos". I sincerely hope he has still enough original ideas to create something new, which is at least as fresh, inventive and entertaining as "The Sopranos".
In the United States, the final episodes of "The Sopranos" (or, Season 6: Part 2) will start airing on on April 8 for a final nine-episode run.
One of the most stylish mags I know, Vanity Fair runs a piece written by long time movie journo Peter Biskind, combined with an exclusive photo shoot by the legendary Annie Leibovitz.
Alas, here in Finland these final episodes won't air until in September. It sure feels bittersweet that my fave series of all time will end. Fortunately there's always DVD for visiting Memory Lane...
http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/
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