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I loved the “Sopranos” finale, but if a “Sopranos” feature, set after the finale, emerges, I’m going to stop liking that finale right fast.
Apparently series mastermind David Chase gets this, and says no sequel movie will be forthcoming.
Chase tells the Newark Star-Ledger that he contemplated building a feature around " a day in 2006 that you didn't see, but then (Tony's children) would be older than they were then and you would know that Tony doesn't get killed. It's got problems."
Chase also says his crew was shocked when they learned which song he intended to end the series on.
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Most guess no. It’s too obvious, and wouldn’t prove as satisfying for the fans as one might think.
Because Tony lives, other big stuff has to close out the series. I would not be shocked if the first scene this week was a flashback to a secret meeting between Phil Leotardo and Paulie Walnuts Gaultieri. Phil probably offered to let Paulie serve as the new boss of New Jersey operations - under Phil’s new leadership. Maybe Paulie betrays Tony, maybe Paulie betrays Phil. Something tells me Tony will kill Paulie no matter who Paulie decides to back at the end. This is not a tale of heroes.
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* Tony has cooled toward Bobby and Paulie, two of his three closest associates.
* Tony’s boy got dumped.
* Gay Vito’s boy took a dump.
* Uncle Junior peed himself.
* Hesh’s girl didn’t wake up.
* A.J. helped with some toe removal.
* Christophuh put a cap in his movie’s screenwriter.
* Tony pinched Christophuh.
* Tony gave Christophuh’s Vegas girl the Sopressata.
* A.J. clung to the diving board.
* Tony gave Phil Leotardo’s guy a curb job.
HBO says of tonight’s installment, “The Blue Comet”:
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* Tony has cooled toward Bobby and Paulie, two of his three closest associates.
* The New York mob is in an accelerating cycle of flux and turmoil.
* Tony’s boy got dumped.
* Gay Vito’s boy took a dump.
* Uncle Junior peed himself.
* Hesh’s girl didn’t wake up.
* A.J. helped with some toe removal.
* Christophuh put a cap in his movie’s screenwriter.
* Tony put the pinch on Christophuh.
* Tony gave Christophuh’s Vegas girl the sopressata.
HBO says of tonight’s installment, “The Second Coming”:
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* Tony has cooled toward Bobby, Christophuh and Paulie, three of his four closest associates.
* Tony’s gambling debts continue to mount.
* The New York mob is in an accelerating cycle of flux and turmoil.
* Tony’s boy got dumped.
* Gay Vito’s boy took a dump.
* Uncle Junior peed himself.
* Hesh’s girl didn’t wake up.
* Christophuh put a cap in his movie’s screenwriter.
HBO says of tonight’s installment, “Kennedy and Heidi”:
An asbestos-disposal impasse raises tensions between Jersey and New York; Tony (James Gandolfini) has a revelation; Paulie gets upstaged. Written by Matthew Weiner and David Chase; directed by Alan Taylor.
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* Tony has cooled toward Bobby, Christophuh and Paulie, three of his four closest associates.
* Tony’s gambling debts continue to mount.
* The New York mob is in an accelerating cycle of flux and turmoil.
* Tony’s boy got dumped.
* Gay Vito’s boy took a dump.
* Uncle Junior peed himself.
* Hesh’s girl didn’t wake up.
HBO says of tonight’s installment, “Walk Like A Man”:
AJ (Robert Iler) struggles with depression; Kelli's (Cara Buono) dad (Dennis Paladino) is the unwitting catalyst of a new feud between Christopher (Michael Imperioli) and Paulie (Tony Sirico). Written and directed by Terence Winter.
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* Tony has cooled toward Bobby, Christophuh and Paulie, three of his four closest associates.
* Tony’s gambling debts continue to mount.
* The Feds seem to discover a new Anthony Soprano misdeed every week.
* The New York mob is in an accelerating cycle of flux and turmoil.
Tonight, will Tony be able to keep his sopressata out of rival mob boss Phil Leotardo’s cousin, Marie Spatafore?
By the way. If you ever want to see a 29-year-old Elizabeth Bracco (not to be confused with sister Lorraine, who plays Tony’s psychoanalyst) in a miraculously hilarious chunk of big-screen entertainment, Netflix yourself a copy of Jim Jarmusch’s "Mystery Train" . Bracco plays Dee Dee, the girl sharing the room with a freaked-out Nicoletta Braschi and maybe the Ghost of Elvis. The movie co-stars Steve Buscemi, Joe Strummer, a masterful Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the voice of Samuel L. Jackson.
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HBO says:
With the heat turned up in Jersey, Tony and Paulie head south to cool off. Meanwhile, Junior rekindles some of his old fire in a poker game. Written by Terence Winter; directed by Phil Abraham.
After tonight, only six episodes left. The next four:
6.16 - APRIL 29 - "Chasing It" - Tony hits an unlucky stretch; AJ makes a life-changing decision; Vito's widow Marie (Elizabeth Bracco) turns to Tony for help with her troubled son. Written by Matthew Weiner; directed by Tim Van Patten.
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HBO says:
Tony finds art imitating life at the "Cleaver" premiere; in prison, Johnny Sack copes with more bad news. Written by Terence Winter; directed by Alan Taylor.
What is HBO not telling us?
* Johnny Sack learns he has three months to live, thanks to the cancer that has spread throughout his body. Though he recently gave up smoking, he spent 38 years sucking in the sweet sweet tobacco.
* Johnny doesn’t disclose his dire condition to his wife and daughter. But he does take up smoking again.
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Whew! We were all afraid that HBO would send over a screener of the first episode along with a list of spoilers the channel didn’t want us to reveal.
Happily, no screener and no prohibitions arrived in the AICN offices, so you, gentle reader, can find all the rumored reveals for tonight’s episode below, nestled comfortably in the text invisible.
* The first episode starts with a flashback to 2004 as Tony flees the the Feds making their raid on New York boss Johnny Sacrimoni. In the flashback, a kid spots Tony ditching his gun. As Tony continues to flee, the kid retrieves the firearm.
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We know you fear missing something:
BY DATE
Mind of Mencia (Comedy Central) April 1
Reno 911! (Comedy Central) April 1
The Sons of Hollywood (A&E) April 1
The Tudors (Showtime) April 1
The Bachelor (ABC) April 2
Taquita & Kaui (MTV) April 2
The Shield (FX) April 3
Adventures in Hollywood (MTV) April 5
Human Giant (MTV) April 5
Ultimate Fighter (Spike) April 5
Bad Boys of Comedy (HBO) April 7
Punk’d (MTV) April 7
Entourage (HBO) April 8
The Sopranos (HBO) April 8
Falcon Beach (ABC Family) April 9
The King of Queens (CBS) April 9
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Can’t wait till April 8? “Sloan13” has all the details for you now. It's all teeming with major spoilers, so be wary:
Hey Harry, et al. I've sent you guys stuff before, most recently a review you posted last month for Blades of Glory. Well, I got a chance to see the first two episodes of the final season of the Sopranos last night when MoMA had a screening/party for David Chase. What follows isn't really a review as much as a recap of the two episodes they showed. Beware, it's one giant spoiler.
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Want a little Stones with your “Sopranos”?
“Electric Panda” offers:
Hey Herc,
Thought you'd like to know that MSN has the trailer for the Final Nine episodes of "The Sopranos" up RIGHT NOW.
Go to: http://tv.msn.com/sopranos and right beneath the large banner, click on the big, blue text: 'The Sopranos': The Final Nine.
When you do, it'll take you to another window, that has tons of clips of different shows. One of the videos reads 'Sopranos' trailer: Final Season.
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The Sack is back!
Look! Press release!
For Immediate Release
March 15, 2007
THE SOPRANOS RETURNS FOR ITS FINAL NINE EPISODES
STARTING APRIL 8, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO
Having survived a close call with death, Tony Soprano struggles to remind himself that each day is a gift, but challenges new and old make that all but impossible. At home, Carmela plans for a future she's not sure will arrive, while Anthony Jr. and Meadow find that adulthood holds its own surprises. As for his other "family," Tony comes to doubt some of his oldest and most trusted allies and makes some hard choices that will shape his own destiny as boss.
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For those starving for “Sopranos” news:
The last shot of “The Sopranos” will be filmed in a Bloomfield ice cream shop near Newark, according to a story in Monday morning’s Variety.
It’s a little surprising “The Sopranos” is still shooting. HBO begins transmitting its final batch of nine episodes April 8, less than a month from now.
The titles of the first four episodes of 2007 are “Soprano Home Movies,” “Stage 5,” “Remember When” and “Chasing It.”
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April 8 for both series.
And “John from Cincinnati,” the surfing drama David Milch is making now instead of “Deadwood,” is now set to hit HBO this summer.
Look! A bunch of HBO press releases!!
For Immediate Release
THE SOPRANOS AND ENTOURAGE RETURN
WITH NEW EPISODES APRIL 8, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, 2007 - HBO has confirmed the debut date for new episodes of the hit series THE SOPRANOS and ENTOURAGE.
The Emmy(r)- and Peabody-winning series THE SOPRANOS returns for the second part of its sixth and final season with nine new episodes, starting SUNDAY, APRIL 8 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by other episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time. Series creator David Chase will write and direct the final episode of the show.
The drama series stars three-time Emmy(r) winners James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and Edie Falco as Tony's wife Carmela, plus Lorraine Bracco as therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi, Emmy(r) winner Michael Imperioli as Tony's nephew Christopher Moltisanti, and Dominic Chianese as Uncle Junior. Also returning to the series are regulars Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr., Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano, Tony Sirico as Paulie Walnuts, and Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante.
THE SOPRANOS recently received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama (Edie Falco).
The Emmy(r)-winning series ENTOURAGE returns for the second part of its third season, comprising eight episodes, on the same date - SUNDAY, APRIL 8 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT) - with the new episodes to debut immediately following THE SOPRANOS.
The comedy series stars Adrian Grenier as Vince, who is enjoying life in the limelight as a hot young actor; Kevin Connolly as Eric, Vince's manager, who tries to help him make the right choices; Kevin Dillon as Vince's half-brother Drama, whose own career has been eclipsed by Vince's success; Jerry Ferrara as Turtle, the least savvy of the group; and Emmy(r) winner Jeremy Piven as Ari, Vince's aggressive, high-powered agent.
ENTOURAGE recently received two Golden Globe nominations, for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Jeremy Piven).
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