Letters to the Editor
sunny miller
Published Letters: 107 Editor's Choice: 3
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50 Most Loathsome People, 2006
[Read the article: Profiles in Journalism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]45. Bob Woodward
Charges: The kind of jerk that’d steer a tour bus off a cliff, then charge every passenger 20 bucks to hear him scream, "We’re all going to die!" An unabashed chicken driven by deference to money and power; Woodward sits on stories of critical importance until they hatch into best-selling books. A mouthpiece of the status quo who sucks any way the wind blows. Practically choked on the biggest member of the administration in 2002’s hagiographic Bush at War, but when Bush’s poll numbers went irrevocably flaccid, he saw fit to drop the "classic Woodward bombshells" in State of Denial, although a number of the "bombshells" would have been more useful in 2004. A guy with such access to power that he’s become power.
Exhibit A: Says "rah-por-ting," like an autistic robot.
Sentence: Sent back in time to 1971 for what he thinks is a casual chat with Richard Nixon; ambushed and severely beaten by Woodward & Bernstein.
http://buffalobeast.com/113/50_most_loathsome_2006.htm
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Tilt Away, Dennis
[Read the article: Windmills]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]A healthy portion of the American public has your back. Do not be intimidated, and stay out of small planes, Please!
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Don't let your prejudice blind you
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: The blood-dimmed tide]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The "terrorism" subplot is a red herring. The Feds are not interested in the Arabs, they are using it to reel in Tony, and furthermore, Tony knows it. They are engaging in a kabuki dance. The fact that he let's it go on is a big hint as to where he might be headed.
AJ is Tony's only shot at redemption. The love and care Tony has given his children, love and care he never got from his own parents, is being rewarded in AJ's steadily growing sense of right and wrong. The only question is, will AJ have the strength to do what is right? What monumental choice will AJ face? We know what choice Tony will face- la famiglia or his family? Will he die an honorable or dishonorable death?
Or will it end with a whimper, with Tony morosely moswing the grass somewhere out west? I really, really doubt it.
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What a lovely review!
[Read the article: "Knocked Up"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I cannot wait to see this. The underlying "generous spirit" is what made FYOV such a delight. We need filmmakers like Apatow.
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Could it really be as simple
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Hide-and-seek]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]as Phil and his crew = Bush and Republicans, ie the Big Dogs with all the power and unthinking ruthlessness, and Tony and his crew = Dems, lesser powers, just as corrupt, but with some redeeming qualities, like "compassion for babies and pets?"
No matter how Tony/Dems tried to compromise, Phil/Reps still kept coming at him, demolishing his crew/base, forcing him into a corner. Tony is left with no one who really has his back, save Paulie/Lieberman et al, who have not hesitated to betray him in the past, while his real family/activist base are isolated, marginalized, dead, or near death. "Neutral" observers/Melfi are disgusted and have disengaged.
I have said it before-the terrorism angle is a red herring being used to expose all of us to our own prejudices. We are so conditioned to believe all Muslims are terrorists, we don't even question the assumption within the context of a TV show.
My take may not be what Chase had intended, but it still fits. He has always been offering his own commentary on our contemporary political dilemna in a Shakespearian fashion, and right here at the apex of our long national nightmare, I do not believe Chase is inclined to bring us "All's Well That Ends Well."
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Nobody will read this so late in the thread
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Hide-and-seek]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]but I thought I would bring up something I noticed upon rewatching the ep last night. The camera dwelled on each of Sil's wounds as the bullets hit. Only his thigh and right shoulder got hit. I seriously doubt he is unconscious. What could this mean?
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Sanders
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Hide-and-seek]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I predict an ending along the lines of "The Usual Suspects" - a revelation so unimagined it will blow the top of our collective heads off - but it will all make sense in hindsight.
You heard it here first.
I cannot imagine what that might be. Seems every imaginable scenario has been explored in these threads and others. I'm finding myself agreeing a little with the guy who offered that maybe a "happy" ending has been set up with the success of Cleaver being a way for T and Carm to make it into the "legit" world. How appropriate would that be? If you look closely at many top politicians and business leaders, you might see a glorified gangster with a trail of bodies behind him, metaphorically and otherwise.
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Clockwork Smurf
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Hide-and-seek]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I said that way back on page 4!
http://letters.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/06/04/sopranos/permalink/55823f815688cd4af30844c6207ef88f.html
But I like the layer you added.
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eligit
[Read the article: "Sopranos" wrap-up: Hide-and-seek]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]whatever happens it will come right out of the characters, rather than film/tv plot conventions.
-- eligit
I could not agree more. While all art is derivative, owing it's existence to what has come before it, David Chase has crafted a totally unique piece of work within an established genre. All of it is character driven- the plots all involve the consequences, positive and negative, of actions taken by the characters, just like in real life. Sometimes, actions taken by characters of generations past reverberate today, just as in life. There is no way Chase will abandon such a consistant mo in favor of some spectacularly clever ending. All of T's ducks will come home to roost-they have been flying in all season.