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"The Sopranos" goes dark
David Chase gives fans the finale they deserve -- one they can argue about for years to come.
By Heather Havrilesky [2007-06-11]

  • Rebuttal to namepeace

    I am one of those (I guess "haughty" and "above-it-all" types) who think most of the "we got cheated" type criticism is misplaced.

    I certainly never argued the "importance" of the show either way. I just think getting angry because The Sopranos, which has really never been conventional in the sense of TV or mob dramas, didn't end with a neat little bow just shows an amazing lack of imagination on the part of the viewing public.

    This is not to say that The Sopranos is somehow better or more important for it. But simply different. And people just can't take different, I guess.

    I guess your argument stands on the assertion (unstated) that this is a "genre" show and thus should follow some formula. But I disagree. I don't think it's ever been a genre show or formulaic. True, it's based on a genre.

    I think expecting a "genre" ending (or a conventional TV ending) is just surprisingly naive.

    And also, I truly don't understand how so many people actually perceived this as an "insult" from David Chase. I guess if challenging people to appreciate new and different approaches to something is insulting, then consider me happily insulted.

    -- dawdler
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    Tuesday, June 12, 2007 05:36 PM
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