Friday Links
Did not have time to wrap up The Sopranos recap for “Made In America”, I spent last night watching my Cavs get swept out of the finals (they were playing with house money after just reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, anyways). So to compensate for my shortcomings, here are a few related links to wet your appetite.
Lost producers are reassuring their fans that the conclusion of their series will in no way resemble that of The Sopranos. Yeah, I know buddy. You guys would never have the cojones to pull off something so original and thought provoking. You don’t have to tell me, Carlton. If I had to guess about how Lost will end its run, I would sasy that the US Government not only finds out they are stranded on a remote island, but also discovers all its inhabitants are suffering from an incurable ailment, foreign to North America. As a last ditch solution, Bush decides to go Outbreak on them and drop an H-Bomb to neutralize the virus, ending the series in one bloody mess.
This is a website dedicated solely to convincing you Tony Soprano, a fictional character on a television series, is dead. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m going to need to see some exculpatory evidence before I make that conclusion.
The actor who played Dr. Elliot (Melfi’s therapist), is telling everyone a final scene between him and Lorraine Bracco was cut out of Sunday’s episode, one in which he is consoling her. I don’t understand, was Melfi’s entire life consumed by her treatment of Tony Soprano? The writers went out of their way to say otherwise, with Elliot always being the first to ask about him, but does she really need reassurance yet again to drop him? Oh well, I guess I never saw the scene so I don’t really know its context.
And finally, if you have not been reading Slate.com’s email exchange between several Sopranos aficionado’s (among them are Brian Williams and Emmy award winning writer Terrence Winter, most recognized for “Long Term Parking”) then I highly recommend you do so. Some entries are insightful, some are self-indulgent, but all are worthwhile.
Back with the recap this afternoon/evening.
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