7 Seven Minute Sopranos - a "whacked out" refresher. The Sopranos Final Scene. Re: Sopranos Ending Explained. The Sopranos - Gerry whacked. Page 1 « The Sopranos: Definitive Explanation of “The END” *Update 6/19/13:James Gandolfini died today at the too young age of 51. His performance as Tony Soprano for 86 episodes is a masterwork and right at the top of our greatest performances of all time-in any medium.The Sopranos would not have been what it was, perhaps the greatest work of art in film history, a show that meant so much to so many, without his towering performance.
Below is a scene from the final few episodes that is a favorite of mine and shows the great humanity he brought to the role. Rest in peace sir, and thank you: And once again, this incredible, and now famous Sopranos tribute video by Lyle at exeterstreet, which now has new meaning Now revised and expanded, including a very revealing radio interview with David Chase in April of 2008!
*Note from author (December 6, 2010): Its been over three years since the finale of the Sopranos, yet the ending continues to be discussed and debated to this day. Part II: What does Tony’s death mean? Part VIII: Who Killed Tony? Mr. Mr. “Les Soprano” : la fin la plus polémique - Le fil télévision - T. Made in America (The Sopranos) David Chase: Tony is NOT dead - IGN Boards. David Chase speaks! What do you do when your TV world ends? You go to dinner, then keep quiet. Sunday night, "Sopranos" creator David Chase took his wife out for dinner in France, where he's fled to avoid "all the Monday morning quarterbacking" about the show's finale. After this exclusive interview, agreed to well before the season began, he intends to go into radio silence, letting the work -- especially the controversial final scene -- speak for itself. "I have no interest in explaining, defending, reinterpreting, or adding to what is there," he says of the final scene.
"No one was trying to be audacious, honest to God," he adds. In that scene, mob boss Tony Soprano waited at a Bloomfield ice cream parlor for his family to arrive, one by one. "Anybody who wants to watch it, it's all there," says Chase, 61, who based the series in general (and Tony's relationship with mother Livia specifically) on his North Caldwell childhood.
"I don't think about (a movie) much," he says. "I'm not being coy," he adds.