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Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

My wife always refused to watch this show, saying she hated or just didn't care about mob stuff.

Three weeks ago when we had nothing else to do, I started playing the pilot and told her if she hated it we could stop there. Long story short, tonight we finish up season 4

A Violence Gang posted:

I basically agree, I think Chase's comments after the finale indicated that was what we were intended to understand, even though I don't think it makes any difference thematically whether Tony died in the diner or spent the rest of his probably short life looking over his shoulder for whoever he'd pissed off that week. And that's why I think it's such a cool ending.

Pretty much, which is I've never understood why anyone wasted time arguing about if he died or not. The series finale ends pretty much the way the first season did; with a failed attempt on Tony's life and indictments about to come down. The life Tony chose has been spent waiting for the other shoe to drop, and that's the entire point of the last scene...it doesn't matter whether he's clipped half a second after the cut to black, or if he's clipped three years later, or if he gets indicted, or if he winds up dying of a stroke during breakfast at a golf course twenty years later.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2010 20:43

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 01:56

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Fozaldo posted:

Any ideas why there wasn't more closure with Silvio at the end ?

Just when he thought he was out of the coma...Chase PULLLLLLLED him BACK IN.

# ¿ Aug 19, 2010 17:56

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Volvagia posted:

Well, just finished the finale, I thought it was great. There really isn't that much ambiguity there; Tony is definitely shot.

Wrap it up boys, Volvagia has just solved the case

# ¿ Aug 30, 2010 03:15

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Leviathan posted:

My guess is the 95 lb mole removed from her rear end was a melanoma.

heheheh. Did you guys hear that? He said the 95 lb mole removed from her rear end was a melanoma!

# ¿ Nov 1, 2010 04:44

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

-Atom- posted:

Has anyone binged through the series since the finale? I'm curious as to how the Johnny Cakes plot line looks like after taking it all in. I remember it feeling real tacked on and a waste of time considering the show was wrapping up.

It was honestly the only part of the Sopranos that I didn't like.

The wife and I binged through this summer. Not as bad as it was while it was airing, but still overlong and uninteresting.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2010 00:08

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Wartime Consigliere posted:

As time goes by I am thinking maybe season 2 is the best.

Counterpoint: the entirety of "D-Girl" and everything else to do with Chris' stupid loving movie (minus the hilariously lame bits of the script we see every so often)

# ¿ Mar 13, 2011 05:46

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Ishamael posted:

They were always one of my favorite parts. The Test Dream and the coma episodes were some of my favorites.

Ditto. Aside from some of the locations being too "real" they were the most 'realistic' dream sequences I've seen in any TV show or movie. Even the one about Furio's toilet paper clown car.

But then, I just had a dream last week where Detective Bunk Moreland was on a high school auditorium stage mediating a dispute between two teenagers. And whenever you called him Bunk, he would insist his name was Agent Dale Cooper. So take it for what it's worth.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2011 22:17

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

vegaji posted:

2nd best scene.

The best scene was from Bobby. "I tried readin' her a Nancy Drew, but it was too mysterious for her!"

Correction: the best scene was bug-eyed Bobby exclaiming "ROADies!"

# ¿ Mar 25, 2011 13:43

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

-Atom- posted:

Some of my favorite parts of the Sopranos are when someone says something hosed up and you hear a crowd of 'Ohhhhh!'

slax0r posted:

I counter with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQXx8z0ERbQ

COMBO BREAKER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwTRgDx7xJw

# ¿ Mar 25, 2011 22:49

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Ungratek posted:

I'm sorry, nothing is better than Chris completely missing the point and saying "Gary Cooper, he was gay?"

One thing is: when Paulie mentions the Cuban Missle Crisis and Christofuuh responds "That was real? I saw that movie, I thought it was bullshit."

# ¿ Mar 26, 2011 06:25

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

"Riding in Cars With Boys" is on and I saw a little bit of the very beginning why is Big Pussy married to Dr. Melfi why :gonk:

# ¿ Mar 27, 2011 16:46

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Things that are hilarious in retrospect: watching The Goonies and hearing Joe Pantoliano scream "I DON'T WEAR A HAIRPIECE"

# ¿ Apr 8, 2012 07:42

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Mr. Kite posted:

So Breaking Bad is coming back, and Mad Men recently ended. And those are great shows that I really like, but whenever someone calls them or other shows the best drama ever, I always assume it's implied that Sopranos isn't being considered. As in, it's understood to be the zenith of TV drama and everything else is battling for 2nd place.

Am I correct?

You would be if you hadn't misspelled "The Wire" :colbert:

# ¿ Jul 16, 2012 23:02

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Just had a cast reunion on the phone banks for the 12-12-12 thing; didn't spot Edie Falco and I have no clue why they didn't bring Little Steven over.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2012 05:06

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

escape artist posted:

Nurse Jackie production and E-Street Band performances?

Eh the E-Street Band had finished their set long before. But Little Steven and Big Pussy both appeared on the phone banks before and after the rest, respectively. Did a double-take when I saw Mikey Palmice back there.

Artie was waving at the camera and trying to get Brian Williams' attention. He was ignored. Fitting.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2012 03:12

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

marktheando posted:

Yes I think this is the important thing to take away from the finale. All the people hunting for clues are missing the point.

Well, it ends just as the first season did, with the major threat to his life over, but indictments about to come down. All I took away was, whether two minutes or twenty years, the rest of his life is just about waiting for the other shoe to drop.

The end! No moral.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 00:13

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Ishamael posted:

This is why I don't like the ending. Years and years of storytelling, and all anyone wants to discuss is the last 8 seconds.

That's utter nonsense. They also want to discuss "Hey man what happened to the Russian?"

EDIT: Second for second, no 8-second segment offers better value than this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i-dB_6Dvcw&t=61s

"Oh poo poo!" indeed my friend. "Oh poo poo!" indeed.

Rev. Bleech_ fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Dec 19, 2012

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 06:22

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

It's the most wonderful time of the year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXJZBwceyg

# ¿ Dec 20, 2012 18:46

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

drunken officeparty posted:

I'd like to imagine that he didn't feel anything and he was casually walking along and instantly died right there with no warning.

A cut to black, if you will? Too soon, man.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 17:48

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

escape artist posted:

That is such a great episode. Sopranos might have my favorite use of dreams in drama ever (including literature, film, TV, excluding David Lynch)

It's also the most accurate dream sequences I've ever seen. Just the right shifts in time and place without any over the top effects wankery.

When we visited Asbury Park briefly for the first time, the wife was sort of nonplussed as I enthusiastically pointed out where every bit of 'Funhouse's dream sequences were filmed. "I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU FLOPPIN' AROUND DOWN THERE" indeed.

# ¿ Jul 2, 2013 04:59

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Scott Bakula posted:

Ralphie's kid's really dumb game made me laugh because it was just so dumb

"Ralph's kid plays the dumbest game in the world" is my second-favorite part of the old 7-minute refresher video (followed by the "still fat" which punctuates every Baccala appearance)

# ¿ Jul 10, 2013 17:47

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Got 4 episodes into our newest re-watch today. Watching Tony grab his chest and collapse in the pilot is a little rougher than it used to be.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 03:26

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

drunken officeparty posted:

I'm sure everyone reading this thread knows everything about it, but I found this handy video that explains the ending

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjviymV08c8

I always knew what it was meant to portray, but some of the symbolism suggested by this guy went right over my head.

I like the "perfect POV" followed by an actual POV shot. This dude is overanalyzing what is a pretty simple ending.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 17:45

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

DeadBonesBrook posted:

My favourite theory (although not the one I personally go for, im in the 'He's Dead' crowd) is the 'Meadow Guardian Angel' theory.

I don't buy it, but it's pretty neat.

drunken officeparty posted:

I don't get people saying he is stuck now living a life of looking over his shoulder. He always has been.

That's kind of the point. The series ends much in the same way as season 1 did; with most of Tony's rivals dead or marginalized, but with indictments coming down. Life goes on same as before, for 5 minutes or 15 years.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2013 01:28

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

WeAreTheRomans posted:

Gabagool will never not be funny to me.

It's embarassing, as a white southerner, to order cappicola somewhere and having to call it gabagool because you don't have the faintest idea what the correct pronunciation is.

Satire Forum Mom posted:

I have to chime in with some of the same nonsense people have been throwing around since 2007

# ¿ Jul 17, 2013 18:01

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

How did I never notice through five seasons of Nurse Jackie that Eddie was played by Carmela's priest

# ¿ Jul 26, 2013 17:39

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Paulie's motivations on the other hand? Coffee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTf7Hyh_MJo

# ¿ Aug 5, 2013 14:02

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

WeAreTheRomans posted:

Why the gently caress is every suggested video from this a Barbie video? I have never watched a Barbie video on YT

Again with the rape of the culture.

# ¿ Aug 5, 2013 22:39

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

On my own rewatch of Bust Out yesterday, it finally hit me where Tony got his great deal on AJ's new fishing rod. This is probably the third or fourth watching this season.

It is the wife's first rewatch, and she had a good giggle at how many people toting coolers and that foofy water pop up in that episode.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2013 06:02

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

TheNinjaScotsman posted:

In a related story, I am now dreading the thanksgiving holiday.

oh poor you!

# ¿ Sep 11, 2013 14:08

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Rewatching "Pine Barrens" and my wife pointed out a weird plot hole: why the hell are people pumping their own gas in New Jersey?

# ¿ Oct 18, 2013 00:43

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Ungratek posted:

I've pumped my own gas in New Jersey plenty of times. It's likely a misstep but its not out of the question

*everyone* there is pumping their own gas. Also, the pine barrens don't appear to have any pine trees.

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MY IMMERSION :qq:

# ¿ Oct 18, 2013 14:03

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

zakharov posted:

The local government thew a fit over the "stereotypes" in the show, so they had to film in New York.

Pfft, like this show wasn't the best thing to happen to them since Springsteen. I was actually a bit surprised by how much of the atmosphere of northern/mid NJ it captured when I visited.

# ¿ Oct 20, 2013 03:05

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

MrBling posted:

Man, AJs grand plan of killing Junior in the mental asylum is probably the stupidest thing in the show.

Going through several locked doors somehow didn't convince him that it was probably not a good plan he had come up with.

Difficult, but not impossible :shepface:

# ¿ Oct 21, 2013 03:06

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Subtle thing I love: during the season 3 finale, AJ tells Meadow that "Jackie Jr was shot by some black guys." No one ever said a word about black guys, only drug dealers. That moment is Maximum AJ.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2013 04:04

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Alan BStard posted:

I don't know if you guys have seen this before but I came across http://storify.com/boring_as_heck/the-subpranos and thought it was pretty funny.

What a wasted opportunity. Not a single "I FUCKIN' LOVE CHEESE ON MY SANDWICHES WHEN I'M GAMBLING! AT NIGHT, I PUT PROVOLONE ON MY COLD CUT COMBO SO IT SMELLS LIKE YOUR SISTER'S CROTCH IN THE MORNING!"

# ¿ Jan 8, 2014 02:30

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

"Five dollars a foot."
"How long are you?"
"One foot."
"You lost a lotta weight"
"Seven under six! Best lunch subs."

"I spoke to our friend, the one that shows off his giant pants?"

# ¿ Jan 8, 2014 19:00

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

"How's that veggie sub?"
"Good...it's good T"
"You sure you don't want somethin' wit meat on it?"

# ¿ Jan 8, 2014 19:02

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

Your father never had the makings of a Sandwich Artist

# ¿ Jan 9, 2014 00:37

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 01:56

Rev. Bleech_: Oct 19, 2004; ~OKAY, WE'LL DRINK TO OUR LEGS!~

BLIMPIE?!?

# ¿ Jan 9, 2014 03:48

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