Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Funny Sopranos link

I think the 15 Minutes of Fame Tour has finally come to a halt, but I thought some of you might get a kick out of Emmy-winning blogger Ken Levine's take on what "The Sopranos" finale would have been like if it was a network show.

When I get done with the Apatow story, I'll try to wrap up my take on the first few ABC pilots I watched.

4 comments:

  1. Here's a funny link to the "original ending".

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCMQRv3Naso&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etvgasm%2Ecom%2Fnewsgasm%2Fnews%2Fthe%2Dsopranos%2Fclipgasm%2Dthe%2Duncut%2Dfinal%2Dscene%2Ephp

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  2. Or, if you'd like something smaller:

    http://tinyurl.com/26bhew

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  3. The parallel parking thing is interesting. One of the things that William Goldman mentions in his books about screenwriting is that no one in film ever has trouble finding a parking space because it would completely zap the flow of a scene. Watching Meadow struggle over parallel parking was an effective tension builder in that last scene. I mean, for those viewers who actually expected something to happen.

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  4. This one isn't so funny, but it's brilliant, IMHO:

    http://nymag.com/news/features/33517/

    I rewatched the final scene and it's not just Meadow's travails with parallel parking that build tension, but the way Tony looks around the room, and Meadow crossing a busy street (and getting honked at), and on and on. People may think Chase is a bastard for doing it, but that's probably because he was so damn effective.

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