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Nov 3, 2021 · Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Chase explained the vision behind the finale and Tony’s fate. “Because the scene I had in my mind was not that scene. Nor did I think of cutting to black ...
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Nov 3, 2021 · You probably remember it well, the finale of The Sopranos, one of the greatest TV shows of all time.Airing on June 10, 2007, the man himself, Tony Soprano, and his family go out for a bite to eat ...
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Nov 4, 2021 · Fade to black. Creator David Chase has alluded to the ending a few times since it aired, explaining that the clues are all there but for the first time he has given a definitive answer as to whether Tony Soprano, the fading mob boss, was actually killed that day. In a fantastic conversation with Chase - all of which you should read over on The ...
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By Ryan Leston
Updated: Nov 3, 2021 1:02 pm
Posted: Nov 3, 2021 10:42 am
David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, has opened up about the iconic, controversial ending of the hit series, and what he originally had in mind for the fate of Tony Soprano.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Chase has finally revealed what was originally going to happen at the end of The Sopranos series finale, when he got the idea for the final ending, and why some of the fan reaction annoyed him.
This story contains spoilers for the final scene of The Sopranos – if you, like many others, are on your first viewing, turn back now.
As a refresher, The Sopranos ended with a scene in which James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano waits for his family in a diner. After family members and unknown characters gradually enter the restaurant, and one shady figure heads to the bathroom, the diner door's bell rings, Tony looks up, and the show abruptly cuts to black.
As it turns out, Chase's original plan for the ending was more clear-cut. “The scene I had in my mind was not that scene,” he said of the ending. “Nor did I think of cutting to black. I had a scene in which Tony comes back from a meeting in New York in his car. At the beginning of every show, he came from New York into New Jersey, and the last scene could be him coming from New Jersey back into New York for a meeting at which he was going to be killed.”
While some showrunners know exactly how they’ll end their show from the very beginning, Chase admits that The Sopranos ending came a lot later.
“I was driving on Ocean Park Boulevard near the airport, and I saw a little restaurant,” he explained. “It was kind of like a shack that served breakfast. And for some reason I thought, ‘Tony should get it in a place like that’. Why? I don’t know. That was, like, two years before.”
Although The Sopranos ended in 2007, the series has seen a resurgence following The Many Saints of Newark – a prequel film penned by Chase himself.
But when it comes to The Sopranos, the ending still dominates the conversation, something that clearly bothers Chase.
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