[Cincinna]

An interesting, compelling analysis of The Sopranos, and the fade-to-black ending.

Makes a lot of sense, and scores some moral and ethical points.

[kevinm13]

ping to read later

[fieldmarshaldj]

Then again, maybe a cigar is just a cigar and Chase couldn’t come up with a better ending.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I thought the first two seasons of The Sopranos were the two best years of serial TV I have seen. After that, for the most part, the moments of greatness became fewer and farther between each year...until it finally just went black.

[Maceman]

Since The Sopranos’ premiere in 1999, critics have preached that it was like nothing else on television: It was novelistic (Dickensian!), cinematic (Fellini-esque!), iconic (Is there any other show where most viewers still watch the opening credits?), a metaphor for Bush’s America.

Great article. But it seems to me that in 1999, we were still in Clinton's America.