Critics, fans debate vague "Sopranos" ending
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The mid-scene blackout that brought the final episode of "The Sopranos" to an abrupt, ambiguous halt on Sunday night left many viewers dismayed and even convinced they had lost their cable TV reception.
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After he completed the final episode of âThe Sopranos,â David Chase told publicity executives at HBO that he was leaving for France and would not take any calls.
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Many &quot;Sopranos&quot; fans were furious at  Sunday&#39;s unresolved ending, but show creator David Chase said  he didn&#39;t mean to annoy anybody, and for those left wanting  more he didn&#39;t rule out a movie based on the series.
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Fans of &quot;The Sopranos&quot; are seizing  on clues suggesting the controversial blackout which abruptly  ended the TV mob drama meant that Tony Soprano was rubbed out,  and HBO said on Thursday they may be on to something.
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The biggest stars of U.S.  television will don their bow ties and finery on Sunday for an  Emmy Awards gala shaping up as a farewell bash for America&#39;s  favorite mob family, &quot;The Sopranos.&quot;
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The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and  its farewell salute to &quot;The Sopranos&quot; was a ratings dud,  averaging just over 13 million viewers, the second-lowest  number on record for the awards, Nielsen Media Research  reported on Monday.
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"The Sopranos" swan song hits a sour note as the Academy really, really likes Field, O'Quinn and--can you believe it?--James Spader more than Gandolfini and friends
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Tony Soprano's Mafia family was fictional. Joe Bonanno's was not. Gay Talese reveals what happened to the next generation of the American mob.
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'The Sopranos' is down to its last episode, and we want to know as much as you do if Tony is going to step off.
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Sopranos writer David French defends the US drama serial's ending, saying he did not want it to cause controversy.
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Tony Parker, Tony Soprano. One's going to get hacked, the other might get whacked. At roughly the same time the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs take the floor for Game 2 of the NBA finals on Sunday night, the final episode of "The Sopranos," HBO's series about a dysfunctional New Jersey mafia family, will air.
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NEW YORK  - Whether it was competition with Tony Soprano's farewell or some other factor, Sunday night's Tony Awards fell to the lowest ratings since at least 1992.
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HBO's celebrated mob hit "The  Sopranos" is favored to finally rub out NBC's "The West Wing"  on Sunday and grab an unprecedented victory for cable networks  in the race for best television drama at the 56th annual  Primetime Emmy Awards.
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The next-to-last episode of "The Sopranos" found one member of Tony's crew meeting a bloody end, another in critical condition and even Tony getting terminated by his therapist.
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Both sides were to present closing arguments Wednesday in a trial over whether "Sopranos" creator David Chase owes a New Jersey man money for his help in developing the hit HBO mob drama.
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Game 2 of the NBA finals took a hit in the TV ratings, and the series finale of "The Sopranos" was the prime suspect.
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The consensus is that a cleaned-up version of HBO's The Sopranos New Jersey mobster tale will still be entertaining on the ad-supported A&E cable network.