Badda-bing, badda-boom, the HBO hit series “The Sopranos” went out last night with a whimper. No blood, no gore and no shock, just a sudden darkening of the screen that left millions thinking that their televisions had malfunctioned.
Nope, the TVs were fine, it was the show’s writers, directors and producers that had malfunctioned. They should have asked me. I could have told them how to take out the show with a bang while still leaving all their options intact.
You pan away from the family sitting in the restaurant to some innocent scene of commonplace objects. Then, suddenly, there’s a commotion, followed by yelling voices that can’t be understood, then, several gunshots and finally, a single scream. All the while the camera stays focused on the placid commonplace objects. After a few seconds of bedlam, the screen fades to black and everything goes silent.
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