Continuing with Adam's discussion of David Chase, and having viewed much of
his work as an ardent "Rockford" and "Sopranos" fan, I've come to conclude
the following about him.

Although his work is both high quality and unique (he's my favorite
"Rockford" writer, and I like them all very much), he tries so hard to be
different and avoid the cliche that he sometimes doesn't deliver the goods.
Meaning, he doesn't give the viewer a satisfying story or ending.

Let's face it, we all want to get an emotional payout to some extent out of
the TV shows or movies we watch. An emotional payout of some kind. When we
don't get it, we feel unfulfilled and even cheated.

I feel that Chase has cheated his viewers in both shows sometimes by trying
so hard to be different that his work doesn't deliver the story that
audiences want. The biggest example of this is obviously the Sopranos
finale ending, although I felt ending the show that way was as much about
leaving open the possibility of a movie sequel and the big bucks that would
follow as it was artistic intent.

Any thoughts on this?

Pravda yyy.com> wrote:

Yes: what does this have to do with MI5?

On Nov 17, 11:46 am, "Pravda" yyy.com> wrote: