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Don't Say I'm 'Bloodthirsty' for Wanting Tony Dead

New York takes exec to task for fan-bashing

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2007 7:10 PM CDT
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(Newser) – "Eat me:" choice words from New York's David Edelstein to Sopranos creator David Chase, who recently called fans "bloodthirsty" for caring more about Tony Soprano's foggy fate than real-world troubles. "There is nothing bloodthirsty about hoping for a little closure at the end of a much-loved work of art," Edelstein replies.

After all, "regicidal creep" Macbeth has kept us captivated, as has "fanatical Ahab" and his "damnable White Whale." In that vein, Sopranos' faithful cared for the New Jersey don who liked kids and wouldn't kill his nephew in cold blood. So let people "get all weird and manic when projects that consume a good part of their lives come to end," Edelstein tells the grumpy showrunner.

Sopranos executive producer David Chase poses backstage with the award for outstanding drama series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in this Sept. 16, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. Breaking his silence months after the HBO mob drama ended its run, he is offering a belated explanation for that...
"Sopranos" executive producer David Chase poses backstage with the award for outstanding drama series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in this Sept. 16, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. Breaking his...   (Associated Press)
Sopranos executive producer David Chase poses with his awards at the Governors Ball following the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
"Sopranos" executive producer David Chase poses with his awards at the Governors Ball following the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork...   (Associated Press)
Actor James Gandolfini, right, and David Chase, creator of the HBO television series The Sopranos, pose together after a panel discussion at the Writers Guild in Beverly Hills, Calif., March 31, 1999. Gandolfini portrays New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano in the series, which concludes in June 2007. (AP Photo/Jill...
Actor James Gandolfini, right, and David Chase, creator of the HBO television series "The Sopranos," pose together after a panel discussion at the Writers Guild in Beverly Hills, Calif., March 31, 1999....   (Associated Press)
In this undated photo, released in 2007 by HBO, James Gandolfini portrays Tony Soprano in a scene from one of the last episodes of HBO's The Sopranos. (AP photo/HBO, Craig Blankenhorn)
In this undated photo, released in 2007 by HBO, James Gandolfini portrays Tony Soprano in a scene from one of the last episodes of HBO's "The Sopranos." (AP photo/HBO, Craig Blankenhorn)   (Associated Press)
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