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Artifact From Famed Final Sopranos Scene Sells for $82K

It was time for Holsten's in Bloomfield, NJ, to renovate, so famed diner booth went up for auction

(Newser) - The final scene of The Sopranos capped off one of the most polarizing series finales ever , and now, the diner booth where the title family enjoyed their last meal (perhaps ever) has found a new home. The piece of TV history from Holsten's, a diner/ice cream parlor in Bloomfield,...

Some Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Sad News for Curb Fans

Season 12 of Larry David show on HBO, Max will be series' last

(Newser) - The good news: Larry David's weekly cringefest, Curb Your Enthusiasm, is coming back for its 12th season on Feb. 4. The bad news, if you enjoy subjecting yourself to such cringe: It's the Emmy-winning series' last, reports USA Today . The 10 episodes will run on HBO and stream...

Sopranos Creator Talks About Tony's Final Scene

2 years before finale, David Chase got idea for the character to be killed in a small restaurant

(Newser) - Ever since the famous cut-to-black scene in the Sopranos finale, show creator David Chase has been asked the same question over and over and over : Is Tony dead? In a new interview with the The Hollywood Reporter Awards Chatter podcast, Chase all but confirms the character did indeed get whacked....

The End of GOT : 'Pandering' or 'Season- Redeeming'?
GOT Is Over,
and the Polarized
Verdicts Are In
THE RUNDOWN
May 20, 2019 6:47 AM CDT

GOT Is Over, and the Polarized Verdicts Are In

This ending was never going to be easy, or universally satisfying

(Newser) - With our usual "big spoilers" ahead warning, we finally have the answer to the most-awaited question on Game of Thrones: Who will sit upon the Iron Throne? That would be … no one, because Drogon incinerated it in the series finale. The HBO show drew its last breath Sunday...

Girls Gives Us an Atypical Series Finale
Girls Gives Us an
Atypical Series Finale
TV REVIEW
Apr 17, 2017 7:51 AM CDT

Girls Gives Us an Atypical Series Finale

The episode's title is so literal, but says so much

(Newser) - What does Hannah Horvath, the "voice of a generation," have to say in the final episode of HBO's Girls, which aired Sunday night? Some of what you'd expect. (Stop here if you don't want spoilers.) The show's end introduces us to her newborn,...

A Perfect, Bad Finale




 A Perfect, 
 Bad Finale 
TV Review
Sep 30, 2013 7:54 AM CDT

A Perfect, Bad Finale

Breaking Bad's last episode satisfies fans, critics

(Newser) - "Guess I got what I deserve." That's the lyric that played when (SPOILER ALERT) Walter White fell over dead in Breaking Bad's finale last night, and while it's a point of contention whether Heisenberg actually did get what he deserved, most critics agree that the...

We'll Miss You, Dunder Mifflin
 We'll Miss You, Dunder Mifflin 
OPINION
May 16, 2013 10:38 AM CDT

We'll Miss You, Dunder Mifflin

'The Office' closes tonight after 9 seasons

(Newser) - The Office signs off tonight after nine seasons and 201 episodes. A sample of the farewell tributes in advance (no spoilers in the mix):
  • "It is not quite the same show as the one that debuted in March 2005, but it has continued to be a show I watch,
...

Oprah Ticket Frees Woman From Blagojevich Jury

Pass to show taping is 'effing golden': Blago

(Newser) - Civic duty or Oprah? It was a pressing question in Rod Blagovejich’s retrial, after a prospective juror used her ticket to an Oprah taping as an excuse to avoid being seated. Lawyers from both sides agreed to let her slide. To be fair, it’s a pass to one...

Fans Count Down to Lost Finale

You want lists? These folks have lists!

(Newser) - In case you haven't heard, Lost ends its run tonight with a 2½-hour episode that carries six seasons' worth of speculation and the anticipation of pretty much the whole internet. "We feel like Lost deserved a real resolution, not a 'snow globe, waking up in bed, it’s...

7 Bizarre TV Finales

 7 Bizarre TV 
 Finales 
live up to these, 'lost'
May 23, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

7 Bizarre TV Finales

Was it all a dream? For some of these shows, yes

(Newser) - Warning: Spoilers ahead. In anticipation of Sunday’s sure-to-be-baffling Lost finale, the BBC remembers seven of the most bizarrely memorable series enders:
  • The Colbys: In this Dynasty spin-off, main character Fallon is abducted by aliens.
  • Roseanne: We found out that most of the stuff that happened was really just the
...

Hurley Bids Lost Farewell

 Hurley Bids Lost 
 Farewell 
and more finale news
May 21, 2010 9:01 AM CDT

Hurley Bids Lost Farewell

Last episode looms worldwide

(Newser) - The world is preparing for the end of Lost—and we’ll (almost) all be watching it at the same time. In an effort to prevent internet downloading, broadcasters in the UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Turkey, and Canada will air the finale simultaneously with the US West Coast broadcast—...

Super Bowl TV Rating Breaks All-Time Record

Audience of 106.5M tops 1983 M*A*S*H finale viewership

(Newser) - This year's Super Bowl was the most-watched TV program of all time, with 106.5 million viewers. More than two-thirds of American TVs in use were tuned in to the Saints' 31-17 upset of the Colts, a figure that soared to 82% in New Orleans and 80% in Indianapolis, reports...

Groundbreaking Monk Solves Final Case
 Groundbreaking 
 Monk Solves
 Final Case 
FAREWELL, defective detective
Dec 4, 2009 12:50 PM CST

Groundbreaking Monk Solves Final Case

Show legitimized basic cable, ushering in golden age

(Newser) - Viewers will get their last taste of quirky detective Adrian Monk tonight, as the revolutionary USA show that bears his name airs its last episode. The content was never particularly groundbreaking—“Monk is very old-school,” its creator tells the Los Angeles Times . “It's a real throwback”—...

We'll Miss You, Hank
 We'll Miss You, Hank 
OPINION
Sep 12, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

We'll Miss You, Hank

A fond farewell to the 'character-driven whimsy' of King of the Hill

(Newser) - That an animated series from the creator of Beavis and Butthead would be one of the last champions of good-hearted American values is odd but true, Don Aucoin writes in the Boston Globe. As King of the Hill prepares to bow out tomorrow night, Aucoin offers a eulogy for “...

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