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'The Sopranos' to say ciao, but how?
Monday, January 08, 2007

How will it all end? That question figures to be on the lips of millions of TV viewers this spring as we prepare to bid farewell to "The Sopranos" at long last.

Will Tony (James Gandolfini) wind up sleeping with the fishes? What's in store for Carmela (Edie Falco) and the kids? And who among our Jersey goons will be left standing once the dust settles?

The final eight episodes of a piecemeal Season 6 were supposed to launch on HBO this month, but were pushed back to April to allow Gandolfini to recover from knee surgery. Thus, 10 months will have passed since the first half of the season concluded.

Of course, lengthy delays are old hat for "Sopranos" fans, and we've learned that it's a fool's errand to attempt to predict what creator David Chase has planned. His plot-wielding tendencies, after all, are almost as difficult to predict as Uncle Junior's mental lapses.

All the uncertainty figures to make these the most eagerly anticipated episodes of the year. To get us primed, HBO will re-air episodes from the first half of Season 6 beginning next Monday.

Here are a few more television projects coming in 2007:

"The Black Donnellys" -- Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning writer of "Crash," co-created this drama series that follows the exploits of four young working-class Irish brothers involved in organized crime. March, NBC.

"The War" -- Ken Burns confronts the World War II experience by focusing on four American cities that were transformed by the event. It's another epic documentary -- clocking in at around 15 hours. Fall, PBS.

"On the Lot" -- Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg are behind this reality series that invites viewers into the filmmaking process. It follows 16 competing wannabe directors. Spring, Fox.

"John From Cincinnati" -- Writer-producer David Milch wowed us with "Deadwood," so expectations are high for this new series, which follows a wealthy Ohio native who moves to California and lives with a whacked-out family of ex-surfers. Summer, HBO.

First published on January 8, 2007 at 12:00 am