Final look at 'The Sopranos' characters
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NEW YORK  &#151; The eruption heard across the country Sunday night at 10:03 p.m. EDT: Collective exclamations of "What?" "Are you kidding me?" and " $&amp;!?"
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In the already infamous conclusion of "The Sopranos," the camera ominously panned to a number of background actors populating the diner where the family sat down for its last televised meal.
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Finally joining 21st century pop culture, Emmy voters last night caught up with what most of the world has known for years: &quot;The Sopranos&quot; is television&#39;s best show.
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The biggest stars of U.S.  television will don their bow ties and finery on Sunday for an  Emmy Awards gala shaping up as a farewell bash for America&#39;s  favorite mob family, &quot;The Sopranos.&quot;
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Tony Soprano&#39;s fate may remain a  mystery, but he is almost certain to muscle his way back into  the Emmy race one last time when nominations for U.S.  television&#39;s highest honors are unsealed on Thursday.
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Odds-makers for two Caribbean-based betting Web sites say the smart money is on Tony Soprano surviving the series finale of The Sopranos on HBO Sunday.
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The cops got Tony Soprano Friday. James Gandolfini, who plays the Mafia boss on the Emmy and Peabody-winning HBO series "The Sopranos," was surrounded by lawmen when he arrived in New Orleans to begin his reign over one of the city's biggest Mardi Gras parades. His limousine was escorted by 10 motorcycle officers and two police cars.
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Eric Mangini had a surprise sit-down with Tony Soprano. The New York Jets coach made a cameo on HBO's "The Sopranos" on Sunday night &#151; and was lucky to not get caught up in all the bloodshed on the violent mob drama.
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A month after he abruptly  disappeared from TV screens, Tony Soprano was back to grab a  piece of the Emmy action on Thursday as HBO&#39;s mob drama led the  field of network series nominated for U.S. television&#39;s highest  honors.
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LOS ANGELES  - When HBO introduced Tony Soprano to audiences in 1999, he was mashing a cigar between his thin lips and gazing intently at a family of ducks that had taken up residence in his swimming pool.
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The U.S. television industry paid a final Emmy tribute on Sunday to "The Sopranos" and sent America's favorite mob family off with the prestigious award for best drama in a night otherwise filled with upsets.
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NEW YORK  - Three days after the controversial finale of "The Sopranos," the two creators of "Lost" on Wednesday promised that their hit ABC drama would not conclude in similarly murky fashion.
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Fans of "The Sopranos" are seizing on clues suggesting that the controversial blackout which abruptly ended the TV mob drama meant that Tony Soprano was rubbed out, and HBO said on Thursday they may be on to something.
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Nearly a week after the HBO series âThe Sopranosâ itself went to black forever, the debate about what its final scene might really mean has raged on, especially on blogs.
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America's favorite mob family, "The Sopranos," is favored to rub out the competition at Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards and notch a place in the record books of U.S. television's top honors along the way.
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Fade to black? Not a chance for fans of "The Sopranos." Almost two weeks after the series finale, the addiction to the show seems stronger than ever, with legions of fans making a journey to Jersey to see real-life remnants of the hit TV mob drama.
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Mob saga &quot;The Sopranos&quot; led the  field of Emmy Award contenders for best television series on  Thursday in its much-ballyhooed last season on HBO, claiming a  total of 15 nominations, including a bid for best drama.