communicate the fact that it is now officially over. >> as for "sopranos" creator david chase, he got whacked in the headlines. he got whacked by the "new york post" cartoonist, who showed fans getting whacked. and chase literally got whacked online. >> three or four days later carlton and i were in new york talking to a couple of television critics about how amazing it was. and they're like oh, there's a lot of controversy about the "sopranos" finale. and we're like, what? they're like oh, yeah, some people just absolutely hate it. the whole cut to black, it's pretentious, nobody knows what it means. they're all discussing whether tony is alive or dead. we're like, those are all the things that make it brilliant! right then we realized we were completely and totally [ bleep ]ed. >> if you've been fortunate enough to be successful, they've gone along for a long ride with you.