{"id":985,"date":"2007-06-01T16:19:47","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/blog\/index.php\/the-sopranos-finale-piggyback-onto-this-one\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:25:20","slug":"the-sopranos-finale-piggyback-onto-this-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/marketing\/tv-radio\/the-sopranos-finale-piggyback-onto-this-one\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Sopranos’ finale: Piggyback onto this one"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0final episode of “The Sopranos”<\/a> airs a week from Sunday on HBO, and smart Publicity Hounds aren’t wasting time wondering if Tony Soprano will flip—or\u00a0get whacked.<\/p>\n

Instead, they’re figuring out ways\u00a0to generate publicity by piggybacking onto this story.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post called the show,\u00a0wrapping up\u00a0its sixth season, “the television landmark that leaves other landmarks in the dust.” So expect significant coverage in the next nine days.<\/p>\n

Here are some ways to get in on the action:<\/p>\n

—Major Italian-American organizations have universally condemned<\/a> the show for its racism, violence and misogyny.\u00a0In 2001,\u00a0a New Jersey congresswoman, backed by 16 colleagues, proposed that the House chastise producers of shows like “The Sopranos” for depicting Italian-Americans as criminals.\u00a0In 2002, an Illinois court\u00a0dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Italian Defense Association that claimed the program wrongly portrays most of the ethnic group as mobsters. OK, Sopranos-haters. Are you glad it’s finally over?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

—I cover\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0when somebody gets whacked or bludgeoned. But some\u00a0fans love every gory detail.\u00a0We know what exposure to extreme violence does to kids. But what does it do to adults? Experts, weigh in with your opinion.<\/p>\n

—Somewhere, Sopranos fans are hosting\u00a0a party on Sunday night, June 10, to celebrate the final episode.\u00a0If your guests are coming dressed as their favorite\u00a0character, the media will love the story. (Invite me, and I’ll curl my hair and come as Janice,<\/a> complete with the\u00a0Rolling Stones tongue tatoo.)\u00a0Why not invite\u00a0a local media person who loves the series to cover the party? Can’t convice your local TV station to jopin you?\u00a0Shoot your own video early in the evening, and drop it off at the station in enough time to make\u00a0the 10 or 11 o’clock news. Sunday is a\u00a0notoriously slow news day. Some stations will even let you upload video to their website. Don’t forget\u00a0YouTube.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

—Foodies, what has “The Sopranos” done\u00a0for an appreciation of Italian-American cooking? How about sharing some of your great recipes with food writers? (See “Publicity Tips for Restaurants, Chefs & Foodies.”)<\/a><\/p>\n

—One of the most intriguing parts of the show are the scenes of Tony Soprano in his psychiatrist’s office.\u00a0Therapists, does the show portray therapy accurately?\u00a0<\/p>\n

I love the show.\u00a0Sunday nights will never be the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0final episode of “The Sopranos” airs a week from Sunday on HBO, and smart Publicity Hounds aren’t wasting time wondering if Tony Soprano will flip—or\u00a0get whacked. Instead, they’re figuring out ways\u00a0to generate publicity by piggybacking onto this story. The Washington Post called the show,\u00a0wrapping up\u00a0its sixth season, “the television landmark that leaves other landmarks in\u2026 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":2,"wds_primary_category":609,"footnotes":""},"categories":[609],"tags":[205],"class_list":{"0":"post-985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tv-radio","7":"tag-pitching","8":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Joan Stewart","author_link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/author\/jstewart\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41236,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions\/41236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}