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In the end, it was Tony Soprano, Carmela, Meadow, A.J. – and Journey.

HBO's The Sopranos ended its 8-year-run Sunday with the New Jersey gangster very much alive, eating onion rings with his family while "Don't Stop Believin'" played on a restaurant jukebox.

And despite fan predictions, there was no bloodbath, no redemption, no closure – only Brooklyn mob boss Phil Leotardo met a gruesome demise, in a gas station parking lot.

Fans were almost unanimously outraged by the ending. Among the posts on the HBO message boards, Mamamia22 writes: "These characters deserved to go out with a bang and this finale was pathetic." Seconds Bergin77: "There should be some sense of closure and a tying of loose ends. Last night's ending left too many questions unanswered."

What the H - E - Double Hockey Sticks?? Seriously!?!? What is it with show creators and these ambiguous freaking endings? I'm sure David Chase thinks he did the "right" thing, but he is seriously deluded!!

Recently we got sucked into reruns of the show Angel on TNT. I had never watched the show before, but I saw an episode one morning and actually liked it much to my surprise given it was a Buffy spin off and the title character of that show irritates the living day lights out of me! Anyway, after that I added it to TiVo and got Jamison hooked too. All of that to say that Angel ended much like The Sopranos in that you don't know what actually happens to the title character.

There is a reason America "hates" Hollywood...We need definitive endings! If you know that a show is going to end or even think that it might (*cough*cough* Veronica Mars!!) and in the case of Angel and the Sopranos who knew they were going, then freaking END the show! Wrap up the loose ends. If that means killing off the title character then do it, or if it means letting them live that's ok too, but put forth a definitive ending and don't leave it up to speculation! These non-ending did they die or didn't they suck!

I'm sure they are possibly thinking of spinning out a major motion picture or some such nonsense, but seriously a series finale should be FINAL!! Loose ends should be tied up, story lines should intersect and ultimately END. That is the very definition of FINALE! In short Mr. Chase and many other creators like him need to realize that the reason your show is on the air is because of the fans, loyal fans, and in the case of Mr. Chase and the Sopranos fans who waited somewhat patiently between large gaps in between seasons only to tune back in and watch once again. You owe those fans some closure, not this sloppy, almost half thought ending that appeared to take you five minutes to scribble down on the back of some bar napkin while you knocked back one too many drinks. It's simply unacceptable.

Read more over at People.com.