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Just because HBO lost their last blockbuster show last week when the Sopranos went dark (and Entourage has been phoning it in for the last year) doesn't mean you should abandon all hope. Beyond the fact that On Demand usually has a bountiful selection of Amanda Bynes and Tom Cruise movies, their new show Flight of the Conchords is fantastic. Think of a British-style comedy about a less raunchy version of Tenacious D. The show has a simple plot, but frequently segues into music videos. These guys have been performing as Flight of the Conchords for several years now (there are videos of them all over youtube), so they aren't a band created for the sole purpose of sketch comedy, and their current US tour has actually been selling out in most cities.

It's on right after Entourage on Sundays (10:30pm). I recommend it, unless your sole idea of funny…

From HITS:
JOURNEY SINGER WHACKED: Just one day after Journey launched its comeback with a strategically placed soundtrack appearance on The Sopranos finale, the band’s remaining founding members stopped believin’ in frontman Jeff Scott Soto after just 10 months on the job. Said guitarist Neal Schon: “We’ve just decided to go our separate ways, no pun intended. We’re plotting our next move now." Added keyboardist Jonathan Cain: added that he hoped Soto would remain “a friend of the band in the future. We just felt it was time to go in a different direction.”
No one gives a good god damn who sings for Journey as long as it's not Steve Perry, anyway. You'd think Journey would capitalize on this wave of popularity (if you can call 25 years a "wave") with younger audiences and hit the road with Jimmy Eat World or Fall Out Boy, rather than…

It seems like pretty much everyone on earth is outraged by the Sopranos finale, myself temporarily included in that. Wikipedia even locked their Sopranos article for the time being, presumably to prevent enraged commentary on the show's blank screen conclusion. From the viewer's perspective, we invested over eight years, witnessing innovative writing, captivating performances, and the unexpected deaths of just about everyone's favorite characters, which makes this very Grapes of Wrath ending equal parts frustrating and deviously clever.

Gawker posted a cool commentary of the final episode that echoes my sentiments fairly well, plus they link to a video of the final conversation between Tony Soprano and the now senile Corrado Soprano, which is one of the most powerful scenes of the final season and a fitting way to remember the show.

Regardless of the lack of closure, the show's final scene (shown below) and the morbid tension…