"The Sopranos" are dead, almost. Who's hosting the wake? immediately after we bid adieu to Tony and his family on Sunday's finale, HBO's other ornery genius showrunner-in-residence David Milch offers his twisted / mystical take on redemption, addiction and surfing dudes in "John From Cincinnati."
While "Sopranos" message boards will no doubt be brimming with boo-hoos and the inevitable disappointment - - how, really, can any single ending bring satisfactory closure to David Chase's epic tragedy? - - Milch zealots are primed to de-construct HBO's new heavyweight contender. They've created jfc.wikia.com, an online community devoted to "John From Cincinnati." The wiki's summary of professional TV critic response so far: impressed but baffled.
