CORRECTED: TV's "Sopranos" ends in crescendo of ... nothing

(In June 10 story, clarifies identity given by man in paragraphs 5 and 6, and in paragraph 9 corrects location for Eileen Schley, 36, a patron of Maggie’s Restaurant in nearby Carlstadt, New Jersey)

By Mark Egan

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (Reuters) - Whaddya gonna do?

After building tension for six seasons over 8-1/2 years, "The Sopranos," one of America's most critically acclaimed television shows, ended on Sunday with nothing more than a black screen. And there was no clear answer to the big question -- would mob boss Tony Soprano sleep with the fishes?

Instead the mobster, who suffers the same worries as the rest of us, even if he gets relief from the occasional murder, finished the show munching onion rings in a New Jersey diner surrounded by a smiling wife and two content kids.

Sure a guy looking like a hit man had entered the restroom behind Tony and might be expected to come back out and kill the entire family, but then the screen went black for about five seconds and that was that. Some fans were disappointed.

"David Chase (the show's creator and writer ) should have put some bite into it. He left us hanging," said a man who identified himself as Johnny Salami, 43, of Rutherford, New Jersey.

"Maybe if you're from Oklahoma or California you don't care, but if you're from New Jersey, you want some closure," said the man who, when questioned about his name, showed a business card with a name and photo.

Salami was in Lodi, New Jersey, at the Satin Dolls go-go lounge -- which since 1999 has doubled as the show's notorious, mob-run strip joint, the Bada Bing. About 200 fans gathered there to watch the final episode.