“Sopranos:” The Sitcom

“Sopranos” creator David Chase admits that he has given thought to a spin-off series from his ground-breaking drama, but don’t get your hopes up too much.

In particular, Chase dangles the carrot on a stick of a sitcom featuring Janice (Aida Turturro) and Bobby Baccalieri (Steve Schirripa). But he’s probably just goofing. He also says it’d be difficult to do a “Sopranos” feature film because, well, he coyly hypothesizes, let’s say key characters get whacked in these final episodes – where in the timeline of the series’ narrative would you place the movie?

But the notion of a “Sopranos” spin-off is an intriguing one. They could remake "The Bob Newhart Show" with Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) replacing Bob Hartley, but the title might confuse people. Paulie (Tony Sirico) could continue his reign of terror in “Poorly Motivated Beat-Down of the Week.” Meadow (Jamie-Lynn DiScala) could get duped week in and week out by con men and assorted ne’er-do-wells in “Rolling Meadow.” Vincent Pastore could return in “The Adventures of Big Pussy’s Rotting Corpse,” or they could chart the character’s early years in “Little Big Pussy.”

Your suggestions, as always, are welcome.