Here's Johnny ... ; ... And the Rest of the Soprano's Crew, Finally

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There's a chill in the air, but it's not nearly as frigid as the winter day when Vince Curatola stood on this snow-trimmed driveway in North Caldwell with James Gandolfini. They were filming "The Sopranos' " climactic fifth-season finale - which ended with rifle- toting FBI agents arresting Johnny Sack at his home, and Tony Soprano sprinting into the woods to safety.

"We started working at about 6:30 that morning in December '03, and it was thoroughly ice-cold," Curatola recalls. "We'd come in prepared. Jimmy's a great memorizer. So am I. But when they called us into rehearsal to block it, I looked at Jimmy and said, 'What's the first line?' He looked at me and he said, 'I have no idea. ...' Now, this is a four-page scene. It was so cold, the brain nothing works."

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Here's Johnny ... ; ... And the Rest of the Soprano's Crew, Finally

Curatola shakes his head.

"Can you believe it? That was two years ago."

It certainly has felt like an eternity. And "Sopranos" fans, who have not seen an original episode of the HBO hit since that cliffhanger aired on June 6, 2004, can't help wondering why the show has been away for sooo long.

"I hear that constantly," Curatola says. "I just heard it when we stopped at Dunkin' Donuts before we came up here. ... Two guys said to me, 'Gee, why are we waiting?' ... I'm...

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