Fun, Fraudulent, or Ghoulish?

Call me behind the times, but I recently learned about the controversy behind a little video magic used in the last episode of the Sorpranos.

Apparently, well... let me just quote Studio Magazine:

[Rhinofx took on a] somewhat controversial job for ... The Sopranos where they literally brought the dead back to life. Actress Nancy Marchand, who played Tony Soprano's mother, had died during the off-season and Rhino was asked to create a scene 'with woman who was no longer in existence.'

So I ask you. What do YOU think about their digitally replacing a body-double's noggin with the noggin of the dear-departed?

It sounds a little "Running Man" (The movie, not the short story) to me.

Then again, if you remember that movie, and the insane "reality-tvish" game shows and mad digital realtime effects used to fool the audience into thinking that dead people were still alive, or more far-fetched still, that Arnold Swartzenegger had been defeated by the bad guys, then you'll agree, we've pretty much already taken a few grand steps into that dark possible future.

But I don't wanna bias your opinion. You tell me what you think.

And please don't forget to take the poll, below.

Oh and PS. I really wanted to find a video clip of Ms. Marchand, but YouTube has woefully let me down.