I think it must be quite a challenge to tie up loose ends and write a satifying ending to a long running series solely because it hardly ever happens. The final shows for Seinfeld, Roseanne, Lost, Sopranos all disappointed their fans. 24 was Ok...are there any others?
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newhart
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third rock from the sun? I think they had 2 ep. to rap everything up?
i DID like the end of newhart
sopranos left people talking, so it was okay with me.
i just finished watching all of 6 ft under and although the ending was a little cruelish, it was a good ending.
i was okay with the ending of Buffy and even Angel.
this just makes me cry. i mean, if you are gonna kill him off, okay, but don't make me watch someone mourn like that. omg talk about heartbreaking.
those poopheads.
Personally, I really like Buffy's TV finale (I know Joss continued Buffy in comic form). I may be among the few, but season 7 of Buffy has always been one of my favorites. But I agree with you -- a lot of my favorite TV shows usually blow it big time in their final seasons. So sad.
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They killed Anya though... sad face...
shareI too think they did a grand job with Buffy's finale, every season the big bad had to get bigger and badder, and the last battle more and more immense. What could be bigger than the first evil? What could be more immense than blowing up the whole town (rhetorical question, of course) and what could be more final for that programme than having all the potential slayers 'activated' thus ensuring Buffy is not the one and only any more. Cracking stuff!
I also really enjoyed Angel's finale, it wasn't what it should have been given they only had what, half a seasons notice? But its more than many shows get and again they ended on a big battle (though just the start of it, laying way for continuation in comic form) and plenty of energy and hope for the fight against evil. Lovely :)
If the season 5 finale had actually been the finale of Buffy it would have been a great ending.
shareBlackadder Goes Forth, King of Series Finales.
Also: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine both had truly knockout final episodes (especially DS9's, which was knockout-and-then-some). 3rd Rock From the Sun had a good, fun finale.
Star Trek: The Next GenerationThis. I didn't see DSN, but TNG's whole series and final ep was fantastic! Medium only now aired its finale where I live, and it was so disappointing to me. Glenn Gordon caron is of Moonlighting-fame also, so maybe he thought for the last episode: "Why not? It's not like it matters anymore." and revisited some of his kookiness (like the breaking of the fourth wall).
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The ending of season 8 of scrubs is really good. That was the real final.
On DS9, was Sisko the dream or the dreamer.
Third rock from the sun was a lot of fun.
Heroes ended on a game changer.
I loved the finale for "Roseanne". Never saw it, just loved the idea of that series having a finale. Then it turned back up on TV Land. Damn!
Good question, though. "Mary Tyler Moore" had a nice finale. "Bob Newhart's 80's show, the Vermont one, had a really fun ending. "M*A*S*H" was O.K.; wasn't a fan of that show, but it was a big event and I thought it was nice and tastefully done. The final "Everybody Loves Raymond" was great. Surprised I'm not coming up with more- the old classic comedies I love didn't really tend to have finales, and I didn't watch a lot of TV dramas until recently, when the whole genre seemed to step up a notch or two.
How about this: what TV series would you have really liked to see all the characters die like last night? "Roseanne" comes right to mind. Hmmm....If Joanie had died eating Jell-o in an assisted living home and the ghost of Chachi was waiting for her, that would have caused some talk. Maybe Roseanne could have died in assisted living eating a triple-decker from Fatburger, and Tom Arnold is waiting for her on the other side, with some kind of a funny weapon.
Northern Exposure? Nice little song showing the people of Cicely going about their business, and Maggie and Chris becoming a couple.
Wonder Years - It wasn't so much sad, but I cried serious tears for that finale.
Everybody Loves Raymond - nice, quiet, low-key, family at dinner scene. Nice!
Unlike most people, I liked the Seinfeld finale (and it's my theory that that plane they were in crashed, and they were in the afterlife - purgatory.)
I just love a finale that gives the viewer a postscript, of what becomes of the characters in the future (and the Wonder Years did this just perfectly - gads, it's 7 a.m., years after the show went off the air, and I'm tearing up!)
M.A.S.H. finale just excellent.
I loved the Charmed finale, it was a wonderful way to end the show. Obvious only thing was that there was no real mention of Prue except for a couple in passing.
I also liked Buffy's. It could have been better but I loved the final moments.
The finale of Sabrina is also lovely. Couldn't have ended it any better.
The finale of the Golden Girls comes to mind as one of my favorites. I also enjoyed ER as they really spent the whole last season wrapping things up with the characters old and new. The Shield had a hell of an ending.
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Six Feet Under
BTVS (even though it was a little bit too preachy and borderline misandrist with the whole 'every girl is a Slayer' stuff)
What I Like About You
ER
Saito: I bought the airline. It seemed neater.
Inception
Best
For a comedy, definitely Newhart.
For a drama, MASH was great, but the best finale was Third Watch. That one was definitely written for fans.
Worst
St Elsewhere ... hands down.
January -- The ground is full of slush and sleet and I can barely feel my feet.
I thought Six Feet Under was beautifully done, and I also really enjoyed the Friends finale, it wrapped everything up really nicely. As far as finales that I hated, I'm still fuming over Roseanne.
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BEST:
Six Feet Under (Just the last 7 minutes)
Buffy (Not a fan of Willow becoming a Goddess or every girl being a slayer though)
Friends (I pretend Joey never happened)
Golden Girls (I pretend Golden Palace never happened)
Third Watch (Just totally awesome!)
Medium (I laughed, I cried, it was so sad)
Crossing Jordan (Woody and Jordan!!!)
Arrested Development (Still hoping for that movie though!)
Dinosaurs (So sad for a kids show! Totally unexpected!)
WORST:
Roswell (Everything happened way too quickly to be believable)
Dead Like Me (The wrap up movie was just awful!)
Charmed (Waaaay too sappy for me)
The Practice (It was just a set up for Boston Legal, which I hated!)
Angel (A total cop out. I wanted to see that final battle!)
OMG I forgot about Dinosaurs! I loved that show so much...I even still have my talking Baby Sinclair doll. I did love the Charmed finale though, even if it was a bit sappy and corny. Also, I enjoyed the Alias finale but since Victor Garber was my favorite character, I didn't love it. The Tudors, which has been my favorite show of the last decade next to True Blood, was also well done.
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"dinosaurs" was no more a "kids show" for the animatronics than The Simpsons is for the animation.
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