Which TV shows ended well?

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UPDATED: Wednesday, August 8, 2007 12:29
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22CLAWS

Monday, August 6, 2007 5:21 AM

Dead Like Me. I just watched the last episode last night. My expectations were quite high, and I was still very moved. Such a beautiful wonderful show.

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DROCCULARI

Monday, August 6, 2007 6:06 AM

Wonderfalls wrapped things up well for a show canceled after, what was it, four episodes aired?

IZZOW

Monday, August 6, 2007 12:13 PM

Farscape - I really enjoyed the series and the Peacekeeper War wrapped up all the loose ends.

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 6, 2007 2:36 PM

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Originally posted by Adamwankenobi:
ST:TNG and ST:VOY had cool finales ("All Good Things..." and "Endgame", respectively).

Totally agree.

And The Prisoner....there was an ending...!

#6isall

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 6, 2007 2:38 PM

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Originally posted by jossisagod:
Most of the good ones have already been mentioned, but, Dark Angel had a good ending even if the second season was all-around weak.

JIAG, you have-y the excellent taste!!

FREAK NATION RULES!!!!!

Transgenic Chrisisall

GWEK

Monday, August 6, 2007 3:07 PM

Of the genre shows, I think ANGEL is one of the best finales. BtVS did as good a job as it could in the time alotted, but felt a little rushed.

I haven't seen it for years, but I remember being a little disappointed by the end of ST:DS9 (I remember it being good, just not up to the typical standards of the show). ENTERPRISE had a great ending... and then they went and stuck another horrible episode on afterward to tie it to TNG. B5 was like ST:DS9 (decent, but not as excellent as what had come before).

Although the show was shortlived and finished open-ended, MIRACLES had a decently satisfying final ep. Ditto POINT PLEASANT.

In non-genre TV, M*A*S*H stands out to me as the one that sets the bar as an incredibly well-constructe finale. CHEERS also had a great final ep... but watching the moron cast on Letterman afterward made me forget how good the finale had been! THE OFFICE (UK) is, as has been mentioned, great. And even though it ends on a cliffhanger, FREAKS & GEEKS ends appropriately.

www.stillflying.net: "Here's how it might have been..."

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 6, 2007 3:10 PM

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Originally posted by GWEK:
I remember being a little disappointed by the end of ST:DS9

THANK YOU!!!

Not alone Chrisisall

LWAVES

Monday, August 6, 2007 5:48 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:

And The Prisoner....there was an ending...!

#6isall

I haven't seen The Prisoner for many years and awhile ago I bought the boxset but just haven't got around to watching it yet. This post reminded me of it. That IS a great ending.
Nice to see another fan.

I wouldn't say any of the ST shows ended particularly brilliantly. Voyager was fine, but not great. DS9 had too many goodbyes, although it was nice that the characters moved on and not all stayed on the station. Enterprise's ending had too many references to the other shows if I remember correctly. Didn't see the end to TNG, hated that show. At least they got to finish them, not like other shows....

MASH and Cheers ended well. Didn't the MASH last episode have the highest percentage of viewers ever at the time??

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 6, 2007 6:29 PM

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Originally posted by lwaves:
Didn't see the end to TNG

Pity, it was fine...excellent, even.

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, hated that show.

Oh.

Never mind.

Chrisisall Picard

DATALESS

Tuesday, August 7, 2007 5:24 AM

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Quantum Leap - Ok, if by ended 'well', you meant happy,then maybe not. But it had an ending, with the final episode being one my all time favorites. As heartbroken as I felt for Sam, it was something he chose to do. Again, one of the best I've ever seen on t.v.

I was just discussing this with a co-worker last week. I am hard pressed to come up with a better series finale. Sam chooses to do what is right over what would be best for himself. I remember being dumbstruck hearing the phrase "Sam Beckett never returned home" or something to that effect. One of the greatest moments in TV or cinematic history.

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I loved Quantum Leap and with a single line, "Sam Beckett never returned home", they ruined an entire television series. That episode changed every thing for all the characters but they end the series. In that episode they build up the fact that things will only get worse (more interesting for us) and that he will need to go home to rest. Then they tell us he will never go home. So if they were to do another series they then can't have him come home. It is bad writing and an easy way out, so no Quantum Leap did not end well.

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