And that's all I've got at the moment.
Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :
Seinfeld.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Friends. Star Trek DS9. Will and Grace. West Wing.
Posted by EmpSquared (Member # 10890) on :
Lost.
(Oh, it will.)
Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :
Cop Rock.
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
Firefly.
Sorry, just had a delusional moment there... Posted by dawnmaria (Member # 4142) on :
M*A*S*H. It might not have been absolutely perfect, but it was pretty damn good.
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
Not Seinfeld, it should've ended a whole season before it did. The only decent episodes of the last season depended on gimmicks to make them any good (the backwards one; the final episode). It became forced and artificial.
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Star Trek DS9.
Your championing of Generations I could take in stride, but this insult will be met with vigor. How DARE you.
Of all things, a freaking clip show, a heavily padded one at that, rounds out an otherwise stellar two seasons of dominion war. This cannot be borne. This will not be borne.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
MASH Mary Tyler Moore Barney Miller St. Elsewhere
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
Star Trek: TNG Farscape (Including the miniseries as the ending. Wish it could have gone longer, but the ending was brilliantly done.) Fraggle Rock
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Slings and Arrows.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
The Newhart Show
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Buffy -- at the end of the 5th season.
Posted by SenojRetep (Member # 8614) on :
Blackadder Goes Forth - the final shot is perhaps the most touching thing I've ever seen on big or small screen.
Cheers - when Sam leaves the bar the last time and it lingers on the Indian chief picture from Nicholas Colasanto's (aka Coach) dressing room...and then the bar is left empty with nothing but memories.
The Wonder Years - The final voice over, with images of Kevin, Winnie and Paul happily watching the 4th of July parade with their families.
Posted by Jeorge (Member # 11524) on :
I have a friend who considers the final episode of Babylon 5 to be the absolute finest possible ending for a series.
Unfortunately, he built it up with such an enthusiastic pitch, to the point of even insisting that I couldn't watch it until he was there to watch it with me and see my reaction (I think he expected me to burst into tears, or something?), that when I finally saw it, my feeling was...
"That's IT?"
Probably if he hadn't built it up so much I would have thought it was a pretty good ending.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
I'm trying to think of all the shows I've ever loved (that had an ending and lived long enough to see it) and how I felt about the last episode...
TNG: No.. 'sides, it went on in (mostly) crappy movies.
DS9: No. (won't elaborate for spoiler reasons)
Buffy: No. (won't elaborate)
Angel: mmm... not bad... but not perfect. And too soon. the show was just hitting its stride.
Red Dwarf: HA! Only if it had ended after the 2nd season. (but then we would have missed some gems later.)
Blake's 7: YES! Oh what a perfect ending given the rest of the show!
Bab5: Yeah, that ending was really good... Too bad the prior season was crap.
Veronica Mars: No. Good season ending, poor season. Should have gone on anyway.
Six Feet Under: Yes. Seems like the show went on too long, but the ending WAS perfect for the show.
Sopranos: Do I even have to say No? The show had gone on far too long anyway.
Deadwood: No, they promised us some resolution in additional TV movies that never came.
Rome: Yes, but I wish they'd done MORE! That show was great!
Evangelion: .... Uh... What the frak?
Hmmm... looking over all these "Nos" bodes ill for BSG and LOST...
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Hiatus.
It just wouldn't have the same insane buzz if it hadn't been killed so abruptly.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Gilmore Girls. Even though the 7th season had to make up for the screw-ups of the 6th. Glad they got Amy Sherman-Palladino out of the driving seat for the last season.
Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :
Freaks and Geeks had the best series ending I've ever seen.
Still should have gone on forever, but if it had to get axed after the first season there's no better way it could have been done.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Bab5: Yeah, that ending was really good... Too bad the prior season was crap.
Think of how awesome the ending of B5 would have been if we hadn't had a season 5. We'd have had the end of season 4 right next to the end of season 5. It would have been a thing of beauty.
Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :
The Simpsons.
edit: According to Wikipedia that show is still on the air. That doesn't sound right...
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
MPH: We would have been crying for more. In fact, We were still crying for more.. And what'd we get? Crusade. (Though I still think that show might have made it given enough time and less meddling from TNT and WB. Bab5's first season was lame too.)
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
Simpsons is still on....
The last scene in Boy Meets World when Eric, Cory, Shawn, and Topanga go back to say good-bye to Feeny. And they all hug him (except Eric who is the closest to Feeny who gives him a handshake). Then they ask him to say that he loves them- and he just shakes his head and says "I surely will not."
Then when the walk out he just says "I love you all. Class dismissed."
That show went on probably longer than it should have- but I still love every minute of it. And that finale (even though it was mostly just clips of past stuff) was quite good. That final scene makes me almost cry every single time.
I would say the worst Seinfeld episode is the finale- the rest was all quite excellent. But the finale- meh.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: DS9: No. (won't elaborate for spoiler reasons)
Seriously? It ended nine years ago. I think it's finally safe to talk about without fear of upsetting people.
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
The only "perfect" ending I can think of is for a video game...Portal.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: Think of how awesome the ending of B5 would have been if we hadn't had a season 5. We'd have had the end of season 4 right next to the end of season 5. It would have been a thing of beauty.
I'm not sure it really would have worked that way. If the near-cancellation of B5 went through, we would only have gotten the very last episode of S5 which would replace the last episode of S4.
Without the end of the G'Kar and Londo story or the resolution of what happens to Centauri Prime, I think we're better off with what we got.
Of course, we could wonder what would happen if they had more notice of S4 ending and wrapped it up sooner, but then we may as well be wondering what would happen if there was no near cancellation at all (which I think would have been much better than both the status quo or ending at S4).
Posted by katdog42 (Member # 4773) on :
Quantum Leap
I love the ambiguousness of it, even if it was not meant to be the end
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: Crusade. (Though I still think that show might have made it given enough time and less meddling from TNT and WB. Bab5's first season was lame too.)
Maybe, personally I think that the meddling in Crusade would have lead to something pretty much like, well what meddling lead to in Jeremiah. Meaning an occasionally interesting story, but with some dead-ends as certain characters pushed on by the network were killed and stories were prematurely end.
Personally, I think we were better off without Crusade, JMS was definitely tired and burnt out after writing like three seasons worth of episodes almost straight.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by scifibum: The only "perfect" ending I can think of is for a video game...Portal.
You never got to the end of Arkenoid Warriors?
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
My two cents:
BSG (I'm sure it will)
Bab 5 (of course)
Evangelion (I love twisted)
Rah Xephon (again, twisted)
Dark City
Rock & Rule
The Return of the King
I agree that Season 5 was weak (till the end) and would have been better if Claudia Christian hadn't left... she would have been the one to have the relationship with the leader of the rogue telepaths... and just imagine where that would have gone! I just finished rewatching Crusade actually... and there was some real potential there... the episodes that TNT didn't mess up were actually good. And just remember First Season of B5...wasn't the strongest either but look where it finally went!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Ooo I forgot about Boy Meets World. I'm still pissy that they haven't released more than three seasons of DVD. I want my Boy Meets World!
As for DS9, really I didn't think this was a thread for shows with the best series finale episode, I thought this was a thread for shows that ended right. After the end of the Dominion War, the resolution of the Prophets and the PahWraiths and how the crew went on with their lives, I think it was perfect. It wasn't 100% satisfying, because it leaves some things open ended, but I also think that's part of why it was good. My only complaint would be how quickly the war ended, but I guess momentum and all that, they pressed their advantage.
I'll second M*A*S*H
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
The Return of the King?
Was that I show I'm not aware of or was LOTR turned into a TV series that I don't know about?
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
TV? They said shows... are we just talking about TV shows and not movie shows then?
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
quote:Buffy -- at the end of the 5th season.
No, no, no, no. Buffy end of Season 7 was a way better ending. And if they'd spread season 7 out into two seasons (like, I think they needed to to really cover that much plot) it would have been perfect.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I found the end of season 7 disappointing.
Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :
Due South
Fraser and Not!Ray, riding off into the Canadian sunset. On a dog sled.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
How funny. *I* was just about to say, Due South. Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I'll have to reiterate M*A*S*H, because it's worth the repeat. Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
Cowboy Bebop
Spaced (BBC)
Those are my favorite TV shows of all time, too.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Due South was a good ending. But I never got to see the whole series in order. When is freakin' Netflix gonna give in to the twenty gazillion requests I know folks have been making and get the DVDs?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, dude! That reminded me to check for the first time in months and THEY HAVE THEM!!!
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
And just think, you'll probably be handling the ones that just left my house...
Due South was 55% of why I got Netflix int he first place. They were way too expensive to buy.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I've been requesting they get them for, oh, gosh, must be four years now! Every few months I would check, still wouldn't have them, I'd put in a request!
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
OH, so, it's you I have to thank that they were there for the taking when *I* signed up for Netflix!
DOMO arigato!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Didn't they even use "Our Town", one of my FAVORITE songs since it came out-- yes, I was a folk geek when I was 10-- in the final ep?)
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
I can't remember.
I've been rationing my Due South consumption. I just finished Season One and I'm tooling around with other shows before getting Season Two.
All I can recall is the Stan McGee "Northwest Passage", which I love.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
Is this the same "Our Town" as Kate Rusby's "Our Town"?
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
Thank you for mentioning Fraggle Rock, Javert. Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl truly followed through on their vision for that show...by the final episode, -every- loose plot thread tied together neatly.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
I kind of miss Gummi Bears.
And I've always wanted to know how ThunderCats turned out.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by Carrie: I'll have to reiterate M*A*S*H, because it's worth the repeat.
You're near my age right? I don't think I've ever heard anyone around my own age say they liked MASH at all, let alone could comment on how well it ended.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I wouldn't have been happy without Buffy Season 6. It was purely amazing. Most people disagree.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Lyrhawn, are you serious? Almost everyone in my elementary school classes watched MASH in syndication, I don't think I liked the ending at that age, though I do now. And I'm a bit younger than you.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sachiko: Is this the same "Our Town" as Kate Rusby's "Our Town"?
It is NOT Kate Rusby's.
Sorry, bit of a sore point for me.
Yes, same song. By Iris DeMent, whose music I ADORE.
I love Kate Rusby. But we saw her in concert and she did "Our Town", and what she said about it made it clear that she doesn't "get it."
And that ruined her version of the song for me (and my dad.)
Again, sorry for the gripe...
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by breyerchic04: Lyrhawn, are you serious? Almost everyone in my elementary school classes watched MASH in syndication, I don't think I liked the ending at that age, though I do now. And I'm a bit younger than you.
Ditto. 'Cept I think we're about the same age, am I right? Or are you a year older than me?
I think I started watching M*A*S*H when I was about 14 or 15, and have been a fan since.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I'm I think 3 years younger than you, maybe your brother's age? I'm 22. Lyrhawn is 23.
I was much younger when I started watching it, I also watched David Letterman before Kindergarten. Umm there were weird things that came from my dad getting home from work at 12:20.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by Carrie: I'll have to reiterate M*A*S*H, because it's worth the repeat.
You're near my age right? I don't think I've ever heard anyone around my own age say they liked MASH at all, let alone could comment on how well it ended.
I'm 23, and mash was never on my radar. I knew one kid who liked it from syndication.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
See, that's funny. I wonder if it was regional/linked to parental stuff of some sort.
'Cause pretty much everyone in my HS would get a M*A*S*H reference.
(I'm 24, 25 this month.)
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Anything But Love. Tragic that it was only one season, but it ended well.
Posted by katdog42 (Member # 4773) on :
I am 25 and would consider M*A*S*H to be my all-time favorite television series. I started watching it when I was 11 and couldn't stop. I wouldn't say that most people at my HS would get a M*A*S*H reference, but there were definitely a number of my classmates who also watched it.
Posted by katdog42 (Member # 4773) on :
Oh, and I'd add that I think that the final episode of M*A*S*H was a very good ending. I thought they did a good job at ending the war along with the series.
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
Fact: I have seen every episode of every season of Wings at least five times.
(I'm not sure why. The show has some sort of hold on me!)
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
Also second whoever mentioned Newhart's final episode. Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
quote:Originally posted by Sachiko: Is this the same "Our Town" as Kate Rusby's "Our Town"?
It is NOT Kate Rusby's.
Sorry, bit of a sore point for me.
Yes, same song. By Iris DeMent, whose music I ADORE.
I love Kate Rusby. But we saw her in concert and she did "Our Town", and what she said about it made it clear that she doesn't "get it."
And that ruined her version of the song for me (and my dad.)
Again, sorry for the gripe...
Oh, well then.
I'll keep that in mind, next time I listen to my Sleepless CD. I'll have to try Iris DeMent one of these days.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
quote:Originally posted by Puffy Treat: Fact: I have seen every episode of every season of Wings at least five times.
(I'm not sure why. The show has some sort of hold on me!)
Because of Tony Shalhoub!
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sachiko: I can't remember.
I've been rationing my Due South consumption. I just finished Season One and I'm tooling around with other shows before getting Season Two.
All I can recall is the Stan McGee "Northwest Passage", which I love.
Stan Rogers. I have that song, and I adore it. Stan also wrote "Barrett's Privateers" which is the one Fraser starts singing on the freighter in "Mountie on the Bounty." I like Stan Rogers.
I also like Due South a LOT, and I have the series on DVD. I don't care how much they cost, I barely even remember. It is possibly my favourite series of all time. I can't say it ended perfectly, because I was too sad it was over. But if it had to end, it ended really well.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
Has anybody else noticed a striking resemblance between Benton Fraser and Captain Carrot of the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Eaquae Legit:
quote:Originally posted by Sachiko: I can't remember.
I've been rationing my Due South consumption. I just finished Season One and I'm tooling around with other shows before getting Season Two.
All I can recall is the Stan McGee "Northwest Passage", which I love.
Stan Rogers. I have that song, and I adore it. Stan also wrote "Barrett's Privateers" which is the one Fraser starts singing on the freighter in "Mountie on the Bounty." I like Stan Rogers.
I also like Due South a LOT, and I have the series on DVD. I don't care how much they cost, I barely even remember. It is possibly my favourite series of all time. I can't say it ended perfectly, because I was too sad it was over. But if it had to end, it ended really well.
What EL said about Stan Rogers (I'm listening to "Between the Breaks... Live!" right now, actually. I'm on "The Mary Ellen Carter" which I contend is one of the best songs ever. Did I mention that I like Rhapsody, too? Don't have to buy all the CDs I want to listen to or keep them around the house taking up space and getting ruined by kids, but can listen to them any time for $13 a month; it's like Netflix for music. My only gripe is that they're lacking on Celtic; no Kate Rusby, no John McCusker, only 1 cd from Battlefield Band... Oh, and no Beatles.)
Posted by BandoCommando (Member # 7746) on :
quote:Originally posted by Shawshank: Simpsons is still on....
The last scene in Boy Meets World when Eric, Cory, Shawn, and Topanga go back to say good-bye to Feeny. And they all hug him (except Eric who is the closest to Feeny who gives him a handshake). Then they ask him to say that he loves them- and he just shakes his head and says "I surely will not."
Then when the walk out he just says "I love you all. Class dismissed."
That show went on probably longer than it should have- but I still love every minute of it. And that finale (even though it was mostly just clips of past stuff) was quite good. That final scene makes me almost cry every single time.
I would say the worst Seinfeld episode is the finale- the rest was all quite excellent. But the finale- meh.
That's funny. I also quite liked the ending to this show. In fact, the clips chosen were very appropriate and well-sequenced to be both poignant and humorous.
Boy Meets World had a particular connection with me, since I was just about the same age as the kids in the show and, while my life was nowhere near as crazy (or sitcom-like) as the Matthews', it had episodes with many pertinent themes.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Oh, and if you like Stan Rogers and Kate Rusby, try Kate Wolf too. )
Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
quote:Originally posted by scifibum: The only "perfect" ending I can think of is for a video game...Portal.
Cake is the perfect ending to anything... dammit, i have to listen to it on you tube now!
Posted by Pegasus (Member # 10464) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: I'm 23, and mash was never on my radar. I knew one kid who liked it from syndication.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
Kate Wolf--thanks for the rec., ketchupqueen.
I loved Boy Meets World.
Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
The Wonder Years....and Boy Meets World...
I guess the Savage Brothers have that magic for me lol
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
KQ, if you send me your email address, I will send you my very favourite recording of Barrett's Privateers (IMO, even better that Stan himself's). I'd just recommend the CD, but it was only a very limited release and I doubt it's findable (I sure can't find it).
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Sure! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
E-mail sent to addy in your profile. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Um, 'cept Yahoo just sent me a failure notice for that addy.
My address is in my profile, however.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
quote:Originally posted by breyerchic04: I wouldn't have been happy without Buffy Season 6. It was purely amazing. Most people disagree.
I agree Breyer - I don't really understand the season 6 hatred. I thought it was excellent (if sad and horrible and gut wrenching etc etc).
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I watched MASH because my mom watched it incessantly. I actually hated it for a long time until I got away from things that she watched, and now that I haven't had to watch it in a long time I rather like it.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by katdog42: Quantum Leap
I love the ambiguousness of it, even if it was not meant to be the end
I agree. Would've liked more, but it was a good ending.
I'm looking forward to the 20th anniversary LeapCon.
quote:Originally posted by Carrie: I'll have to reiterate M*A*S*H, because it's worth the repeat.
You bet!
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Sent, kq! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I have always thought it captured the desolation of the song really well.
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
quote:Originally posted by scifibum: The only "perfect" ending I can think of is for a video game...Portal.
I told that to somebody that had just got it, but they thought the furnace in level 19 was the end. They thought I was crazy.
I'm still playing the endgame song repeatedly on WinAmp.
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
Only one show ended perfectly, and that was Newhart.
I liked M.A.S.H., but its ending was merely great.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
The Wire. Best show of all time. Bar none.
Posted by Amilia (Member # 8912) on :
Takin' Over the Asylum
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
M*A*S*H - oh boy. I learned about life from Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce. I tuned in every week at 9pm on BBC2 to be transported to a tent in Korea.
Having grown up with the TV series, I couldn't relate as well tot he film - I missed Alan Alda.
Never liked martini that much though.
PS - I was reading about the fascinatng history of Toledo, the medieval city in Spain, and all I could think about was Cpl. Klinger... Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
quote:Originally posted by breyerchic04: I wouldn't have been happy without Buffy Season 6. It was purely amazing. Most people disagree.
I don't. Season 6 was amazing. And I still liked season 7, but I think that they had a hard time figuring out what do with the characters after all they'd been through in 6.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Trigun.
Posted by Humean316 (Member # 8175) on :
I am 28 and I love MASH and I would agree that the ending was perfect. Great show that ended beautifully.
But I would say the best ending to a show was the final episode of Ed, Happily Ever After. I'll never forget that speech Ed gives at the end, it is just amazing, and the rest of the episode encapsulates exactly what the show and characters were about. I think thats what a final episode is supposed to do and Ed did it wonderfully.
I also like Star Trek: TNG with Picard finally sitting down with his friends to play cards, Futurama with Lela telling Fry to keep playing, and Sports Night.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by anti_maven: M*A*S*H - oh boy. I learned about life from Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce. I tuned in every week at 9pm on BBC2 to be transported to a tent in Korea.
Having grown up with the TV series, I couldn't relate as well tot he film - I missed Alan Alda.
Never liked martini that much though.
PS - I was reading about the fascinatng history of Toledo, the medieval city in Spain, and all I could think about was Cpl. Klinger...
One of the rare TV shows that was better than the movie it was based on (and there's a thought for a thread). Rarer yet in that the movie was also better than the book(s) it was based on.
Have you read any of the MASH books? They're actually kind of funny.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Pixiest, I have agreed with you, and disagreed with you on numerous occasions over various ideas, but this is going to far.
Blake 7?
Blake 7!!!
That had to be the worst ending of any show ever.
I mean,
***Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler***
.
.
.
lets just shoot everyone dead and end it.
Melt the ship, and bring back Blake to shoot everyone.
please.
I hated that ending.
After spending many of my limited late night Saturday nights to stay up and watch the show on our local PBS station, whenever it wasn't being skipped due to Opera concerts or pledge drives, to just see each one die a useless and unremarkable death.
Yuck.
PS. M*A*S*H books? I read the original, which was about as different from the movie as the movie was from the series, and the writer hated both. I didn't know there were more than one. Were they based on the series?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
The Office.
Posted by katdog42 (Member # 4773) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dan_raven: PS. M*A*S*H books? I read the original, which was about as different from the movie as the movie was from the series, and the writer hated both. I didn't know there were more than one. Were they based on the series?
Yes there were several more books following the zany antics of Pierce and McIntyre around the world. They are not related to the TV series and, to my knowledge, do not involve being in Korea at all.
I read the original book and have skimmed the one in Maine, but never paid much more attention that that.
Posted by katdog42 (Member # 4773) on :
quote:Originally posted by Puffy Treat: Thank you for mentioning Fraggle Rock, Javert. Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl truly followed through on their vision for that show...by the final episode, -every- loose plot thread tied together neatly.
Fraggle Rock had a finale episode?!?!?
We never had cable so I only saw about 20 episodes that somebody taped for us. I didn't realize that they actually drew it all to a close. I assumed it just stopped airing like most kid's shows.
Does anybody know where I can find GOOD synopsis of the finale? I loved the show and would like to know what happened to all the characters.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
The last two episodes of Season 7 have to be some of my favorite. I mean sure, the plot got crunched more than it should have been and so it felt a little rushed and like some things could have used some more interpretation, but the ending was really just about perfect. I like happy endings. The rather depressing, bittersweet ending of Season 5 -- it was too depressing for me to think it was a good ending.
Good and bittersweet as it was, I like the end season 7 much better. With Buffy (and Faith) now freed of the burden of being the chosen ones and Sunnydale destroyed. That last shot of looking over the big crater that was Sunnydale. "You're not the one and only chosen now, B, how does it feel?" "Yeah, what are we gonna do now Buffy?" And then she gives this little almost a smile. Perfect.
And I think if they'd split season 7 into two, it would have been absolutely, completely, utterly perfect.
And for Season 6, I didn't hate season 6, it just got way too dark and depressing for me. But there's a lot of good stuff in there, particularly the last four episodes, which have to be among my favorite Buffy episodes of all time.
Posted by aretee (Member # 1743) on :
I agree that the show with the best ending was Newhart.
I hated, HATED the ending of Gilmore Girls. I was very disappointed. It just went on the emphasize who selfish Lorali is and that she had finally passed it on the Rory. Blah. I was hooked on GG and was very disappointed by the ending.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by Carrie: I'll have to reiterate M*A*S*H, because it's worth the repeat.
You're near my age right? I don't think I've ever heard anyone around my own age say they liked MASH at all, let alone could comment on how well it ended.
Every comment I could have made was already stated, so that's all I've got left.
(My parents loved M*A*S*H, so we watched it in syndication, which is how I developed my love for it. And yes, we are nearly the same age - I'm 24 as of less than a month ago.)
Posted by aretee (Member # 1743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: The Office.
It's still going, right? I'm only on season 3 (we only watch DVDs, we don't get TV). I have liked the way each season ended. I heard there are only 4 episodes of season 4, is that correct?
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Hmm I bet I'm the only MASH hater here.
Also Haibane Renmei had a great ending. And also Cowboy Bebop, though it was depressing Vision of Escaflowne was good. I can't think of any normal tee vee endings I've liked. Roseane was only so-so. X-files to my limited knowledge might have been vile. There's not a whole lot of endings I remember.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Oh, and I want to second the nomination of Black Adder, perhaps the best series ending in television history.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by aretee:
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: The Office.
It's still going, right? I'm only on season 3 (we only watch DVDs, we don't get TV). I have liked the way each season ended. I heard there are only 4 episodes of season 4, is that correct?
Oh, I meant the British version. It lasted two seasons, and wrapped up nicely with a Christmas special. The American version is still going strong.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: Trigun.
I almost said Trigun, but I couldn't specifically remember how it ended. I thought I remembered that it didn't really end PERFECTLY, but that it was good.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dan_raven: Pixiest, I have agreed with you, and disagreed with you on numerous occasions over various ideas, but this is going to far.
Blake 7?
Blake 7!!!
That had to be the worst ending of any show ever.
I mean,
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lets just shoot everyone dead and end it.
Melt the ship, and bring back Blake to shoot everyone.
please.
I hated that ending.
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But that's what was so beautiful about it! Everyone dies except Vila (you saw him go down... did you actually see him get shot?) And Avon who raises his gun just as the credits start rolling. You hear gun fire... It gets fainter and fainter... Someone as crafty as Avon probably got away.. but you never know.. unless you read the book.
The show is dark. The good guys really aren't all that good. And most of all, you NEED a show where evil wins in the end every now and then. It makes the shows where good triumphs even better, because you need the doubt to cause suspense.
Pix
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
quote:Originally posted by katdog42: Fraggle Rock had a finale episode?!?!?
We never had cable so I only saw about 20 episodes that somebody taped for us. I didn't realize that they actually drew it all to a close. I assumed it just stopped airing like most kid's shows.
Does anybody know where I can find GOOD synopsis of the finale? I loved the show and would like to know what happened to all the characters.
Man, I'm not sure. But, I'll try my best: Over the last few episodes, peace between the Fraggles, the Doozers, and the Gorgs has been established...then Doc discovers what Sprocket's known for the past few years: The hole in his worshop is a portal to a strange alternate universe. He and Gobo meet and talk, but the talk doesn't go all that well...Doc is moving, and he ends up frightening and alienating Gobo. It looks like things may be headed towards an unhappy ending...but then the Trash-Heap has a special message for Gobo to give Doc. It all leads to a super-ultra-mega-happy ending. Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
I second Trigun, Evangelion, and the West Wing.
I'd also like to add Eli Stone...
Oh wait, it's coming back, nevermind.
Others I liked were Star Trek: TNG, and while I didn't love many of the final episodes, the last episode of Rurouni Kenshin was a perfect ending.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
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quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by Juxtapose: Trigun.
I almost said Trigun, but I couldn't specifically remember how it ended. I thought I remembered that it didn't really end PERFECTLY, but that it was good.
It ends with Vash incapacitating Knives, and carrying him away, as I saw it, to heal him and teach him the error of his ways. By the end of the episode, Vash displays a confidence in himself (as opposed to merely a confidence in Rem's teachings) that he never does until that point. To borrow the metaphor from an earlier episode, Vash finds a way to both feed the spider AND save the fly.
Posted by the_Somalian (Member # 6688) on :
The Wire.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
quote:Originally posted by the_Somalian: The Wire.
I loved The Wire. Possibly the most perfect show ever made. The only character's ending I had a problem with was Micheal's. I always thought he had more potential as a human being than what he became.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
My father told me that The Wire was magnificent. What's good about it? I mean, it's just another cop show, no?
Posted by the_Somalian (Member # 6688) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lisa: My father told me that The Wire was magnificent. What's good about it? I mean, it's just another cop show, no?
Lisa, it's bigger than a cop show and its realism, depth, characters and novelisic approach to story telling are all quite stunning. The show isn't the least bit episodic--each season tells one story, and the seasons build on each other. Waiting for a new seasons was truly like waiting for a new installment of Harry Potter. Some people were drawn to the intellectual aspects of the show, the statements it was trying to make, but for me, it was the characters and story that kept me obsessed about it.
Its staff of writers came to include three major crime novelists--George Pelecanos, Richard Price and Denis Lehane. And David Simon and Ed Burns, the creators and main writers of the show, truly knew their subject--the former having been a journalist for The Baltimore Sun covering crime and the latter a policeman in Baltimore for decades. Both drew heavily on their experiences for the show.
But as I said, it's the story and characters, as well as the novelistic structure that made the developments which occur way more satisfying than in your typical cop show, that drew me in. Anyone who hasn't seen this show is truly missing out and is in for a treat.
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