Steve O Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 The TV shows you want rebooted thread gave me the idea for this one. What long running (2 seasons or more) series had the best endings, and which had the worst? I'm talking about series where the writers actually tried to give a satisfactory ending, not where the series just ended because show was cancelled (Wayward Pines, Revolution, etc.) My vote for best ending is Breaking Bad. Don't remember ever being so satisfied with an ending. Worst was one of my favorites...Dexter. Let's face it, all of season 8 was pretty weak, but the ending was really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I wasn't crazy about the Seinfeld finale. One of the best was Newhart, which kinda reveals my age. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElectricCompany Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Dexter is certainly up there, especially with the sister love angle. WTF? How I Met Your Mother....universally panned, but it does make sense if you realize that from the beginning it was always about Robin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I havent watched too many shows through a duration. I liked Breaking Bad and Seinfeld. The very end of Cheers sticks with me too "we're closed" Oz and Lost were OK Hated Sopranos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, TheElectricCompany said: Dexter is certainly up there, especially with the sister love angle. WTF? That was going to be my vote too. I want them to come back for one more season just to get it right. Great show with a bad ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I absolutely hated the Mash final episode. They decided to remind us of the horror of war instead of giving us a heartwarming homecoming for the characters. For the last few seasons, the show had become filled with messages rather than just being funny, and they decided to double down on it for the final episode. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 51 minutes ago, WhoTom said: I wasn't crazy about the Seinfeld finale. One of the best was Newhart, which kinda reveals my age. I'm going to have to watch this one again...starting to come back to me. 25 minutes ago, buffaloboyinATL said: That was going to be my vote too. I want them to come back for one more season just to get it right. Great show with a bad ending. Great idea but I'm not sure how that would be pulled off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 56 minutes ago, WhoTom said: I wasn't crazy about the Seinfeld finale. One of the best was Newhart, which kinda reveals my age. Wow, did Suzanne Pleshette have a sexy voice or what? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Worst - Seinfeld Best - St. Elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Worst - Sopranos and Seinfeld Best - MASH and Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Worst St Elsewhere Seinfeld Lost Sopranos Sons of Anarchy House of Cards Best Six Feet Under Star Trek: Next Generation Breaking Bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, eball said: Wow, did Suzanne Pleshette have a sexy voice or what? dude, if she is alive she is prolly still sexy as hell! Even at a young age, I was like that 9 would not be with that 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: dude, if she is alive she is prolly still sexy as hell! Even at a young age, I was like that 9 would not be with that 4 Pleshette was the leading choice for Catwoman on the 1960's Batman television series until Julie Newmar caught a plane to LA to snag the role for herself. Great as Bob's wife Emily nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Best: Sopranos (the ending was foretold by Tony 3 episodes earlier) Worst: Deadwood. wth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 42 minutes ago, Gugny said: Worst - Seinfeld Best - St. Elsewhere St Elsewhere's ending has grown on me somewhat over the years but pissed me off when first shown. I thought a great series such as that could have done better. Until the final second ticked away that night I thought in the days leading up to the finale that they would kill off Dr Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) worst: The Sopranos, cheapest gimmick in TV history, no wonder the creative mind ran away for a month to an island best: Mary Tyler Moore Show, new owners immediately fire everyone except Ted Edited January 11, 2019 by row_33 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, RochesterRob said: St Elsewhere's ending has grown on me somewhat over the years but pissed me off when first shown. I thought a great series such as that could have done better. Until the final second ticked away that night I thought in the days leading up to the finale that they would kill off Dr Craig. It was such a great, well-written, well-acted show. The ending was more of a, "are you ***** kidding me?!?!" moment. But it's stuck with me for all these years, so I threw it down as the best (to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, row_33 said: worst: The Sopranos, cheapest gimmick in TV history, no wonder the creative mind ran away for a month to an island best: Mary Tyler Moore Show, new owners immediately fire everyone except Ted As much I enjoyed the ending to Newhart the final MTM episode has it beat. Who saw everybody getting fired but Ted before it actually played out. No one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, RochesterRob said: As much I enjoyed the ending to Newhart the final MTM episode has it beat. Who saw everybody getting fired but Ted before it actually played out. No one. Bob did it like a boss as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Despite the people that hated it, I really liked the ending of How I Met Your Mother. Granted I called it after the second episode, so maybe I just liked being right. Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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