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...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 32 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 Hope you guys aren't into necrophilia, because she is dead as a door nail! Died not that old too: 70. Lung cancer, I think she was a smoker. How come the pretty ones gotta smoke. Like being smoking ain't enough! https://www.prwatch.org/news/2008/01/6927/why-dont-we-talk-about-smoking-and-celebrity-deaths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: . How come the pretty ones gotta smoke. Like being smoking ain't enough! I finally figured that out when i quit in 08 after 23 years a smoker..I was just to damn pretty to have to smoke!!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 The Prisoner.... still not sure..... the ending had epic and lousy moments, how did anyone catch the ending that watched it one-and-done in the 1960s???? A top 5 show for me.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, plenzmd1 said: I finally figured that out when i quit in 08 after 23 years a smoker..I was just to damn pretty to have to smoke!!!! LoL... Outlier. Always an outlier! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Best: Sopranos (the ending was foretold by Tony 3 episodes earlier) Worst: Deadwood. wth? I don't remember that..or Rome for that matter. Think both maybe still thought they would come back but just proved to damn expensive to make??? So maybe they were not real "series finales" BTW, watched the sopranos finale last night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 The Seinfeld finale was fine -- it was a fun look back at lots of characters from over the years. Jerry couldn't win with that no matter what he did. It was corny but fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, row_33 said: The Prisoner.... still not sure..... the ending had epic and lousy moments, how did anyone catch the ending that watched it one-and-done in the 1960s???? A top 5 show for me.... I've only seen two episodes. I was aware of it back in the 1970's but it was incredibly hard to find. Seems like it was on Saturdays in the evening on some UHF channel that we could only pick up once every three months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, eball said: The Seinfeld finale was fine -- it was a fun look back at lots of characters from over the years. Jerry couldn't win with that no matter what he did. It was corny but fun. It wasn't the best ending to a show, but I don't think that it was as bad as people say it was. I thought it was interesting that the last dialogue segment was the same as the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: I don't remember that..or Rome for that matter. Think both maybe still thought they would come back but just proved to damn expensive to make??? So maybe they were not real "series finales" BTW, watched the sopranos finale last night I didn't think the end of Deadwood was the end. I can't remember the end of Rome. For a two year series though, Rome is worth a binge. When you look at what the production costs of Game of Thrones must be, it is hard to figure that Rome and especially Deadwood would have been cancelled due to cost. I have to wonder how they determine what a series is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, RochesterRob said: I've only seen two episodes. I was aware of it back in the 1970's but it was incredibly hard to find. Seems like it was on Saturdays in the evening on some UHF channel that we could only pick up once every three months. yup, the last minute of the closer was quite hectic, had to go back on it a dozen times on DVD to make any sense of it. Great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 At the time, lots of folks were annoyed with the ending for LOST. Most didn't understand it or like it. Also "The Sopranos"....everyone hated the final episode, particularly the very ending to that episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, PastaJoe said: Best Six Feet Under This... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour 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 Very "real life!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: At the time, lots of folks were annoyed with the ending for LOST. Most didn't understand it or like it. Also "The Sopranos"....everyone hated the final episode, particularly the very ending to that episode. I haven't watched the show at all, but I hate it for the simple reason that it brought a resurgence to the popularity of Don't Stop Believing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: At the time, lots of folks were annoyed with the ending for LOST. Most didn't understand it or like it. Also "The Sopranos"....everyone hated the final episode, particularly the very ending to that episode. The Sopranos final 4 seasons were awful. First 2 were amazing. The shows and plot threads did not have cohesion and weren't always resolved, and never really satisfactorily. More of "here is more from those Italian characters you know and love to imitate" Like AJ Soprano. Spend a lot of time with that character in development over the episodes.... why? what kind of arc was that? He was worthless and never went anywhere, like the show. The only reason I kept watching is: 1: to find out how everything would wind back together and see the show become great again (never happened) 2: see how it all ended with Tony in what would be an iconic finale would he get arrested by the Feds? Family member murders him? One of his crew murders him? Rival gang? "Happily ever after?) (never happened) Edited January 11, 2019 by May Day 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WhoTom Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 4 hours ago, eball said: Wow, did Suzanne Pleshette have a sexy voice or what? Not just her voice: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 2 hours ago, eball said: The Seinfeld finale was fine -- it was a fun look back at lots of characters from over the years. Jerry couldn't win with that no matter what he did. It was corny but fun. Yup; never understood the problem with it. What else would they have done? It wasn't a series that had story arcs to be resolved, or big character reveals to be settled. I always thought it was great. Sopranos was brilliant, it just took a little while to sink in. And clearly it didn't appeal to people who require visual evidence of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 5 hours ago, WhoTom said: I wasn't crazy about the Seinfeld finale. One of the best was Newhart, which kinda reveals my age. Thanks for sharing that Newhart ending. I haven't watched it in ages. Everything about that scene is true "comedy gold", down to his final comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, KD in CA said: Yup; never understood the problem with it. What else would they have done? It wasn't a series that had story arcs to be resolved, or big character reveals to be settled. I always thought it was great. Sopranos was brilliant, it just took a little while to sink in. And clearly it didn't appeal to people who require visual evidence of everything. Sopranos was a total copout of a finish. The worst, the total pits, lower than whale vomit on the ocean floor. Disgustipating! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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