The Worst TV Series Endings of all-time - POTENTIAL SPOILERS

The Sopranos for sure.muller39

The X-Files ending was so bad no one even remembers it enough to mention it. St. Elsewhere's ending was a ludicrous jumping of the shark, yet nearly the same ending worked 1000x better for the sitcom Newhart; go figure.xaos

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I loved the Sopranos ending

sammyjenkis898

When did you get around to watching it? I remember talking to you before the six season of LOST started and you hadn't had watched it then.

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I loved the Sopranos ending

Ultrabeatdown55

When did you get around to watching it? I remember talking to you before the six season of LOST started and you hadn't had watched it then.

Seinfeld's was pretty decent I thought. I loved that characters throughout their show came in to complain about them at their trial.

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When did you get around to watching it? I remember talking to you before the six season of LOST started and you hadn't had watched it then.

sammyjenkis898

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]I actually have not seen all of the show, just bits and pieces but I did watch the finale and loved the way it went out. My mom was freaking out :lol:Ultrabeatdown55

damn alf's has to be the worst....:?

leaving him to get disected and tortured?

Seinfeld nocoolnamejim

Although the episode was lame, I absolutely LOVED the final minute, when he's telling jokes in front of the prisoners.

some data about alf's ending... the show was not supposed to end there, it was going to be continued, the producers had an unofficial deal with NBC to make one last episode but NBC never did anything so it "ended" in a cliffhanger. but theres a movie that DOES ends the series: project alf...it waesnt very famous and its not very good either but it at least puts an end to the serielightleggy

But in the Cracked article they went on to say that even THAT ending is horrible as Alf ends up all alone or loses his memory or something...

Anyways, I will just make the general statement that I seriously dislike any show ending that suddenly takes the show from comedy to nothing but sad crap i.e. Rosseane, ALF, and Dinosaurs.

BSG ending.

While the 2 part episode itself was pretty awesome the way it ended was just so dumb.

Deadwood

For those that remember this great showtime series then you would know how tensions were set to a boiling point towards the finale, the stage was set for mass murder, and justice had to be served. What happened instead was the finale consisted of people moving out of the town, no epic shoot out, no explanations, just a very weak closing.

Twin Peaks!!

Just about everyone's lives were at risk and it ends with this.

I want closure!:cry:

Dinosaurs.

LostProphetFLCL

Actually, I liked the Dinosaurs ending.

It's a show called "Dinosaurs", and it is about dinosaurs. It really only makes sense that they all end up dead.

[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]Dinosaurs.

MrGeezer

Actually, I liked the Dinosaurs ending.

It's a show called "Dinosaurs", and it is about dinosaurs. It really only makes sense that they all end up dead.

But did you even see the way it was done? I mean you have the dad Dinosaur sitting there apologizing and whatnot for bringing an end to the world! No comedy there at all....

Twin Peaks!!

Just about everyone's lives were at risk and it ends with this.

I want closure!:cry:

Shadow4020

I'm surprised it took 4 pages to mention this.

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[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]Dinosaurs.

LostProphetFLCL

Actually, I liked the Dinosaurs ending.

It's a show called "Dinosaurs", and it is about dinosaurs. It really only makes sense that they all end up dead.

But did you even see the way it was done? I mean you have the dad Dinosaur sitting there apologizing and whatnot for bringing an end to the world! No comedy there at all....

*shrugs*

Even Weeds and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air had their serious moments that were not intended to be funny.

When Will Smith starts crying while saying "why doesn't my dad want me?", and the episode ends like that, that is what it is. Sure as hell wasn't funny, but I'd wager that it was one of the better episodes of the series.

Beyond that, I'd still say that the series final of Dinosaurs was "darkly humorous", in the way that the end of the Dinosaurs happened. But shift in tone or not, it was what it was. And furthermore, the whole series was never really that good to begin with.

I've never really stuck with any series from beginning to end besides the Sopranos, so you can imagine my disappointment. But to bring up another question, is there really ever a 100% satisfying end to something you follow that closely? I feel like after investing so much time in a series and following the story to the finale, it's almost impossible to end a show in a way that's going to please everyone.

David Gnomo. He drops dead, credits roll.

well we are about to see if Lost has a terrible finale. I hope it doesnt and i dont think it will, unless they do some out of left field thing and aliens end up coming in, which if that happens i will hate that show forever. This is the only series i have ever actually watched in real time so i cant really comment. Never been a big tv or movie fan.

I've noticed a trend in television series to go on too long and then, have rather anti-climactic or sucky endings. What do you think is the worst of all time? A few contenders to the throne that I can think of to include: 1. The Sopranos 2. The Dead Zone 3. Seinfeld 4. Highlandernocoolnamejim

That's just too easy to beat:P

ALF - in the first episode it turns out that if ALF was ever captured by Government they would quote: "torture, experiment and dissect him" After the humorous 100 episodes, in the season finale, guess what happens? Air Force does catch him.

The screenwriter was a son of the devil.

[QUOTE="lightleggy"]some data about alf's ending... the show was not supposed to end there, it was going to be continued, the producers had an unofficial deal with NBC to make one last episode but NBC never did anything so it "ended" in a cliffhanger. but theres a movie that DOES ends the series: project alf...it waesnt very famous and its not very good either but it at least puts an end to the serieLostProphetFLCL

But in the Cracked article they went on to say that even THAT ending is horrible as Alf ends up all alone or loses his memory or something...

Anyways, I will just make the general statement that I seriously dislike any show ending that suddenly takes the show from comedy to nothing but sad crap i.e. Rosseane, ALF, and Dinosaurs.

I've never really stuck with any series from beginning to end besides the Sopranos, so you can imagine my disappointment. But to bring up another question, is there really ever a 100% satisfying end to something you follow that closely? I feel like after investing so much time in a series and following the story to the finale, it's almost impossible to end a show in a way that's going to please everyone.

jubino

the simpsons , there i said it.gubrushadow

The Sopranos for sure.muller39

I've never really stuck with any series from beginning to end besides the Sopranos, so you can imagine my disappointment. But to bring up another question, is there really ever a 100% satisfying end to something you follow that closely? I feel like after investing so much time in a series and following the story to the finale, it's almost impossible to end a show in a way that's going to please everyone.

jubino

Six Feet Under.

I have never seen anyone that doesn't love that finale.

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I've never really stuck with any series from beginning to end besides the Sopranos, so you can imagine my disappointment. But to bring up another question, is there really ever a 100% satisfying end to something you follow that closely? I feel like after investing so much time in a series and following the story to the finale, it's almost impossible to end a show in a way that's going to please everyone.

sammyjenkis898

Six Feet Under.

I have never seen anyone that doesn't love that finale.

prison break- the only tv series i've watched to the end. really the 4th season was a waste of time, completely

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[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] So was mine. :Psammyjenkis898

Six Feet Under has the ultimate finale it pretty much [QUOTE="btaylor2404"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

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I've never really stuck with any series from beginning to end besides the Sopranos, so you can imagine my disappointment. But to bring up another question, is there really ever a 100% satisfying end to something you follow that closely? I feel like after investing so much time in a series and following the story to the finale, it's almost impossible to end a show in a way that's going to please everyone.

jubino

Six Feet Under.

I have never seen anyone that doesn't love that finale.

well we are about to see if Lost has a terrible finale. I hope it doesnt and i dont think it will, unless they do some out of left field thing and aliens end up coming in, which if that happens i will hate that show forever. This is the only series i have ever actually watched in real time so i cant really comment. Never been a big tv or movie fan.

njean777

My Guess is it's all either an autistic kids dream/mental patients hallucination, or aliens/ghosts did it.

I don't think it's possible to give a series like lost an ending that won't piss people off.

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I've never really stuck with any series from beginning to end besides the Sopranos, so you can imagine my disappointment. But to bring up another question, is there really ever a 100% satisfying end to something you follow that closely? I feel like after investing so much time in a series and following the story to the finale, it's almost impossible to end a show in a way that's going to please everyone.

Travo_basic

I don't see how Newharts was satisfying "This series never happened, and even in the context of this show, the characters you love never existed. THE END!" wasn't satisfying to me. It made me feel like the series had wasted my time.

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I've never really stuck with any series from beginning to end besides the Sopranos, so you can imagine my disappointment. But to bring up another question, is there really ever a 100% satisfying end to something you follow that closely? I feel like after investing so much time in a series and following the story to the finale, it's almost impossible to end a show in a way that's going to please everyone.

Pixel-Pirate

I don't see how Newharts was satisfying "This series never happened, and even in the context of this show, the characters you love never existed. THE END!" wasn't satisfying to me. It made me feel like the series had wasted my time.

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Battlestar Galactica.

MushroomWig

and one of the first rule of science fiction writing is an adam and eve plot has been done before and it has been done better. Don't try it.

and the number of copouts in the finale is more than I could count.