re: Worst Series Finales of All Time

We can now add the Flash to list

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I have outright contempt for people who watch Oak Island. The same level of disgust I show towards people who watch the Kardashians.

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my father in law is a true baw from biloxi mississippi. 75 year old cattle rancher who can't operate a cell phone, but he absolutely will not give up on that show and the whole family makes fun of him for it. He remains undeterred.

I’m just going to say it. If you didn’t get the resolutions of Lost or BSG, you:

-You were pissed off it didn’t end the way your fan fiction theory thought it would.
-You’re one of those people that has to have a movie or TV show spell everything out for you because you don’t want to think about your entertainment.
-Your spiritual perspective was/is at odds with many of the spiritual concepts discussed in both shows.

The Lost writers did not envision a 6 season series. They wanted to do it for 3 or 4. The network, not understanding the immense change in narrative style the show was ushering in as a precursor to our current streaming universe, wanted its bankable 10 season, episodic drama. The writers had to make up a bunch of crap they didn’t originally envision to keep the studio happy. What we got was a happy medium. And an incredibly touching, epic commentary on human spirituality and relationships that will never, ever be duplicated.

Lost is a seminal, groundbreaking television series. One of the best ever made. Top 5, if not #1 of all time.

BSG followed a similar model but on cable. It, too, was hampered by network issues, mainly around funding. Its writing was disjointed as a full year or two would go by between seasons. It had the opposite problem Lost had: it had to end sooner than the showrunners wanted due to lack of budget. They had to speed things up.

In the end, like Lost, it, too, was a game changer for what cable and streaming could do.

I found the ending of BSG satisfying and rewarding. For such a bleak show, the hope and optimism of the ending was a breath of fresh air. Throughout its run, the show, as a whole, expanded the mythos of the original series into a complex, realistic society founded upon a rich history and diverse culture.

There has never been a better reboot made for television. Its world building at its best, surpassing the original in every way imaginable.

It was either that or no paycheck and an unfinished series. Which would you choose?

Seinfeld never had an overarching story, so it didn't even really need an ending.

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I'll go to my grave swinging on people regarding both of these. It's just mindless parroting and regurgitation at this point. Even this quote from the landing page on the linked article "finales like Seinfeld fundamentally misunderstand the show they’re trying to wrap up, leading to an ending that leaves fans scratching their heads" is so fricking wrong I can't even bother to read any more of it.

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THANK YOU for saying this so well. I'm sure some legit didn't like it, but the bandwagon smug wannabe critics wear me out. The finale was more than appropriate in that there were no lessons learned, no happy ending, and no personal growth. Just like in every episode before it, and seeing the dozens of harmed characters so gleeful to be getting their revenge was perfect. Plus, one more chance to see Sidra and her spectaculars was a bonus.

As for Lost, I never got into it but with your excellent Seinfeld opinion, I will defer.

And can we also mention the could-have-been greatest series finale in history that didn't happen because it was cancelled?

Hogans Heroes

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einfeld was still at the top of the ratings, Jerry just wanted to end it

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this. i think they had offered him 5 million PER episode to keep it going and he said "nah".