OT: TV Shows Nailing the Ending
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Different strokes, I guess. I thought the ending of the Americans, with Stan's dilemma, one of the most riveting scenes I have ever seen, was damn near perfect. I also thought the use of music in the final season was indeed quite good, especially the use of Dire Strait's "Brothers in Arms" in the final episode - one of the most beautiful, haunting tunes I know.
Dire Straights is one of my favorite bands, so I always like to hear their music. I just thought the writers attempted to jam too much into the last season. As if they intended it to go on for another four years, and at the last moment tried to jam it all into one. And, I watched the show from the beginning.
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Actually it was BJ that spelled out good-bye. BJ drove off on the motorcycle and Hawkeye took the helicopter out
Brothers in Arms is absolutely one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever.
My all time favorite show. I know the later seasons were kinda geared more towards kids, but that first season was pretty raunchy and hilarious once I was old enough to get all the jokes. And yeah, that finale was dark. I was only 10 when it aired and it depressed the hell out of me.
I thought the Soprano's ending was in fact very respectful - you got to believe what you wanted to believe with Tony getting taken out or not.
Veep was a little rushed, but agree very well done.
Leftovers was very well done.
Breaking Bad was good.
Americans was pretty good.
Deadwood was blue balls.
Seinfeld was weak.
Still have to wait and see for GOT, but so many moving parts hard to square it all.
Veep was a little rushed, but agree very well done.
Leftovers was very well done.
Breaking Bad was good.
Americans was pretty good.
Deadwood was blue balls.
Seinfeld was weak.
Still have to wait and see for GOT, but so many moving parts hard to square it all.
Rape, incest, the most graphic violence of any show ever created.
What’s not to love
Hopefully the movie wraps it up in a more satisfying way.
Some of my favorite endings
Rome also had a pretty good ending that fit the show's theme.
West Wing's ending was good, despite the last few seasons being weaker.
Conan O'Brien's final episode on NBC nailed it.
Episodes had a pretty great ending.
Frasier
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - might just be nostalgia but I remember it being great
Lost's was terrible.
Dexter was terrible.
got kinda close with Donkey having some intra-species action with that fire breathing temptress in Shrek 2...
no love for the cheers ending in this thread. that was one of the better ones IMO..
family ties was one of my favorite shows growing up but I cant remember the details of the final episode. Alex got a job in a bank and was leaving and I think I recall an emotional scene with him and Elyse but still cant remember if it was a powerful ending or if was just 9 years old and it was blah.
family ties was one of my favorite shows growing up but I cant remember the details of the final episode. Alex got a job in a bank and was leaving and I think I recall an emotional scene with him and Elyse but still cant remember if it was a powerful ending or if was just 9 years old and it was blah.
Too much politics and not enough humor the last few years. Still the best though.
as a kid I hated it but I love it now. weekends run marathons and I always get sucked in.. I think alan alda did writing last few years and it got way too deep. south Korean mom is smothering infant to death, geez bro, it's a sitcom, lets relax on the infant murder content.
im finding a lot of shows I strongly disliked for some reason or another, I actually like now. Friends I like now, hated it at the time, The office is fantastic, I missed that boat.
I usually gauge MASH as Trapper/Henry and then BJ/Potter with the former being much better than the latter......Also, and I am ashamed of this, I do have to chastise myself for every finding humor with Klinger's attire. As an ever evolving man in search of ever increasing personal woke-ness I know much better now that his questioning nature is no laughing matter.
Trapper and Henry were much better. I didn’t like franks character though. Winchester was an upgrade. The episode where Henry leaves (and dies in crash) still gets me. That episode is a thousand times better and emotional than the final farewell.
Franks character was over the top goofy, almost cartoonish.
M*A*S*H has so many episodes that people seem to forget the early and mid seasons had maudlin and political stuff too. I think the heavy stuff and politics stands out more in peoples minds when it comes to the later seasons is due to the more comedic episodes of that time frame not being memorable.
The final episode of Mad Men was very good, the ending was perfect and it totally summed up Don Draper.
The final episode of Mad Men was very good, the ending was perfect and it totally summed up Don Draper.
The show went downhill after Trapper John left. I always thought Hawkeye was an pretty annoying character. When Alan Alda started directing things got sappy.
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Very few shows age really well. The Office to me is still usually good but had a lot of dud episodes, especially towards the end. Seinfeld is consistently as good as it was 30 years ago (that makes me feel old). Friends....I guess I just never connected with the humor.
Great thread.
Most great shows always seem to go a season or two too long - probably a lot to do with $$. But some actually did a better than average job - I liked Friends, ER, The Good Wife, but the best of all was the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. That was a long time ago, but they did a superb job the last few weeks.
The ending of Lost was polarizing for sure, but I'm not sure what anyone expected from a show that had so many plots, sub plots and characters that it would be impossible to distill into one finale. However I will admit the ending scene with Jack laying on the ground made me cry. It was a great way to sign off.
Oh and for the record - I never liked MASH.
Most great shows always seem to go a season or two too long - probably a lot to do with $$. But some actually did a better than average job - I liked Friends, ER, The Good Wife, but the best of all was the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. That was a long time ago, but they did a superb job the last few weeks.
The ending of Lost was polarizing for sure, but I'm not sure what anyone expected from a show that had so many plots, sub plots and characters that it would be impossible to distill into one finale. However I will admit the ending scene with Jack laying on the ground made me cry. It was a great way to sign off.
Oh and for the record - I never liked MASH.
I thought the way the ended Mad Men was pretty great. Watching the arc of Don Drapper...pretty good stuff to me
I never connected with the humor on Friends either. I think that's because it isn't funny.
Tim Williams said back in 2013 when the Pirates were one big hitter away from possibly making a long run in the playoffs that they shouldn’t trade prospects Gregory Polanco, Tyler Glasnow and Nick Kingham for Giancarlo Stanton because Polanco would be a superstar and Glasnow and Kingham both were top of the rotation starters. Since then, I have given no weight to his opinion on anything.
Yeah. My wife loves friends and will and grace. Two shows I can't stand. I was a Seinfeld and NewsRadio guy.
I don't know, it was a little soft for me with all the major players making out OK in the end.
