I personally don't think sitcoms without a real ending should be in syndication because it doesn't lead up to anything. Shows like the Jeffersons and Sanford and Son has no real ending and should only be seen on DVD or VHS. On the other hand, shows like Three's Company, Happy Days, and the Cosby Show should be in syndication because the viewer is able to follow the show from start to a REAL finish. Anyone agree?

That really kind of puts something into perspective. A lot of my shows didn't have a true final ep. Imo, if a show was on for a lot of years, it deserves to be in syndication. If it's some one year wonder or something, show some eps during specials or something. It's just kind of crazy to have a show that ran for a year or two and it be shown every day, numerous times a day. jmo

Anything should be allowed in syndication.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Anything should be allowed in syndication.


Anything???????????

I don't think a sitcom should be determined whether it should be in syndication if it didn't have a series finale, it's the enjoyment and laughs you get out of it. I Love Lucy didn't have a series finale, and made it in syndication, it was an instant success, because people liked it for what it was and what it did, and it was as popular as ever, and now it's being showed all around the world. It just goes to show, that all sitcoms don't need a series finale.

Originally posted by SOLOMON
Anything???????????

Yeah. There are so many niche networks out there now that everything fits in somewhere.

Take The Golden Girls as an example...

If the 2-part episode where Dorothy moved away wasnt in existence, but the other 178 were, why would it be bad for it to be in syndication? I would actually like that better, because I would know that the girls "still lived together".

I don't think it should matter whether it had a series finale or not, I'm with dawsongirl on this one.

The world will be missing out on some great sitcoms if they ever did this.

Originally posted by SBTB Geek
The world will be missing out on some great sitcoms if they ever did this.

You could get those shows on DVD or VHS if they were not in syndication.

How do you know? Not that many classic TV shows are out on DVD right now, and part of the reason they ARE popular is because of syndication...

Originally posted by GoldenFamilyTies
How do you know? Not that many classic TV shows are out on DVD right now, and part of the reason they ARE popular is because of syndication...

Maybe I should have said those sitcoms without real finales should be only in local syndication not national cable stations.

Well then add to that list cable stations... "The Golden Girls" is EXTREMELY popular because of a cable station. and many others go along with that.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Anything should be allowed in syndication.

Very True

Originally posted by Sitcomwriter


Very True


That sounds a little silly for all shows to be in syndication. So even shows that were short-lived? If you were the Owner of N@N would you pick up a sitcom that only lasted two seasons?

Originally posted by SOLOMON



That sounds a little silly for all shows to be in syndication. So even shows that were short-lived? If you were the Owner of N@N would you pick up a sitcom that only lasted two seasons?

I know this question wasn't to me, but Yeah. Just because a show doesn't last a long time doesn't mean it wasn't good. It just means not many people tuned in when it was new. "The Monkees" only had two seasons. So did "Car 54, Where Are You?". Both of those shows were on N@N.

Originally posted by Impressions
I don't think a sitcom should be determined whether it should be in syndication if it didn't have a series finale, it's the enjoyment and laughs you get out of it. I Love Lucy didn't have a series finale, and made it in syndication, it was an instant success, because people liked it for what it was and what it did, and it was as popular as ever, and now it's being showed all around the world. It just goes to show, that all sitcoms don't need a series finale.

Good job, Impressions! You took the words right out of my mouth! :D

SOLOMON, why do you come up with questions like this? I just don't understand some of your logic.

Originally posted by SOLOMON
I personally don't think sitcoms without a real ending should be in syndication because it doesn't lead up to anything. Shows like the Jeffersons and Sanford and Son has no real ending and should only be seen on DVD or VHS. On the other hand, shows like Three's Company, Happy Days, and the Cosby Show should be in syndication because the viewer is able to follow the show from start to a REAL finish. Anyone agree?

No, I don't. I think sitcoms should be shown regardless if they have a finale or not. It's the enjoyment you get out of it that counts.

Originally posted by LucyFan
No, I don't. I think sitcoms should be shown regardless if they have a finale or not. It's the enjoyment you get out of it that counts.

Exactly my thoughts.

Also, if a show ran say 2 seasons without much of a finale, yeah, it could be syndicated, but it should just be on weekends, not 5 days a week.

Of course. Why shouldn't they be?

Originally posted by LucyFan

SOLOMON, why do you come up with questions like this? I just don't understand some of your logic.

He doesn't have any logic. He asks a question, and when people don't agree with him, he bitches and whines about it for the rest of the thread or until someone finally agrees with him.

Originally posted by LucyFan


Good job, Impressions! You took the words right out of my mouth! :D

SOLOMON, why do you come up with questions like this? I just don't understand some of your logic.

Thanks, I don't think I Love Lucy would be all that popular as it is today, if it was't shown in syndication, so all shows should be shown in syndication. Series finales shouldn't determined by the outcome of the show or what the result of the series is at the end, it's all the hard work it took to deliver the entertainment to viewers.

Originally posted by Impressions


Thanks, I don't think I Love Lucy would be all that popular as it is today, if it was't shown in syndication, so all shows should be shown in syndication. Series finales shouldn't determined by the outcome of the show or what the result of the series is at the end, it's all the hard work it took to deliver the entertainment to viewers.


I respect everyone's opinion which is why i asked the question. My personal opinion, i just think sitcoms withot a finale should only be availabe on DVD or VHS. Or if it is in syndication, just part of a boxset but not part of a daily lineup.

I think that anything should be able to go into syndication. Able to. A lot of things wouldn't succede, of course, but yeah. Werm. Most shows that I know of don't have series finales, and most of the ones that do are mostly from the '70s on. Like SBTB Geek said, the world would be missing out on some great shows.

Local stations don't provide as much exposure as cable stations do. And cable stations are the main networks that pick up short lived shows for reruns, since local stations don't have as much money as them. There would be no real incentive for it to be out on DVD since so many people haven't seen it since it was never in reruns.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
I think that anything should be able to go into syndication. Able to. A lot of things wouldn't succede, of course, but yeah. Werm. Most shows that I know of don't have series finales, and most of the ones that do are mostly from the '70s on. Like SBTB Geek said, the world would be missing out on some great shows.

Local stations don't provide as much exposure as cable stations do. And cable stations are the main networks that pick up short lived shows for reruns, since local stations don't have as much money as them. There would be no real incentive for it to be out on DVD since so many people haven't seen it since it was never in reruns.


To me, N@N or TV LAND showing a sitcom all the time without a finale is like HBO showing a movie with no conclusion.

Originally posted by Original Prankster
He asks a question, and when people don't agree with him, he bitches and whines about it for the rest of the thread or until someone finally agrees with him.
Yeah, I have noticed that too. It gets annoying at times though.

Originally posted by SOLOMON
To me, N@N or TV LAND showing a sitcom all the time without a finale is like HBO showing a movie with no conclusion.

I was wondering when that analogy would be brought up. To me, that's some goofy reasoning. Would anyone ever want to watch a movie and never see a conclusion to it? No. A movie like that shouldn't air, period. With that logic, no sitcom without a conclusion should air, period. But you're saying sitcoms like that should be on VHS and DVD, meaning it's out there for those who want it. Those who want it also want to see it on television. They can complain about shows that had pitiful last episodes, but they still can still watch the rest of the series without remembering every single second of watching that the end is a let down. However, no one would want to see a movie without an ending. Obviously, people don't watch sitcoms the same way they watch movies.