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Mrs. John Ritter · 01-13-2006, 10:22 AM

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THree's Company with a doubt. Not one supporting character from the previous years were brought back, and there was no last visit to the Reagle Beagle.

That is exactly what I was going to say. Three's Company was an awesome show, and it didn't deserve to have a finale like that. I would have loved it if Jack and Janet would have gotten married. I don't know why they wanted to bring Philip and Vicki to the show. They could have ended the show in so many different ways, and I don't know why they wanted to end such a wonderful program the way they did.

Nighthawk76 · 01-13-2006, 01:31 PM

The X-Files

ky24943 · 01-13-2006, 02:31 PM

Full House had the worst series finale ever

GoldenFamilyTies · 01-13-2006, 05:24 PM

I HATE finales of shows that are "ruined" because they cater to a spin-off that's about to be created... this happened to 3 of my favorite shows: The Golden Girls [had to cater to The Golden Palace and make Dorothy move away], Three's Company [Three's A Crowd after that, Jack needed to get married], and Friends [Of course, the Joey spin-off].

snl 70s show fan · 01-13-2006, 05:32 PM

i agree about threes compnay and also la law had a really bad final ep

DukeDevils9192 · 01-13-2006, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenFamilyTies

I HATE finales of shows that are "ruined" because they cater to a spin-off that's about to be created... this happened to 3 of my favorite shows: The Golden Girls [had to cater to The Golden Palace and make Dorothy move away], Three's Company [Three's A Crowd after that, Jack needed to get married], and Friends [Of course, the Joey spin-off].

How exactly did Friends cater to the Joey spinoff? By not mentioning what he was going to do?

Buffyboy323 · 01-13-2006, 06:30 PM

Married...With Children

Laverne and Shirley (Didn't really like the last season, b/c of no Shirley)

8 Simple Rules (Just another episode, and wasn't surrounded around the family. with Nicole Richie as a guest, dear god)

All In The Family (Although it wasn't a series finale, b/c the show continued with a different name, it still sucks when we watch it in syndication.)

Archie Bunker's Place. (Was canceled. A random episode was shown)

Full House (Didn't rap up the series properly. Not their fault because they thought they were getting picked up for a new season....It was a good episode though)

Family Matters (Same as Full House)

Step By Step (The finale was one-part, and was rushed. It was also identical to a Full House episode...They thought they were getting picked up for another season, but made that episode just in case)

***I blame the newworks for these dissapointing Finales. They should tell them their getting axed, so they'd have a chance to say goodbye to their fans. Especially shows that have been successful on their networks, and have been there for 7, 8, and 9 years.***

angel676 · 01-13-2006, 07:26 PM

Definitely Facts of Life, the final episodes were all about Blair and saving Eastland, it should have been about all four of the ladies.

Dr. Thong · 01-13-2006, 07:56 PM

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Laverne & Shirley. The last episode really wasn't a finale of the series just "another" episode. It wasn't that good either and the episode was primarily about Carmine, not Laverne. The last episode at least should have been about Laverne.

That was a show that ran on fumes it's final season. It was already out of gas, but it somehow sputtered limply down the road. Given the way Shirley had been written out, I think it was appropriate that the show didn't have a final episode.

Unless they were going to bring back Shirley, why bother??

In the interest of fairness and disclosure, I was never a huge Laverne & Shirley fan. It was an okay show before the California years. If it hadn't been a Happy Days spinoff, I probably wouldn't have bothered with it.

GoldenFamilyTies · 01-13-2006, 10:11 PM

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How exactly did Friends cater to the Joey spinoff? By not mentioning what he was going to do?

It FORCED them to have the show end in a situation where Joey would be able to leave for LA and have it make sense.... they couldn't have made it where the viewer can assume the friends are still "hanging out" or what not together, they had to make it so that they all went on different paths, and of course, they didn't even really mention what Joey's plans were, so that the pilot of Joey could do that. Trust me, if "Joey" wouldn't have been created, they would have had a lot of other options of how to end the show, and they probably would have done it differently.

TVFactFan · 01-13-2006, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenFamilyTies

It FORCED them to have the show end in a situation where Joey would be able to leave for LA and have it make sense.... they couldn't have made it where the viewer can assume the friends are still "hanging out" or what not together, they had to make it so that they all went on different paths, and of course, they didn't even really mention what Joey's plans were, so that the pilot of Joey could do that. Trust me, if "Joey" wouldn't have been created, they would have had a lot of other options of how to end the show, and they probably would have done it differently.

It's a shame viewers didn' t see them go Central Perk for the Last Time

treky · 01-14-2006, 02:27 AM

MASH
Roseanne
The Mary Tyler Moore show (I know a LOT of people disagree about that one, but-hey-that's the way I feel about it. Sorry!)
Taxi

TVFactFan · 01-14-2006, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

MASH
Roseanne
The Mary Tyler Moore show (I know a LOT of people disagree about that one, but-hey-that's the way I feel about it. Sorry!)
Taxi

Roseanne's Finale was just WEIRD

Dean Winchester · 01-14-2006, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenFamilyTies

I HATE finales of shows that are "ruined" because they cater to a spin-off that's about to be created... this happened to 3 of my favorite shows: The Golden Girls [had to cater to The Golden Palace and make Dorothy move away], Three's Company [Three's A Crowd after that, Jack needed to get married], and Friends [Of course, the Joey spin-off].

actually, I think the Golden Girls finale works perfectly, with or without the spinoff. It had what an ending should usually have, someone getting married and moving away, effectively ending the show. The ending of Golden Girls was sad and effective, and even if Golden Palace never happened, it was a great way to go out. A lot better than if it was just a "normal episode". IMO, series finales are really meant to be "the end of an era" for a show, so while they're usually sad, give it an ending where people are going to start crying in the last 10 minutes (ok, maybe not CRYING, but go in a "man, I'm going to miss this show" way) and do an effective job of closing the chapter on the show, IMO, Golden Girls and Friends did just that.

I hate it when shows go out anticlimatically, like many of the big shows from the 70's and early 80's did (save MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, Happy Days and a few others), a series finale should bring an end, not an open-ending.

GoldenFamilyTies · 01-14-2006, 05:59 PM

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actually, I think the Golden Girls finale works perfectly, with or without the spinoff. It had what an ending should usually have, someone getting married and moving away, effectively ending the show. The ending of Golden Girls was sad and effective, and even if Golden Palace never happened, it was a great way to go out. A lot better than if it was just a "normal episode". IMO, series finales are really meant to be "the end of an era" for a show, so while they're usually sad, give it an ending where people are going to start crying in the last 10 minutes (ok, maybe not CRYING, but go in a "man, I'm going to miss this show" way) and do an effective job of closing the chapter on the show, IMO, Golden Girls and Friends did just that.

I hate it when shows go out anticlimatically, like many of the big shows from the 70's and early 80's did (save MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, Happy Days and a few others), a series finale should bring an end, not an open-ending.

Just because a show is ending doesn't mean the characters need to move away from each other or stop seeing each other. What if Dorothy had gotten married and moved out of the house, but still lived in Miami? They had to make her move farther away so it would make sense that the other girls would buy the hotel, and explain why Dorothy never came to "visit". And a finale doesn't have to be just a "normal episode", even if the people don't move away from each other.

01-13-2006, 02:31 PM	#18
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01-13-2006, 05:24 PM	#19
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	I HATE finales of shows that are "ruined" because they cater to a spin-off that's about to be created... this happened to 3 of my favorite shows: The Golden Girls [had to cater to The Golden Palace and make Dorothy move away], Three's Company [Three's A Crowd after that, Jack needed to get married], and Friends [Of course, the Joey spin-off].

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snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	i agree about threes compnay and also la law had a really bad final ep

01-13-2006, 06:30 PM	#22
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,102	Married...With Children Laverne and Shirley (Didn't really like the last season, b/c of no Shirley) 8 Simple Rules (Just another episode, and wasn't surrounded around the family. with Nicole Richie as a guest, dear god) All In The Family (Although it wasn't a series finale, b/c the show continued with a different name, it still sucks when we watch it in syndication.) Archie Bunker's Place. (Was canceled. A random episode was shown) Full House (Didn't rap up the series properly. Not their fault because they thought they were getting picked up for a new season....It was a good episode though) Family Matters (Same as Full House) Step By Step (The finale was one-part, and was rushed. It was also identical to a Full House episode...They thought they were getting picked up for another season, but made that episode just in case) *I blame the newworks for these dissapointing Finales. They should tell them their getting axed, so they'd have a chance to say goodbye to their fans. Especially shows that have been successful on their networks, and have been there for 7, 8, and 9 years.*

01-13-2006, 07:26 PM	#23
angel676 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 09, 2000 Location: Mansfield, Ohio Posts: 2,482	Definitely Facts of Life, the final episodes were all about Blair and saving Eastland, it should have been about all four of the ladies.