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waichingliu81 · 01-20-2008, 12:32 PM

be it for sitcoms, dramas, dramedies etc
mines are:

one on one- brianna loses her virginity to another guy, of whom isn't her boyfriend, arnaz but to someone named d-mac

hangin' with mr cooper- mark proposes to vanessa during a basketball match and then it cuts off

caroline in the city- caroline and richard are about to get wed, he then tells caroline that his ex wife has given birth to their son, he then tells her he doesn't want anymore kids, they split up, he goes to italy she heads back to peshtigo and marries randy, he turns up at her wedding, she looks up at him holding his son and then the show ends

*btw, isn't it somewhat coincidental that the shows which generally have the worst final episodes for a show are the ones that are eventually cancelled?

gotsmart · 01-20-2008, 12:40 PM

Seinfeld and Full House had my least favorite finales.

JulieSomoski · 01-20-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by gotsmart

Seinfeld and Full House had my least favorite finales.

Yeah, Full House had one of the worst finales definitely. And of course, it was centered around Michelle.

I didn't particularly care for The Cosby Show finale. I didn't hate it, but I think it could have been better. Same goes for the Growing Pains finale.

The Nanny finale was a huge mess, IMO. One of my least favorite, because it had way too many things happening all at once. Fran had her baby, Niles and CC got married, which shouldn't have happened to begin with. But, I don't blame the actors - I blame the writers.

Mr. Television · 01-20-2008, 02:04 PM

Dallas...JR seeing the Devil and supposedly shooting himself after seeing what the world would be like without him. A very bad way to end such a great show.

TripperFan · 01-20-2008, 02:09 PM

Seinfeld hands down - the stupidest ending in series history.

I actually thought the final scene of The Nanny was really good - very emotional that all her dreams DID come true, There was a "heddy" feeling to it for me.

I thought the end of Friends could have ended a little better. It would have been nice to have Susan and Ben (or at least Ben meeting his new sister at some point) in it.

friendsfan77 · 01-20-2008, 03:01 PM

Angel - the only character that got any kind of closure was Wesley and that was because he was killed.

gotsmart · 01-20-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by roseanne88-97

The Nanny finale was a huge mess, IMO. One of my least favorite, because it had way too many things happening all at once. Fran had her baby, Niles and CC got married, which shouldn't have happened to begin with. But, I don't blame the actors - I blame the writers.

I agree that CC and Niles shouldn't have gotten married but other than that I thought the finale was okay. A bit predictable and unsurprising, but still decent.

Lorimar Television · 01-20-2008, 03:27 PM

FULL HOUSE'S WAS NOT THAT BAD! AT LEAST EVERYBODY HAD SOME LITTLE PLOT, AND THEN AT THE END sTEVE COMES, AND TAKES DJ TO HER PROM. THEN THEY SAY HOW THE FAMILY WILL GET THROUGH ANYTHING, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, COULD'VE HAD MORE CLOSURE THOUGH!

Dean Winchester · 01-20-2008, 04:01 PM

I agree with Angel, that series finale had no closure or anything, it actually ended with a cliffhanger the audience knew it would never see (Joss knew it would be the last episode, but still ended it with Angel, Spike, Illyria and Gunn going into the final battle... the end)

Another bad finale was The Facts Of Life. Blair was always my favorite character, but did we need the series finale to revolve around her and nobody else, with the other girls having brief cameos at the start and end?

Sex And The City was another bad ending, but it was forgiven since people knew there would eventually be a movie. The last episode of the show was too much of a downer, which isn't what is needed for a show meant to be a comedy

wkomorow · 01-20-2008, 06:27 PM

Farscape
SG1 - what an anti-climax
Fish
What's Happening!

88survivor · 01-20-2008, 06:28 PM

I didn't like the ending finale of Punky Brewster. Brandon gets married. That's it. No closure for Punky Brewster finding her mother or the return of Allan.

mstewart · 01-20-2008, 06:55 PM

Alice
One Day At A Time - Should had ended with Ann and Sam marrying and moving away.
The Cosby Show

EmoJoe · 01-20-2008, 08:11 PM

Full House is probably the worst i've seen. it gave absolutely no closure to the show. and it was just an awful episode, series finale or not.

icecream · 01-20-2008, 08:14 PM

7th Heaven had a really dissapointing finale. Of course several of the final season episodes were sub-par compared to the other ten years.
And most of The Wonder Years finale was painful to watch.

catlover79 · 01-20-2008, 08:37 PM

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Full House is probably the worst i've seen. it gave absolutely no closure to the show. and it was just an awful episode, series finale or not.

AMEN TO THAT!! I agree 100%.

01-20-2008, 12:32 PM	#1
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	Worst series finales be it for sitcoms, dramas, dramedies etc mines are: one on one- brianna loses her virginity to another guy, of whom isn't her boyfriend, arnaz but to someone named d-mac hangin' with mr cooper- mark proposes to vanessa during a basketball match and then it cuts off caroline in the city- caroline and richard are about to get wed, he then tells caroline that his ex wife has given birth to their son, he then tells her he doesn't want anymore kids, they split up, he goes to italy she heads back to peshtigo and marries randy, he turns up at her wedding, she looks up at him holding his son and then the show ends *btw, isn't it somewhat coincidental that the shows which generally have the worst final episodes for a show are the ones that are eventually cancelled?

01-20-2008, 02:04 PM	#4
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	Dallas...JR seeing the Devil and supposedly shooting himself after seeing what the world would be like without him. A very bad way to end such a great show.
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01-20-2008, 02:09 PM	#5
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	Seinfeld hands down - the stupidest ending in series history. I actually thought the final scene of The Nanny was really good - very emotional that all her dreams DID come true, There was a "heddy" feeling to it for me. I thought the end of Friends could have ended a little better. It would have been nice to have Susan and Ben (or at least Ben meeting his new sister at some point) in it.
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01-20-2008, 03:27 PM	#8
Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	FULL HOUSE'S WAS NOT THAT BAD! AT LEAST EVERYBODY HAD SOME LITTLE PLOT, AND THEN AT THE END sTEVE COMES, AND TAKES DJ TO HER PROM. THEN THEY SAY HOW THE FAMILY WILL GET THROUGH ANYTHING, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, COULD'VE HAD MORE CLOSURE THOUGH!
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01-20-2008, 08:11 PM	#13
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Full House is probably the worst i've seen. it gave absolutely no closure to the show. and it was just an awful episode, series finale or not.
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01-20-2008, 12:40 PM	#2
gotsmart The Office, Thursdays on NBC Frequent Poster Join Date: May 05, 2007 Location: Schrute Farms Posts: 341	Seinfeld and Full House had my least favorite finales.

01-20-2008, 03:01 PM	#6
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Angel - the only character that got any kind of closure was Wesley and that was because he was killed.

01-20-2008, 04:01 PM	#9
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I agree with Angel, that series finale had no closure or anything, it actually ended with a cliffhanger the audience knew it would never see (Joss knew it would be the last episode, but still ended it with Angel, Spike, Illyria and Gunn going into the final battle... the end) Another bad finale was The Facts Of Life. Blair was always my favorite character, but did we need the series finale to revolve around her and nobody else, with the other girls having brief cameos at the start and end? Sex And The City was another bad ending, but it was forgiven since people knew there would eventually be a movie. The last episode of the show was too much of a downer, which isn't what is needed for a show meant to be a comedy

01-20-2008, 06:27 PM	#10
wkomorow Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 227	Farscape SG1 - what an anti-climax Fish What's Happening!

01-20-2008, 06:28 PM	#11
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	I didn't like the ending finale of Punky Brewster. Brandon gets married. That's it. No closure for Punky Brewster finding her mother or the return of Allan.

01-20-2008, 06:55 PM	#12
mstewart mstewart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 25, 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,780	Alice One Day At A Time - Should had ended with Ann and Sam marrying and moving away. The Cosby Show

01-20-2008, 08:14 PM	#14
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,795	7th Heaven had a really dissapointing finale. Of course several of the final season episodes were sub-par compared to the other ten years. And most of The Wonder Years finale was painful to watch.
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