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TVFactFan · 05-30-2008, 12:41 PM

So someone just send me a email when season 3 starts again-lol Shame that season 8 was so short, ABC could have stuck with the show one more year since they were willing to pick it up in the first place

Brieannas21 · 05-30-2008, 12:48 PM

What a sorry ending, I think that was the worst series finale ever LOL. I know the cast wasn't told that, that would be the last episode.

Jude The Obscure · 05-30-2008, 03:18 PM

Doesn't even count as a series finale! There was no Kimberly, no Willis, not even Maggie!

Heck the episode before it played better than that one. One wonders if there was a season 9, if Lisa and Arnold would have been a couple.

Brieannas21 · 05-30-2008, 03:30 PM

Of course I'm too young to remember, but was there any warning that the show was coming to it's end. Because the way it ended it seemed as if there were more episodes to follow. It's like they were cancelled like The Jeffersons

guestguest · 05-30-2008, 03:38 PM

I wonder, since this season had only 19 episodes, and all of the NBC seasons had 24, if there were more episodes made for the season, including a finale, that just never aired. Although I'm sure the cast or crew would have come forward to say if there are "lost" shows.

Ireneparalegal · 05-30-2008, 03:40 PM

A majority of tv sitcoms film the remainder of their season episodes two months before they air. So there is no possibility of any more episodes having been filmed.

nocomments · 05-30-2008, 03:40 PM

I agree with Jude..."The Photo Club" was way better than "The Front Page". Both episodes were good and all, but still. It would've been interesting if Arnold and Lisa became a couple. I'm surprised ABC didn't rush a real final episode, if the ratings were as bad as they claimed they were.

Now that they're back to season 1, I gotta set myself a constant reminder until BET gets to "The Athlete" from season 3 again, and another one for "Memories" from season 5. I doubt BET will show "Bulimia", unless they renew the show...and right now, that would be the smart thing to do. The show gets good ratings, and if BET were to find a "suitable" replacement for the 9-10 AM and 3-4 PM timeslots, it'll be a tough act to follow.

I guess a complete series minus 1 episode (or 3, at the moment) is better than having the first 2 seasons only, and missing the other 6.

guestguest · 05-30-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

A majority of tv sitcoms film the remainder of their season episodes two months before they air. So there is no possibility of any more episodes having been filmed.

So you're saying that, if there were extra episodes, they would have been filmed in January-February (the last episode aired in March)?

Ireneparalegal · 05-30-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by guestguest

So you're saying that, if there were extra episodes, they would have been filmed in January-February (the last episode aired in March)?

Most likely.

When we had the recent writer's strike, as soon as it was over, the shows began filming their episodes and they were shown shortly after that.

guestguest · 05-30-2008, 04:50 PM

It also seemed odd to me that the final episode aired in March instead of May. Made me think that there were more episodes scheduled to air through May before the cancellation came.

Unless the show wasn't doing too good in the ratings and they had an abbreviated season.

Jude The Obscure · 05-30-2008, 05:51 PM

It's still a shame that the producers didn't think to come up with a series finale. Surely, they had an idea what the ratings were like and should have made that decision by January.

Ireneparalegal · 05-30-2008, 05:56 PM

You said it Jude. I mean, this was not a short-lived show. It had a following and like the Jeffersons, it was ratings winner. For one network to pick it up after another had dropped it, speaks volumes abt how much the show was valued and looked upon.

Jude The Obscure · 05-30-2008, 06:04 PM

CBS never allowed The Jeffersons to say goodbye, neither Archie Bunker.

Although on The Jeffersons, the penultimate episode plays more like a series finale in story--Jenny and Lionel finalize their divorce and Jessica is depressed, but in the end, she realizes she is loved regardless and the episode ends with a shot of the cast together with Jessica intoning--This is what a family looks like, one made from love. Sweet, if not exactly what one would look for in a series finale (which it wasn't but might as well be).

Ireneparalegal · 05-30-2008, 06:06 PM

The cast of the Jeffersons did not even know of the show being canceled. It was in the papers before the cast knew. How sad and cruel is that?

Brieannas21 · 05-30-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude86

CBS never allowed The Jeffersons to say goodbye, neither Archie Bunker.

Although on The Jeffersons, the penultimate episode plays more like a series finale in story--Jenny and Lionel finalize their divorce and Jessica is depressed, but in the end, she realizes she is loved regardless and the episode ends with a shot of the cast together with Jessica intoning--This is what a family looks like, one made from love. Sweet, if not exactly what one would look for in a series finale (which it wasn't but might as well be).

I think it's just a slap in the face when Networks treat shows that way. All of the money that they have made from a show and then they just cut the lights out as if the tvshow and the cast didn't mean anything.

05-30-2008, 12:41 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,057	Well Season 8 ended this morning and now on to season 1 this afternoon So someone just send me a email when season 3 starts again-lol Shame that season 8 was so short, ABC could have stuck with the show one more year since they were willing to pick it up in the first place

05-30-2008, 03:40 PM	#6
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	A majority of tv sitcoms film the remainder of their season episodes two months before they air. So there is no possibility of any more episodes having been filmed.
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05-30-2008, 12:48 PM	#2
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	What a sorry ending, I think that was the worst series finale ever LOL. I know the cast wasn't told that, that would be the last episode.

05-30-2008, 03:18 PM	#3
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Doesn't even count as a series finale! There was no Kimberly, no Willis, not even Maggie! Heck the episode before it played better than that one. One wonders if there was a season 9, if Lisa and Arnold would have been a couple.

05-30-2008, 03:30 PM	#4
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	Of course I'm too young to remember, but was there any warning that the show was coming to it's end. Because the way it ended it seemed as if there were more episodes to follow. It's like they were cancelled like The Jeffersons

05-30-2008, 03:38 PM	#5
guestguest Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 22, 2008 Posts: 39	I wonder, since this season had only 19 episodes, and all of the NBC seasons had 24, if there were more episodes made for the season, including a finale, that just never aired. Although I'm sure the cast or crew would have come forward to say if there are "lost" shows.

05-30-2008, 03:40 PM	#7
nocomments Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 31, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 43	I agree with Jude..."The Photo Club" was way better than "The Front Page". Both episodes were good and all, but still. It would've been interesting if Arnold and Lisa became a couple. I'm surprised ABC didn't rush a real final episode, if the ratings were as bad as they claimed they were. Now that they're back to season 1, I gotta set myself a constant reminder until BET gets to "The Athlete" from season 3 again, and another one for "Memories" from season 5. I doubt BET will show "Bulimia", unless they renew the show...and right now, that would be the smart thing to do. The show gets good ratings, and if BET were to find a "suitable" replacement for the 9-10 AM and 3-4 PM timeslots, it'll be a tough act to follow. I guess a complete series minus 1 episode (or 3, at the moment) is better than having the first 2 seasons only, and missing the other 6.

05-30-2008, 04:50 PM	#10
guestguest Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 22, 2008 Posts: 39	It also seemed odd to me that the final episode aired in March instead of May. Made me think that there were more episodes scheduled to air through May before the cancellation came. Unless the show wasn't doing too good in the ratings and they had an abbreviated season.

05-30-2008, 05:51 PM	#11
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	It's still a shame that the producers didn't think to come up with a series finale. Surely, they had an idea what the ratings were like and should have made that decision by January.

05-30-2008, 05:56 PM	#12
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	You said it Jude. I mean, this was not a short-lived show. It had a following and like the Jeffersons, it was ratings winner. For one network to pick it up after another had dropped it, speaks volumes abt how much the show was valued and looked upon.

05-30-2008, 06:04 PM	#13
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	CBS never allowed The Jeffersons to say goodbye, neither Archie Bunker. Although on The Jeffersons, the penultimate episode plays more like a series finale in story--Jenny and Lionel finalize their divorce and Jessica is depressed, but in the end, she realizes she is loved regardless and the episode ends with a shot of the cast together with Jessica intoning--This is what a family looks like, one made from love. Sweet, if not exactly what one would look for in a series finale (which it wasn't but might as well be).

05-30-2008, 06:06 PM	#14
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	The cast of the Jeffersons did not even know of the show being canceled. It was in the papers before the cast knew. How sad and cruel is that?