The Series Finale Could've Been Better

[TMC]

Does anybody else agree that the final episode (involving Michelle falling off a horse and getting amnesia) was a very weak, anti-climatic way to end the show after eight years. Granted, I don't know if the cast and crew were 100% certain that it was going to be the last ever episode of Full House. I heard rumors that had their been a ninth season, it would've moved from ABC to the fledging WB network (FH afterall, was a Warner Bros. produced show) but John Stamos didn't like the idea. Also, Candace Cameron probably wouldn't have been in every episode since she had intended on going off to college in real life. They could've also brought back Vicki and have her and Danny get married.

To me, the last episode should've been everybody except maybe, Stephanie and Michelle (w/ DJ going off to college) leaving Danny, hence it would no longer be a "full house". There was of course, that episode where Lou Bond, who grew up in the house before the Tanners moved in offered to purchase the house, but Michelle (FH was really turning into the "Michelle Tanner Show" towards the end) gave some BS speech about how as a family, they have to stick together. That would've made a perfect final episode had the producers gone all the way.

This would've I guess, been a pretty dark episode for Full House, but I could've seen an episode in which the family has to confront the drunk driver who killed Mrs. Tanner all of those years ago. If it had to be all about Michelle, you can have Michelle, who was literally a baby when her mother died (thus, never really knew Pam), be the first to forgive the driver.

[spunkygirl]

That's cause it wasn't an actual series finale

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Dragonflies

That's cause it wasn't an actual series finale

That's kind of my whole point!

[Wildchats]

It had turned into the "Michelle Show," especially when it moved off TGIF to Tuesday nights. Once MK/Ashley were old enough to talk and walk, it turned into their show mostly.


When I saw the promo for the series finale when I was 12 I thought "Oh, no, they're ending a good show, but they're gonna end it just focusing on Michelle," which they did.


The season 7 finale was a good way to end the show, even if Michelle's friend had the 2nd last line "Comet, you live here," to which Michelle replied "We all live here."


The final scene was really nice, and it indeed served as the show being the final show, since they knew it was ahead of time, everyone hugging in the living room together (which was odd, since if it wasn't a series finale, they would have all gathered around Michelle, I bet, hugging her and not just each other).


The only problem is they didn't focus on Jesse or Joey or Danny. The show was mostly about them in the beginning, raising the girls together, pursuing their dreams at the same time. Michelle never talked, Stephanie was the loud mouth one then, with DJ being the more mature. As time went on an the show moved to Tuesdays, Michelle was now the loud mouth, Stephanie tried controlling her the way DJ did to her when she was younger, and DJ got more mature. By the final season both Stephanie and DJ were both mature and Michelle was slowly getting out of her kid stage. However, Danny was still single. He deserved to be married. Jesse and Joey both deserved to reach their dreams in music/comedy and never have to worry about gigs coming and going. They needed a few episodes to show this. Gia's Mom liked Danny. I wonder if they would have gotten together had the show came back for a 9th season?

[Ihavealife2uknow]

They knew but not in enough time to completely rewrite the episode. They had just enough time to alter some things and add some scenes that make it feel like a finale.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Wildchats

It had turned into the "Michelle Show," especially when it moved off TGIF to Tuesday nights. Once MK/Ashley were old enough to talk and walk, it turned into their show mostly.


When I saw the promo for the series finale when I was 12 I thought "Oh, no, they're ending a good show, but they're gonna end it just focusing on Michelle," which they did.


The season 7 finale was a good way to end the show, even if Michelle's friend had the 2nd last line "Comet, you live here," to which Michelle replied "We all live here."


The final scene was really nice, and it indeed served as the show being the final show, since they knew it was ahead of time, everyone hugging in the living room together (which was odd, since if it wasn't a series finale, they would have all gathered around Michelle, I bet, hugging her and not just each other).


The only problem is they didn't focus on Jesse or Joey or Danny. The show was mostly about them in the beginning, raising the girls together, pursuing their dreams at the same time. Michelle never talked, Stephanie was the loud mouth one then, with DJ being the more mature. As time went on an the show moved to Tuesdays, Michelle was now the loud mouth, Stephanie tried controlling her the way DJ did to her when she was younger, and DJ got more mature. By the final season both Stephanie and DJ were both mature and Michelle was slowly getting out of her kid stage. However, Danny was still single. He deserved to be married. Jesse and Joey both deserved to reach their dreams in music/comedy and never have to worry about gigs coming and going. They needed a few episodes to show this. Gia's Mom liked Danny. I wonder if they would have gotten together had the show came back for a 9th season?

I don't want to make this sound as if I'm making excuses and what not, but I've learned to expect that sort of thing from the sitcoms from the Miller-Boyett group. One of their trademarks was to retool shows to fit prevailing trends and to emphasize any characters who caught on with the audience, while relying on a formula that called for very broad jokes and equally broad sentimentality (complete with sappy music like on Full House of course). They took what could be called the "Different Strokes" formula" (especially after they left Paramount and moved to Lorimar/Warner Bros. in 1984) and put it on steroids.

To be more specific of the point that I'm trying to make, Miller-Boyett would basically do anything to keep a show on the air, whether it was bowing to network demands, playing up any character who became popular (i.e. The Fonz, Steve Urkel, Jason Bateman's character on Valerie/The Hogan Family, Cody on Step by Step, etc.), or changing the setting.

At the end of the day, Miller-Boyett did what they did typically, because they figured that it would best draw in ratings (and make the networks happy) not because it was truly for the sake of artistic merit.

[JO Sweet Heart]

Having Steve come back to me was a great way to end the show, but to me, having Vicki come back to get married to Danny would've completed the picture.

God bless you always!!!

Holly