Why do all series finale suck?

Lager

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Seinfeld, Married with Children, Friends, Dawson's Creek, Saved by the Bell, Full House, Home Improvement, etc.
 

Rickten

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Originally posted by: Lager
Seinfeld, Married with Children, Friends, Dawson's Creek, Saved by the Bell, Full House, Home Improvement, etc.

is friends over? finally eh, that show has been crap for years. At least with seinfeld the whole last season was pretty damn good except the last episode. Can't win them all I guess.
 

Ikonomi

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Seinfeld finale was crap. I don't know how they came up with that. It was nice to see all the supporting characters, but come on. What a poor excuse to do it.

Married With Children's problem was that it should have ended a season earlier. Remember the episode where the Dodge died? That should have been the finale.

The Friends finale was too long. I guess it wasn't so bad, though. I hadn't watched the show in years, so maybe most of the effect was lost on me.

Home Improvement... meh. Meh. Don't even know what to say about that one. Like Friends, I guess it's easy to have the characters move away.

Those other ones I never saw. I am looking forward to seeing the Frasier finale, though.
 

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can't remember the save by the bell or full house finale's. refresher please
 

dc

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oh wait, save by the bell was that stupid graduation right? don't remember what else happened during the ep.
 

Krakerjak

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Honestly, I can't really say Seinfeld and Friends had poor finales.
Of course it is always possible for them to be funnier, but otherwise
what else do you expect but for stories to come to a closure and the
full show to come to some kind of closing.

You can't really start start whole new plots. I imagine the hardest episode to write is the series finale. I would be interested in how The Simpsons will wrap up, if that will ever happen.
 

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It is because the writers are trying too hard, the classic episodes, the great moments of any series are when the creative juices are flowing naturally, not forced.
 

GhettoFob

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How did Married With Children end? And didn't Full House end with Michelle falling off a horse or something.

It's sad that I know how FH ened and not MWC. :eek:
 

Siddhartha

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I have only seen the Seinfeld and Friends finales.

I think the Seinfeld writers really did not lke the show's characters and finally punished them and stuck to the fans in the last show.

The Friends finale was a reflection on the show. Joey acted like an idiot. There was another episode of the Ross and Rachael saga. Chandler acted like a pussy. Monica exhibited her anal retentive neuroses. Phoebe acted strange. They even brought back the chicken and the duck.
 

nageov3t

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer series finale rocked :D

nothing ends a series better than causing the entire town to sink into the earth.
 
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Are you a communist? The finale of Full House sucked? It was probably the most defining moment in television history.
 

Modeps

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Originally posted by: Rickten
Originally posted by: Lager
Seinfeld, Married with Children, Friends, Dawson's Creek, Saved by the Bell, Full House, Home Improvement, etc.

is friends over? finally eh, that show has been crap for years. At least with seinfeld the whole last season was pretty damn good except the last episode. Can't win them all I guess.

Stop being too cool for pop culture. Everyone knows that it's over... even people that dont watch.

As for finales, it's definately because the writers are trying to go out in a blaze of glory. Possibly because there's a bit of emotion behind the actors knowing that this is the last one they're doing.

Seinfeld was just dumb though, a clip show for the last one was so stupid.
 

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Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Are you a communist? The finale of Full House sucked? It was probably the most defining moment in television history.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do admit, I remember it quite well.... But your comment nearly made me fall out of my chair, :p
 

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The absolute best series finale was M*A*S*H without a doubt. None has come close to it since and probably never will.
 

PatboyX

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Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
The absolute best series finale was M*A*S*H without a doubt. None has come close to it since and probably never will.

...spun out...there were no survivors.


actually, i really like the last epsiode of quantum leap.
i used to watch that show a lot. and it was sad the way it ended...
he was such a good man!!!

:(
 

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Originally posted by: PatboyX
Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
The absolute best series finale was M*A*S*H without a doubt. None has come close to it since and probably never will.

...spun out...there were no survivors.


actually, i really like the last epsiode of quantum leap.
i used to watch that show a lot. and it was sad the way it ended...
he was such a good man!!!

:(
Totally, I loved that finale as well. I forgot completely about it till you just mentioned it! They're releasing the first season on DVD in june!
 

edro

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First off... the Seinfeld finale did NOT suck...

Second of all, I thought the Friend's finale was decent.
 

guyver01

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Series Finale's appear to suck because of the hype and buildup. they create an aura that noone can live up to.