Breaking bad.
And better call Saul
Star Trek The Next Generation has one of the best, if not the best, finale to an ongoing episodic tv series ever. I don’t want to compare it to the kind of shows that are just one big story split up into hour long chunks, because that’s a totally different style of show and many have good endings. But for shows that are mostly separate, TNG did it better than any show I can think of.
It did a fair, but not gratuitous amount of fan service, and it was all in service of the actual plot. And it still somehow felt like a good episode of the show. But it also perfectly bookended the show back with the very first episode of the show. It was as close to perfect as you can get.
DS9 was better.
DS9 turned into an ongoing story that was just broken up into hour long chunks though. So it’s ending isn’t really comparable to TNG that stayed episodic all the way through.
Only at the very end, and the beginning of S6. Other than those, it was still an episodic show with each episode telling its own story against the backdrop of the war.
Yes at the final seasons and the final episode is part of that.
So, five-card stud, nothing wild. And the sky’s the limit.
Marvellous finale.
Man this quote is just so good.
- Person of Interest
- Breaking bad
- Better call saul
- Dark
Regular show
Futurama. It has at least 3 very satisfying endings.
Dark
12 Monkeys
Just starting s2, the series is dense, in a good way but still.
LOST
The Americans
The Leftovers
Mr. Robot
Lost
Surely you’re joking.
Absolutely not! I love the ending and don’t understand the hate it gets.
I loved Alias. Super 8. MI3. Star Trek. But JJ rode the “magic box” thing a little too hard in phase 2 of his career there. I like a lot of what Lost had to offer but that last season was a real cop out. For the most part, instead of answering questions from the series they just made up new questions in the last season and answered some of those. It was some real hand waving BS.
But JJ rode the “magic box” thing a little too hard in phase 2 of his career there.
Alias had the Rambaldi device. JJ rode the “magic box” all his career.
JJ had very little to do with Lost after the first half season. He just helped set up some of the initial mysteries and left it to Lindelof to try and sort out the resolution. Lindelof went on to do some amazing series… the Leftovers and Mrs Davis both have good (although somewhat ambiguous) endings
“Hello my name is Christian Shepard and I’m here to guide you into the gates of heaven”
Justified. Fringe. Person of interest.
Just watched the first episode of Justified and it was ok but not phenomenal. I’ve seen so many recommendations for the show - when does it hit the sweet spot that makes you say “Ooh yes, this is goooood?”
Last episode of s1 is incredible, then s2e1 absolutely takes it home.
S2 on the whole is a masterpiece, anchored by beloved character actress Margo Martendale.
Last episode of s1 is incredible
Do I really have to watch the whole of the first series before it becomes obvious that it’s good?
Justified is all about the amazing characters more than the story. Which is pretty much in line with its source material. The first episode adapts a short story and then it flies on its own and it is amazing.
I’m so looking forward to the sequel “Justified: City Primeval”.
Give it time
We dug coal together…
Cowboy Bebop (the anime, obviously.) You’re gonna carry that weight.
House MD.
Person of interest (even though the series was cut short)
I loved Person of Interest!
I would like to participate in this thread, but I’m too big a fan of unsatisfying endings…
Justified.
Fringe (I like season 5, sue me).
Farscape (the miniseries has some bumps but the actual end is solid).
In a couple months I hope to be able to say The Venture Bros. 🤞
Amen on all.
The last few episodes of farscape were incredible, need to get a clean copy and Starr again.
Fringe is an absolute masterpiece beginning to end and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. NO NOTES.
It was uneven, but s2 and s3 were incredible pieces of television, and I even loved s1.
Better Call Saul
Sopranos
Mad Men
Quantum Leap (original series)
Star Trek TNG
The ending of Quantum Leap was not supposed to be the final episode, they changed Al’s destiny and added a text over a back background. That qualifies as a “good finale”?
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