TV's Greatest Series Finale

[Lord of Denial]

What in your opinion is the greatest series finale in TV history?

For me it was Babylon 5's (Sleeping In Light)!

[Legato]

Angel

Angel: "Well personally I kinda want to slay the dragon. Lets go to work"

The Wonder Years

[LordEd1976]

Mash

Star Trek the Next Generation ("The sky's the limit")

Babylon 5

Wonder Years

Cowboy Bebop ("bang")

[Chiasm]

Farscape - The Peacekeeper Wars ending, not the season IV ending. Even though it was totally obvious what they were going to name the baby it still brings a tear to my eye to see it. And it was the perfect ending because on the one hand it wrapped up all the plots that needed wrapped up yet it left the door open for future stories.

[Matt]

There was a short lived series called The Others, about a group with psychic powers or something...

Anyhow, the series ended with each and every member of the group dying because of their own screw ups and personal failings. It made a nice change.

[Lord of Denial]

Farscape - The Peacekeeper Wars ending, not the season IV ending. Even though it was totally obvious what they were going to name the baby it still brings a tear to my eye to see it. And it was the perfect ending because on the one hand it wrapped up all the plots that needed wrapped up yet it left the door open for future stories.

I really liked the last line " And this is your playground"!

[Deathstroke]

I really liked the last line " And this is your playground"!

That was a great line.


I'm with you about Babylon 5.

I also like the Farscape ending.

Cheers
M*A*S*H*

[david r]

No, the greatest TV show finale was from "Newhart". Where at the very ending, Bob Newhart suddenly awakens from a dream in bed. And we see lying next to him Suzanne Pleshette (his wife from the FIRST Bob Newhart show.)

Bob wipes the sleep from his eyes and says "Honey, I had the strangest dream. I owned this bed-and-breakfast in New England and there were all these odd people who came around. And these two brothers who had the same first name. It was an odd dream."

Suzanne simply says, "Oh, Bob. You and your silly dreams." And that was it. The ENTIRE SERIES was supposedly a dream.

[Ontir]

Newhart

St. Elsewhere

Fraser

Six Feet Under

Mad About You

in no particular order.

Babylon 5's "Sleeping in Light" was the biggest disappointment, and is right up there with the end of Seinfeld and Friends in the bad-ending Hall of Fame!

[Lord of Denial]

Newhart

St. Elsewhere

Fraser

Six Feet Under

Mad About You

in no particular order.

Babylon 5's "Sleeping in Light" was the biggest disappointment, and is right up there with the end of Seinfeld and Friends in the bad-ending Hall of Fame!

What? I never have heard anyone not love Sleeping in Light!

Can I ask why?

[Dr. Banner]

No, the greatest TV show finale was from "Newhart". Where at the very ending, Bob Newhart suddenly awakens from a dream in bed. And we see lying next to him Suzanne Pleshette (his wife from the FIRST Bob Newhart show.)

Bob wipes the sleep from his eyes and says "Honey, I had the strangest dream. I owned this bed-and-breakfast in New England and there were all these odd people who came around. And these two brothers who had the same first name. It was an odd dream."

Suzanne simply says, "Oh, Bob. You and your silly dreams." And that was it. The ENTIRE SERIES was supposedly a dream.

Totally agreed. Nothing comes close to this ending, and nothing ever can.

[jwd]

Angel

Angel: "Well personally I kinda want to slay the dragon. Lets go to work"

Agreed. Over at Zap2it they actually named it one of the worst. I loved it ending on a cliffhanger. The entire character of Angel was based on someone trying to find redemption. There is no final goal line when searching for redemption. It's never ending.

[Corrina]

"Have you ever thought about wearing sweaters?"

Nothing beats Newhart. Though the finale of the "Mary Tyler Moore" show was pretty close and I have a real fondness for the last episode of "Buffy," especially the moment when all the possible slayers get their power.

[Donald M.]

Totally agreed. Nothing comes close to this ending, and nothing ever can.

Newhart's ending was amusing, but considering that Dallas and St. Elsewhere both pulled more or less the same trick, I don't know that I'd say nothing else comes close.

[Forefinger]

I'm going with Cheers. "We're closed"