Bad Endings to a Tv show

[West E]

Lost was one of the greatest endings ever IMO. Loved every second of it. I was so worried it would suck.

[Samus Aran]

Originally Posted by West E

Lost was one of the greatest endings ever IMO. Loved every second of it. I was so worried it would suck.

Jason Smith used to be the nationwide late night radio talk show host for ESPN and one night he went off on Lost's series finale, which was especially idiotic since 1) he didn't even watch the show, and 2) he was going off of something he read which was completely wrong.

Some idiot on some random website thought

[Show spoiler]the ending meant they were dead the whole time and nothing on the show ever happened, despite Jack's father spelling it all out in capital letters with bright crayon colors,

and Smith read it and repeated it on his show as if it were the truth. That made me lose all respect for him. What kind of person reads something second hand and passes it along to a national audience as if he's an authority on the matter?

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Better to be an old ass than a young one.

I knew you were a bitter old man, and now I have proof!

Originally Posted by MasturB

House.

What didn't you like about its ending?

[MrBlonde]

Glad to see no mentions of The Sopranos yet, one of the greatest endings ever. A lot of people seem to hate it though.

[JWgrayhawk]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

Glad to see no mentions of The Sopranos yet, one of the greatest endings ever. A lot of people seem to hate it though.

It wasn't until I read an article describing the final scene that I appreciated the finale. It def went over my head, but the use of POV in that scene makes it clear that the screen going black was Tony dying, It was a very detailed article that gave a lot of evidence- including discussing the hitman (guy in Member's Only jacket) and his movement, as well as the way the camera shots alteranted between Tony's POV and regular shots- and was very convincing.

It shows a lot of artistry, but unfortunately it was too artistic for most of us and we got the feeling that everything was left up in the air, when in fact it was a very definite, final and masterful resolution.

http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.co...on-of-the-end/

[Agent Bond]

Lights Out

[nik666uk]

Originally Posted by JWgrayhawk

It wasn't until I read an article describing the final scene that I appreciated the finale. It def went over my head, but the use of POV in that scene makes it clear that the screen going black was Tony dying, It was a very detailed article that gave a lot of evidence- including discussing the hitman (guy in Member's Only jacket) and his movement, as well as the way the camera shots alteranted between Tony's POV and regular shots- and was very convincing.

It shows a lot of artistry, but unfortunately it was too artistic for most of us and we got the feeling that everything was left up in the air, when in fact it was a very definite, final and masterful resolution.

http://masterofsopranos.wordpress.co...on-of-the-end/

I'm STILL conflicted about the ending, can't decide if I love it or hate it!

[JWgrayhawk]

Originally Posted by nik666uk

I'm STILL conflicted about the ending, can't decide if I love it or hate it!

Are you referring to the way the ending was composed or the fact that Tony got whacked?

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

Breaking Bad gets my vote. It was way too clean. It just didn't feel plausible at all and continued the show's long stretch of character inconsistencies with Walt.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by AreaUnderTheCurve

Breaking Bad gets my vote. It was way too clean. It just didn't feel plausible at all and continued the show's long stretch of character inconsistencies with Walt.

Talk about extraordinarily high standards.

[West E]

I was shocked by the confusion about Lost's ending. Jack's father even explains the show in the final moments. "Everything happened, but now you died. Everyone else eventually died too, some before you. Some after you. Now you're all meeting here to let go and move on". That explains the timeline and flash-sideways stuff.

Shocking how many people thought they all died on the original flight.

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by Infernal King

I knew you were a bitter old man, and now I have proof!



What didn't you like about its ending?

I didn't like the Wilson cancer storyline.

OBviously because the show was cancelled in January, they had to rush to make the final episodes work.

The Harry Houdini escaping the back door of the burning building trick was outrageous, but I did like the closure for his minions.

I actually would've preferred something else on the outrageous spectrum, which would've been House's last enlightenment would be figuring out the cure for cancer or AIDS.

[SquidPuppet]

I felt very shortchanged by the ending of Carnivale.