Bad Endings to a Tv show

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Lost - A rushed attempt to tie up all the loose ends.

Whatever issues the Lost finale may have had, being rushed was not one of them. The producers knew before starting production on the last season that it was the last season. So they had 18 episodes to work with to tie up all the loose ends.

[fatediesel]

Roseanne - Just a terrible final season overall, and an infuriating finale.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Roseanne - Just a terrible final season overall, and an infuriating finale.

As the TV Guide special put it, "I think we had to put a moratorium on 'dream' endings after St. Elsewhere, but the Roseanne episode clinched it."

[Cook]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Whatever issues the Lost finale may have had, being rushed was not one of them. The producers knew before starting production on the last season that it was the last season. So they had 18 episodes to work with to tie up all the loose ends.

Actually they knew since season 4 how many episodes they had left. In season 3 they made a deal with ABC for 60 more episodes. Nothing was rushed. Any problems real or perceived were a result of the writers choices not a lack of time to deliver.