Sci-Fi series finales (or final episodes), who had the best? by chrisisall

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Sci-Fi series finales (or final episodes), who had the best?

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
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Monday, August 15, 2005 12:15 PM

I don't consider Objects In Space a series finale, or even a final episode, as it was axed in mid-season, otherwise that would be my answer.(Plus, this is OTHER sci-fi series, here)

And as much as I love the final ep of Dark Angel, I have to say that I think the best one of all time was All Good Things... on Star Trek TNG.
It was a great wrap up, as well as one of their best eps, period.
Dark Angel comes in second. What action!!
Kung Fu also had a great finale, completing the circle for Caine. It's # 3 for me.

What's your pick for the best that was last?

Omega Chrisisall

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Monday, August 15, 2005 12:45 PM

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL

The series finale of "Blake's 7" is one of the most powerful final episodes ever. Only the finale of "Angel" comes close in my opinion, but -

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"Angel" at least leaves open the possibility that some of the characters will survive. "Blake's 7 ends with all the heroes being gunned down in torturous slow motion, leaving little doubt that they have all been killed.

"I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational in order to prove that you care. Or indeed, why it should be necessary to prove it at all." -Kerr Avon

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Monday, August 15, 2005 12:52 PM

CHRISISALL

You just made me think: The Prisoner Had a most amazing finale! I saw it when I was twelve, and my mind is still boggled by it!

Number 6 Chrisisall

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Monday, August 15, 2005 12:57 PM

STILLSHINY

gotta agree with All Good Things from Next Generation as a great one.

Though my personal favorite would have to be the Finale of Angel.

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GUNN - OK. You take the 30,000 on the left...

ILLYRIA - You're fading. You'll last 10 minutes at best.

GUNN -(stands)Then let's make 'em memorable.

Angel steps forward and Spike, Gunn and Illyria follow. Spike is standing off to Angel's right side. Angel is flanked a step behind by Gunn on the right and Illyria on the left. They stare at the horde of demons approaching them in the alley.

SPIKE - You gotta a plan?

ANGEL - We fight.

SPIKE - Bit more specific.

ANGEL - (steps forward) Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.

(the demon horde attacks)

ANGEL - Let's go to work. (swings his sword)

Fade to black.

One of my favorite television moments ever.

"We had ties that could not be broken, except by the passing of time. Like a rock. A broken time rock. And you're very special to me, my broken time rock people." - Nathan Fillion

Stillshiny's Shop - I'm thinkin we rose again

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Monday, August 15, 2005 1:01 PM

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL

Agreed - the finale of The Prisoner is pretty amazing!

Twin Peaks had a cool final episode, even if it wasn't meant to be the end. Although, that sort of fits in the Twin Peaks world - we wouldn't want things TOO wrapped up!

"I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational in order to prove that you care. Or indeed, why it should be necessary to prove it at all." -Kerr Avon

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Monday, August 15, 2005 2:04 PM

MUTT999

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
You just made me think: The Prisoner Had a most amazing finale! I saw it when I was twelve, and my mind is still boggled by it!

Number 6 Chrisisall

No doubt about it, The Prisoner finale was so surreal it just sticks in your mind.

"That's the buffet table....."

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Monday, August 15, 2005 4:08 PM

RYCE

The finale of Babylon 5 is one of my favourites, even though it was shot to be the finale at the end of Season 4 in case Season 5 never worked out. I still cry at the end, esp when they show the credits with the first and last apperances of all the characters.

No power in the 'verse can stop me!

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Monday, August 15, 2005 8:09 PM

FOROUGHI2OF4

The "Angel" finale was good and also the "Star Trek Deep Space Nine" finale. Good comebacks someday?

Our time is linear.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 8:24 PM

SGTGUMP

I liked Space: Above and Beyond. That show ended kind of like Firefly, cancelled by Fox for no good reason. At the end, everyone died. They went down shooting. Great.

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Monday, August 15, 2005 9:30 PM

DECKROID

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
You just made me think: The Prisoner Had a most amazing finale! I saw it when I was twelve, and my mind is still boggled by it!

Number 6 Chrisisall

Number 6: Where am I?
Number 2: In the Village.
Number 6: What do you want?
Number 2: We want information.
Number 6: Whose side are you on?
Number 2: That would be telling. We want information.
Number 6: You won't get it.
Number 2: By hook or by crook, we will.
Number 6: Who are you?
Number 2: I am Number 2.
Number 6: Who is Number 1?
Number 2: You are Number 6.
Number 6: I am NOT a number, I am a person. A free man.

Greatest damn show... but the ending made no sense to me. Flatbed truck driving to Big Bend and a dance sequence... what the hell?!?

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Monday, August 15, 2005 11:54 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Honorable mention - John Doe. For those who followed the show, it had one hell of a cliffhanger. One of the main characters ends up getting murdered, and we're left to wonder about everything else as the season finale also became the series finale too.

Dammit.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:05 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by DeckRoid:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
You just made me think: The Prisoner Had a most amazing finale! I saw it when I was twelve, and my mind is still boggled by it!

Greatest damn show... but the ending made no sense to me. Flatbed truck driving to Big Bend and a dance sequence... what the hell?!?

It was mostly metaphorical, my brother!
It was all about the inner struggle of man, and how the only people who ever really own or limit us is ourselves!

My brain hurts when I try to dissect it scene by scene...

It was pure brilliance Chrisisall

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:28 AM

BLACKOUTNIGHTS

My vote goes to Quantum Leap.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:08 AM

NIKNAK

Wonderfalls. Very tense and emotional. Also hilarious: "It's your sister's job to clean the floor."

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:37 AM

HJERMSTED

I have to go with the Angel series finale as my favorite series ender of all time.

Though not sci-fi... the first season finale of Veronica Mars is a great model demonstrating how to end a TV season full of plot threads and tangents. The writers on that show did a masterful job bringing everything to a sound conclusion. Had VM not been renewed for a second season, the show would have gone out much like Angel did: with class, style, heart to spare and with kick-ass writing.

mattro

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:31 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by BlackoutNights:
My vote goes to Quantum Leap.

Oh! oh! Forgot about that one. Good call !

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:52 PM

CITIZEN

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I liked Space: Above and Beyond. That show ended kind of like Firefly, cancelled by Fox for no good reason. At the end, everyone died. They went down shooting. Great.

Like OMG! Space Above and Beyond soooo rocked!
They didn't all die tho... the only definate death was Wang...
We know Nathan and Cooper survive.
The other two *may* have survived...
That was such a great show...
When the day of revolution comes Fox execs will be the first against the wall man...

Q: What do you have when you are holding two little green balls in your hand.
A: Kermit's undivided attention.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:13 PM

INDIANABANZAI

Someone once wrote this out, and added one bit of punctuation, and it blew my mind:

Quote:
Number 6: Who are you?
Number 2: I am Number 2.
Number 6: Who is Number 1?
Number 2: You are, Number 6.
Number 6: I am NOT a number, I am a person. A free man.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:26 PM

TERRYO

QL? Only if wanting to take a baseball bat to the tv counts as best. I still get mad - how many years later? Maybe that's better than lame finales like Highlander but only just... (imnsho and ymmv)

I vote for Angel hands down and Blakes 7 second but to be snarky (it's been that kind of month) I'll give Enterprise a thumbs up just because it _was_ the final episode.

Terry

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Originally posted by BlackoutNights:
My vote goes to Quantum Leap.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:51 PM

THRAWN

If Peacekeeper Wars counts, then Farscape wins, hands down. No TV show in the history of ever has had a finale that so well tied up the themes and plot threads of a show. It was so good it made the rest of the series better.

If the 4th season finale is what you're calling the last episode, then maybe not so much...it was still great, but I'd have to go with whoever said All Good Things.

Worst finale (though I know this isn't the topic, it just came to mind) is Buffy.

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Thursday, August 18, 2005 5:43 PM

FLIGHTOFSERENITY

Farscape's Bad Timing and Angel's Not Fade Away are my favorites

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Thursday, August 18, 2005 8:08 PM

EMMA

Blake's 7 (boo hoo, although SpikeandJezebel -

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you never see any blood except for Blake, stun guns could have been used. Terry Nation had a get-out clause.

)

Babylon 5

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the beautiful station - nooooo

Angel

in that order, I would love to say BtVS but the last episode was pants in comparison to the finales to Season 2 and Season 5. Now S5, that would have been a great end to a show

extremely dimensionally transcendental

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:01 PM

SIDAR

I have to agree with anyone who said All Good Things, although the final episode of Star Trek: Voyager is up there as well. I mean, we knew how the series was going to end, but the way they got to that point was PERFECT.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 7:16 PM

JAMERON4EVA

"AJBAC" from Dark Angel season 1, and of course, "BORN TO RUN", from ( pay attention Kwicko), TSCC.

"Mom, he has her chip. He has her."
John Connor,"Born To Run", TSCC EP 2x22

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Friday, October 30, 2009 3:28 AM

KHAMBILO

I would like to put up ST Voyager here. It isn't necessarily my favorite, but its pretty good. Besides I like any episode of Trek that deals with the Borg.

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Friday, October 30, 2009 8:24 AM

LWAVES

To add backup to those already mentioned -

BLAKE'S 7
Best ending ever. Kept us talking about it for years and we are still going. Where was Orac? Was Villa really shot or did the coward in him just fall? So many questions.

THE PRISONER
So weird, so wonderful, so far ahead of it's time.

QUANTUM LEAP
A heartbreaking finale that could close the book whilst also leaving it open.

And for some of my own picks -

MASH
Battlestar Galactica (New version)
Only Fools And Horses (the original one where they become millionaires, after that they just sucked)

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

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Friday, October 30, 2009 8:25 AM

OPPYH

Considering the pilot was aired last(last episode) of Firefly I actually considered that the last episode at the time.

And it was the best last Fking last episode ever.

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Friday, October 30, 2009 8:29 AM

STORYMARK

I don't have any that haven't been said already, but I'll gladly reiterate:

Babylon 5 - Sleeping in Light is such an excellent coda for the series. Makes me cry every time.

Farscape - Peacekeeper Wars - A bit truncated in places, but so kick-ass and moving at the same time.

Star Trek TNG: All Good Things.... - Just a great end for the series, hits the right emotional notes, and along with the pilot, bookends the series quite nicely.

Angel - Keepin' up the fight. Hell yeah!

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Friday, October 30, 2009 1:10 PM

DMI

Expired, forgotten, spoiled rotten.

Guess I need to see Blake's 7. I watched the first episode, thats it. Besides the already mentioned Star Trek closers, I've gotta mention the end of Carnivale (not intended to be the finale, but one hell of an episode) and of course, Cowboy Bebop.

So long, space cowboy.
-e

I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

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Friday, October 30, 2009 1:20 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:20 AM

IMNOTHERE

"Life on Mars" (UK) was a fairly bold ending (I won't even spoiler it here - suffice to say it was nothing whatsoever like the US remake).

I'd love to visit an alternate universe and see what the ending of Babylon 5 was originally meant to be - but presumably it would have to be "War Without End" minus the desperate retconning to paper over the change of commander.

If JMS had pulled that off - finishing season 5 with that revelation combined with a back-to-the-future story set up in a season 1 episode - then we'd have had an indisputable winner.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:49 AM

IMNOTHERE

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Originally posted by lwaves:
Battlestar Galactica (New version)

Ah yes - the hope of a peaceful settlement, dashed by the revelation of a crime of passion, triggering a cataclysmic battle in which everybody dies. A fitting end to the first show since Blake's 7 to recognize that Space Opera doesn't always have to have a happy ending.

Unfortunately, I have this terrible recurring nightmare where the show went on to a cringe-inducing Deus ex Machina resolution in which various characters turned out to be angels and/or the messiah while Bob Dylan was, presumably, God.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 2:29 AM

EVILDINOSAUR

I haven't actually watched too many shows all the way through to the end, but here's my list.

My top pick is probably Voyager, I would've liked to see how a few more things wrapped up, but they did a pretty good job of wrapping up most of it, and the way the got home was pretty cool.

Angel is also up there though that one still had so much left to do, it ended too early.

Buffy was pretty good. the finale wasn't the best episode, but it's hard to top some of those other episodes, they did a pretty good job.

If I count the last movie, Continuum, as the Stargate SG-1 finale, that one definitely ranks up there, I wasn't too thrilled with the actual series finale though. It was a good episode, but I don't think it ended the series very well.

SG-Atlantis was also pretty good, though reserving final judgement till I see the movie(s) as I still consider those to be episodes.

Finally is BSG (new), it was ok. I had trouble buying the ending, I can't see a large group of people agreeing to that, especially since they haven't agreed on much of anything since the start of the series. I also hated the way they ended Kara's story, I was looking for a bit more than that. The action scenes were amazing, how they got to where they got, was also pretty cool, just didn't quite do it for me.

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best part was the president finally freaking died lol, i hated her so much

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 3:00 AM

DMI

Expired, forgotten, spoiled rotten.

I didn't mention the new BSG to specifically avoid this discussion, and now its happened. Here we go. Besides the random disappearance of Kara where no death at all was harbinged, it was an amazing finale. You can't call it Dues ex Machina when the character that was an angel had been saying so since the first season and kept trying to tell Baltar how everything was happening according to God's plan. With the constant repetition of "all of this has happened before and will happen again" how could it have ended any other way? It was fitting and brought back the original warnings against the misuse and abuse of technology. It wasn't perfect, but no series finale is (I still can't figure out why Data turns into Sherlock Holmes in the future!).
-e

I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:05 AM

IMNOTHERE

Quote:
Originally posted by DMI:
You can't call it Dues ex Machina when the character that was an angel had been saying so since the first season

(Warning: Spoilery for both BSG and B5 if you've been living beyond the rim for a while and are waiting for the DVDs to appear in the bargain buckets)

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...but I was expecting a rational explanation that relied on a modest pinch of SciFi fairy dust, rather than full-blown omnipotence. Like: Baltar's mind got jumbled up with Number 6's when they were both nuked on Caprica and 6 uploaded. Baltar was a Cylon candidate until the last few episodes or maybe the upload works partially on humans - its established that the differences between Cylon and human biology were pretty subtle. Likewise with Kara: why have her resurrected by supernatural means when you have already established the existence of a technology-based resurrection.

Thing is - you can have a bit of mystery and philosophy, provided the core plot is defensible within the laws of your SF universe. Once you let a godlike figure exercise omnipotent power (e.g. encoding the coordinates of the Promised Land in the notes of a well-known song that won't be written for a few million years) then anything can happen without reason, and the plot just loses interest. SF requires some "suspension of disbelief", but when it requires too much, it fails.

C.f. Babylon 5, which was full of prophecy, religious allusions and pseudo-science (time travel, telepathy) but made an excellent job of ensuring that these were only used to "grease the wheels", not to resolve key plot points. Most of the prophecies were ignored by their recipients and/or could have been self-fulfilling; When Sheridan first defeated Shadow vessels, it was always by leading them into some kind of trap, never a trek-style "particle of the week" beam. Telepathy was used as a weapon, but was not enough to win the war. The Shadow War was only resolved when Sheridan forced the Vorlons and Shadows to confront each other directly, and exposed their folly to the proxy races that had been fighting for them.

It wasn't perfect - e.g. the character of Lorien was godlike, he and his role in Sheridan's ressurection were quite unnecessary.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:28 PM

FOLLOWMAL

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Originally posted by DMI:
I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

This is one of my favorite quotes of all time.
So nice to see it. Memories.

My fave scifi finales are:
ST:TNG- perfect ending to a really solid series.
Farscape- I consider Peacekeeper Wars the finale and loved it!
Quantum Leap - It broke my heart.

My all time favorite show finale though would be Six Feet Under. Most awesome ending of a show ever. I'm still blown away when I hear the song associated with it.

Ok... back on subject...sorry... couldn't resist.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:15 PM

CALHOUN

Battlestar Galactica!!!

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No wait! That was the worst series finale of all time...

I agree on "ST TNG - All Good Things" just about every cast member got to say goodbye and it was a ripping good yarn.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009 4:47 AM

IMNOTHERE

Quote:
Originally posted by Calhoun:
Battlestar Galactica!!!
No wait! That was the worst series finale of all time...

Before making that judgment, I'm waiting for a UK channel to pick up Life on Mars (US): from the descriptions it sounds like a strong candidate for worst ever (but maybe only if you know and love the UK version ending, which is one of the best - I'm hoping that the inferior follow-up "Ashes to Ashes" doesn't screw it up by explaining too much when it wraps next year).

Meanwhile, several people have mentioned Blake's 7 - if you had a UK-only poll I suspect that would win hands down, as it dates from an era when there were only 3-4 TV channels and shows like B7 were mainstream. Even non-SF fans over a certain age remember it.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009 1:51 PM

STINKINGROSE

I was going to say M*A*S*H* too, but it's not sci-fi. Funny how things pop into your head.

I must admit I liked Buffy's final ep a lot.

Blinding white Willow, Nathan doing the bad guy thing, some really nice fight sequences, and that wonderful montage.

"Can stand up.. will stand up"

Maybe not the bestest end ever, but a solid one.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009 2:20 PM

COELABELLATORE

I'm not gonna lie, I think that Objects in Space was a great finale to a great show. It may have been created mid way but Joss did it for a reason. He thought it was powerful enough that he wanted to end the series with it, and I think he was right.

OiS is probably one of the best episodes of any TV show I have ever seen, period.

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I'm a nomadic diplomat of violence. A man temporary suspended in a state of insanity; riding a ship of crazy into the burning sunset of geopolitical failure. I walk tall until I'm trying to bury myself 3 inches deeper into the dirt because someone's gotten it into their heads that they want to put a Kalashnikov bullet in my face. I'm the new face of American progress moonlighting as the new face of American digression. I'm an American Soldier.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009 9:47 PM

THESOMNAMBULIST

Buffy.
Blakes 7 - that was cool

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Monday, November 2, 2009 5:00 AM

RIVERLOVE

Cleopatra 2525! The 2nd season had one-hour episodes, and the final one was terrific. We got to meet The Voice in person, and we learned about the origins of the deadly Baily's, and Cregan's relationship with them. The final episode gave a glimpse into what future shows may have looked like, but the 3rd season never filmed. They had gotten by with 2 years of "skimpy costumes & stunts", so they packed up and ran at the frightening prospect of having to do serious episodes in Season 3. The silver lining was that Gina became free to go work on another tv series; something called Firefly or some such.

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Monday, November 2, 2009 8:10 AM

STORYMARK

Quote:
Originally posted by DMI:
I didn't mention the new BSG to specifically avoid this discussion, and now its happened. Here we go. Besides the random disappearance of Kara where no death at all was harbinged, it was an amazing finale. You can't call it Dues ex Machina when the character that was an angel had been saying so since the first season and kept trying to tell Baltar how everything was happening according to God's plan. With the constant repetition of "all of this has happened before and will happen again" how could it have ended any other way? It was fitting and brought back the original warnings against the misuse and abuse of technology. It wasn't perfect, but no series finale is (I still can't figure out why Data turns into Sherlock Holmes in the future!).
-e

I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

I love that about the end - they had been telling us the truth from the start - and we as the audience refused to believe it.

I can see how this upsets some fans - particularly those who think any religious aspects should be explained as tied to some alien influence (B5, DS9), but I appreciated that they didn't go that way - because it's been done. I have to respect a show that deals in religious allegory it's entire run, and then doesn't try to explain it through science.

I guess it comes down to expectations - those who hate the ending seem to have wanted it to be like other shows, tieing everything up in a bow, but I loved the BSG finale for doing something different while still being true to what it had been all along.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 5:44 PM

JAMERON4EVA

ST:TNG-"All good things.." was perhaps the best season finale of the next generation that i'd ever seen. But still at the top of my list, is TSCC-"Born to run." Although it was unjustly forced upon us, like with DARK ANGEL AND FIREFLY, BY THOSE FOOLS IDIODIC FOOLS AT FOX.... (PUNCHES FRACKING WALL),.... It has a like (FRACKING) ending to the new BSG, no hppy ending, in fact this is one of the most heart fracking wrnching endings i've ever seen. CURSE YOU FOX, YOU UNAMERICAN BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Mom, he has her chip. He has her."
John Connor,"Born To Run", TSCC EP 2x22

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 8:20 PM

MOOSE

Quote:
Originally posted by OPPYH:
Considering the pilot was aired last(last episode) of Firefly I actually considered that the last episode at the time.

And it was the best last Fking last episode ever.

Well, I was torn between Star Trek:The Next Generation (I've always said it could of been a theatrical release) and Space:Above And Beyond until I read this...

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Thursday, November 5, 2009 5:05 AM

JAYNEZTOWN

10
Any of the 'Farscape' season finales because every season they thought the show was canceled
9
"who shot J.R.?
8
Terminator
7
Spider-Man the MTV cartoon
6
The West Wing ok not scifi but what the hell
5
Babylon 5 or Crusade
4
Star Trek TNG
3
Original Outer Limits or Original Twilight Zone
2
Charlie Jade
1
Twin Peaks

Worst
X-Files - series went on too long...can't even remember how it ends
St Elsewhere -its all a dream inside the mind of a mentally challenged boy,

Colbys, the UFO did it, drop Fallon down on Dynasty.

Friends - crap the show can only be redeemed by everyone getting hit by Napalm from a Stealth Bomber. I don't think I've ever watched the ending because I barely watched the show in the first place

Battlestar - Ron Moore and David Eick finally crawl up their own ass, inhale deeply and then cough it all out on screen

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Thursday, November 5, 2009 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
I can see how this upsets some fans - particularly those who think any religious aspects should be explained as tied to some alien influence (B5, DS9)

Or, left unexplained.

I don't mind a few mysteries and wonders left over that might be signs of some higher power - its the out-and-out "God did it" aspect of the BSG finale that I didn't like. Its not just atheism: having omnipotent beings involved is plot poison - you keep having to contrive reasons why they can't wave their hands and save the day (a bit like the transporter in Star Trek).

"Sorry Cap'n: the entire planet is flooded with Dawkins radiation - its rationalized the upper atmosphere and set up a Pullman field so we can't get a lock on His Divine Will. You'll have to jump the guards and kiss the girl as usual. Just try and get it in the right order this time..."

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