• @pulaskiwasright@lemmy.mlEnglish
    20•2 years ago

    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.

  • @esheyw@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15•2 years ago

    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. 🤞

    • HossenfefferEnglish
      3•2 years ago

      I mean, The Wire was virtually perfect TV. Everything about it was good.

    • @InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      Rome was cut to 2 seasons to make way for GoT, which is a shame, they needed more time.

      Rome nailed so much, that’s what we need, a new historical drama that works.

    • Memento MoriEnglish
      3•2 years ago

      Satisfying and tear-inducing. I know people that still tear up to this day when they hear the ending song. Great show.

    • HossenfefferEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      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?”

      • @InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•2 years ago

        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.

      • @ours@lemmy.filmEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        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”.

    • richieadler 🇦🇷English
      1•2 years ago

      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”?

  • DuckGuyEnglish
    7•2 years ago

    Cowboy Bebop (the anime, obviously.) You’re gonna carry that weight.

  • @yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    7•2 years ago
    • Black Sails
    • Killjoys
    • Psych
    • Leverage
    • In Plain Sight
    • Burn Notice
    • Ash Vs Evil Dead
    • Black Lightning
    • Cloak and Dagger
    • The Man in the High Castle
    • Undone
        • @MrDetermination@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6•2 years ago

          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.

          • @dbaner@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3•2 years ago

            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

          • richieadler 🇦🇷English
            1•2 years ago

            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.