> Jeez, but this makes me feel old. I remember, back when I had to walk > to and from school seven miles through the snow and uphill in both > directions, that NO shows had finale episodes. They just got canceled. > Then "The Fugitive" came along ....
To be fair, some shows lend themselves to finales. "The Fugitive" is an easy example. Ending the war was an obvious thing to do with "M*A*S*H". Whether or not it actually worked, "Lost" needed to answer its ongoing questions. More often, imposing a finale is awfully arbitrary. Either the series ends without a serious change to the show's milieu (like "Hill Street Blues" or "Cheers") or there's a mess like "Seinfeld". -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
