Finales That You Thought Were Worse Than Eureka's (SPOILERS)

Tru Calling - It took me five years to watch the last episode because I knew they didn't get any chance whatsoever to wrap up the storyline or series (short as it was). I can post a list of other shows that never got any sendoff episode. They just ended. I'll take Eureka's ending any day.



Cheese fries...next time.

As an actual critic, former movie critic for my college newspaper, I thought that I would chime in here and say that I agree with each of these three series finales that were much worse than this finale. First of all, though, let me tell you that I loved Eureka's series finale more than I have loved nearly every series finale that I have seen in the last twenty years, save for perhaps Smallville's. This is because it left on a high note with a bit of mystery that may never be solved, but IMHO that's okay.

To the OP's list, I have to include two television series from the 80s:

Newhart... Turns out that everything that the viewer saw in this series was nothing more than a dream as Bob wakes up to find himself in bed with his wife from the 70s Bob Newhart Show. Makes you wonder why you ever watched in the first place if it was all but a dream.

St. Elsewhere... Turns out that everything that the viewer saw in this series was nothing more than a child's overactive imagination as the camera focuses on a little boy playing with a toy hospital. That was one very intelligent kid and one very moronic series finale.

Finally, I'd like to include the more recent Walker Texas Ranger.

I loved this show and watched every week that it was on, and in this case it's not the series finale that I had a problem with but the tv movie that came out a couple of years later that ends with Walker's wife Alex shot and dying/dead on the courthouse floor leaving the viewers feeling bereft and angry, especially since there was never another movie for either Alex's recovery or Walker's revenge. Of course, if they had then they would merely be repeating what had already been done in the series. Still, why have a reunion movie if they were just going to kill off Walker's wife and leave everyone hanging.

I would dearly love to thank the writers and creators of Eureka for leaving us rather heartbroken and angry viewers due to the fact that it was all coming to and end way to prematurely with at least a very happy and upbeat ending. I smiled through the tears and I only wish that more shows left me feeling this way.

Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

Lost.

Chuck.
oh yeah quantum leap, if I had known about the ending I wouldn't have bought the dvds.
I love eureka's storybook ending. They did give the fans what we wanted to see.
Theres a lot of shows that I watch the didn't get a proper ending. They usually would end with a big shocking reveal, resets everything you know in the show, or amnesia.

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Mutant X: It ended on a major cliffhanger because they weren't expecting that to be the final wrapup. (I don't remember if they thought they were getting another season, a TV movie, or something else, but they didn't think it would end with a cliffhanger.)

Commander in Chief: The last episode was titled "Unfinished Business," which it literally was. It was cancelled abruptly due to the viewers "not watching" (despite Geena Davis being nominated for a Golden Globe for the role) even though the network jerked us around for reasons I can only suspect were politically charged behind-the-scenes. It was meant to be an episode in the middle of the season, not a season (and certainly not a series) finale.

Eastwick: Like CiC, this was another show that ABC screwed the fans over on and then on one of the last few episodes they left us with a maor cliffhanger. But instead of airing all the filmed episodes of the first season as promised, they cut out two or three of them and then showed the season finale which left us wondering how the girls got out of the cliffhanger we last saw and then if I remember right, they introduced a loose end that would have played out had they had another season. (Maybe I wouldn't feel so bitter about this one had they actually aired all the filmed episodes as promised, but they didn't, so the "series" finale felt less solid because of it. Not to mention their complete dismissal of the massive "Save Eastwick" campaign.)

Anyway, those are the ones that come to me immediately.

Oh I almost forgot a major one!

Twin Peaks-This ended as the main creative force it, David Lynch and Mark Frost, had both given up on the show and ABC didn't really want another season. It then ended up with a cliffhanger that was just as bizarre as it was disappointing. Still it shall forever remain one of the greatest cult television shows to ever be produced.

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman- ended with Lois holding a baby that someone left on their doorstep.