Most disappointing end to a scifi series
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Can anything beat Star Trek Enterprise? I just felt like the entire series had been a waste of time with the way they ended it 
Interestingly, reading comments from the cast of Enterprise, most were considering not filming it as they thought it was cack too!
At least JJ Abrahms is kickstarting the franchise with his awesome film from last year
Interestingly, reading comments from the cast of Enterprise, most were considering not filming it as they thought it was cack too!
At least JJ Abrahms is kickstarting the franchise with his awesome film from last year
Tsippy said:
Can anything beat Star Trek Enterprise?
Yes it can - really close to home as well: Voyager. Seven years of "OMG will we ever get home?" and then when they do everyone's just like "Oh. Hi."
Seven freaking years of buildup, then no fanfare, no fireworks, no glorious homecoming, just a "Well, we're back then." and the credits roll. "Grrr" was the closest word I could find to describe it
Actually I'll go one further: every series that got cancelled before its time.
Latest victim being Stargate Universe. But hey, at least we've got reality TV to watch instead, right? Nothing like a bit of Celebrity Britains Got Talented Pets On Ice instead of scifi that makes you think.
Latest victim being Stargate Universe. But hey, at least we've got reality TV to watch instead, right? Nothing like a bit of Celebrity Britains Got Talented Pets On Ice instead of scifi that makes you think.
Doniger said:
Tsippy said:
Can anything beat Star Trek Enterprise?
Yes it can - really close to home as well: Voyager. Seven years of "OMG will we ever get home?" and then when they do everyone's just like "Oh. Hi."
Seven freaking years of buildup, then no fanfare, no fireworks, no glorious homecoming, just a "Well, we're back then." and the credits roll. "Grrr" was the closest word I could find to describe it
t but to be honest it can't ever be as bad as when that guy went warp 10 so was everywhere in the universe at once, which for some unkown reason made him kidnap the catain and both of them turned into lizards.However they were both easily cured in minutes with no long term effects even after they changed so the whole crew could have got back to earth and treated before they even turned into lizards.
When I am emperor of the world I will make the writers of that show give me an hour of my life back and if they can't they will die very, very slowly.
Most dissapointing end to any sci fi show is IMO firefly
they never even had chance to end itEdited by Pesty on Friday 24th December 21:32
ErnestM said:
Tsippy said:
At least JJ Abrahms is kickstarting the franchise with his awesome film from last year
Please tell me that was a joke. The engine room is a brewery ffs. While mildly entertaining, Star Trek it was not...
It's a much better effort than Nemesis or Generations though
omgus said:
Isn't the rule of Sci-fi that every series has to end badly, or be cancelled just as it really starts to get into it's stride?
Name me a show that really finished on a high, rather than a cancellation or a damp squib ending.
I thought that Deep Space 9 finished quite well Name me a show that really finished on a high, rather than a cancellation or a damp squib ending.
Babylon5 and Andromeda should have finished a series sooner IMO
Bedazzled said:
I loved watching Blakes 7 when I was a kid and the dramatic ending was fab, although the season 2 finale was even better IMHO when the Liberator lined up against the alien tupperware invasion.
Some people were disappointed with the BSG finale but I enjoyed it, the Baltar/Six angels wandering about in modern-day society was a nice touch. Maybe they could have brought back the Ship of Lights from the original series to explain events but I thought the story worked pretty well.
The worst ending I can remember was The Tripods, they just gave up. Glad they did, mind.
BSG was very good and I think the ending suited the style of the series. Watching it for a second time and it becomes clear they were pre mankind's existance on Earth. Some people were disappointed with the BSG finale but I enjoyed it, the Baltar/Six angels wandering about in modern-day society was a nice touch. Maybe they could have brought back the Ship of Lights from the original series to explain events but I thought the story worked pretty well.
The worst ending I can remember was The Tripods, they just gave up. Glad they did, mind.
Blakes 7 was probably the worst ending although watching it again now it seemed to have been ready to end after series 2 (where it becomes Avon's 7) and again at the end of 3.
Pesty said:
Most dissapointing end to any sci fi show is IMO firefly they never even had chance to end it
I concur. Firefly was awesome with fantastic characters, real insight (the Chinese permeation) and a slowly building backstory ("Men of blue, two by two") which we never got to see come to fruition. they never even had chance to end itAlthough - geek mode on - when the cast were filming the burial scene in the last episode, they had apparently been told the show was cancelled so, in a way, they did get to say goodbye.
dxg said:
Pesty said:
Most dissapointing end to any sci fi show is IMO firefly they never even had chance to end it
Although - geek mode on - when the cast were filming the burial scene in the last episode, they had apparently been told the show was cancelled so, in a way, they did get to say goodbye. they never even had chance to end itIf I recal the last episode ended with 'early' floating off into space. but then again the apparently didn't show them in order over here.
Pesty said:
dxg said:
Pesty said:
Most dissapointing end to any sci fi show is IMO firefly they never even had chance to end it
Although - geek mode on - when the cast were filming the burial scene in the last episode, they had apparently been told the show was cancelled so, in a way, they did get to say goodbye. they never even had chance to end itIf I recal the last episode ended with 'early' floating off into space. but then again the apparently didn't show them in order over here.
dxg said:
Pesty said:
dxg said:
Pesty said:
Most dissapointing end to any sci fi show is IMO firefly they never even had chance to end it
Although - geek mode on - when the cast were filming the burial scene in the last episode, they had apparently been told the show was cancelled so, in a way, they did get to say goodbye. they never even had chance to end itIf I recal the last episode ended with 'early' floating off into space. but then again the apparently didn't show them in order over here.
T84 said:
Does Jericho count as sci fi?
At least Jericho got an ending of sorts. It was originally canned at the end of season 1 even though it was one of the best TV shows for a good few years.Season 2 was around half as long as originally planned with a very small budget and even then the producers hoped they would get a TV movie to tie things up, hence the alternative ending on the DVD.
I might have a re-watch over the holidays
Edited by MonkeyHanger on Saturday 25th December 14:48
worst ending... finding earth in the original battlestar galactica then ending it with a st series with people we neither knew about or cared about.
best ending... finding 'earth' in the new battlestar galactica, a very well thought out ending that answered a lot, kept a few mysteries but mostly.... it ended at the right time, unlike Stargate which had an awesome concept but went on for so long and got so diluted i utterly stopped caring.
other endings worthy of mention... fking ewok party in the series of star wars films
decent enough happy endings on Star Fleet and Ulysses 31, both of which seemed to go on for ever (in a good way) when I was a child
t series with people we neither knew about or cared about.best ending... finding 'earth' in the new battlestar galactica, a very well thought out ending that answered a lot, kept a few mysteries but mostly.... it ended at the right time, unlike Stargate which had an awesome concept but went on for so long and got so diluted i utterly stopped caring.
other endings worthy of mention... f
king ewok party in the series of star wars filmsdecent enough happy endings on Star Fleet and Ulysses 31, both of which seemed to go on for ever (in a good way) when I was a child
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