Breaking Bad, nothing else is even close. End of discussion.
That’s a great one too. Real interested how the movie is going to play out and if it’ll be a success .
August 5th, 2019 at 12:16 AM ^
Considering the unmitigated success of both breaking bad and better call Saul, I have very high hopes for the movie.
finale and the second half of the last season was real disappointing imo.
Really? I classify it as the best thing I have ever watched. So, what disappointed you about it?
August 5th, 2019 at 10:39 AM ^
Unpopular opinion but I agree with the take. I thought the final season was a letdown because a lot of the characters seemed to changer personalities. For instance, Walter's brother in law Hank, was a little scared wuss the whole show who freezes in action and then in the final season he just flips a switch and begins telling people they can go fuck themselves with no emotion towards death.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:30 PM ^
I realize humans have different opinions but I don't understand how someone could like Breaking Bad up until the 2nd half of the last season and think it was disappointing. I just cant fathom it
You had the best TV episode of all time, Ozymandias. You had Walt killing Mike. You had the "Tread Lightly" conversation between Hank and Heisenberg which is one of the best TV lines of all time. You had the machine gun ending where he killed the neo Nazis. Where he poisoned Lydia.
All that and more happened in the 2nd half of the last season. Most shows milk the series but Breaking Bad ended perfectly before Walts storyline became repetitive or predictable
I got bored with the Sopranos after season 3. Sorry guys. I loved The Wire. What a series. I should watch it again.
BB was my all time favorite. Loved the husband/wife interaction. Underrated. Skyler trying to negotiate and reign Walt in but she never understood that money and power and ego were too much for a marriage. Marriages end for a variety of reasons and she was no match.
The ending was great. The last season you needed a drink after every episode. A masterpiece.
If I am who you say I am then maybe you should tread lightly.
Someone needs to protect this family from the man who protects this family. (My favorite)
You're done when I say you're done.
Of Breaking Bad?? Ozymandius and Felina are widely regarded as two of the best episodes of television ever produced. I'm not sure what more they could have done.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:05 PM ^
Breaking Bad's real finale was the Ozymandias episode. That may have been the greatest single episode of TV ever. The two episodes that followed were excellent but really just tying things together. In my opinion anyway.
I particularly liked the finale of Justified. They did a great job of linking the last episode to the first and bringing the story to a conclusion that honored all that came before it.
Also, for a scene in a finale that really worked, in the final episode of The Wire we saw a quick shot of Wee Bay Brice and Chris Partlow in a corner of the prison yard shooting the shit. Just a couple of warriors in retirement.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:32 PM ^
I'm watching The Wire right now for the first time. Currently in season 2. Can't believe Wee Bay is still alive by the end.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:48 PM ^
Nice , enjoy . The Wire is perhaps my favorite show of all-time and is almost flawless at times . Speaking of finales , that was another good one IMO. It was unlike almost any other series where it didn’t have a real main character and so the finale stuck to the central point and that was the city of Baltimore in that everything is connected
August 4th, 2019 at 10:54 PM ^
With Season 5 being a significant step down from the first four, I think they wrapped it up well. With Jimmy (the closest thing to a protagonist the show had) looking out as the epilogue played.
It showed a true portrait of urban America. New people, same problems. Carcetti proves he’s just a sleazy politician that gains more power as governor. A well known hack of a police officer but a mayor ally becomes commissioner in Valchek. Michael becomes the new Omar, Dookie the new Bubbles. You have pos’ like Herc seem to make it out clean. Daniels finally is where he belongs and out of that messed up department. Sydnor becomes the new Jimmy. And the best of all, the one true redemption story comes in the form of the shows resident and self-described Dope Fiend, finally walking up the stairs to eat dinner with his sister.
It shows that as far as institutions like major police departments and big city politics, the worse you are, the better you end up.
Still the best show ever.
Carcetti was fascinating character. I think he ultimately always meant well and deep down inside was ashamed what he became, but I think his character-arc was showing how basically even his good intentions couldn't overcome the overbearing "the corrupt system" that became too much for him.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:27 PM ^
Scrolled just to make sure this was the first comment. Thumbs up. Next thread.
August 5th, 2019 at 12:58 PM ^
If you are under 50 I'd agree - else its MASH
I'll second MASH, even though I saw the finale when it was in syndication.
MASH
Sopranos. ( I’m probably in the minority on this)
I love the Sopranos finale too. I feel like it’s one where now over the years it’s a finale that has grown more popular . Only David Chase could pull that off
August 4th, 2019 at 10:20 PM ^
I thought the Sopranos finale was one of the worst finales ever. It was so bad that I didn't even immediately realize it was the finale and conclusion to the Sopranos. Finales are supposed to close the storyline where as with Sopranos we have no clue. Maybe Tony walked out the restaurant and continued, maybe he was killed, maybe his entire family was killed and Tony survived. That's not a finale. That's a cliffhanger that would've been fine for the 2nd to last episode
Luckily the rest of the show was so amazing that its still Top 3 show all time in my book
August 5th, 2019 at 12:47 AM ^
Strongly disagree. There ware several conversations among the boys over the seasons about never knowing when the hit is coming and not feeling a thing. Your life is just...over. Batta boom. The guy who went to the men's room came back out and shot Tony in the back of the head. Tony's life was just...over. It was sooooo foreshadowed.
M*A*S*H*
The Office. I only watch Sitcoms.
That had a good finale I agree . I absolutely loved the Parks and Rec finale too and slightly better
"I feel like all my kids grew up and then married each other. It's every parents dream."
Really liked the ending of TURN: Washington's Spies
Not "happy" but nice closure.
Six Feet Under
and it’s not even close
I clicked on this thread specifically to call out six feet under because I assumed no one else would. Pleasantly surprised to see a few callouts, including the OP.
Others:
Stargate Universe
MASH
Friends
Six Feet Under's finale DESTROYED me. Very few times art - especially commercial art - can make you re-examine the meaning of your life and existence. My Wife and I just looked at each other at the end and were speechless.
Still think about it today, especially when doing meaningless things or holding petty grudges. Life's too short for that crap
Fringe. Smallville. Law & Order. All of those were damn near perfect.
Fringe was the best.
I just finished rewatching Fringe and I agree it was really good.
Fringe and Person of Interest were incredible shows that ended perfectly in my book. Person of interest was a show that got better and better each year. Seriously slept on and far better than Westworld as far as Jonathan Nolan produces shows
The Bob Newhart finale is still my all-time favorite.
The M*A*S*H finale, IMO, is overrated. The entire show series had gone downhill over its final few seasons as it lost its edginess, not to mention a few key cast members.
Wait what about Welcome Back, Kotter? Or All In the Family?
August 4th, 2019 at 10:24 PM ^
Agree about Newhart. Disagree about M*A*S*H.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:53 PM ^
Beat me to it!! (Newhart)
Not sure if he is talking about Newhart or The Bob Newhart Show. Newhart was classic - the finale was better than the show. I can't remember how The Bob Newhart Show ended.
Agree with both points - was going to post this but why clutter up the interwebs
August 5th, 2019 at 11:45 AM ^
M*A*S*H* was very disappointing, but like you said last few seasons were snoozers, give me Henry and Trapper anyday.
Seinfeld. Just kidding, it sucked. And I loved the show.
I was going to Seinfeld as the ultimate joke for this thread.
Seinfeld, despite its horrible final episode, is still my favorite television show of all time; but, jeez, that was a really, really shitty finale.
I enjoyed the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where they had the Seinfeld cast on and addressed the utter shittiness of the Seinfeld finale.
The Shield.
The Shield or the Americans would be my 2 favorite.
Breaking bad was a great finish. Brought a lot of closure to the show. I agree with the finale of Sopranos, highly underrated. Followed exactly what Christopher talks about with a great movie. Everything goes full circle.
1997 College Football
1989 College Basketball
Game of Thrones.
Bran. Wow what a story!
I didn’t down vote you, but instead the show runners.
An awful season and conclusion.
August 4th, 2019 at 10:36 PM ^
"I cant possibly be Lord of Winterfell because Im too busy being the 3 eyed Raven.....Ok ok Ill be King"
So many things that didn't make sense lol. IT should be a crime against humanity how they ended that show
August 5th, 2019 at 12:57 AM ^
They spent years building up the Night King and his army of the dead only to have them beaten in one episode. What a disappointment.