Riobux said:
In my head the ending of house is he dies, and Wilson is having a phycotic episode due to the crazy treatments he took.
Some shows deserve a endings and house is one of those shows.
But I do think dinosaurs does take the cake.
No Right Answer: Most Depressing Series Ending
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Some shows deserve a endings and house is one of those shows.
But I do think dinosaurs does take the cake.
I actually wonder. Is it possible that the frozen baby was deemed "safer" for children?Scarim Coral said:
I mean the news person final line was very grim, perhaps they thought a "frozen smiling baby" would cause fewer questions from children. In fact most would just assume that the "frozen baby" was just a picture, only the older children and adults would possibly realize the truth.
I'm throwing my hat into the Black Adder Goes Forth ring, because it was ever- so well done.
Although, I did just see the final episode of Full Metal Alchemist for the first time, tonight.
In a dusty room.
...
A VERY dusty room.
(I think I'll get a little choked up now, every time I see a pic of Al's suit of armor...)
Although, I did just see the final episode of Full Metal Alchemist for the first time, tonight.
In a dusty room.
...
A VERY dusty room.
(I think I'll get a little choked up now, every time I see a pic of Al's suit of armor...)
Here's a clue for my choice, the ending was stipulated as a forgone conclusion from the opening credits of the first episode. So in other words, the jackals who made it should have had the last episode sitting in the can from the get go, yet they didn't.
Six seasons later they simply stop. No ending.
Yet here is the opening phrase spoken every single freakin episode:
I am Duncan MacLeod, born four hundred years ago in the Highlands of Scotland. I am Immortal and I am not alone. For centuries we have waited for the time of the Gathering, when the stroke of a sword and the fall of a head will release the power of the Quickening. In the end, there can be only one.'
Yet in the end, we were left with many. Talk about depressingly stupid endings. Nothing could have been easier to script than the ending of Highlander.
Six seasons later they simply stop. No ending.
Yet here is the opening phrase spoken every single freakin episode:
I am Duncan MacLeod, born four hundred years ago in the Highlands of Scotland. I am Immortal and I am not alone. For centuries we have waited for the time of the Gathering, when the stroke of a sword and the fall of a head will release the power of the Quickening. In the end, there can be only one.'
Yet in the end, we were left with many. Talk about depressingly stupid endings. Nothing could have been easier to script than the ending of Highlander.
I didn't find the ending to Roseanne all that depressing. Forget the fact that the final season dropped all pretense of plausibility, the show had always been about how life kicks you in the teeth, but you keep going, so while the ending was a bit out of left field, it's only depressing if you find real life depressing, and a somewhat sober ending fit the show. Now Dinosaurs did the opposite. You expected the series to end on the extinction in some goofy and funny way, but the majority of the episode went to punch you in the testicles ending on the final low blow of the realization of that Baby being cut off of life at so young an age. Any show that kills a baby wins out.
Of course there's anime that's done a lot to crush my soul, and while I give points to the Kenshin: Reflection OAV finale and Chrono Crusade, the final two episodes of Fruits Basket just hit you like a semi truck after a series made of mostly happy fluff.
Of course there's anime that's done a lot to crush my soul, and while I give points to the Kenshin: Reflection OAV finale and Chrono Crusade, the final two episodes of Fruits Basket just hit you like a semi truck after a series made of mostly happy fluff.
Look left, then read post. You know what my vote is.
Also, the last lines are via the newsman "And taking a look at the long-range forecast, the continued snow, darkness, and extreme cold. This is Howard Handupme. Goodnight. Goodbye.
Also, the last lines are via the newsman "And taking a look at the long-range forecast, the continued snow, darkness, and extreme cold. This is Howard Handupme. Goodnight. Goodbye.
What? I'm the Baby, gotta love me!LostintheWick said:Agreed. Nothing makes me happier than knowing that f**king baby died horribly
I pretty much have to go with Blackadder Goes Forth as well. I mean the other series' ended on mass death but it was played in such a way that it was still quite humourous. Goes Forth played it completely straight.
But I want to add another depressing ending to the list. Twin Peaks. Admittedly the show lost a lot of its initial appeal mid-way through the season it was beginning to pick up towards the end and put out some really fine episodes.
But I want to add another depressing ending to the list. Twin Peaks. Admittedly the show lost a lot of its initial appeal mid-way through the season it was beginning to pick up towards the end and put out some really fine episodes.
Dale Cooper (the hero) ends up being trapped in the Black Lodge (a hell dimension of sorts) while an evil Doppleganger takes his place in our reality. It may not sound that depressing but if you've watched the events building up to it it really leaves you speechless.
Dinosaurs was never a "light" series. It certainly was NOT Family Matters with dinosaurs. It was a much better show than Family Matters could ever hope to be.
Jurassic Bark was perhaps not quite depressing, as it was touching, and emotional and moving. Okay, maybe a bit depressing.bdcjacko said:
On my list of most depressing series endings are probably Neon Genesis Evangelion (which I won't go into, see above posts) and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The latter was probably tied in with a whole "end of my childhood", "will never come to pass again" thing, though, more than the series itself.
Well, it made me tear up on demand Just reading that sentence soooo, I believe you're right.NameIsRobertPaulson said:
Other than that, I actually haven't seen either of these endings. The only show ending that I can remember, that didn't have a movie or something coming after, was DBGT I think. Still hate Goku for that.
The thing that should have been mentioned about Roseanne, and why it should win out over Dinosaurs is very simple, and puts the whole thing in context.
That it's based heavily on Roseanne Barr's life BEFORE she started the show...
That it's based heavily on Roseanne Barr's life BEFORE she started the show...
I think I may have the most depressing one ever. If indeed 'series' can mean any tv series regardless of genre.
The Pirates of Dark Water. Most depressing ending ever, know why? Didn't have one. Got cancelled barely even half way through. And then know what we go? A cat....lapping at milk. I'm serious, at some point they faked someone sending in a request for the ending episode and spoofed that the last episodes were tapped over by a cat drinking milk. Cute joke, massively depressing. So many incredible shows never finished. *sighs*
Sorry if I got this wrong, I just interpret the absence of an ending as hugely more depressing then at least knowing how the characters inevitably die. Death is a form of closure at least. Instead of eternal limbo and endless questions.
The Pirates of Dark Water. Most depressing ending ever, know why? Didn't have one. Got cancelled barely even half way through. And then know what we go? A cat....lapping at milk. I'm serious, at some point they faked someone sending in a request for the ending episode and spoofed that the last episodes were tapped over by a cat drinking milk. Cute joke, massively depressing. So many incredible shows never finished. *sighs*
Sorry if I got this wrong, I just interpret the absence of an ending as hugely more depressing then at least knowing how the characters inevitably die. Death is a form of closure at least. Instead of eternal limbo and endless questions.
I pretty much have to give it to Dinosaurs having the saddest ending just because it never went into syndication.
Just for that, I'm going to teach your kid,"Not the baby". That is the first time I think I have laughed watching No Right Answer. I applaud you for that. Dan going "NO!" would of been funnier if you didn't cut him off.You needed that quick out, so the credits work. I get that.
There were parts where things were enjoyable. So you are getting better. Still not a show I regularly watch, though I will keep coming back when you cover something I care about again. Dinosaurs is one of them, so I thank you for that.
There were parts where things were enjoyable. So you are getting better. Still not a show I regularly watch, though I will keep coming back when you cover something I care about again. Dinosaurs is one of them, so I thank you for that.
I'm with Kyle. Roseanne had more of a depressing ending. you follow these people for 8 seasons and they turn around and say "most of it didn't happen". but i think what got me was how they shot it. like you guys said John Goodman's character, Dan dies but how they shot that was a nice family meal, Dan smiling, camera goes past getting him out of view. roseanne says he's dead, camera goes back to dan's chair which is empty while sad music plays.
but more importantly i think it comes down to humans VS da dinosaurs. who are you giving your sympathy to?
.....could be wrong...
but more importantly i think it comes down to humans VS da dinosaurs. who are you giving your sympathy to?
.....could be wrong...
Cowboy Bebop for me has the most poignant, depressing ending. Although it is happy at the same time...
Teen Titans was horribly depressing because they left it on a cliff hanger.
Neon Genesis Evangelion EoE ending was also very depressing BUT so was most of the series so you do not feel that bad about it.
Blackadder Goes Forth has already been said many times in this thread but is still stupidly depressing.
I remember the Only fools and Horses final ending was quite depressing (If I remember correctly Del Boy and Rodney have a conversation about Rodneys real dad at their mothers grave, before driving off) It was ages since I last saw it though.
Spike finished what he set out to do and had no reason to go on, he was finally at peace when he died
Teen Titans was horribly depressing because they left it on a cliff hanger.
Neon Genesis Evangelion EoE ending was also very depressing BUT so was most of the series so you do not feel that bad about it.
Blackadder Goes Forth has already been said many times in this thread but is still stupidly depressing.
I remember the Only fools and Horses final ending was quite depressing (If I remember correctly Del Boy and Rodney have a conversation about Rodneys real dad at their mothers grave, before driving off) It was ages since I last saw it though.
Yeah St Elsewhere's ending is definitely horrible and depressing. Its one of those endings that poisons all of the good episodes that come before it. Once you see it you just can't go back and watch the show in reruns. The only other comparably bad ending that I can think of, that also poisons the prior work is the last episode of Star Trek Enterprise. I mean really WTF!!!!MrBaskerville said:
Ohh... uhh... yeah... sorry about that, little baby. What I meant to say is I STRONGLY DISLIKED you in that one show about your family. But regardless, I still hope you are happy in the afterlifeBabySinclair said:Look left, then read post. You know what my vote is.
Also, the last lines are via the newsman "And taking a look at the long-range forecast, the continued snow, darkness, and extreme cold. This is Howard Handupme. Goodnight. Goodbye.
What? I'm the Baby, gotta love me!LostintheWick said:Agreed. Nothing makes me happier than knowing that f**king baby died horribly