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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2021 14:10:41 GMT -5
The fifth season of Sliders may have been lacking in leading star power, but it felt like it was trying to prove something again towards the end. Finale was inexcusible though. Buffy season seven wasn't the 'godsend' we needed after the show's one very bad year (six), but it did a decent job with it's final episodes. I think more people remember how Angel ended more than this did. At the time it was made, Power Rangers RPM was the last season of the franchise (and the last Disney produced), and of course it's the one where they were allowed to cut loose and go all out on the risk in storytelling...even the production woes behind the scenes didn't really slow it's momentum down. It still got screwed by the network regardless and shown at 'WTF in the morning' but worth it. PR came back of course, but it was a shell of itself, only a couple of series since have reminded us of the magic. Season 6 being the worst Buffy season is highly debatable. Ill take season 6 over season 4 with the f***ing military and monster cyborgs and shit any day. Oh and season 4 had Reiley.
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Post by thechase on Jun 21, 2021 14:43:46 GMT -5
I loved all of season four. Great stuff, and I didn't mind Reilley.
I did like some things from season six ("Once More With Feeling", the Trio, the Dark Willow finale), but I...don't know, it just didn't feel 'right'
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 22, 2021 14:12:33 GMT -5
Having finished watching all of it, the last season of Married With Children (when they were getting moved around timeslots almost week-to-week) turned out to have some of my favourite bits of the whole run, like Al ending up doing a police beat and being followed by COPS cameras, or Jefferson and Marcy role playing as Al and Peggy, among others.
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Post by DSR on Jun 22, 2021 14:17:58 GMT -5
I much prefer season 4 over season 5 because season 5 couldn't really recover from Troy and Pierce's absence. But we did get Duncan and Professor Hickey, so it has that going for it. Season 4 just didn't feel right at all to me. Season 5 felt like Harmon went "F*** you NBC for ever getting rid of me" and forgot to write the show good. Season 6 felt like they were finishing up and he wanted to stick the landing, and I think they pulled that off well.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 22, 2021 16:24:30 GMT -5
Having finished watching all of it, the last season of Married With Children (when they were getting moved around timeslots almost week-to-week) turned out to have some of my favourite bits of the whole run, like Al ending up doing a police beat and being followed by COPS cameras, or Jefferson and Marcy role playing as Al and Peggy, among others. Yeah, I know fans who saw the show originally think Ted McGuinley ruined it and felt it became too cartoony but that’s when I start to love the show. For me, it doesn’t really pick up until Jefferson is there and the show goes more like a cartoon than the previous tone of the show.
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Post by wildojinx on Jun 23, 2021 12:54:07 GMT -5
Futurama. Both the final FOX season and the Comedy Central seasons. The final FOX season still had classics like Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV, and the CC revival stayed true to what made the show work (though I could do without the "lol hermes smokes pot" jokes on the CC eps).
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Post by chazraps on Jun 23, 2021 13:02:52 GMT -5
While the penultimate seasons of 'The Office' (Season 8) and 'Kids in the Hall' (Season 4) are really bad, it's absolutely miraculous how they both managed to rally for a fantastic final season and come together to go off on a high note.
I don't know if many here in the states realized how huge the quality dropoff of KITH Season 4 was. They were all not getting along and each episode had one member missing. When Comedy Central aired it in reruns, I believe they re-edited the season to cherry-pick only the best sketches and not include the misfires.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jun 23, 2021 13:11:09 GMT -5
Having finished watching all of it, the last season of Married With Children (when they were getting moved around timeslots almost week-to-week) turned out to have some of my favourite bits of the whole run, like Al ending up doing a police beat and being followed by COPS cameras, or Jefferson and Marcy role playing as Al and Peggy, among others. Yeah, I know fans who saw the show originally think Ted McGuinley ruined it and felt it became too cartoony but that’s when I start to love the show. For me, it doesn’t really pick up until Jefferson is there and the show goes more like a cartoon than the previous tone of the show. I remember as a kid being in stitches laughing when they were stuck with Gilbert Gottfried on a raft in the ocean.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 23, 2021 14:17:14 GMT -5
Yeah, I know fans who saw the show originally think Ted McGuinley ruined it and felt it became too cartoony but that’s when I start to love the show. For me, it doesn’t really pick up until Jefferson is there and the show goes more like a cartoon than the previous tone of the show. I remember as a kid being in stitches laughing when they were stuck with Gilbert Gottfried on a raft in the ocean. It was just a couple years ago I noticed the life raft was a Dodge.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 23, 2021 14:24:11 GMT -5
I still like the last series of Game of Thrones. It’s undeniably not as good as the earlier ones and there is more than a hint of them rushing through two years of storylines in a handful of episodes. Regardless, I still found it entertaining and was overall satisfied with it. Absolutely this. None of the creative choices ever felt wrong from a character standpoint, it was just horribly rushed. They could have easily gotten nine or ten seasons out of the show had Weiss and Benioff hadn't been in such a hurry to move on and just let things breathe. Yea, that's pretty much my big complaint was everything being rushed Character decisions were ones I don't disagree with. Danny was well on her way to being a crazy bitch but her downfall should have been a few more episodes instead of like the one episode of events we got Their biggest problem the last two seasons was, once they ran out of source material they knew the destination but just rushed there instead of taking their time
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 23, 2021 14:27:25 GMT -5
I always say I didn't care for Supernatural for a few seasons after they did the Apocalypse but the last few seasons were good. They kept upping the stakes and it felt like their was consequences as opposed to things going back to the status quo when they followed the 3 story beats of brothers fight, someone gets corrupted or sacrifices themself and then they are back together
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Post by Cyno on Jun 23, 2021 14:38:24 GMT -5
Star Trek Deep Space 9. The show IMO reached its peak in Seasons 5-7. Had a great finale, too.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jun 23, 2021 15:58:02 GMT -5
Star Trek Deep Space 9. The show IMO reached its peak in Seasons 5-7. Had a great finale, too. The absolute worst possible thing I can say about DS9 is that it takes a slight dip between 6x06 and 7x17 (Waltz & In the Pale Moonlight notwithstanding) but even then its far less of a drop compared to the final season of TOS or even TNG which felt like it was getting desperate for stories in its last year.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 23, 2021 16:39:40 GMT -5
Star Trek Deep Space 9. The show IMO reached its peak in Seasons 5-7. Had a great finale, too. The absolute worst possible thing I can say about DS9 is that it takes a slight dip between 6x06 and 7x17 (Waltz & In the Pale Moonlight notwithstanding) but even then its far less of a drop compared to the final season of TOS or even TNG which felt like it was getting desperate for stories in its last year. Yeah, some of the S6 and 7 episodes weren't the best, but it gave us Waltz and In The Pale Moonlight, which were amazing. I also really liked Far Beyond the Stars and The Siege of AR-558 from that timeframe you mentioned. Plus some goofy fun episodes like Take Me Out To The Holosuite that I adored.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jun 23, 2021 17:01:41 GMT -5
The absolute worst possible thing I can say about DS9 is that it takes a slight dip between 6x06 and 7x17 (Waltz & In the Pale Moonlight notwithstanding) but even then its far less of a drop compared to the final season of TOS or even TNG which felt like it was getting desperate for stories in its last year. Yeah, some of the S6 and 7 episodes weren't the best, but it gave us Waltz and In The Pale Moonlight, which were amazing. I also really liked Far Beyond the Stars and The Siege of AR-558 from that timeframe you mentioned. Plus some goofy fun episodes like Take Me Out To The Holosuite that I adored. Definitely. Its a period where the individual stories like Far Beyond the Stars, AR-558, and Waltz are generally the strongest outings while the long term arc elements feel a bit less interesting compared to what came before or after, with In the Pale Moonlight being the strong exception. You could sort of sense that the writers wanted to get away from the really strong serialization for a while, but that the plot developments essentially demanded some development, hence they were often put as B story in stuff like Statistical Probabilities or Treachery Faith & the Great River. It still makes for solid outings, but you can tell that given how quickly the last 10 episodes moved the story that by contrast the latter half of S6/ first half of S7 were very much a breather for the writers in terms of major story arcs for the most part.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jun 23, 2021 17:26:46 GMT -5
For me, there are a lot of great episodes in that time. I would put The Magnificent Ferengi as one of the most fun episodes they've done. That's why I like longer seasons, shows then do focus episodes on supporting or recurring characters. Inquisition is probably one of the most important and essential episodes in modern Trek because it introduces Section 31. Take that for what you will.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 23, 2021 17:45:44 GMT -5
The Magnificent Ferengi was such a fun episode.
Ferengi-focused episodes are either really good or really bad. No in-between.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Jun 23, 2021 17:49:59 GMT -5
Arrested Development Season 4
It starts off slow with a lot of story explanation but once it gets rolling around episode four, it's really solid IMO. Lots of good gags, lots of twists and turns like the old AD. Not having the cast all together at the same time is a blow, but given those restrictions, it turns into a very enjoyable and funny season.
Season 5, which had the cast together, I didn't care for at all. It just wasn't very funny, boring plots and a disappointing ending.
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Post by Malibu Stacy on Jun 24, 2021 4:34:47 GMT -5
Buffy seasons 6 & 7. 6 was probably my favourite of the whole series, and while 7 wasn't great, I heavily preferred it over season 5, which was by far the worst season of the series to me.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Jun 24, 2021 7:20:15 GMT -5
While the penultimate seasons of 'The Office' (Season 8) and 'Kids in the Hall' (Season 4) are really bad, it's absolutely miraculous how they both managed to rally for a fantastic final season and come together to go off on a high note. I find this so interesting because for me it's the opposite, season 8 is great and season 9 is awful. Season 9 sucked out everything I liked about the show. I love Andy though so the ruination of his character in season 9 probably has a lot to do with that.
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