Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Feb 7, 2024 11:09:07 GMT -5
Outside of one vague reference, I'm shocked none of you have mentioned Dallas' "Who shot JR" Most of us are more familiar with the Who Shot Mr. Burns version. I was aware of the Dallas thing but it was 1980. I was -3 at that point. However, I remember Who Shot Mr. Burns was huge in the schoolyard. I was 6 or so when Who SHot JR happened and it was so big I heard about it. Never saw Dallas before then. IIRC it aired same time as Dukes of Hazzard and young me ratheer watch car stunts then the dummy that directed Blob 2.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Feb 7, 2024 11:11:43 GMT -5
Outside of one vague reference, I'm shocked none of you have mentioned Dallas' "Who shot JR" Feels like most under 35 have no clue what that was. What about who is Earl Jr's dad cliffhanger on My Name is Earl? Or My Name Is Earl in general?
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Post by Gunhaver on Feb 7, 2024 11:24:44 GMT -5
I was excited by Who Shot Mr. Burns. I was also too young to process what an absolute fustercluck it ended up being at the time.
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Post by BRV on Feb 7, 2024 11:28:05 GMT -5
The first one that immediately comes to mind is "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper." (shut up)
In the season 4 finale, Mark proposes to Vanessa during a SuperSonics-Warriors game in front of Tim Hardaway and Gary Payton. (again, shut up)
The show then went on a year-long hiatus and was removed from ABC's "T.G.I.F." lineup by the time it returned to air, so I never found out if the proposal was accepted or not. (Spoiler alert for a show that's now almost 30 years old - she did)
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 7, 2024 12:11:17 GMT -5
Burns' suit! Burns' suit!
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Post by boogie on Feb 7, 2024 12:53:46 GMT -5
Jericho season 1's cliffhanger ending was memorable for the wrong reasons. If you're not familiar, the series starts with nuclear bombs going off in the major cities. The show takes place in a small Kansas town as they try to figure out whats going on, maintaining order, etc. The season 1 cliffhanger ends with a big standoff erupting in a shootout and it cuts to black while you hear the shots. THEN IT WAS CANCELLED. It was revived eventually, but ending like that would have just been the worst thing in the world. I absolutely loved Jericho. That first season was one of the best season tv shows I had ever watched. I loved the story. Before it was cancelled, the show was supposed to last 4 seasons. When fan demand brought it back for a 6 episode season 2 (I could be wrong on the number) they crammed what was supposed to happen over the next 3 years into those 6 episodes.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Feb 7, 2024 16:03:50 GMT -5
Burns' suit! Burns' suit! What?
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Post by Celexa Bliss on Feb 7, 2024 17:11:35 GMT -5
For a more serious answer, I'm gonna go with WMAC Masters. Both finales.
The first one saw a Dragon Star Match between Superstar and The Machine end with a ninja (the mooks that the Masters usually wiped the floor with) knocking them both off the rotating platform, meaning nobody won.
The second season featured another cliffhanger surrounding the Dragon Star, when it was stolen by the evil Jukido organization. While it was known at that point that Tracer and Warlock (who had also been the ninja from the previous year's finale) were villains, nobody was ready for Tsunami, the beloved audience avatar, to be revealed as a member of the group in the final moments. And sadly, we would never get resolution, as the next episode was a collection of stories from the first season, then the show was cancelled. For me, it's one of the biggest what-ifs of my childhood lol
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 7, 2024 17:20:33 GMT -5
"The Author of the Journals... My Brother" from Gravity Falls
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Post by fw91 on Feb 7, 2024 23:37:01 GMT -5
“Moody’s Point”
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 7, 2024 23:49:11 GMT -5
Technically not the end of the series itself but the viral Galactic Kids Next Door's teaser of what a new spinoff series COULD be for the Kids Next Door franchise was an INSANE cliffhanger and I'm still f***ing pissed Cartoon Network or Adult Swim haven't bit yet and given it a greenlight.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Feb 8, 2024 0:10:22 GMT -5
Breaking Bad was always solid with these, but the end of season 5A might be their very best. Better Call Saul’s mid-final season finale cliffhanger is also up there… {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}That sickening moment when you realize exactly how the show’s legal and cartel storylines would finally intersect as Lalo enters their apartment and pulls a gun on Howard Hamlin. Five-and-half seasons of slow burn culminating in one horrible minute.
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Post by thechase on Feb 8, 2024 0:41:49 GMT -5
Burns' suit! Burns' suit! What? ... ...I'll drive.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Feb 8, 2024 1:10:05 GMT -5
Burns' suit! Burns' suit! What? Look at Burns’ suit! Yeesh!
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Post by Sephiroth on Feb 8, 2024 7:09:31 GMT -5
Loki season one
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 8, 2024 8:06:18 GMT -5
The series finale of Angel. "Personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon. Let's go to work." Sword clanging, and the show ends. Can't think of a better ending for that show than to end on a cliffhanger like that, the fight against evil never stops.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Feb 8, 2024 8:07:29 GMT -5
So I don't watch Walking Dead, but I remember everyone being mad that they ended a season with Edgelord Baseball Bat Guy killing one of the main characters in a POV shot and the next season being 6 months away.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Feb 8, 2024 8:10:01 GMT -5
The season 5 wedding massacre from Dynasty would have rated pretty high if characters had actually died.
And its spinoff The Colbys actually ended on an alien abduction cliffhanger, spaceship and all.
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on Feb 8, 2024 8:11:30 GMT -5
Big Bang Theory when Amy breaks up with Sheldon and the reveal at the end is he had a ring, intending to propose. There were zero hints given he had ever thought of it. Great end of the season cliffhanger. During it's run, I watched a season or two and fell out of it. I've been watching it through and just a few days ago I hit that episode. I was blown away. I'm totally digging Sheldon's growth throughout the series. Can't wait to see how everything turns out. No spoilers, please.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Feb 8, 2024 8:14:39 GMT -5
So I don't watch Walking Dead, but I remember everyone being mad that they ended a season with Edgelord Baseball Bat Guy killing one of the main characters in a POV shot and the next season being 6 months away. Ah, that's a good one too I had completely forgotten about.
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