Favourite Series Finale

[Stratman]

Has anyone seen the Raymond finale? Is that good?

I loved it. Some didn't, though.

[Moon-Crane]

Does anyone else think that Goodnight Seattle is a tad overrated. The last 10 minutes are stunning, but the rest isn't particularly spectacular IMO.

I think it's a strong finish, but it's not as good as a lot of the episodes listed. I'm starting to think, sight unseen, that ''Everybody's Waiting'' could be the best of the bunch.

I'm sure you need to see it first. I don't mind that show, but i can't imagine the last ep would be my favourite, but, i'd need to see it too.

Btw, how comes you didn't include the Seinfeld closer in your list?

[Stratman]

Because nobody would ever vote for it. I'll get back to you on ''Everybody's Waiting'' but I imagine I will see it as an absolute masterpiece, everybody who ever saw it was floored.

[Wezzo]

Because nobody would ever vote for it. I'll get back to you on ''Everybody's Waiting'' but I imagine I will see it as an absolute masterpiece, everybody who ever saw it was floored.

Only 5/336 people give it (clarify: SFU's) less than 8/10 at TV.com -

Rating Statistics:
perfect: 288 (85.7%)
superb: 39 (11.6%)
great: 4 (1.2%)
fair: 2 (0.6%)
Other: 3 (0.9%)

I had to be very careful not to look at the left side of the page when finding that!

[Stratman]

I thought it was pretty good, but as far as finales go, I couldn't ever rate it.

[Cake for Brains]

Because nobody would ever vote for it. I'll get back to you on ''Everybody's Waiting'' but I imagine I will see it as an absolute masterpiece, everybody who ever saw it was floored.

Only 5/336 people give it less than 8/10 at TV.com -

Rating Statistics:
perfect: 288 (85.7%)
superb: 39 (11.6%)
great: 4 (1.2%)
fair: 2 (0.6%)
Other: 3 (0.9%)

I had to be very careful not to look at the left side of the page when finding that!

Are those ratings for the Seinfeld finale or the SFU one?

[Wezzo]

SFU, sorry if that wasn't clear. Seinfeld's isn't too highly regarded.

[Cake for Brains]

SFU, sorry if that wasn't clear. Seinfeld's isn't too highly regarded.

Thanks, I thought you were referring to SFU. It's also rated 9.8/10 on imDb based on almost 500 votes.

[CatNamedRudy]

Does anyone else think that Goodnight Seattle is a tad overrated. The last 10 minutes are stunning, but the rest isn't particularly spectacular IMO.

I thought the whole episode was great. I think it showed Frasier truly struggling with a difficult decision. And the wedding was funny in true Frasier Farce fashion.

What I liked, no, loved about it was that it was simple. Like I said above. It wasn't gimicky and it wasn't "in your face" finale like. It just "was."

I think I've said this before but the ONLY thing that disappointed me with the Frasier finale was Roz's storyline.

At least for me, it wasn't overrated. It was better than a lot of finales. Most certainly better than Seinfeld's which sucked rocks! And for me, it was better than the Friends finale although that was good.

I have never seen any of the British shows so I can't speak on their finales. But I have seen a good share of the US one's and of the one's I've seen I'd put Frasier in third place behind Goodbye, Farewell and Amen and Everyone's Waiting. (GF&A and EW are interchangable at the top depending on the rating system)

Rounding out the top 5 would be The Mary Tyler Moore Show-The Last Show and Newhart-The Last Newhart

[Moon-Crane]

SFU, sorry if that wasn't clear. Seinfeld's isn't too highly regarded.

it was appalling, but then, i'm not in the best position to call it, as i've never been a huge fan of Seinfeld. I'm still trying to watch episodes though.

[Wezzo]

SFU, sorry if that wasn't clear. Seinfeld's isn't too highly regarded.

Thanks, I thought you were referring to SFU. It's also rated 9.8/10 on imDb based on almost 500 votes.

Close to the 9.84 at TV.com! Sounds sublime..

[Stratman]

Rounding out the top 5 would be The Mary Tyler Moore Show-The Last Show and Newhart-The Last Newhart

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I was a little underwhelmed by ''The Last Newhart,'' maybe it was because I knew all about the huge surprise?

[CatNamedRudy]

Rounding out the top 5 would be The Mary Tyler Moore Show-The Last Show and Newhart-The Last Newhart

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I was a little underwhelmed by ''The Last Newhart,'' maybe it was because I knew all about the huge surprise?

It's much like The Sixth Sense in that if you know how it ends, it kind of wrecks it! I saw The Last Newhart on first run so it was a total surprise and the fact that it was a slam on the ridiculousness of Dallas made it even better!