Looking Back
Snakkle Flashes Back Through Television’s Best and Worst Series Finales
It may be unfair to judge a once-beloved show by its final few moments, but let’s face it: In today’s short-attention-span society, it’s the last impression that lingers the strongest. So for better and for worse, a show’s series finale may just prove to be its most important episode. Snakkle looks back at some of the best—and worst—in television history. By Danielle Turchiano
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Best: Ted Danson in Cheers
Though the series finale of Cheers (“One for the Road”) featured quite a few wackadoo character moments (Woody started working in government, really?), some very powerful lines of dialogue were delivered as well. The show about the bar where “everybody knows your name” set itself apart by creating a family in a nontraditional location. When Sam flicked off the lights at the end and straightened the photo of Geronimo on the wall, you couldn’t help the tears from welling in the corners of your eyes.
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