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Thinky-Thoughts About Freaky Finales And Unanswered Issues

May 24, 2010 13:29

So, I've been thinking a little more about the Lost finale. Or, more accurately, I haven't been thinking about the finale itself, but about my reaction to the finale, and it occurs to me that there are a few other shows I have to thank for that reaction.

And, OK, I'm not getting into anything specifically spoilery here, for Lost or anything ( Read more... )

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Spoilers for ancient series vilakins May 24 2010, 21:12:26 UTC

The ending of The Prisoner annoyed me so much I've never bothered to watch it again despite Greg loving it almost as much as Lost. I've heard that it might not be a good idea to watch to the end of QL--quit while I'm ahead--and of course there's B7.

Another series that was really a stuff you ending because it was canned was Twin Peaks. I loved that series and was left feeling so pissed off and betrayed. At least it wasn't all a dream like I heard St Elsewhere was: now that wouldn't have made sense, a young autistic boy creating that whole complex and adult universe in his head.

Compared to all those, Lost did a really good, if frustrating job.

Re: Spoilers for ancient series vilakins May 27 2010, 00:54:55 UTC

These are the prompts I liked the look of:
29 June: Farscape/Stargate SG1: Stark in the Stargate universe.
30 June: Blake's 7/Red Dwarf: Vila Restal & Cat, "makeover".
30 June: Farscape/Stargate: Vila Restal and Vala Mal Doran, which should be Blake's 7/Stargate: Vila Restal and Vala Mal Doran. :-P

I just need some ideas. I'm going to do the Cat and Vila one as a sequel to a crossover I wrote for RD/B& a while back, but the other two I'm blanking on though I like the idea of them. Eh, maybe I'll just claim the B7/RD one and think about the others.

Re: Spoilers for ancient series astrogirl2 May 27 2010, 00:56:45 UTC

Those are awesome ones!

Re: Spoilers for ancient series vilakins May 27 2010, 00:58:43 UTC

If you have the germ of an idea about the SG ones, let me know. If I have a hook into them, I'll be away.

Re: Spoilers for ancient series astrogirl2 May 27 2010, 01:00:49 UTC

I totally don't. Actually, the Stark in SG1 one was mine. Vila and Vala might have been, too, come to that, but I refuse to take responsibility for putting down the wrong fandom. :) Anyway, if I knew what to do with them, I'd probably be writing them myself...

Re: Spoilers for ancient series vilakins May 27 2010, 01:08:10 UTC

Ah well. I've claimed the RD one and will think about the other two. :-)

Re: Spoilers for ancient series astrogirl2 May 27 2010, 01:12:29 UTC

I'll look forward to seeing what you do with it. :)

Re: Spoilers for ancient series astrogirl2 May 24 2010, 22:48:47 UTC

At least it wasn't all a dream like I heard St Elsewhere was: now that wouldn't have made sense, a young autistic boy creating that whole complex and adult universe in his head.

That's another show my sis was into, but which I never watched. But I've heard about that. And also about the fact that that show was crossed over with so much other stuff in the course of its run that that ending effectively asserts that all of television -- or at least everything aired on that network -- was also a dream. :)

And, gaah, "it was all a dream" is the most insanely cliched cop-out ending imaginable. It boggles me that it ever gets used at all. Well, OK, I suppose there are circumstances in which it can sort of work, if you play it in such a way that it feels like a joke the audience is in on. I think they did that with Newhart. But, y'know, that was a comedy.

Compared to all those, Lost did a really good, if frustrating job.

Yeah, Lost is downright mild in its WTF-ishness, shock value, and lack of answers compared to some of those. :)

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