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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:46 PM Original message |
Great TV shows with really bad final episodes |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Star Trek, |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. I disagree with you re: TNG |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. OK, fair enough. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I'm cool with that summation |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. they keep getting assigned missions |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. LOL! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. And why for the first half of the series are all the problems so bad that... |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. That baffled me for years, until I learned the obvious (in retrospect) answer |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
73. If we're talking bad Trek finales it's hard to top Enterprise's catastrophe. (nt) |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Agreed. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. L O S T |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The last five scenes have been decided from the beginning |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. Oh you KNOW that's coming |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. I'm waiting for the snowglobe... |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. My favorite ending of all time. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #56 |
64. I have to admit I don't think anybody saw that ending coming. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
78. You beat me to it. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. I thought the ending of The Sopranos was great |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I enjoyed The Sopranos finale, too. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Sopranos could have been longer, IMO |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
52. perhaps I'll give the Seinfeld episode another shot |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 12:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
59. I love that ending. |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Deadwood |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
42. I'm sure they thought they'd have more time. That was a rockin' |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Cracked.com did an article along this line. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I thought that was a great final episode... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
9. The Wonder Years. Noooooooo!!!!!!!!! |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. I loved the Wonder Years finale. The whole show was about losing childhood. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
83. Well, I wanted my TV free from "real life" right then. |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. Roseanne-the whole final season went outer limits |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I liked the last season |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
66. I was wondering if anyone was going to mention that one. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. Follies de |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. I didn't hate the finale |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. I thought that the first time I saw it as well |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
14. Angel. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 12:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
60. The last episode was kinda lame...but the last scene was great. |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
70. I thought the season finale was excellent |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
16. I agree that ER's finale wasn't as good as it could have been |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
19. Have to disagree with you about Seinfeld. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. No, it wasn't funny |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #19 |
61. I'm with you, Dem. |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
21. The last Seinfeld episode not only nails down how self-absorbed the 4 main characters are, ... |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Nah, you're not overthinking it. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. Really, too much in life is overthunk. n/t |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
71. I agree with your analysis |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
95. Wait, what? |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. Dallas, with the Devil telling JR to kill himself. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 01:04 AM Response to Reply #22 |
62. Dallas really jumped the shark toward the end. |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
23. Battlestar Gallactica |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I was fine with the finale |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Yeah, and they punked out. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. This was a VERY bad finale, but it was softened a bit by the fact that the show had been sucking |
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smoochpooch (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. Yeah, they kind of painted themselves into a corner and didn't leave themselves a good way to end. |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
26. A show called "The Others" |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Didn't "The Others" last about four episodes? |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. I knew it was more than 4 |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
77. I know - I saw it on Chiller and kept looking for the next episode |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
27. This list is sooo incomplete |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. St. Elsewhere |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
32. Quantum Leap, unfortunately |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. That finale was hurt by the fact that they didn't know whether it was going to be a series finale |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. The Simpsons |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. ALF, St Elsewhere, Seinfeld |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
43. Because you didnt care anymore, The Wing's final episode was bad. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. The US version of Life on Mars (they had to wrap it up quick - cancelled) |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. I didn't like that episode at first but then I kept thinking about it |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
47. Freaks and Geeks |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. okay |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
57. St, Elsewhere.... |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
58. I thought the final episode of M*A*S*H sucked. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:16 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Yeah, I think the show should've ended with the '78-'79 season n/t |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. No kidding. |
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Seneca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
63. I saw the 'Seinfeld' finale in a rerun recently |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
65. I thought the "Angel" series finale sucked big, bumpy rocks. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
68. How could I have forgotten "Alias"? |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:08 AM Response to Reply #68 |
79. In all fairness, the entire last season of Alias kind of sucked |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:05 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. The entire last season of "Alias" was some of the worst t.v. I've ever watched. |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
72. Twin Peaks |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. yeah, two shows that really went off the rails |
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foxglove1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #75 |
84. great show |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #75 |
88. They dropped the ball halfway through the 2nd season, but only briefly... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 11:18 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. I don't think they ever quite got it back |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #72 |
81. The finale of Twin Peaks was fantastic IMO |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. I'll have to watch the finale again |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #82 |
90. Annie was thrown in to replace Audrey as Cooper's love interest... |
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Winston Wolf (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 09:26 PM Response to Reply #82 |
91. Best. Ending. Ever. |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-14-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #91 |
94. Wecome to DU! |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #81 |
89. They recovered from that long before the finale... |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. Of course--it was instrumental in the finale, after all. |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:29 PM Response to Reply #72 |
87. At first, I went: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" |
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GirlAfire (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
76. West Wing |
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foxglove1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
85. Space: Above and Beyond |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-13-10 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
86. Frasier: too much happening at the same time... |
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