I think I'll just rent it...

I just read how Life on Mars (US) ended on io9's 10 Big Reveals That Made Stories Even More Confusing (SPOILERS FOR STUFF). Is that actually what happened? I would have been so pissed off.

I've never seen the show but I read about the ending as well.  And to be fair, didn't they shoehorn that ending in when they were canceled?

I'd definitely add the shows John Doe and Nowhere Man to that list; two of my favorites that were cancelled without the benefit of being able to wrap up the story. The final episodes introduced more [huge] questions than answers.

At least there was the final frame which possibly throws doubt on that explanation.

CP3S said:

Not sure who thought the technological twist on the "it was all just a bad dream" cop out would be a good idea for an ending, but I do believe I heard that they had to rush to tie it up because it got cancelled.

O rly?

CP3S said:

Yeah, that was the ending. They were on a space mission to mars and while in cryosleep the crew's minds were fed a virtual world of their choice.

Leave it to the Americans to make the title literal.

So for years I've been languishing under the opinion that cartoons today sucked. I grew up in the golden age of Nickelodeon, with shows like Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, Ren and Stimpy, Angry Beavers, etc. Whenever I turn on Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon these days all I see is bullshit.

But then, I discovered Adventure Time.

This is the funniest damn cartoon I've seen in YEARS. It might just be my new favorite show.

Title Sequence

Finn tries to conquer his fear of the ocean

Nanner Split said:

So for years I've been languishing under the opinion that cartoons today sucked. I grew up in the golden age of Nickelodeon, with shows like Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, Ren and Stimpy, Angry Beavers, etc. Whenever I turn on Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon these days all I see is bullshit.

It's funny, I tend to agree with your about growing up during the golden age of cartoons, but I would have listed:

He-Man
Mask
Voltron
Thundercats
DuckTales
Batman TAS
X-Men TAS
Spider-Man TAS
etc...

But when I think of the crap cartoons that were coming out as I was getting out of cartoons, I think of Rugrats, and generally some of the other of that generation.

Funny how those things work, right?

And I know some other users here will think that my list of the "golden age"skews too young.  Just the way that cookie tends to crumble.

Back in the 90s, my mom and I used to catch this cop show called "The Commish".  Michael Chiklis before he was all hard.  I couldn't remember what made the show so charming to us, but I do recall being charmed.

I was at target and they had Seasons 1&2 for $14.99, so I snagged them for my mom for Christmas.  My dad sort of refuses to watch anything in SD any more (and the PQ on these DVDs is rubbish), but they turned these on after the new year and ended up having to buy the rest of the seasons.

So the Mrs. and I have been watching some of them casually too.  It really was a great show.  Pretty lighthearted family stuff mixed with some of the most depressing examples of human behaviour... it is an odd mix.  But it works.

It was made in the early 90s, but the cars make me think it was made in the early 80s.  I guess my memory of cars in the 90s is broken.

xhonzi said:

Nanner Split said:

So for years I've been languishing under the opinion that cartoons today sucked. I grew up in the golden age of Nickelodeon, with shows like Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, Ren and Stimpy, Angry Beavers, etc. Whenever I turn on Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon these days all I see is bullshit.

It's funny, I tend to agree with your about growing up during the golden age of cartoons, but I would have listed:

He-Man
Mask
Voltron
Thundercats
DuckTales
Batman TAS
X-Men TAS
Spider-Man TAS
etc...

But when I think of the crap cartoons that were coming out as I was getting out of cartoons, I think of Rugrats, and generally some of the other of that generation.

Funny how those things work, right?

And I know some other users here will think that my list of the "golden age"skews too young.  Just the way that cookie tends to crumble.

Granted, I did say "golden age of Nickelodeon" and not "cartoons" in general, at the risk of sounding too presumptuous :P . I loved me some Ducktales and Batman TAS, but the rest never really caught on with me. Even as a kid I just never really cared for that made-on-the-cheap animation style that shows like He-Man and Thundercats had.

CP3S said:

TV's Frink said:

CP3S said:

Not sure who thought the technological twist on the "it was all just a bad dream" cop out would be a good idea for an ending, but I do believe I heard that they had to rush to tie it up because it got cancelled.

O rly?

Is that the post you meant to link to?

Yah, rly....You mentioned they rushed the ending due to cancellation, which is what I said in that previous post.

 

The Killing

Don't watch it.

Monolithium said:

The Killing

Don't watch it.

Why not?

 

P.S. Case Histories is getting better and better, really loved Game Of Thrones (the theme tune of which is becoming a troublesome earworm).

In regards to The Killing...

0 Balls out of 10.

Without spoiling it for those who like to torture themselves*, if the show had been called "Red Herrings", it would have received a perfect 10 Balls out of 10.

 

(* As Star Wars fans we all know what its like to torture ourselves)

Hmmm... :/  I was just about to start watching the Killing.  It's been highly recommended to me by a few of my friends who know my TV interests.

Is your 0/10 ball rating based on the finale?  Or just the show in general?

Oh, ok.  And I worded my post poorly as well - I was pretty sure they had done it that way.