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Old 08-28-06 | 05:08 PM
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Ever get really attached to tv characters enough to feel a loss?

Every get so attached to some shows that you feel a loss when it comes to an end? Total geekdom I know but its been on my mind lately. Be it Mulder and Scully and how they are doing on the run, or the Queer As Folk gang, Oz, Farscape, etc. Kinda feels like a loss of a friend when they do character development right, anyone else?
Old 08-28-06 | 05:14 PM
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Thanks to the wonderful world of fan fiction, you can now discover what your favorite characters are up to after the series was cancelled:

Mulder and Scully
Spoiler:
Having sex with each other


Star Trek
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Having sex with each other


FarScape
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Having sex with each other


etc.
Old 08-28-06 | 05:17 PM
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As season 4 progressed, I thought I would miss Enterprise, but the final episode cured me of any longing for any star trek product produced by Berman & Braga.
Old 08-28-06 | 05:22 PM
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I remember I shed a tear when Michael, the black guy, in Lost had to say goodbye to his son at the park in one of his flashbacks.
Old 08-28-06 | 05:33 PM
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One word...Firefly. Damn near felt like I knew those people personally.
Old 08-28-06 | 06:35 PM
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Not so much at a series end, but more along the lines of a character's death (that had nothing to do with the real actor's passing ie. Phil Hartman, Nicholas Colosanto, Selma Diamond, Florence Halop).

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Col. Henry Blake, Thomas Magnum ("Limbo" season 7), Det. Curtis Lemansky

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Old 08-28-06 | 07:08 PM
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Yes...Six Feet Under brought me to tears many times over the course of it's run. The finale was simply too much.
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I miss a lot of shows and a lot of characters, but I think the ones that have hurt the most and still linger with me are "Sleeping in Light" and "Everyone's Waiting".

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Old 08-28-06 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Dean Kousoulas
Yes...Six Feet Under brought me to tears many times over the course of it's run. The finale was simply too much.
I'll definitely second that.
Old 08-28-06 | 07:17 PM
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Old 08-28-06 | 07:51 PM
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The Angel crew...sniff.
The Farscape crew...double sniff.
Frank Pembleton...real men don't sniff.
Old 08-28-06 | 08:10 PM
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To this day, I haven't watched the last episode of DEEP SPACE NINE; honest to God, I just can't wrap my mind around it being over and, somehow, some way, if I don't watch the series finale, it isn't over...not really...

I know...cuckoo...
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I really shed a tear when NYPD Blue went off the air. I saw every single episode since the premiere, and felt like they were family.
Old 08-28-06 | 08:42 PM
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Yes...Six Feet Under brought me to tears many times over the course of it's run. The finale was simply too much.



I'll definitely second that.
Definately!!! Third... it was amazing show and an amazing ride (I turned the emmy's off last night when Alan Ball lost outstanding writing to 'the sopranos') and the last segment still haunts me...

There are two other specific characters that come to mind as well. The First beging Cordelia Chase from ANGEL, When she returned for the 100th episode, it was amazing - I remember watching that episode very vividly, and in the end when it hit me that she was dead I actually cried, and not small tears, but actually sobs. And Secondly, was Jen from DAWSON'S CREEK Her and Jack where always my favorite characters, and seeing her pass away so helpless in the series finale (especially after her video to her daughter) I couldn't believe that was happing to such a strong/emotional woman...
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One word...Firefly. Damn near felt like I knew those people personally.
Ditto.

A lot of the reoccurring 24 cast that was killed off.
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Lem's Death
from the Sheild had me bummed out for weeks
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Originally Posted by critterdvd
There are two other specific characters that come to mind as well. The First beging Cordelia Chase from ANGEL, When she returned for the 100th episode, it was amazing - I remember watching that episode very vividly, and in the end when it hit me that she was dead I actually cried, and not small tears, but actually sobs.
The Cordy moment was a tough one to watch for any Buffy/Angel fan.

On to the Veronica Mars Season 2 Finale -

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When Beaver blows up the jet that Keith is apparently in, I felt my gut drop since basically anything can happen on this show. I was soooooo rooting for Logan to kick his ass at that point and I was incredibly relieved to see Keith alive and well at the end of the episode.
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Definately!!! Third... it was amazing show and an amazing ride (I turned the emmy's off last night when Alan Ball lost outstanding writing to 'the sopranos') and the last segment still haunts me[/COLOR]
For sure! No show, or movie has ever been felt so deeply like the end of Six Feet Under in my eyes. It was like having a family member dying. I was and still am inconsolable.
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For sure! No show, or movie has ever been felt so deeply like the end of Six Feet Under in my eyes. It was like having a family member dying. I was and still am inconsolable.
Wow, maybe I should start watching Six Feet Under. Never knew it was so poignant.
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Old 08-29-06 | 01:36 AM
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I miss Frasier. Maybe it's because of the amount of time the character was around, even though I didn't care for him on Cheers - but he grew on me.
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For me, it's when Dr Greene died on ER and Sifuentes died on NYPD Blue. No other fictional event on TV has ever hit me so hard.
Old 08-29-06 | 03:36 AM
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Just going to say Dr. Green. That was a real bummer.
Old 08-29-06 | 06:13 AM
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another vote for Six Feet Under. just finished it over the weekend, and cried a shitload during the last 4 episodes..
Old 08-29-06 | 07:18 AM
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Yeah, Dr. Green's death on ER was tough. That was the end of the show for me.

Sifuentes' death on NYPD Blue was also very emotional.

B5's "Sleeping in Light" was one of many emotional moments in that show. It was tough watching that show end, although it was so well written and well planned that the end felt natural and not as abrupt as some other show's endings (like Angel).


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