[Sainters7]

Not surprising, I'm almost more surprised there will be a 7th season. Finally watched the S6 finale over the weekend, that totally felt like a series finale. Even before I heard it was announced, I got the impression the developers are ready to move on.

Frankly it's time, I've watched this show from the beginning and it's changed a lot since season 2-3. Still funny, but the romance & "Full House" moments really amped up this past season. During the Ann/Chris goodbye episode it felt like I was sitting through one of the girlfriend's shows. My 2 favourites, Ron & Tom, just aren't the same as 2+ years ago. Both of their characters feel neutered a bit this season, when they "grew up". The only character who's still awesome and become my favourite on the show is Ben, he always cracks me up. I still like Parks, but if S7 hadn't been announced as the final season, it probably would've dropped from a weekly to just a casual follow by me.

It'll be interesting where they proceed from here, as I'm a little confused. Are they going to suddenly pick up 3 years in the future, where the finale left off? Or was that simply a glimpse at where things will end up 2 years after the series finale? Agreed with getbak, jumping ahead in time would at least allow us to skip another pregnancy angle (though if they did go that route, a Leslie/Ben pregnancy would be a lot funnier than Ann/Chris, and all their schmoopie moments).