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Originally Posted by Ped
Probably should go in the GMG thread, but the season finale cliffhanger has to go. I get why they started, with TNG and the Borg and all that, but there are so many channels and shows you can watch now that imo they're not really effective in hooking the viewer and keeping them interested.
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They didn't start with Star Trek. Probably the biggest cliffhanger ever was Dallas in 1980 with "Who shot J.R.?". There were magazine covers and T-shirts, international bookmakers took bets on who did it. It lead to an episode the following season with over 80 million viewers waiting to find out, rumour is that even the Queen and US President tuned in.
That was actually an example of a cliffhanger done really well but you're right that most of them suck. I'd rather they wrap up loose ends so that if the series does get cancelled, which happens a lot these days, at least there is some closure.