Today, it is our first annual Pop Culture References Tournament! This year, the tournament is “Best Series Finale!”
I’ve been doing these on Comics Should Be Good for over a decade (skipped it in 2020 since there was no March Madness that year), but now it’s Pop Culture References’ turn (although my recast tournament last year is really sort of an unofficial Pop Culture References event, honestly).
Okay, this time, you’re choosing what you think was the best series finale of all-time of a series that had at least three initial seasons (so no Twin Peaks, for instance). I poured over various lists of best finales and also factored the IMDB rating in a lot, but I also made various adjustments when I felt it prudent (M*A*S*H, for instance, was ranked waaaaaaaaay too low). If you have a problem with a finale’s seed, well, just vote for that show and if it is is seeded too low it should still do well, ya know? If a #12 seed makes it to the Final Four, then so be it! Note that show’s didn’t really even START doing series finales on a regular basis until the 1980s.
We’ll continue with the next two regions of Round Two today. Click here to still vote for yesterday’s two regions!
LOS ANGELES REGION
Which had a better series finale? 1. Six Feet Under vs. 8. Futurama (original series finale)
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Which had a better series finale? 2. Scrubs (Season 8 finale) vs. 10. The Wonder Years
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Which had a better series finale? 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. 6. Barney Miller
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Which had the better series finale? 4. The Leftovers vs. 12. Newsradio
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BAD PLACE REGION
Which had a better series finale? 1. The Good Place vs. 9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Which had a better series finale? 2. Newhart vs. 7. ER
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Which had the better series finale? 3. M*A*S*H vs. 11. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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Which had the better series finale? 4. The Fugitive vs. 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Check back Thursday for the Sweet Sixteen!
