Season/series finales in a nutshell
Felicity
While I was irritated by the time-travel capper, feeling it was tacked on to the “real” ending, there’s no doubt it was well written and acted. The show had a good run, and wisely ended before we could get all that tired of it. Now someone just has to write a show where the girl goes for the nice guy, not the tortured hunk.
Enterprise
I have high hopes for this series, and we all know that it took at least a season or two for TNG to hit its stride. There’s a strong and interesting cast and a good premise. Nest season could be quite good.
X-Files
Haven’t watched this show in years, since before Mulder left. The “Mulder on trial” thing was a transparent and ham-handed way to do a ton of series-ending exposition, but it also allowed Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny to recapture a little of the chemistry that made the early seasons of the show so wonderful.
West Wing
Martin Sheen knows how to kick ass, and the standoff against Gov. Ritchie in the finale showed it. And next season, we get a presidential campaign, which should be fun. I think Lily Tomlin is the wrong choice to play the new secretary, but I’ll give her the chance to prove me wrong.
24, Buffy
Don’t watch them. Sorry.
I think that “Enterprise” has a lot of potential — as long as they get rid of that hackish, treacly “Faith of the Heart” song. It makes me feel like I’m getting force-fed a syringe of Dr. Pepper syrup.
Ohhh, and 24 and Buffy were the best, man. You missed out.