TV's worst cliffhangers!
Nothing is worse than watching a whole series and being left unsatisfied. In fact it is irresponsible and cruel not to finish the story.
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- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDeborah PrattDuring a time travel experiment, a scientist becomes lost in time, swapping lives with a variety of different people during different time periods. To return to his present, he must solve their problems and change history for the better.An amazing show with an unsatisfying and unexplainable ending. Why didn't Sam go home. I've read theories but none made sense. NBC
- CreatorsKenneth JohnsonScott PetersStarsElizabeth MitchellMorris ChestnutJoel GretschAn extraterrestrial race arrives on Earth with seemingly good intentions, only to slowly reveal their true machinations the more ingrained into society they become.Nearly all of the human race enslaved by a hybrid child brainwashed by a psycho. The show held little hope for humanity but that was what made it a cliffhanger. ABC
- CreatorRockne S. O'BannonStarsJonathan BrandisDon FranklinTed RaimiIn the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.An undersea Star Trek. The show ended abruptly leaving loyal fans unsatisfied. NBC/SyFy
- StarsPaolo MontalbanDaniel BernhardtKristanna LokenKung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm. Now, he must train a new generation of warriors for the next tournament.Not the best acting but the fight scenes were good and the cliff hanger was so wrong. The main characters dead and Raiden enslaved. Nice ending. Guess this doesn't count as a cliffhanger since there was no hope. TNT
- CreatorsKelly MarcelCraig SilversteinStarsJason O'MaraShelley ConnChristine AdamsCenters on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.What was so special about an old ship. My guess is it belonged to Marco Polo who on his death bed said, "I only told half of what I saw for I knew the world would not believe the rest." To bad we will never know. FOX
- CreatorsSteven LilienElizabeth SarnoffBryan WynbrandtStarsSarah JonesJorge GarciaJonny CoyneIn 1963, all the prisoners and guards mysteriously disappear from Alcatraz. In the present day, they resurface and a secret agency is tasked with re-capturing them.Main character presumed dead and a familiar face appears in Alcatraz that may shed answers to the series. We never got those answers. FOX
- CreatorBryce ZabelStarsMark DacascosMarc GomesSabine KarsentiA deceased street musician returns to life, and must restore the balance between good and evil to be reunited with his dead girlfriend.A new villain with a younger body. Shelly Webster leaps off the bridge to leave purgatory and we are left wondering what happened?
- CreatorsLarry BrodyJack KirbyStan LeeStarsPaul EssiembreJames BlendickTara RoslingThe adventures of the cosmic wanderer as he seeks his lost home after rebelling from his master.As time rewinds destroying all life Thanos and Silver Surfer battle it out causing what appeared to be the surfer's death and the words THE END? appear. Apparently we got our answer. FOX
- CreatorsJack KirbyStan LeeStarsLinda BallantyneTony DanielsRon RubinThe adventures of the Marvel Comics Universe's greatest general membership superhero team.The Zodiac achieved victory coming closer to their mysterious goal and Wonderman having been experimented on by Ultron may loose his position as an Avenger or worse his life. So what happened? Your guess is as good as mine. FOX
- CreatorsWill MeugniotAvi AradStarsRino RomanoKathleen BarrJim ByrnesSpider-Man travels to Counter-Earth to rescue a Terran shuttle crew trapped there and discovers a tyrannical and warped version of his world.The show ends with symbiotes being spread across the city followed by the words TO BE CONTINUED... It was never continued. FOX
- CreatorsBrian Michael BendisMorgan GendelMarsha F. GriffinStarsNeil Patrick HarrisLisa LoebIan ZieringA young man with spider like abilities fights crime as a superhero in New York City while trying to have a normal personal life.After stopping two telepaths who tricked him into putting a friend in a coma Peter tossed his suit in the ocean. I suppose it could be argued it was not a cliffhanger but is it really a finale? MTV
- CreatorDan BerendsenStarsSkyler SamuelsGracie GillamKi Hong LeeA girl with special cat-like powers is being hunted by an assassin.This cliffhanger left me so disgusted that it opened my eyes to how incompetent ABC is with their shows. ABC
- CreatorNick WautersStarsJason RitterSarah RoemerIan Anthony DaleWhen a man goes looking for his missing girlfriend, he stumbles upon a government conspiracy that is bigger than the President himself.The show ended with the alien planet occupying our solar system and leaving us with the mystery of what the Event was. NBC
- CreatorsOren PeliMichael R. PerryStarsBruce GreenwoodJoe AndersonLeslie HopeThe crew of a research vessel are on a quest to find a missing TV explorer in the Amazon.They found the man they were looking for and prepared to leave until the river shifted trapping them again. ABC
- StarsMichael SorichPaula TisoDavid ThomasPrincess Tenko inherits a school of magic, she and her students battle former students turned evil, twin magicians Jana and Jason for control of a power source known as Starfire Gems.The show ended with an unstable and possible evil light being unleashed upon the earth. How was this power stopped? We'll never know.
- CreatorsJustin HalpernDavid KohanMax MutchnickStarsWilliam ShatnerJonathan SadowskiNicole SullivanA middle-aged son moves in with his old-fashioned dad.The show ends with Edison meeting his long lost son. From then we never found out. CBS
- CreatorDavid S. GoyerStarsSticky FingazJill WagnerNelson LeeThe adventures of the half human/vampire hunter.The show ends with Blade's new ally Krista being left at the mercy of Marcus leaving fans to wonder what happened to her? TNN
- CreatorShane BrennanStarsJon TenneyRebecca RomijnRyan HurstTwo Secret Service agents fall out of favor with the service, leave, and decide to partner as private investigators.Show ended with Sean receiving a call threatening phone call to drop his investigation. Who made the call and how powerful are they? TNT
- CreatorRand RavichStarsRobert KazinskyDilshad VadsariaAdhir KalyanA billionaire bio-engineer brings a dead police officer back to life.The show ends with Marie receiving a call from her ghost brother stating James' sanity was on borrowed time before he would before a rageful killer.
- CreatorsJon BokenkampJohn EisendrathJ.R. OrciStarsFamke JanssenRyan EggoldEdi GathegiCovert operative Tom Keen joins forces with Susan "Scottie" Hargrave, the brilliant and cunning chief of a covert mercenary organization that solves problems that are too dangerous for the government.It was over with a near wrap up then a twist. Hopefully the Blacklist will wrap the show up. After all with such a device in the enemies hands how could they not continue.
- CreatorTodd HarthanStarsMorris ChestnutJaina Lee OrtizGabrielle DennisMiami pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. finds secrets in people's bodies using his state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.Ended just before we heard Rosewood's answer to Annalise. Did he confess his love or let her go?
- CreatorsDan FogelmanRick SingerStarsKylie BunburyMark-Paul GosselaarMark ConsuelosA young pitcher becomes the first woman to play in the Major Leagues.Ginny Baker lays in a hospital her arm damaged. Is it permanent? Was she a one season wonder?
- CreatorsJosh AppelbaumAndré NemecJeff PinknerStarsJames WolkKristen ConnollyNonso AnozieA team comes together and searches to find out what's causing a rash of violent animal attacks.Hybrids are free to infect the world and the only child born in years is in the hands of a psycho. Great cliffhanger.
- CreatorNick SantoraStarsElyes GabelKatharine McPheeEddie Kaye ThomasAn eccentric genius forms a team of super-geniuses who are tasked with being the last line of defense against complicated threats to National Security.The team is split because of everyone's pigheadedness. Except Paige, Flow, and Gab. That is how the series ends.
- CreatorScott BuckStarsFinn JonesJessica HenwickJessica StroupA young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist.
