What are some of the best TV series that have a satisfying ending?

The Good Place

Oh god yes. So good that it'll be hard for me to watch again
Take it sleazy.

Breaking bad.

And better call Saul

Dark

Person of Interest
Breaking bad
Better call saul
Dark

Black Sails
Killjoys
Psych
Leverage
In Plain Sight
Burn Notice
Ash Vs Evil Dead
Black Lightning
Cloak and Dagger
The Man in the High Castle
Undone

Star Trek The Next Generation has one of the best, if not the best, finale to an ongoing episodic tv series ever. I don’t want to compare it to the kind of shows that are just one big story split up into hour long chunks, because that’s a totally different style of show and many have good endings. But for shows that are mostly separate, TNG did it better than any show I can think of.

It did a fair, but not gratuitous amount of fan service, and it was all in service of the actual plot. And it still somehow felt like a good episode of the show. But it also perfectly bookended the show back with the very first episode of the show. It was as close to perfect as you can get.

So, five-card stud, nothing wild. And the sky's the limit.
Marvellous finale.
DS9 was better.
- DS9 turned into an ongoing story that was just broken up into hour long chunks though. So it’s ending isn’t really comparable to TNG that stayed episodic all the way through.

Justified. Fringe. Person of interest.

We dug coal together...
Just watched the first episode of Justified and it was ok but not phenomenal. I've seen so many recommendations for the show - when does it hit the sweet spot that makes you say "Ooh yes, this is goooood?"
- Give it time
- Last episode of s1 is incredible, then s2e1 absolutely takes it home.
  S2 on the whole is a masterpiece, anchored by beloved character actress Margo Martendale.
- Justified is all about the amazing characters more than the story. Which is pretty much in line with its source material. The first episode adapts a short story and then it flies on its own and it is amazing.
  I'm so looking forward to the sequel "Justified: City Primeval".

Justified.

Fringe (I like season 5, sue me).

Farscape (the miniseries has some bumps but the actual end is solid).

In a couple months I hope to be able to say The Venture Bros. 🤞

Fringe is an absolute masterpiece beginning to end and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. NO NOTES.
- It was uneven, but s2 and s3 were incredible pieces of television, and I even loved s1.
Amen on all.
The last few episodes of farscape were incredible, need to get a clean copy and Starr again.

Midnight Mass. Only 1 season but truly amazing.

https://youtu.be/GZPbmrJ_X48

Succession

Avatar the Last Airbender

Futurama. It has at least 3 very satisfying endings.

Better Call Saul

Sopranos

Mad Men

Quantum Leap (original series)

Star Trek TNG

The ending of Quantum Leap was not supposed to be the final episode, they changed Al's destiny and added a text over a back background. That qualifies as a "good finale"?

The Wire

Rome

I mean, The Wire was virtually perfect TV. Everything about it was good.
Rome was cut to 2 seasons to make way for GoT, which is a shame, they needed more time.
Rome nailed so much, that's what we need, a new historical drama that works.

Six Feet Under

Satisfying and tear-inducing. I know people that still tear up to this day when they hear the ending song. Great show.

Cowboy Bebop (the anime, obviously.) You're gonna carry that weight.

Friday night lights

FLCL

Bad Sisters

Claes Bang was the MVP of that show. The performances were all great, but he was just so perfectly 'the prick' that the entire show held together. If he hadn't nailed that character we'd have felt a whole lot more shitty about cheering on attempted murder.
- 100%. What a prick indeed. He is an amazing actor.

LOST

The Americans

The Leftovers

Mr. Robot

Lost
Surely you're joking.
- Absolutely not! I love the ending and don’t understand the hate it gets.

I would like to participate in this thread, but I'm too big a fan of unsatisfying endings...

12 Monkeys

Just starting s2, the series is dense, in a good way but still.

Regular show

a lot of people hated it but i personally liked How I met your mothers end

No, I totally agree! A standard "happily ever after" would have been so boring. The ending we got gave context to why Ted was sharing the story with his kids. I was "surprised" at first, but really I think if people consider how the alternatives they wanted would have played out, it wouldn't have been meaningful.