Courtroom Scene as a Series Finale... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

KnifeMissile · 07-25-2004, 11:41 PM

I'm surprised at how common court cases are used as a series finale. Just off the top of my head, I can think of Seinfeld, The X-Files and Touched by an Angel, all of differing genres (comedy, sci-fi and drama, respectively...).

Can anyone think of any others? Why do you think courtroom scenes are so popular? Why use it to end your series?

shakran · 07-26-2004, 04:56 AM

Because it's so easy for the producers to use the courtroom evidence proceedure as a vehicle to intro clips from previous shows, and it's also why series finales usually suck. I've already seen the previous shows. Show me a new story or you should have ended it 1 episode earlier

mattevil · 07-29-2004, 09:39 PM

the last outer limits? i think so anyways just not sure

Stare At The Sun · 07-29-2004, 10:46 PM

The first episode of TNG was a court room scene...

Derwood · 07-30-2004, 05:14 AM

I'll go out on a limb and say the last episodes of Law and Order, SVU and Criminial Intent will be in the court room....

losthellhound · 08-02-2004, 08:34 PM

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Originally posted by Derwood
I'll go out on a limb and say the last episodes of Law and Order, SVU and Criminial Intent will be in the court room....

and JAG

07-25-2004, 11:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Courtroom Scene as a Series Finale... I'm surprised at how common court cases are used as a series finale. Just off the top of my head, I can think of Seinfeld, The X-Files and Touched by an Angel, all of differing genres (comedy, sci-fi and drama, respectively...). Can anyone think of any others? Why do you think courtroom scenes are so popular? Why use it to end your series?

07-30-2004, 05:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	I'll go out on a limb and say the last episodes of Law and Order, SVU and Criminial Intent will be in the court room.... __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

07-26-2004, 04:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	Because it's so easy for the producers to use the courtroom evidence proceedure as a vehicle to intro clips from previous shows, and it's also why series finales usually suck. I've already seen the previous shows. Show me a new story or you should have ended it 1 episode earlier

07-29-2004, 09:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
mattevil Addict Location: Virginia	the last outer limits? i think so anyways just not sure

07-29-2004, 10:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	The first episode of TNG was a court room scene...