TV series: A season of finales and permanent endings

I'm in Washington DC at a time of television program finales. All the programs I've barely watched over the year are concluding their latest season: shows such as Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, Grey's Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, 30 Rock, Modern Family, Gossip Girl, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, American Idol, House, The Ghost Whisperer, The Good Wife, The Biggest Loser, Glee, and The Celebrity Apprentice.

Over the next week, characters will die, babies will be born, major illnesses will be revealed, secrets will be outed, and an armed gunman runs rampant.

Not only are there season finales, there are permanent endings to favourite television programs. Lost concluded after 6 seasons and its with a two-and-a-half hour episode followed by two hours of explanations. The Jack Bauer series, 24, ends after 8 seasons in a two-hour finale - how will Jack finish another long and gruelling day? And Law and Order ends after 20 seasons. Fans will be sure to watch their favourite series, but if you aren't a follower, then which one is worth watching? Many fans felt let down by the finale of Seinfeld and some by the finale of Murphy Brown. It depends on whether you want to uplifted or left with no more questions, no more answers. Lost will attempt to answer all the questions, while others may not. My choice, and I've seen all the final finals, is to watch Jack Bauer - for just one more day.

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