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{{quote|''"At that moment, in the town of Coeur d'Coeurs, events occurred that are not, were not, and should never be considered an ending. For endings, as it is known, are where we begin."''
|'''Narrator''', ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', "Kerplunk" (final line of series)}}
The polar opposite of a [[Grand Finale]]: a series ends abruptly, without resolution of its basic premise, due to some unplanned event such as [[Cancellation]] or [[Author Existence Failure]]. The story does not end, it simply stops ''in medias res'', possibly with a [[Cliff Hanger]]. In a few lucky cases, [[The Resolution Will Not Be Televised]], but goes directly to DVD. In even luckier cases the series will be able to [[Wrap It Up]] with a miniseries or theatrical film. More often than not, however, there is no final resolution.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''Yamato Gensouki''.
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* ''[[John Doe]]''
** The last episode before the cancellation reveals that one of the leaders of the Phoenix Organization appears to be John's best friend. [[Word of God]] claims that this is false, though, and the man was supposed to have been revealed an impostor who underwent plastic surgery.
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* ''[[Sliders]]'' was canceled at the end of its fifth season on a [[Cliff Hanger]], after a [[Psychic Powers|Psychic]] had just told the heroes that [[Everybody Dies|Everybody Is Going To Die]]. Fans were not exactly broken up about the finale, as the show [[Jump the Shark|hadn't been worth watching for years]] anyway.
* The last episode of ''[[Carnivale]]'' left multiple plot threads unexplained, as well as introducing a [[Heel Face Turn]] and a resurrection in the last few minutes.
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