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* ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' ends with them finding a baby that does not belong to them. There was going to be more explanation of the baby's origins had the show continued.
** This was the same episode where they were told that Kryptonians are genetically incompatible with humans (or, at least, Clark and Lois aren't), destroying their hopes of starting a family.
* ''[[Hotel Babylon]]'': While not having many, if any, continuing story over the show the finale episode produced a huge amount of development and a rather cruel WHAM episode. This left the main character with a decision {{spoiler|
* ''[[Marker]]''
* The 1970s UK
* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'': One of the lucky ones. The Ori [[Arc]] is concluded with ''[[The Ark of Truth]]'', a direct-to-DVD movie.
** They also averted it as they were able to wrap up the major, major plot points of the entire series by the end of Season 8. The Ori Arc was subsequently introduced as part of a [[Retool]] at the beginning of the ninth season.
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* ''[[Tru Calling]]'' is (sadly for its unluckily small cult fanbase) an ''excellent'' example of this. Not only was the final episode [[Missing Episode|never actually aired]], but even the network's ''initial'' episode order for the second season turned out to be only 6 episodes... when the writers had not only obviously been settling in for the long haul by setting up an epic-level [[Myth Arc]], but, according to the writing staff, they had already planned through episode '''''eight''''' of that season. ''Ouch.''
** Not to mention, the series was cut ''directly after'' the episode with extremely important plot lines - namely that Tru had just learned that others have her same powers... that other being her own father {{spoiler|and Jason Priestley's character, although they both try to do the opposite of what Tru does i.e. make sure people stay dead.}}.
* ''[[The Pretender]]'' was canceled at the end of season four on a cliffhanger. There were two made-for-TV movies that continued the story, but didn't finish it. (There were supposed to be
** Although, in the words of series creator Shaun Cassidy, "we saw the ending coming soon enough to wrap the story up," the last episode of ''[[American Gothic]]'' left a lot of unanswered questions: what did Merlyn's disappearance mean? Was her {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]] a failure, or not? Was she absorbed into Caleb? Does he now possess her powers and innate goodness with which to fight Buck's sinister influence?}} Will Gail still be under Buck's thrall, or will she snap out of her [[Chickification]] and bite him in the balls again? Will Selena ever stop going through that [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]? Is Buck going to succeed in corrupting Caleb or not? Even for a mystery show, and one which by its very nature is cyclical, not much makes sense here.
* ''Profiler'' ended on a cliffhanger.
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* 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.
* After several seasons of [[You Already Changed the Past|The Future]] saying that the main character, Tom Baldwin, was the key that would [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|save the world]], ''[[The 4400]]'''s fourth season ends with him contemplating a [[New Super Power|Promicin]] injection {{spoiler|that he was already [[You Can't Fight Fate|''prophesized to take'']]}}. Incoming super-powered badassery? Check. Possible conclusion to the ''[[First Episode Spoiler|main plot thread]]?'' Check. ...And then it got canceled.
** Although the books ''Welcome to Promise City'' And ''Promises Broken'' follow on from the series even revealing {{spoiler|Tom's [[New Super Power|Promicin Power]] to be [[Barrier Warrior|creating force fields]]}} but still ending with a [[Cliff Hanger]] of sorts.
* ''[[Riget]]'' ended after two seasons with many loose ends due to a rare TV case of [[Author Existence Failure|Key Person Existence Failure]]: two leading actors died, the risk of this having been heightened due to the lengthy gaps between seasons and the advanced ages of several characters.
* ''[[Nowhere Man]]''. Ended on a huge cliffhanger. Gets extra points since it was one of UPN's most-watched and most critically-acclaimed shows. Was replaced by a show that was so horrible that it didn't even last 10 episodes.
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* Being a [[Sketch Comedy]], ''[[The Amanda Show]]'' itself didn't suffer from this after its abrupt cancellation, but [[Show Within a Show]] ''Moody's Point'' had ended the final season on a huge [[Cliff Hanger]] in which the main character learned that she'd been [[Switched At Birth]] and that she wasn't who she thought she was. Even creator Dan Schneider doesn't know what would have happened next, because he never got a chance to write it.
* ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' ends abruptly due to this shortly after Angsty Teen!John Conner gets himself sent to a future where no one recognizes his name due to being pulled out of the timeline.
* ''[[Victorious]]'' abruptly ended on a cliffhanger with Tori still stuck in Hollywood Arts. Since the show was canned after three seasons, we'll never find out if she made it out of the performing arts school.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', until due to popular demand it got a final season in 2017.
* About half of all animated adaptations of [[Spider-Man (comics)|Spider-Man]] sinde the 1990s
** ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited]]''
** ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' also suffered from this, cancelled entirely due to a Fox employee's fit of pique. While we did get something of a workable final episode, a few plot threads had to be forgotten; most notably the real Mary Jane was never rescued from limbo.
** Another example is ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', who got cut short despite good ratings due to the shuffling of rights.
* ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' was ended before they could gather all 13 [[McGuffin]]s
* The two American-made [[Humongous Mecha]] [[Animated Series]] from [[The Nineties]], ''[[Exo Squad]]'' and ''[[BattleTech]]'', both end with unresolved [[Cliff Hanger]]s.
** The last episode of ''[[Exo Squad]]'' ends with JT Marsh watching in horror as strange alien ships appear out of nowhere, steal Mars (yes, the whole planet), and disappear again.
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* ''[[Sonic Underground]]'' got screwed for the [[Dreamcast]][[Retool|-driven]] ''[[Sonic Adventure]].'' In some cases, it was cancelled in MID-BROADCAST, leaving the audience hanging.
* ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men]]:'' The last episode ended with a scene in which Apocalypse rules in the future leaving no clue as to what's going to happen next. The show only lasted one season.
* The 2000s reboot of ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' [[Too Good to Last|only lasted 39 episodes]] before being abruptly cancelled, leaving many loose ends unresolved
* ''[[Invader Zim]]'' Due to [[Executive Meddling|those pesky Nickelodeon execs]], the [[Too Good to Last]] show was cancelled right when the plot was about to surface. [[Internet Backdraft]] abounds. Still, fans cling to the hope of it being [[Uncanceled]], and the
* Obscure 1980s cartoon ''[[The Bluffers]]'' centered around a [[Gang of Critters]] trying to find out the secret of a villain named Clandestino. It got canceled before they could say what his secret was.
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]!'' never did explain what happened to Arnold's parents on their final mission, all because the show's creator couldn't agree with Nickelodeon over the necessary contract extension. Result: no extension at all. A finale movie (subtitled "The Jungle Movie") which resolved practically everything - Arnold goes back to San Lorenzo to find his parents, and he hooks up with Helga - was finally produced and premiered ''13 years'' after the series
* ''[[King Arthur and the Knights of Justice]]'' was unexpectedly cancelled after two seasons and 26 episodes, with its premise (collecting all the [[MacGuffin]]s and freeing the original King and Knights) far from resolution.
* ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]''. The conflict was building up, the show was gaining fans, and the staff was all set to make a second season. Then the show got canceled because it failed to secure [[Merchandise-Driven|any key toy deals]]. Attempts to get the second season made were fruitless, and [[Genndy Tartakovsky]] was so displeased with the way [[Cartoon Network]] handled his series that he left them to form his own studio under Sony.
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