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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* The manga ''Chicago'' abruptly ended after two volumes, with an apology from the writer stating that she couldn't handle the schedule at the end of the second volume. |
* The manga ''Chicago'' abruptly ended after two volumes, with an apology from the writer stating that she couldn't handle the schedule at the end of the second volume. |
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* The ''The Legend of Dragoon'' fic ''Rebirth of a Legend'' was four chapters from the end according to the author. He never came back to finish it. |
* The ''The Legend of Dragoon'' fic ''Rebirth of a Legend'' was four chapters from the end according to the author. He never came back to finish it. |
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* The ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' Azulaang fic "Lanterns" has also gone over two and a half years without an update. |
* The ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' Azulaang fic "Lanterns" has also gone over two and a half years without an update. |
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* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1095253/1/The_New_Students The New Students]. An incredibly good crossover between [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] and [[Harry Potter]]. No, really. |
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1095253/1/The_New_Students The New Students]''. An incredibly good crossover between ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter]]''. No, really. |
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* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4417156/1/Fatal_Error Fatal Error] definitely qualifies for this. It hasn't been updated for more than one year. However, it could be a non-lethal case of [[Author Existence Failure]], since one of the coauthors hasn't written or updated. |
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* ''[[Final Fighting Fantasy]]'', in [[Left Hanging|the most frustrating way]]. It's been 4 years since the last installment came out, and the prognosis for the final installment doesn't look good. |
* ''[[Final Fighting Fantasy]]'', in [[Left Hanging|the most frustrating way]]. It's been 4 years since the last installment came out, and the prognosis for the final installment doesn't look good. |
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* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6367096/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Breeding_Darkness Harry Potter and the Breeding Darkness]'' might have run solely on [[Plot Bunny]] fuel, but it is very well-written, possibly even [[So Cool Its Awesome|brilliant]] (although as always, [[Your Mileage May Vary]]). Unfortunately, the fic seems to have been discontinued due to lack of interest and time to continue writing for it, and has now been put it up for adoption. |
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6367096/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Breeding_Darkness Harry Potter and the Breeding Darkness]'' might have run solely on [[Plot Bunny]] fuel, but it is very well-written, possibly even [[So Cool Its Awesome|brilliant]] (although as always, [[Your Mileage May Vary]]). Unfortunately, the fic seems to have been discontinued due to lack of interest and time to continue writing for it, and has now been put it up for adoption. |
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* ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' was this for a long time. The author, who started it in 1980 and began posting it online in 1997, gave it up in 2002 after her personal life imploded (mother had Alzheimer's, laid off from her job, etc.). The two-thirds of the book she'd finished remained on her website to drive readers nuts. She never thought she would finish it, but in early 2009 she was hit by literary lightning, wrote 300 pages in 3 weeks, and finished the thing. (The final product in book form is over 650 pages long.) She is now working on the long-promised sequel, ''The Keys Stand Alone''. |
* ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' was this for a long time. The author, who started it in 1980 and began posting it online in 1997, gave it up in 2002 after her personal life imploded (mother had Alzheimer's, laid off from her job, etc.). The two-thirds of the book she'd finished remained on her website to drive readers nuts. She never thought she would finish it, but in early 2009 she was hit by literary lightning, wrote 300 pages in 3 weeks, and finished the thing. (The final product in book form is over 650 pages long.) She is now working on the long-promised sequel, ''The Keys Stand Alone''. |
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* [[The Nunu Bot Show]] is in one, with creator Angry Goran not even logging onto [[YouTube]] for 2 months. |
* ''[[The Nunu Bot Show]]'' is in one, with creator Angry Goran not even logging onto [[YouTube]] for 2 months. |
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* ''[[The Shoebox Project]]'' is one of the most highly-rated ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfics ever, but it hasn't been updated since 2008 and never got a proper ending. |
* ''[[The Shoebox Project]]'' is one of the most highly-rated ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfics ever, but it hasn't been updated since 2008 and never got a proper ending. |
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* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7350801/1/Colonization_First_Contact Colonization: First Contact]'' is a ''[[My Little Pony: |
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7350801/1/Colonization_First_Contact Colonization: First Contact]'' is a ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic with the typical "human in Equestria" premise, except with a twist: instead of the typical self-insert, it features a space expedition of scientists and soldiers who stumble upon the planet Equestria. Unfortunately, it petered out just as things had started getting interesting; all we got are five chapters, and a piece of the sixth on the author's profile. The author later announced he will not be finishing the fic (and offers it to any enterprising author who would like to finish it.) |
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== Film == |
== Film == |
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* The first two installments of [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s Space Odyssey series, ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' and ''2010: Odyssey Two'' have film adaptations, but not ''2061: Odyssey Three'' or ''3001: The Final Odyssey''. Tom Hanks expressed interest in doing film adaptations of the last two, but this was ''ages'' ago. |
* The first two installments of [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s Space Odyssey series, ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' and ''2010: Odyssey Two'' have film adaptations, but not ''2061: Odyssey Three'' or ''3001: The Final Odyssey''. Tom Hanks expressed interest in doing film adaptations of the last two, but this was ''ages'' ago. |
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* ''[[Star Wars]]'' was originally intended to be a trilogy of trilogies, with the Original Trilogy being in the middle.<ref>(although at the time he was Original Trilogy, [[George Lucas]] only had a vague idea of what the stories of the Prequel and Sequel Trilogies would be)</ref> Lucas ceased making ''Star Wars'' altogether after ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', wanting to do something new—it wasn't until over a decade later that he'd begin work on the Prequel Trilogy. However, at that time he decided to abandon the Sequel Trilogy entirely and leave ''Star Wars'' as a six-film series. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* [[Older Than Print]]: At the beginning of ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'', the characters are all heading to Canterbury for various reasons, and it's stated that each one will (for a story contest) tell two stories on the way there, and two on the way back. However, it breaks off before they make it to Canterbury or even have one character tell more than one story (in some cases, such as |
* [[Older Than Print]]: At the beginning of ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'', the characters are all heading to Canterbury for various reasons, and it's stated that each one will (for a story contest) tell two stories on the way there, and two on the way back. However, it breaks off before they make it to Canterbury or even have one character tell more than one story (in some cases, such as "The Cook's Tale", the story is incomplete). Whether or not [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] simply abandoned it or meant to finish it but [[Author Existence Failure|died first]] is unknown. (An alternative explanation is that the work was completed, but no complete version of the manuscript has been retained or recorded.) |
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* Some scholars consider ''[[The Tale of Genji]]'' an example. It cuts off abruptly with the potential for plenty more story. |
* Some scholars consider ''[[The Tale of Genji]]'' an example. It cuts off abruptly with the potential for plenty more story. |
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* Puffin has apparently announced that the ''Hagwood Triology'', about a shapeshifting, hobbit-like race, has been abandoned by Robin Jarvis. Same fate for ''Intrigues of the Reflected Realm'' series? |
* Puffin has apparently announced that the ''Hagwood Triology'', about a shapeshifting, hobbit-like race, has been abandoned by Robin Jarvis. Same fate for ''Intrigues of the Reflected Realm'' series? |
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* Quest Of The Gypsy by Ron Goulart was supposed to be 6 books long, but stopped after the second book in 1977. |
* ''Quest Of The Gypsy'' by Ron Goulart was supposed to be 6 books long, but stopped after the second book in 1977. |
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* Stieg Larsson's ''[[Millennium Trilogy]]'' was planned to be a decalogy, but was cut short by [[Author Existence Failure|his sudden death]]. |
* Stieg Larsson's ''[[Millennium Trilogy]]'' was planned to be a decalogy, but was cut short by [[Author Existence Failure|his sudden death]]. |
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* [[Kim Newman]] writing as Jack Yeovil's ''Demon Download'' series for [[Games Workshop]]'s [[Dark Future (novel)|Dark Future]] universe has been awaiting the fourth and final installment since 1991. Despite GW republishing the earlier works, there's no sign of the final volume ever appearing in print. |
* [[Kim Newman]] writing as Jack Yeovil's ''Demon Download'' series for [[Games Workshop]]'s [[Dark Future (novel)|Dark Future]] universe has been awaiting the fourth and final installment since 1991. Despite GW republishing the earlier works, there's no sign of the final volume ever appearing in print. |
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* ''Tales of the Nine Charms'' by Erica Farber and J.R. Sansevere had two books published in 2000 and 2001 respectively and claims to be a trilogy. As of 2012, the third book has yet to materialize. |
* ''Tales of the Nine Charms'' by Erica Farber and J.R. Sansevere had two books published in 2000 and 2001 respectively and claims to be a trilogy. As of 2012, the third book has yet to materialize. |
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* ''[[Firefly]]'' was a dead-then-resurrected-then-dead series which wasn't able to put out a full season before its final-and-actual cancellation. Some semblance of closure was attempted with the movie ''[[Serenity]]''. {{spoiler|According to [[Joss Whedon]] on the DVD extras, one of the characters was [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|glibly killed]], to focus the audience on the seriousness of the final scenes.}} |
* ''[[Firefly]]'' was a dead-then-resurrected-then-dead series which wasn't able to put out a full season before its final-and-actual cancellation. Some semblance of closure was attempted with the movie ''[[Serenity]]''. {{spoiler|According to [[Joss Whedon]] on the DVD extras, one of the characters was [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|glibly killed]], to focus the audience on the seriousness of the final scenes.}} |
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** ''Serenity'' was in fact made because Joss had become convinced that the show could not be revived. Instead, it was intended to finish the story of River and the Academy. Main characters only died because Joss was sure the series would not be renewed. |
** ''Serenity'' was in fact made because Joss had become convinced that the show could not be revived. Instead, it was intended to finish the story of River and the Academy. Main characters only died because Joss was sure the series would not be renewed. |
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* ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' when Dave couldn't handle the fame and pressure after the success of the first two seasons. He literally walked out on the production of the third even when Comedy Central offered a bigger paycheck. |
* ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' when Dave couldn't handle the fame and pressure after the success of the first two seasons. He literally walked out on the production of the third even when Comedy Central offered a bigger paycheck. |
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== Music == |
== Music == |
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* The [[Vocaloid]] series "Synchronicity" was thought by fans to have been abandoned, since the third and final video in the trilogy has yet to be released. This notion was perpetuated when an incomplete version of the final video was allegedly posted on Japanese video sharing site [[Nico Nico Douga]] before quickly being removed. However, the creator of the series, Hitoshizuku, claimed that no such video was ever uploaded, and she has confirmed on her blog that the conclusion to the series is in progress, though she stated that fans might have to way awhile for it to be released. |
* The [[Vocaloid]] series "Synchronicity" was thought by fans to have been abandoned, since the third and final video in the trilogy has yet to be released. This notion was perpetuated when an incomplete version of the final video was allegedly posted on Japanese video sharing site [[Nico Nico Douga]] before quickly being removed. However, the creator of the series, Hitoshizuku, claimed that no such video was ever uploaded, and she has confirmed on her blog that the conclusion to the series is in progress, though she stated that fans might have to way awhile for it to be released. |
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* The 1995 [[David Bowie]] album ''1. Outside'' was intended to be the first part of a trilogy of concept albums. Bowie apparently lost interest in the project. |
* The 1995 [[David Bowie]] album ''1. Outside'' was intended to be the first part of a trilogy of concept albums. Bowie apparently lost interest in the project. |
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* ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'''s revised Convention books, covering the groups of the game's primary antagonist group, the Technocracy. The first book in the series, ''Iteration X'', was released in 2002, proving to be a considerable improvement over the original... then [[White Wolf]] went and ended the [[Old World of Darkness]]. Fans thought that was it for the Convention books. However, at Gencon 2011, WW announced they'd be doing the remaining four Convention books. Here's hoping. |
* ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'''s revised Convention books, covering the groups of the game's primary antagonist group, the Technocracy. The first book in the series, ''Iteration X'', was released in 2002, proving to be a considerable improvement over the original... then [[White Wolf]] went and ended the [[Old World of Darkness]]. Fans thought that was it for the Convention books. However, at Gencon 2011, WW announced they'd be doing the remaining four Convention books. Here's hoping. |
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** On the subject of the oWoD, both ''[[Changeling: The Dreaming]]'' and ''[[Wraith: The Oblivion]]'' were ended before the other lines, and both were left incomplete. In Changeling's case, ''Book of Glamour'' was announced, but never saw light of day, and the Kithbook series was cut short, with the Boggans and Sidhe not done (though ''Nobles: the Shining Host'' is considered an unofficial Sidhe Kithbook). Wraith's Guildbook series was also left unfinished, with five of the thirteen Great Guilds not covered. |
** On the subject of the oWoD, both ''[[Changeling: The Dreaming]]'' and ''[[Wraith: The Oblivion]]'' were ended before the other lines, and both were left incomplete. In Changeling's case, ''Book of Glamour'' was announced, but never saw light of day, and the Kithbook series was cut short, with the Boggans and Sidhe not done (though ''Nobles: the Shining Host'' is considered an unofficial Sidhe Kithbook). Wraith's Guildbook series was also left unfinished, with five of the thirteen Great Guilds not covered. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* The ''[[Oddworld]]'' "quintology." It was planned to be at least 10 games. To very few people's surprise, this turned out to be not an easy task. So far, there have been 4. Every year or so there's been news about the company making a new game (At least 3 different sequel ideas have been completely scrapped,) or making sequels in the form of films, but nothing ever comes of it. It seems like they may have finally given up on completing the series. They're working on remakes of their old games instead. |
* The ''[[Oddworld]]'' "quintology." It was planned to be at least 10 games. To very few people's surprise, this turned out to be not an easy task. So far, there have been 4. Every year or so there's been news about the company making a new game (At least 3 different sequel ideas have been completely scrapped,) or making sequels in the form of films, but nothing ever comes of it. It seems like they may have finally given up on completing the series. They're working on remakes of their old games instead. |
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* The ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' series has now become this with the team who were making the new games being fired by Activision. |
* The ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' series has now become this with the team who were making the new games being fired by Activision. |
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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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* ''[[Super Mario Bros Z]]'' due to how time consuming it took to the animate the fights. What was meant to be a twenty six episodes ended at eight after the creator called it quits. |
* ''[[Super Mario Bros Z]]'' due to how time consuming it took to the animate the fights. What was meant to be a twenty six episodes ended at eight after the creator called it quits. |
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* The [[SCP Foundation]] story "[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/metafiction Metafiction]" (one of the most popular tales on the site) ends with ''to be continued'' on a very interesting cliffhanger. The discussion page is filled with requests, pleads and threats to the author to just finish the damn thing already. |
* The [[SCP Foundation]] story "[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/metafiction Metafiction]" (one of the most popular tales on the site) ends with ''to be continued'' on a very interesting cliffhanger. The discussion page is filled with requests, pleads and threats to the author to just finish the damn thing already. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* G3.5 of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' should have lasted at least three years but ended prematurely at only one year. It had one special and a few toys, however it was made around the same time as ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' (which ended up being the series to revive the brand). |
* G3.5 of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' should have lasted at least three years but ended prematurely at only one year. It had one special and a few toys, however it was made around the same time as ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' (which ended up being the series to revive the brand). |
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* ''[[Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles]]'' ended abruptly before finishing the final story arc. |
* ''[[Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles]]'' ended abruptly before finishing the final story arc. |
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