Where Are They Now? Epilogue: Difference between revisions

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* The last half of episode 11 in ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'' Finale where it shows under the credits and the ending theme where everyone is going. Also, a case of All Love is Requited.

* The last episode of ''[[El-Hazard: The Magnificent World]]'' ran pastel drawings under its closing credits that showed obvious "after the series" images—Makoto and Ifurita snuggling under a tree, Allielle in a ''[[Joshikousei|seifuku]]'', and so on. They may simply be non-canon art pieces, however.

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] A's'' did this in the end, skipping the series forward six years, [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot|leaving only four more before the new season]].

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's]]'' did this in the end, skipping the series forward six years, [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot|leaving only four more before the new season]].

** The following season, ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'', did the same thing, though it didn't skip forward as far.

* The manga of ''[[Please Save My Earth]]'' closed with a scene showing the seven protagonists settling into their new lives several years later, as well as the circumstances of the spirits of the main couple.

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* The back page of the final issue of British comic ''Buster'' gave final endings to all the strips, mostly involving [http://comicsuk.co.uk/Forum/download/file.php?id=1391&mode=view the central concept of the strip being reversed or deconstructed].

* The final issue of ''Avengers: The Initiative'' ended with one of these. Hardball and Komodo reconcile with each other and Cloud 9. Batwing and Butterball replace the U-Foes as North Carolina's state superteam, and are in the market for additional members. Bengal retired, moved to Sunset Park, and opened a martial arts school. Trauma starts [[Walking the Earth]], his exact activities [[Shrouded in Myth]]. And... well, there were [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] in this series, you really don't need to hear about them all.

** Oddly, despite writer Christos Gage's obvious intention of this as a sendoff to these characters, whom he expected would never appear again except as [[C-List Fodder]], there was a [[Post Script Season]] in ''[[Fear Itself]]: Youth in Revolt''.

** Oddly, despite writer Christos Gage's obvious intention of this as a sendoff to these characters, whom he expected would never appear again except as [[C-List Fodder]], there was a [[Post Script Season]] in ''[[Fear Itself (Comic Book)|Fear Itself]]: Youth in Revolt''.

* The first issue of the ''Super Buddies'' mini-series showed what happened to the members of the [[Justice League International]] after their book was cancelled in the 90's. Most of the heroes were in dire straights, such as Fire, who was now running a softcore porn website.

== Fan Works ==

* The two-part epilogue of ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' includes a brief AP story that says, in essence, “[[The Beatles]] are not reuniting.”

* The two-part epilogue of ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' includes a brief AP story that says, in essence, “[[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] are not reuniting.”

* ''[[My Little Avengers]]'' ends with a brief [[Time Skip]] showing what happened after the defeat of [[Big Bad|Loki]]. In addition to showing what happened to the story's central characters, it also shows what happened to a few of the minor characters, {{spoiler|including Twilight Sparkle becoming [[Doctor Strange|Sorcerer Supreme]], and Rainbow Dash leading a team of [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] [[Expy|expies]].}}

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* ''[[That Thing You Do]]'', the Tom Hanks-directed film about a young garage band turned one-hit Wonders, ends with a quick wrap-up of everyone's ultimate future over the closing credits. Suffice it to say that the hero and heroine live happily-ever-after, and everybody else gets suitably gently-ironic fates.

** Also, the [[No Name Given]] bass player's name is revealed. [[The Un-Reveal|Sort of]].

* ''[[Legally Blonde]]'' had an epilogue that is both this and a [[Distant Finale]], due to the request of the test audiences. It's a full scene with interspersed text blurbs detailing what happened to the supporting characters. {{spoiler|Elle has graduated with high honors, is the class-elected speaker at the ceremony, and has been invited into one of Boston's best law firms; Vivian is now Elle's best friend and has called off her engagement with Warner, who graduated without honors and with no job offers; Emmett has started his own practice, is now Elle's boyfriend, and will propose to her that night; and finally, Paulette has married her delivery man and is expecting a baby girl to be named after Elle.}}

* ''[[Legally Blonde (film)|Legally Blonde]]'' had an epilogue that is both this and a [[Distant Finale]], due to the request of the test audiences. It's a full scene with interspersed text blurbs detailing what happened to the supporting characters. {{spoiler|Elle has graduated with high honors, is the class-elected speaker at the ceremony, and has been invited into one of Boston's best law firms; Vivian is now Elle's best friend and has called off her engagement with Warner, who graduated without honors and with no job offers; Emmett has started his own practice, is now Elle's boyfriend, and will propose to her that night; and finally, Paulette has married her delivery man and is expecting a baby girl to be named after Elle.}}

* ''[[The View Askewniverse|Mallrats]]'' had one of these, although some of what was shown was pretty weird.

** Kevin Smith has [[Word of God|referred to the movie]] as his homage to [[Animal House]].

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* ''[[Unbreakable]]'': the character of Elijah Price is {{spoiler|explained to be in a hospital for the mentally insane, once his crimes of mass murder are revealed}}

* Parodied in ''[[Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth]]''

* ''[[The Italian Job]]'' - the 2003 version, anyways.

* ''[[The Italian Job (2003 film)|The Italian Job]]'' - the 2003 version, anyways.

* The final scenes of ''[[Into the Wild]]'' show what happened to the various people Chris encountered on his journey. {{spoiler|The hippie couple continue [[Walking the Earth]], Wayne, who had been arrested for drug dealing, was eventually released, the two Danish explorers Chris met while kayaking win big in Vegas...and his mother and father struggle to move on with their lives while dealing with the knowledge that their semi-abusive parenting lead indirectly to their son's death, and its implied that his sister follows her brother's example and becomes an explorer.}}

* ''[[Unstoppable]]''

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* [[Community]]: The episode "The Art of Discourse" ends with a ''[[Food Fight]]'' and the epilogue. This being ''Community'', it was done as a direct reference to [[Animal House]].

** While the obnoxious kids have their futures told, the main characters get spoof endings, with Jeff's being that he "banged Mark's mom. Twice."

* The ''[[Friday Night Lights]]'' [[Series Finale]] ends with a series of scenes that show us what happened to the characters 8 months after the Lions' final State game.

* The ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)|Friday Night Lights]]'' [[Series Finale]] ends with a series of scenes that show us what happened to the characters 8 months after the Lions' final State game.

* ''[[Rescue 911]]'' nearly ''always'' did this at the end of a segment. Usually, the show filmed the segment's protagonists walking along a beach or walkway, visiting a fun center or public park, or other somesuch. The show also liked to film the protagonists meeting back up with the dispatchers and/or other personnel that rendered assistance. (Plus, if their segment is posted on [[YouTube]], then sometimes the people involved—or those who know them—will post a comment, saying what they're up to today.)

* [[Sea Patrol]] ended with a shot of each character with a one line description about their future.

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** Fallout3 however noteably doesn't have one which was another reason people hated the ending.

* And, or course ''[[Arcanum]]'' had this as well.

* Ditto ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]] II'', ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'', and its expansion ''Mask of the Betrayer''. Black Isle/Obsidian loves this trope, it seems.

* Ditto ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]] II'', ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'', and its expansion ''Mask of the Betrayer''. Black Isle/Obsidian loves this trope, it seems.

* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' ends with several shots of the minor characters and all the crewmembers you gather over the course of the game, with a continuation of what happens to them after the events of the game.

** Funny enough, the future of the three main characters is left vague. Of course, this has spawned [[Fan Dumb|rumors of a sequel...]]

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** Though in an amusing twist, that one is used more often in fanfics than probably any other. [[Word of God]] says that none necessarily have to be considered canon, though.

* The ''[[Futurama]]'' parody of ''[[Animal House]]'', where Fry successfully dropped out of college, Gunther the monkey becomes the FOX network's latest executive, Leela dates the Dean (who doesn't call her or see her after that), Fatbot (the nerdy robot with the beanie) gets a virus in Tijuana, and Bender robs Robot House blind.

* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' had one of these in the episode where Santa's Little Helper went to obedience school. ("Bit Bart. Homer didn't mind.")

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' had one of these in the episode where Santa's Little Helper went to obedience school. ("Bit Bart. Homer didn't mind.")

** And it was also used on a later episode where Marge tells Simpsons-style spins on historical events (one of which included Homer going to work in a toga after watching the movie ''Animal House'').

** In one of the earlier episodes, [[Kent Brockman News|Kent Brockman]] was about to lead in on a special of the actors that portrayed the Munchkins from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' with the following:

** In one of the earlier episodes, [[Kent Brockman News|Kent Brockman]] was about to lead in on a special of the actors that portrayed the Munchkins from ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' with the following:

{{quote|'''Kent Brockman''': The midgets who played the Munchkins from ''The Wizard of Oz''... where are they now?

''(News then cuts to a still image of thousands upon thousands of gravestones)'' }}