{"id":16661,"date":"2022-05-23T11:23:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T15:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=16661"},"modified":"2022-05-23T13:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:25:40","slug":"as-this-is-us-departs-a-look-back-that-the-five-best-tv-series-finales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2022\/05\/as-this-is-us-departs-a-look-back-that-the-five-best-tv-series-finales.html","title":{"rendered":"As “This is Us” departs, a look back at my five favorite TV series finales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 05\/23\/22<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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NBC’s This is Us<\/em> wraps with its much-anticipated season finale tomorrow night (5\/24).<\/strong> While, for whatever reason, I never watched the show enough to get into to it, it certainly garnered a large and loyal fan base during its six-season run. While I won’t be tuning in for this one, as an unabashed\u00a0 TV fan a can say there is nothing quite so satisfying as a great television series delivering an ending that does justice to the characters and sticks with you.<\/p>\n

In alphabetical order, here are five TV series finales that delivered the goods and stuck with me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Big Bang Theory<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (CBS\/2019)<\/strong>
\nAfter 12 seasons, viewers witnessed self-centered scientist Sheldon Cooper share his coveted Nobel Prize not only with his wife but with the friends and family who helped him along the way. A masterful finale followed by a very sweet and appropriate tag. As a bonus, an episode of the prequel series Young Sheldon<\/strong><\/em> really drove home how far the character had come. All in all, a great tribute the virtues of friendship, gratitude and perseverance.<\/p>\n