Here Come The Cliffhangers 2008! ( Spoilers Ahoy)

For some reason, I didn't do one of these last year. Maybe the writers strike stopped there being any cliffhangers to speak of, but I doubt it. Anyway, what's finished up so far?

Well, there's Terminator, which ended the season with half the cast stranded in the future (and presumably due to bump into Christian Bale any minute now), with no way home. Unless you include the time travel which has been integral to the concept of the Terminator franchise, that is. Unfortunately, it looks like Fox has capped the show, so we'll never know what happens next. Bugger.

Another casualty of this year's show-cull was Life, which tied up some of the mysteries behind Charlie Crews' troubles, whilst showing that he's still got some puzzles to solve, and which will never now reveal the answers to those puzzles. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.

Lost ended its run last week with a bang, having spent the season with the viewers having to remember which characters were in which time zone. I'm already getting ready to rewatch this season, because I can hardly bear to be without my Lost fix.

The season finalé of Fringe featured the most unexpected guest star of all, in the most unexpected location of all. Another show which I'm keenly awaiting the return of.

The Office rarely features an end-of-season cliffhanger, and this year was no exception, with a nice peaceful company picnic, some nice moments from Michael, and an unplanned trip to the emergency room. Back next year? Good show!

And, having started with two shows which will not be back next season, we finish with two which, despite all expectations, will be. Dollhouse, the somewhat flawed vanity project from Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku, has been snatched back from the brink, as has Scrubs, which looks like it'll be back, but without JD. Which makes no sense. I mean, really, why bother?

Couple more finalés to go, before the summer glut begins. At least I'll have no excuse for not getting out more.