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What show has had good or bad post-ending specials? (leminal.space)
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I was watching Moral Orel's special Before Orel: Trust and thought it was pretty decent. It wasn't like some of the other post-cancellation or ending specials I've seen that seem like crowdfunded nostalgia cash-ins or like they could have been a "where are they now" voice over during the ending like The Sandlot, Stand by Me, or Fast Times at Ridgemont High had. I'm wondering what specials stood out to people. I'm not talking about shows that were cancelled and returned or spun off into another series. I was going to put best or worst in the title but a lot are just mediocre.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Most of the ones I can think of were movies to wrap up shows cut short. For example the original Full Metal Alchemist show had a movie, but it was pretty bad in my opinion (very little to no alchemy and a weird alt history element).

Similarly the original teen titans had a movie that took place in Tokyo. It was definitely better and felt more like an extension of the show.

During covid there were a lot of mini reunions, but I felt like those were more "what else are we gonna do" and so we're more all over the place.