# The Mother Of All Cliffhangers (SPOILERS)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 12, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844 "2007-02-12T13:53:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844/1 "2007-02-12T13:53:58Z")

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No spoilers in the OP, other than that the endings are cliffhangers; but I suspect spoilers will be posted.

In another thread, **VC03** describes the ending of the second season of _Twin Peaks_ as ‘the mother of all cliffhangers’. I _really_ wished for one more season.

What other series or films ended with a cliffhanger that was never resolved? For me the MOAC is at the end of [_Riget II_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127392/) (AKA _The Kingdom II_).

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844/2 "2007-02-12T14:11:49Z")

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**Galaxy Quest** (the TV series).

Not resolved in the original series: **Alien Nation** , though a movie was made later that resolved it.

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844/3 "2007-02-12T14:18:29Z")

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**The Italian Job** (1969)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844/4 "2007-02-12T14:21:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Robot Arm]  
**The Italian Job** (1969)  
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Ha! I love that film! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844/5 "2007-02-12T14:30:39Z")

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_WKRP in Cincinnati_ ended on a cliffhanger, suggesting Travis had made some kind of deal with Mama Carlson. Though there was a short-lived _New WKRP_ series years later that was about one billionth as good, I don’t recall this issue being clarified.

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844/6 "2007-02-12T15:14:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]  
Ha! I love that film! 🙂  
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And you left it out of the OP? C’mon, is there a bigger cliffhanger than this?

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mother-of-all-cliffhangers-spoilers/391844/7 "2007-02-12T16:30:33Z")

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Here’s an [earlier thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373132&highlight=Twin+Peaks) on series with disappointing endings, many of which are unresolved cliffhangers.