Lets Talk Series Finales *SPOILERS*

     So my girlfriend and I just finished up M*A*S*H and the series finale Goodbye, Farewell, And Amen was in my eyes the most perfect series finale of all time. It made me laugh, cry. It tied up loose ends and made me feel sympathy for characters that I was not supposed to feel sympathy for. After finishing the 2 hour long finale it made me really wonder if other shows I grew up watching made me feel the same way. I really want to grade the best and worst series finales I have seen (outside of M*A*S*H of course) 

How I Met Your Mother

This show seriously had everything going for it, funny, great cast, great story. I mean who doesn't love a classic love tale. Now I understand that the show had to wait until the final season to show who the mother is, I mean if it happened in season 5 then it would have ended sooner right? But that final episode really left me wanting more. There was at a minimum 2 seasons of story in that last hour long episode. We see the 2 different engagements by Ted, they had their 2 kids who we see all series. Ted and the mother get married, Robin is in and out of the group. Barney has a kid, he learns to respect women too. The mother gets sick, dies and then Robin again. I mean first of all that is just too much info in one hour. Second we wait 9 seasons, 9 FUCKING SEASONS just for Ted to say he still loves Robin. Why couldn't the family just be fine? Why kill the mother? Couldn't I just sleep happy knowing these characters I put my emotions into are happy. 
Grade: D+:  you got it half right 

The Office

In true documentary style, they go back to the office of Dunder Mifflin a year after they stopped filming (the two previous episodes were technically the last of the documentary portion and the finale was like a retrospect and end all for the characters). Dwight and Angela get married, so suck it Andy you fucking muppet. Jim is best man, and hits Dwight with his final prank (The Guten Pranken) and its seriously the best one. Michael Scott returns for Dwights wedding. Every time I see this I cry like a Baby. They also tie up loose ends with other characters, Stanley is retired, Toby is an author in NYC, Oscar is running for state senate and of course Creed faked his death and became a fugitive. But hearing how Michael has a family with Holly truly touched my heart because that is all what Michael wanted. 
Grade: A: Easily the best series finale of the 21st century 

Seinfeld

Probably the most fitting ending of all of these. The group turns out to actual pieces of shit and they are charged with the "Good Samaritan" law where if you don't report a crime then you're just as guilty. During the trial every one they wronged shows up to testify and absolutely roasts them on the stand. They all end up in jail and that is how the series ends. Kind of lack luster but insanely fitting. 
Grade: F: It was more funny when I wanted to see how these characters truly tie up loose ends. 

Endings like this are why I don't really get invested into sitcoms anymore. They usually suck in the end, and who can blame them. How do you write a fitting ending for these characters. Its never easy, M*A*S*H had it easy by ending the war, forcing everyone to depart. But how can you possibly end a series well by flicking a light switch in the apartment and everything fading to black? You mean to say Ross and Phoebe aren't friends anymore because Rachel and Chandler moved? Not a chance.