Season Finale Countdown: 'Who Shot J.R.?' Named All-Time Juiciest TV Cliffhanger By INSIDE TV; From the May 23 Issue Of INSIDE TV - On Newsstands Thursday, May 19 -.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- -In honor of TV season finale time (which means cliffhangers) INSIDE TV, the new weekly magazine for television lovers (www.insidetv.com), has chosen its Top 10 most buzzed-about television season-enders of all time. "Who Shot J.R.?" - the 1981 "Dallas" cliffhanger cliff·hang·er n. 1. A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense. 2. A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode. 3. that had millions wondering if long-suffering wife Sue Ellen Ewing Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood was a character on the popular American television series Dallas, played by Linda Gray from 1978 to 1989. Sue Ellen was the long-suffering two-time wife of the nefarious J.R. Ewing. (Linda Gray), one of myriad suspects, had attempted to murder her philandering oil tycoon husband J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) -- beat cliffhangers "Missing in Action" (2003 - "Alias"), "Tony Moves Out" (2002 - "The Sopranos"), and "The Wrong Name" (1998 - "Friends") as the Number One Juiciest TV Cliffhanger of All-Time. Here's the complete list from the May 23 issue of INSIDE TV (on newsstands May 19): 10. "Massacre in Moldavia" - DYNASTY (1985). The wedding of Amanda Carrington (Catherine Oxenberg) and Prince Michael (Michael Praed) turned into a bloodbath blood·bath also blood bath n. Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre. Noun 1. bloodbath - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the during a terrorist coup in fictional Moldavia. 9. "Abducted abducted Distal angulation of an extremity away from the midline of the body in a transverse plane and away from a sagittal plane passing through the proximal aspect of the foot or part, or away from some other specified reference point by Borgs" - STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1990). Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) was abducted by the Borg and brainwashed brain·wash tr.v. brain·washed, brain·wash·ing, brain·wash·es To subject to brainwashing. n. The process or an instance of brainwashing. , forcing Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) to attempt a daring rescue. 8. "Buffy's Big Sacrifice" - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (2001). Buffy sacrificed her life to save her sister Dawn and the rest of the world. The final WB episode concluded with a shot of the epitaph on her tombstone Tombstone, city (1990 pop. 1,220), Cochise co., SE Ariz.; inc. 1881. With its pleasant climate and legendary past, Tombstone is a well-known tourist attraction. The city became a national historic landmark in 1962. . 7. "Who's Cartman's Dad?" - SOUTH PARK (1999). The paternity of the meanest, fattest kid on TV had fans guessing whether it was Mr. Garrison, Jimbo, Officer Barbrady, Chef or a host of others. 6. "Who Stabbed Lindsay?" - THE PRACTICE (1999). Lindsay (Kelli Williams) was stabbed by an unknown assailant wearing a nun's habit, managing only to say the word "nun" to husband Bobby (Dylan McDermott). 5. "The Flesh-Eating Disease Flesh-Eating Disease Definition Flesh-eating disease is more properly called necrotizing fasciitis, a rare condition in which bacteria destroy tissues underlying the skin. This tissue death, called necrosis or gangrene, spreads rapidly. " - 24 (2003). President Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) collapsed after shaking hands with a crown of supporters -- including an assassin, who had transferred a poisonous flesh-eating disease to his hand. 4. "Tony Moves Out" - THE SOPRANOS (2002). Carmela (Edie Falco) was happy Tony (James Gandolfini) bought a beach house - but soon was enraged en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. when Tony's ex-lover called to taunt her about their affair. "I don't love you anymore! I don't want you!" she screamed at Tony, demanding that he move out. 3. "Missing in Action" - ALIAS (2003). After being missing for two years, Sydney (Jennifer Garner) woke up with no memory and a stomach scar -- and found that Vaughn (Michael Vartan) had gotten married. 2. "The Wrong Name" - FRIENDS (1998). While reciting his wedding vows to Emily (Helen Baxendale), Ross said Rachel's name instead. The befuddled minister asked "Should I go on?" 1. "WHO SHOT J.R.?" - DALLAS (1981). When hated oil mogul J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) was shot, his brother Bobby (Patrick Duffy), rival Cliff (Ken Kercheval), wife Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), and sister-in-law Pam (Victoria Principal) were all suspects. |
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