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What about books. A well writen book can have endings that just drop off. Would thoes be called a Cliffhanger?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.183.175.4 ( talk) 16:02, 10 October 2009
The word cliffhanger was probably coined specifically for this movie, as the ending is literally a cliffhanger... A bus, loaded with gold, teetering off the edge of a cliff.
it might be good to note the ending as a literal interpretation of the term —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.23.56.12 ( talk) 17:35, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Here's what I was going to post about Last Comic Standing, but I'm not sure if this necessarily qualifies as a cliffhanger:
-- Idont Havaname 03:36, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
There was a show called "Cliffhangers" in 1979, which was comprised of three "cliffhanger serials." There is no mention of this as an unresolved cliffhanger. Two of the three episodes (Stop Susan Williams and The Secret Empire) were never finished.
I would note that the Adventures of Brisco County Jr. had a cliffhanger in every episode, usually at the half hour mark. The show was admittedly a sci-fi western with classic serial film underpinnings, but there were deathtraps aplenty.
If I understand this correctly, wouldn't Batman Begins be considered a cliffhanger ending? -- illEATurHARTout 16:19, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
I would think it is because all major plot points were resolved. Sure, both of the villains escaped, and a new one (The Joker) was hinted at, but the film was essentially a complete story in and of itself. 67.136.242.106 07:22, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
I agree, But also, I dont know why Spiderman 2 is in there as their endings are very similar. In both cases the story is over, the fact that you see the here heading off to a new adventure in the end doesent make it a cliffhanger.
Also, speaking of spiderman the entry in this article for the spiderman tv show is one of the most poorly written things I have ever read. Jeedan 22:35, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
The ending to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine isn't technically a cliffhanger in the classic sense. It's more of a "life goes on" ending, where, despite open ends (Kasidy's pregnancy, Ben with the Prophets, the race for a new Kai), there's nothing that really feels "unresolved". The backup for this is that the producers knew that the seventh season would be its last, and crafted this episode for that specific end. -- Grev -- Talk 16:46, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
It's just the 2nd volume of the same book. It was an idea of a publisher to print it in 3 books. it's mentioned in the wikipedia article.
I'm not sure this qualifies anymore, as the cliffhanger was resolved in Sci-Fi's recent Farscape Miniseries.-- Arkcana 04:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
In the discussion of Doctor Who, the statement "most stories were comprised of four to six episodes" includes a very common error in usage. A thing is not "comprised of" its parts; the thing "comprises" its parts. If one wishes to use some form of "comprise" in that statement, it should read "most stories comprised four to six episodes."
Stephen Kosciesza 140.147.160.78 20:24, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Angel didn't really end on a cliffhanger. Well, it wasn't meant to be a cliffhanger, fans just say it is. Joss Whedon himself says that the final battle isn't supposed to be as open ended as some people think..
It is actually resolved in the expansion pack. Should this be added or should the comment on Doom 3 be removed entirely?
Nope, I removed it. Thanks for the help!
66.82.9.77
02:23, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Deleted the Twilight Princess so called "cliff hanger" It was horribly written, and not a cliff hanger at all. Unless you can seriously prove me other wise. 66.82.9.77 02:20, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
I was wondering if there was a name for an 'opposite' of a cliffhanger. I know that a novel can simply just turn boring gradually, but what if there was a 'turning point' for the reader? Maybe a part where the reader loses sight of the plot and overall interest? 81.157.140.168 21:37, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
Do we really feel that people need over 100 examples of cliffhangers. Are we assuming that people are that confused that they need that many examples to figure it out? Let's stop pretending. This is a List of cliffhangers with an article tacked at the top. I'm breaking it up. ~ JohnnyMrNinja { talk} 04:53, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
The term "cliffhanger" has long been used in other contexts, particularly national elections where the result is expected to be tight, or unexpectedly turns out to be that way. This article is about televisual use of the word, but its tentacles have spread and we need to mention this. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 12:09, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
I always thought that cliffhanger originated from Conan Doyle's The Final Problem. Conan Doyle wanted to kill off Sherlock Holmes (and the series) by letting Moriarty and Holmes fall off a cliff - but Holmes is resurrect in subsequent series by having hung off the cliff rather than falling. NagaSrinivas ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:21, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
A quick search indicates cliffhanger probably originated in the Thomas Hardy novel "A Pair of Blue Eyes", where a charecter is left literally hanging off a cliff. However, I don't know what a reliable source would be, and neither can I be bothered to find out. SquidSix ( talk) 23:20, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Most people would identify cliffhangers with the early movies, where they often literally left a young woman hanging from a cliff at the end of an episode. The movie element deserves to be treated at much greater length. Valetude ( talk) 12:31, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
Or maybe the author just couldn't think of an ending? Unfortunately, the article for the book itself doesn't cite a source for this either. 82.13.91.100 ( talk) 14:33, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
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What about books. A well writen book can have endings that just drop off. Would thoes be called a Cliffhanger?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.183.175.4 ( talk) 16:02, 10 October 2009
The word cliffhanger was probably coined specifically for this movie, as the ending is literally a cliffhanger... A bus, loaded with gold, teetering off the edge of a cliff.
it might be good to note the ending as a literal interpretation of the term —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.23.56.12 ( talk) 17:35, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Here's what I was going to post about Last Comic Standing, but I'm not sure if this necessarily qualifies as a cliffhanger:
-- Idont Havaname 03:36, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
There was a show called "Cliffhangers" in 1979, which was comprised of three "cliffhanger serials." There is no mention of this as an unresolved cliffhanger. Two of the three episodes (Stop Susan Williams and The Secret Empire) were never finished.
I would note that the Adventures of Brisco County Jr. had a cliffhanger in every episode, usually at the half hour mark. The show was admittedly a sci-fi western with classic serial film underpinnings, but there were deathtraps aplenty.
If I understand this correctly, wouldn't Batman Begins be considered a cliffhanger ending? -- illEATurHARTout 16:19, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
I would think it is because all major plot points were resolved. Sure, both of the villains escaped, and a new one (The Joker) was hinted at, but the film was essentially a complete story in and of itself. 67.136.242.106 07:22, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
I agree, But also, I dont know why Spiderman 2 is in there as their endings are very similar. In both cases the story is over, the fact that you see the here heading off to a new adventure in the end doesent make it a cliffhanger.
Also, speaking of spiderman the entry in this article for the spiderman tv show is one of the most poorly written things I have ever read. Jeedan 22:35, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
The ending to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine isn't technically a cliffhanger in the classic sense. It's more of a "life goes on" ending, where, despite open ends (Kasidy's pregnancy, Ben with the Prophets, the race for a new Kai), there's nothing that really feels "unresolved". The backup for this is that the producers knew that the seventh season would be its last, and crafted this episode for that specific end. -- Grev -- Talk 16:46, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
It's just the 2nd volume of the same book. It was an idea of a publisher to print it in 3 books. it's mentioned in the wikipedia article.
I'm not sure this qualifies anymore, as the cliffhanger was resolved in Sci-Fi's recent Farscape Miniseries.-- Arkcana 04:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
In the discussion of Doctor Who, the statement "most stories were comprised of four to six episodes" includes a very common error in usage. A thing is not "comprised of" its parts; the thing "comprises" its parts. If one wishes to use some form of "comprise" in that statement, it should read "most stories comprised four to six episodes."
Stephen Kosciesza 140.147.160.78 20:24, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Angel didn't really end on a cliffhanger. Well, it wasn't meant to be a cliffhanger, fans just say it is. Joss Whedon himself says that the final battle isn't supposed to be as open ended as some people think..
It is actually resolved in the expansion pack. Should this be added or should the comment on Doom 3 be removed entirely?
Nope, I removed it. Thanks for the help!
66.82.9.77
02:23, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Deleted the Twilight Princess so called "cliff hanger" It was horribly written, and not a cliff hanger at all. Unless you can seriously prove me other wise. 66.82.9.77 02:20, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
I was wondering if there was a name for an 'opposite' of a cliffhanger. I know that a novel can simply just turn boring gradually, but what if there was a 'turning point' for the reader? Maybe a part where the reader loses sight of the plot and overall interest? 81.157.140.168 21:37, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
Do we really feel that people need over 100 examples of cliffhangers. Are we assuming that people are that confused that they need that many examples to figure it out? Let's stop pretending. This is a List of cliffhangers with an article tacked at the top. I'm breaking it up. ~ JohnnyMrNinja { talk} 04:53, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
The term "cliffhanger" has long been used in other contexts, particularly national elections where the result is expected to be tight, or unexpectedly turns out to be that way. This article is about televisual use of the word, but its tentacles have spread and we need to mention this. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 12:09, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
I always thought that cliffhanger originated from Conan Doyle's The Final Problem. Conan Doyle wanted to kill off Sherlock Holmes (and the series) by letting Moriarty and Holmes fall off a cliff - but Holmes is resurrect in subsequent series by having hung off the cliff rather than falling. NagaSrinivas ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:21, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
A quick search indicates cliffhanger probably originated in the Thomas Hardy novel "A Pair of Blue Eyes", where a charecter is left literally hanging off a cliff. However, I don't know what a reliable source would be, and neither can I be bothered to find out. SquidSix ( talk) 23:20, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Most people would identify cliffhangers with the early movies, where they often literally left a young woman hanging from a cliff at the end of an episode. The movie element deserves to be treated at much greater length. Valetude ( talk) 12:31, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
Or maybe the author just couldn't think of an ending? Unfortunately, the article for the book itself doesn't cite a source for this either. 82.13.91.100 ( talk) 14:33, 27 October 2019 (UTC)