And Party Down, not unlike Arrested Development, was unceremoniously canceled and is now being revived – but it, too, already ended on an appropriate note, one that was optimistic, but not unrealistically cheerful, in which Adam Scott’s character Henry bails on a catering gig for an audition, proving that he hasn’t lost all faith in himself. Although while Futurama’s very first series finale was arguably its best –
– the show has mostly succeeded in generating new, similarly emotionally-resonant finales since it keeps disappearing and reappearing from existence, like the McRib of animated comedies.
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