Cliffhanger - Revision history

TGB: /* Prime cartoon */

2018-11-26T15:51:31Z

Prime cartoon

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	===''Prime'' cartoon===		===''Prime'' cartoon===
	The first season finale "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]" ended with [[Megatron (WFC)\|Megatron]]'s declaration that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Orion Pax]] is one of the Decepticon comrades while "[[Darkest Hour (episode)\|Darkest Hour]]" ended with Megatron firing the [[Trypticon (WFC)\|''Nemesis'']]<nowiki>'</nowiki> main weapon at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] with Optimus still inside.		The first season finale "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]" ended with [[Megatron (WFC)\|Megatron]]'s declaration that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Orion Pax]] is one of the Decepticon comrades while "[[Darkest Hour (episode)\|Darkest Hour]]" ended with Megatron firing the [[Trypticon (WFC)\|''Nemesis'']]<nowiki>'</nowiki> main weapon at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] with Optimus still inside.

			In the latter case, despite edits to remove the destruction of the base and the (seeming) death of Optimus Prime, the [[Darkest Hour (episode)#Foreign localization\|Japanese dub]] of "[[Darkest Hour (episode)\|Darkest Hour]]" serves as that market's series finale for [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release\|the entire cartoon]], leaving the Decepticons successfully establishing control over [[Jasper\|the]] [[Nevada\|area]] with their [[Darkmount (Earth)\|new fortress]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)\|Wheeljack's]] fate unknown, and the Autobots scattered and in hiding, the (modified) cliffhanger never resolved.

	==External links==		==External links==

Cyberlink420 at 14:08, 12 September 2018

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	[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]		[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]

	In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolved, <s>thus raising the ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Audience measurement\|audience~~]] [[Wikipedia:~~Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->		In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolved, <s>thus raising the {{w\|Audience measurement\|audience}} {{w\|Ratings (broadcast)\|rating}}s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->

	The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.		The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.

TimeLord11 at 18:47, 25 March 2018

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	===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
	The episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].		The episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].

	===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===		===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
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	===''Prime'' cartoon===		===''Prime'' cartoon===
	The first season finale "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]" ended with [[Megatron (WFC)\|Megatron]]'s declaration that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Orion Pax]] is one of the Decepticon comrades.		The first season finale "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]" ended with [[Megatron (WFC)\|Megatron]]'s declaration that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)\|Orion Pax]] is one of the Decepticon comrades while "[[Darkest Hour (episode)\|Darkest Hour]]" ended with Megatron firing the [[Trypticon (WFC)\|''Nemesis'']]<nowiki>'</nowiki> main weapon at [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]] with Optimus still inside.

	==External links==		==External links==
	*~~[[Wikipedia:Cliffhanger~~\|Cliffhanger at Wikipedia]]		*{{w\|Cliffhanger}} at Wikipedia

	[[Category:Media]]		[[Category:Media]]

Will Keaton at 22:27, 28 September 2017

2017-09-28T22:27:56Z

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	===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
	~~In the~~ episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].		The episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].

	===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===		===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===

FalseFisitron at 01:56, 21 March 2017

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	In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets ~~resolves~~, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->		In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolved, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->

	The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.		The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.

Foffy the Sheep at 12:54, 6 January 2016

2016-01-06T12:54:09Z

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	==Notable examples==		==Notable examples==
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	Because the [[United Kingdom]] published Transformers comics once a week, UK printings of the [[United States of America\|US]] stories were split into two parts. As a result, said printings would often be edited to provide a better cliffhanger. This was often accomplished by re-ordering pages, ~~and~~ in one [[The Flames of Boltax!\|particularly egregious instance]], using the ''cover'' of an issue as an interior page, to questionable effect.		Because the [[United Kingdom]] published Transformers comics once a week, UK printings of the [[United States of America\|US]] stories were split into two parts. As a result, said printings would often be edited to provide a better cliffhanger. This was often accomplished by re-ordering pages, changing dialogue or, in one [[The Flames of Boltax!\|particularly egregious instance]], using the ''cover'' of an issue as an interior page, to questionable effect.

	===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===

Foffy the Sheep: /* Notable examples */ Added information about Marvel UK editing US issues to create better cliffhangers.

2016-01-06T11:44:40Z

Notable examples: Added information about Marvel UK editing US issues to create better cliffhangers.

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	==Notable examples==		==Notable examples==
			===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
			Because the [[United Kingdom]] published Transformers comics once a week, UK printings of the [[United States of America\|US]] stories were split into two parts. As a result, said printings would often be edited to provide a better cliffhanger. This was often accomplished by re-ordering pages, and in one [[The Flames of Boltax!\|particularly egregious instance]], using the ''cover'' of an issue as an interior page, to questionable effect.

	===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
	In the episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].		In the episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].

SanityOrMadness at 12:32, 26 January 2015

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	In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolves, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->		In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolves, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->

	The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the ~~original ''~~[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|~~Generation 1]]~~'' cartoon. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.		The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.

	==Notable examples==		==Notable examples==

Abates: /* Animated cartoon */

2014-10-24T07:30:41Z

Animated cartoon

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	===''Animated'' cartoon===		===''Animated'' cartoon===
	The first season finale "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]" ended with the revelation that [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]] was still alive and had [[Isaac Sumdac]] as his captive. The following episode, "[[The Elite Guard]]," ended with [[Sari Sumdac]] learning that there are no records of either her birth or even her existence. The second season finale "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]" ended with Sari being exposed as being more than just human, along with a scene of Megatron and [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] drifting alone in space with their fates left unknown.		The first season finale "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]" ended with the revelation that [[Megatron (Animated)\|Megatron]] was still alive and had [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)\|Isaac Sumdac]] as his captive. The following episode, "[[The Elite Guard]]," ended with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|Sari Sumdac]] learning that there are no records of either her birth or even her existence. The second season finale "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]" ended with Sari being exposed as being more than just human, along with a scene of Megatron and [[Starscream (Animated)\|Starscream]] drifting alone in space with their fates left unknown.

	===''Prime'' cartoon===		===''Prime'' cartoon===

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2014-01-22T19:11:08Z

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	[[~~Image~~:~~Other_Voices_2_Megatron_Optimus~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~right\|300px~~\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]		[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]

	In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolves, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like tv show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->		In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolves, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->

	The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1]]'' cartoon. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.		The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1]]'' cartoon. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.
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	==Notable examples==		==Notable examples==
	===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===		===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
	In the episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].		In the episode "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]" ended the first season with the death of [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Optimus Primal]] while "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" closed the second season with [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s attempt to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]].

	===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===		===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===

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	[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]		[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]

	In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolved, <s>thus raising the ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Audience measurement\|audience~~]] [[Wikipedia:~~Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->		In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolved, <s>thus raising the {{w\|Audience measurement\|audience}} {{w\|Ratings (broadcast)\|rating}}s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->

	The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.		The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.

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	[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]		[[File:Other Voices 2 Megatron Optimus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|Want to know what will happen next? '''WAIT''' for the ''next season''! Yessss.]]

	In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets ~~resolves~~, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->		In fiction, the term "'''cliffhanger'''" or "'''cliffhanger ending'''" refers a plot device featuring a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is usually used to ensure the audience will return to see how the dilemma gets resolved, <s>thus raising the [[Wikipedia:Audience measurement\|audience]] [[Wikipedia:Ratings (broadcast)\|rating]]s</s>. It is like a TV show's version of "[[to sell toys]]" in a certain way.<!--Using some method to earn something like money or rating.-->

	The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.		The cliffhanger could be used at the end of an episode from a series of continuous episodes, or the end of the season finale. It has been used in many ''[[Transformers brand\|Transformers]]'' shows since "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", the first episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. Later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' started to use the cliffhanger in the season finale.