Finales

Its that time again, where all our favorite shows head out to pasture for the summer. Some finales have been great, others, meh. Some have yet to air, but in a week or so, we should all be prepared to shut off that TV and actually get off the couch.

A shock to the system? Definitely, but there is a world out there, I promise. A world without regular people finding out they have superpowers, creepy islands and Jack Bauer yelling 'Dammit!'.

Some shows are saying goodbye for a few months, others, forever. Some we're not sure about.

Of the dearly departed, Gilmore Girls definitely takes a bit of me with it, but it ended where it should have, and the end was just...perfect. Jericho deserved another season, if for nothing else than to keep proving that Skeet Ulrich can actually be compelling in a lead role. (Although there is an online campaign for the show to be picked up by TNT, so fingers crossed all you Jerichoites)

Of those that we know are coming back, some are hitting highs, and some are hitting the blahs.

Lost and Heroes are closing out their seasons with a bang (literal on both cases).

The Office and My Name is Earl both had fantastic finales, and 30 Rock looks to be poised for (hopefully) a long run into the future.

Grey's Anatomy, usually one of the best shows out there, went out with a bit of a whimper this year. Some will disagree, but I just found it to be predictable and fairly underwhelming for something of its caliber.

24 needs a serious retool, but I'm sure the finale will be as compelling as ever, and apparently we're going foreign next year, which will be a breath of fresh air.

In a few months, the productions will pick up, the rumors will begin to flow, spoilers will make their way onto the boards, and everything will be back to normal. But until then, all that's left is the burn-off episodes of Studio 60, Big Brother and the. gasp, outside world...