History Main / EndOfSeriesAwareness

** The closing screens note that the Anselmo Case, which kept being brought up as a RunningGag and which the cast were presumably investigating before they got distracted by the fact their show was ending, has never been solved.

** In ''Arkham Knight'', one snippet of mook chatter has one thug boast about how they've survived [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Arkham Asylum]], ''and'' [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Arkham City]], and is ready for whatever is next. However, another thug states he has a feeling that this is the end, but notes that it was still a fun ride.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' had an interesting spin on this with "Mitefall", where [[GreatGazoo Bat-Mite]] is tired of the show and desires a DarkerAndEdgier ''Batman'' series, and thus tries to get the show cancelled by making it [[JumpingTheShark jump the shark]]. Meanwhile, ComicBook/AmbushBug tries to stop him by alerting Batman of both of his existence as a fictional character and of Bat-Mite's plot. Ultimately, Bat-Mite ends up succeeding in cancelling the series, [[ProductionForeshadowing replacing it with a more serious CGI cartoon]], only for Ambush Bug to pop in and remind him that he's also a fictional character and that cancelling the show has erased his own existence, as a more serious Batman show has no room for {{Fourth Wall Observer}}s like them. The episode ends with all the characters that have appeared over the cartoon's run, now aware that this is the final episode of a television show, having a farewell party in the Bat-Cave.

* The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' was titled "Nice While It Lasted".

* The final episode of the Secondary Phase of ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'' has the continuity announcer, who normally asked ridiculous rhetorical questions as cliffhangers, ask if the show would ever be renewed for another series. (The answer eventually turned out to be yes ... but not for 24 years.)

* The theme tune of ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' mentions this in its final verse, the page quote. This proved prophetic, and the final episode of the second season ended with a musical curtain call to the tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcunREYzNY "We'll Meet Again"]], sung by virtually every character that appeared in the show. The final episode’s sole CreditGag is "Freakazoid Has Left The Building".

* The theme tune of ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' mentions this in its final verse, the page quote. This proved prophetic, and the final episode of the second season ended with a musical curtain call to the tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcunREYzNY "We'll Meet Again"]], sung by virtually every character that appeared in the show.

* The cover to the 16th issue of ''Kobalt'' had writing addressing that Kobalt's career would end in the issue.
* The 12th issue of ''[[Characters/GLOrangeLanternCorps Larfleeze]]'' was titled "The Last Larf" and had [[SelfDeprecation some jabs at the expense of co-writers Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis as well as artist Scott Kollins]], stating that DC was finally able to get rid of them after finding a big enough broom and stating that the assistant editor Joey Cavalieri is "breathing a sigh of relief". For extra irreverence towards addressing the series has ended, the final page jokes about a potential spinoff focusing on Larfleeze's reluctant butler Pulsar Stargrave by having the word "never" imposed over the word "soon" in "On sale soon" and ends with "[[ThatsAllFolks Th-th-th-th-that's all Folks!]]"

* ''ComicBook/NewGods'': Creator/JackKirby's run on ''Mister Miracle'' ended at its eighteenth issue with the section of the final page that would usually describe what would happen in the next issue plainly stating that the comic had ended and that there weren't going to be any further issues. The comic would be renewed for seven more issues three years later, but would no longer have any involvement from Kirby, instead being written and illustrated respectively by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers for issues 19-22 and by Steve Gerber and Michael Golden for the remaining three issues (and ironically ended abruptly with no indication that the 25th issue would be the last one).

* ''ComicBook/NewGods'': Creator/JackKirby's run on ''Mister Miracle'' ended at its eighteenth issue with the section of the final page that would usually describe what would happen in the next issue plainly stating that the comic had ended and that there weren't going to be any further issues. The comic would be renewed for seven more issues three years later, but would no longer have any involvement from Kirby, instead being written and illustrated respectively by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers for issues 19-22 and by Steve Gerber and Michael Golden for the remaining three issues.

* ''ComicBook/NewGods'': Creator/JackKirby's run on ''Mister Miracle'' ended at its eighteenth issue with the section of the final page that would usually describe what would happen in the next issue plainly stating that the comic had ended and that there weren't going to be any further issues. The comic would be renewed for seven more issues three years later, but would no longer be written by Kirby, instead being written and illustrated respectively by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers for issues 19-22 and by Steve Gerber and Michael Golden for the remaining three issues.

* ''ComicBook/NewGods'': Creator/JackKirby's run on ''Mister Miracle'' ended at its eighteenth issue with the section of the final page that would usually describe what would happen in the next issue plainly stating that the comic had ended and that there weren't going to be any further issues. The comic would be renewed for seven more issues three years later, but would no longer be written by Kirby, instead being written by Steve Englehart for issues 19-22 and by Steve Gerber for the remaining three issues.

* The GrandFinale of ''Series/LivAndMaddie'' is called "End-A-Rooney" (it's the ''end'' of the show). Also, that episode reveals the [[ConfessionCam Confession Cams]] were actually a ShowWithinAShow, ''Bits and Pieces'', relating to what the show was originally about. Its final VanityPlate also reads "Thank you for watching."

* Creator/GrantMorrison's run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan'' ended with Buddy Baker interacting with Morrison's AuthorAvatar. Their conversation includes Morrison addressing that their run on the series has reached its conclusion and that the writer to contribute to the series afterwards will likely handle the series under a completely different direction.

* The final ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa'' episode (in production order), “Exquisite Grandpa” ends with Uncle Grandpa and the gang literally making themselves into a sandwich, only for a giant boy [[EverybodyDiesEnding to start eating the sandwich while the characters scream in horror]] as their fates are sealed. Considering that the final new episode to air was an OriginsEpisode showing how the characters meet, this means that the series ends on a bleak note where TheHeroDies. Doubles as TorchTheFranchiseAndRun.
--> '''Uncle Grandpa''': [[LastWords Oh no! This looks like the end!]]

* The fourth issue of ''ComicBook/DiabloHouse'' has Riley inform the reader that this is the end and that they may have gone too far with the last story.