History Main / WrapItUp

* Back in 2000, Creator/CraigBartlett's creative team was producing two feature-length movies as a way to close out the ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' series. The first was a MadeForTVMovie called ''Arnold Saves the Neighborhood'', which had Helga finally confess to Arnold her love for him, and the second one was a theatrical film called ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie'', which would have Arnold and his class going to the jungle to find his [[ParentalAbandonment long]]-[[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou lost]] parents, while also addressing his feelings for Helga. Unfortunately, ExecutiveMeddling put the TV movie on theaters instead under the title of ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'', which then proceeded to flop, essentially killing Nick's interest in the Jungle Movie, and cheating the series out of its GrandFinale. Understandably, fans were not happy about the series being CutShort, and in 2009, they began [[SendingStuffToSaveTheShow campaigning]] to save the Jungle Movie. They eventually made enough of a buzz to make Nick notice the demand for the movie, and in 2015 ('''over a decade''' after the Jungle Movie was originally cancelled), Nick announced that they were working with Bartlett and his team again in order to make the Jungle Movie and wrap up all the loose ends the series left hanging. That's right; the Jungle Movie got UnCanceled 15 years later!

* [[WhatCouldHaveBeen This was the plan]] if ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' wasn't renewed for a fourth season, with creator Daron Nefcy saying she would have argued with Disney for an least another half-hour episode in order to make good that season's {{cliffhanger}} ending.

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderman'' deserves a mention. It has a finale that wraps up every storyline very quickly and leaves a ton of unanswered questions in the process.

Compare PostScriptSeason, CosmicDeadline. Also compare MakeRoomForTheNewPlot; although that trope is about stories that is guaranteed to be continued, the effects the on-going plot threads tends to be the same. An intentionally short-term version of UnCanceled.

* After being cancelled then UnCanceled after the first season and the canceled for real after the second season, ''Series/{{Timeless}}'' fans did manage to make enough clamour to get NBC to do a 2 hour GrandFinale to tie up the loose ends of the series.

* After being cancelled then UnCanceled after the first season and the canceled for real after the second season, Series/{{Timeless}} fans did manage to make enough clamour to get NBC to do a 2 hour GrandFinale to tie up the loose ends of the series.

* After being cancelled then UnCanceled after the first season and the canceled for real after the second season, Series/Timeless fans did manage to make enough clamour to get NBC to do a 2 hour GrandFinale to tie up the loose ends of the series.

* ''Comic/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' aired on TV in 1991, but was cancelled. In 1992, Konami released an arcade BeatEmUp that served as the GrandFinale, showing Bucky and his allies's final battle with the Toad Empire.

* When ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' underwent a CosmicRetcon (brought about by the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers lawsuit]] over continuing to use Ken Penders' characters necessitating them all being written out), many long-running storylines either [[AbortedArc got the ax]] or were quietly retooled to fit in the new reality. But the [[TyrantTakesTheHelm King Naugus]] story doesn't even get that dignity -- the first issue post-retcon has Naugus be traumatized by [[RippleEffectProofMemory memories of the old world]], to the point that he abandons the throne without a fight and literally runs away, never to be seen again (though a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute does appear some time later).

* A couple of years after ''ComicBook/SaucerCountry'', by Creator/PaulCornell and Ryan Kelly, was cancelled by Creator/VertigoComics, it was picked up by Creator/IDWPublishing for a six-issue finale miniseries called ''Saucer State''. IDW also republished a complete TPB of ''Saucer Country'' under their own label.

Some shows get chopped down in their prime, leaving their fans champing at the bit for more. Sometimes these shows - like ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' or ''Series/{{Jericho}}'', for example - are UnCanceled due to massive DVD sales or fan campaigns (and, in the case of ''Jericho'', re-cancelled afterwards). Many more, of course, just disappear, having not built up enough support to be worth renewing.

Compare PostScriptSeason, CosmicDeadline. An intentionally short-term version of UnCanceled.

* Back in 2000, Creator/CraigBartlett's creative team was producing two feature-length movies as a way to close out the ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' series. The first was a MadeForTVMovie called ''Arnold Saves the Neighborhood'', which had Helga finally confess to Arnold her love for him, and the second one was a theatrical film called ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie'', which would have Arnold and his class going to the jungle to find his [[ParentalAbandonment long]]-[[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou lost]] parents, while also addressing his feelings for Helga. Unfortunately, ExecutiveMeddling put the TV movie on theaters instead under the title of ''Hey Arnold! The Movie'', which then proceeded to flop, essentially killing Nick's interest in the Jungle Movie, and cheating the series out of its GrandFinale. Understandably, fans were not happy about the series being CutShort, and in 2009, they began [[SendingStuffToSaveTheShow campaigning]] to save the Jungle Movie. They eventually made enough of a buzz to make Nick notice the demand for the movie, and in 2015 ('''over a decade''' after the Jungle Movie was originally cancelled), Nick announced that they were working with Bartlett and his team again in order to make the Jungle Movie and wrap up all the loose ends the series left hanging. That's right; the Jungle Movie got UnCanceled 15 years later!

* Back in 2000, Creator/CraigBartlett's creative team was producing two feature-length movies as a way to close out the ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' series. The first was a MadeForTVMovie called ''Arnold Saves the Neighborhood'', which had Helga finally confess to Arnold her love for him, and the second one was a theatrical film called ''Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie'', which would have Arnold and his class going to the jungle to find his [[ParentalAbandonment long]]-[[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou lost]] parents, while also addressing his feelings for Helga. Unfortunately, ExecutiveMeddling put the TV movie on theaters instead under the title of ''Hey Arnold! The Movie'', which then proceeded to flop, essentially killing Nick's interest in the Jungle Movie, and cheating the series out of its GrandFinale. Understandably, fans were not happy about the series being CutShort, and in 2009, they began [[SendingStuffToSaveTheShow campaigning]] to save the Jungle Movie. They eventually made enough of a buzz to make Nick notice the demand for the movie, and in 2015 ('''over a decade''' after the Jungle Movie was originally cancelled), Nick announced that they were working with Bartlett and his team again in order to make the Jungle Movie and wrap up all the loose ends the series left hanging. That's right; the Jungle Movie got UnCanceled 15 years later!

* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'' skipped arcs about the Element Lords and Bota Magna in 2010 in order to get right to the final battle with [[BigBad Makuta]], and instead of producing the planned sequels for the movie ''The Legend Reborn'', LEGO had Creator/MichaelDorn record a web-exclusive audio retelling of the events in character. Although fans had Web serials, BZPower, and [[http://www.biosector01.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page the wiki]] to expand on some of the left-out storylines, these were eventually left hanging as well.

Some shows get chopped down in their prime, leaving their fans chomping at the bit for more. Sometimes these shows - like ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' or ''Series/{{Jericho}}'', for example - are UnCanceled due to massive DVD sales or fan campaigns (and, in the case of ''Jericho'', re-cancelled afterwards). Many more, of course, just disappear, having not built up enough support to be worth renewing.

* ''Comic/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' aired on TV in 1991, but was cancelled. In 2002, Konami released an arcade BeatEmUp that served as the GrandFinale, showing Bucky and his allies's final battle with the Toad Empire.

* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'' skipped arcs about the Element Lords and Bota Magna in 2010 in order to get right to the final battle with [[BigBad Makuta]]. Fortunately, we have Web serials, BZPower, and [[http://www.biosector01.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page the wiki]] to expand on that.

* In a non-television example, DCComics had an entire backup series entitled "Whatever Happened To...?" in the early 1980s devoted solely to short wrap-up stories for obscure, often long-cancelled characters.

* ''{{BIONICLE}}'' skipped arcs about the Element Lords and Bota Magna in 2010 in order to get right to the final battle with [[BigBad Makuta]]. Fortunately, we have Web serials, BZPower, and [[http://www.biosector01.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page the wiki]] to expand on that.