1 | [[AC: Quotes About Cliffhangers]] |
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3 | -> ''Every single chapter of those books had to end with a cliffhanger. It was the law. A chapter would finish with "Tash stepped off the spaceship and heard a blood-curdling scream!" Then you'd read the next chapter and it would say "[[PseudoCrisis But apparently it was just a bird.]]"'' |
4 | -->--'''Daniel Wallace''' on the ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' series |
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6 | -> ''I must object to the false jeopardy and melodramatic suspense at the end of every section. This is an informative essay, not a holodrama.'' |
7 | -->-- '''DV-9''' grading Tash's homework, ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' |
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9 | ->''Is this the tragic end of me?\ |
10 | Or will the sequel set me free?'' |
11 | -->-- '''Music/TheAquabats''', "Stuck In A Movie!" |
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13 | ->''"The situation's turned critical, and things can't get any worse. And this is how they're ending the episode? Oh, for crying out loud! I hate it when they pull this."'' |
14 | -->-- '''Lina Inverse''' (narrating), ''[[{{Literature/Slayers}} Slayers TRY]]'', episode 9 |
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16 | ->''To be continued...''\ |
17 | ''...[[LampshadeHanging sorry]]'' |
18 | -->-- ''Series/{{Grimm}}'', before going on hiatus |
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20 | ->'''Karla:''' What are we going to ''do'', Captain?\ |
21 | '''Kremmen:''' I'm gonna to do what I always do when something desperate and untoward happens. Leave it to next week! |
22 | -->-- '''Kremmen of the Star Corps''' |
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24 | ->'''Ellie:''' Oh man!\ |
25 | '''Joel:''' Hey, what happened to sleeping?\ |
26 | '''Ellie:''' Okay, I know it doesn't look like it, but this here is not a bad read. Only one problem. Right there. 'To be continued!' I hate cliffhangers. |
27 | -->-- ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' |
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29 | ->''"Oh my God, what’s that strange light hanging over the crop circle? It’s...it’s...it’s...the end of the episode!"'' |
30 | -->-- '''Agent Sulky''', ''The X Fools'' |
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32 | ->''"That was thrilling, eh? But you see, it's a trick all good authors use, to close a chapter at the ghastliest moment."'' |
33 | -->-- '''Moominpappa''', ''[[Literature/TheMoomins Moominpappa's Memoirs]]'' |
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35 | -> ''Believe me, the temptation to cliffhanger there was so real and if Website/YouTube still had a 10 minute time limit I would have definitely gone for it.'' |
36 | -->-- '''LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}''' |
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38 | ->'''Ansem:''' But this ending, it doesn't have any suspense.\ |
39 | '''Axel:''' You want suspense? You want a cliffhanger? Here you go! |
40 | -->--''WebComic/AnsemRetort'' |
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42 | ->''"Oh, the scary music means they're getting ready for the classic Friday Night Cliffhanger."'' |
43 | -->-- '''Rogelio''', ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' |
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45 | ->"Do something, Proton!" cried Buster, as the three heroes backed up against the wall. "It's another bloody cliffhanger!" |
46 | -->-- ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'' |
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48 | ->''"ASSIGNMENT: POSTPONED\ |
49 | SUBJECT: FREEMAN\ |
50 | REASON: AWAITING FURTHER DATA."'' |
51 | -->-- ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'', original release |
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53 | ->'''Cmdr. Fleggle:''' Now, [[TimeTravelersAreSpies you two are spies]], and the legal conditions [[RuleOfDrama made up by the writer]] give me the power to have you executed. Guard! Perform the cliff-hanger. |
54 | ->'''Janyette:''' ''([[ScreamingWoman Scream]])'' Doctor, do something! |
55 | ->''[[[OhCrap Close up of the Doctor's face]], as the guard comes towards him with a [[NoBudget kerosene heater refill attachment]]. Roll credits.]'' |
56 | -->-- ''Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Unrealistatrons'' |
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58 | ->''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}'', a movie in which Sylvester Stallone finds himself trapped in a ''Series/DoctorWho'' fan marathon, and must endure corny cliffhangers every half hour until he can escape. |
59 | -->-- '''[=TrekBBS=]''', "Come up with the most silly Who spin off". |
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61 | ->''"Evan, sometimes a show ends a season with an unfinished moment to bring viewers back in for the next season."'' |
62 | -->-- '''Karen Rooney''', ''Series/LivAndMaddie'' |
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64 | ->''"Ever notice how something dramatic seems to happen around here every eight minutes? I can't be the only one noticing this."'' |
65 | -->-- ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', most episodes of which are ~8 minutes long |
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