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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?\
10Or 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\
49SUBJECT: FREEMAN\
50REASON: 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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