What about How I Met Your Mother's finale? The Mother died from an unknown terminal disease and Ted and Robin got back together much to the viewer's dismay. After a lot of criticism were received from critics and fans alike and signitures of an online petition via Change.com, a different finale version was shot and included in the DVD release the following year. Edit: I had given my old comment when I had watched the finale for the first time, particularly because of the high expectations of a happy ending. But I understood what the creators wanted to convey. But I felt that they could do much better. The whole phase was rushed (2013- 2030) within the penultimate episodes. Barney and Robin were an epitome of a dysfunctional couple and their wedding shouldn't be the focal point in Season 9. In my opinion, the show was great from Season 1 to Season 7. Season 8 came and the jokes were stale, there were too many subplots and too much of rehash although many viewers had expected a happy ending to this show. After all, the show was intended to be a light hearted sitcom for the viewers.
Edit: I had given my old comment when I had watched the finale for the first time, particularly because of the high expectations of a happy ending. But I understood what the creators wanted to convey. But I felt that they could do much better. The whole phase was rushed (2013- 2030) within the penultimate episodes. Barney and Robin were an epitome of a dysfunctional couple and their wedding shouldn't be the focal point in Season 9.
In my opinion, the show was great from Season 1 to Season 7. Season 8 came and the jokes were stale, there were too many subplots and too much of rehash although many viewers had expected a happy ending to this show. After all, the show was intended to be a light hearted sitcom for the viewers.