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[AlisdairMAgain]

 I don't want to retread why we might be unhappy with the ME ending, but do we have examples of sagas that really did give a satisfying conclusion?

Thinking through my SF cannon, I don't think I was particularly happy with the ending of any of the Star Trek franchises, although DS9 was tolerable.

The Dune books reached a fair end for the trilogy - but then kept going and lost the plot.

Star Wars had a reasonable happy clappy ending, but nothing to write home about.

Least said about The Matrix for the best!

Babylon 5 fared fairly well, as it knew it definite conclusion from the beginning - then they threw in an extra season (and I still liked the ending!)

I was probably most satisfied with the ending to the Stephen Donaldson Gap series, which resolves most the major characters but is open ended for some of the key ones.  Something like this might have worked best for ME.

Heading to fantasy, I was never wowed by the Lord of the Rings ending, although it is certainly adequate for the task.

Quite liked the ending of the Narnia series, although was relatively young when I hit it.

Probably my favorite ending of any saga was Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, which is the capstone on the batman legend, yet told in a way that does not deprive the ongoing continuity of more stories.

Also, Alan Moore's Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow was a wonderful capstone to the classic Superman, but somehow that one hasn't gained the same reputation.

Generally, too many sagas seem to end on a sour note of disappointment (Xfiles, Lost, Battlestar Galactica) where the creators simply run out of steam, and have nothing really to say.

Which series with truly inspiring conclusions am I missing, that I need to check out?