Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Series?

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Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Series?

Post by thatdbzguy » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:37 am

Ignoring all the BS rumors about how it was supposed to end at Freeza, Cell, etc., where would you have personally ended the series if you were in charge of it? Would you have ended it before Z? After Freeza? Or are you fine with ending it at the Buu saga?
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Post by Polyphase Avatron » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:42 am

I would have not made GT
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by sumpter360 » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:46 am

Personally I love the idea of Gokus dying because of Cell and Gohan taking over as the Earth's new savior. I'm not saying the series has to end at that point, but it definitely could have and I wouldn't be mad about it. :lol:
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Post by DoomieDoomie911 » Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:21 pm

No, I wouldn't have ended it any earlier. I personally don't see anything wrong with ending the series with Boo.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by Rocketman » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:13 pm

I'd end it with Freeza. The cliffhanger/stinger ending would be the revelation by Porunga that Goku is still alive.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by Hellspawn28 » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:14 pm

The Cell saga would make a good ending to the series. I personally like how the franchise ended and I'm happy how things are now. I got into DBZ when the Cell saga was ending and the Buu saga was starting. DBZ was still hot when I got into it, I would likely would not got into DBZ if it wasn't for the Buu saga. DBZ change my life for me.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by Looneygamemaster » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:21 pm

The 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai arc and the Cell arc both would have made fine stopping points. Not that the ending we got was bad (though one more arc, and Dragon Ball would have truly worn out its welcome), but both of those points have a feel of "finality."
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by penguintruth » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:03 pm

I'd end it when Toriyama wanted to.


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Post by Kid Buu » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:16 pm

Should have ended after Piaf, it was all downhill after that.
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Post by Kakarot88 » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:24 pm

Def not...I want more!
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by Kuwabara » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:18 pm

The series ending after the Cell Games would have been best. Mystic Gohan actually beating Super Buu would be a nice ending as well.
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Post by Victorious » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:27 pm

End at Cell probably.

Only because the Buu saga was so mediocre.
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Post by samuraix123 » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:12 pm

DoomieDoomie911 wrote:No, I wouldn't have ended it any earlier. I personally don't see anything wrong with ending the series with Boo.
I agree. some of my friends hated the Boo arc but I didn't have a problem with it. I loved the stuff with the Kai's and the tournament. :)
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by helsinkirocks » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:20 pm

Remove Freeza, end it after the Saiyajin arc.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by B » Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:56 pm

I guess the Piccolo Daimao arc, because anything after that is kind of a shit ending. The Majin Buu arc is needed pretty badly, in regards to mainstays Vegeta and Gohan.
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Post by TheMightyOzaru » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:54 pm

After the Cell arc wouldn't be a bad ending, but the Buu arc presents so many cool things, it's hard to say I'd want it removed.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by penguintruth » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:30 pm

You know, as soon as Goku met Bulma, it went downhill.

Why couldn't Toiryama just have kept it at Son Goku fishing bare-ass naked for giant fish, using his tail? Meeting Bulma made the story jump the shark big time.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by samuraix123 » Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:10 am

penguintruth wrote:You know, as soon as Goku met Bulma, it went downhill.

Why couldn't Toiryama just have kept it at Son Goku fishing bare-ass naked for giant fish, using his tail? Meeting Bulma made the story jump the shark big time.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by CODii » Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:03 am

I would have ended the series without the 28th(hopefully I have my numbers straight)Budokai because that nonsense with Oob drives me nuts.
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Re: Would You Have Ended DB/Z At An Earlier Point In The Ser

Post by TheGmGoken » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:45 am

End the series at Cell Arc. Have Boo arc as a OVA series or a movie series. Then never make BoG(Jumping the shark).

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I like the idea of it ending at Cell arc. I was tired of how in the Z era Goku would get taken out of action only to re appear with BIG power. So I would of love Gohan as the new hero. Have the Bojack movie be a OVA or something. Then after years and years. We don't get BoG(YES! YES! YES!). We get the Boo Arc as a movie series. With Boo Arc spanning an episode backstory(Replace EOB) of Majin boo. A movie of the first portion of the Boo Arc(Change some things and ending with Goku leaving and Gohan being revealed to be alive in Elder Kai world) and the 2nd movie being the 2nd portion(Mystic Gohan to Vegetto). Yes I know I contradicted myself. But ending the movie series as Goku being the hero makes sense since Goku is Iconic
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