10 TV Shows That Almost Had Much Better Endings

10. The Happy Ending - How I Met Your Mother

The Ending: After 208 episodes, How I Met Your Mother finally gave fans the elusive moment that they had long been waiting for: the identity of the "mother" of the show's title - a woman named Tracy, played by Cristin Milioti.

Then, later on, the show dropped a bombshell in its super divisive ending: Tracy had actually been dead for six years, and the reason Ted had been relaying the entire story to this kids was as a sort test to see whether or not they'd accept Robin, his romantic interest for most of the show, as his new lover. Talk about a bum note.

The Alternative Ending: It could have been so much better! At least, going by the alternative ending that can be glimpsed on the DVD release of the show's final season.

In that far better ending, then, Tracy doesn't die from a terminal illness and Ted doesn't end up with Robin. Two changes that would have meant that things weren't so damn depressing, and that How I Met Your Mother wouldn't have ended on a romance that nobody really believed. The final shot would have consisted of Ted and Tracy, the train arriving, and the yellow umbrella floating down the road. Aw.