Dawson's Creek, Season 1

Joey:
Cliffhanger? Come on, Dawson. You of all people should know that a cliffhanger is merely a manipulative TV standard designed to improve ratings.

Dawson:
No, a cliffhanger's purpose is to keep people interested. Keep them guessing what's going to happen in future episodes.

Joey:
But just like in our own lives, they are so predictable. I mean, the producers put the characters in some contrived situation hoping that the audience will think something is going to change, but, you know what? It never does. Back to the same way it was before your so-called cliffhanger. It's boring Dawson.

Dawson:
Well, what if this time it's different? What if this time in the cliffhanger something changes? You wouldn't want to miss that, would ya?

Joey:
It still sounds like one big tease to me Dawson.