The Middle co-creator: We wanted to go out on top even though we never ran out of stories

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"We had a whole board of stories we never got to," Eileen Heisler says of the series finale. "We felt it was a good time to end because we were all still loving it, loving each other, and enjoying ourselves. We never wanted to get to the point where we were retreading old stories, or anyone was feeling restless and wishing they were somewhere else.  We wanted to go out while we’re still at the top — (the middle?) — of our game, and to have a year of knowing we were wrapping up so we could write to an ending.  We feel very grateful we’ve gotten to do that, and hope we are leaving fans wanting more." ALSO: The Middle was given a dignified send-off.