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* ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' sorta went downhill like this after Laura Palmer's killer was revealed, the main plot being resolved (due to [[Executive Meddling]], no less - the writers had other plans). It felt incredibly awkward to have Dale Cooper still hanging around in Twin Peaks, even though he didn't have a reason to stay after the killer had been found. Wyndam Earl was more of a stand-in for Laura Palmer's killer than a real villain.

* ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' neatly resolved its entire premise in the penultimate season, wiping out the entire species responsible for the action of the plot. As a result, an entirely new [[Wacky Wayside Tribe|random alien race]] had to be introduced to keep the plot afloat.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' killed off Buffy in the fifth season. While this did not actually undermine the premise, the power of the [[Grand Finale]] proved impossible to match, and some people consider the following season lackluster by comparison. The characters themselves talked about how much the sixth season sucked while it was still going on, repeatedly describing their own adventures as lame, filler, etc. It was even lampshaded in the [[Mind Screw]] episode.

** Very much a case of YMMV and a continuing [[Broken Base]]. Season Six still contained several critically acclaimed/fan favourite moments (most notably the widely beloved musical episode). There are also plenty of people who thought that the show had already deteriorated by Season Five (the one containing the original [[Grand Finale]]), which was significantly weakened by the introduction of [[The Scrappy|Dawn]] and attempts through her to appeal to a younger a demographic. The only thing Buffy fans can truly agree on is that the show's glory days were Season 2 and 3.

* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' was originally a completed series at a mere 40 episodes, with a conclusion similar to the ending of ''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger]]'' (the Japanese basis for the first season) where Rita Repulsa was re-captured and thrown back into space in her dumpster after the defeat of Cyclopsis. However, the explosion in merchandise sales early into the series convinced Saban to pay [[Toei]] to film more action footage to extend the first season to 60 episodes (some which were left over and eventually used for the second season), as well as enter a contract for adapting whole future seasons. Traces of the original series finale are evident in the VERY choppy Command Center scene at the end of the aired version of "Doomsday Part 2" (in which Zordon offers the Rangers to retire, even though Rita is still loose).

** ''Power Rangers In Space'' was also initially set to be the final season following ''Power Rangers Turbo'', and made great strides to finish off existing plot threads, even killing off established characters and redeeming others. The ratings were so good for the more serialized ''In Space'' that the series was recommisioned. Executive Producer Johnathan Tzachor (who later became more of an [[Executive Meddling|executive meddler]]) suddenly threw out the entire existing cast in favour of a fresh one, a trait that has continued with every post-script season ever since.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' had this happen multiple times, with seasons 6, 7, 8 and 9. The show was expected to be cancelled after five seasons, and so ended on a decent (but not Grand) finale ("Revelations") -- the expectation was that they would then move on to [[The Movie]] (to be called "Stargate: The Lost City" or something similar) which would segue into the [[Spin-Off]] (''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', which was very different in concept at this stage). Then the show was renewed for a sixth season, and so was given a [[Grand Finale]] ("Full Circle") which introduced the planned concept of [[The Movie]]. Then the show was renewed for a seventh season, so [[The Movie]] was cancelled and its concept was rewritten as a season-long arc that would finish with a two-part [[Grand Finale]] ("Lost City") which would segue into the [[Spin-Off]] instead. Then the series was renewed for an eighth season, so the [[Grand Finale]]'s ending was changed to make more of a cliffhanger to be resolved in the Season 8 premiere, and ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' started running concurrently to ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. It was expected that the eighth season would be the last, however, so the end of the season was once again devised to close the book on the series: both major galactic threats were taken away in a three-episode arc ("Reckoning" Parts 1 & 2 and "Threads" -- interestingly, these came just ''before'' the [[Grand Finale]]), and then the series ended with yet another two-part [[Grand Finale]] ("Moebius") involving time-traveling to ancient Egypt. The show was then picked up ''again'' for a ninth season, and was given a [[Retool]] which replaced several cast members and introduced a new [[Big Bad]]. Season 9 was made knowing that the show would be renewed for at least another year -- and then, finally, the show was cancelled after the end of Season 10. Whether the final episode ("Unending") was a [[Grand Finale]] is doubtful; the real resolution of the series happened in the DVD movie "Stargate: The Ark of Truth". And then there was another DVD movie, and more planned... until [[Stargate Universe]] underperformed and MGM went bankrupt. Ooops.

* ''[[SeaQuest DSV|Sea Quest DSV]]'' also had this happen twice. It was not known if the show would be renewed, so at the end of the first season, they destroyed the SeaQuest. The show was picked up, so there was a [[Retool]] and a new SeaQuest was constructed. Then at the end of the second season, facing a similar situation, the SeaQuest was transported to another planet and ''then'' destroyed. The show was picked up, so it was renamed ''SeaQuest 2032'' and moved ten years into the future. Partway into season three, it was [[Cut Short]].