10 TV Shows That Were Unrecognisable When They Finished

10. Buffy The Vampire Slayer Left High-School Drama Behind

One can hardly imagine the confusion folks must have felt back in the 90's when this show was announced. I mean, really? That forgettable high school/vampire action comedy getting its own T.V show? But sure enough, Joss Whedon and the team at Mutant Enemy made it work.

While the first two seasons would feature Buffy and friends dealing with supernatural forces that just so happen to also be good metaphors for average teenage problems, ain't that convenient, the show would take a hard right turn into something much more come season 3 and beyond.

Buffy ran for 7 seasons, and what made the show stand out at the time was that it took place in real time. In 3 seasons, Buffy graduates high school, and the rest of the show is her going through college, graduating from that, and then living as an adult.

So as you can imagine, the show looks and feels VERY different at the end compared to when it first started. The cast is older and much larger, the stories ran longer, over several episodes, and generally everything just kept getting ratcheted up all the way up until it ended.