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For various reasons , sealed democratic shows ended up being totally dissimilar than anyone expected . Whether it be due to unreadable advertising or a show derailing and engage an entirely new direction after its first time of year , several shows ended up much different than expected . While most show have shocking game twists or off - cadence episodes , that ’s par for the course in television . A TV show becoming something totally unlike what anyone believed it to be is far less common .

With many display , likeThe CrownorSeinfeld , the content is square , and the series benefits from sticking to what one might require . With appearance likeTwin PeaksorAtlanta , the esthetic imaginativeness of the Almighty withdraw the series in new directions . For show likeGame of ThronesandBetter Call Saul , no one could foretell what the prestige drama would attend like from early declaration and prevue .

With massive budget , super - star cast , and talented creative team make for behind the scene , some television shows break down against all odds .

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10Better Call Saul

After Breaking Bad, there were rumors of Better Call Saul being a comedy.

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Breaking Badis one of thebest TV shows of all clock time , so truly , there was a nervous apprehension when a spin - off serial was announced . Saul Goodman was an interesting character , but a well - written supporting theatrical role ca n’t always hold attending the same agency as a lead . Not to cite , there was even discussion of the show being a sitcom at the start . In an interview withAwards Daily , showrunner Peter Gould excuse that their original promise was that"Better Call Saul was gon na be 70 % funniness and 30 % drama . “Better Call Saulended up being a famed drama show .

9The Defenders

Netflix’s The Defenders was expected to be a street-level Avengers equivalent.

Before Marvel Studios began work on show for Disney+ , Netflix was one of the homes for tangentially related MCU stories on video . Daredevilwas a massively pop show among the first Netflix Originals , andJessica JonesandLuke Cagewere also well - find . Despite poor reappraisal forIron Fist , the approximation of these heroes coming together for a street - level Avengers - type team inThe Defenderswas exciting . However , the squad did n’t mesh well at all on goggle box , and it take multiple grueling episodes for them to even number together in the first position .

8Atlanta

Atlanta embraced its bizarre nature after a grounded first season.

Donald Glover making a show about rappers in Atlanta was an exciting prospect , andAtlantaseason 1 was pretty tame and straightforward in its comedy premise . However , Atlantawent off the rails for the following seasons with a surrealist , off - pulse access to American societal issues . While it may have decline in viewership and commercial-grade appeal , Donald Glover ’s creativeness shines through in the fantastically bizarre serial in a way of life no one predicted .

7The Office

The Office defied expectation by succeeding as a US remake of a UK sitcom.

The Officeis such an enormous cultural phenomenon and quintessential 2000s telly show that it ’s sluttish to block it ’s a remaking of a British sitcom of the same name . apart from the Steve Carell mockumentary , American remake of British shows have typically not been well - obtain . There areseveral terrible US remake of UK sitcom , so the fact thatThe Officefound a life of its own and managed to be a mammoth hitting was a surprise .

6Lost

The ABC drama about plane crash survivors developed an expansive mythology.

WhenLostfirst aired , the spectacular popularity ofSurvivorlikely helped the ABC drama get its footing . The approximation of a serialized drama of subsister on a deserted island in aLord of the Flies - like scenario was captivating on its own . However , Losttruly took over the TV existence with its complex secret , ultimately becoming an expansive series with its own mythologyand macrocosm - building beyond what anyone expected . Aptly time with the rise of net forum culture , the online communities dissect and theorizing aboutLostwere also groundbreaking .

Several tv set shows define the 2000s . Quintessential 2000s show like The Office and Family Guy influenced the decade ’s euphony , dash , and humor .

5Game Of Thrones

Even book readers couldn’t anticipate what HBO’s Game of Thrones would be like.

Game of Throneschanged television set drastically , demonstrating the potential for blockbuster fictional macrocosm to appear in shows . But the original selling for the series posture it as a Sean Bean - centric serial through trailers and bill . The advertising gave off an eerie , dark vibration , nearer to a gothic scene than a fantasy series . Even for book of account readers , it was operose to tell whatGame of Throneswould search likeand whether it could capture the vast world George R.R. Martin create . No one could have predict how immensely popular the HBO series would get .

4Riverdale

The CW’s edgy drama grew more bizarre each season.

former trailers forRiverdaleare amusing to excogitate on , given how bizarre the serial became over time . The series initially combined constituent of classic Archie funnies with CW - elan uptight drama . The key mystery of " Who killed Jason Blossom ? " was the main focussing , and the premier season made for a captivating mystery story thriller with a tidy dose of teen melodrama . However , Riverdalegot stranger and less well - received each season , fight boundaries with its storytelling in a way that well resembled the silliness of Archie comics .

3Arrow

The Green Arrow-centric series turned into a massive television superhero universe.

Shortly afterSmallvillefinished , Arrowwas the next step in superhero television . Given that Green Arrow was a pop character in the latest seasons ofSmallville , it seemed potential that the new show would be a spin - off . Instead , Arrowestablished its own tone with heavy aspiration fromThe Dark Knighttrilogy and lead off its fictional creation . The Arrowverse was far more extensive than anyone anticipate , introducing DC submarine like The Flash , Superman , and many more for fun television . contribute how Oliver Queen - centric the first time of year ofArrowwas , the vastness of season 8 is a blunt line .

2Succession

HBO’s dramedy developed a surprisingly emotional character-driven story.

HBO’sSuccessionseemed promise from the start , but it took time for the series to happen its identity . Early trailers depicted it with a dark - comedy / dramedy premiss with prestigiousness act and a similar vision toThe Big Short . The surprising development ofSuccessionwas the immense aroused adhesion audience developed for its character . Despite being about some of the worst citizenry ever portrayed on television , Successionbecame one of the most captivating , reference - driven drama ever made .

HBO ’s Succession is already considered one of the peachy TV dramas ever , but how do its four seasons stack up against each other in quality ?

1Twin Peaks: The Return

Showtime’s Twin Peaks: The Return was nothing like the original ABC drama.

Arriving most three decades afterTwin Peaksoriginally go off the airwave on ABC , Showtime’sTwin efflorescence : The Returnwas an utterly irregular show . While many hop-skip for a nostalgic trip back to the Pacific Northwest town of the original serial , the long - awaited third season / reboot was purposefully distinctive , focusing primarily on young story ideaswhile graphic symbol from the original waited for their minute to smoothen . David Lynch returned to point all 18 episode of one of the most inventive artistic achievements in the television medium . The Returnbecamethe bestTwin Peaksseason , partially for its careful critical review of nostalgia and fan service culture in medium .

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