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** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used, in the summer of 1990. The set now had darker highlights, a new lighting scheme (plus the studio going dark for Final Jeopardy), a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, ''''FOUR'''' contestants and podiums instead of the normal three in the quarterfinals, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the cash prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000, instead of the prize amount that the champion had accumulated for that episode.)
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** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used, in the summer of 1990. The set now had darker highlights, accents, a new lighting scheme (plus the studio going dark for Final Jeopardy), a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, ''''FOUR'''' contestants and podiums instead of the normal three in the quarterfinals, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the cash prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000, instead of the prize amount that the champion had accumulated for that episode.)
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This is it! The End! The GrandFinale! Strike up the band! The hosts are dressed in their high-culture best! From Radio City Music Hall! Famous Guest Stars! Everything is upped! The competition, the performances, the ideas, the stage dressings!
For drama TV series: More Special Effects! More Guest Stars, Again! More Locations and Sets! [[WhamEpisode More Complex Stories and higher drama stakes for next season!]] (if the trope is subverted so there ''is'' one!)
For drama TV series: More Special Effects! More Guest Stars, Again! More Locations and Sets! [[WhamEpisode More Complex Stories and higher drama stakes for next season!]] (if the trope is subverted so there ''is'' one!)
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This is it! The End! The GrandFinale! Strike up the band! The hosts are dressed in their high-culture best! From Radio City Music Hall! Famous Celebrity Guest Stars! Everything is upped! The competition, the performances, the ideas, the stage dressings!
For drama TV series: More Special Effects! More Celebrity Guest Stars, Again! More Locations and Sets! [[WhamEpisode More Complex Stories and higher drama stakes for next season!]] (if the trope is subverted so there ''is'' one!)
For drama TV series: More Special Effects! More Celebrity Guest Stars, Again! More Locations and Sets! [[WhamEpisode More Complex Stories and higher drama stakes for next season!]] (if the trope is subverted so there ''is'' one!)
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* Video Game systems, if they've done well, usually get the best-looking and largest video games to be sold on the platform at the end of their lifespan.
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* Video Game systems, as well as video games, if they've done well, usually get the best-looking and largest video games to be sold on the platform at the end of their lifespan.
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** December 31st, 1999 even brought a 24-hour-plus world-wide televised effort to highlight humanity's progress, culture, hopeful future, concern about Y2K, and celebrations in the ''World 2000'' collaboration, where several (and we mean 100+) countries and their highlights were broadcast all over the world on their respective authorized television channels. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBSA-Wg6P1oMbk33nVFWQohb79TkIsY6 ABC 2000]]'' was the United States' coverage of the event, hosted by the late Creator/PeterJennings.
* Creator/FoxKids folded in 2002, with most of its shows and properties going to ABC/Disney. However, before all was said and done, like ''Power Rangers in Space'', they threw the standards-and-practices rulebook out the window and went out with a bang, allowing shows depicting material that would probably be considered too suggestive, disturbing, or frightening for its demographic. ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was one show that is fondly remembered by Fox Kids viewers, for allowing material that dealt with death, PTSD, loss of identity, philosophy, violence, metaphysics, and mature [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar-skirting]] concepts of love, openness, and connection. ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' also pushed the envelope on what could be shown on children's programming, and was the final ''Power Rangers'' series solely produced by Saban Entertainment before the transfer to Disney.
* Creator/FoxKids folded in 2002, with most of its shows and properties going to ABC/Disney. However, before all was said and done, like ''Power Rangers in Space'', they threw the standards-and-practices rulebook out the window and went out with a bang, allowing shows depicting material that would probably be considered too suggestive, disturbing, or frightening for its demographic. ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was one show that is fondly remembered by Fox Kids viewers, for allowing material that dealt with death, PTSD, loss of identity, philosophy, violence, metaphysics, and mature [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar-skirting]] concepts of love, openness, and connection. ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' also pushed the envelope on what could be shown on children's programming, and was the final ''Power Rangers'' series solely produced by Saban Entertainment before the transfer to Disney.
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** December 31st, 1999 even brought a 24-hour-plus whopping '''''28-hour''''' world-wide and international televised effort towards the new millennium to highlight humanity's progress, music, art, culture, hopeful future, concern about Y2K, and celebrations in the ''World 2000'' ''2000 Today'' collaboration, where several (and we mean 100+) countries and their highlights were broadcast all over the world on their respective authorized television channels. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBSA-Wg6P1oMbk33nVFWQohb79TkIsY6 ABC 2000]]'' was the United States' coverage of the event, hosted by the late Creator/PeterJennings.
* Creator/FoxKids folded in 2002, with most of its shows and properties going to ABC/Disney. However, before all was said and done, like ''Power Rangers in Space'', they threw the standards-and-practices rulebook out the window and went out with a bang, allowing shows depicting material that would probably be considered too suggestive, disturbing, or frightening for its demographic. ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was one show that is fondly remembered by Fox Kids viewers, for allowing material that dealt withdeath, death (even one character blatantly attempting ''suicide'' near the end of the show), PTSD, loss of identity, philosophy, violence, metaphysics, and mature [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar-skirting]] concepts of love, openness, and connection. connection, even allowing material that probably wouldn't be shown on family television, much-less children's television. ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' also pushed the envelope on what could be shown on children's programming, with comparatively graphic violence, BodyHorror, and yes, even a Power Ranger blatantly ''dying'' at the beginning of the show(!), and was the final ''Power Rangers'' series solely produced by Saban Entertainment before the transfer to Disney.
* Creator/FoxKids folded in 2002, with most of its shows and properties going to ABC/Disney. However, before all was said and done, like ''Power Rangers in Space'', they threw the standards-and-practices rulebook out the window and went out with a bang, allowing shows depicting material that would probably be considered too suggestive, disturbing, or frightening for its demographic. ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was one show that is fondly remembered by Fox Kids viewers, for allowing material that dealt with
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* All of Creator/{{Pixar}}'s current franchise-end films (as in, the film series themselves are not being made or have been left alone) have undergone this treatment, mostly because of technology advancements between films:
** ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
** ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion (the "fogginess" and floating dust and material in the water).
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' brought about darker themes, including the toys getting trapped in a ''prison'' of sorts, PTSD (from Lotso's unintended rejection by her owner), loss of identity (Buzz being reverted back to his one-minded Space Ranger state), shady dealings (the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone Woody speaks to), and acceptance of oblivion and hellish imagery (the landfill incinerator the toys get trapped in near the end). Plus, Andy had grown up into a young adult, and was off on his way to college.
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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* All of Creator/{{Pixar}}'s current franchise-end films (as in, the film series themselves are not being made or have been left alone) have undergone this treatment, mostly because of technology advancements between films:
** ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
** ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion (the "fogginess" and floating dust and material in the water).
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' brought about darker themes, including the toys getting trapped in a ''prison'' of sorts, PTSD (from Lotso's unintended rejection by her owner), loss of identity (Buzz being reverted back to his one-minded Space Ranger state), shady dealings (the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone Woody speaks to), and acceptance of oblivion and hellish imagery (the landfill incinerator the toys get trapped in near the end). Plus, Andy had grown up into a young adult, and was off on his way to college.
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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'''Geordie Too:''' "Aye, but they're here anyway and wearing some fancy outfits like."
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* On a yearly occasion, ''Series/Jeopardy'' has recorded more than one "best-of" series or Tournament Of Champions at the end of the normal television airing season, and in a semi-yearly fashion, either with an upgraded set, or with a special location relevant to the occasion, in addition to the higher prize payout:
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* On a yearly occasion, ''Series/Jeopardy'' ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' has recorded more than one "best-of" series or Tournament Of Champions at the end of the normal television airing season, and in a semi-yearly fashion, either with an upgraded set, or with a special location relevant to the occasion, in addition to the higher prize payout:
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** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' brought about darker themes, including the toys getting trapped in a ''prison'' of sorts, PTSD (from Lotso's unintended rejection by her owner), loss of identity (Buzz being reverted back to his one-minded Space Ranger state), shady dealings (the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone Woody speaks to), and acceptance of oblivion and hellish imagery (the landfill incinerator the toys get trapped in near the end).
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** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' brought about darker themes, including the toys getting trapped in a ''prison'' of sorts, PTSD (from Lotso's unintended rejection by her owner), loss of identity (Buzz being reverted back to his one-minded Space Ranger state), shady dealings (the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone Woody speaks to), and acceptance of oblivion and hellish imagery (the landfill incinerator the toys get trapped in near the end). Plus, Andy had grown up into a young adult, and was off on his way to college.
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* All of Creator/Pixar 's current franchise-end films (as in, the film series themselves are not being made or have been left alone) have undergone this treatment, mostly because of technology advancements between films:
** WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
** WesternAnimation/FindingDory featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
** WesternAnimation/ToyStory4 blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
** WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
** WesternAnimation/FindingDory featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
** WesternAnimation/ToyStory4 blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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* All of Creator/Pixar 's Creator/{{Pixar}}'s current franchise-end films (as in, the film series themselves are not being made or have been left alone) have undergone this treatment, mostly because of technology advancements between films:
**WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
**WesternAnimation/FindingDory ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
occlusion (the "fogginess" and floating dust and material in the water).
**WesternAnimation/ToyStory4 ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' brought about darker themes, including the toys getting trapped in a ''prison'' of sorts, PTSD (from Lotso's unintended rejection by her owner), loss of identity (Buzz being reverted back to his one-minded Space Ranger state), shady dealings (the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone Woody speaks to), and acceptance of oblivion and hellish imagery (the landfill incinerator the toys get trapped in near the end).
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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'''NOTE:''' This trope can also include media that had entries ''intended'' to be the permanent finale, but later [[Uncanceled brought back.]]
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'''NOTE:''' This trope can also include media that had entries ''intended'' to be the permanent finale, but later [[Uncanceled [[UnCanceled brought back.]]
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** Film/MonstersUniversity featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
** Film/FindingDory featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
** Film/ToyStory4 blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynolds' CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.
** Film/FindingDory featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
** Film/ToyStory4 blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynolds' CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.
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** Film/MonstersUniversity WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
**Film/FindingDory WesternAnimation/FindingDory featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
**Film/ToyStory4 WesternAnimation/ToyStory4 blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynolds' CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.fuzz.
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynolds' CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.
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** For the Olympics, the competition venue is upped dramatically to country-wide natural areas for athlon and nature-based athletic events, 50,000-plus-attendee stadiums for summer track-and-field, sports, and strength competitions, and at-least-3000-plus to 10,000-plus-attendee complexes for winter ice and summer aquatic events. And we haven't even started talking about viewership.
** The Super Bowl and World Cup are side-by-side in terms of venue (usually a jam-packed 80,000-plus-attendee stadium), competition stakes, multiple memorable and creative commercials, and advertising for the event out the wazoo!
** The Super Bowl and World Cup are side-by-side in terms of venue (usually a jam-packed 80,000-plus-attendee stadium), competition stakes, multiple memorable and creative commercials, and advertising for the event out the wazoo!
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** For the Olympics, the competition venue (after the end of regular training/qualification) is upped dramatically to country-wide natural areas for athlon and nature-based athletic events, 50,000-plus-attendee stadiums for summer track-and-field, sports, and strength competitions, and at-least-3000-plus to 10,000-plus-attendee complexes for winter ice and summer aquatic events. And we haven't even started talking about viewership.
** The Super Bowl (end of seasonal competition for American Football) and World Cup (end of seasonal competition for international football/soccer) are side-by-side in terms of venue (usually a jam-packed 80,000-plus-attendee stadium), competition stakes, multiple memorable and creative commercials, and advertising for the event out the wazoo!
** The Super Bowl (end of seasonal competition for American Football) and World Cup (end of seasonal competition for international football/soccer) are side-by-side in terms of venue (usually a jam-packed 80,000-plus-attendee stadium), competition stakes, multiple memorable and creative commercials, and advertising for the event out the wazoo!
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** ''Series//PowerRangersRPM''[[note]]Again, intended to be the end of the franchise, until 2012's ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''[[/note]]: This took the formula and turned it on its head, wiping out 99% of humanity and turning Earth into a nuclear wasteland, with the rest of humanity cloistered in one single dome city, and darker storylines. And this was coming from Disney, who held the rights to the show at the time, until they were transferred back to Saban in 2012.
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** ''Series//PowerRangersRPM''[[note]]Again, ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''[[note]]Again, intended to be the end of the franchise, until 2012's ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''[[/note]]: This took the formula and turned it on its head, wiping out 99% of humanity and turning Earth into a nuclear wasteland, with the rest of humanity cloistered in one single dome city, and darker storylines. And this was coming from Disney, who held the rights to the show at the time, until they were transferred back to Saban in 2012.
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** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used. The set now had darker highlights, a new lighting scheme (plus the studio going dark for Final Jeopardy), a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, ''''FOUR'''' contestants and podiums instead of the normal three in the quarterfinals, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the cash prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000, instead of the prize amount that the champion had accumulated for that episode.)
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** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used.used, in the summer of 1990. The set now had darker highlights, a new lighting scheme (plus the studio going dark for Final Jeopardy), a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, ''''FOUR'''' contestants and podiums instead of the normal three in the quarterfinals, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the cash prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000, instead of the prize amount that the champion had accumulated for that episode.)
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* All of Creator/Pixar 's current franchise-end films (as in, the film series themselves are not being made or have been left alone) have undergone this treatment, mostly because of technology advancements between films:
**Film/MonstersUniversity featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
**Film/FindingDory featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
**Film/ToyStory4 blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
* All of Creator/Pixar 's current franchise-end films (as in, the film series themselves are not being made or have been left alone) have undergone this treatment, mostly because of technology advancements between films:
**Film/MonstersUniversity featured realistic HDR (i.e. brighter, yet softer lighting), fog, skin (on Mike), fur (on Sully) and realistic weathering on surfaces.
**Film/FindingDory featured similar effects, but introduced new detailings on all fish and mammals, and also a more-realistic water simulation with splashes, bubbles, light refraction and reflection, water flow, and ambient occlusion.
**Film/ToyStory4 blew the detail in Pixar's films out of the water, with realistic dust, lighting, animals, surface detailing, farbic, and fuzz.
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** Although derided by fans, "Time-Flight" is a small, but good example of this, as the BBC were able to use and film on real Speedbird Concorde jets, with many effects and side characters.
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** Although derided by fans, fans for pandering, and for its cheesy story and effects, even for Doctor Who, "Time-Flight" is a small, but good example of this, as the BBC were able to use and film at Heathrow Airport on real Speedbird Concorde jets, with many effects and side characters.
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* Part of the reason viewers point to ''Series/{{MASH}}'' as being so well remembered was its hard-hitting stories. After the infamous season finale episode "Abyssinia, Henry", the series began to dive deeper into drama, eventually separating from its mostly-comedy roots, to become a drama show with some comedy added. Eventually, the series culminated in the end of the Korean War, in an emotional two-hour goodbye in 1983, that, for the first time in television history, outranked the ''Super Bowl'' in viewership.
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** ''Series//PowerRangersRPM''[[note]]Again, intended to be the end of the franchise, until 2012's ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''[[/note]]: This took the formula and turned it on its head, wiping out 99% of humanity and turning Earth into a nuclear wasteland, with the rest of humanity cloistered in one single dome city, and darker storylines. And this was coming from Disney, who held the rights to the show at the time, until they were transferred back to Saban in 2012.
* Part of the reason viewers point to ''Series/{{MASH}}'' as being so well remembered was its hard-hitting stories. After the infamous season finale episode "Abyssinia, Henry", the series began to dive deeper into war drama, eventually separating from its mostly-comedy roots, to become a drama show with some comedy added. Eventually, the series culminated in the end of the Korean War, in an emotional two-hour goodbye in 1983, that, for the first time in television history, outranked the ''Super Bowl'' in viewership.
* Part of the reason viewers point to ''Series/{{MASH}}'' as being so well remembered was its hard-hitting stories. After the infamous season finale episode "Abyssinia, Henry", the series began to dive deeper into war drama, eventually separating from its mostly-comedy roots, to become a drama show with some comedy added. Eventually, the series culminated in the end of the Korean War, in an emotional two-hour goodbye in 1983, that, for the first time in television history, outranked the ''Super Bowl'' in viewership.
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynolds' CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.
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* On a semi-yearly occasion, ''Series/Jeopardy'' has recorded more than one "best-of" series or tournament at the end of the normal television airing season either with an upgraded set, or with a special location relevant to the occasion, in addition to the higher prize payout:
** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used. The set now had darker highlights, a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, and in the quarterfinals, ''''FOUR'''' contestants + podiums instead of the normal three, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000)
** The 1997 International Tournament featured a trip to '''Sweden''', using their own studio set, with contestants from all around the world, from countries that, at the time, aired their own version or adaptation of Jeopardy.
** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used. The set now had darker highlights, a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, and in the quarterfinals, ''''FOUR'''' contestants + podiums instead of the normal three, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000)
** The 1997 International Tournament featured a trip to '''Sweden''', using their own studio set, with contestants from all around the world, from countries that, at the time, aired their own version or adaptation of Jeopardy.
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* On a semi-yearly yearly occasion, ''Series/Jeopardy'' has recorded more than one "best-of" series or tournament Tournament Of Champions at the end of the normal television airing season season, and in a semi-yearly fashion, either with an upgraded set, or with a special location relevant to the occasion, in addition to the higher prize payout:
** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used. The set now had darker highlights, a new lighting scheme (plus the studio going dark for Final Jeopardy), a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame,and in the quarterfinals, ''''FOUR'''' contestants + and podiums instead of the normal three, three in the quarterfinals, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the cash prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000)
$250,000, instead of the prize amount that the champion had accumulated for that episode.)
** The 1997 International Tournamentfeatured a trip to was hosted by the American production team, in an on-location competition in '''Sweden''', using their own the Swedish studio set, with contestants from all around the world, from countries that, at the time, aired their own version or adaptation of Jeopardy.Jeopardy was currently airing.
** ''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used. The set now had darker highlights, a new lighting scheme (plus the studio going dark for Final Jeopardy), a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame,
** The 1997 International Tournament
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** December 31st, 1999 even brought a 24-hour-plus world-wide televised effort to highlight humanity's progress, culture, hopeful future, concern about Y2K, and celebrations in the ''World 2000'' collaboration, where several (and we mean 100+) countries and their highlights were broadcast all over the world on their respective authorized television channels. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBSA-Wg6P1oMbk33nVFWQohb79TkIsY6 ABC 2000]]'' was the United States' coverage of the event.
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** December 31st, 1999 even brought a 24-hour-plus world-wide televised effort to highlight humanity's progress, culture, hopeful future, concern about Y2K, and celebrations in the ''World 2000'' collaboration, where several (and we mean 100+) countries and their highlights were broadcast all over the world on their respective authorized television channels. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBSA-Wg6P1oMbk33nVFWQohb79TkIsY6 ABC 2000]]'' was the United States' coverage of the event. event, hosted by the late Creator/PeterJennings.
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** December 31st, 1999 even brought a 24-hour-plus world-wide televised effort to highlight humanity's progress, culture, hopeful future, concern about Y2K, and celebrations in the ''World 2000'' collaboration, where several (and we mean 100+) countries and their highlights were broadcast all over the world on their respective authorized television channels. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBSA-Wg6P1oMbk33nVFWQohb79TkIsY6 ABC 2000]]'' was the United States' coverage of the event.
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** December 31st, 1999 even brought a 24-hour-plus world-wide effort to highlight humanity's progress, culture, hopeful future, concern about Y2K, and celebrations in the ''World 2000'' collaboration, where several (and we mean 100+) countries and their highlights were broadcast all over the world on their respective authorized television channels. ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHBSA-Wg6P1oMbk33nVFWQohb79TkIsY6 ABC 2000]]'' was the United States' coverage of the event.
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*Video Game systems, if they've done well, usually get the best-looking and largest video games to be sold on the platform at the end of their lifespan.
*Video Game systems, if they've done well, usually get the best-looking and largest video games to be sold on the platform at the end of their lifespan.
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* Usually, this is the result for competitors who qualify for the Olympic Games, Super Bowl, or World Cup, as well as advertisers, broadcasting companies, and investors:
**For the Olympics, the competition venue is upped dramatically to country-wide natural areas for athlon and nature-based athletic events, 50,000-plus-attendee stadiums for summer track-and-field, sports, and strength competitions, and at-least-3000-plus to 10,000-plus-attendee complexes for winter ice and summer aquatic events. And we haven't even started talking about viewership.
** The Super Bowl and World Cup are side-by-side in terms of venue (usually a jam-packed 80,000-plus-attendee stadium), competition stakes, multiple memorable and creative commercials, and advertising for the event out the wazoo!
**For the Olympics, the competition venue is upped dramatically to country-wide natural areas for athlon and nature-based athletic events, 50,000-plus-attendee stadiums for summer track-and-field, sports, and strength competitions, and at-least-3000-plus to 10,000-plus-attendee complexes for winter ice and summer aquatic events. And we haven't even started talking about viewership.
** The Super Bowl and World Cup are side-by-side in terms of venue (usually a jam-packed 80,000-plus-attendee stadium), competition stakes, multiple memorable and creative commercials, and advertising for the event out the wazoo!
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* On a semi-yearly occasion, ''Series/Jeopardy'' has recorded more than one "best-of" series or tournament at the end of the normal television airing season either with an upgraded set, or with a special location relevant to the occasion, in addition to the higher prize payout:
**''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used. The set now had darker highlights, a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, and in the quarterfinals, ''''FOUR'''' contestants + podiums instead of the normal three, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000)
** The 1997 International Tournament featured a trip to '''Sweden''', using their own studio set, with contestants from all around the world, from countries that, at the time, aired their own version or adaptation of Jeopardy.
** 2009's Celebrity Jeopardy and Tournament of Champions introduced viewers to a variation of the current set, first used at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
* On a semi-yearly occasion, ''Series/Jeopardy'' has recorded more than one "best-of" series or tournament at the end of the normal television airing season either with an upgraded set, or with a special location relevant to the occasion, in addition to the higher prize payout:
**''Super Jeopardy!'' was the first occasion this was used. The set now had darker highlights, a polished hard floor (which became a permanent addition in 1992's set change), a brushed-metal clue board frame, and in the quarterfinals, ''''FOUR'''' contestants + podiums instead of the normal three, a slightly more-ornate intro, and higher values (albeit in points, not dollars, as the prize for the winner of the tournament was locked at $250,000)
** The 1997 International Tournament featured a trip to '''Sweden''', using their own studio set, with contestants from all around the world, from countries that, at the time, aired their own version or adaptation of Jeopardy.
** 2009's Celebrity Jeopardy and Tournament of Champions introduced viewers to a variation of the current set, first used at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynold's CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.
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* You may have your own memories of the last day of the school year, when all educational pretense is thrown out. The rooms and halls of a school may be cleaned and stripped of all seen-day-after-day material. Meanwhile, there's a different air to the day: students AND teachers are now allowed to wear casual or even bright, special-occasion clothing, classrooms may have parties with various unhealthy-for-you foods, and it may be an all-class movie-watching affair. Heck, the day may even be shortened to half-day! Even more so, there may be an emotional upgrade between you and your friends if you are at the limit of your school's grade curriculum (i.e. elementary 5th grade moving on to junior high 6th grade) and your friendship is expected to split apart permanently.
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--->'''Geordie Too:''' "Aye, but they're here anyway and wearing some fancy outfits like."
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* Creator/FoxKids folded in 2002, with most of its shows and properties going to ABC/Disney. However, before all was said and done, like Power Rangers in Space, they threw the standards-and-practices rulebook out the window and went out with a bang, allowing shows depicting material that would probably be considered too suggestive, disturbing, or frightening for its demographic. ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was one show that is fondly remembered by Fox Kids viewers, for allowing material that dealt with death, PTSD, loss of identity, philosophy, violence, metaphysics, and mature [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar-skirting]] concepts of love, openness, and connection. ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' also pushed the envelope on what could be shown on children's programming, and was the final Power Rangers series solely produced by Saban Entertainment before the transfer to Disney.
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This is it! The End! The GrandFinale! Strike up the band! The hosts are dressed in their high-culture best! From Radio City Music Hall! Famous Guest Stars! Everything is upped! The competition, the performances, the ideas, the stage dressings!
For drama TV series: More Special Effects! More Guest Stars, Again! More Locations and Sets! [[WhamEpisode More Complex Stories and higher drama stakes for next season!]] (if there is one!)
Not necessarily limited to live-action ''fictional'' stories, the Finale Production Upgrade is NOT a Grand Finale in story terms, but in production terms. This is more an all-encompassing trope either about how much a series has changed since its inception (its look, its approach to depicting the stories and performances; the camera work, the stage work, the props, sets, and the individuals), or how much has been changed as a special occasion for its season finale/series finale episode. A sort of ArtEvolution for Live-Action. What was once harsh and in-need-of-work is now clean, crisp, clear, and inviting. What was humdrum and routine has now changed into something new and exciting! You may even see the production through a new lens, so to speak!
Although this is an entirely separate trope, there can be significant overlap between this and GrandFinale, due to the material, drama tropes, and changes involved.
If the production is completely ending, the set will probably be disposed of anyway, so why not have a spectacular ending for it by [[TrashTheSet destroying it in a blaze of glory?]]
If the series was bringing in relatively low ratings, an upgrade in a season finale was attempted in desperation to bring in viewers, and production effort for that finale story was good enough, it may result in the series GrowingTheBeard for the next season and beyond.
In cases of guest cast, this can be a contributing factor to BackForTheFinale.
Because most of these examples are about increasing the quality and dramatic story elements of TV shows for finales, '''''all spoilers will be unmarked.'''''
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynold's CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.
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* Possibly one of the [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]], this usually happens in reality television (i.e. ''Series/{{Survivor}}'', ''Series/AmericanIdol'', ''Series/AmericasGotTalent''), when the final winner from competitors of a series is expected to be picked; the host(s) and judges (and maybe even the competitors) are all dressed in their best attire, the final venue may be a gigantic amphitheater with a 2000-plus-attendee audience to match, the final performances by the competitors may be their greatest and most complex yet, and the stage may be decked out in its best decorations this side of the season!
*''Franchise/StarTrek'': Almost all of the over-the-air series in the franchise have faced their series finales with upgrades and clarity:
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
*** In the exception to the group as a season finale, well-known to even the general public, and another TropeCodifier in itself, "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1", Season 3's finale, [[WhamEpisode blew the entire series up to that point out of the water]], shaking up the status quo of not only characters for years to come, but also the quality and general atmosphere of future installments and spinoffs. This included the Borg threatening the existence of the entire United Federation of Planets containing billions of individuals, showing their destructive power by obliterating ''39'' starships ([[BattleDiscretionShot the battle of which could not be shown because of its sheer horror]], and the series' budget and technology at the time would not allow it), and putting into question whether '''''the''''' star of the show, Captain Picard, was going to survive. What fueled this was that Patrick Stewart at this time was in talks to leave the series, and his future involvement with TNG was just as questionable as his character's survival.
*** The final season and episode all gained a softer and more-even lighting scheme, more-vibrant color mix, a more-balanced sound mix, and higher-budget special effects. The series finale even ran a double-length episode, with a pre-and-during-show retrospective to match, and the stakes of the finale expanded to not just one group, community, city, or planet, but the ENTIRE GALAXY, with an anomaly threatening to twist our corner of the universe back to the primordial ages, preventing the origin of any life! The finale was even anticipated so much that Canada's Toronto Skydome (now Rodgers Center) hosted a 54,000-seat-packed event to celebrate the occasion!
** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' saw the conclusion of the 4-season-long Dominion War, with a '''''nine'''''-episode series finale, more-extreme model and CGI usage, as well as special effects and stories out-pacing even TNG's.
** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'''s final season sees more CGI usage, harder-hitting stories, and an alternate future where the U.S.S. Voyager has returned to the Alpha Quadrant, at the cost of some of our main crew, and our main future where Janeway seemingly defeats the entire Borg collective, a force to be reckoned with for 13 years, and averts the ChrisCarterEffect by getting Voyager home permanently in the process.
** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', the final regular over-the-air Star Trek series, was one of the first TV shows to be broadcast in high-definition, saw multi-part emotional stories building up to the beginnings of the United Federation of Planets, and, although controversial, and used a [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E21TheseAreTheVoyages story from TNG from a brand-new perspective as a finale]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Seems to be a tradition to up the ante with season finales, especially with the modern series.
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** The first example came with "Logopolis", which upped the ante of the story, as the peril now spread to the entire ''universe'' (as in, the whole of the universe was living on borrowed time, and its laws of physics were unraveling), used complex plot points, and introduced not only a brand-new Doctor, but introduced a brand-new companion, as well as brought back a character from the previous serial to become a permanent companion (bringing the total up to 3) in the process.
**"The Five Doctors" in 1983, which technically aired as a special months after the real finale, "The King's Demons". This brought back a boatload of characters and companions, played by the actors themselves again, from the previous 20 years, (not to mention four of the five Doctors[[note]]although sadly Creator/WilliamHartnell had passed away 8 years prior, so his character was recast[[/note]]) including Susan Foreman, Jamie [=McCrimmon=], Zoe Heriot, Mike Yates, Liz Shaw, Sarah-Jane Smith, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and a whole host of enemies and monsters from the series up to that point.
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** Although derided by fans, "Time-Flight" is a small, but good example of this, as the BBC were able to use and film on real Speedbird Concorde jets, with many effects and side characters.
** "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" brought back all companion and ally characters of not just the modern series of Doctor Who, but its spinoffs, ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', and ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures''. In addition, it brought back Davros, creator of the Daleks (who hadn't been seen as a character in almost 20 years), and upped the stakes to '''''the whole of creation'''''. (as in, not just our universe, but parallel universes and dimensions) All with a complex story (starting with ''Earth'' itself being stolen!) and major CGI effects to boot!
** "The End of Time" found the Doctor again, for the third time (twice, including now, in his 10th incarnation), fighting for the safety of the entire universe, as the Time Lords had found a way to escape The Last Great Time War (possibly bringing all of its horrors with them), the Master has (literally) become all of humanity (with upped simple, but effective, special effects to produce it), all with an omen hanging over the Doctor's head: "He Will Knock Four Times, And Then The Doctor Will Die."
** "The Night of the Doctor", "The Day of The Doctor" and "The Time of The Doctor" blew the entire franchise out of the water for the 50th anniversary, forming an action-packed, special-effects-laden narrative across three season-ending specials starting with the 8th Doctor [[note]]bringing back Creator/PaulMcGann, who had not been seen in 17 years since the considered-disastrous Americanized movie from 1996)[[/note]]renouncing his title (explicitly bringing the Creator/BigFinish Doctor Who dramas into official canon as well), becoming The War Doctor, continuing with the 11th Doctor meeting with his 10th incarnation, who both meet with their Time War Incarnation (who was played by the late '''Sir''' Creator/JohnHurt), who in turn meets with the "Bad Wolf" (Rose Tyler) form of the Moment, the sapient weapon seemingly destined to destroy Gallifrey to protect the timeline and the universe. ...or so they think. Instead, 11 opts to ''save'' Gallifrey by locking it in stasis, with the help of all '''''THIRTEEN''''' Doctors[[note]]War Doctor and Peter Capaldi's Doctor, who hadn't even appeared yet(!), included.[[/note]] and their [=TARDISes=]. Oh, and if that wasn't enough, well-known fan-favorite Tom Baker officially [[note]]Not counting the 30th Anniversary Children-In-Need Special "Dimensions in Time".[[/note]] returns as an implied ''future'' regeneration of The Doctor. It was so huge and anticipated that it got a ''theatrical'' release. Continuing on from that, 11 discovers that Gallifrey is still out there in-stasis (his memory of the event having been wiped by [[TimeyWimeyBall Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Ball Technobabble]]), but the universe is still in danger if the Time Lords return. Add to all that, 11 is at the end of his regenerations and in danger of permanently dying. [[NotQuiteDead He gets better]], if 12's (Peter Capaldi's) appearance in the previous episode didn't make it obvious, sees back Amy Pond (bringing Creator/KarenGillan back) one last time as a hallucination, and indeed regenerates into 12 with an emotional goodbye. '''''WHEW!'''''
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'': Although a failure in ratings, the series won the fans back by including serious stories in the latter half of the season, and in the finale, completely decimating the Power Rangers' defense, with the villains-of-the-season overrunning the Command Center, explicitly ''[[TrashTheSet destroying it]]'', and '''''blowing it up!!!''''' Now, with the Rangers' powers gone, their command post demolished, and no way to defend the Earth, it's a desperate escape into space, as the Power Rangers' mentor, Zordon, has been captured and they have only have one shot, a Space Shuttle from NASADA, with no as-of-yet fast way to reach Eltar, Zordon's home planet.
** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''[[note]]which at the time was intended to be the series finale, due to low ratings from Turbo[[/note]], first starting out as a continuation of the childish-kitschy stories found in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' , and ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' (with serious developments in its latter half as mentioned), pretty much took the standards-and-practices rulebook and threw it out the window for the season, also taking a [[Franchise/SuperSentai Sentai series]] that was focused on [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger electronics and technology]] and turned it into a space epic. It took the standard Power Rangers formula and turned it on its head, producing villains that questioned their place in life. (Astronema being one of them, because she is actually Karone, the long-lost sister of Andros, the Red Ranger) Most villains up to this point were of the over-the-top variety, and couldn't exactly be taken seriously; however, In Space produced/adapted ruthless villains that lived up to their characterization, including Darkonda, the Psycho Rangers, and Astronema herself. Its finale, one of the most memorable among fans, brought 6 years of story to a conclusion, with drama, maturity, and effects to match in the two-part finale "Countdown To Destruction": The villains finally begin their full conquest of the entire universe, and succeed, with one sole planet standing in their way: Earth. Infrastructure and cities are leveled (not just suggested), planets are captured and enslaved, other Rangers and allies around the universe are desperately trying to hold off their invasions, no one has any hope, and the Power Rangers are defeated (temporarily). Also present here, and throughout the series, was ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, leaving Astronema, now the Big Bad, as the supreme ruler of the universe, and threatening the destruction of Earth if the Power Rangers do not give themselves up. However, many temporary side characters, the entirety of the ordinary citizens of Angel Grove, backs them up. [[note]]including Surf Spot manager Adele and the comedy relief of Bulk, Skull, and Professor Phenomenus leading the charge![[/note]] When Zordon, their mentor over 5 seasons, is finally found after a season-long search, Andros must make two decisions, one familial; as in fighting Karone, the other a grave decision; the only way to defeat all of the evil in the universe is for Andros to shatter Zordon's Plasma Energy Tube, killing him, but sending out an energy wave that disintegrates all non-humanoid evil beings into dust. Again, '''''WHEW!'''''
* Part of the reason viewers point to ''Series/{{MASH}}'' as being so well remembered was its hard-hitting stories. After the infamous season finale episode "Abyssinia, Henry", the series began to dive deeper into drama, eventually separating from its mostly-comedy roots, to become a drama show with some comedy added. Eventually, the series culminated in the end of the Korean War, in an emotional two-hour goodbye in 1983, that, for the first time in television history, outranked the ''Super Bowl'' in viewership.
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*Pro Wrestling promotions have one event that is signaled as their biggest event of the calendar year, where strong feuds are put to rest, new feuds emerge, alliances are broken and new teams are formed.
** The biggest example is Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s Wrestling/WrestleMania, celebrated in giant, packed stadiums, with the company showcasing the best they have to offer in addition to celebrity guests and all the fanfare. It's not called "The Showcase of the Immortals" for nothing.
** [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA/Impact Wrestling]] have ''Bound for Glory'', which takes place in the middle of the year.
** Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling has ''Wrestle Kingdom'', celebrated in the first week of every year.
** Wrestling/RingOfHonor historically had ''Final Battle'', but in later years the popularity of the ''Supercard of Honor'' began to eclipse the former.
** [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling WCPW/Defiant Wrestling]] had, in its short run, ''Built to Destroy''.
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*You may have your own memories of the last day of the school year, when all educational pretense is thrown out. The rooms and halls of a school may be cleaned and stripped of all seen-day-after-day material. Meanwhile, there's a different air to the day: students AND teachers are now allowed to wear casual or even bright, special-occasion clothing, classrooms may have parties with various unhealthy-for-you foods, and it may be an all-class movie-watching affair. Heck, the day may even be shortened to half-day! Even more so, there may be an emotional upgrade between you and your friends if you are at the limit of your school's grade curriculum (i.e. elementary 5th grade moving on to junior high 6th grade) and your friendship is expected to split apart permanently.
*In a sense, New Years' Eve is like this. Regular people, companies, and television production corporations spend money on the best celebratory items (ranging from expensive champagne to exorbitant amounts of food for parties) and decorations (ranging through confetti, poppers, fireworks, and even displays) to help oust the old year, and ring-in the new year.
*Creator/FoxKids folded in 2002, with most of its shows and properties going to ABC/Disney. However, before all was said and done, like Power Rangers in Space, they threw the standards-and-practices rulebook out the window and went out with a bang, allowing shows depicting material that would probably be considered too suggestive, disturbing, or frightening for its demographic. ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was one show that is fondly remembered by Fox Kids viewers, for allowing material that dealt with death, PTSD, loss of identity, philosophy, violence, metaphysics, and mature [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar-skirting]] concepts of love, openness, and connection. ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' also pushed the envelope on what could be shown on children's programming, and was the final Power Rangers series solely produced by Saban Entertainment before the transfer to Disney.
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--->'''Geordie Too:''' "Aye, but they're here anyway and wearing some fancy outfits like."
----> The Two Geordies [[note]]Seemingly Creator/AntAndDec parodies[[/note]], [[WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob Goo Got Talent]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhznLPR7VaI]]
This is it! The End! The GrandFinale! Strike up the band! The hosts are dressed in their high-culture best! From Radio City Music Hall! Famous Guest Stars! Everything is upped! The competition, the performances, the ideas, the stage dressings!
For drama TV series: More Special Effects! More Guest Stars, Again! More Locations and Sets! [[WhamEpisode More Complex Stories and higher drama stakes for next season!]] (if there is one!)
Not necessarily limited to live-action ''fictional'' stories, the Finale Production Upgrade is NOT a Grand Finale in story terms, but in production terms. This is more an all-encompassing trope either about how much a series has changed since its inception (its look, its approach to depicting the stories and performances; the camera work, the stage work, the props, sets, and the individuals), or how much has been changed as a special occasion for its season finale/series finale episode. A sort of ArtEvolution for Live-Action. What was once harsh and in-need-of-work is now clean, crisp, clear, and inviting. What was humdrum and routine has now changed into something new and exciting! You may even see the production through a new lens, so to speak!
Although this is an entirely separate trope, there can be significant overlap between this and GrandFinale, due to the material, drama tropes, and changes involved.
If the production is completely ending, the set will probably be disposed of anyway, so why not have a spectacular ending for it by [[TrashTheSet destroying it in a blaze of glory?]]
If the series was bringing in relatively low ratings, an upgrade in a season finale was attempted in desperation to bring in viewers, and production effort for that finale story was good enough, it may result in the series GrowingTheBeard for the next season and beyond.
In cases of guest cast, this can be a contributing factor to BackForTheFinale.
Because most of these examples are about increasing the quality and dramatic story elements of TV shows for finales, '''''all spoilers will be unmarked.'''''
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!!Examples:
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* In a subversion to its television counterpart, ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' is a feature-length movie produced after the {{Cancellation}} of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to wrap up its most salient plot threads (including Mal Reynold's CharacterArc, River Tam's secret, and the origin of the Reavers), and because it was a movie, it featured much more expensive props, sets, and CGI effects.
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* Possibly one of the [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]], this usually happens in reality television (i.e. ''Series/{{Survivor}}'', ''Series/AmericanIdol'', ''Series/AmericasGotTalent''), when the final winner from competitors of a series is expected to be picked; the host(s) and judges (and maybe even the competitors) are all dressed in their best attire, the final venue may be a gigantic amphitheater with a 2000-plus-attendee audience to match, the final performances by the competitors may be their greatest and most complex yet, and the stage may be decked out in its best decorations this side of the season!
*''Franchise/StarTrek'': Almost all of the over-the-air series in the franchise have faced their series finales with upgrades and clarity:
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
*** In the exception to the group as a season finale, well-known to even the general public, and another TropeCodifier in itself, "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1", Season 3's finale, [[WhamEpisode blew the entire series up to that point out of the water]], shaking up the status quo of not only characters for years to come, but also the quality and general atmosphere of future installments and spinoffs. This included the Borg threatening the existence of the entire United Federation of Planets containing billions of individuals, showing their destructive power by obliterating ''39'' starships ([[BattleDiscretionShot the battle of which could not be shown because of its sheer horror]], and the series' budget and technology at the time would not allow it), and putting into question whether '''''the''''' star of the show, Captain Picard, was going to survive. What fueled this was that Patrick Stewart at this time was in talks to leave the series, and his future involvement with TNG was just as questionable as his character's survival.
*** The final season and episode all gained a softer and more-even lighting scheme, more-vibrant color mix, a more-balanced sound mix, and higher-budget special effects. The series finale even ran a double-length episode, with a pre-and-during-show retrospective to match, and the stakes of the finale expanded to not just one group, community, city, or planet, but the ENTIRE GALAXY, with an anomaly threatening to twist our corner of the universe back to the primordial ages, preventing the origin of any life! The finale was even anticipated so much that Canada's Toronto Skydome (now Rodgers Center) hosted a 54,000-seat-packed event to celebrate the occasion!
** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' saw the conclusion of the 4-season-long Dominion War, with a '''''nine'''''-episode series finale, more-extreme model and CGI usage, as well as special effects and stories out-pacing even TNG's.
** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'''s final season sees more CGI usage, harder-hitting stories, and an alternate future where the U.S.S. Voyager has returned to the Alpha Quadrant, at the cost of some of our main crew, and our main future where Janeway seemingly defeats the entire Borg collective, a force to be reckoned with for 13 years, and averts the ChrisCarterEffect by getting Voyager home permanently in the process.
** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', the final regular over-the-air Star Trek series, was one of the first TV shows to be broadcast in high-definition, saw multi-part emotional stories building up to the beginnings of the United Federation of Planets, and, although controversial, and used a [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E21TheseAreTheVoyages story from TNG from a brand-new perspective as a finale]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Seems to be a tradition to up the ante with season finales, especially with the modern series.
%% Do not put "The Three Doctors" here, because that was not a finale. Yes, it was a story upgrade and it was the end of the Doctor's exile on Earth story-wise, but it was the FIRST story of the 10th season, not the last.%%
** The first example came with "Logopolis", which upped the ante of the story, as the peril now spread to the entire ''universe'' (as in, the whole of the universe was living on borrowed time, and its laws of physics were unraveling), used complex plot points, and introduced not only a brand-new Doctor, but introduced a brand-new companion, as well as brought back a character from the previous serial to become a permanent companion (bringing the total up to 3) in the process.
**"The Five Doctors" in 1983, which technically aired as a special months after the real finale, "The King's Demons". This brought back a boatload of characters and companions, played by the actors themselves again, from the previous 20 years, (not to mention four of the five Doctors[[note]]although sadly Creator/WilliamHartnell had passed away 8 years prior, so his character was recast[[/note]]) including Susan Foreman, Jamie [=McCrimmon=], Zoe Heriot, Mike Yates, Liz Shaw, Sarah-Jane Smith, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and a whole host of enemies and monsters from the series up to that point.
%% Do not remove Time-Flight. This is indeed a finale, for the 19th season. %%
** Although derided by fans, "Time-Flight" is a small, but good example of this, as the BBC were able to use and film on real Speedbird Concorde jets, with many effects and side characters.
** "The Stolen Earth" and "Journey's End" brought back all companion and ally characters of not just the modern series of Doctor Who, but its spinoffs, ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', and ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures''. In addition, it brought back Davros, creator of the Daleks (who hadn't been seen as a character in almost 20 years), and upped the stakes to '''''the whole of creation'''''. (as in, not just our universe, but parallel universes and dimensions) All with a complex story (starting with ''Earth'' itself being stolen!) and major CGI effects to boot!
** "The End of Time" found the Doctor again, for the third time (twice, including now, in his 10th incarnation), fighting for the safety of the entire universe, as the Time Lords had found a way to escape The Last Great Time War (possibly bringing all of its horrors with them), the Master has (literally) become all of humanity (with upped simple, but effective, special effects to produce it), all with an omen hanging over the Doctor's head: "He Will Knock Four Times, And Then The Doctor Will Die."
** "The Night of the Doctor", "The Day of The Doctor" and "The Time of The Doctor" blew the entire franchise out of the water for the 50th anniversary, forming an action-packed, special-effects-laden narrative across three season-ending specials starting with the 8th Doctor [[note]]bringing back Creator/PaulMcGann, who had not been seen in 17 years since the considered-disastrous Americanized movie from 1996)[[/note]]renouncing his title (explicitly bringing the Creator/BigFinish Doctor Who dramas into official canon as well), becoming The War Doctor, continuing with the 11th Doctor meeting with his 10th incarnation, who both meet with their Time War Incarnation (who was played by the late '''Sir''' Creator/JohnHurt), who in turn meets with the "Bad Wolf" (Rose Tyler) form of the Moment, the sapient weapon seemingly destined to destroy Gallifrey to protect the timeline and the universe. ...or so they think. Instead, 11 opts to ''save'' Gallifrey by locking it in stasis, with the help of all '''''THIRTEEN''''' Doctors[[note]]War Doctor and Peter Capaldi's Doctor, who hadn't even appeared yet(!), included.[[/note]] and their [=TARDISes=]. Oh, and if that wasn't enough, well-known fan-favorite Tom Baker officially [[note]]Not counting the 30th Anniversary Children-In-Need Special "Dimensions in Time".[[/note]] returns as an implied ''future'' regeneration of The Doctor. It was so huge and anticipated that it got a ''theatrical'' release. Continuing on from that, 11 discovers that Gallifrey is still out there in-stasis (his memory of the event having been wiped by [[TimeyWimeyBall Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Ball Technobabble]]), but the universe is still in danger if the Time Lords return. Add to all that, 11 is at the end of his regenerations and in danger of permanently dying. [[NotQuiteDead He gets better]], if 12's (Peter Capaldi's) appearance in the previous episode didn't make it obvious, sees back Amy Pond (bringing Creator/KarenGillan back) one last time as a hallucination, and indeed regenerates into 12 with an emotional goodbye. '''''WHEW!'''''
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'': Although a failure in ratings, the series won the fans back by including serious stories in the latter half of the season, and in the finale, completely decimating the Power Rangers' defense, with the villains-of-the-season overrunning the Command Center, explicitly ''[[TrashTheSet destroying it]]'', and '''''blowing it up!!!''''' Now, with the Rangers' powers gone, their command post demolished, and no way to defend the Earth, it's a desperate escape into space, as the Power Rangers' mentor, Zordon, has been captured and they have only have one shot, a Space Shuttle from NASADA, with no as-of-yet fast way to reach Eltar, Zordon's home planet.
** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''[[note]]which at the time was intended to be the series finale, due to low ratings from Turbo[[/note]], first starting out as a continuation of the childish-kitschy stories found in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' , and ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' (with serious developments in its latter half as mentioned), pretty much took the standards-and-practices rulebook and threw it out the window for the season, also taking a [[Franchise/SuperSentai Sentai series]] that was focused on [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger electronics and technology]] and turned it into a space epic. It took the standard Power Rangers formula and turned it on its head, producing villains that questioned their place in life. (Astronema being one of them, because she is actually Karone, the long-lost sister of Andros, the Red Ranger) Most villains up to this point were of the over-the-top variety, and couldn't exactly be taken seriously; however, In Space produced/adapted ruthless villains that lived up to their characterization, including Darkonda, the Psycho Rangers, and Astronema herself. Its finale, one of the most memorable among fans, brought 6 years of story to a conclusion, with drama, maturity, and effects to match in the two-part finale "Countdown To Destruction": The villains finally begin their full conquest of the entire universe, and succeed, with one sole planet standing in their way: Earth. Infrastructure and cities are leveled (not just suggested), planets are captured and enslaved, other Rangers and allies around the universe are desperately trying to hold off their invasions, no one has any hope, and the Power Rangers are defeated (temporarily). Also present here, and throughout the series, was ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, leaving Astronema, now the Big Bad, as the supreme ruler of the universe, and threatening the destruction of Earth if the Power Rangers do not give themselves up. However, many temporary side characters, the entirety of the ordinary citizens of Angel Grove, backs them up. [[note]]including Surf Spot manager Adele and the comedy relief of Bulk, Skull, and Professor Phenomenus leading the charge![[/note]] When Zordon, their mentor over 5 seasons, is finally found after a season-long search, Andros must make two decisions, one familial; as in fighting Karone, the other a grave decision; the only way to defeat all of the evil in the universe is for Andros to shatter Zordon's Plasma Energy Tube, killing him, but sending out an energy wave that disintegrates all non-humanoid evil beings into dust. Again, '''''WHEW!'''''
* Part of the reason viewers point to ''Series/{{MASH}}'' as being so well remembered was its hard-hitting stories. After the infamous season finale episode "Abyssinia, Henry", the series began to dive deeper into drama, eventually separating from its mostly-comedy roots, to become a drama show with some comedy added. Eventually, the series culminated in the end of the Korean War, in an emotional two-hour goodbye in 1983, that, for the first time in television history, outranked the ''Super Bowl'' in viewership.
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*Pro Wrestling promotions have one event that is signaled as their biggest event of the calendar year, where strong feuds are put to rest, new feuds emerge, alliances are broken and new teams are formed.
** The biggest example is Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s Wrestling/WrestleMania, celebrated in giant, packed stadiums, with the company showcasing the best they have to offer in addition to celebrity guests and all the fanfare. It's not called "The Showcase of the Immortals" for nothing.
** [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA/Impact Wrestling]] have ''Bound for Glory'', which takes place in the middle of the year.
** Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling has ''Wrestle Kingdom'', celebrated in the first week of every year.
** Wrestling/RingOfHonor historically had ''Final Battle'', but in later years the popularity of the ''Supercard of Honor'' began to eclipse the former.
** [[Wrestling/DefiantWrestling WCPW/Defiant Wrestling]] had, in its short run, ''Built to Destroy''.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
*You may have your own memories of the last day of the school year, when all educational pretense is thrown out. The rooms and halls of a school may be cleaned and stripped of all seen-day-after-day material. Meanwhile, there's a different air to the day: students AND teachers are now allowed to wear casual or even bright, special-occasion clothing, classrooms may have parties with various unhealthy-for-you foods, and it may be an all-class movie-watching affair. Heck, the day may even be shortened to half-day! Even more so, there may be an emotional upgrade between you and your friends if you are at the limit of your school's grade curriculum (i.e. elementary 5th grade moving on to junior high 6th grade) and your friendship is expected to split apart permanently.
*In a sense, New Years' Eve is like this. Regular people, companies, and television production corporations spend money on the best celebratory items (ranging from expensive champagne to exorbitant amounts of food for parties) and decorations (ranging through confetti, poppers, fireworks, and even displays) to help oust the old year, and ring-in the new year.
*Creator/FoxKids folded in 2002, with most of its shows and properties going to ABC/Disney. However, before all was said and done, like Power Rangers in Space, they threw the standards-and-practices rulebook out the window and went out with a bang, allowing shows depicting material that would probably be considered too suggestive, disturbing, or frightening for its demographic. ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' was one show that is fondly remembered by Fox Kids viewers, for allowing material that dealt with death, PTSD, loss of identity, philosophy, violence, metaphysics, and mature [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar-skirting]] concepts of love, openness, and connection. ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' also pushed the envelope on what could be shown on children's programming, and was the final Power Rangers series solely produced by Saban Entertainment before the transfer to Disney.
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