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* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' * seems to have been an example of this. The most JustForFun/{{egregious}} example was probably the whole arc with Chris, a character who came from the future to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. The problem is, he kept changing the story of ''what'' went wrong and doing all sorts of morally questionable actions behind the Charmed Ones' backs. Eventually, the writers decided that he was Piper and Leo's KidFromTheFuture, here to stop his older brother Wyatt from turning evil. The reveal made a lot of these actions seem even weirder in hindsight as a result, though considering the BadFuture Chris came from and that he literally had no real idea what he was looking for, him doing reckless, questionable and borderline stupid things actually does make a degree of sense. WordOfGod seems to admit that they didn't know what his story was, having only decided on this course of action [[RealLifeWritesThePlot because Piper's actress, Holly Marie Combs, got pregnant]]; before that, Chris was going to turn out to be future Wyatt.

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* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' * seems to have been an example of this. ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'': The most JustForFun/{{egregious}} example was probably the whole arc with Chris, a character who came from the future to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. The problem is, he kept changing the story of ''what'' went wrong and doing all sorts of morally questionable actions behind the Charmed Ones' backs. Eventually, the writers decided that he was Piper and Leo's KidFromTheFuture, here to stop his older brother Wyatt from turning evil. The reveal made a lot of these actions seem even weirder in hindsight as a result, though considering the BadFuture Chris came from and that he literally had no real idea what he was looking for, him doing reckless, questionable and borderline stupid things actually does make a degree of sense. WordOfGod seems to admit that they didn't know what his story was, having only decided on this course of action [[RealLifeWritesThePlot because Piper's actress, Holly Marie Combs, got pregnant]]; before that, Chris was going to turn out to be future Wyatt.
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** Halfway through Season 3 of ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'', Andrew Kreisberg was fired after numerous sexual harassment accusations. Since he'd been the main architect behind the season's story and would still have to be paid if it was used, the other writers had to quickly whip up an alternate second half that received many accusations of being obviously made up as they went, most notably with how several episodes were spent building up to the arrival of the villain Pestilence, only for her to be anticlimactically disposed of just one episode after her arrival.
** The crossover event ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'' was designed to be as big a DC TV event as the crew could possibly make it, with offers for appearances sent to just about every living actor who'd ever played a major role in a DC property. The downside of this is that they then had to wait to find out just who they would and wouldn't be getting before they could do any serious writing on the special... which also meant they couldn't offer ''any'' specifics of what the actors would actually be doing or even how much they'd be paid. Creator/MichaelRosenbaum, who played ComicBook/LexLuthor in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and voiced ComicBook/WallyWest / ComicBook/TheFlash in the [[{{Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse}} DCAU]], specifically stated that he declined the offer because it seemed so ridiculous to demand an answer from him ASAP while telling him nothing about what he'd actually be signing on for.

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** Halfway through Season 3 of ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'', ''Series/Supergirl2015'', Andrew Kreisberg was fired after numerous sexual harassment accusations. Since he'd been the main architect behind the season's story and would still have to be paid if it was used, the other writers had to quickly whip up an alternate second half that received many accusations of being obviously made up as they went, most notably with how several episodes were spent building up to the arrival of the villain Pestilence, only for her to be anticlimactically disposed of just one episode after her arrival.
** The crossover event ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'' was designed to be as big a DC TV event as the crew could possibly make it, with offers for appearances sent to just about every living actor who'd ever played a major role in a DC property. The downside of this is that they then had to wait to find out just who they would and wouldn't be getting before they could do any serious writing on the special... which also meant they couldn't offer ''any'' specifics of what the actors would actually be doing or even how much they'd be paid. Creator/MichaelRosenbaum, who played ComicBook/LexLuthor Lex Luthor in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and voiced ComicBook/WallyWest / ComicBook/TheFlash Wally West/the Flash in the [[{{Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse}} [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]], specifically stated that he declined the offer because it seemed so ridiculous to demand an answer from him ASAP while telling him nothing about what he'd actually be signing on for.
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* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' seems to have been an example of this. The most JustForFun/{{egregious}} example was probably the whole arc with Chris, a character who came from the future to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. The problem is, he kept changing the story of ''what'' went wrong and doing all sorts of morally questionable actions behind the Charmed Ones' backs. Eventually, the writers decided that he was Piper and Leo's KidFromTheFuture, here to stop his older brother Wyatt from turning evil. Approximately ''none'' of his actions before TheReveal[[note]]trapping Leo in Valhalla, killing several Valkyries, making deals with demons to trap the girls in an alternate reality, breaking up his own parents before he's conceived...[[/note]] make sense with that story, nor can he explain why he didn't just tell them the truth from the beginning. WordOfGod seems to admit that they didn't know what his story was, having only decided on this course of action [[RealLifeWritesThePlot because Piper's actress, Holly Marie Combs, got pregnant]]. Even after the truth is revealed, the writers can't decide ''what'' turns Wyatt evil until near the season's end.

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* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' * seems to have been an example of this. The most JustForFun/{{egregious}} example was probably the whole arc with Chris, a character who came from the future to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. The problem is, he kept changing the story of ''what'' went wrong and doing all sorts of morally questionable actions behind the Charmed Ones' backs. Eventually, the writers decided that he was Piper and Leo's KidFromTheFuture, here to stop his older brother Wyatt from turning evil. Approximately ''none'' The reveal made a lot of his these actions before TheReveal[[note]]trapping Leo seem even weirder in Valhalla, killing several Valkyries, making deals with demons to trap hindsight as a result, though considering the girls in an alternate reality, breaking up his own parents before he's conceived...[[/note]] BadFuture Chris came from and that he literally had no real idea what he was looking for, him doing reckless, questionable and borderline stupid things actually does make sense with that story, nor can he explain why he didn't just tell them the truth from the beginning. a degree of sense. WordOfGod seems to admit that they didn't know what his story was, having only decided on this course of action [[RealLifeWritesThePlot because Piper's actress, Holly Marie Combs, got pregnant]]. Even after the truth is revealed, the writers can't decide ''what'' turns Wyatt evil until near the season's end. pregnant]]; before that, Chris was going to turn out to be future Wyatt.

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** Jesse Pinkman was supposed to die somehow in Season 1 until Creator/AaronPaul's acting chops convinced everyone to keep him on, and he effectively became the {{Deuteragonist}} of the show. Hank was also supposed to die in the first season, but a writer's strike cut the season short and spared him [[spoiler:for another few seasons]].

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** Jesse Pinkman was supposed to die somehow in Season 1 until Creator/AaronPaul's acting chops convinced everyone to keep him on, and he effectively became the {{Deuteragonist}} of the show. Hank was also supposed to die in the first season, but a writer's strike cut the season short and spared him [[spoiler:for another few seasons]]. Walt Jr. was also supposed to die, but he ultimately survived until the end of the show unscathed.


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** When Walt is invited to Gus' house, we see toys on the ground and Gus says his kids are out of town for the night. Gus having kids is never mentioned again, nor is any partner ever mentioned, either in ''Breaking Bad'' or ''Better Call Saul'', leading some fans to think he made them up to manipulate Walt. The writers have stated the scene was meant to open the possibility of exploring Gus' family in later episodes, but obviously it ended up as an AbortedArc.

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