I_am_INTJ t1_jd2978n wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:26 AM

SyFy's Battlestar Galactica.

There was no plan.

BruceChameleon t1_jd3m1a5 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 4:26 PM

BSG gets so much love but that show was a mess.

I_am_INTJ t1_jd3q3fi wrote on March 21, 2023 at 4:51 PM

I love what the showrunners set out to do, but they admitted their critical mistake was not having a bible that mapped everything out coherently till the end of the series and it definitely shows as the series progressed.

jayz93j t1_jd6rmh4 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 6:28 AM

Vince Gilligian has mentioned many teams that Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul didn’t have a full plan as they were writing it. The best TV can be organic, live and grow with its characters

I love BSG, Lost and shows like that which take the risk.

I_am_INTJ t1_jd6trbi wrote on March 22, 2023 at 6:58 AM

Completely agree with you, but when your show intro promises they have a plan, well... It's probably for the best if they actually have a plan.

elgrangordito t1_jde5of7 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:15 PM

Well, Vince Gilligan could pull that off. Others, not so much.

jayz93j t1_jde9gai wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:40 PM

He’s one of the GOATs but I think it happens more often than people realize