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Would the show have been as good as if they did kill Jesse in the first season? How would they keep the show going? You have to adjust things for a TV audience vs book audience.
Wait, I'm confused. 
This sounds like you're saying everything should be planned out, but then you give examples of how the plot adapted from the original plan in a show you really like.
So which is it? >

See that I misspelled the title? Did I do that with a purpose, or am I a hypocrite? >

This is only unpopular with studio executives