Case in point: Babylon 5.<p>The show&#x27;s creator, J. Michael Straczynski, originally planned for a full 5 season run. But he was forced to cram the ending into season 4 because of uncertainty over the future of the show. Then season 5 was approved at the last moment - with most storylines already wrapped up.<p>He had to create <i>something</i> for the next season, but it wasn&#x27;t what he&#x27;d envisioned from the start.