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* In 2010, the ''[[Transformers Timelines|Transformers Collector's Club]]'' dropped their "Nexus Prime" plotline which had been running for about five years across [[The Multiverse|various continuities]], after Hasbro ''themselves'' took charge of stories regarding the thirteen original Transformers.
* In ''[[The Death of Superman]]'' arc, Doomsday was originally supposed to be an escapee from an intergalactic insane asylum. You can see hints of this origin in his first few panels, where he commits random acts of violence with maniacal laughter drawn in. When mental health advocates caught wind of this and protested the treatment of the mentally ill as dangerous lunatics,<ref>Where were these people when every [[Batman]] villain ever was introduced?</ref> this explanation was dropped and Doomsday was treated as a [[Diabolus Ex Nihilo]]. He was later given an origin as a Kryptonian-created [[The Juggernaut|juggernaut]].
* As a [[Long Runner]], ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' gets this a lot, but two memorable aborted arcs include the mystery of [[Kid Appeal Character|Tails]]' destiny as the "[[Chosen One]]" (a prophecy of him being a bigger hero than [[The McCoy|Sonic]] or [[The Spock|Knuckles]] combined that faltered several times, due to arguments over exactly ''what'' that was supposed to mean), and the Eggman-backed Dingo invasion of the Echindas' homeland (which petered out when the story shifted to an equally-aborted arc regarding a civil war in the Dark Legion). Both stories were hyped up something fierce, but disappeared so quickly and completely that even the ''writers'' have no idea [[The Chris Carter Effect|how exactly they were supposed to end]]. [[Kid Appeal Character|Tails']] "[[Chosen One]]" destiny was resolved either when he stopped Mammoth Mogul from destroying [[The Multiverse]] or when he was used by [[
* In ''[[52]]'' the original Booster Gold/Skeets arc involved the duo fixing the time-stream after it had been damaged during the [[Infinite Crisis]]. Several issues into the series, after Skeets had already noticed discrepancies between events as they happened and as they were recorded in the future, the writers decided that this plot was overused and too generic. They switched to a new malevolent threat that intended to manipulate time and reality for its own gain {{spoiler|and this leads to the return of Mr. Mind, who had appeared in the early issues}}.
* Happened entirely too often with Rob Liefeld's creator-owned work. Most quarter bins will have issues from series that never went past the first couple of issues, set-ups for crossovers that never actually happened, storylines that were abandoned mid-plot... the list goes on. Some of the most prominent examples include:
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** Also, there was the whole "warp drive damages reality" problem they introduced in the sixth season of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', and then only mentioned once the following season. This had the potential to be either really cool or really stupid, but we will never know which. [[Word of God]] says that the "variable geometry pylons" on ''U.S.S. Voyager'' were [[The Federation|the Federation's]] stopgap solution to the problem, thus explaining why the ''Enterprise''-E and other ships produced thereafter has fixed pylons. Was later retconned to having to due with a ''Star Trek TOS'' episode involving the federation trying to make an omega molecule and it destroying subspace in the entire sector. And by the time of ''The Next Generation'' it's a closely guarded secret in the hands of only a few that the federation destroyed this entire sector of space's subspace field.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** The malevolent unknown force in the middle of the TARDIS, mentioned by the newly regenerated fifth Doctor in the story ''Castrovalva''. This was intended as a reference to another story that would follow it in that season (where the Doctor and crew would indeed discover that there's something evil hidden at the very centre of the Doctor's ship), but the script for this other story was eventually dropped. The reference to it in ''Castrovalva'' wasn't, and it remains unanswered to this day (even in the [[Expanded Universe]]).
** Then there is the Cartmel Masterplan that was supposed to introduce more mysteries about the Doctor's origin and nature. The Old Series was cancelled before anything could come from it, but the [[Expanded Universe]] saved some plotlines.
** The season-long ''Trial of a Time Lord'' introduced Mel, a future companion of the Doctor who showed up to rescue him at the end despite them not having actually met from his point of view. The producers had planned to show this first meeting, but were forced to just plow ahead with Mel as the current companion when Colin Baker was fired.
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== Web Comics ==
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''
** The comic was going to have [[Opposite
** Sensei Greg, [[Evil Counterpart|Lord Tedd]], and several other characters have disappeared or show up almost never. Sensei Greg has now returned, but whether or not [[Evil Counterpart|Lord Tedd's]] arc will actually be concluded is still up for grabs. [[Word of God|Dan]] has admitted that he introduced the [[Evil Counterpart|Lord Tedd]] thing a LOT sooner than he really should have, but he still intends to get back to it and wrap it up eventually. Just don't hold your breath on it.
** The [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Susan]] school uniform storyline was recently given a very abrupt, almost [[Ass Pull]]-level resolution, thanks to the [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|Ellen and Nanase]] storyline running [[Arc Fatigue|way, way]] too long ([[Lampshade Hanging|though the characters don't think it was any less abrupt than the readers did]]).
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* The plotline about [[Lovable Traitor|Willie's]] other allegiances was dropped midway through in the [[Anti Cliche and Mary Sue Elimination Society]]. Now subverted, as it's being reposted, albeit very slowly.
* [[The Irate Gamer]] started an arc involving robots and said the next episode will be a finale. However, the next episode was about He-Man, with no mention of the robots.
** Even earlier than that, the end of the [[Aladdin (Capcom)||Aladdin]] episode had the Genie take refuge in IG's Game Genie. Three years later and this plot thread still remains hanging.
* [[Behind the Veil]] has several, mostly due to players leaving and never returning. Key mention would be the long-running feud between [[Werewolf: The Apocalypse|Kathleen Allan]] and [[Mage: The Ascension|May Lawrence]] which ended when the latter's player disappeared and never returned.
* ''[[Bionicle]]'' web-serial examples:
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