Originally posted by LabRat:
But it's certainly never a good thing - and usually a sign of very poor writing - when the writers have to go online explaining important plot points in interviews after the fact! Imo, if it's not in the movie, they've messed it up.
LabRat 
I've only read a little bit of this thread so far, but this post just reached out and grabbed me. I once had to help make a short film as an assignment. The Editor, who doubled as a camera man and never showed up at meetings, cut out *The One Line* that carried the entire film. Without it, the movie made very little sense.
I'm slow to find fault with the writers, as a result.
