10 unforgettable TV characters who were supposed to die earlier
Boyd Crowder — ‘Justified’
When Justified was first being adapted from the novella by Elmore Leonard, the cards were stacked against Boyd Crowder. The outlaw dies in the source material and was supposed to die in the pilot after getting shot by U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant). Once series creator Graham Yost and test audiences saw Walton Goggins in the role, he went from being a guest star to a lead character.
Thanks to that creative decision, one of TV’s most memorable — albeit antagonistic — bromances was born, and Boyd Crowder was on the FX show until the very last scene in the finale.