28 Pop Culture Masterpieces That Almost Didn’t Happen

We’re surrounded by pop-culture franchises that everyone takes for granted. What you might not realize is that a lot of those zeitgeist staples almost didn’t happen. Tons and tons of iconic books, movies, shows, songs and even entire franchises almost landed on the scrap heap — or did land on the scrap heap, and somehow got resurrected. Iconic books, movies, shows, songs and franchises like…