The distance between either the zigs or the zags is generally or one rod. He zigs when most writers would zag which makes even his stock characters interesting. Veronica's plot, on the other hand, is the one that zigs where it should zag. It became the agency icon and spawned the phrase, "when the world zigs, zag". "Zigs", starring "Beverly Hills, 90210"'s Jason Priestley.