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[deleted] OP t1_j4d1vrr wrote

Reply to comment by DoodleDew in Mindy Kaling did not create or write Velma. Why is she taking so much heat? by [deleted]

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DoodleDew t1_j4d2kw7 wrote

She’s been promoting heavily before it premiered and the show is named after her character.

Also, “ I've never seen an executive producer prioritized over the actual show creator.”

^ you must be young or new to paying attention to this because this happens all the time

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[deleted] OP t1_j4d2npt wrote

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preppytarg t1_j4d8sss wrote

For years, people would credit Lost to JJ Abrams, despite him stepping away almost completely after the pilot.

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e-glrl t1_j4d4cdo wrote

"from the creators of..." usually means "we got one guy who worked on..."

The Terminator series used James Cameron to promote Dark Fate, even though he was just a producer who didn't have much to do with the project

The Mortal Engines used Peter Jackson's name to try and bring in LotR fans, even though he just put up some money behind it.

Star Trek: Picard leans heavily on Patrick Stewart's star power, even though he did not write or direct, and his role is as more of a supporting character within the show. He is the producer and best known actor though, so rather than use Alex Kurtzman (who is not well-liked by fans, even though he is the brains behind the operation) the show uses Patrick Stewart to promote itself.

I recall His Dark Materials doing some producer shenanigans as well, though it has been quite a long time since I thought about His Dark Materials.

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testingtor t1_j4d2p78 wrote

> How are the actual writers supposed to grow their own names if people just fixate on the biggest name in the credits?

Because people in the industry actually know what theyre doing and thats how they get bigger jobs.

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cronedog t1_j4d3toa wrote

Most people don't understand anything about the creative process and think the actors are the most responsible, because they only know the actors. People ask questions to the actors as if they were the writer or director, not knowing that actors often film multiple takes and have much of their roles cut. They won't even know what's in the final show until they watch it.

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