Needs a rename: The Chris Carter Effect

We've had character named tropes renamed all over the board, and I believe it's high time we did something about this particular one.

The Chris Carter Effect is basically what happens when the fans come to the conclusion that a work's plots will never be resolved — they get sick of being strung along without a payoff or at least something to show for all their readership or viewership, and they eventually give up on the work.

Perhaps something like Resolve Your Plots Dammit or No Plot Resolution would work, though better suggestions are more than welcome.

edited 8th Jul '11 11:36:45 PM by TwoGunAngel

Tag fixed. While I agree that it's a badly named trope, it's got really good inbound.

Fight smart, not fair.

I think it is a term that existed outside of TV Tropes, that's why it has good inbound. In this case it's a horrible name but it's a term we didn't create, like Chekhov's Gun and MacGuffin.

Redirects Are Free, but I would say the trope isn't about plot resolution as it is about a shakey Myth Arc that has no plan. Most examples of the trope do eventually get resolved in one form or another, but whether it was planned from the start is usually in debate.

Winging The Storyline, Lost In The Story Arc, Free Form Myth Arc

It's not character named, it's creator-named. There's a difference, albeit still a fine-line when it comes to the One Mario Limit.

That being said, I don't necessarily see that this one is -pervasive enough- that we -can't- call it anything else. The Chris Carter Effect could be made a redirect for a much better title. BUT. Let's show misuse before we rename stuff willy-nilly, please.

Either way, Winging The Story might work good as a redirect.

edited 9th Jul '11 10:50:56 AM by savage

Want to rename a trope? Step one: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Was the term used before the trope existed? If so, I think we could make do with redirects. But if the term was made up for the trope, a rename might be better.

Do loafing!

I still want to see misuse before anything other than redirect farming.

edited 9th Jul '11 11:37:09 AM by savage

Want to rename a trope? Step one: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Yeah, redirects and inbounds are thriving. No reason to rename this.

That's not what this trope is about. "Winging the Story" sounds like Writing by the Seat of Your Pants. The Chris Carter Effect is a fan reaction, and it can be caused by a Kudzu Plot, or by Exponential Plot Delay, or by the realization that the writer is Writing by the Seat of Your Pants.

Bumping. Does anyone still think this needs work?

This has been in the Repair Shop before, hasn't it?