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Author: oneuglybunny

Aug 31st 2016 at 6:09:03 AM

^ I think that CastSpeciation occurs with an established cast, who fall into FiveManBand or similar roles out of necessity.  SuperheroSpeciation is closer to this proposal, though its title tends to predispose it to superpowers or magic.  This proposal is more along the lines of PlotDevice that requires a complex and integrated skill set from a team assembled for precisely that purpose.  So, the objective occurs first, and the crew is chosen to meet this need, as opposed to ColorCodedForYourConvenience teams that await some generic villainy.

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* ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has eccentric millionaire Preston Whitmore hand-pick a team of adventurers to use the Shepherd's Journal to discover the fabled lost city.  Under the leadership of Commander Rourke are tactician Helga Sinclair, tunneler Gaetan Moliere, physician Joshua Sweet, mechanic Audrey Ramirez, demolitions man Vinnie Santorini, radio monitor Wilhelmina Packard, and cook Jebidiah Farnsworth.  These explorers delayed departure until recruiting TheSmartGuy Milo Thatch, who is the only one who can decipher the Journal.