The definition of People Sit On Chairs is when a trope does not contribute to a work. It has nothing to do with the trope being common. Having a large number of writers as opposed to one or two effects the media. Therefore this is a trope and does not fit under People Sit On Chairs in any way shape or form. Please learn what tropes mean in the future before you misuse them.
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I think this trope is potentially useful. The DC example is a good hint at what this trope could be, in that it both describes the dynamics of the writing team as well as how that effects the end product. Maybe if the description elaborated on the effect this may have on a given work, people would be more inclined to elaborate on their examples. It's a difficult page to contribute a meaningful example to, but as Shimaspawn said, its not People Sit On Chairs.
i think there's definitely a trope there, but it needs to be more specific. there are tons of works out there that have Loads and Loads of Writers. the very first example alone says this is a staple of sitcoms, and of course it also happens with drama series, sci-fi, you name it... practically every TV series out there fits under this trope as it is. perhaps it should be when having many writers leads to many noticeable Depending on the Writer-type differences? or would that just be Depending on the Writer directly?
Heh, I was thinking of this the other day, but forgot to look for it. Glad to see it exists.
This is not a People Sit In Chairs at all. Most shows have relatively small writing teams, that are exactly that: teams.
This would be a case of a show that seemingly routinely has:
Star Trek had not only a writing staff, but also had episodes written by established and up-and-coming Sci-Fi writers. What one writer established in an episode might not make it into the series bible before another script is submitted by a completely different writer, leading to Plot Holes and minor Continuity Snarl.
The ones most affected by this are, however, definitely the "big two" Comic Book companies, as they have had Loads and Loads of Writers for nearly a century.
(If I couldn't find this trope - before I forgot to look - I was going to propose it as Actually An Anthology to show that the Loads and Loads of Writers are often freelance.)
edited 13th Oct '10 9:15:27 AM by BlackWolfe
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Loads and Loads of Writers doesn't really say anything beyond "Work X has Loads and Loads of Writers" for any of the examples. This seems very People Sit On Chairs — ish. What think?