I think so, I mean it gets quite boring when you only discuss actors, and also, the line between cast and crew tends to get blurred a lot.
Whether a trope is boring is not relevant to its application.
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Fine, but what about the fact that the line between actors and non-actors getting blurred frequently.
Blurred in what way? I don't see any cause for adding Bob Somebody, camera-man extraordinaire who worked on all of NBC's shows in the late 90s.
Actors are significant because they're the faces in front of the camera that everyone sees and says "Hey, I recognize that guy from that other show!"
Some particularly famous writers may get recognition for their writing style, but most people won't look at an episode of Gotham and say "Hey, the guy who wrote this episodes was a writer for Who's the Boss?!"
And they're certainly not going to say, "Hey, it's Samuel L Jackson, remember that time he wrote an episode of The Boondocks?" Matt Robinson isn't being retroactively recognized. First he was doing one job, then he was doing another.
Donald Trump isn't Retroactive Recognition because he's the President when he used to host a reality show.
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If actors do non-acting jobs, and vice-versa, they're not being retroactively recognized. They're just in different jobs, re: Donald Trump as president and reality show host.
Ditto writers working on different shows. That they happen to have worked on other shows isn't Retroactive Recognition any more than Jack Nicholson is Retroactive Recognition for starring in The Departed after Something's Gotta Give.
Trying a different tack, to quote the trope page, "this is what happens when a former bit player finally lands a breakout role. It may also include a few minor roles before their Star-Making Role".
Going from writing for the Cosby Show to writing for some obscure hulu sitcom about a Marine corps major is not a bit player landing a breakout role.
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These examples were added by Glickmam. They were deleted by Madaruga with the explanation "Not Retroactive Recognition That's "Point is, you've seen these things before. You just never paid enough attention to the actor to learn his name or connect one appearance to another until he finally landed a regular role on a series you regularly watch. " Any writer worth their salt will have worked on many shows."
Glickmam readded them and I pulled them again and brought them here for discussion, should it be necessary. So, Retroactive Recognition, yeah or nay?
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