Creativity Leash
It's not just about the creator. This index archives all the ways in which producers, executives, advertisers, editors, and fans hold sway over the creative process.
Related Tropes:
- Adored by the Network
- Attention Deficit Creator Disorder
- Auteur License
- Bishonen Jump Syndrome
- Bloodier and Gorier
- Christmas Rushed
- Darker and Edgier
- Demographics
- Denser and Wackier
- Designated Protagonist Syndrome
- Ensemble Darkhorse
- Executive Meddling
- Hotter and Sexier
- Lighter and Softer
- Merchandise-Driven
- Music Is Politics
- Orphaned Series
- Pandering to the Base
- Pigeonholed Director
- Protection From Editors
- Ratings
- Relationship Writing Fumble
- Running the Asylum
- Scapegoat Creator
- Schedule Slip
- Screwed by the Lawyers
- Screwed by the Network
- Torch the Franchise and Run
- Trilogy Creep
- Viewers Are Indexed
- Wag the Director
- Writer on Board
- Writer Revolt
- Younger and Hipper