Movies and television have a distinct pathway into existence that needs more than one voice. They are not ever the work of a sole person, no matter how much the auteur theory tries to convince us otherwise. Films and shows are made by committee; need to be sponsored by the industry in order to reach as many people as possible; feed from and into the star system; get press coverage, eyeballs, and awards; and garner other markers of success that will then enable their makers to move on to bigger things with more resources and more creative freedom. In the best-case scenario, there is an
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