Fans are more powerful than we think. Multiple writers have admitted to reading fan theories or ships and reacting on the page — either by disproving or reinforcing them. When the theory or suggestion is adapted, this is sometimes called , described brilliantly by TVTropes.
There are loads and loads of examples , but here are 11 examples where the writers themselves have confirmed it: 1. writer and producer Marc Cherry says he changed who Mike married in the show thanks to fan reactions. 2.
Fans seemed to have influenced legend , who plays Captain Teague, being written into : At World's End. 3. director has hinted that a previously-unnamed Hobbit only got a speaking role because of the furore he created among fans.
It's not a straight-up admission, to be fair, but we literally cannot think of another way Jackson could have called him by his fan-generated name. 4. Hints that Alex and Olivia are a couple in : Special Victim's Unit arose because of fan theories, executive producer and head writer Neal Baer says.
5. Okay, she's not a writer on the show, but actor Alison Brie (Annie) says she and Joel McHale (Jeff) may have shared some kisses later in the show thanks to fan feedback from their first smooch. 6.
is riddled with fan theories that became canon, but showrunner and writer Stephen Moffat made his fan theory come true when he wrote a 1995 comment he'd made in a forum into an episode. 7. writer and producer Mike McMahan is on a mission to disprove your fan theory.
8. bai.
