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* In Russia, the children's game show ''Zvyozdniy chas'' (roughly "Time to Shine") was created by Vlad Listyev in 1992 and initially fluctuated between hosts -- before 1993, there was Alexey Yakubov, soon replaced by Vladimir Bolshov, and in the beginning of 1993, there was a duo of Igor Bushmelev and Yelena Shmeleva (Igor and Lena). It was not until April 1993 that Sergei Suponev (of ''UsefulNotes/{{Dendy}}: The New Reality'' fame) took over the hosting duties, and only then did the show really find its legs and skyrocket in popularity. Suponev ended up taking over the showrunner position, and ''Zvyosdniy chas'' was ''his'' show until his unfortunate death in 2001. Nowadays, when they talk about the show, they mean the Suponev-hosted programs; no one talks about the first two hosts, and Igor and Lena are only brought up to talk about their inferiority to Suponev.
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* In Russia, the children's game show ''Zvyozdniy chas'' (roughly "Time to Shine") was created by Vlad Listyev in 1992 and initially fluctuated between hosts -- before 1993, there was Alexey Yakubov, soon replaced by Vladimir Bolshov, and in the beginning of 1993, there was a duo of Igor Bushmelev and Yelena Shmeleva (Igor and Lena). It was not until April 1993 that Sergei Suponev (of ''UsefulNotes/{{Dendy}}: ''Platform/{{Dendy}}: The New Reality'' fame) took over the hosting duties, and only then did the show really find its legs and skyrocket in popularity. Suponev ended up taking over the showrunner position, and ''Zvyosdniy chas'' was ''his'' show until his unfortunate death in 2001. Nowadays, when they talk about the show, they mean the Suponev-hosted programs; no one talks about the first two hosts, and Igor and Lena are only brought up to talk about their inferiority to Suponev.
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* Within the ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'', the works produced outside of Creator/JossWhedon's direct involvement (ExpandedUniverse) are usually considered part of an AlternateUniverse or [[FanonDiscontinuity didn't happen]]. These usually include the novels and most of the comics besides the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' season 8/9/10, ''ComicBook/{{Fray}}'', and ''Series/{{Angel}}: After The Fall'' series (though some don't consider any of the comics to be).
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* As ''Series/TheXFiles'' wore on, episodes written by creator Creator/ChrisCarter were regarded as less and less worthy by both critics and fans. By the time of the 2016 revival, Carter-penned episodes were consistently regarded as extremely poor on all fronts, but especially in terms of both inept plotting and dull characterization; any critical praise for the show was strictly for episodes written by pretty much ''anyone'' else. Darin Morgan, who only wrote a handful of episodes throughout the series run, is often regarded by fans as the best 'pure' ''X-Files'' writer, while numerous other series writers (Frank Spotnitz, Glen Morgan, Creator/VinceGilligan) also have strong fan bases.
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** Creator/GeneRoddenberry created the series and wrote numerous episodes (as well as rewriting scripts by others) but it was later revealed that a co-producer on [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries original series]], Gene L. Coon, was nearly as important to the series' narrative excellence, with his contributions including creating the PrimeDirective, the Klingons and Khan Noonien Singh in his own stories, as well as (also) doing rewrites for others. (In fact, many of the best known elements of ''Star Trek'' were devised by writers other than Roddenberry, such as the mind meld and the nerve pinch.) Later, it's generally agreed by the fans that ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]]'' and the movies got better once Roddenberry was [[KickedUpstairs promoted to executive consultant.]] While the Trek shows have all had numerous writers, Michael Piller and Creator/RonMoore are typically credited with setting the bar for ''Next Generation'' and ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' respectively. Later, Manny Coto would do a similar thing for ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' (with some help from Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), but in that case it sadly proved too late to save the series from a curtailed run.
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** Creator/GeneRoddenberry created the series and wrote numerous episodes (as well as rewriting scripts by others) but it was later revealed that a co-producer on [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries original series]], Gene L. Coon, was nearly as important to the series' narrative excellence, with his contributions including creating the PrimeDirective, the Klingons and Khan Noonien Singh in his own stories, as well as (also) doing rewrites for others. (In fact, many of the best known elements of ''Star Trek'' were devised by writers other than Roddenberry, such as the mind meld and the nerve pinch.) Later, it's generally agreed by the fans that ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]]'' and the movies got better once Roddenberry was [[KickedUpstairs promoted to executive consultant.]] While the Trek shows have all had numerous writers, Michael Piller Creator/MichaelPiller and Creator/RonMoore are typically credited with setting the bar for ''Next Generation'' and ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' respectively. Later, Manny Coto would do a similar thing for ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' (with some help from Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), but in that case it sadly proved too late to save the series from a curtailed run.
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** Andrew Cartmel, script-editor during Creator/SylvesterMcCoy era, is widely hailed by fans as improving the show's quality in its last two seasons by making the Doctor a mysterious character again, introducing one of the most popular companions in Ace (thus creating one of the most iconic TARDIS teams), having darker and more mature storytelling inspired by the resurgence in comic books of TheEighties and having an anarchic, overtly political edge. His approach stayed with the show long after it went off the air, with the ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' being the face of the franchise for most of TheNineties and arguably inspiring the revived series approach.
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** Andrew Cartmel, Creator/AndrewCartmel, script-editor during Creator/SylvesterMcCoy era, is widely hailed by fans as improving the show's quality in its last two seasons by making the Doctor a mysterious character again, introducing one of the most popular companions in Ace (thus creating one of the most iconic TARDIS teams), having darker and more mature storytelling inspired by the resurgence in comic books of TheEighties and having an anarchic, overtly political edge. His approach stayed with the show long after it went off the air, with the ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' being the face of the franchise for most of TheNineties and arguably inspiring the revived series approach.
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* ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' production team changed during the series' long run, particularly between the third and fourth series, but the influence of Brian Clemens was felt throughout. He wrote the second episode, became the series' most prolific scriptwriter and cast Creator/HonorBlackman and Creator/DianaRigg.
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* ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' production team changed during the series' long run, particularly between the third and fourth series, Creator/SydneyNewman may have comissioned ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', but the influence of people most associated with the series are writer, producer and script editor Brian Clemens was felt throughout. He wrote and producer Albert Fennell, both of whom took over during season four. Also, when it comes to the second episode, became music of the series' most prolific scriptwriter and cast Creator/HonorBlackman and Creator/DianaRigg.show, Laurie Johnson's theme is much more recognisable than John Dankworth's original.
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** Within the ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'', the works produced outside of Creator/JossWhedon's direct involvement (ExpandedUniverse) are usually considered part of an AlternateUniverse or [[FanonDiscontinuity didn't happen]]. These usually include the novels and most of the comics besides the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' season 8/9/10, ''ComicBook/{{Fray}}'', and ''Series/{{Angel}}: After The Fall'' series (though some don't consider any of the comics to be).
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** Andrew Cartmel, script-editor during Creator/SylvesterMcCoy era, is widely hailed by fans as improving the show's quality in its last two seasons by making the Doctor a mysterious character again, introducing one of the most popular companions in Ace (thus creating one of the most iconic TARDIS teams), having darker and more mature storytelling inspired by the resurgence in comic books of TheEighties and having an anarchic, overtly political edge. His approach stayed with the show long after it went off the air, with the ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' being the face of the franchise for most of TheNineties and arguably inspiring the revived series approach.
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* ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' production team changed during the series' long run, particularly between the third and fourth series, but the influence of Brian Clemens was felt throughout. He wrote the second episode, became the series' most prolific scriptwriter and cast Creator/HonorBlackman and Creator/DianaRigg.
* While Creator/TerryNation created ''Series/BlakesSeven'', it was script editor Creator/ChrisBoucher who fleshed out his scripts and gave the characters personality. In fact, many of the series' best-loved episodes were written by Boucher.
* Although the original version of the film script was written by Creator/JossWhedon himself, director Fran Rubel Kuzui made ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' TheMovie what it is: a SoBadItsGood "comedy/horror" that is actually neither. The [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer TV series]] actually created by Creator/JossWhedon is what the fans know and love, and people [[FanonDisContinuity prefer to ignore]] the movie. This makes Joss Buffy's Dad at TWO points.
** Within the ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'', the works produced outside of Creator/JossWhedon's direct involvement (ExpandedUniverse) are usually considered part of an AlternateUniverse or [[FanonDiscontinuity didn't happen]]. These usually include the novels and most of the comics besides the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' season 8/9/10, ''ComicBook/{{Fray}}'', and ''Series/{{Angel}}: After The Fall'' series (though some don't consider any of the comics to be).
* Similarly to the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]] Voice Actors examples below, even the most fervent detractors of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'' would agree that Creator/MattRyan delivered as good a performance as there's ever going to be of ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'s John Constantine. This positive word of mouth led to Ryan eventually getting the chance to reprise the role of Constantine in both Season 4 of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (with Constantine becoming a recurring character on ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' thereafter) and WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse entries starting with ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDark''.
* ''Series/TheDailyShow'' was originally started by Craig Kilborn as a [[Series/SaturdayNightLive "Weekend Update"]]-style comedy show. But in 1999, Creator/JonStewart became its new host, and under his guidance, the show changed from a light parody of local news to a deep and incisive political satire, held in higher esteem than many mainstream news outlets. In 2015, Jon stepped down as host [[Series/TheDailyShowWithTrevorNoah and was succeeded by Trevor Noah]], who acknowledged in his pilot episode how important Jon was [[CallBack by using a "step-dad" metaphor similar to the one made in Jon's first show]].
* While ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' was created by James Manos Jr., he had very little involvement in the series after the pilot, with the real figures behind the show's success being seen as initial showrunner Clyde Phillips and writer Melissa Rosenberg.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', technically created by committee, has had many producers and head writers, but these are a few of the most commonly-cited examples.
** Creator/VerityLambert, the show's very first producer. For starters, she is the one who ensured that some aliens called the Daleks made it to air. In fact, the story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Human Nature]]", which sees the Doctor become a human with no memories of his Time Lord self, claims that his parents were named "Sydney and Verity".
** TV theme composer Ron Grainer wrote the score for the ''Doctor Who'' theme, but it was ElectronicMusic pioneer Delia Derbyshire's production that made it stand out, so the piece is usually credited in modern times to her. Even Grainer regarded the theme as Derbyshire's, famously asking her 'did I write that?' after hearing her rendition (she responded, 'most of it'). Due to Derbyshire's contractual status within the BBC at the time, she was denied a credit and made no money other than her usual employee wage from the piece.
** Creator/DavidWhitaker, the show's first script editor, managed to establish multiple things that became part of the series' DNA forever after - the first TARDIS team (the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan), the first companion-switchover ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E3TheRescue The Rescue]]"), the first post-regeneration story ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks The Power of the Daleks]]"), and the first novelisation (''Dr. Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks''). He also established several important canon points like the TARDIS being a MagicFromTechnology EldritchAbomination SapientShip, the Doctor being 'cut off from [his] own planet' with his exact backstory a RiddleForTheAges, and incorporated mystical and psychedelic themes into the early show that would go on to influence later writers.
** The Daleks are ''Doctor Who'''s most popular and enduring monster, and their invention is credited to Creator/TerryNation - but many fans doubt it was ''his'' writing that was actually responsible for making the Daleks a hit. Fans inclined to credit the design for their success are likely to credit them to prop designer Raymond Cusick (who, like Derbyshire, was only paid his usual wage for the work). Other fans celebrate Creator/DavidWhitaker, script editor of the first couple of seasons of ''Doctor Who'' and Nation's uncredited cowriter, who also wrote the highly regarded AdaptationExpansion novelisation of the serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks The Daleks]]", ghostwrote much of the "Dalekmania" [[ExpandedUniverse spinoff material]] and wrote several fan-favourite DarkerAndEdgier Dalek serials ("Power of the Daleks", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]" and the second half of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E4TheDaleksMasterPlan The Daleks' Master Plan]]"). In Whitaker scripts [[DependingOnTheWriter Daleks tend to be]] a MagnificentBastard race, while in Nation scripts they're TheGrotesque and rather pathetic. Nation, for his part, disliked Whitaker's take on the Daleks and worked hard to end Whitaker's influence on the aliens in the 70s by such measures as having Whitaker creations ExiledFromContinuity. However, that didn't stop Creator/RussellTDavies' take from being clearly influenced by the Whitaker Dalek material more than the Nation stuff.
** Even though Creator/WilliamHartnell was the first actor to interpret the character of the Doctor, many people feel the definitive 'first' Doctor performance was Creator/PatrickTroughton, who introduced many of the performance and character elements that would influence later Doctor performances - being funnier and warmer, being younger and more active, having a CatchPhrase, getting CharacterFocus rather than being part of an ensemble cast, ComicalOverreacting, being more of an IdealHero rather than TheTrickster, and so on. He was also the first actor who was playing the Doctor as an unambiguous alien rather than as an AmbiguouslyHuman 'future' person, and the first to play an ''[[LegacyCharacter incarnation]]'' of the Doctor rather than just 'the Doctor', an element of the character crucial to how he is perceived.
** Even though he was the ''fourth'' television Doctor, Creator/TomBaker's performance was massively defining and influential, and it's easy to argue that every Doctor since has been in some way a reaction to him. He lasted almost seven years in the role, the longest tenure of any Doctor, and was the first Doctor consistently portrayed as being [[TheMentallyDisturbed mad]] rather than just eccentric, and the first to bring in elements of being a destructive force of cosmic justice, with a specific blend of darkness, whimsy and odd character quirks that became the 'default' take on character ever after. Due to his tendency to tinker with his scripts, add lines and occasionally entire unscripted scenes, and [[WagTheDirector take charge of direction]], he ended up being a heavy creative influence on the way the show was written and shot, with the result that much of the show's sense of humour is what he imprinted onto it. He was not the first Doctor whose performance was heavily [[MetaCasting based on his own personality]], but he was the one whose performance was ''most'' based on his own personality, and due to the influence of his era many of Baker's real-life personality quirks run through the psychology of the character to this day.
** Creator/TerranceDicks and Creator/BarryLetts acted as the script editor and producer for the Creator/JonPertwee era of the show. Dicks is one of the franchise's most prolific writers, penning [[Literature/DoctorWhoNovelisations oodles of novelizations]] in addition to his TV work, which notably includes 20th anniversary special "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]" and Patrick Troughton's swansong, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E7TheWarGames The War Games]]". Their era featured UNIT at its most prominent, and introduced such iconic elements of the show as the Master, the Sontarans, the Autons, and fan-favourite companion Sarah Jane Smith. Barry Letts is the only producer to return to the show in a similar capacity, when he acted as the executive producer for newcomer Creator/JohnNathanTurner's first year, and had also worked as a writer and director for a number of stories. Letts' influence bled past his run on the show and had a strong impact on the first year of...
** Creator/RobertHolmes and Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe, who were respectively the script editor and producer between 1974 and 1977. The era when they were in charge is considered by many to be a Golden Age for the series due to a genuinely frightening "gothic horror" atmosphere, a fan-favourite Doctor (Creator/TomBaker) and popular companions (Sarah, Harry, and Leela), as well as a seemingly endless streak of classic and beloved stories (including, but by no means limited to, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E2TheArkInSpace The Ark in Space]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks Genesis of the Daleks]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars Pyramids of Mars]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]"). Holmes has written more individual TV episodes than any other writer, and in 2009 his story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani The Caves of Androzani]]" was voted by the readers of ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' as the all-time greatest ''Doctor Who'' story. Holmes is also almost solely responsible for the creation of much of what we know of the Time Lords - the 13 regeneration limit, the artefacts of Rassilon, much of their characterization...
** Creator/RussellTDavies and/or Creator/StevenMoffat for those who started with the 2005 revival. RTD brought back the show for a whole new generation and is known for his sense of fun, adventure, and emotion, while those who prefer Moffat appreciate his more complex storylines that place greater emphasis on time travel and the Doctor himself. Moffat is also the only person to write at least one episode for every series of the revival up through Series 10, calling it a day with "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon a Time]]". Like his stories or hate them, no one can deny that he's brought a lot of great characters to the show, such as Captain Jack, River, the Weeping Angels, [[MemeticBadass Rory]], and Missy, amongst others.
* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' does not have Thomas Harris attached, but is much better received than Harris' Franchise/HannibalLecter continuation (''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'') and [[FranchiseZombie the prequel he was basically forced to do]], (''Literature/HannibalRising'').
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' fans hold the opinion that Season 1's success was due largely to the involvement of Creator/BryanFuller, a belief that really gained steam after Fuller left to do ''Series/PushingDaisies'' and the show hit SeasonalRot in his absence.
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'' was created by Jeffrey Lieber, Creator/JJAbrams and Damon Lindelof - Lieber wrote the original pilot script before Abrams and Lindelof drastically reworked it. While Lindelof is (along with Carlton Cuse) the man who rightly takes the credit or blame for the series among the fans, to the general public Abrams is the name most associated with the series even though he had little to do with it after the first season and in fact only co-wrote one episode other than the pilot (see also most series Abrams produces - how often is ''Series/{{Revolution}}'' called a Creator/JJAbrams show in spite of Creator/EricKripke being the real main man?).
* Anthony Yerkovich is given the sole credit as creator of ''Series/MiamiVice'' but it was executive producer Creator/MichaelMann who was behind the groundbreaking look and the show, incorporating feature film-style cinematography and editing and using then-current hit songs on the soundtrack.
* Regardless of the whole debate about whether he or creator Joel Hodgson was the better host of the show, many agree that Michael J. Nelson's arrival as the head writer of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' was one of the biggest factors in helping the first full season of the show take on a much more structured and sophisticated style than the rather loose approach the team used in the "Season 0" broadcast on local channel KTMA.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' fans informally divide seasons by showrunner or writers at the time. While the contributions of Haim and Cheryl Saban, Shuki Levy, Creator/TonyOliver and others have been noted for ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', any PR fan will say that the shows that Judd "Chip" Lynn and Jonathan Tzachor produced, alongside head writer/story editor Jackie Marchand, are among PR's Golden Era (1995-[[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce 2001]]) and may also include Eddie Guzelian's ''[[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM]]'' in the mix (with Lynn returning to wrap up ''RPM'' in 2009). Later, what they started considering PR's real daddy is Judd Lynn, as at the beginning of Neo Saban era since Samurai, Jonathan Tzachor, who was called back to direct that and Megaforce, didn't fare very well to the fans and fans were getting sick of his Sentai fanboyism. So... when Judd Lynn was called back for Dino Charge to replace Tzachor, cue fans giving a mass {{Squee}}
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'':
** In the 25th anniversary special, the trope was played for laughs during the Weekend Update segment with three popular, former anchors. It begins with Creator/ChevyChase talking about how he originated the sketch and how he did it "the best ever." Then Creator/DennisMiller enters and takes issue with that, comparing Chase's one season to his six. ("You might've knocked her up, but I married her.") And then [[Creator/NormMacDonald Norm [=MacDonald=]]] shows up. (Though in a nod to his infamous firing, Norm says he didn't know about the special and just saw them on TV.)
** The fortieth anniversary Weekend Update seems to settle on Creator/JaneCurtin (Chevy Chase's immediate successor and host for Seasons 2 through 5, largely considered some of the show's best), as well as Creator/TinaFey and Creator/AmyPoehler (whose mid-oughts run regularly caused the segment [[MemeticMutation Internet popularity.]])
* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
** Contrary to popular belief, Creator/JimHenson was not actually the creator (that honor goes to Lloyd Morisset and Joan Ganz Cooney). However, the use of his Muppet characters became one of the defining elements of the show.
** A lot of people just credit Cooney with the creation of ''Sesame Street'', especially the media.
** [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jon_Stone Jon Stone,]] ''Sesame Street'''s {{Showrunner}} from 1969-94, isn't as well-known as Cooney or Henson but everyone who worked on the show says Stone was the one responsible for the show's signature style, especially the balance of comedy and heart.
** Ryan Dillon may be playing Elmo now, but Elmo's characterization is largely owed to Kevin Clash, whose colleagues reportedly had no idea what to do with the Muppet before Clash got his hands on it.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Creator/GeneRoddenberry created the series and wrote numerous episodes (as well as rewriting scripts by others) but it was later revealed that a co-producer on [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries original series]], Gene L. Coon, was nearly as important to the series' narrative excellence, with his contributions including creating the PrimeDirective, the Klingons and Khan Noonien Singh in his own stories, as well as (also) doing rewrites for others. (In fact, many of the best known elements of ''Star Trek'' were devised by writers other than Roddenberry, such as the mind meld and the nerve pinch.) Later, it's generally agreed by the fans that ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]]'' and the movies got better once Roddenberry was [[KickedUpstairs promoted to executive consultant.]] While the Trek shows have all had numerous writers, Michael Piller and Creator/RonMoore are typically credited with setting the bar for ''Next Generation'' and ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' respectively. Later, Manny Coto would do a similar thing for ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' (with some help from Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), but in that case it sadly proved too late to save the series from a curtailed run.
** Creator/JohnMFord is (or was) regarded by many as the real daddy of the Klingons, via his novel ''Literature/TheFinalReflection'' and his work on the Klingon supplement for FASA's Star Trek roleplaying game. While many of the specifics of Klingon culture he invented have since been rendered non-canon, many still credit him with deepening the Klingons, shifting them from duplicitous Cold War-era Russian [[{{Expy}} Expies]] into {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s and setting the stage for further development in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
* While Shouzou Uehara was the original head writer of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and the franchise was conceived by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori, Hirohisa Soda was responsible for it GrowingTheBeard in [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman 1985]] and then keeping its beard for years. Soda was head writer of every ''Super Sentai'' series from [[Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive 1982]] to [[Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman 1990]], and the shows of 1985-1990 are widely considered to be ''the'' definitive ''Super Sentai'', far more than Uehara's shows.
* The ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' is generally credited as the brainchild of Creator/EijiTsuburaya, who most certainly created the idea for Series/{{Ultraman}}. However, some fans would argue that equal credit should be given for several others. Tetsuo Kinjo (the head writer of ''Series/UltraQ'', ''Ultraman'', and ''Series/UltraSeven''), Tohl Narita (who designed Ultraman and almost all of the monsters in the early shows), and Eiji's son Hajime Tsuburaya (who would further develop the franchise after his father's death with ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' and ''Series/UltramanAce'') -- all of whom also worked very closely with Eiji on the nascent development of the ''Ultra Series''.
* In Russia, the children's game show ''Zvyozdniy chas'' (roughly "Time to Shine") was created by Vlad Listyev in 1992 and initially fluctuated between hosts -- before 1993, there was Alexey Yakubov, soon replaced by Vladimir Bolshov, and in the beginning of 1993, there was a duo of Igor Bushmelev and Yelena Shmeleva (Igor and Lena). It was not until April 1993 that Sergei Suponev (of ''UsefulNotes/{{Dendy}}: The New Reality'' fame) took over the hosting duties, and only then did the show really find its legs and skyrocket in popularity. Suponev ended up taking over the showrunner position, and ''Zvyosdniy chas'' was ''his'' show until his unfortunate death in 2001. Nowadays, when they talk about the show, they mean the Suponev-hosted programs; no one talks about the first two hosts, and Igor and Lena are only brought up to talk about their inferiority to Suponev.
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* While Creator/TerryNation created ''Series/BlakesSeven'', it was script editor Creator/ChrisBoucher who fleshed out his scripts and gave the characters personality. In fact, many of the series' best-loved episodes were written by Boucher.
* Although the original version of the film script was written by Creator/JossWhedon himself, director Fran Rubel Kuzui made ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' TheMovie what it is: a SoBadItsGood "comedy/horror" that is actually neither. The [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer TV series]] actually created by Creator/JossWhedon is what the fans know and love, and people [[FanonDisContinuity prefer to ignore]] the movie. This makes Joss Buffy's Dad at TWO points.
** Within the ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'', the works produced outside of Creator/JossWhedon's direct involvement (ExpandedUniverse) are usually considered part of an AlternateUniverse or [[FanonDiscontinuity didn't happen]]. These usually include the novels and most of the comics besides the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' season 8/9/10, ''ComicBook/{{Fray}}'', and ''Series/{{Angel}}: After The Fall'' series (though some don't consider any of the comics to be).
* Similarly to the [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]] Voice Actors examples below, even the most fervent detractors of ''Series/{{Constantine}}'' would agree that Creator/MattRyan delivered as good a performance as there's ever going to be of ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'s John Constantine. This positive word of mouth led to Ryan eventually getting the chance to reprise the role of Constantine in both Season 4 of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (with Constantine becoming a recurring character on ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' thereafter) and WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse entries starting with ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDark''.
* ''Series/TheDailyShow'' was originally started by Craig Kilborn as a [[Series/SaturdayNightLive "Weekend Update"]]-style comedy show. But in 1999, Creator/JonStewart became its new host, and under his guidance, the show changed from a light parody of local news to a deep and incisive political satire, held in higher esteem than many mainstream news outlets. In 2015, Jon stepped down as host [[Series/TheDailyShowWithTrevorNoah and was succeeded by Trevor Noah]], who acknowledged in his pilot episode how important Jon was [[CallBack by using a "step-dad" metaphor similar to the one made in Jon's first show]].
* While ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' was created by James Manos Jr., he had very little involvement in the series after the pilot, with the real figures behind the show's success being seen as initial showrunner Clyde Phillips and writer Melissa Rosenberg.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', technically created by committee, has had many producers and head writers, but these are a few of the most commonly-cited examples.
** Creator/VerityLambert, the show's very first producer. For starters, she is the one who ensured that some aliens called the Daleks made it to air. In fact, the story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature Human Nature]]", which sees the Doctor become a human with no memories of his Time Lord self, claims that his parents were named "Sydney and Verity".
** TV theme composer Ron Grainer wrote the score for the ''Doctor Who'' theme, but it was ElectronicMusic pioneer Delia Derbyshire's production that made it stand out, so the piece is usually credited in modern times to her. Even Grainer regarded the theme as Derbyshire's, famously asking her 'did I write that?' after hearing her rendition (she responded, 'most of it'). Due to Derbyshire's contractual status within the BBC at the time, she was denied a credit and made no money other than her usual employee wage from the piece.
** Creator/DavidWhitaker, the show's first script editor, managed to establish multiple things that became part of the series' DNA forever after - the first TARDIS team (the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan), the first companion-switchover ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E3TheRescue The Rescue]]"), the first post-regeneration story ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E3ThePowerOfTheDaleks The Power of the Daleks]]"), and the first novelisation (''Dr. Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks''). He also established several important canon points like the TARDIS being a MagicFromTechnology EldritchAbomination SapientShip, the Doctor being 'cut off from [his] own planet' with his exact backstory a RiddleForTheAges, and incorporated mystical and psychedelic themes into the early show that would go on to influence later writers.
** The Daleks are ''Doctor Who'''s most popular and enduring monster, and their invention is credited to Creator/TerryNation - but many fans doubt it was ''his'' writing that was actually responsible for making the Daleks a hit. Fans inclined to credit the design for their success are likely to credit them to prop designer Raymond Cusick (who, like Derbyshire, was only paid his usual wage for the work). Other fans celebrate Creator/DavidWhitaker, script editor of the first couple of seasons of ''Doctor Who'' and Nation's uncredited cowriter, who also wrote the highly regarded AdaptationExpansion novelisation of the serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks The Daleks]]", ghostwrote much of the "Dalekmania" [[ExpandedUniverse spinoff material]] and wrote several fan-favourite DarkerAndEdgier Dalek serials ("Power of the Daleks", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]" and the second half of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E4TheDaleksMasterPlan The Daleks' Master Plan]]"). In Whitaker scripts [[DependingOnTheWriter Daleks tend to be]] a MagnificentBastard race, while in Nation scripts they're TheGrotesque and rather pathetic. Nation, for his part, disliked Whitaker's take on the Daleks and worked hard to end Whitaker's influence on the aliens in the 70s by such measures as having Whitaker creations ExiledFromContinuity. However, that didn't stop Creator/RussellTDavies' take from being clearly influenced by the Whitaker Dalek material more than the Nation stuff.
** Even though Creator/WilliamHartnell was the first actor to interpret the character of the Doctor, many people feel the definitive 'first' Doctor performance was Creator/PatrickTroughton, who introduced many of the performance and character elements that would influence later Doctor performances - being funnier and warmer, being younger and more active, having a CatchPhrase, getting CharacterFocus rather than being part of an ensemble cast, ComicalOverreacting, being more of an IdealHero rather than TheTrickster, and so on. He was also the first actor who was playing the Doctor as an unambiguous alien rather than as an AmbiguouslyHuman 'future' person, and the first to play an ''[[LegacyCharacter incarnation]]'' of the Doctor rather than just 'the Doctor', an element of the character crucial to how he is perceived.
** Even though he was the ''fourth'' television Doctor, Creator/TomBaker's performance was massively defining and influential, and it's easy to argue that every Doctor since has been in some way a reaction to him. He lasted almost seven years in the role, the longest tenure of any Doctor, and was the first Doctor consistently portrayed as being [[TheMentallyDisturbed mad]] rather than just eccentric, and the first to bring in elements of being a destructive force of cosmic justice, with a specific blend of darkness, whimsy and odd character quirks that became the 'default' take on character ever after. Due to his tendency to tinker with his scripts, add lines and occasionally entire unscripted scenes, and [[WagTheDirector take charge of direction]], he ended up being a heavy creative influence on the way the show was written and shot, with the result that much of the show's sense of humour is what he imprinted onto it. He was not the first Doctor whose performance was heavily [[MetaCasting based on his own personality]], but he was the one whose performance was ''most'' based on his own personality, and due to the influence of his era many of Baker's real-life personality quirks run through the psychology of the character to this day.
** Creator/TerranceDicks and Creator/BarryLetts acted as the script editor and producer for the Creator/JonPertwee era of the show. Dicks is one of the franchise's most prolific writers, penning [[Literature/DoctorWhoNovelisations oodles of novelizations]] in addition to his TV work, which notably includes 20th anniversary special "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]" and Patrick Troughton's swansong, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E7TheWarGames The War Games]]". Their era featured UNIT at its most prominent, and introduced such iconic elements of the show as the Master, the Sontarans, the Autons, and fan-favourite companion Sarah Jane Smith. Barry Letts is the only producer to return to the show in a similar capacity, when he acted as the executive producer for newcomer Creator/JohnNathanTurner's first year, and had also worked as a writer and director for a number of stories. Letts' influence bled past his run on the show and had a strong impact on the first year of...
** Creator/RobertHolmes and Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe, who were respectively the script editor and producer between 1974 and 1977. The era when they were in charge is considered by many to be a Golden Age for the series due to a genuinely frightening "gothic horror" atmosphere, a fan-favourite Doctor (Creator/TomBaker) and popular companions (Sarah, Harry, and Leela), as well as a seemingly endless streak of classic and beloved stories (including, but by no means limited to, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E2TheArkInSpace The Ark in Space]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks Genesis of the Daleks]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars Pyramids of Mars]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]"). Holmes has written more individual TV episodes than any other writer, and in 2009 his story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani The Caves of Androzani]]" was voted by the readers of ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' as the all-time greatest ''Doctor Who'' story. Holmes is also almost solely responsible for the creation of much of what we know of the Time Lords - the 13 regeneration limit, the artefacts of Rassilon, much of their characterization...
** Creator/RussellTDavies and/or Creator/StevenMoffat for those who started with the 2005 revival. RTD brought back the show for a whole new generation and is known for his sense of fun, adventure, and emotion, while those who prefer Moffat appreciate his more complex storylines that place greater emphasis on time travel and the Doctor himself. Moffat is also the only person to write at least one episode for every series of the revival up through Series 10, calling it a day with "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon a Time]]". Like his stories or hate them, no one can deny that he's brought a lot of great characters to the show, such as Captain Jack, River, the Weeping Angels, [[MemeticBadass Rory]], and Missy, amongst others.
* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' does not have Thomas Harris attached, but is much better received than Harris' Franchise/HannibalLecter continuation (''Literature/{{Hannibal}}'') and [[FranchiseZombie the prequel he was basically forced to do]], (''Literature/HannibalRising'').
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' fans hold the opinion that Season 1's success was due largely to the involvement of Creator/BryanFuller, a belief that really gained steam after Fuller left to do ''Series/PushingDaisies'' and the show hit SeasonalRot in his absence.
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'' was created by Jeffrey Lieber, Creator/JJAbrams and Damon Lindelof - Lieber wrote the original pilot script before Abrams and Lindelof drastically reworked it. While Lindelof is (along with Carlton Cuse) the man who rightly takes the credit or blame for the series among the fans, to the general public Abrams is the name most associated with the series even though he had little to do with it after the first season and in fact only co-wrote one episode other than the pilot (see also most series Abrams produces - how often is ''Series/{{Revolution}}'' called a Creator/JJAbrams show in spite of Creator/EricKripke being the real main man?).
* Anthony Yerkovich is given the sole credit as creator of ''Series/MiamiVice'' but it was executive producer Creator/MichaelMann who was behind the groundbreaking look and the show, incorporating feature film-style cinematography and editing and using then-current hit songs on the soundtrack.
* Regardless of the whole debate about whether he or creator Joel Hodgson was the better host of the show, many agree that Michael J. Nelson's arrival as the head writer of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' was one of the biggest factors in helping the first full season of the show take on a much more structured and sophisticated style than the rather loose approach the team used in the "Season 0" broadcast on local channel KTMA.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' fans informally divide seasons by showrunner or writers at the time. While the contributions of Haim and Cheryl Saban, Shuki Levy, Creator/TonyOliver and others have been noted for ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', any PR fan will say that the shows that Judd "Chip" Lynn and Jonathan Tzachor produced, alongside head writer/story editor Jackie Marchand, are among PR's Golden Era (1995-[[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce 2001]]) and may also include Eddie Guzelian's ''[[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM]]'' in the mix (with Lynn returning to wrap up ''RPM'' in 2009). Later, what they started considering PR's real daddy is Judd Lynn, as at the beginning of Neo Saban era since Samurai, Jonathan Tzachor, who was called back to direct that and Megaforce, didn't fare very well to the fans and fans were getting sick of his Sentai fanboyism. So... when Judd Lynn was called back for Dino Charge to replace Tzachor, cue fans giving a mass {{Squee}}
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'':
** In the 25th anniversary special, the trope was played for laughs during the Weekend Update segment with three popular, former anchors. It begins with Creator/ChevyChase talking about how he originated the sketch and how he did it "the best ever." Then Creator/DennisMiller enters and takes issue with that, comparing Chase's one season to his six. ("You might've knocked her up, but I married her.") And then [[Creator/NormMacDonald Norm [=MacDonald=]]] shows up. (Though in a nod to his infamous firing, Norm says he didn't know about the special and just saw them on TV.)
** The fortieth anniversary Weekend Update seems to settle on Creator/JaneCurtin (Chevy Chase's immediate successor and host for Seasons 2 through 5, largely considered some of the show's best), as well as Creator/TinaFey and Creator/AmyPoehler (whose mid-oughts run regularly caused the segment [[MemeticMutation Internet popularity.]])
* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
** Contrary to popular belief, Creator/JimHenson was not actually the creator (that honor goes to Lloyd Morisset and Joan Ganz Cooney). However, the use of his Muppet characters became one of the defining elements of the show.
** A lot of people just credit Cooney with the creation of ''Sesame Street'', especially the media.
** [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jon_Stone Jon Stone,]] ''Sesame Street'''s {{Showrunner}} from 1969-94, isn't as well-known as Cooney or Henson but everyone who worked on the show says Stone was the one responsible for the show's signature style, especially the balance of comedy and heart.
** Ryan Dillon may be playing Elmo now, but Elmo's characterization is largely owed to Kevin Clash, whose colleagues reportedly had no idea what to do with the Muppet before Clash got his hands on it.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** Creator/GeneRoddenberry created the series and wrote numerous episodes (as well as rewriting scripts by others) but it was later revealed that a co-producer on [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries original series]], Gene L. Coon, was nearly as important to the series' narrative excellence, with his contributions including creating the PrimeDirective, the Klingons and Khan Noonien Singh in his own stories, as well as (also) doing rewrites for others. (In fact, many of the best known elements of ''Star Trek'' were devised by writers other than Roddenberry, such as the mind meld and the nerve pinch.) Later, it's generally agreed by the fans that ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]]'' and the movies got better once Roddenberry was [[KickedUpstairs promoted to executive consultant.]] While the Trek shows have all had numerous writers, Michael Piller and Creator/RonMoore are typically credited with setting the bar for ''Next Generation'' and ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' respectively. Later, Manny Coto would do a similar thing for ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' (with some help from Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens), but in that case it sadly proved too late to save the series from a curtailed run.
** Creator/JohnMFord is (or was) regarded by many as the real daddy of the Klingons, via his novel ''Literature/TheFinalReflection'' and his work on the Klingon supplement for FASA's Star Trek roleplaying game. While many of the specifics of Klingon culture he invented have since been rendered non-canon, many still credit him with deepening the Klingons, shifting them from duplicitous Cold War-era Russian [[{{Expy}} Expies]] into {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s and setting the stage for further development in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
* While Shouzou Uehara was the original head writer of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and the franchise was conceived by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori, Hirohisa Soda was responsible for it GrowingTheBeard in [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman 1985]] and then keeping its beard for years. Soda was head writer of every ''Super Sentai'' series from [[Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive 1982]] to [[Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman 1990]], and the shows of 1985-1990 are widely considered to be ''the'' definitive ''Super Sentai'', far more than Uehara's shows.
* The ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' is generally credited as the brainchild of Creator/EijiTsuburaya, who most certainly created the idea for Series/{{Ultraman}}. However, some fans would argue that equal credit should be given for several others. Tetsuo Kinjo (the head writer of ''Series/UltraQ'', ''Ultraman'', and ''Series/UltraSeven''), Tohl Narita (who designed Ultraman and almost all of the monsters in the early shows), and Eiji's son Hajime Tsuburaya (who would further develop the franchise after his father's death with ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'' and ''Series/UltramanAce'') -- all of whom also worked very closely with Eiji on the nascent development of the ''Ultra Series''.
* In Russia, the children's game show ''Zvyozdniy chas'' (roughly "Time to Shine") was created by Vlad Listyev in 1992 and initially fluctuated between hosts -- before 1993, there was Alexey Yakubov, soon replaced by Vladimir Bolshov, and in the beginning of 1993, there was a duo of Igor Bushmelev and Yelena Shmeleva (Igor and Lena). It was not until April 1993 that Sergei Suponev (of ''UsefulNotes/{{Dendy}}: The New Reality'' fame) took over the hosting duties, and only then did the show really find its legs and skyrocket in popularity. Suponev ended up taking over the showrunner position, and ''Zvyosdniy chas'' was ''his'' show until his unfortunate death in 2001. Nowadays, when they talk about the show, they mean the Suponev-hosted programs; no one talks about the first two hosts, and Igor and Lena are only brought up to talk about their inferiority to Suponev.
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