One of the thing that has been bothering me for quite some time is the fact that no matter how awful an episode of a show is, someone is usually entitled to a 'story' credit.
Especially on 'Two and a Half Men'. Teleplay by Lee Aronsohn, story by Chuck Lorre.
Even though that episode would have absolutely nothing in it that would constitute as a story, the writer in question gets a story credit.
That can't be right, but that's the way it goes.
A 'story by' credit should mean something. It should mean that someone has written something that not only entertains us but also makes us feel good inside.
But too many times there's no story in the script. There's only that credit.
There are exceptions of course. If someone alone writes the episode, then that person gets a 'written by' credit and teleplay/story doesn't come to play.
There's nothing wrong with that. 'Written by' doesn't mean that he or she is going to tell you a story. It only means that he or she wrote it. It's a neutral term.
Story by credit, however isn't.
So I'm thinking that this problem needs to be fixed. What if we'd come up with a new credit: 'unstory'.
Would that make the situation better?
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