Talk:Christopher Cantwell (writer)

Requested move 7 March 2021

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus on move destination and whether to move away from the current title. (closed by non-admin page mover) ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 13:38, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

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Christopher Cantwell (filmmaker) → ? – The article has had the disambiguation term "filmmaker" since 2018, and Y2kcrazyjoker4 boldly changed the term to "screenwriter". While I understand the rationale to move away from that, I don't think "screenwriter" is an improvement over "filmmaker". Cantwell was a co-showrunner for Halt and Catch Fire, directed a film that barely got attention, and now focuses mainly on comics. "Screenwriter" fits his credits even less. I'm open to alternatives, though. Is there something broader like "creative figure" that can be used instead? Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 00:20, 7 March 2021 (UTC)—Relisting. User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 02:37, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

I considered "writer" as the disambiguator, but it wouldn't be much of an improvement, because Christopher Cantwell the Nazi is technically a writer as well, so it only confuse the two further. This Cantwell mostly focuses on writing for TV and comics, as well as TV showrunning (for HACF and also an upcoming TV series). I thought "screenwriter" could cover his TV and comics writing duties (even though comic books probably wouldn't qualify as a "screen" by most people's definitions). It seemed much better though than the disambiguator "filmmaker". Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 00:25, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

How about just "comics writer"? Cantwell has repeated credits in that arena and has been showrunner for one show. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 00:36, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

As I mentioned, he's going to be a showrunner of a second TV series (an adaptation of Paper Girls for Amazon), and he would have had a 3rd series had AMC not canceled their plans for "Rainy Day People" after setting up a mini-writers room of 6 episodes for the project. If I had to recommend a different disambiguator, it would be Christopher Cantwell (TV and comics). Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 01:56, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

I don't know if we can do "comics" since I think comic-book characters tend to have that disambiguation... sigh. I do like "TV and comics" otherwise. Is "TV and comics creator" too long? Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 20:55, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

• Support Christopher Cantwell (filmmaker) → Christopher Cantwell (TV producer). Although he has occasionally ventured into directing and acting, Cantwell is primarily a comic book/teleplay/screenplay writer and a showrunner, but a glance at Category:Showrunners does not depict anyone disambiguated as "(showrunner)" or as "(writer-producer)", but "(TV producer)" is relatively common and is used for those who are writers/producers and show creators. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 06:38, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
• Support move to Christopher Cantwell (creative professional), since he makes a professional living in various creative arts -- TV, film, and comics. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 15:55, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

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