rhetorical answersMay 26, 2023

Seeking good examples of media where there is a team of people who are the protagonist and amongst whom there is NOT a 'chosen one' or 'team leader' type. (IE, not Buffy -- even though that's a great series.)

I suppose I should look back into Chinese theater and the changes made under the CCCP in the 20th century. Not sure it's going to be what I'm looking for, though.

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@swordplay Hmmm... I can't think of any, but really, that mirrors real life. Teams needs some form of leadership to work effectively. The only examples I can think of without a clear leader are the stories *about* choosing a leader (i.e. Succession), but even those tend to be more about an abundance of leaders.
May 27, 2023 at 1:45amWeb
Show threadrhetorical answersMay 27, 2023

@LouisIngenthron

I'm not trying to find something that denies temporarily necessary hierarchies, but something that tries to describe how to work together and how to adapt to circumstance.

Something that presumes egalitarian principles are valid - probably cannot be fantasy but might be sci-fi.

(Fantasy is generally where narrative psychology informs the world, where sci-fi is focused on sociology more generally.)