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Film Director Syndrome

FDS or film director syndrome is a situation when a film director can't help but ruin a series or franchise with various method ranging from nudity, politicising, drastic character changes, unnecessary character creation, disrespect for a franchise or even just the inability to end a series. (commonly affiliated with novel adaptations and games companies like EA may also fall into FDS)
"that director has FDS when making that show" - some guy
film director syndrome is when a director doesn't do a film any good in any way or ruins a good show (game companies may also do this with purchased franchises).
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Director of my ass

When someone is talking shit about being your director of studies
Ugh miss lewis is the director of my ass
by Peter st. Barrister June 20, 2017
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Directors Wife Syndrome

A phenomenon where a seniors person in a company (or wife) changes workload and priority across a business based on a random individual request.

See also HiPPO and JFDI

Originated Friday February 5, 1999. UK Release of Disney Pixar "A Bug's Life".
Woolworths UK had sold out of Flick Action Figure in local store where a directors wife was shopping. Entire company spent the day reporting on all Bug's Life merchandise across the company based on this one product in one store not being available for a directors wife to buy.
Drop everything, we need to prioritise this directors wife syndrome request.
by Wooly Memories October 1, 2021
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Video Game Director's Cuts

An awesome flash website with some of the best video game flash parody movies on the web.
www.videogamedc.net
Video Game Director's Cuts is where you can relive your pixeled past.
by Master Yoshi February 11, 2004
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actor-director package deal

directors that hire the same actors sometimes for every movie
Seth Rogen in Anchorman and Knocked Up was an actor-director package deal.
by theoriginalallison December 16, 2008
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Supreme Director

The director of a historical museum who is unqualified for the position and favors the personality of Emperor Palpatine. Known to make empty promises while backstabbing the volunteers eventually order 66’ing them by forcing them to resign to new museums
“The Supreme Director told me I’m his best curator”-Employee

“Funny you should say that he said you are worthless” -Employee #2

“The supreme director just hogged all the credit for the work we did with the exhibits. He didn’t even help with any of it and showed up late drinking a coffee!”
by BunkyHairTIE June 2, 2023
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Dirty Director

A man who likes to look up pictures of womens boobs on company time
See him? He's a bit of a dirty director
by Cat1011 October 21, 2020
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