I know there is a word for this concept; I just couldn't find it quickly. The concept is that gods are created and maintained by human belief in them. The more humans who believe in a particular god the more powerful that god is and as human belief wanes so does that god’s powers. This idea popped into my head the other day in relation to celebrities.
What if an actor became ‘locked’ into the age of the character they were playing in a television show? Carrying the idea even further, what if they became more and more like the character? Since many viewers have difficulty separating the actor from the role the idea of millions of viewers projecting the image of the character back onto the actor is not unreasonable. This could even happen years after the program ended. With reruns and entire TV series on DVD it’s possible that the ‘critical mass’ of belief may not be reached until years later, restoring the actor to the age of their maximum popularity.
If Twilight Zone were still around I think this would make a great episode. If you’re a writer please feel free to use this idea at no charge, but if you would acknowledge my contribution it’d tickle me pink.
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