History Main / AnotherStoryForAnotherTime

* In ''ComicBook/TheOlympians'', each time you see the words [[ArcWords "But that's a story for another time..."]], you can safely assume that it's a story from Myth/ClassicalMythology that will be adapted later in the series. So far, George O'Connor has indeed revisited all instances of this in each book.

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* In ''[[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4573370/ The Investigation Led By]]'' each episode of the show host ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Kanevsky Leonid Konevsky]]'' ends with the phrase "But that's another story".
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* Maz Kanata uses this line in ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' to brush off the question of how the heck she ended up with the lightsaber Luke lost back in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.

* Commonly used in ''Series/GoodEats'' by Alton Brown as a CatchPhrase is "But that's another show" when talking about foods that are tangentially related to the theme of the current one.

When someone gives an {{Exposition}}, they'll often mention something that pertains to a [[NoodleIncident certain event]]. Questioning the character about it would elicit this response. The line is often used an obvious SequelHook, leaving it the sequel (or prequel or interquel or what have you) to actually show said story.

Compare the very similar ItsALongStory where the audience is already familiar with said events from a previous installment or episode, but it is a newcomer character that needs to be brought up to speed. In this case, the story is usually told in summary, even if reluctantly ([[PreviouslyOn and to explain to audience viewers who may be new, just missed or forgot that previous episode]]) while with AnotherStoryForAnotherTime, the other party does not typically press the issue since it just may be a hook for another yet to be written installment. See also NoodleIncident.

* ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The first season ends with Rimuru saving Shizue's students from their curse, afterwards he explained that also helped Ramiris with her problems, but states its a later story.

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* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSkySecondChapter'', The Ancient Dragon informs Estelle and Joshua even though they saved Liberl from disaster, more dangers from the forces they fought against will occur elsewhere. Cassius assures them that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure other]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel heroes]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie will]] go through the same hardships and challenges they faced, and their tales would be told for another time.

* In the movie short Reunion of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', Echo asks what happened to [=McCree=] after all the years and he said that Overwatch recalled, but when Echo examines [=McCree=]'s metal arm, [=McCree=] states its a story for another time.

* The opening episode of Season 4 of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' ends with Duke being (apparently) imprisoned forever in his shed, abandoned after his little railway closed. This is a story Thomas has been telling to the other engines, and there follows a cliffhanger:

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The first season ends with Rimuru saving Shizue's students from their curse, afterwards he explained that also helped Ramiris with her problems, but states its a later story.

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* ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'' Creator/CarlBarks' story ''The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan'' features Donald asking Scrooge just how his agents found the titular Crown. Scrooge responds with these exact words. Years later Creator/DonRosa would cover that other story during the events of ''Return to Xanadu''.
* ''ComicBook/Batgirl2011'': In issue #0, Barbara Gordon reveals she retired from the hero business one year after becoming ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} because she "messed up", but that was a "story for another time".

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10076169/22/Goals-Privileges Goals & Privileges]]'' Harry asks how Sirius knows what nachos are and Remus replies "A night of frivolity in London, instigated by your father, and a story for another time."

* Both the Fairy Godfather and Lady Delphine have a tendency to say something to this effect at various points throughout the [[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} Contractually Obligated Chaos]] series. Most of these stories have yet to be told.

* ''Fanfic/AndTheGiantAwoke'': In what's practically a Running Gag, the story keeps mentioning things that will happen in both the near and distant future as a result of the actions of Tyrion and others, usually on a global scale... and then says "But that's another story".

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* In ''Film/ArtOfTheDead'', while explaining to Louis how to create the cursed paintings, Dorian Wilde casually mentions that UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper is a friend of his and he knows Jack's true identity, before finishing "But that's a story for another time".

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* In ''Literature/TheSwordOfShannara'' when Allanon tells Shea the history of the races of the world. The trolls and gnomes are humans whose ancestors were mutated by radiation; dwarves are humans who hid underground, and through natural selection became accustomed to subterranean habitats. Noticing the obvious odd-one out, Shea asks about the Elves, and Allanon invokes this trope. Not only is it eventually followed up on, it can be considered a SequelHook, since the next book is all about the Elves and their history.
* The ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' series is presented as the autobiography of the eponymous officer, suitably edited by one of his long-time allies. Since he's basically laying out his life story to a recorder over many, many sessions, he naturally rambles at times and elides lots of important detail (which has to be cleaned up by the editor, of course). Occasional footnotes to the effect of "this is a fascinating story which need not detain us right now" crop up every once in a while. (Perhaps the crowning example is an entire novel which is presented as having been, in the main, an aside brought up ''in a completely different account'' in the "original text".)

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* Often happens on ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', usually referring to events in future episodes. Subverted in one episode when Older Ted says this of a security guard and his band, then decides that he'll probably never get to it and gives the Cliff Notes version ("They had one song, it didn't suck, end of story.")

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* In ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'', if Graham discovers the cave behind the river in Chapter 1, Gwendolyn asks what's on the other side, with Graham stating he'll save it for another time.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module [=DA1=], ''Adventures in Blackmoor''. The DM Background section is written like someone telling a story. At one point it starts describing the destruction of Blackmoor, but then says "But of the sinking of that fabled land - another time! Today, we speak of other things."

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* In the "Unfair Science Fair" episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', the boys build a portal to Mars, but we don't see them use it for the first half of the episode. After the first half's plot is resolved, Phineas mentions that he and Ferb had gone through the portal, but as Ferb said, "That's another story." The second half of the episode is entitled "Unfair Science Fair Redux (Another Story)", and focused on their trip through the portal during the events of the previous half.

->Nasthalthia Luthor was not found. She had gone to ground shortly after introducing Lex to the two villainesses, intending to come out if he managed to be successful this time. She stayed undercover, was fired in absentia from her job as vice president of the San Francisco TV station for which Linda Danvers used to work, and, when the authorities learned of her part in the plot, was the benefit of an APB issued to all law enforcement agencies.\\

Another tale, another time.

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But they didn’t find her. Kal and Kara both suspected that someday, they would.\\

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-->Nasthalthia Luthor was not found. She had gone to ground shortly after introducing Lex to the two villainesses, intending to come out if he managed to be successful this time. She stayed undercover, was fired in absentia from her job as vice president of the San Francisco TV station for which Linda Danvers used to work, and, when the authorities learned of her part in the plot, was the benefit of an APB issued to all law enforcement agencies.\\
But they didn’t find her. Kal and Kara both suspected that someday, they would.\\
Another tale, another time.

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* In the movie short Reunion of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' The Robot asked what happened to [=McCree=] after all the years and he said the Overwatch recalled. but when the Robot examines [=McCree=]'s metal arm. [=McCree=] states its a story for another time.

Compare the very similar ItsALongStory where the audience is already familiar with said events from a previous installment or episode, but it is a newcomer character that needs to be brought up to speed. In this case, the story is usually told in summary, even if reluctantly ([[PreviouslyOn and to explain to audience viewers who may be new, just missed or forgot that previous episode]]) while with AnotherStoryForAnotherTime, the other party does not typically press the issue since it just may be a hook for another yet to be written installment.

Due to TheLawOfConservationOfDetail, this story may later turn out to be relevant. It can also be LeftHanging: even if the issue is never acknowledged, the simple existence of unmentioned stories that take place beyond the current one is a good trick for WorldBuilding.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSkySecondChapter'', The Ancient Dragon informs Estelle and Joshua even though they saved Liberl from disaster, more dangers from the forces they fought against will occur elsewhere. Cassius assures them that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki other]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel heroes]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki will]] go through the same hardships and challenges they faced, and their tales would be told for another time.

'''Thomas:''' Ah... there will be one. But that'll have to wait until next time.

'''Thomas:''' Ah... there will be. But that'll have to wait until next time.

Compare the very similar ItsALongStory where the audience is already familiar with said events from a previous installment or episode, but it is a newcomer character that needs to be brought up to speed. In this case, the story is usually told in summary, even if reluctantly ([[PreviouslyOn and to explain to audience viewers who may be new, just missed or forgot that previous episode]]) while with AnotherStoryForAnotherTime, the other party does not typically press the issue it just may be a hook for another yet to be written installment.

Compare the very similar ItsALongStory where the audience is already familiar with said events from a previous installment or episode, but it is a newcomer character that needs to be brought up to speed. In this case, the story is usually told, even if reluctantly ([[PreviouslyOn and to explain to audience viewers who may be new, just missed or forgot that previous episode]]) while with AnotherStoryForAnotherTime, the other party does not typically press the issue it just may be a hook for another yet to be written installment.

Compare ItsALongStory where the audience is already familiar with said events from a previous installment or episode, but it is a newcomer character that needs to be brought up to speed.