History Main / LifeEmbellished

* ''Theatre/TickTickBoom'', according to creator Jonathan Larson's father, was a semi-autobiographical depiction of Larson's struggles to establish himself as a composer in New York in the early 1990s, told by the character of [[AuthorAvatar Jon]]. This is taken UpToEleven in the 2021 film adaptation, which uses Larson's full name for the character of Jon.

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{{Webcomics}} are pretty informal. All you need is an idea, a modicum of artistic talent, and somewhere on the internet to host it. And hey, there are [[http://www.comicgenesis.com plenty]] [[http://comicfury.com/ of]] [[http://www.smackjeeves.com sites]] to help you with the latter. And all [[TVTropes the expanses of popular culture]] to inspire you with the rest.

* ''Theatre/TickTickBoom'', according to [[Creator/JonathanLarson Jonathan Larson's]] father, was a semi-autobiographical depiction of Larson's struggles to establish himself as a composer in New York in the early 1990s, told by the character of [[AuthorAvatar Jon]]. This is TakenUpToEleven in the 2021 film adaptation, which uses Larson's full name for the character of Jon.

* ''Theatre/TickTickBoom'', according to [[Creator/JonathanLarson Jonathan Larson's]] father, was a semi-autobiographical depiction of Larson's struggles to establish himself as a composer in New York in the early 1990s, told by the character of [[AuthorAvatar Jon]]. This is TakenUpToEleven in the upcoming film adaptation, in which Jonathan's full name is utilized for the character.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Segagaga}}'' is a video game example, Creator/{{SEGA}}'s loose autobiography of its years as a console manufacturer competing against the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, albeit with WritingAroundTrademarks. "Loose," by the way, as in the programmers become feral and turn into monsters due to being overworked, the video game characters are real and both work on the games and perform in them a la ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', and the Sony analogue, recognizing SEGA as a threat, attempts to [[DeathFromAbove destroy them from outer space]].

{{Webcomics}} are pretty informal. All you need is an idea, a modicum of artistic talent, and somewhere on the internet to host it. And hey, there are [[http://www.comicgenesis.com plenty]] [[http://comicfury.com/ of]] [[http://www.smackjeeves.com sites]] to help you with the latter. And all [[HomePage the expanses of popular culture]] to inspire you with the rest.

* ''Series/GameOn2015'' features Toby Martin, a 14-year-old boy going through the normal successes and failures of adolescence. However, his endeavours are being narrated in the style of a sports play-by-play by an anchor team.

* Jhonen Vasquez once did a three-page comic as a backup in a issue of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' in which he described an average day in his life, and how it was unlike Johnny C's life. At the end, he begrudgingly admits that it was embellished, confessing that the scene wherein he flies out of his castle to buy a slushie from the devil didn't actually happen during a full moon.

* Jhonen Vasquez did a three-page comic in which he described his life, and how it was unlike Johnny C's life. It was embellished because, as he confessed, the scene wherein he flies out of his castle to buy a slushie from the devil didn't actually happen during a full moon.

{{Webcomics}} are pretty informal. All you need is an idea, a modicum of artistic talent, and somewhere on the internet to host it. And hey, there are [[http://www.comicgenesis.com plenty]] [[http://comicfury.com/ of]] [[http://www.smackjeeves.com sites]] to help you with the the latter. And all [[HomePage the expanses of popular culture]] to inspire you with the rest.

* Greg Dean's ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' indulged in this more in its early years, such as a strip where Greg goes on a date with [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Belldandy]]; its absolute peak was probably Tony and his then-girlfriend's dispute about Western vs. Eastern HumongousMecha turning into an actual fight between fight between a {{TabletopGame/Battletech}} 'Mech and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva Unit-00]]. Over time this element has faded away a good deal and it's mostly just autobiographical, but when it comes to [[EvilGenius Tony]] all bets are off.

* ''Webcomic/TheRedac'''s random events are inspired by moments in the author's life, with a lot of [[MundaneFantastic fantastic]] things thrown in the mix. The cast is made of avatars of the author and other people, completely fictional characters, and anything in between. The way early pages were made is described as "a big drawing of whatever happened ''and'' whatever didn't really happen, and a written summary that went in weird tangents."

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* Film meta-example: In ''Film/BigFish'', Will Bloom grows up thinking that his father's stories about his life are absolutely true. As an adult, he comes to believe they're a complete fiction, based on the sheer number of improbabilities and impossibilities contained therein. While his father is on his deathbed, he comes to discover that the truth is somewhere in between -- that they're simply his life embellished.
* ''Film/GiveMyRegardsToBroadStreet'' has this InUniverse and may have had it absolutely.
* ''Film/AHardDaysNight'' was LifeEmbellished; only a few bits of absurdity kept it from being a Journal Film.
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* The first year of ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' was this kind of strip, but as time went on it's become "embellished" enough to be its own thing.
** There are also strips (sometimes called "Life With Rippy") that are embellished versions of the "real" author (as in, they discuss the fact that he makes the webcomic), but also feature an anthropomorphic razor blade as his [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] {{Foil}}.

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, [[{{Dissimile}} but with a lot of parts completely made up.]]\\

'''Calvin''': Because in'' my ''book [[IncendiaryExponent I have a flamethrower!]]

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, [[{{Dissimile}} but with a lot of parts completely made up.\\]]

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, [[Dissimile but with a lot of parts completely made up]].\\

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, but with a lot of parts completely made up.\\

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, Dissimle but with a lot of parts completely made up.\\

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, [[Dissimle but with a lot of parts completely made up.\\]]

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, [[Dissimle but with a lot of parts completely made up.]]\\

->'''Calvin''': Well, you know what historical fiction is? This is sort of like that. I'm writing a fictional autobiography. It's the story of my life, but with a lot of parts completely made up.\\