History Main / SnarkBait

It often displays some of the following tropes:
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* {{Anvilicious}}
* AstroTurf
* AudienceAlienatingEra
* AudienceAlienatingPremise
* AutoTune (especially if used excessively)
* {{Camp}} (of the low/unintentional kind)
* ClicheStorm
* CondemnedByHistory
* DeadHorseGenre
* DesignatedHero and DesignatedVillain
* DiscreditedTrope
* DubInducedPlotlineChange
* EightDeadlyWords
* EsotericHappyEnding
* FailureHero
* FollowTheLeader
* FranchiseZombie
* {{Glurge}}
* HaremGenre (done poorly)
* HollywoodStyle
* IdiotPlot
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks
* MagicalComputer
* MarySue
* MerchandiseDriven
* {{Narm}}
* ObviousBeta
* PanderingToTheBase
* SeasonalRot
* ShallowParody
* SpecialEffectsFailure
* SweetnessAversion
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks
* TooBleakStoppedCaring
* UnfortunateImplications
* {{Wangst}}
* WishFulfillment (done poorly)
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* WereStillRelevantDammit

Snark Bait refers to any popular work that evokes a desire to watch [[BileFascination specifically to mock and join other people mocking]]. It's often a generic [[HistoryOfHollywood Hollywood]] blockbuster, or best-selling book. It's usually [[ClicheStorm so formulaic]] you can see the Wiki/TVTropes {{Wiki Word}}s forming in the air as the plot happens, and/or poorly fact-checked that 640k could pick it apart.

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* TastesLikeDiabetes

Snark Bait refers to any popular work that evokes a desire to watch [[BileFascination specifically to mock and join other people mocking]]. It's often a generic [[HistoryOfHollywood Hollywood]] blockbuster, or best-selling book. It's usually [[ClicheStorm so formulaic]] you can see the Wiki/TVTropes {{Wiki Word}}s forming in the air as the plot happens, and/or [[CriticalResearchFailure so poorly fact-checked that 640k could pick it apart]].

* CriticalResearchFailure

* DorkAge

As a {{Troper}}, good Snark Bait can lead to seeing how far off you can see the ObviousJudas, which characters are [[LukeIAmYourFather secretly related]], and playing Trope Bingo or a trope DrinkingGame with them. On the plus side, seeing a trope done ''badly'' can help you see what it is, and appreciate when it's done ''well''.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy

* DeaderThanDisco

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Snark Bait refers to any popular work that evokes a desire to watch [[BileFascination specifically to mock and join other people mocking]]. It's often a generic UsefulNotes/{{Hollywood}} blockbuster, or best-selling book. It's usually [[ClicheStorm so formulaic]] you can see the Wiki/TVTropes {{Wiki Word}}s forming in the air as the plot happens, and/or [[CriticalResearchFailure so poorly fact-checked that 640k could pick it apart]].

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* SnarkBait/DCExtendedUniverse
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[[folder:Advertising]]
* The "Advertising/HeadOn" commercials. How can you not make fun of a commercial that consists of nothing but "Head On: Apply directly to the forehead" repeated ''over and over''?
** The same applies to most other television advertisements for prescription drugs. Usually features a [[AudienceSurrogate generic, bland spokesperson]] doing something, well, generic. Bonus points for corny CGI graphics. Especially notable are the Viagra commercials.
* Even more snark-worthy were the Smilin' Bob ads, between the man's [[PerpetualSmiler exaggerated grin]] over his newfound ability to get it up, the overly cheeky narration curtesy of Creator/DavidKaye, and the catchy whistle that is new returning to your memory.
* An Italian spot with Manuela Arcuri promoting a book entitled ''Il labirinto femminile'' inspired countless Youtube parodies due to its amateurish direction, poor acting, creepy SoundtrackDissonance and the overall bad quality of the book itself. It even contains a word ("strategismo") that ''doesn't exist'' in Italian. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-9IwIBA2RY Here it is.]]
** The most recent version of that spot featured Karima El Marthoug, a.k.a. Ruby, the girl (underage at the time) Prime Minister Berlusconi has been accused of having had mercenary sex with. During the spot, she gets undressed by a guy with a Phantom of the Opera mask. Oh, and the direction is still amateurish, the (rest of the) acting is still poor, the soundtrack is still creepy and the book is still bad, thanks for asking.
%% ** Not to mention the one starring Lele Mora, the TV agent with Fascist sympathies involved in the Corona scandal.
* National Organization for Marriage's "Gathering Storm" ad has gathered quite a bit of this. Just try searching for it on Website/YouTube. Almost every result is a parody of some kind. This is not unexpected of course, given that it's [[{{Narm}} melodramatic enough]] to be a StealthParody to begin with.
%% * Rick Perry's "Strong" ad has launched a [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rick-perrys-strong-ad meme]] based on making fun of it.
%%* Pepsi brand 7UP made a critical mistake lately in UsefulNotes/{{India}} -- they showed Kathakali, a serious south Indian classical dance form, as a street dance.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmqLyr1PI3_zbwppHNEzuQ Online advertisements]] of the proofreading browser extention Grammarly have become a joke for how ''very'' frequently they appear before [=YouTube=] videos.
* The mobile game ''RAID: Shadow Legends'' is widely reviled by many people on [=YouTube=]. Not as much for the game itself, since is considered SoOkayItsAverage, but rather because it seems like every youtuber and their mother [[MoneyDearBoy is being sponsored by it]].
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* Creator/FourKidsEntertainment is a common target for anime fans, as the company is guilty of Westernizing anime series and giving them terrible dubs.
** Their dub of ''Manga/OnePiece'', in particular, is widely considered one of the worst anime dubs of all time thanks to being a straight-up {{Macekre}} with rampant [[{{Bowdlerize}} bowdlerizing]], goofy dialog, [[LargeHam hammy voice acting]], various [[DubInducedPlotHole plot holes that formed due to half-assed editing]], as well as the infamous "Pirate Rap" theme.
** [[{{Bowdlerise}} The bizarre form of censorship of]] ''Anime/YuGiOh'' done by them is excellent Snark Bait, as evidenced by [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries its abridged series]] [[LampshadeHanging pointing out]] a lot of its flaws such as "invisible guns" or "dark energy disks that merely send your soul to the Shadow Realm".
* ''Manga/AkameGaKill'', for the sheer amount of [[{{Gorn}} blood, gore,]] [[MurderIsTheBestSolution murder]], [[AnyoneCanDie named character deaths]], {{Sociopathic Hero}}es, {{Card Carrying Villain}}s, [[ColdBloodedTorture torture]], [[RapeAsDrama rape]], and all sorts of other awful things combined with [[ClicheStorm very one-dimensional and standard]] ShonenGenre [[ClicheStorm characters and plots]].
%% * ''Manga/ApocalypseZero'', ''Anime/MDGeist'', ''Anime/{{Genocyber}}'' (to a certain degree), the ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie, ''Anime/CyberneticsGuardian'', ''Anime/CyberCityOedo808''... a lot of old ultra-violent anime series or direct-to-video releases, in general, tend to have this going on.
* ''LightNovel/TheAsteriskWar'', an utterly generic ClicheStorm of a light novel adaptation that Creator/A1Pictures inexplicably gave [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome a massive budget]]. It's considered such low-hanging fruit that some critics have actually gotten hate for bashing on the series rather than criticizing something better.
* ''Manga/BlackClover'', especially the anime. The pacing (too fast in the manga and too slow in the anime), Asta's memetically annoying voice, the [[ClicheStorm clearly borrowed and used up ideas]] made the series a favorite for manga and anime fans to poke fun at. ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' heavily merchandising the series over others that fans consider to be better quality and Website/{{Crunchyroll}} pushing it as the next ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' also contribute to this.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' is considered to have [[JumpingTheShark jumped the shark]] and has become Snark Bait even among the fandom. Kubo is considered a {{troll}} so much that "Creator/TiteKubo trolled my fandom" has sadly become a meme among Bleach fans.
** The same thing can be said about ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' and ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' as the series suffered from ArcFatigue and gargantuan FanDumb.
** And the shipping fandoms for all of the above given the venomous FanDumb and DieForOurShip. The ShipToShipCombat and the fans involved have become pure jokes to those not involved.
* ''Anime/BloodC'' got its viewers from Website/NicoNicoDouga, 2ch and Website/FourChan [[SoBadItsGood very entertained]] due to the characters holding the IdiotBall, the [[DesignatedHero heroine's]] DeclarationOfProtection which [[FailureHero she fails in catastrophic levels]] and the gratuitous amount of gore. There's a good reason why the show is the [[MemeticMutation BEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR, MAN]]!
* ''Manga/FairyTail'' regarding ThePowerOfFriendship and {{Fanservice}}, to the point that an excess of either in other manga often draws negative comparisons to ''Fairy Tail''.
* ''Manga/FutureDiary'' has become ''the'' synonym for an IdiotPlot in many fan communities. The {{Narm}}ishly [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy over-the-top darkness and edginess of the series]] also adds to this, as well as the [[UselessProtagonist pathetic protagonist]] and [[{{Yandere}} insane female lead]].
* ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'' ended up developing a very large "trainwreck" following as a result of the show having dull or unsympathetic characters, bad twists, an obsession with rape or even more bizarre fetishes and great {{Narm}} fodder.
* Many ''{{Franchise/Gundam}}'' series has slowly becoming this in the latter run, with most of the snark prominently came from the Alternate Universes works. Fans watched the series because they're the fans of the franchise and watched it for whatever they were presented, or came to watch it for this exact trope. It doesn't help that the franchise were [[MerchandiseDriven built almost entirely on selling Gunpla model kits]], which fueled the snark even further.
** AU works that released in the turn of the millennium such as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''[[labelnote:note]]Thanks for the combination of the poor characterization, unreasonable decision making that leads to more trouble than it's worth, the [[CreatorsPet glorification]] of Kira Yamato to MartyStu levels, the sickening amount of rainbow BeamSpam that's portrayed across the show (which ironically [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED the predecessor is kinda guilty off]]), and being another Zeta Gundam reboot-clone. So hard that it also caught SEED, a good and fondly remembered show, into the snark, though not for long.[[/labelnote]], ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''[[labelnote:note]]the show initially received a backlash upon the introduction of [[StoryBreakerPower [=GN-X's=]]], which breaks the show's primary motives of the Gundams being superior warmachines used for violent peacekeeping by submitting other factions at bay when they incited a conflict, then received another one with the change-of-direction formula during the entirety of Season 2, resorting in more traditional resistance vs establishment storytelling that's been used in multiple works before (including Zeta Gundam, Wing, and SEED), though both were downplayed examples[[/labelnote]] and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE''[[labelnote:note]][[ArtstyleDissonance the kiddie-styling pasted over a serious war drama]], complete with many MerchandiseDriven element that made apparent that it veered more akin to a kid show kinda turned-off many viewers, but none so apparent than the Third Age [[{{Anvilicious}} overly-preachy nature against conflict and warfare]] that would make SEED Destiny felt like a child's play[[/labelnote]] were probably the ones that receives most of the snark, but shows from the nineties like ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' also draws a lot of snark even during their heydays[[labelnote:note]]Victory receives a lot of flak due to [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy depressing theme that goes over and over]], plenty of unlikable characters, [[AnyoneCanDie boatload of named character body count]], and really questionable design choice for its mechanics that makes you wonder whether it really fits well with later UC timeline at all. G Gundam receives flak for the exact opposite of the show's nature, even more questionable mechanical design, and many unfortunate implications with every stereotypical representation of every ethnicity presented. Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, as the show is genuinely fun and has some memorable moments and characters, and is also one of the AU that managed to bring back Gundam to its resurgence after the failing of Victory[[/labelnote]].
** Forget the fluke between Alternate Universes, one of the most snarked feature of Gundam in general were the [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys overabundant of Bishounen in the main roster]] and its general consensus of being Yaoi shipping fodder. ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' pretty much [[FranchiseOriginalSin responsible for kickstarting the idea]], but it's not going to become apparent after Gundam SEED. Today, the snark is not as frequent as years ago.
%% The fate of any ''Gundam'' series in the latter run. Fans either watch them for this exact trope or they watch them because they're ''Gundam'' fans and they'll see whatever series through to the end. Especially true with latter-day series such as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''[[note]]ironically the preceding ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' started out with this treatment, but then [[GrowingTheBeard grew the beard]] in a huge way and consequently grew out of this treatment as well[[/note]], ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''[[note]]the only debate is ''when'' exactly did it [[JumpingTheShark jump the shark]]: during the ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' clone that was season two or when the [[GameBreaker GN-Xs]] showed up in season one[[/note]] and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE''[[note]]mostly around the Third Age, but partly at the beginning due to the series' ArtStyleDissonance[[/note]].
* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolProdigiesHaveItEasyEvenInAnotherWorld'' combines the isekai genre (see below)[[note]]It should be noted that the characters wind up in the fantasy world through a plane crash, and aren't reborn there, not that it helps[[/note]] with a cast of unbelievably overpowered prodigies, thus leading many to dismiss it as garbage and snark about it merely after hearing its premise, to say nothing of the problems in its execution.
* ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'', especially in its second season, got hit by this. Any conversation about the series is likely to be about [[IdiotHero Ichika]]'s stupidity or the [[UnwantedHarem girls' obsession with him]] than on anything the series did right.
* ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'', because of the literally unbeaten, genius [[BlackHoleSue Marty Sue]]-protagonist, [[BrotherSisterIncest his annoying younger sister in love with him]] and an extremely dubious political component of the plot. Many viewers also could not perceive a seriously constant [[InformedAttractiveness ideal image of the main characters, and how other characters praised them]]. Everything becomes even worse after the simplification of the characters in the anime adaptation and the strange attempts to solve IncestSubtext in the 16th volume. Furthermore, the show became so well known because of its NarmCharm that it was considered to be its feature and attract new fans to the series.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has an invoked example in volume 4 with its "Snark Test". The reader is given a FracturedFairyTale version of ''Literature/{{Momotaro}}'' and invited to see how many things they can find to snark about.
* ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'': No matter how much [[ObliviousToLove dense]] Natsuru is to the point it's already irritating, viewers still couldn't stop watching the show week after week.
* The ''Anime/KantaiCollection'' anime is ''viciously'' mocked online (especially by the Admirals) due to the gratuitous [[MoodWhiplash Mood Whiplashes]] and the ShockingSwerve, both of which (among other things) have led to the show's infamous descent into DarknessInducedAudienceApathy. It also became a prime example of how ''not'' to do a DarkerAndEdgier ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Magica]]''-styled show.
* ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'' is, in general, a story featuring MetaCommentary about {{Otaku}} culture, but mention anything about it online and you're likely to get the response of "...wait, wasn't that the show with BrotherSisterIncest?"
* ''Anime/OusamaGame'' became the premier example for the Fall 2017 anime season, second only to ''Dynamic Chord'' in Japan. The [[spoiler:nonsensical reveal of what the King is]] pushed it even further into this.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' can be considered this even within the Pokemon fandom, due to its IdiotHero who [[TookALevelInDumbass seemingly gets dumber]] once he builds up experience, its long-running status, frequent {{Narm}}, and often characterization and plotting that is at odds with the games (like Pikachu being able to hit Rhydon with an Electric attack). [[spoiler:As of [[YankTheDogsChain the Kalos League's conclusion]], this trope has gone [[UpToEleven supercritical]], with even some diehard fans hating the outcome to death.]]
* {{Invoked|Trope}} in ''LightNovel/ReZero''; IdiotHero and LargeHam Subaru Natsuki was specifically designed to be an example of this trope in action, and it was quite successful as his immaturity, impulsiveness, and poor decision making caused many fans' heads to hit the nearest solid object available, and the story explicitly punishes him in [[CruelAndUnusualDeath very gruesome ways]] for these flaws. In fact, his repulsiveness and idiocy worked so well that he [[XPacHeat ended up being]] a major BaseBreakingCharacter.
%% * The ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' anime. The nature of the {{OVA}}s imply that the creators have either gleefully embraced this, or [[IntendedAudienceReaction had planned it all along]].
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. The first half of the first season already had some people who couldn't take stuff like the over-the-top facial expressions, melodramatic death scenes, and the MMORPG setting too seriously, among other things. Elevate it UpToEleven and you'll get the kind of bait that the second half became, including but not limited to the treatment of its female lead.
* In ''Manga/XxxHolic'' Watanuki is an in-universe example due to his {{Keet}} behavior.
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[[folder:Automobiles]]
* The Toyota Prius; driving one, because it's a hybrid, is associated with GranolaGirl and {{Hipster}} types, and because it barely tops 100 mph, is seen with disdain by auto enthusiasts. It's worth noting that while other small hatchbacks like the Volkswagen Golf and the Mini Cooper are generally viewed positively, admitting you drive a Prius and don't hate driving it is a likely invitation for you to get laughed out of the room almost anywhere.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ComicBook/AmericaChavez's ongoing series titled ''America'' garnered a sizable {{Hatedom}} that mocks many of the {{Narm}}-tastic elements in it.
* Everything done by Creator/RobLiefeld or Chuck Austen; Liefeld for his ''astoundingly'' bad art that essentially defined the [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Dark Age]] of comics, Austen for his equally terrible writing.
* ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'' is quite a thing. Batman is portrayed as outright AxCrazy (leading to [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] refusing to call him "Batman" and preferring "Crazy Steve"), the dialogue is written in the manner of [[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate Torgo]], ComicBook/BlackCanary is turned into an ''[[InNameOnly entirely different character]]'' for no apparent reason, and the non-Batman members of the Justice League are portrayed as [[WhatAnIdiot absolute dunces.]]
* ''Literature/AnitaBlake'', listed in the Literature section below, also has a comic book adaptation. Chris Sims has [[http://www.the-isb.com/?cat=91 more than a few words to say]] about it; he particularly loves taking shots at the comic's [[CoversAlwaysLie misleading covers]], bad art, wasted premise, [[LeaveTheCameraRunning abysmal pacing]], and [[TheScrappy Jean-Claude]].
* All over the place in ComicBook/AvengersArena. Special mentions go to:
** "I've always been a hater." It's a bad line, misuses the word "hater"[[note]]Using "Hater" in an un-ironic self-referential manner. Not much more to say than it dates it horribly AND misuses the slang.[[/note]], and shows a complete lack of understanding of Hazmat's character and back story.
** [[spoiler: "My boyfriend exploded all over me!"]]
** "Botsplosion."
** [[spoiler: "Chasehawk" achieving AscendedMeme status caused a lot of eye rolling.]]
* [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Comics by Jack Chick]]. Those, sadly, become much less funny when a ten-year-old girl, with fervent earnestness, gives you one.
* ''ComicBook/{{Marville}}'': an unfunny, soon-dated {{parody}} comic created on a bet by the then Marvel editor, which then inexplicably morphed into a rambling, scientifically inaccurate diatribe about {{God}}, evolution, humanity, and the causes of war. You better believe the only reason anyone reads it is to [[JustForPun marvel]] at how awful it is.
* ''ComicBook/TarotWitchOfTheBlackRose'' has attracted a considerable deal of snark for its constant {{Fanservice}}, {{Stripperific}} costumes, {{Author Filibuster}}s (usually in favor of Wicca), and oft-narmy dialogue.
* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice2019'': While the run has been well received the idea that Tim Drake, known as the "smart one" of the Robins, would use ''his own name'' as his superhero name to hide his secret identity, after agreeing with an evil alternate universe version of himself that ''ducks'' are one of the most dangerous birds has elicited nothing but sarcasm and derision from readers. There have also been jokes involving the musician Drake. The new costume that comes with the codename, which many consider ugly, has also been widely mocked.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'', thanks to TastesLikeDiabetes and the fact that it ran out of jokes sometime in the '70s. Its spawned several mutations, such as ''Webcomic/DysfunctionalFamilyCircus'' and "The [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]] Family Circus".
* Erasing Garfield's thought bubbles in ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strips shows exactly how much of a loser Jon Arbuckle is. Or better yet, erasing Garfield entirely, as in ''Webcomic/GarfieldMinusGarfield''. Or doing... whatever ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' is.
* Pretty much anything falling under [[Website/{{Reddit}} r/BoomerHumour]], due to the repetitive jokes, ''extremely'' ugly artstyle and the common portrayal of NewMediaAreEvil. It's also embarassingly clear that most of the cartoonists try to [[WereStillRelevantDammit shed light and poke fun at relevant topics]], while they themselves [[CriticalResearchFailure have no idea what these topics even are]].
* There is probably no-one left ''anywhere'' who likes ''ComicStrip/{{Marmaduke}}'' unironically, except perhaps Series/{{Monk}}. Given the strips highly repetitive nature, the only joke being "That is a big dog", some wonder how the strip became so successful that the creator of it got a ''statue'' made of himself.
%% * Plenty of other strips, due to the influence of ''Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon'', who is the CausticCritic of his chosen medium.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
%%* VideoGame/HammerBrother is a MegaCrossover FanGame that is played because of this trope.
* ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' is probably the single most widely circulated fanfic ever created specifically ''because'' of this trope. It's probably more BileFascination and SoBadItsGood than Snark Bait, but both still apply.
%% * ''Fanfic/MyInnerLife'': It certainly doesn't help that she thought at the time that the whole thing was real in her lucid dreams.
* ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''. The fact that it's a blatant HateFic against ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' does not endear it to fans of the show. But what really takes it into this territory is the author saying without a hint of irony that he prefers his characters one-dimensional, some of the edits (such as replacing Cutie Marks with serial numbers), and the fact that he seriously believes that his work is better than the original show, even considering that he rips off what he doesn't arbitrarily change.
** Creator/DakariKingMykan himself became this after topping the above with ''Fanfic/TheEndOfEnds'' and ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsFailure''. In addition to doubling down on the same faults as ''My Brave Pony'', the fics also [[CanonDefilement defile]] a [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans character who, in canon,]] moved on from [[DidNotGetTheGirl the very thing the author refuses to]], turn him into his AuthorAvatar, and tries to paint the resultant {{wangst}}y, spiteful rampage (which includes the [[SignatureScene decapitation of an infant]]) [[DesignatedHero as justified]], and anyone who dares say otherwise [[DesignatedVillain as dead wrong]].
* For a while, the Fanfic/TropePantheons had sections dedicated to snarking: the "Fallen" and the "Disgraces", which catalogued characters and tropes with a negative reputation. Since [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings such negativity rarely does the wiki well]], those sections were axed without a trace, with a lucky few entries getting reworked into the Pantheon proper. Snark responsibly, folks.
* ''Fanfic/StarkitsProphecy''. SoBadItsGood, with lots and lots of RougeAnglesOfSatin, not to mention a MarySue as TheHero, it makes for a good platform for a snarky review.
* Anything written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2689121/Mr-FanficGuy Mr. Fanfic Guy]], such as ''Fanfic/LuckyStarAfterStory'' and ''Fanfic/SakiAfterStory''. Between the {{Narm}}y melodrama, liberal use of RonTheDeathEater, [[CriticalResearchFailure failures in research]][[note]]For example, Saki After Story has the national tournament seemingly take place in a single day, when it canonically takes place over 9 days, and the final match be between Saki and Teru (not only are there four players in the tournament, but Saki and Teru have different positions)[[/note]], and blatant pro-gay {{Author Tract}}ing, there's not a lot that can be taken seriously.
* ''Fanfic/SuperSmashBrosTheAnimatedSeries'' is chock full of [[CriticalResearchFailure Critical Research Failures]], {{Wangst}}, {{Narm}}, and MindScrew [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs up the wazoo]]. Well worth a read for riffers who want something to chew on.

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[[folder:Fashion]]
* Clothing by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abercrombie_%26_Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch]] and its subsidiaries, mostly for its frat guy clientele and some [[http://elitedaily.com/news/world/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-explains-why-he-hates-fat-chicks/ controversial statements]] from the CEO.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocs Crocs]], for being widely regarded as hideous.
* ''Anything'' by the brand [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_hardy Ed Hardy]], which slaps tattoo designs (like a sombrero-wearing skull with the text "MI VIDA LOCA" next to it) on its apparel. Many people just find this tacky and trashy.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LuLaRoe LuLaRoe]]. Quite a few people take a look at their designs and promotional images just because they have a boatload of questionable ones. Examples include [[https://i.imgur.com/j288FMS.png these bizarre patterns]], [[https://i.redd.it/ri6fs6dt77101.jpg this vagina-like print]], [[https://i.redd.it/cnol5547lu001.jpg this sperm-like print]] and [[https://i.redd.it/2dgbalv1lz601.jpg these... things that resemble poop or bacteria]]. Their promotion tends to involve clashing outfits like [[https://i.redd.it/g2e5zttv7gd01.jpg this masterpiece]], and the [[https://i.redd.it/nhh2g4xcxid01.jpg looks can be likened to gypsy fortune tellers]]. They also encourage you to buy shapeless and oversized clothes and tie them up in [[https://imgur.com/a/2tR7L ugly]] [[https://i.redd.it/8ebbrrdqtbd01.jpg knots]] to make up for it. It doesn't help that their controversial business model has been called a pyramid scheme, and their logo looks like an overhead view of a pyramid.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora Fedoras]], though the snark here is mostly directed towards the people who can't pull them off. Being associated with [[EntitledToHaveYou neckbeard culture]] in later years certainly hasn't helped.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullet_%28haircut%29 Mullets]], which in the western world have become synonymous with White Trash.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugg_boots Ugg Boots]], again, for their questionable design.
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' is generally considered to be the worst movie produced by Creator/{{Disney}}, mostly because of the [[NoFlowInCGI ugly artstyle of the movie]], the humor that [[FollowTheLeader painfully tries to copy]] Creator/{{DreamWorks|Animation}}' style and most importantly, the fact that [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy almost every character is an unlikeable jerk]], and those few who aren't are [[ButtMonkey bullied by the rest]].
* Although it has since been VindicatedByHistory, ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' still has a few detractors (mainly in the US) due to its {{Narm}}y musical numbers and artistic license.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH2TimmyToTheRescue'', loathed by fans for being badly animated, badly written, and unfaithful to the original movie. The point of the movie where it goes from being just bad to SoBadItsGood, for some, is the outrageously over-the-top musical number Martin Brisby sings after being turned evil and inexplicably gaining a [[EvilBrit British accent]]. By that point, the movie seemed to have stopped trying to make sense.
* ''WesternAnimation/TitanicTheLegendGoesOn'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic'' (as well as the sequel to the latter) have become jokes due to their ClicheStorm plots, ''extreme'' use of ArtisticLicenseHistory, jarring happy endings, plagiarism from better animated movies (in the former's case), and unusual character designs (the latter features a giant octopus with a rodent's face).
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Foodfight}}'' is regarding as one of the worst, if not ''the'' worst animated film ever made due to its usage of raunchy ToiletHumour ([[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids despite supposedly being marketed towards children]]), its very blatant ProductPlacement, the '''[[SpecialEffectFailure extremely]]''' [[SpecialEffectFailure bad animation]], and the designs [[UncannyValley which are no better]]. So much so that it has become a debate over whether or not the film classifies as being SoBadItsGood or horrible.
* ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'' is not a very well-liked film in the slightest thanks to its shoddy animation (due to originally being meant to be a DirectToDVD movie), UncannyValley-laced character designs, heavy reliance on ToiletHumour, the fact that it stars the now-unpopular Creator/RobSchneider and its very [[IdiotPlot ludicrous plot]] that involves a man trying to sell homes in the ''Arctic''. The fact that it got a sequel (and is set to get several more) despite [[AudienceAlienatingPremise no one wanting any]] certainly doesn't help.
* ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' is this for some (though by no means everybody) thanks to its extremely [[RefugeInAudacity crude]] [[BlackComedy humor]], the depictions of various ethnic stereotypes, the fact that it stars the ever-so-controversial Creator/SethRogen [[note]]technically, the film was created by Rogen as he had been trying to pitch the idea for ''eight years''[[/note]], and its TroubledProduction that involved the animators being mistreated by the directors.
* Few people have ''anything'' nice to say about ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale''. The movie is generally considered Creator/DreamWorks' lowest point for the UncannyValley character designs, literally [[InkSuitActor just modeling the actors faces]] on ''fish bodies'', ClicheStorm plot and UnintentionallyUnsympathetic main lead. The movie has an [[SoBadItsGood ironic following]] because it's just ''fun'' to tear it a new one.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmojiMovie'' managed to surpass ''Norm of the North'' in terms of public hatred. The film was greenlit sometime after Sony had their database hacked back in late 2014, and was an attempt to WinBackTheCrowd following the aftermath of said hack. It didn't work, to say the least. Criticisms include the [[AudienceAlienatingPremise mere premise of the film being about emojis]], [[TaintedByThePreview the marketing showcasing]] ''[[TaintedByThePreview everything]]'' [[TaintedByThePreview bad about the film]], the fact that [[CriticalResearchFailure it was clearly written by people who knew nothing about the subject matter]][[note]]For one instance, the film portrays [[{{Troll}} Internet trolls]] as malware[[/note]], the TotallyRadical dialogue indicating that the writers have no idea how actual teenagers act and talk, the story itself being deemed as an unoriginal ClicheStorm, and the fact that it has been criticised for being a [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks blatant ripoff]] of other more popular animated movies (namely ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' and ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''). As if that wasn't enough, ''The Emoji Movie'' also drew an intense amount of ire as it was believed that the film was the replacement for two planned movies about ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' and {{Medusa}} [[note]]with the directors being Creator/GenndyTartakovsky and Creator/LaurenFaust, respectively[[/note]] that Sony ended up putting into DevelopmentHell. Although it was later confirmed that the two films were canceled long before the hack occurred, this still wasn't enough to alleviate the severe backlash Sony got. The situation only got worse for Sony, as the movie was panned by critics and audiences alike upon release, with only a 9% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the film being criticized for its blatant ProductPlacement and its [[BrokenAesop hypocritical]], [[{{Anvilicious}} obnoxious]] messages.
* ''WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange'' tends to be mocked by fans and critics alike. Aside from its mostly forgettable plotline, characters and songs, the fact that the film can only appeal to very young children is a turn-off for even casual viewing. The lack of airings on television within the past 15 years since its premiere (at least in comparison to other films in the Disney Animated Canon) also stands in the way of it gaining even a cult following.
* While Creator/DisneytoonStudios has made some good movies, their DirectToVideo sequels tend to have this reaction, mostly for how they're generally steps below their predecessors and how they tend to be brought up whenever Disney {{Sequelitis}} is discussed.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
%% * ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118261/usercomments Asteroid]]''. Probably worth watching - if you have bile deficiency and a readily available can of BrainBleach... or a properly perverted sense of humor.
* Ripping on ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' is pretty popular. Many snark sites have dedicated time to it. The film was also nominated for a whopping eleven Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, though it only won for Worst Supporting Actress (Alicia Silverstone).
** Its presence is all but guaranteed on a "worst SuperHero film ever" list and makes more occasional cameos on generic "Worst Films Ever" lists as well. Cracked.com, however, used this movie's reputation to create a list of [[http://www.cracked.com/article_17118_5-comic-book-movies-way-worse-than-batman-robin.html "five comic book movies way worse than Batman and Robin"]]-- most of which are waaay more obscure than ''Batman and Robin''.
** Bane especially seems to be a good source of snark, especially when compared to [[GeniusBruiser the]] [[HeroKiller one]] played by Tom Hardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.
* Due to some notorious cases of ExecutiveMeddling and TroubledProduction, as well as some poorly received creative decisions, the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse [[SnarkBait/DCExtendedUniverse has its own page]].
* ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' starts off as BileFascination, but becomes Snark Bait on repeated viewings, due to its many [[LargeHam over-the-top performances]], overuse of Dutch angles and overall poor production quality (which is especially amazing considering its reported budget of $73 million), with dozens of [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185183/trivia?tab=gf plot holes and continuity errors]], as well as many [[IdiotBall idiotic moments]].
* Indie phenomenon ''Film/{{Birdemic}}'', mostly for the laughably [[NoBudget cheap]], [[SpecialEffectsFailure unconvincing]] and plain lazy visual effects and rock-bottom production values.
* ''Film/CoolAsIce'', which can be best described as "''Film/TheRoom'', with Music/VanillaIce", as it combines a clichéd plot with a terrible lead (one with a laughable TotallyRadical attitude, to boot), with the bonus of a gaudy early 90s color scheme.
* ''Film/DeathBedTheBedThatEats'', which Patton Oswalt made sure to exploit in a routine, where he says he'll make a sequel, ''Rape Stove: The Stove That Rapes People''. And as a bonus, the movie is not a total ExploitationFilm as one would figure from the title, but an arthouse wannabe trying to give a deep backstory.
* ''Film/FantasticFour2015'' has essentially become the 21st century ''Batman and Robin'' in this regard, due to its ''infamous'' TroubledProduction, the film's overall poor quality (in large part due to trying [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy and failing]] to make its [[ComicBook/FantasticFour titular team]], which is known for being lighthearted in the comics and other adaptations, DarkerAndEdgier), and its status as an AshCanCopy made to keep the film rights for the Fantastic Four from reverting to Creator/MarvelStudios, which ultimately proved pointless with Disney's pending acquisition of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and its associated [=IPs=], including the Fantastic Four.
* Movies such as ''Film/FreedomWriters'' and ''Film/DangerousMinds'' are often parodied because of their predictable SaveOurStudents plots (''Lean on Me'' gets a pass because A: It's Creator/MorganFreeman, and B: he inspires students by being a completely unforgiving hard-ass).
* ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', while being considered an ''improvement'' over [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey the book]] (which is under the Literature section of this page), has also been subjected to this, mostly for the same reasons as the book, with a contributing factor being that it was a financial success (it made $571 million worldwide on a budget of $40 million) in spite of its overall negative reception and has a sequel in the works. This got to the point that it won several UsefulNotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s.
** The sequel, ''Fifty Shades Darker'', has been received even ''more'' negatively than its predecessor, with only 8% on Website/RottenTomatoes.
* ''Film/Frozen2010'' (not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Disney film]]) can be considered this, with its unlikable TooDumbToLive characters and wandering packs of wolves.
* ''Film/TheGarbagePailKidsMovie''. It's gotten so bad of a reputation that there are no praising quotes on the DVD box, just ones pointing out the movie is disgusting!
* The same goes with ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' if only to see the lack of chemistry between then-star couple Music/JenniferLopez and Creator/BenAffleck (and J-Lo's infamous and strangely prophetic "[[{{Narm}} It's turkey time...]]" line).
* Many of the ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'''s cliches, but when the movie opens with "[[{{Series/Mystery Science Theater 3000}} In the not too distant future...]]", you get an inkling about what you're in for.
%% * Most of the classic ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' and ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' films. Bonus points if you're watching the English dubs.
* A majority of the films made by Creator/HappyMadisonProductions have fallen into this territory due to their [[ClicheStorm predictable plots]], use of cheap humor (including ToiletHumour) and for the highly-extravagant filming locations of many of the films like ''Film/GrownUps'' and ''Film/JustGoWithIt'' (leading many to suspect that the movies are made purely as an excuse for Creator/AdamSandler and his friends [[VacationDearBoy to go on vacation]]). The most notable example is ''Film/{{Pixels}}'' (which fell into this territory the moment it was announced).
* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' and its sequels. The films are mainly remembered today for boatloads of {{narm}}, {{wangst}}, along with a RomanticPlotTumor, and because it was so popular with teenage girls, subsequent Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movies [[FollowTheLeader tried to replicate it]]. The films were also AdoredByTheNetwork, and aired once a week with heavy promotion during its heyday. If anything, ''High School Musical'' became the poster child for GirlShowGhetto, and a target of podcasts like Podcast/RiffTrax.
* ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation''. While the [[Film/MortalKombat previous film]] was a decent enough adaptation of the fighting game franchise that Midway actually incorporated some of its plot points into the games' canon, ''Annihilation'' was a trainwreck through and through. The cast, which only had two returning actors, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIt0VY7Yg2w is as bad as it gets]]. The film also crams in LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, making for a RandomEventsPlot with a lot of uninspiring fight scenes in-between, not helped by terrible effects.
** [[VideoGameMoviesSuck A lot of video game adaptations are subject to this, really]]. Another common target is the ''Film/StreetFighter'' movie, where ridiculous dialogue and Raul Julia's HamAndCheese at least make it a laughable experience.
** The director of ''Mortal Kombat Annihilation'' has gone onto make films like ''Film/{{Annabelle}}'' and ''Film/WishUpon'', which have become derided for being terrible horror movies (the latter in particular is mocked for its [[NightmareRetardant unintentionally hilarious death scenes]]) and for being directed by the director of ''Mortal Kombat Annihilation''.
%% * ''Literature/NightWatch''. Sergey Lukyanenko suffers this in general, in part for the same reasons as [[DanBrowned Dan Brown]], in part for his [[SmallNameBigEgo behavior when he doesn't like something]]. But TheMovie takes the cake... in the face. It was hooted at [[MortonsFork both]] for parts that ''are'' faithful to the original -- by his critics -- and parts that ''aren't'' -- since even his fans consider it badly adapted.
* ''Film/TheRoom''. The plot is pure melodrama, the dialogue is stilted and laughable, and Tommy Wiseau's horrid acting (which [[ColdHam is both understated and exaggerated]], not helped by [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent the weird accent]]) made it a midnight movie favorite in the years after release.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'', as popular as it is, has a lot to make fun of. The prequels just made the target bigger and more tempting. There's a lot of hits, from [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/573.html poking fun]] at [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/600.html retcons]] and the excess of HollywoodScience, HollywoodTactics and/or {{Romantic Plot Tumor}}s to [[http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/dismantling_jedi_order_000418.html fan theories]] and ''[[Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids a whole webcomic]]'' aimed to re-interpret or re-render series in a way that would make more sense than the {{canon}}, or just [[http://loopydave.deviantart.com/art/All-a-bit-silly-really-189990669 a bit silly]].
* Several films produced by Creator/SonyPictures developed a '''[[DorkAge really]]''' bad reputation for this from 2014 onward, due to the films having [[AudienceAlienatingPremise poorly thought-out premises]] and in many cases becoming magnets for [[OvershadowedByControversy controversy]] and/or Internet hatred. Not helping matters is the fact that former [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox]] chairman Tom Rothman of ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' and ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fant4stic]]'' [[ExecutiveMeddling infamy]] became the chairman of the studio around this time, and was responsible for greenlighting films such as the aforementioned ''The Emoji Movie'' (as seen above), ''Film/SlenderMan'' (which became known as one of the worst horror films in years) and ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' (which garnered a reputation for being SoBadItsGood). This reputation also contributed to ''several'' rumors of the studio being sold off in the coming years, not helped by Creator/{{Disney}}'s own purchase of Fox surfacing around that time. Fortunately, things seem to be getting better with ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' and ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' (to name a few), though only time will tell if they can fully recover.
* Netflix's ''Film/TallGirl'' became this as soon as the trailer was uploaded, due to the premise centering around a mildly tall girl facing issues with bullying and her miserable dating life... [[DisproportionateRetribution because she's tall]]. And she still continues to whine about that, even though [[{{Wangst}} she looks like a supermodel and lives in a three-story house]]. Also, none of the characters are likeable, the Tall Girl herself has all the personality of cardboard, with [[VanillaProtagonist liking musicals being her only defining character trait]] and her best friend/admirer is a [[CrazyJealousGuy jealous]] [[DoggedNiceGuy creep]]. The movie continues to be a target for MemeticMutation, especially since [[AudienceAlienatingPremise no-one knows who it was for]].
* The SoBadItsGood CultClassic, ''Film/Troll2''. It's almost a tradition at this point to say, with Arnold, "They're eating her! And now they're gonna eat me! [[BigOMG OH MY GOOOOOOOOD!]]" More cynical snarkers enjoy the incredibly vague popcorn scene and the protagonist urinating on the family dinner for no apparent reason.
* ''Film/{{Twilight}}'', outside of the fanbase following of the novel series, is easy to snark at, between [[DullSurprise the stiff-as-a-board acting by the whole cast]], the confusing plot, the infamous "[[BishieSparkle sparkling]]" effects, the cheesy script, and the arguable {{wangst}}, especially coming from Jacob Black. In an interview, Creator/RobertPattinson [[TakeThat took some shots at the series]], referring to the first book as "a book that wasn't supposed to be published."
* ''Film/TheWizard'' has a cult following in the video game culture dedicated to tearing it apart for its [[PacManFever laughable inaccuracies]] and blatantly MerchandiseDriven nature.
* Practically any movie by Creator/EdWood, most notably ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''. The [[NoBudget ridiculously low production values]], questionable writing, and oft-stupid directorial decisions made the movies charmingly incompetent and laughable, and thus often sought by bad movie fans.
* Anything by Creator/MNightShyamalan (except ''Film/TheSixthSense'' and possibly ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}''). ''Film/TheLastAirbender'', in particular, for taking an [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender extremely popular animated show]] and producing an insultingly horrible live-action version (reducing characters to bland clichés, performing {{Race Lift}}s across the board, etc.) that was universally panned by fans and neophytes alike for its unrelenting unfaithfulness to the source material as well as being generally bland and unpleasant to watch. The connection to something that ''doesn't'' suck meant that lots of people saw it and were all but forced to make fun of it.
** ''Film/AfterEarth'', this time surprisingly not entirely the fault of M. Night Shyamalan. Aside from being a horribly mediocre SciFi film, there's also the case of presumed ChurchOfHappyology symbolism and Creator/WillSmith desperately trying to push his son towards fame.
** It's since died down with the relatively well-received ''Film/TheVisit'' and even better-received ''Film/{{Split}}''. Although it might not last if the decidedly divisive ''Film/{{Glass}}'' is an indication.
* Most films with Creator/NicolasCage, especially since the TurnOfTheMillennium, such as ''Film/GhostRider'' and ''Film/TheWickerMan2006'', due to his [[LargeHam hilariously over-the-top performances]].
* '''Anything''' by Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg, due to containing loads of pop-culture references that tend to make the movies dated, as well as being {{shallow|parody}} and {{narrow parod|y}}ies of the movies they are spoofing.
* German director '''[[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093051/ Uwe Boll]]''' is very widely mocked for [[VideoGameMoviesSuck his adaptations of popular video games into movies]]. There's a reason why his page is a member of the Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub, among many other things that we will not discuss here.
* Any [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]] is bound to get this in spades. In almost all cases, the bare minimum amount of effort is put into these films to capitalize on the success of the movie being ripped off, with bad animation (CG and otherwise) and worse writing at every turn.
* Creator/RobSchneider was a popular comedic actor in the late 90's and early 2000's, but now he's far more remembered as the butt of a ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' joke (Rob Schneider is… A CARROT! Rated PG-13) than for any of his movies, almost all of which are rotten on Website/RottenTomatoes. Special mention goes to ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'', a movie where Schneider voices a twerking polar bear.
* Almost any film that was ever covered on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', given that show ''is'' snarking on bad movies. A great case is ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'', a small badly made attempt at a thriller that was saved from obscurity by MST3K to become a go-to case of a bad movie.
* The film ''Film/GodsNotDead'', mainly because the atheist professor who maintains God's non-existence is played by [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys the son of Zeus himself]], Creator/KevinSorbo.
** Its success helped many {{Glurge}}-heavy "Christploitation" films to hit theaters, most by ''God's Not Dead'' production company Creator/PureFlixEntertainment. Creator/BradJones sure knows how these religious films can provide snark, dedicating WebVideo/MidnightScreenings and WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob episodes to productions such as ''Film/OldFashioned'' and ''Film/WarRoom''.
* ''Film/IndependenceDay'' is considered this internationally, mostly for how much AmericaSavesTheDay is present (not that Americans don't consider the film to be this trope either, mind you). In fact, most if not all of Creator/RolandEmmerich's films, with some getting NarmCharm appreciation (''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', ''Film/{{Stargate}}'') and others just plain snark (''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'', ''Film/TenThousandBC'').
* UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward founder John Wilson wrote ''[[https://genius.com/Razzie-awards-the-official-razzie-movie-guide-enjoying-the-best-of-hollywoods-worst-annotated The Official Razzie Movie Guide]]'' to highlight 100 movies he felt ripe for this. It ranges from SoBadItsGood (past Razzie winners such as ''Film/{{Showgirls}}'' and ''Film/BattlefieldEarth''), NarmCharm (''Film/TheTenCommandments'', which Wilson describes as “beloved by many, and taken way too seriously by most”), and downright {{Narm}}, preferably with {{Melodrama}} attached (''Film/TheOscar'').
* Universal Studios' Film/DarkUniverse has gotten this in spades. First, late into its production, they decided to retool ''Film/DraculaUntold'' into the first entry into this shared universe of monsters. When that movie flopped, the studio decided instead to have ''Film/{{The Mummy|2017}}'' be the first entry into this world. They even announced (complete with a large cast photo) entries with Creator/JavierBardem as Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'s monster and Creator/JohnnyDepp as Literature/TheInvisibleMan, at which point ''The Mummy'' was released to horrible reviews and lower-than-expected box office, which means this entire series of movies might never be made.
** ''The Mummy'' opens with the "Dark Universe" getting its own special logo, complete with theme music by Music/DannyElfman. To slap a logo onto the first film of a franchise [[StillbornFranchise that looks like it will never be made]] has been reportedly met by [[{{Narm}} wide laughter]] at screenings.
* ''Film/DarkPhoenix'', the penultimate chapter in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', has garnered much ridicule suffering through a TroubledProduction that resulted in a final film that received a ''worse'' critical response than the reviled ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' and ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''. On a few specific notes...
** The film's release getting pushed back to June 2019 just ''one day'' after the release of the first trailer announcing the original date of February 2019 didn't exactly help Fox's optics with fans. While the delay was clearly meant to account for ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel'' taking its February release window, the issue could have been sidestepped entirely had Fox just announced the ReleaseDateChange before the trailer dropped.
** The fact that the film is directed, written, and produced by Simon Kinberg, one of the co-writers of ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', and, for all intents and purposes, appears to be a partial remake of said movie, has made it the butt of more than a few jokes. Not helping matters is Kinberg's previous involvement in [[Film/FantasticFour2015 another superhero film]] with an infamous TroubledProduction. When the movie came out, this was taken further when some argued that Kinberg's new take on the material was actually ''worse'' than ''The Last Stand''.
* The first trailers for ''Film/{{Cats}}'' were met with an outpouring of scorn from 99.9% of the internet due to the UncannyValley nature of the humans-as-cats designs and general subpar CGI. Even the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom, which most snarkers assumed would [[PopularWithFurries love it]], turned against the film for the creepy designs. The snark only got worse when the film was finally released with critics finding ever more creative ways to trash it, often employing as many cat-related puns as possible.
** Things didn't get much better when it was discovered that the film shipped with '''''[[SpecialEffectsFailure unfinished VFX shots]]''''', most infamously Judi Dench's human hand (complete with wedding ring) being visible in several shots, as the film was so ChristmasRushed that director Tom Hooper worked for 36 hours straight to try and finish it in time for the NYC premiere. Theaters received new prints of the film with the fixed effects ''after'' opening weekend, which got lots of mocking comparisons to a video game getting a Day One patch, but it still wasn't enough to stop ''Cats'' from becoming a massive BoxOfficeBomb.

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%% * ''Literature/AnitaBlake'':
%% ** One Website/YouTube user has even taken to making [[https://www.youtube.com/user/minaminokyoko#grid/user/DB6BE820E1E84CFC Anita Blake in 5 Seconds]] videos.
%% ** [[http://eternaleve.wordpress.com/ There's now a blog reviewing the series, each book, chapter by chapter, generally raging about it.]]
* ''Literature/AtlasShrugged'', given its [[{{Anvilicious}} heavy-handed messages]] and uneven prose, culminating in an AuthorFilibuster lasting over 50 pages! This very site includes [[Quotes/AtlasShrugged demeaning quotes along with passages of the book.]]
%% * ''Literature/TheBabySittersClub'' has become this in recent years after the popularity has waned, with several blogs and online communities being devoted to it.
%% * According to many ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' fans, ''Literature/CycleOfHatred''.
* ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode''. It seems that a less-than-shiny book assembled from moldy pieces of crypto-history is ''not'' going to be any less of a target if advertised as a daring innovative idea and (whispering) maybe even a ''really'' relevant theory.
** The fact that it holds the [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14006782 record]] for the most frequently donated book gives way to a lot of Snark Bait.
* ''Literature/TheEyeOfArgon'' is possibly the worst fantasy short story ever written ''ever''. Terrible in the extreme, only readable with the help of the [=MST3K=] crew heckling it... yet somehow, impossible not to read (at least once). In places, it has become tradition to stage competitions of how much people could read with a straight face and expressive voice. Three-quarters of a page is considered doing extremely well.
* ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' in general for its poor writing, overall smutty tone and increasingly bizarre metaphors, especially the part where Ana describes Christian's penis as "my very own Christian Grey-flavoured popsicle", as well as its origin as a ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfiction. The series has been parodied numerous times, e.g. by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzS8ANZBRNo Jimmy Fallon]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3qZLrC7Ot4 barelypolitical]]. It has also attracted [[http://redlemonade.blogspot.co.uk/p/fifty-shades-of-tedious-fuckery.html snarky recaps]], [[https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215 even snarkier reviews]] and [[https://mortalfollyblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/fifty-shades-of-grey-review-or-why-i-hate-fifty-shades-of-grey/ general rants]].
* ''Literature/TheHouseOfNight'' starts off like a poorly written mash-up of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' and ''Literature/HarryPotter'' and only goes downhill from there. The singular, seemingly omnipotent goddess of night regularly appears to squee over how [[MarySue special]] the protagonist is or tell her exactly how to solve her problems, Zoey Redbird is relentlessly cruel to all her friends, enemies and bystanders in her inner monologue, amazingly shallow, keeps no less than three boyfriends at a time while [[TheUnfairSex expecting total faithfulness from them]] and is always, always treated as perfectly, 100% correct.
* Creator/ChristopherPaolini's ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'' is one of the biggest examples, primarily due to accusations of being unoriginal. With all the crap Paolini gets, you have to feel a little sorry for the guy when you learn he started writing the series when he was only sixteen years old. It probably started out as some sort of fan-fiction-y amalgam of all his favorite fantasy series. Of course, said pity may dissolve completely with the knowledge that he ''published'' it when he was over twenty-one -- and it still looks very much like a sixteen-year-old wrote it (with the help of a thesaurus).
* Though not even remotely popular, the ''Literature/MaradoniaSaga'' has become famous for being made of 100% pure [[EpicFail fail]]. It's not just derivative, it literally plagiarizes ''from Literature/TheBible'', has Random words Capitalized for no Reason, ''random italics'', and 'quotes' where none should 'be'. [[http://impishidea.com/tag/Maradonia-%28series%29/ Impishidea.com]] has sporkings and a drinking game, though it would be better to avoid the game if you don't want to die of alcohol poisoning and/or acute liver failure. The enormous [[SmallNameBigEgo ego]] of the author is the subject of as much, if not more, snark than the books themselves. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H00bPr3ExU SwankiVY]] sums the whole thing up nicely.
* Creator/TyraBanks wrote a fantasy novel about models. No, [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100637-Tyra-Banks-Fancies-Herself-the-Next-J-R-R-Tolkien really]]. Three of them, even. The trilogy is titled ''Literature/{{Modelland}}'', and ends up practically snarking itself. For example, SM-ize is an actual word that is seriously used.
* Creator/JohnRingo's ''Literature/PaladinOfShadows'' series, although it seems to be something of a StealthParody. Proven by the fact that he links to most of these reviews and will usually write letters not only supporting many of their accusations but pointing out inconsistencies and logical failures they missed. Such as the main character would have died about 6 pages into the first book. He called it his Dark Fic. People liked it so he published it and made a shit load of money. Here is a [[http://hradzka.livejournal.com/194753.html review]], which gave us the "OH JOHN RINGO NO" meme.
%% * The ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' series is a particularly big magnet. There are many websites and forums that mock passages from the books.
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' for a sizable fraction of those following it, due to its many [[ThirtySuePileup unrealistically-perfect characters]] and UnfortunateImplications, particularly the nature of Bella and Edward's [[RomanticizedAbuse relationship]], as well as its depiction of vampires as sparkling teenagers. The latter in particular is a popular target for YourVampiresSuck jokes.
* As far as Creator/MarkTwain was concerned, the entire body of Creator/JamesFenimoreCooper's work, and especially ''Literature/TheDeerslayer''. This resulted in "Literature/FenimoreCoopersLiteraryOffences", a hilarious TakeThat and an early example of what [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary we call]] BooksOnTrope.
* ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'' is an extended and mean-spirited TakeThat to every imaginable liberal cause, several of which get their own state so they can be effortlessly and horrifically destroyed by our manly men heroes. However, the book is ''so'' over-the-top, full of plot-holes and lacking in self-awareness, it arguably swings back around into SoBadItsGood territory.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
%% * ''Series/AmericanIdol'' has the "Vote for the Worst", er... party.
* ''Series/AncientAliens'' for anyone possessing a basic knowledge of history, biology, mythology, physics, astronomy...or anything at all really.
* Netflix's ''Series/{{Atypical}}'', a series which is meant to represent autism, is widely despised by autistic people themselves. Mostly because the show didn't even bother to include many autistic people in its production and milks the [[HollywoodAutism bad, outdated stereotypes]] for all it's worth. The autistic main character is portrayed as sex-obsessed, having a lack of common sense and [[VanillaProtagonist no other defining attributes outside of his autism]] and the other characters either started out as likeable and became more unsympathetic over time or were unlikeable from the very start. There's an entire hashtag dedicated to autistic people voicing their opinions against it.
* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' counts because, during the 1990s, anti-''Barney'' humor was extremely popular during the show's peak (its article on Wiki/TheOtherWiki is roughly as long as the show itself). In parodies, the simplicity of the show is exaggerated to show that its viewers are stupid.
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has gotten hit hard with this, be it due to accusations of SeasonalRot, the portrayal of nerd culture which many see as insulting or just plain wrong, the overused LaughTrack (even when no jokes have been made), or simple ItsPopularNowItSucks reactions.
* While ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' is a bonafide CultClassic and even non-fans can appreciate its kitschy, NarmCharm quality, the same cannot be said about the infamous ''[[Series/BradyBunchSpinoffs The Brady Bunch Hour]]''. This is in large part to how gratuitous the series was, the terrible writing and acting it had and for being an OldShame for almost everyone involved (to the point that Jan's original actress, Eve Plumb, wanted nothing to do with it and which arguably set off the trend of any ''Brady'' reunion having a [[TheOtherDarrin replacement actor--or "fake Jan", as you will--to fill in for the missing one).]]
* Common with many British soap operas, due to how far-fetched the situations become. Remember, most of them are set on either a quiet street or a village!
** ''Series/EastEnders'' is a soap opera that emphasizes misery with every characters' family experiencing a tragedy or a being roped into another family's tragedy or being the cause of another family's tragedy. The most mocked character is Phil Mitchell, the once-resident "bad boy" ChickMagnet, who is either beating someone up with a baseball bat and kicking in someone's front door, or a homeless, dishevelled alcoholic that everyone's screeching at, who once mistook [[MyLocal The Vic]]'s bar for a urinal. It's hard to comprehend that he (and his brother Grant) was once [[IWasQuiteALooker the neighborhood sex symbols]] and that women ''still'' [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim fall over each other]] for him.
** ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'', although loved by many, is often mocked by soap opera critic Jaci Stephens as a show where everyone has nothing better to do than get drunk and kidnap each other. What doesn't help ''Emmerdale''[='s=] case is that every episode has one scene in the local pub where the characters either have a BarBrawl or bitch about their family's stupid decisions as the kitchen staff fight over whose turn it is to cook what, and kidnapping by knocking people unconscious to shove into the trunk of a car is a common choice of revenge for a lot of the characters, often followed by an interrogation at gunpoint or being locked in an abandoned shed. When it's not this, it's the 1994 plane crash that destroyed the original village.
** ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'', often for being different to the other soap operas, with its good-looking characters, cinematic cinematography, and WorldOfHam performances.
* ''Series/{{Community}}'' had an InUniverse example called Kickpuncher, which the main characters watch entirely for the purpose of making fun of it.
* Because of SeasonalRot, a large section of the fandom of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' (including most of the comments posted to Website/TelevisionWithoutPity) have continued watching the show simply to snark at it, simply because of how far down in quality the show has declined since the beginning.
* ''[[Creator/CartoonNetwork CN]] [[NetworkDecay Real]]''. There's a reason why we had to send its page to the Administrivia/PermanentRedLinkClub.
* ''Series/{{CSI}}'' franchises are incredibly formulaic, so technologically and procedurally wrong, plus you can spot the murderer (always murder) in the first 10-15 minutes: [[spoiler: There will be a background character who get 10 seconds of front of stage exposure, for no apparent reason. Did someone walk up to the lead (Horatio/Mac/Gill) and offer help for no apparent reason? Was a line said by an assistant to the chief suspect when they could have said it? Is someone pointed out for no reason - "I was fishing with Steve all day", cue Steve waving from the background? It's them.]]
* ''{{Series/Dexter}}'' definitely became this as of Season 8. Particular complaints include the poor pacing, massive and frustrating use of the IdiotBall, lack of a truly epic conclusion, and worst of all, the overuse of voice-over to [[NarratingTheObvious inform the audience on what they already know]]. It'd actually be harder to find any positive discussion about the show now.
%% * In the UK, few annual events are more fun than gathering around a TV with your friends and/or family to watch and make jokes about the ''Series/EurovisionSongContest''. Try it; a great time will be had by all.
%% ** In Spain even the ''commentator'' does this.
%% ** The Spanish are mere amateurs compared to the ultimate ''master'' at sarcastic/sardonic Eurovision commentary, the formerly Irish/presently British Sir Terry Wogan. His commentary has been so vitriolic at times that some countries have ''threatened to ban him from entry into their country''. For snarking on their Eurovision entry/-ies to the extent he does. Wogan's successor Graham Norton does this also, as does Australian host Julia Zemiro.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has the InUniverse example of ''Origins of the Universe'' by Oolon Colluphid, which the Fourth Doctor in "Destiny of the Daleks" is reading purely to mock.
* ''Series/FullHouse'' is a poster child for TastesLikeDiabetes, to the point where overly sappy moments are sometimes called "Full House Moments".
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' used to be one of the major television draws in the early seasons, and was touted to surpass ''Series/BreakingBad'' as the greatest television show in history. Unfortunately, due to the final two seasons compressing 5 seasons' worth of content into 13 episodes, the writing suffered terribly because everything had to be rushed. Many plot-relevant arcs, character developments and relationships were [[MemeticMutation subverted]] in order to make space for the finale, which is currently regarded as one of the worst series finales to be aired. ''Breaking Bad'', on the other hand, remained consistent to its themes and delivered a proper ending to its audience.\\
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It was also believed that the series could have toppled ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' film trilogy for the seat of best live-action fantasy show during its heyday, but SeasonalRot from the latter half onwards has essentially inverted its reputation, while becoming the target of many jokes by the time Season 8 finished airing. Particularly after "The Long Night"[[note]]Which fans noted to be too dark to see anything, and having an extremely anti-climactic end[[/note]] and "The Iron Throne"[[note]]Which had ''19 minutes'' of dialogue from 79 minutes of show, seeing Jon, the rightful ruler being backstabbed in order to make way for Sansa and Bran to become Queen of the North and King of the Six Kingdoms respectively, whereas Bran's accession to the throne is regarded to come from nowhere as he did literally ''nothing'' important in Season 8[[/note]] it's common to see comments in videos of the sieges of Helm's Deep and Minas Tirith pop up saying that they are here to see, respectively, an actual high-quality fantasy battle and the crowning of a true king, after the disappointment with the TV series.
* ''Series/{{Glee}}'', after the third season (which is often called the last good season), mostly because of bad continuity, recycled plots but with the new characters, and how melodramatic it could become. After all, ''Glee'' was the only kind of show on TV that would have an episode about characters performing in a campy musical and then another about a potential school shooter or WhosYourDaddy. Characters like Santana and Kurt were the audience avatar for snark baiters, who were always the ones to {{lampshade|d}} how ridiculous the other characters' decisions (therefore [[WhoWritesThisCrap the show's writing]]) were.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' became this for its extensive use of the IdiotBall to keep those with a StoryBreakerPower under control, among other reasons
* While nearly every property related to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse has its share of defenders, even more divisive ones like ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and ''Series/IronFist'', ''Series/{{Inhumans}}'' is likely the exception to that rule. It being the pet project of hated Marvel executive Ike Perlmutter while being based on a property that's contentious at best and being helmed by a guy many believe to have ruined [[Series/{{Dexter}} a once popular show]] was already a recipe for disaster. It only got worse once it started airing, as a combination of poor writing and SpecialEffectFailure up the wazoo, unlikeable [[DesignatedHero "heroes"]] and a general sense of cheapness despite the movie-like budget per episode have made it objectively named ''the worst'' thing with any relation to the MCU. Really the only saving grace it had was that it eventually paved the way for ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' and ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' to become reality.[[note]]Perlmutter refused to greenlight said movies until Kevin Feige would approve of Inhumans being made[[/note]] But even then with how successful those have been to break the belief that [[MinorityShowGhetto black]] and [[GirlShowGhetto female]] leads in superhero movies respectively don't do well despite Perlmutter's insistence that they're not worth making even as his project crashed and burned only made it look worse in hindsight.
* ''Series/JerseyShore'' [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/jersey-shore-is-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-the-east-coast-since-911/ for the vast majority of viewers]]. ''Westernanimation/BeavisAndButthead'' made sure to snark on the show regularly during its revival.
* In the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fandom (and to a lesser extent, in other toku fandoms as well), the fansubbing group TV Nihon will often elicit this response, mainly due to their refusal to translate some words, often providing translator's notes akin to the [[MemeticMutation infamous]] [[Manga/DeathNote All According to Keikaku (TL: "Keikaku" means plan)]]. One notable example is the Youtube series Tokusins[[note]]a tokusatsu-themed version of ''WebVideo/CinemaSins''[[/note]], which will often sin anything that's fansubbed for being subbed by TV Nihon. Not helping things is that there's a few series where TV Nihon is the only option for fansubs.
** Bringing up ''Series/MaskedRider'' around Toku fans is generally a bad idea, unless you bring it up for the sake of mocking it. Being a far-goofier version of the already LighterAndSofter ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRx'' that was more of a sitcom with ''Kamen Rider'' footage in it did not sit well, and the show was so hated that Shotaro Ishinomori (allegedly) forbade any further foreign adaptations of ''Kamen Rider''. It took until the period after his death for American producers to [[Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight try again]].
* ''Series/MyKitchenRules'' is often derided by recap articles as a melodramatic soap-opera masquerading as a cooking show. Sydney Morning Herald, in particular, seems to take delight in mocking the food, the contestants, the judges, and basically everything the show has to offer.
%% * ''Series/MobWives''
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (and its related {{fanfic}}-mocking technique) popularized snark baiting (and invented the AlternateDVDCommentary community).
%% * ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow'' has this, with people claiming Oprah will or already has her own religion.
* It's true that American {{Soap Opera}}s in general tend to gain a fair amount of snark bait to them, but none of them have gained the amount that ''Series/{{Passions}}'' has garnered. Centered around a [[TownWithADarkSecret sleepy little town named]] [[{{Irony}} Harmony]], it told the story of the [[DenserAndWackier increasingly strange lives]] of four dysfunctional families, an elderly witch, her dummy that was only sentient around her and several musical numbers and pop-culture {{Shout Out}}s all played completely serious. It's considered so out there, that even Creator/CharlieBrooker in reviewing the show commented that it jettisoned reality into the sun. Furthermore, it has a lot of trademarks of bad writing around, including [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome needlessly getting rid of crucial characters]] [[ReplacementScrappy just to be replaced with far less popular ones]] [[ArcFatigue and being remarkably slow or unwilling in resolving years-long storylines, many of which actually drove the show's plot.]] In addition to all of the actors involved with the show (with the exception of Creator/JustinHartley, [=McKenzie=] Westmore and Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead) have either remained on whatever scant soaps are still airing in the States, retired from acting or haven't done anything big since then, [[GenreKiller it's also the latest daytime soap to premiere on American television.]][[note]]Yes, it ''was'' other, already existing factors including more women working outside the home, the rise of reality television and arguably the O.J. Simpson trial that helped to kill the daytime soap opera, but ''Passions'' certainly didn't slow down its decline.[[/note]]
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' is an odd example, since this is actually seen as one of the reasons to keep watching ''after one grows out of the target demographic'' by fans. In particular, ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' is a prime target amongst fans, mainly due to just how many [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot missed opportunities there were]]; adapting pre-''Zyuranger'' teams for no reason other than not wanting to shoot original footage[[note]]although some reports say that it's because Johnathan Tzachor is a sentai fanboy, and didn't want them removed[[/note]]; the team's Red, Troy, being a StaticCharacter who acts more robotic than Robo Knight, ''an actual robot''; and the show's insistence on slapping "Mega" and/or "Super" ([[TakeAThirdOption or sometimes both at the same time]]) on everything (including the second season, which is titled ''Super Megaforce''), resulting in {{Narm}}.
* ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' started out as an interesting deconstruction of the ''Franchise/ArchieComics'', it soon became this when SeasonalRot started to kick in and the writers turned up the {{Narm}}, nonsensical plots and general weirdness. Not even the ''actors'' have anything good to say about the series anymore, most people who still watch it just [[SoBadItsGood find the absurdity entertaining]] or are [[BileFascination curious about]] what stupid thing the writers will come up with next.
%% * ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'' for a plotline that features exactly what it says on the tin.
%% * ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' had headed down that road.
%% * ''Series/{{Smash}}'' is quickly becoming this.
* ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'': Many watch the show just to see what bizarre plots Kurt Sutter will come up with next. There is much debate over it. A RunningGag is that Jax often says he will 'get to the bottom of things' but either takes a long time to or never does.
* ''Series/ScreamQueens2015'' became this for many viewers due to its unlikable characters, bizarre {{plot twist}}s, shock value-dependent writing, and IndecisiveParody nature.
%% * The short-lived Creator/DiscoveryChannel show ''Smash Lab'' was this for a lot of ''Series/MythBusters'' fans.
* ''Series/SeventhHeaven'': During its (frankly surprising) 11-year-run, it was Website/TelevisionWithoutPity's punching bag because of its sheer {{narm}}ness, over-saccharine tone, bad acting and writing, terrible plots, extreme {{melodrama}} (even for melodrama's sake), and its oversimplification and over-praising of Christian values. After a while, however, the recappers basically vomited at the sight of the show.
* Any live action KidCom airing on Creator/DisneyChannel or Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} from 2010 onwards are seen as this, as since the turn of the new decade they have had a noticeable decline in quality and have started to take oxygen out of production of animated shows to counterbalance it. ''Series/HannahMontana'' was the only real target during the pre-2010s era, gaining ire due to its relative mediocrity in the sitcom lineup and overexposure of both the show and star Music/MileyCyrus. Nowadays, most of these shows are hated for formulaic scripts; bland, stupid, and unlikable characters; annoying laugh tracks; shoehorned pop-culture gags; inexperienced child actors seemingly hired solely as eye candy; outlandish concepts; and gross-out humor and/or girly elements. Notable examples for Disney Channel include ''Series/ANTFarm'', ''Series/DogWithABlog'', ''Series/CrashAndBernstein'', ''Series/BestFriendsWhenever'', ''Series/GamersGuideToPrettyMuchEverything'', and ''Series/KirbyBuckets'', while notorious shows on Nickelodeon include ''Series/MarvinMarvin'', ''Series/TheThundermans'', ''Series/HenryDanger'', ''Series/NickyRickyDickyAndDawn'', and ''Series/GameShakers''.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. HollywoodScience that would make Creator/EdWood blush, a never-ending line of {{Recycled Script}}s and {{Idiot Plot}}s, a protagonist so [[DependingOnTheWriter inconsistently written]] that even the actress in RealLife thought she must have been bipolar by the end, alien races that feel like they were designed by a third-grade art class (including one which is established as somehow having become a major power in the region despite ''explicitly'' having no useful qualities whatsoever), and that's just for a start.
* The Mexican telenovela Series/LaRosaDeGuadalupe is infamous for being incredibly {{Narm}}y and exaggerated. They find any controversial topic on the Internet and make a plot out of it. The show has been running since 2007 and has more than 1000 episodes, but only God knows why it is still on the air. Not to mention that every single episode is available on Website/YouTube, almost like a form of spam. Just a few examples of its ridiculousness:
** There is an episode where a girl buys a fake/bootleg smartphone, only for it to explode while she is using it, causing her to lose a hand. Her "boyfriend" breaks up with her on the aftermath of the accident because [[HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster he feels uncomfortable]] with the [[UnfortunateImplications fact that she is missing a part of her body]].
** Another features a spoiled emo girl who is misunderstood by her family and is bullied by a group of teenagers. Her mother then proceeds to dress up as an emo kid to defend her.
** There is also one about "virtual drugs" - think of iDoser. The virtual drugs in question apparently cause the listener to twitch and behave strangely, as if they used an actual substance.
** And let's not forget about the episode concerning otaku culture ''(Cosplay, Salvemos al Mundo)''. That one suffered from MemeticMutation and was the victim of countless parodies.
*** There is a Brazilian soap opera that was similar. A character cosplayed as Goku and spoke GratuitousJapanese. Criticism and memes started appearing on the Internet soon after this was revealed, even before the show's premiere. The writer seemed to tone it down a bit in subsequent chapters. His own mom dressed up as Wonder Woman (for a cosplay party) once, so perhaps they're taking hints from La Rosa de Guadalupe, what with mothers getting into costumes and all. These goofy scenes contrasted with the rest of the series, which is dramatic and sort of serious. The show in question had the first FTM character in the history of Brazilian television, with his journey depicted somewhat appropriately. But telenovelas thrive on MoodWhiplash, anyway, so nobody bats an eye when these things happen.
* Malhação (Young Hearts), from Brazil, is sometimes a victim of Snark Bait. The show is a teen drama in the vein of Series/{{Degrassi}}, so expect a lot of controversial themes such as drugs, sex, etc. It's one of the few locally produced teen shows. It has been [[LongRunner running non-stop since 1995]] and has suffered from a SeasonalRot since 2003 or 2004 depending on who you ask. The actors are often amateurs, with no previous experience, so the acting tends to not be very satisfactory. Famous celebrities who end up on Malhação are perceived to be trying to stay relevant. There's a fair bit of DawsonCasting, and the writing has received criticism due to a tendency of portraying serious themes in a misguided way, and for being unrealistic at times. It doesn't help that the writers are all over the age of 30 and might not know what's "in" and what's not.
*** The show has remained [[DeaderThanDisco largely ignored by the general audience for years]] due to the aforementioned SeasonalRot. They have been trying to change things to make it more interesting for modern viewers - as of 2018, Malhação features a diverse main cast with different ethnicities. It covers LGBT relationships and the concept of free love, and there is an Asian teen who is a fan of J-pop and K-pop, an autistic girl, as well as a teenage mother who is overweight.
* This happened with the Mexican version of Series/RebeldeWay when it aired in Brazil around 2004-2006. It was the only version to air there until 2010 when they made a local edition[[note]]They created a pilot for a Brazilian version in 2003 but for unknown reasons it never aired. It was going to be more faithful to the original series.[[/note]] (which was said to be a copy even though it was an adaptation, and flopped as a result). Rebelde MX was a huge success for many reasons, one of them being that there aren't many shows made specifically for teens that air in the country (at least not on public TV). On one side you had rabid fans who defended everything, and the other, you had haters who would happily engage in flamewars with said fans and watch the show only to tear it apart and make parodies. Some even bought merchandise to destroy it. Rebelde was considered annoying by many due to its [[ClicheStorm clichés]], melodrama[[note]]Every soap opera is like this.[[/note]] and for being so [[ItsPopularNowItSucks popular]]. But Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/ChrisBrown is widely mocked for quite a few reasons, like beating up Music/{{Rihanna}}, lyrics that are often misogynistic ("These hoes ain't loyal!") and lazy ("You remind of me of something, but I don't know what it is..."), and the fact that his early material such as "Kiss Kiss" has not stood well.
* Music/{{Creed}}, a NotChristianRock band led by a grandiose singer who seemingly copied [[{{Yarling}} every vocal technique]] from [[Music/PearlJam Eddie Vedder]]. They outright appeared on the cover of ''Rolling Stone'' with the title "Love us or hate us", and at the peak of their fame, there was a FunTShirt that read "Even UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} hates Creed".
* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Music/JethroTull on "A Passion Play":
--->''Tell us, is it you who are here''
--->''For our good cheer?''
--->''Or are we here for the glory''
--->''For the story''
--->''For the gory satisfaction of telling you how absolutely awful you really are?''
* Music/IggyAzalea, for being a [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy white Australian chick pretending to be a black gangsta]] and for allegations of homophobia. This is why rival Music/AzealiaBanks coined the nickname "Igloo Australia", and it stuck forever onto Iggy. Her career went into a freefall shortly after the Banks incident.
* Music/JustinBieber is major Snark Bait for his PeripheryHatedom (interestingly, much of this is AstroTurf). It isn't possible to go onto any metal video on Youtube without comments saying that the only people who dislike the video are Bieber fans.
** The standard of a heartthrob for many pre-teens to just teenagers is enough to get anyone's dislike especially when you go from looking like a girl to a shirtless douche through the evolution of your career.
** Bieber's hate started to die down a bit after his massive CareerResurrection in 2015. The vitriolic 2016 election campaign has redirected much of Bieber’s hatedom towards political figures like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
* Music/DrowningPool’s “Bodies” thanks to its overuse in [=YouTube=] videos: "Let the bodies hit the floor. Let the bodies hit the floor. Let the bodies hit the floor. Let the bodies hit the..." ({{beat}}) '''[[SuddenlyShouting FLOOR!!!]]'''
* Music/KanyeWest has managed to put himself into this category, first by "George Bush doesn't care about black people," then by his now memetic interruption of Music/TaylorSwift 's award acceptance speech, then his increasing megalomania, misogynist lyrics and his marriage to fellow Snark Bait Creator/KimKardashian. A longtime debate is whether or not it was [[TheGadfly intentional]] since, on actual releases and rare interviews, Kanye has proven himself quite a clever person and skilled songwriter, in contrast with his usual shenanigans.
* Music/KidzBop for its bastardizations of pop songs sung by kids. Originally this was mostly due to the bad vocals but more recently bowdlerizations.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LfJnj66HVQ "Gucci Gang"]] by Music/LilPump, due to a large portion of the lyrics consisting of "Gucci Gang" [[BrokenRecord being repeated over and over]] and the rest being utterly nonsensical.
* The later career of Music/{{Madonna}}, mostly for [[WereStillRelevantDammit trying too hard to stay relevant]].
* ''I Hate Your Blog'' by MC [=FrontALot=] is this trope's unofficial theme song. The tale of a man who repeatedly posts flame comments on an "incredibly terrible" blog telling the blogger to get off the Internet, then complains at equal volume when the blog isn't updated for a while.
* Music/{{Nickelback}} is the ultimate snark bait band, mostly due to their sheer mediocrity and total lack of innovation. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, Chad Kroeger has funny hair]] [[{{Yarling}} and one hell of a weird voice.]]
* Music/NickiMinaj due to her music not only being reviled by anybody born before the turn of the millennium, but also for her rather strange outbursts and questionable dress sense.
* Music/OneDirection: They're [[Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock yet]] [[Music/BackstreetBoys another]] [[Music/JonasBrothers Boy]] [[Music/TheWanted Band]] singing SillyLoveSongs with large amounts of HoYay between the members, so this was inevitable. Then they became popular worldwide, so the snark bait spread globally as well. They largely avoided Bieber-level vitriol, as Bieber’s own bad antics largely diverted the usual hate they would get.
** Also their ''Series/TheXFactor'' performance of "Kids in America" was in the United Kingdom.
** On a smaller scale, there's Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer, which is pegged as a case of FollowTheLeader with relation to [=1D=]. 5SOS were 1D’s opening act on their second and third world tours and largely gained much of their worldwide popularity through those gigs. Luckily for them, they avoided the ubiquitousness of their predecessors, and playing instruments gave them respect from outside their fan base in ways 1D could not.
* ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Guardian]]'' [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/aug/11/popandrock.shopping8 reviewed]] Creator/ParisHilton's SelfTitledAlbum thusly:
-->Lest one carp, Hilton has been quick to point out that singing is a vocation for which she is eminently skilled. "I know music," she reassured the Sunday Times children's section. "I hear it every single day." [...] While this obviously gives Hilton a massive advantage over those who have never heard any music and thus believe it to be a variety of cheese, there remains the nagging suspicion that this might not represent sufficient qualification for a career as a singer, in much the same way as knowing what a child does not fully equip you for a career as a consultant pediatrician.
** Paris Hilton herself is Snark Bait due to her lifestyle, behavior, and (at one time) constant appearances in the tabloids.
* Music/{{Psy}} quickly became this after "Gangnam Style" started to lose popularity. He is nowadays seen merely as a novelty artist who became famous for one goofy dance. Even in Korea he never had much of a sustained career.
* Rebecca Black's Music/{{Friday}}. Often considered the worst song ever due to the excessively autotuned vocals, childish lyrics, and generic production.
* Music/RKelly's Music/TrappedInTheCloset. It was so over the top [[{{Narm}} Narmy]] that it became the source of so much parody and a result more and more people watched it so they could join in on the mocking. ''WebVideo/TheMusicVideoShow'' did [[https://vimeo.com/255902805 a]] [[https://youtu.be/BbUsaM04rS4 three]] [[https://youtu.be/qbF50HWIiwU part]] [[Main/MilestoneCelebration episode]] doing just that.
* Music/SmashMouth is widely mocked for being a washed-up band [[WereStillRelevantDammit trying to be relevant]], the "bread incident" at a music festival, their lead singer's resemblance to TV chef Guy Fieri, and their song "All Star" being used in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''.
* Music/TaylorSwift, who seemingly built a career on unfair breakup songs.
* Music/TokioHotel is one, even if that faded together with the band's success. Especially true for their own home country during the height of their fame, mostly for the lead singer's androgynous looks, their rabid fangirls and the very idea of then-15-year-olds posing as edgy naughty rock stars despite their actually very vanilla music.
* Most Disney acts like Music/MileyCyrus and the Music/JonasBrothers are common victims. Double once they try to break out of the mold with attempts at maturity (in the case of the latter, IntercourseWithYou songs; in the case of the former, talk of being a junkie, a video with herself naked riding a wrecking ball, and twerking on Robin Thicke's crotch, all of which was considered trying too hard).
* PopPunk is Snark Bait to the punk community. But at least two bands enter this for rock and\or music fans in general, Music/GoodCharlotte (caters too hard to teens) and Music/SimplePlan (juvenile in both {{Wangst}} and attempts at fun songs such as "Addicted").
* Since their shift to adult contemporary (dating at most as far back as the power-ballad-laden ''New Jersey''), Music/BonJovi is viewed by many rock fans this way.
* Spanish band Taburete is often scoffed at in its home country, not only from a large contingent of indie music fans that see them as a bunch of wannabes but also because frontman Willy Bárcenas is the son of [[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-corruption/former-treasurer-of-spains-ruling-party-gets-33-years-in-jail-in-graft-case-idUSKCN1IP1U6 Luis Bárcenas]], the disgraced former treasurer of Spain's ruling political party.
* Even though plenty of Christmas songs have their fair share of snark bait to them, none have had the same level that [=NewSong=]'s "The Christmas Shoes" has had. Seen as [[{{Glurge}} a sappy, melodramatic and particularly manipulative attempt to guilt one into having the Christmas spirit]], it has been critically savaged and mocked by countless others for its schmaltzy attitude and inexplicably repetitive airings during the season including Creator/LindsayEllis and Creator/PattonOswalt.
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* Armond White's movie reviews, as can be found on [[http://www.nypress.com/flex-10-armond-white.html The New York Press Website]] and [[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author/author-2725/ Rotten Tomatoes]], constantly bring vitriol upon those who read them. Seriously, just look at the individual movie pages at Website/RottenTomatoes - he will, almost without fail, rack up the most comments. He's gained a reputation for being a completely predictable [[CommanderContrarian contrarian]], and many suspect he's only looking to gain controversy and thus [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity gain attention for himself]] (Creator/RogerEbert even called him a {{Troll}}). Ironically, his reviews have actually become arguably the most reliable prediction of how good or bad a movie is; if he slams it, it's a good movie, and if he kisses up to it, it's a bad movie.
** Remember that Roger Ebert initially defended White, pointing out that not only is there nothing wrong with challenging consensus position, but White even agrees with the Tomatometer 50% of the time which he considered to be ideal. The biggest problem most people have with White is that the reasons he gives often go above and beyond Epic Fail - to the point that people question whether or not he actually saw the movies he reviewed. For example, [[http://www.nypress.com/article-21903-twisted-tale.html he complained about the length of Rapunzel's hair]] in ''{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}}'' and comments that her hair never becomes a problem for her, which is flat out ''wrong'' (in the ''opening song,'' for example, she laments the length of time she has to spend brushing it, and later it gets snagged on a branch while she's trying to run). Then in his infamous ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' review, he called Hamm the pig a villain, even though he's a good guy who spends much of the movie imprisoned with them! (he only plays the villain in the opening scene)
** White has never, ever given a single Creator/StevenSpielberg film a bad review, even calling films like ''Film/NineteenFortyOne'' a "classic", and going overboard in his effusive praise of ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence''. Even his praise of Spielberg's ''good'' movies somehow go ''way'' over the top.
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* After 1994-96 American Wrestling Federation and "The New Generation" WWF were done, the twilight years of Wrestling/{{WCW}} became ''the'' snark bait for wrestling fans for its nonsensical storyline and constant burying of younger talent, along with a bunch of other problems. After they closed down, fans stuck to ribbing on some of Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s sillier angles for a while. Wrestling/{{TNA}} didn't really succeed WCW in this role (despite willingly employing Wrestling/VinceRusso for as long as they did) until Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/EricBischoff took over and turned the place into "WCW-lite", and eventually the fans got sick of making fun of that since they had seen it already and went back to ribbing on WWEPG. These days it's still WWEPG in regards to storylines, but the fans still remember TNA still exists like to riff on the company's terrible business decisions, PR decisions, and general incompetence, with many comparisons to late WCW and ECW.
%% * Other popular targets include Kodo Fuyuki's stint as Wrestling/{{FMW}}'s booker, WCW Thunder and The entirety of Dragon Door Project.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/{{FATAL}}'': The overwhelming misogyny and obsession with GratuitousRape, and every other means of achieving [[DarkerAndEdgier "Maximum EDGE!"]], the pointlessly complicated and unwieldy mechanics that force players to make dice rolls to determine which internal organ their character just got stabbed through[[note]]The damage rules seem to have been plagiarised from an older and much buggier iteration of ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'', except the players are expected to work them out by hand with a d100 and a character sheet![[/note]], the incredibly sloppy presentation of the rulebook and its creator's SmallNameBigEgo antics have combined to make it one of the most hated tabletop games ever, possibly tied for the top spot with ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Racial Holy War]]''.
* See the bit about ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' above? Now you can experience it on Tabletop, courtesy of ''TabletopGame/{{Monsterhearts}}''. Its tagline is "A story game about the messy lives of teenage monsters". The game is quite self-aware and actually began as a riff on the genre, with certain splats consciously emulating the worst traits of the ParanormalRomance protagonists.
-->'''Excuses Are My Armour'''
-->When you ignore some blatant problem with your lover or how they treat you, gain experience.
** Also it's an ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'' hack.
* To a sizeable number of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' players, Matt Ward and anything he writes is prime Snark Bait. Seriously, just look at [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Matt_Ward his 1d4chan page]].
* ''[=deadEarth=]'' from the back cover tries to insist that ''this'' RPG is way better than the others in realism and flexibility. It isn't. For instance, you're lucky to have characters [[PressStartToGameOver survive character generation]], and the ones that do are barely playable. For example, you can roll a 60-year-old granny who wakes up every morning screaming her lungs out and exploding until all nine of her lives are consumed. You can randomly roll a character with the "Estrogen Treatment" perk, which endows a random number of perks that don't look out of place in ''TabletopGame/{{FATAL}}''. The sheer bizarreness of such "radiation manipulations" has led the [=RPGnet=] community to poke fun at it.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''. Its glitchiness was thoroughly mocked and led to a very large backlash against the game and franchise as a whole. The image of Arno's skin texture-less face (with eyeballs, lips, and teeth remaining) has become ''iconic''. This may have died down when the game's painstaking recreation of Notre Dame proved useful in restoration of the actual building when it caught fire in March 2019.
* ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing'', which gained infamy when gamers discovered just how [[SoBadItsGood hilariously broken it is.]] The game has no collision or slope-based speed changes, allowing players to drive through anything and up any hill. Since there is no backwards speed cap, it's possible to reach stupididly high speeds... in reverse.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}'' became this after the 1-2 punch of [[WesternAnimation/{{Bubsy}} the TV pilot]] and ''Bubsy 3D'', the former showing just how unbelievably obnoxious the MascotWithAttitude can be, and the latter hitting the PolygonCeiling so hard it made other failed attempts seem laudable.
* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''.
** Ever since ''Modern Warfare'', the franchise suffers heavily from HypeBacklash due to its popularity; as a result, there are people who make fun of its [[RealIsBrown cinematic hyperrealism]] and how it appeals to the rowdy "dudebro" demographic as well as [[PeripheryDemographic pottymouthed kids and teens]] attracted by the violence. Related memes, such as Major League Gaming along with ProductPlacement for Doritos and Mountain Dew, are frequently mentioned and used when making fun of the series. [[https://www.wattpad.com/134798382-mountain-dew-and-doritos-an-epic-mlg-tale-swear-on An example.]] ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyInfiniteWarfare'', in particular, has become the laughing stock of the franchise for its lack of gameplay innovation and the decision to move its setting into outer space, which is seen as an indicator the franchise has run out of ideas.
** Likewise, Creator/{{Activision}}'s poor implementation of a live service model into the franchise since 2014 has gotten much mockery. In general, the live service model has players spending money in perpetuity on games with constant updates and long lifespans. Problem is that ''Call of Duty'' is an annualized franchise meaning that each installment has only a single year of DLC before being abandoned once the next game in the series is released, thereby reducing the value for players. On top of everything, the [=COD=] games demand players pay up microtransactions ''on top'' of paid map packs and a retail price, making the games have the tedious grind of a freemium game but without actually being free. This predatory monetization has reached the point that ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps4'' charges $1.00 for a simple red-dot and $2.00 for a smiley face reticle, both of which were previously free in past games. Needless to say, many have mocked Creator/{{Activision}} for trying to have its cake and eat it too by trying to have both annualized and live service models even though both conflict with each other.
* Obscure educational game ''VideoGame/CaptainNovolin'' attracts a lot of snark for its concept alone. You play a superhero whose gimmick is diabetes. Not as in he can cure diabetes or gives his enemies diabetes, his thing is ''suffering from diabetes''. Add to that the enemies are giant sugary foods that can make him ill just by touching them and you have to wonder what they were thinking.
* ''VideoGame/{{Cytus}}'' is often mocked by fans of other RhythmGame players for its extraordinarily loose window for obtaining Perfects, making it easier to get perfect scores than in most other rhythm games. While the "TP" system and the splitting of the Perfect judgment into the stricter "color Perfect" and lesser "black Perfect" exists to counteract this, nobody really notices and people still continue to crack jokes about how ItsEasySoItSucks.
* ''VideoGame/{{Daikatana}}''. As with ''Big Rigs'', the game was very clearly an ObviousBeta. But that was nothing compared to the HypeBacklash creator Creator/JohnRomero got for the game's [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Daikatana_ad_-_John_Romero_is_about_to_make_you_his_bitch_-_Suck_it_down.jpg marketing campaign]] and constant [[ScheduleSlip delays]][[note]]it was originally slated for release around Christmas 1997 as a direct competitor to ''Quake II'', but didn't see release until the Summer of 2000[[/note]]. The game itself wasn't that bad, but given its long development time and especially John Romero's pomp, anything less than awesome would've guaranteed that the game would become Snark Bait for years to come.
* Once a giant of the fighting game world, ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' gradually [[BestKnownForTheFanservice became infamous]] for scantily-clad female characters, JigglePhysics, a dodgy volleyball spinoff that comes perilously close to softcore pornography and microtransactions that would make Creator/ElectronicArts blush. The games' depictions of its female cast have earned it widespread mockery within the [=FGC=] and condemnation and allegations of sexism from journalists throughout the years. Most modern gamers would struggle to recall any of the games' male characters from memory, and some are surprised to find it ''has'' male characters at all. This is quite sad as the series does have its own merits as a fighting game and even the ''Xtreme'' spinoff is ironically one of the better volleyball games out there (there isn't a lot of competition admittedly).
* ''VideoGame/Destiny2''[='=]s first year is generally considered to be the "dark age" for the ''Destiny'' game series, due to constant PR disasters, lack of satisfying rewards, and nearly every gameplay element being bogged down in the name of [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] balance, hemorrhaging the player base faster than Destiny 1 ever did over its 3 years. It was not until the few months preceding Forsaken that Bungie decided to open the flood gates and revert the game back to a Destiny 1 feel, embracing the power fantasy that entails such a change; a decision widely acclaimed both by the fandom and critics alike.
* ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever''. The game's notorious fourteen-year development made it Snark Bait before it was even released. And, when it finally did come out, it was mostly a SoOkayItsAverage shooter with dated pop culture references, a boring protagonist, and none of the charm that made the original ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' a success.
* ''Creator/ElectronicArts'', especially in TheNewTens thanks to some questionable moves. You’ll often see comments on gaming related videos deriding them, even if the video has nothing to do with EA themselves.
** ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' was mocked for its ''horrible'' animation and general bugginess, to the point that it reached ''memetic'' status. From the awful and off-putting animation to hilarious glitches, the game was torn apart.
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'' is 2017's go-to game to bash on in terms of a blatantly abusive monetization scheme with its lootboxes, so much that legal issues regarding whether or not it's gambling arose in multiple countries. Having a mediocre story mode and unbalanced multiplayer matchmaking doesn't do the game any favors, either, and being based on [[Franchise/StarWars an incredibly popular franchise]] only serves to accentuate the media coverage on the LootBox controversy. Even after doing away with the lootboxes (which never actually got to serve as a {{Microtransactions}} venue due to being disabled since launch and then replaced by direct cosmetic purchases), the game is still derided as the poster child of EA's much-ridiculed "Games As A Service" approach, mainly because of the slow pace at which new content for the game is being released during early 2018. Fortunately, by 2019, the gradual quality-of-life changes made it so that the game feels completely different from what it was at launch, and reception has become positive to the point the player count rivals launch day; quite an impressive comeback when considering EA's notoriety for simply dropping poorly performing titles.
** ''VideoGame/BattlefieldV'' become a prime example on how ''not'' to do a live service thanks to bad PR and weak support. The reveal trailer [[TaintedByThePreview soured first impressions]] with its exaggerated character customization that allowed players to [[PoliticallyCorrectHistory create soldiers of any gender and color]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The developers and producers responded to accusation of political correctness by [[DontLikeDontRead telling players to "accept it or don't buy"]], which lead to underperforming sales (though granted, some gamers took it too far with their responses in this case). Things only got worse come its 2018 release when the game launched in a buggy state without advertised features like vehicle customization and the much-touted battle royale mode. The post-launch support suffered from numerous problems over the game's lifespan such as progression not working, game modes like Grand Operations and Firestorm Battle Royale getting abandoned, and a slow drip feed of content. When asked why the game couldn't support more than 4 modes at a time or Double XP, developer DICE claimed that "the tech isn't there" even though their previous ''Battlefield'' games and the then-ongoing ''Battlefront II'' could support these features while running on the same engine. Subsequently, the game's dismal state and the tone-deaf response from the developers have turned the game into prime meme fodder among gamers.
** ''VideoGame/Anthem2019'' is hands down early 2019's biggest disaster in gaming, being a very [[ObviousBeta unpolished release]] that stems from a really bad case of TroubledProduction (for starters, EA gave Bioware about 7 years to make this game, yet development didn't actually start until ''five years in'', with E3 2017's spectacular demo becoming the foundation for the type of game they eventually went for). [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading Long loading screens]], artificial grindfests ([[ThatOneLevel Tomb of the Legionaries]], anyone?) and uninteresting loot compound the problem for what amounts to a ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' [[FollowTheLeader clone]], with patches that only seem to make the already-glitchy game even worse.
** Related to the above issues is Creator/ElectronicArts's persistent and poor attempts to implement a "Games As A Service" mode usually ends up backfiring hard on them and resulting disappointing sales figures (at least less than EA's predictions). Most titles that fell under this approach (''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'', ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', ''VideoGame/BattlefieldV'' and ''VideoGame/Anthem2019'', to name a few) have fallen victim to a lot of well-documented controversies ranging from anti-consumer practices, to PR fiascos, accusations of content dripping, and unpolished releases. This trend that has gone viral since ''Battlefront II''[='=]s lootbox fiasco in 2017, gives little wonder as to why the publisher is divisive ''at best'' and utterly hated at worst, becoming the number one punching bag for gaming controversies. Ironically, the most successful EA live service game, ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'', was created entirely by subsidiary studio Respawn Entertainment ''without'' EA's involvement outside of post-launch marketing.
* Whether it's for their bare-bones service, their infamous exclusivity deals or dissing some of the gaming market favorites, the [[Creator/EpicGames Epic Games Store]] is quickly becoming the favorite punching bag of many gamers.
* ''VideoGame/Fallout76'' became this shortly after its release in late 2018. The game’s awkward mechanics, complete lack of {{NPC}}s, numerous lore retcons, overpriced [[{{Microtransactions}} Atomic Shop]], and an insane amount of bugs and technical issues alienated fans and newcomers alike and caused game journalists to blast it with negative reviews. Problems outside the game only made things worse: the $200 Power Armour Edition came with a cheap nylon bag instead of the advertised canvas one, refunds were promised and never delivered, and at one point the personal information of thousands of players was accidentally leaked online. All of these issues caused Bethesda’s reputation to nosedive, and the game itself has become an example of how ''not'' to do a spin-off. And it continue to fail its way well into 2019, with an extremely reviled subscription service of a hundred dollars a year for features that not only had been asked for the whole time as a ''basic'' feature of the game on its own, but ''didn't even work right'' by October of 2019.
* Before ''Modern Warfare'', the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series received this treatment from people who weren't exactly impressed with the hype it garnered and found the games to be highly derivative of other similar games and works that the games received HypeBacklash and were deemed SoOkayItsAverage. They have gotten better recently with the releases of ''4'' and ''5'' but people still remain leery of their popularity.
* ''VideoGame/HuntDownTheFreeman'' ended up being this thanks to a number of problems, such as the controversy around its development, issues with bugs, the {{narm}}ish voice acting in the cutscenes, the practice of casting unfitting Youtube personalities in the first place for voicework, the big reveal that [[spoiler:the title is technically a lie and the protagonist's attacker was not Gordon Freeman]] [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot nullifying the premise]], the edgyness of the main character, and [[Memes/HuntDownTheFreeman memetic]] lines such as "You fucked up my face."
* When it was first revealed at E3 2018, ''VideoGame/JumpForce'' looked to be a promising crossover game that would finally be the one to give ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' a run for its money, especially with the positive reception to ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' earlier in the year. Unfortunately, it ended up becoming the butt of jokes through a combination of [[UnexpectedCharacter questionable roster choices]] which looked biased towards ''Franchise/DragonBall'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' while giving recently popular series such as ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' only 1-2 characters, [[ClicheStorm a laughably clichéd story]] that reminded many of ''VideoGame/SonicForces'', poorly animated cutscenes that regularly dip into the UncannyValley full of errors and movement that makes ''WesternAnimation/{{Foodfight}}'' look polished, and an overall underwhelming presentation for what is supposed to commemorate Magazine/ShonenJump's [[MilestoneCelebration 50th Anniversary]]. All of these ensured that despite the solid if repetitive gameplay, it would be another prime example of TheProblemWithLicensedGames, not helped by ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' being a mega-hit critically and financially, thus guaranteeing it would be overshadowed by other games.
* ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' gets a lot of this for what its detractors see as an IdiotPlot and poor characterization of Samus.
* Creator/PeterMolyneux and many of his [[VideoGame/BlackAndWhite more]], [[VideoGame/{{Fable}} recent]], [[VideoGame/{{Godus}} games]]. His habit of [[HypeBacklash overhyping games that turn out to be buggy and mediocre]] has turned his name into a punchline for lying game developers. It didn't help that he would constantly feign CreatorBacklash, refusing to break old habits and change his marketing strategy. All these traits have pretty much made him a favorite source of mockery for video game comedians like [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Jim Sterling]], [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] and especially [[WebVideo/GuruLarryAndWez Larry Bundy Jr]].
* This trope most likely accounts for the ''entirety'' of UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi systems that were purchased at any time during the past ten years, with the games based on [[VideoGame/HotelMario Nintendo's]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames properties]] accentuating this.
* The UsefulNotes/PlayStation version of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'', the script more so than the actual gameplay. "You were almost a Jill Sandwich" anyone? What about a gun that's "good against living things"? or "master of unlocking". Don't forget "Wow! What a mansion!", especially with the FridgeBrilliance of [[spoiler:Wesker]]'s role later in the game.
* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'' gets this from a lot of people who view it as a poor man's ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' or ''VideoGame/EverQuest''.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. Bugged out the ass, poor writing, bad acting, everything about the realistic human[=/=]FunnyAnimal romance... [[LetsPlay Video commentaries]] of this game exist for this reason and this reason only.
** ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' as well, mainly for the fact that it tries to be as dark and edgy as possible without getting the T rating. Between this and the aforementioned game, the whole series fell into Snark Bait until ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and/or ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' [[PopularityPolynomial redeemed the series in the public eye]]. Shadow himself would still go on to be a sort of {{memetic|Mutation}} "mascot" for edgyness, even during the better days of the ''Sonic'' franchise as a whole.
** The series went straight back into this with ''VideoGame/SonicBoom: Rise of Lyric'', another buggy and glitchy mess put out by Sega on the UsefulNotes/WiiU.
** The level designs in Sonic games developed by Creator/{{Dimps}} such as the ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' have become this for some fans over the years for their abuse of speed boosters, bottomless pits and general lack of any real danger or challenge.
** A good chunk of the UsefulNotes/GameGear spinoffs are this. Common picks include ''VideoGame/SonicLabyrinth'' for its anti-Sonic gameplay, the ''VideoGame/SonicDrift'' games for putting Sonic in a car[[note]]something that wouldn't be done again until ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', to more considerable success[[/note]], and the [[VideoGame/TailsSkyPatrol Tails]] [[VideoGame/TailsAdventure spinoffs]].
* While the gameplay of ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand'' is considered serviceable at worst, its story is relentlessly mocked for resembling bad fanfic. Relatives and fiances of cast regulars [[RememberTheNewGuy appearing out of the blue]], he-said-she-said cat fights between the previously war-hardened and courageous Fox and Krystal [[RomanticPlotTumor eclipsing anything relating to the Anglar invasion]], and MultipleEndings with each one having cornier writing and [[OffModel uglier artwork]] than the last seals the game's fate as the franchise's ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'' among fans.
* The UsefulNotes/{{Unity}} engine. While there are some fantastic games out there that used it, such as ''VideoGame/{{Hearthstone}}'' and ''VideoGame/CitiesSkylines'', it has come to be associated with incompetent game developers who use the free version of Unity assets as a means to make low-quality games cobbled together haphazardly and stuck on the Steam Storefront for a quick buck. As a result, people purchase these garbage games and see that the free version of Unity displays the "Made with Unity" logo in the opening sequence, and over time, Unity has come to be associated with absolutely atrocious games that had zero effort put into them, and thus any game shown to have been made with Unity in its opening is automatically a target for snark, no matter how good the game in question may be.
* Despite being widely anticipated, ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Warcraft III Reforged]]'' attracted widespread mockery (including the unflattering FanNickname "Warcraft III Refunded") on release for being a prime example of how not to do an UpdatedReRelease, as this remake of a 17-year-old game somehow both has less features than the original and runs worse on modern systems while not fixing any of the old version's bugs. The updated graphics were criticized for looking unpolished, soulless, and generally worse than what was promised, and the initial release offered very few of the features that were advertised. The fact that the remake actually ''replaces'' the original game didn't help Blizzard's case either, forcing players that enjoyed the original to put up with the buggy remake. The scrutiny was so bad, Blizzard began handing out refunds to players that pre-ordered the game ''less than a week'' after launch.
* ''VideoGame/YIIKAPostModernRPG'' became this after its launch thanks to its laundry list of issues including aping ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', [[RippedFromTheHeadlines using a real life murder]] as the basis of [[MindScrew its inane and confusing plot]], [[TheScrappy its insufferable protagonist]] who spends equal time [[ItsAllAboutMe berating his friends while gushing over himself]], and [[SeinfeldianConversation rambling to himself]] in PurpleProse (usually interspersed with him yelling "What the hell is going on?!?!" right after an infodump), poor handling of mature themes[[note]]a serious discussion about suicide is ''immediately'' followed by a fight against a Golden Alpaca from nowhere that shouts "LEMONADE!" and transforms in to a speedo-wearing muscular figure with a visible bulge. This is far from the only case of such MoodWhiplash in the game, but it's the most-known[[/note]], all topped off with an unbalanced combat system that makes standard enemy encounters last at least ''five minutes''.
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* With some exceptions, most of the content that ''Animation Domination High Definition'' spews out is seen as this, due to most of the parodies being [[ShallowParody poorly researched]] or simply an excuse to make [[ToiletHumor poop jokes]], [[BloodyHilarious violent jokes]] and other... [[NightmareFuel more]] [[NauseaFuel disturbing]] [[{{Squick}} stuff]]. And when a parody isn't poorly researched, they ''really'' stretch the word "parody".
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOe4o4C5syT_F5IsoPs5T6dME68fGb7Vf "Dom Dee In Games"]] parody series of ''Dom Dee'' gets flak for being {{Shallow|Parody}}, low quality and unfunny like the whole web animation series, and showing up as ads to random viewers' faces, particularly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jYRcdVga0Q their parody]] of ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', which somehow features ''VideoGame/Sonic2XL'' for some reason.
* ''WesternAnimation/GenZed'' was this as soon as the trailer was revealed, due to one of the main characters being {{Transgender}} [[note]]Also being voiced by a {{Transgender}} actor, which is [[OlderThanTheyThink falsely portrayed as being the first time this happened]][[/note]], which is used as a selling point, yet the character ended up being a ButtMonkey. Adding onto that, the show has also been ridiculed for the [[LimitedAnimation incompetent animation]] and the controversy of using the [[UnfortunateImplications suicide of a real trans person in a rather disrespectful context]].
* Things got really heated when Website/{{Crunchyroll}} released a trailer for a new show called ''High Guardian Spice'', for a variety of reasons. First of all, the show is Main/WesternAnimation, released on a website that is meant to stream anime and thus support the creators of anime, with many of the site's users feeling they have been scammed of their money. Second, the trailer puts more emphasis on their [[BlatantLies diverse crew]] of [[InformedAttribute largely white women]], [[SkewedPriorities rather than actually telling the viewer anything about the show's world or the characters]]. Lastly, from the looks of it, the show looks like a [[ClicheStorm generic]] MagicalGirl series, but produced in America. The rather controversial actions of the crew have soured the opinions for anyone who might still be interested in it. It's gotten to the point that Wiki/ThisVeryWiki has no page for it.
%% * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has turned into this as of the end of Volume 5. While criticism of the show had been present since the beginning, it was largely tempered due to the excellent battles and the promise that the events of Volume 3 would escalate the show to much greater heights. However, a huge change in direction that started with Volume 4 ended up energizing the detractor community, and the fact that the show has largely gone in the direction of overly long exposition scenes at the cost of fast-paced battles, as well as many issues with plot and character writing, has now led to criticism and mockery videos of ''RWBY'' being uploaded on Youtube on a regular basis. The fandom has split into dozens of different factions and vitriolic, brutal arguing over the show's writing is now a constant issue. And God help you if anyone tries to bring up what Creator/MontyOum [[DeadArtistsAreBetter would think]] [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight of the show now...]]
%% ** RWBY Volume 1 was usually snark bait [[SpecialEffectsFailure for a different reason]].
* ''WebAnimation/SethMacFarlanesCavalcadeOfCartoonComedy''. When it comes down to it, it's really just a bunch of scrapped ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' [[CutawayGag Cutaway Gags]] on a silver platter. And none of them are funny.
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* ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' is absolutely infamous for this. About the only TwoGamersOnACouch comic with a ''worse'' reputation than ''CAD'' is the now thankfully-defunct ''Webcomic/ShreddedMoose''.
** There are [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame two things]] the average internet user knows about ''CAD'': the first is that it's ostensibly about video games, and the second is the [[ConvenientMiscarriage Loss strip.]] In fact, the Loss strip has become so [[MemeticMutation legendary]] that it's not uncommon to find online commenters screaming in rage about seemingly-unrelated four-panel strips that ultimately turn out to be Loss edits.
** A general rule amongst regulars of ImageBoards is that nearly any strip Buckley has ever made can be made up to 500% funnier by either removing the second and third panels or replacing the fourth panel with the fourth panel from the [[SuddenDownerEnding infamous Loss strip]]. Likewise, this is often done in reverse to other comics by [[WallOfText padding the dialogue out into enormous balloons]] by meticulously explaining every single detail, [[DontExplainTheJoke including the joke]], and manipulating all the characters' faces into the same [[DullSurprise bland expression]] used by Buckley in his comics.
%% * Most of the "fanbase" for Creator/DavidGonterman is based on this.
%% * This trope is so prevalent in regards to ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' that sometimes you have to wonder if most of the fanbase is just reading it to make fun of it.
%% ** ''[[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7694104 Just take a look.]]'' Discounting the current thread, there are 1294 pages, averaging slightly less than 30 posts a page. Most of the major forums are now dominated by people who are in it just for the snark.
* There are a lot of people who seemingly read ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' in order to bash on the creator suffering from TheChrisCarterEffect and a massive KudzuPlot, as well as mock the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom. Just read the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/reviews.php?target_group=Webcomic&target_title=ElGoonishShive reviews]] if you fail to believe.
%% * Many people only read ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'' for this reason. A site that collects rewrites of the various arcs can be found [[http://kate-comics.tumblr.com/ here.]]
%% * ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'' is prone to this. Remix comics are [[http://www.projectafterforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1287 very]] [[http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?s=0f99a537c4c0208e3471ef22eb96fa25&showtopic=1736949 popular.]]
* No list of this sort would be complete without a mention of ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'', what with the premise of two pre-existing characters mashed together to hang out with the author, said author being the mayor of his own town (with his office built into TheMall for him to loiter about), the villains being people who displeased said author in RealLife, rampant sex, violence, and UsefulNotes/{{homophobia}}, and a very childish artstyle filled with many a FeaturelessPlaneOfDisembodiedDialogue to top it off. It looks like the sort of thing that an unoriginal little kid would make up, except it's penned by a 20-something ManChild who whole-heartedly believes this to be a potential CashCowFranchise along the lines of its components. Many wondered exactly what kind of individual the author of this thing is, and eventually [[https://sonichu.com/cwcki/Main_Page an entire]] [[TheWikiRule wiki]] rose to document how much of an ass the author could make of him/herself, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement to the point that it quickly grew excessive.]]
%% * A double team of ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' and ''Webcomic/AbstractGender'' is the perfect bait for snarking, especially from ''Your Webcomic is Bad and You Should Feel Bad'' and the ''Bad Comics Wiki''. [[http://badwebcomicswiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/The_Wotch Here's the BCW review of the Wotch for starters...]]
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' attracts a lot of this due to its StylisticSuck art and ''slightly'' odd writing (but extreme popularity). The [[http://xkcdsucks.blogspot.com/ xkcd sucks blog]] popularized this, though [[PoesLaw it's hard to tell if he actually hates it]] or if [[AccentuateTheNegative he just thinks ranting about it is funny]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has a really, ''really'' big fandom. And it's... sort of a CloudCuckooLand with everything from NauseaFuel, NightmareFuel, and even stuff that's just weird. So a lot of places -- Website/YouTube for one -- will often scoff one for being a "Homestuck". It gets a lot of mockery all over the Internet by those out of the fandom, and some of it is more than justified. However, in a really strange example of this trope gone a little bit wonky, some people seem legitimately scared of Homestuck Fans, to the point some people regard them as the "Most Terrifying Fandom" on TheInternet, specifically Website/{{Tumblr}}.
** Then again, it ''is'' a meme in the fandom that Homestuck is absolutely terrible and even the fans hate it, so it's hard to tell who genuinely hates it and who's just playing along with the joke.
* Webcomic artist Adam Ellis does have his fans, but you're far more likely to find someone who considers him this, simply because of his tendency to [[OnlySixFaces use almost identical faces]] [[https://i.redd.it/4aqfs5skf0az.jpg as shown here]], and to a lesser extent, his tendency to cut and paste most of his comics, [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/279/514/203.png as shown here]]! While he's not the only one to use LetsSeeYOUDoBetter as a response to criticism, he does so in such a high and mighty tone[[note]]he'll specifically tell any other artists criticizing him to "focus on your $5 Deviantart commissions"[[/note]] that he becomes this even for people who don't complain about his artwork.
** It's becoming somewhat averted since he left Buzzfeed (said site could qualify for this trope), as he's managed to avert OnlySixFaces (his usage of which was likely due to the sheer number of comics that Buzzfeed was asking him to pump out a week), and many people have seen this as him beginning to [[GrowingTheBeard improve]], but only time will tell if him improving will bring him out of this territory.
* The Colombian artist ''Jagodibuja'' is infamous among many image boards. The main reason is that whenever women are portrayed in his Webcomic ''Webcomic/LivingWithHipstergirlAndGamergirl'', they are usually shown [[MsFanservice wearing skimpy clothes]], probably with some PantyShots thrown in for good measure. That is despite the fact that the artist tries to tell Aesops about {{video game culture}} and UsefulNotes/{{feminism}}... [[DidntThinkThisThrough in a comic]] [[BrokenAesop where every woman is dressed like a slut]]. The [[NonStandardCharacterDesign ugly artstyle]] used for the rest of the characters doesn't help either.
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* Even leaving aside his [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment controversial statements and behaviour on social medias]], WebVideo/Boogie2988 has extensively been criticized for things like the mediocre quality of the video's footage and editing despite how long he has been on Youtube, his fence-sitting and uninformative game reviews (most notoriously his review of ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'' which largely consists of him reading other reviews of the game) and his ill-thought "travel channel", featuring entire videos on things like Stephen's backyard or a review of a gas station sandwich rather than any exotic location a travel channel would be expected to showcase.
* WebVideo/CinemaSins, due to their [[UpToEleven incredibly]] [[AccentuateTheNegative pedantic]] style of reviewing. They often criticize extremely minor plot elements for the sake of padding out their videos, and these plot elements are often explained if one pays the slightest bit of attention. They're pretty much the go-to reference for "extremely nitpicky critic past the point of being fun". When called out on this, their response is inevitably [[ParodyRetcon "this is a comedy channel" or "it's satire"]], which their detractors feel is missing the point (especially since criticisms in the creators' non-CS reviews of movies often echo sins in the "Everything Wrong With X" videos).
* [[https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ Common Sense Media]] was hailed as MoralGuardian heaven, because of its {{Anvilicious}} objections to anything inappropriate to children in anything but [[NewMediaAreEvil books]], treating of innocent romance and namecalling as "sexy stuff" and "profanity", aversion to any AllegedlyFreeGame regardless of quality, and [[PoesLaw "parents"]] often ranting and complaining against innocent works in the user reviews. [[https://rottenwebsites.miraheze.org/wiki/Common_Sense_Media The Rotten Websites Wiki perfectly sums this up.]] However, Common Sense Media [[GrowingTheBeard has gotten better]], with a slew of actually good parenting advice and more acceptance of heavy themes, and has been taken more seriously as a professional critic site.
* {{Creepypasta}}:
** ''WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller'' (and the many clones that followed it ) warnered this reaction, due being an IdiotPlot riddled with PlotHoles and FridgeLogic, resulting in it being removed from the Creepypasta Wiki and banished to the Wiki/TrollpastaWiki a while after the same happened to fellow Snark Bait ''Sonic.exe''.
** ''VideoGame/SonicExe''[[note]]The page is in the Video Game namespace, but it also discusses the original creepypasta. While the game is also a target for snark -- mostly due to the flaws it inherited from its source material -- it's considered better than the original creepypasta and can be spared Snark Bait status. The creepypasta itself, on the other hand, is definitely Snark Bait.[[/note]] was once pretty popular (though never without detractors), but became a popular target for riffing and fell out of favour due to its unlikable protagonist, [[ClicheStorm frequent use of clichés]], over-reliance on gore, the phrase "hyper-realistic" and the colours red and black, and large amount of NightmareRetardant in general. It doesn't help that like ''Jeff the Killer'', it inspired a lot of copycat stories, most of which were worse than the original. These factors got ''Sonic.exe'' banished to the Wiki/TrollpastaWiki in early 2014.
* Anything by [[LetsPlay/TheKingOfHate DarksydePhil]]: His LetsPlay videos are painful to watch, but his general incompetence and bizarre behavior have spawned dozens of "Let's Endure" and "Let's React" videos riffing on the highlights.
* While it definitely has its moments, ''WebVideo/GameTheory'' has grown infamous for egregiously getting facts wrong and ignoring canon, among many other reasons. Many watch it because they want to see whatever ridiculousness [=MatPat=] will conjure next.
* Videos of people, especially ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'', getting grounded for dumb reasons on Website/GoAnimate are very cringey to those outside of the community.
* ''WebVideo/TheIrateGamer'' is subject to many jokes, rants, and comments from online personas due to its plagiarism, inability to get facts right, questionable complaints, dubious jokes, bad plots and SpecialEffectFailure. It has been made fun of by Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, ''WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}}'', and various parodies such as the ''WebVideo/SaveStateGamer'' and ''WebVideo/ThirdRateGamer''.
* WebVideo/MauLer is a prime example, due to the absurd length of his videos, his repeated insistence that [[OpinionMyopia opinions can be objective]] and that his style of critique is objective despite admitting to having no formal education on film and for reaching levels of nitpickery that would make the aforementioned WebVideo/CinemaSins blush. In particular, a statement he made along the lines of "[[FanHater Good luck finding a movie to be bad if you like]] ''Film/TheLastJedi''" was not taken well by people who enjoyed the movie for legitimate reasons (whether objective or otherwise).
* Both ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' and Creator/DougWalker himself have become this in the series' later years, especially after ''[=#ChangeTheChannel=]'' destroyed the reputation of Website/ChannelAwesome. The general feeling is that he has failed to improve over the years, he is incompetent as both a reviewer and a video-maker, and has coasted on [[ShallowParody lazy parodies]]. While ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' has remained well-respected and liked due to evolving and improving over the years, Doug Walker is now considered by much of the internet to be a laughingstock. In particular, his take on ''Film/TheWall'' has been largely subject to mockery due to its misunderstanding of the source material, parody songs, and the fact that it's barely a review. The video has more dislikes than likes.
** The anniversary crossover ''Webvideo/ToBoldlyFlee'' has also entered this since ''[=#ChangeTheChannel=]'' struck, as it showcases Doug's flaws as a writer and comedian, and many of the parties involved revealed how much of a TroubledProduction it was.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CansWithoutLabels'', a short cartoon from ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]]'' creator Creator/JohnKricfalusi, became subject to thus upon its release in early 2019 due to its infamous delays[[note]]the cartoon was announced in 2012 and fell behind ''six years late'' of its original release date of 2013[[/note]], amateurish production quality (not helped by the fact that John K. had over 35+ years of experience in animation), and the fact that it came out in the wake of a [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment scandal]] surrounding John that had surfaced in 2018.
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' is mostly considered this due to the [[InNameOnly extreme]] [[YouDontLookLikeYou liberties]] taken with the supporting cast.
* ''WesternAnimation/ClutchCargo'' is probably the UrExample. This series was mocked for its ''extremely'' shoddy animation (namely the usage of SynchroVox) and {{Narm}}-tastic writing long before the show gained the amount of infamy it does nowadays.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'', pretty much [[PeripheryHatedom everyone over the age of 5]] can't stand that little brat for his constant whining. It's a show everybody loves to hate that's been memed to death. Videos of [[Website/GoAnimate Caillou getting grounded for dumb reasons]] are in heavy supply on Website/YouTube.
* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'': The animation's atrocious, every character is bland or unlikable, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hxIi8j3QR0 it overuses the whip-crack sound effect]], and it allegedly rips off ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''. Many watch it ''because'' they like to make fun of it.
* ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' is this for its mere premise -- take [[{{Expy}} expies]] of a handful of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' long runners [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg (and Lola Bunny)]] and star them in an {{Animesque}} superhero action series. It only lasted for two seasons, and for good reason.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeMe'': A poorly animated cartoon done in {{Animesque}} style starring a [[OccidentalOtaku Weeaboo]] manga-fan-artist in a SliceOfLife style series. Reeks of ShallowParody and SelfInsertFic. Even before the first episode had aired in English it was a massive snark bait.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Fame and Misfortune" was a 22-minute long TakeThatCritics... that happened to be ''rife'' with the very problems the critics often complained about in other episodes, like the entire town acting OutOfCharacter to further an IdiotPlot, [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong the complainers]] actually [[StrawmanHasAPoint having valid complaints]] that only came off as wrong InUniverse because they were [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality aimed at the protagonists]], a conflict that [[NoEnding is never resolved]] and just instead states [[SnapBack everything will be back to normal by next episode]], and the episode's writer M.A. Larson [[CreatorBacklash openly hating it]], making it clear it was the result of ExecutiveMeddling, and even [[OldShame leaving it off of his filmography]]. The very people it was meant to spite had a field day ripping it apart.
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' is full of InUniverse examples, most of which are parodies of B-horror films. In one episode, Mordecai gets tickets for "Love-Bot 2" just because the first one was such a bad movie.
* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'': The show is treated as a joke among animation and extreme sports fans for representing every dated gimmick of the '90s [[TotallyRadical "xtreme revolution"]] from its random words cutaways to everyone using surfer slang.
* If ''WesternAnimation/TurboTeen'' gets brought up in a discussion, either it's because of this trope, or it's because of how it was parodied in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoYogi'' is certainly this, not just because of it being one of the worst textbook examples of WereStillRelevantDammit and TotallyRadical, but due to it having the dubious honor of being both a FranchiseKiller for WesternAnimation/YogiBear for nearly two decades and a ''GenreKiller'' of {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s altogether.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', all of which were once beloved cartoon shows, have found themselves the target of mockery due to the fact that all four of them have suffered from severe amounts of SeasonalRot and the characters from each respective show being {{flanderized}} to bejesus-and-back.
** In the case of ''Family Guy'', it might've been snark bait even before the show was UnCanceled, but it's safe to say that it was nowhere near as bad as it is now.
** ''[=SpongeBob=]'' could be seen as having escaped this thanks to the [[WinBackTheCrowd improvement]] seen in later seasons. ''The Fairly [=OddParents=]'', however, was never able to get out this pit before it came to end in 2017.
* Numerous modern-day reboots such as ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'', and ''WesternAnimation/Ben102016'' are all widely derided due to how much they detract from their [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans original]] [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls source]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 materials]]. To the point where finding somebody that ''doesn't'' have anything bad to say about either one can prove to be quite a challenge.
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%%* ''Film/CoolAsIce'', which can be best described as "''Film/TheRoom'', with Vanilla Ice".

%% * ''Film/TheRoom''.

%% * Practically any movie by Creator/EdWood, most notably ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''.

** It's since died down with the relatively well-received ''Film/TheVisit'' and even better-received ''Film/{{Split}}''.

%% * Almost any film that was ever covered on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', but perhaps most especially ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' and ''Film/{{Pumaman}}''.

** Its success helped many {{Glurge}}-heavy "Christploitation" films to hit theaters, most by ''God's Not Dead'' production company Creator/PureFlixEntertainment. Creator/BradJones sure knows how these religious films can provide snark, dedicating WebVideo/MidnightScreenings and WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob episodes to productions such as ''Old Fashioned'' and ''War Room''.

%% * ''Literature/AtlasShrugged'', just take a look at the [[Quotes/AtlasShrugged quotes]] in this very site.

%% * ''Series/JerseyShore'' for the vast majority of viewers.

%% * And of course, even UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} hates Music/{{Creed}}.

%% * Most Disney acts like Music/MileyCyrus and the Music/JonasBrothers are also common victims.
%% * PopPunk became Snark Bait to the punk community once the "second wave" became mainstream popular. Bands that bear the full brunt of derision include Music/GreenDay, Music/{{Blink182}}, Music/SimplePlan, and Music/GoodCharlotte.

** Remember that Roger Ebert initially defended White, pointing out that not only is there nothing wrong with challenging consensus position, but White even agrees with the Tomatometer 50% of the time which he considered to be ideal. The biggest problem most people have with White is that the reasons he gives often go above and beyond Epic Fail - to the point that people question whether or not he actually saw the movies he reviewed. For example, [[http://www.nypress.com/article-21903-twisted-tale.html he complained about the length of Rapunzel's hair]] in ''{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}}'' and comments that her hair never becomes a problem for her, which is flat out ''wrong'' (in the ''opening song,'' for example, she laments the length of time she has to spend brushing it, and later it gets snagged on a branch while she's trying to run). Then in his infamous ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' review, he called Hamm the pig a villain, even though he's a good guy who spends much of the movie imprisoned with them!

* Both ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' and Creator/DougWalker himself have become this in the series' later years, especially after ''[=#ChangeTheChannel=]'' destroyed [[Website/ChannelAwesome Channel Awesome's]] reputation. The general feeling is that he has failed to improve over the years, he is incompetent as both a reviewer and a video-maker, and has coasted on [[ShallowParody lazy parodies]]. While ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' has remained well-respected and liked due to evolving and improving over the years, Doug Walker is now considered by much of the internet to be a laughingstock. In particular, his take on ''Film/TheWall'' has been largely subject to mockery due to its misunderstanding of the source material, parody songs, and the fact that it's barely a review. The video has more dislikes than likes.

** AU works that released in the turn of the millennium such as ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''[[labelnote:note]]Thanks for the combination of the poor characterization, unreasonable decision making that leads to more trouble than it's worth, the [[CreatorsPet glorification]] of Kira Yamato to MartyStu levels, the sickening amount of rainbow BeamSpam that's portrayed across the show (which ironically [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED the predecessor is kinda guilty off]]), and being another Zeta Gundam reboot-clone. So hard that it also caught SEED, a good and fondly remembered show, into the snark, though not for long.[[/labelnote]], ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''[[labelnote:note]]the show initially received a backlash upon the introduction of [[GameBreaker [=GN-X's=]]], which breaks the show's primary motives of the Gundams being superior warmachines used for violent peacekeeping by submitting other factions at bay when they incited a conflict, then received another one with the change-of-direction formula during the entirety of Season 2, resorting in more traditional resistance vs establishment storytelling that's been used in multiple works before (including Zeta Gundam, Wing, and SEED), though both were downplayed examples[[/labelnote]] and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE''[[labelnote:note]][[ArtstyleDissonance the kiddie-styling pasted over a serious war drama]], complete with many MerchandiseDriven element that made apparent that it veered more akin to a kid show kinda turned-off many viewers, but none so apparent than the Third Age [[{{Anvilicious}} overly-preachy nature against conflict and warfare]] that would make SEED Destiny felt like a child's play[[/labelnote]] were probably the ones that receives most of the snark, but shows from the nineties like ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' also draws a lot of snark even during their heydays[[labelnote:note]]Victory receives a lot of flak due to [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy depressing theme that goes over and over]], plenty of unlikable characters, [[AnyoneCanDie boatload of named character body count]], and really questionable design choice for its mechanics that makes you wonder whether it really fits well with later UC timeline at all. G Gundam receives flak for the exact opposite of the show's nature, even more questionable mechanical design, and many unfortunate implications with every stereotypical representation of every ethnicity presented. Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, as the show is genuinely fun and has some memorable moments and characters, and is also one of the AU that managed to bring back Gundam to its resurgence after the failing of Victory[[/labelnote]].

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. The first half of the first season already had some people who couldn't take stuff like the facial expressions, melodramatic death scenes, and the MMORPG setting too seriously, among other things. Elevate it UpToEleven and you'll get the kind of bait that the second half became, including but not limited to the treatment of its female lead.

* ''Any'' military recruitment campaign invites this upon itself, ''especially'' from the people who are in the military branch being advertised. They basically consist of showing some over-the-top overly patriotic action scenes (dubbed "War Porn" by the folks in uniform) that barely if at all manages to represent the actual job it's showing off, and stretch the truth so unbelievably insultingly much it's like a ''Creator/TerryCrews Old Spice'' ad that takes itself completely deadly serious and expects you to believe it at face value.

* Pepsi brand 7UP made a critical mistake lately in UsefulNotes/{{India}} -- they showed Kathakali, a serious south Indian classical dance form, as a street dance.

** On a similar vein, the mobile game ''RAID: Shadow Legends'' is widely reviled by many people on [=YouTube=]. Not as much for the game itself, since is considered SoOkayItsAverage, but rather becuase it seems like every youtuber and their mother [[MoneyDearBoy is being sponsored by it]].
* Ads for feminine hygiene products in general, due to their corny stock photo aesthetic, the cheesy music, the overall bubbly-ness of its protagonists and for making viewers uncomfortable without showing anything more explicit than unnamed BlueLiquidAbsorbent.
* Many ads, posters, and articles from [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the 1940's]] and [[TheFifties 50's]] weren't considered Snark Bait in their own time, but contain ValuesDissonance that people enjoy laughing at decades later. Adding naughty captions to prim-and-perfect media of the period is also popular.
* Political ads are prone to this since they seldom have the slightest hint of subtlety. [[AttackOfThePoliticalAd Attack ads, in particular,]] have a tendency to be so melodramatic in their negativity that it leads to {{Narm}}.

* Not even a single work, but the entire ''[[ReincarnateInAnotherWorld Tensei Isekai]]'' subgenre (also known as ''Narou Isekai'', after the web novel site that tends to host them) became this in late 2010s anime, manga, and light novel communities. None have it so bad as the MedievalFantasy flavor; you'll see flak given for its oversaturated use, cliched story-lines, abuse of {{fantasy}} {{tropes}}, bland, flat and boring protagonists and blatant wish-fulfillment premises with little payoff. It has come to such a point that some Light Novel writing contests in Japan have issued a "No Isekai" rule because there are just too many and some have become a symbol for low-quality writing. The fantasy ones have attracted so much of this that they end up as bait ''[[DeadHorseTrope in the stories themselves]]''; several nonconventional ''isekai'' stories (and even some of the conventional ones) have characters snark when their experiences in the new world [[WrongGenreSavvy don't go like they thought they would]], and a couple are outright disappointed when they see the lack of any fantasy elements.

* Any American car is considered fair game for British and European gearheads to laugh at thanks to their perception of American vehicles being [[HummerDinger gratuitously humongous land yachts that guzzle gas like soda]]. Americans who drive large pickup trucks or [=SUVs=] due to living in a rural area or having a job that necessitates heavy transport will usually just roll their eyes at that, but if there is a vehicle that's considered too large [[EveryoneHasStandards even for the Americans]], expect it to be mocked to kingdom come.
* That said, needlessly jacked up pick up trucks. Expect their drivers to take ''lots'' of snark and flak for driving such a thing mostly because the stereotype that they're obviously CompensatingForSomething is far more powerful than any perceived coolness. A near guaranteed RantInducingSlight is to accuse them of having a small penis if male, or of driving their husband/boyfriend's (who has a small penis) truck if female. Similarly, small wimpy and/or used vehicles that have been "souped up" with exhaust systems that invariably make them sound more like a sewing machine rather than a muscle car draw much mockery since the exhaust system likely cost more than the car (and, had the driver pooled that money with what he spent on the vehicle, they likely could have afforded [[SimpleYetAwesome a more practical vehicle in much better condition]]).
* Minivans got killed off because of this. Popular media in the mid-2000s loved to label them as the vehicles for boring, bland, white-bread, suburban moms without a single individualistic or creative bone in their body, who use them to take their kids to school/church/soccer practice in between cooking, cleaning, and watching reruns of Oprah. This stereotype grew so bad that actual parents in the late 2000s destroyed the minivan market by buying [=SUVs=] instead, mainly because the kids who grew up when vans were first being mocked were now parents themselves, and none of them wanted to be caught dead in one. By the early 2010s, what was once a range of models from every manufacturer was whittled down into about only two or three models of a van who were still selling profitably enough to justify their production.
* An automobile manufacturer getting the stigma of a "brand for old people" is usually its kiss of death. Oldsmobile, Mercury, and Plymouth, which once commanded huge sections of the market, quietly faded away after their demographics started to skew older, and Buick only barely survived the same fate thanks to giving every single car they made a massive makeover ([[SelfDeprecation and running an ad campaign where people make fun of them for being the makers of granny-mobiles]]), even though to many they're still Snark Bait.

* VideoGame/HammerBrother is a MegaCrossover FanGame that is played because of this trope.

* FanFiction, in general, falls into this. Many people refer to it as "the proof of SturgeonsLaw", and few will deny that the majority of fanfiction consists of reprehensible MarySue wanking, paint-by-numbers romance with no real purpose other than a desire to [[ShipToShipCombat attack another pairing]] / [[AuthorAppeal write about characters screwing]], idiotic LOLRANDOM CrackFic, [[DeadFic potentially decent stories that last updated around the discovery of fire]], and [[RougeAnglesOfSatin unreadable vomit that could possibly have been written by banging one's head against a keyboard]]. Of course, that really just makes the good stuff all the better. Many online communities are devoted to the sporking and mocking of bad {{fanfic}}s (especially MarySue fics).
* [[{{Lemon}} Pornographic fanfiction]] gets this ''a lot''. Especially since [[SturgeonsLaw many are of very poor quality]], riddled with PurpleProse and the authors sometimes not knowing when to stop, writing "steamy stuff" for even the most ridiculous of a CrackPairing.

* ''Film/CoolAsIce'', which can be best described as "''Film/TheRoom'', with Vanilla Ice".

%% * Any show on Creator/{{E}}.
%% * News channels that cater to the political party opposite of yours.
%% ** There is also a sizable base of people who enjoy snarking at ''all'' news pundit shows regardless of the pundits' political slant. DontShootTheMessage tends to come into play here.

* An excessive use of the pitch-correcting software AutoTune can often turn anything into instant Snark Bait because it makes the singer sound like a robot.

%% * Modern {{Pop}} as a whole has become Snark Bait ever since the internet started becoming more widespread.

* {{Vaporwave}} is seen by some to be boring, pretentious, hipster crap. So, naturally, it became this pretty quickly. That it has its roots partially in Website/{{Tumblr}} [[AcceptableTargets doesn't help]].

* UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash Animation as a whole is this for a VocalMinority in the cartoon fandom who see it as being synonymous with badly animated television shows. However, there have been many beautifully animated Flash shows over the years such as ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'', but it's just that if done poorly, the result can look more like they should be from an amateur Internet animator than a TV studio with a large budget and numerous employees. It doesn't help that many shows with massive hatedoms (like ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' below) are animated in Flash too.

%% * Many of the MerchandiseDriven cartoons of the Eighties and early Nineties have become this in recent years. Included are practically all American cartoons based on Nintendo games, such as ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda''.
%% -->'''Link:''' [[WellExcuseMePrincess "Well, EXCUUUSE me, Princess!"]]

** The "Killer with a Knife" genre. The popularity of ''WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller'' inspired a massive flood of terribly-written slasher stories starring blatant Mary Sues and self-inserts. These stories were frequently mocked and considered the LowestCommonDenominator by creepypasta fans. Jeff's story itself became Snark Bait in retrospect, being an IdiotPlot riddled with PlotHoles and FridgeLogic, resulting in it being removed from the Creepypasta Wiki and banished to the Wiki/TrollpastaWiki a while after the same happened to fellow Snark Bait ''Sonic.exe''.

* Poor little Website/{{Tumblr}} can't catch a break. This website started to gain lots of hate and mockery ever since day one for a variety of reasons, like [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad Social Justice Warriors]], [[LoonyFan obnoxious fandoms]], HolierThanThou [[{{Hipster}} hipsters]], you name it. But none of this comes near of what many see as Tumblr's [[WhatAnIdiot biggest mistake]]: the December 2018 porn ban. What was meant to be an attempt to give a more family/advertiser-friendly image to Tumblr backfired badly on them as they saw a strong and steady decrease in traffic on the announcement day. To explain, [[ScrewthisImOutOfHere the porn ban made a number of content creators leave the platform, and many of their fans followed, and content creators who sympathized with them followed, a number of users quit in protest to the ban]], and Tumblr's own solution to the problem was to use faulty bots to flag and eliminate porn posts, though it would easily mistake various things as porn, which led to even more people leaving. [[https://www.extremetech.com/internet/296569-verizon-sells-tumblr-to-wordpress-owner-for-paltry-3-million When articles regarding Tumblr's buyout by Wordpress' parent company for an embarrassingly low price began to spawn]], the already unpopular website became a huge [[MemeticLoser laughing stock]].
* ''One Angry Gamer'', a news site for gamers and geeks managed by a guy who goes by Billy. The site was originally created as an answer to mainstream sites to fight against political correctness. Originally, he was a controversial, but well liked news source by people who were aginst the direction of the mainstream media, but as Gamergate ended, and people moved on, his content became more and more reactionary and even deranged at times whenever any sort of minority (especially LGBTQ characters) would show up in media, prompting almost everyone who once liked him to denounce him as part of the problem in gaming coverage and furthering the worst parts of the gamer stereotype they're trying to shake off, and some are convinced he is some sort of parody account, the site has since become a huge laughing stock between all sides of the culture war. Most infamously:
** In an article on ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'', he describes the game as "Left-wing propaganda", "Communist Brainwashing Simulator 6.9." and "a gateway that leads you down a road toward the destruction of Western civilization.", all because the game's DLC has added small gay and trans pride flags in the background of a CG. His twitter meltdown about it where he says he was basically forced to look at it, when many people called out that even they wouldn't have noticed it if he hadn't pointed out, became more popular than the article itself.
** In an article about ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'', he seems to have an absolute meltdown about Alucard having a bisexual threesome in the show's third season, and describes the scene in near erotic detail, which led more than a few people to assume that he is some sort of ArmoredClosetGay.

** ''VideoGame/BattlefieldV'' become a prime example on how ''not'' to do a live service thanks to bad PR and weak support. The reveal trailer [[TaintedByThePreview soured first impressions]] with its exaggerated character customization that allowed players to [[PoliticallyCorrectHistory create soldiers of any gender and color]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The developers and producers responded to accusation of political correctness by [[DontLikeDontRead telling players to "accept it or don't buy"]], which lead to underperforming sales. (Though granted, some gamers took it too far with their responses in this case) Things only got worse come its 2018 release when the game launched in a buggy state without advertised features like vehicle customization and the much-touted battle royale mode. The post-launch support suffered from numerous problems over the game's lifespan like progression not working, game modes like Grand Operations and Firestorm Battle Royale getting abandoned, and a slow drip feed of content. When asked why the game couldn't support more than 4 modes at a time or Double XP, developer DICE claimed that "the tech isn't there" even though their previous ''Battlefield'' games and the then-ongoing ''Battlefront II'' could support these features while running on the same engine. Subsequently, the game's dismal state and the tone-deaf response from the developers have turned the game into prime meme fodder among gamers.

* Creator/{{Activision}} CEO Bobby Kotick is constantly ridiculed by gamers and pundits for his insensitivity and pettiness. Kotick has become notorious for ordering layoffs even as Creator/{{Activision}} makes tens of billions in revenue and he brags about the company's financial results. He also complained that gamers photoshopping him as the devil is hurting his dating life, never mind the fact that he already has a net worth over $7 billion.

* ''Creator/ElectronicArts'', especially in TheNewTens thanks to some questionable moves.
** CFO Blake Jorgensen's claim in 2017 at people don't enjoy single player games as much as they used to like five or ten years prior was met with derision, especially in the context of shutting down Visceral Games while they were about to develop a ''Franchise/StarWars'' third-person action adventure game (now only known as the cancelled "Project Ragtag") that somehow became "too linear" in EA executives' eyes. This has then devolved into the common assumption that Jorgensen outright hates single-player games and believes their era is ending, when the latter claim couldn't be farther from the truth; the release of outstanding games that fall under that banner (''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'', ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', to name a few in a ''very'' long list of critically acclaimed titles) have since then garnered an overwhelming amount of praise, while EA's multiplayer-centric releases usually languish far behind, being constantly marred with controversies that drive away people who would otherwise be looking forward to their games.

** EA's insistence that their loot box system doesn't prey on consumers, ''[[https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/0bf5f000-036e-4cee-be8e-c43c4a0879d4 even in the face of the UK Parliament]]'', has fired up the internet, especially with the punchline that "they're not loot boxes, but [[InsistentTerminology surprise mechanics]]", as well as the inept comparison with Kinder Surprise Eggs. For many, it's like EA representatives are wholly delusional and [[DiggingYourselfDeeper digging themselves deeper]] amidst the legal issues regarding loot boxes, sparking the darkly hilarious [[MemeticMutation meme]] of ''It's not a [questionable X], it's a [surprise Y]''.

* Quite a few people from the "Commentary Community" qualify for anyone outside of their fanbase, largely due to the general attitude of thinking they're in the right no matter what, [[KnowNothingKnowItAll even though their arguments can be easily disproven]], frequent uses of [[DoubleStandard double standards]], [[AuthorTract shoving political opinions down the viewers throat]] and generally having a [[SmugSnake sour, smug attitude]] at anyone disagreeing with them.\\
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This has spiraled so far that the term "Rantsona" became somewhat of an inside joke among creators, what was originally meant to protect the creator's identity instead became associated with ''those'' types of commenters, using them to get away with ranting about topics that people either don't care about or unpopular opinions that are unpopular for a reason.

** ''VideoGame/BattlefieldV'' become a prime example on how ''not'' to do a live service thanks to bad PR and weak support. The reveal trailer [[TaintedByThePreview soured first impressions]] with its exaggerated character customization that allowed players to [[PoliticallyCorrectHistory create soldiers of any gender and color]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The developers and producers responded to accusation of political correctness by [[DontLikeDontRead telling players to "accept it or don't buy"]], which lead to underperforming sales. (Though granted, some gamers [[DisproportionateRetribution took it]] [[HeManWomanHater too]] [[EvilReactionary far]] with their responses in this case) Things only got worse come its 2018 release when the game launched in a buggy state without advertised features like vehicle customization and the much-touted battle royale mode. The post-launch support suffered from numerous problems over the game's lifespan like progression not working, game modes like Grand Operations and Firestorm Battle Royale getting abandoned, and a slow drip feed of content. When asked why the game couldn't support more than 4 modes at a time or Double XP, developer DICE claimed that "the tech isn't there" even though their previous ''Battlefield'' games and the then-ongoing ''Battlefront II'' could support these features while running on the same engine. Subsequently, the game's dismal state and the tone-deaf response from the developers have turned the game into prime meme fodder among gamers.

** ''VideoGame/BattlefieldV'' become a prime example on how ''not'' to do a live service thanks to bad PR and weak support. The reveal trailer [[TaintedByThePreview soured first impressions]] with its exaggerated character customization that allowed players to [[PoliticallyCorrectHistory create soldiers of any gender and color]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The developers and producers responded to accusation of political correctness by [[DontLikeDontRead telling players to "accept it or don't buy"]], which lead to underperforming sales. (Though granted, some gamers took it [[HeManWomanHater too]] [[EvilReactionary far]] with their responses in this case) Things only got worse come its 2018 release when the game launched in a buggy state without advertised features like vehicle customization and the much-touted battle royale mode. The post-launch support suffered from numerous problems over the game's lifespan like progression not working, game modes like Grand Operations and Firestorm Battle Royale getting abandoned, and a slow drip feed of content. When asked why the game couldn't support more than 4 modes at a time or Double XP, developer DICE claimed that "the tech isn't there" even though their previous ''Battlefield'' games and the then-ongoing ''Battlefront II'' could support these features while running on the same engine. Subsequently, the game's dismal state and the tone-deaf response from the developers have turned the game into prime meme fodder among gamers.

* It's true that American {{Soap Opera}}s in general tend to gain a fair amount of snark bait to them, but none of them have gained the amount that ''Series/{{Passions}}'' has garnered. Centered around a [[TownWithADarkSecret sleepy little New English town named]] [[{{Irony}} Harmony]], it told the story of the [[DenserAndWackier increasingly strange lives]] of four dysfunctional families of various classes, an elderly witch, her dummy that was only sentient around her, the demons in her basement that controlled both their fates and several musical numbers and pop-culture {{Shout Out}}s all played completely serious. It's considered so out there, that even Creator/CharlieBrooker in reviewing the show commented that it jettisoned reality into the sun. Furthermore, it has a lot of trademarks of bad writing around, including WriterCopOut, [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome needlessly getting rid of crucial characters]] [[ReplacementScrappy just to be replaced with far less popular ones]] and [[ArcFatigue being remarkably slow in resolving years-long storylines, women of which actually defined the song's plotline.]] In addition to all of the actors involved with the show (with the exception of Creator/JustinHartley, [=McKenzie=] Westmore and Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead) have either remained on whatever scant soaps are still airing in the States, retired from acting or haven't done anything big since then, [[GenreKiller it's also the latest daytime soap to premiere on American television.]][[note]]Yes, it ''was'' other, already existing factors including more women working outside the home, the rise of reality television and arguably the O.J. Simpson trial that helped to kill the daytime soap opera, but ''Passions'' certainly didn't slow down its decline.[[/note]]

* It's true that American {{Soap Opera}}s in general tend to gain a fair amount of snark bait to them, but none of them have gained the amount that ''Series/{{Passions}}'' has garnered. Centered around a [[TownWithADarkSecret sleepy little New English town named]] [[{{Irony}} Harmony]], it told the story of the [[DenserAndWackier increasingly strange lives]] of four dysfunctional families of various classes, an elderly witch, her dummy that was only sentient around her, the demons in her basement that controlled both their fates and several musical numbers and pop-culture {{Shout Out}}s all played completely serious. It's considered so out there, that even Creator/CharlieBrooker in reviewing the show commented that it jettisoned reality into the sun. In addition to all of the actors involved with the show (with the exception of Creator/JustinHartley, [=McKenzie=] Westmore and Creator/MaryElizabethWinstead) have either remained on whatever scant soaps are still airing in the States, retired from acting or haven't done anything big since then, [[GenreKiller it's also the latest daytime soap to premiere on American television.]][[note]]Yes, it ''was'' other, already existing factors including more women working outside the home, the rise of reality television and arguably the O.J. Simpson trial that helped to kill the daytime soap opera, but ''Passions'' certainly didn't slow down its decline.[[/note]]

* You'd be hard pressed to find a parent who has something positive to say about ''WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific''. The title character being spoilt, the other characters being bland as sandpaper and bowing down to Pinkalicious akin to [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E73ItsAGoodLife ''It's a Good Life'']], the excessive girliness, the lack of educational value, and the title having pornographic undertones according to people on the internet all make for what seems to be the most hated preschool show since ''Caillou''.

* You'd be hard pressed to find a parent who has something positive to say about ''WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific''. The title character being spoilt, the other characters being bland as sandpaper and bowing down to Pinkalicious as if it were that one episode of ''The Twilight Zone'', the excessive girliness, the lack of educational value, and the title having pornographic undertones according to people on the internet all make for what seems to be the most hated preschool show since ''Caillou''.

** ''VideoGame/BattlefieldV'' become a prime example on how ''not'' to do a live service thanks to bad PR and weak support. The reveal trailer [[TaintedByThePreview soured first impressions]] with its exaggerated character customization that allowed players to [[PoliticallyCorrectHistory create soldiers of any gender and color]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The developers and producers responded to accusation of political correctness by [[DontLikeDontRead telling players to "accept it or don't buy"]], which lead to underperforming sales. Things only got worse come its 2018 release when the game launched in a buggy state without advertised features like vehicle customization and the much-touted battle royale mode. The post-launch support suffered from numerous problems over the game's lifespan like progression not working, game modes like Grand Operations and Firestorm Battle Royale getting abandoned, and a slow drip feed of content. When asked why the game couldn't support more than 4 modes at a time or Double XP, developer DICE claimed that "the tech isn't there" even though their previous ''Battlefield'' games and the then-ongoing ''Battlefront II'' could support these features while running on the same engine. Subsequently, the game's dismal state and the tone-deaf response from the developers have turned the game into prime meme fodder among gamers.