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* ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'' (from the Emma Peel era onwards) often starts with a murder within one or two minutes in TheTeaser.
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* The first season of ''Series/{{Castle}}'' has a corpse in the first shot of each episode. Starting in season 2, it depends on whether it goes ''Series/LawAndOrder'' cold open, or with a Castle family moment open. Either way, the wait time isn't very long.
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* The first season of ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' has a corpse in the first shot of each episode. Starting in season 2, it depends on whether it goes ''Series/LawAndOrder'' cold open, or with a Castle family moment open. Either way, the wait time isn't very long.
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* In ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest: Open Season'', the corpse of Hickman is discovered immediately at the beginning. A minute later, you find another corpse [[PeekABooCorpse in a dumpster]].
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* In ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest: Open Season'', ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest4OpenSeason'', the corpse of Hickman is discovered immediately at the beginning. A minute later, you find another corpse [[PeekABooCorpse in a dumpster]].
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* There was a good chance of this on any of the four ''{{Series/CSI}}'' shows.
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* There was is a good chance a victim will be found before the opening credits of this on any of the four ''{{Series/CSI}}'' shows.''{{Franchise/CSIVerse}}'' shows. For example:
** ''Series/{{CSI}}'': In "Turn of the Screws," a rollercoaster car derails in the ColdOpen, killing all five riders aboard... but a sixth body is found as well.
** ''Series/CSIMiami'': A pool-side tourist's throat is slit during a total eclipse as "Sunblock" begins. The body is discovered as soon as the sun reappears.
** ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': The first scene of the entire series is Mac getting called out of church to the site of a body dump in "[[Recap/CSINYS01E01 Blink]]."
** ''Series/CSIVegas'': A dead clown is found at a rundown circus-themed motel in the opening of "Funhouse."
** ''Series/{{CSI}}'': In "Turn of the Screws," a rollercoaster car derails in the ColdOpen, killing all five riders aboard... but a sixth body is found as well.
** ''Series/CSIMiami'': A pool-side tourist's throat is slit during a total eclipse as "Sunblock" begins. The body is discovered as soon as the sun reappears.
** ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': The first scene of the entire series is Mac getting called out of church to the site of a body dump in "[[Recap/CSINYS01E01 Blink]]."
** ''Series/CSIVegas'': A dead clown is found at a rundown circus-themed motel in the opening of "Funhouse."
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* Played with in ''LightNovel/{{Gosick}}''. The very first line, twelve seconds into episode 1, is a shaman's proclamation that [[TonightSomeoneDies a man is going to die]]. Thirty seconds later, we get a shot of several corpses. ''Rabbit'' corpses.
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* Played with in ''LightNovel/{{Gosick}}''.''Literature/{{Gosick}}''. The very first line, twelve seconds into episode 1, is a shaman's proclamation that [[TonightSomeoneDies a man is going to die]]. Thirty seconds later, we get a shot of several corpses. ''Rabbit'' corpses.
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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has an infamously high start-to-corpse time of three whole episodes, during which you'd be hard-pressed to expect it when it comes.
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' similarly looks like a standard MagicalGirlWarrior series at first glance, and takes about two chapters before we see [[MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction the first casualties]]. [[spoiler:Said casualties are -- or more accurately, ''were'' -- [[DecoyProtagonist three-fifths of the main cast]].]]
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' similarly looks like a standard MagicalGirlWarrior series at first glance, and takes about two chapters before we see [[MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction the first casualties]]. [[spoiler:Said casualties are -- or more accurately, ''were'' -- [[DecoyProtagonist three-fifths of the main cast]].]]
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* The early drafts of ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' had the Potters dispatched quite cavalierly in the first chapter. Then J.K. Rowling's mother died. In the final version, the Potter's deaths are only mentioned, towards the end of chapter 1.
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** The early drafts of ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' had the Potters dispatched quite cavalierly in the first chapter. Then J.K. Rowling's mother died. In the final version, the Potter's deaths are only mentioned, towards the end of chapter 1.
** The early drafts of ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' had the Potters dispatched quite cavalierly in the first chapter. Then J.K. Rowling's mother died. In the final version, the Potter's deaths are only mentioned, towards the end of chapter 1.
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** ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' has the shortest StartToCorpse in the series - [[spoiler: POV character Frank Bryce]]] is dead at the end of the first chapter.
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** ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' has the shortest StartToCorpse in the series - [[spoiler: POV character Frank Bryce]]] Bryce]] is dead at the end of the first chapter.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternEmeraldKnights'' begins with the death of the Green Lantern Ardakian Trawl.
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** In ''Literature/TheInkBlackHeart'', a couple of chapters past the prologue, [[spoiler:one of the co-creators of the comic ''The Ink Black Heart'' who came to Robin hoping to have online harassment investigated is stabbed to death.]]
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* ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'': The webcomic opens with a shot of Trevor’s hand, after he collapsed on the floor dead, and Dr. Maddison looking on through a door.
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* ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'': ''Webcomic/Trevor2020'': The webcomic opens with a shot of Trevor’s hand, after he collapsed on the floor dead, and Dr. Maddison looking on through a door.
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* The first episode of ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has a start-to-corpse time of roughly four hours, taking its time to introduce [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters the 18 people on the island]] and a few pieces of the JigsawPuzzlePlot before getting down to the main murder mystery. Of course, once the corpses start coming, they start coming ''fast''.
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* The first episode of ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has a start-to-corpse time of roughly four hours, taking its time to introduce [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters the 18 people on the island]] island and a few pieces of the JigsawPuzzlePlot before getting down to the main murder mystery. Of course, once the corpses start coming, they start coming ''fast''.
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* About half of the [[TwelveEpisodeAnime twelve episodes]] of ''Anime/{{Nightwalker}}'' feature a corpse within 3 minutes, and that's including the opening sequence.
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* The first person on screen in any episode of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' is usually dead within a minute.
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* The ''second page'' of ''Manga/TheKurosagiCorpseDeliveryService''. The first page is an establishing shot.
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* Murders in ''Manga/CaseClosed'' often occur by the end of the first chapter of a case. For the anime it usually depends on how long the case will be: if it's only one episode, expect a corpse to show up in 7-8 minutes. If it's two episodes or longer, you can expect one to be popping up at the end of an act break.
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* ''Manga/CaseClosed'': Murders in ''Manga/CaseClosed'' often occur by the end of the first chapter of a case. For the anime it usually depends on how long the case will be: if it's only one episode, expect a corpse to show up in 7-8 minutes. If it's two episodes or longer, you can expect one to be popping up at the end of an act break.
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* ''ComicBook/DeathAndTheFamily'' begins when Inspector Henderson finds one woman killed by the Silver Banshee, prompting him to ask ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} assistance.
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* ''ComicBook/DeathAndTheFamily'' begins when Inspector Henderson finds one woman killed by the Silver Banshee, prompting him to ask ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} assistance.
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* There was a good chance of this on any of the four ''{{Franchise/CSI}}'' shows.
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* There was a good chance of this on any of the four ''Franchise/CSI'' ''{{Franchise/CSI}}'' shows.
