History Main / ThisJustIn

* In ''VideoGame/SonicMania'', the boss of Studiopolis Zone Act 2 is fought with a TV in the background. After the boss is defeated, the TV cuts to a breaking news report, showing that the [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Flying Battery]] has returned.

-->--''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1991/05/24 May 24, 1991]]

A [[NewsBroadcast news anchor]] is in the midst of some dull story when they're handed a stack of papers from off-screen. They immediately turn their attention to this new story, often beginning with [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "This Just In..."]]

* Pariodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with Kent Brockton.

'''-->Radio Newscaster:''' Top story - the largest single law enforcement mobilization in California history is currently underway. Police in five counties are engaged in a massive manhunt for...

->'''News Anchorman:''' ''This bulletin has just been handed to me!...Police report that someone is going around handing bulletins to newscasters!......And here's another bulletin!''
-->'''[[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1991/05/24 1991-05-24]]''', ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''

* ''{{Fallout 4}}'', begins in Boston on October 23rd, 2077 with the TV tuned to the news, which is reporting on some things going on in the ''Fallout'' world, like the war with China. Then the robotic butler calls you back to the living room where the anchor reports that a global nuclear exchange has begun, right before a "Please Stand By" message chillingly appears. This is a good time to RUN!.

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* ''Film/KentuckyFriedMovie'': "ThisJustIn: The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. [[FilmAtEleven Story at eleven]]."
* Said in the first ''Film/{{Batman}}'' movie when the Joker's tainted products come to light (just before the female reporter [[NeverSayDie signs off]]).
* In ''Film/BruceAlmighty'', Bruce's debut night as a news anchor comes to a [[HeroicBSOD crashing halt]] when he sees a video feed of angry mobsters attacking the Lottery Commission, as he's the one who [[NiceJobBreakingItHero answered their prayers to win the lottery]]. "This just in..." Before he promptly turns it over to his co-anchor and leaves the set.

* ''Film/MrDeeds'', when a media empire is being dismantled: "Sources indicate that virtually all of Blake's employees are likely to lose their jobs. Wait a minute. ''I'm'' a Blake employee!"
* ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'': "I have just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you to stop what you're doing and listen. ''Cannonball!''" [dives into pool]

* Pariodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with Kent Brockman.

-->'''News Anchor''': "Followed by blinding...yes, blinding flashes of light. We're trying to get confirmation now. We seem to have lost contact with out affiliate stations. Just coming in now, conformed, repeat confirmed, reports of nuclear detonations in New York and Pennsylvania"

* ''{{[[Fallout Fallout 4]]}}'', begins in Boston on October 23rd, 2077 with the TV tuned to the news, which is reporting on some things going on in the ''Fallout'' world, like the war with China. Then the robotic butler calls you back to the living room where the anchor reports that a global nuclear exchange has begun, right before a "Please Stand By" message chillingly appears. This is a good time to RUN!.

->'''News Anchorman:''' ''This bulletin has just been handed to me!...[[ShapedLikeItself Police report that someone is going around handing bulletins to newscasters!]]...[[WhatAnIdiot ...And here's another bulletin!]]''
-->'''[[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1991&addr=910524 1991-05-24]]''', ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''

** Done again [[http://www.vgcats.com/super/?strip_id=53 in this strip]], although it could unfortunately be percieved as TooSoon.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH68bSJXGE8 This example.]] Somehow, Justin Beiber getting arrested for DUI is ''[[WorstNewsJudgmentEver more important]]'' than a story on the NSA collecting private phone records.

* Once on ''Series/TheDayToday'', Chris would repeatedly interrupt Alan's sports news segment with breaking reports about JohnMajor having punched The Queen.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH68bSJXGE8 This example.]] Somehow, Justin Beiber getting arrested for DUI is ''[[WorstNewsJudgmentEver more important]]'' than a story on the NSA collecting private phone records.

* On ''Series'TheWestWing'', C.J. was sometimes handed an update in the middle of briefing the press. It was always bad news.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Kent Brockman]]'' parodied the trope.

* ''{{Garfield}}'' gives us the page quote from [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1991/05/24/ this parody]].

* ''KentuckyFriedMovie'': "ThisJustIn: The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. [[FilmAtEleven Story at eleven]]."

* In ''BruceAlmighty'', Bruce's debut night as a news anchor comes to a [[HeroicBSOD crashing halt]] when he sees a video feed of angry mobsters attacking the Lottery Commission, as he's the one who [[NiceJobBreakingItHero answered their prayers to win the lottery]]. "This just in..." Before he promptly turns it over to his co-anchor and leaves the set.
* [[TheBraveLittleToaster "Uh, this just in: Rooney's Vacuums are found out be um, carcinogenic in these lab tests. Big, big tumors on those rats! I've got photos to prove it (shows a photograph of a partially-naked woman), and I don't even wanna look at them! (groans)"]]
* ''MrDeeds'', when a media empire is being dismantled: "Sources indicate that virtually all of Blake's employees are likely to lose their jobs. Wait a minute. ''I'm'' a Blake employee!"

* ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' brings us this line in almost all the Weird Newscasters segments.
* The first episode of ''{{Dinosaurs}}'' opened with this news report: "A giant meteor is on a collision course with the Earth that will result in the extinction of all dinosaurs! ...This just in: No, it's not."

* Once on ''TheDayToday'', Chris would repeatedly interrupt Alan's sports news segment with breaking reports about JohnMajor having punched The Queen.
* Parodied on ''SaturdayNightLive'' in the early days, as Chevy Chase would often announce on the Weekend Update segment "This just in: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."
* Parodied on ''TheMuppetShow'' when the Muppet Newsman was [[DeadlineNews often injured by the stories he was reporting]] (while sitting behind a newsdesk).

* Happens twice on QueerAsFolk. The first time is during the mayoral election right at the end of season 3:

* [[RunningGag News anchors of the week]] [[KentBrockmanNews Pepper Fairbanks and Kip Darling]] can be heard having a "This just in" off on the radio in RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime. It is, of course, PlayedForLaughs, and contains such gems as: