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** Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like [=DVRs=], [=TiVo=], and Streaming; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
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** Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like [=DVRs=], [=TiVo=], and Streaming; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule [[MediaNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
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** Alice is watching the [[NewYearHasCome the New Year Countdown]].
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** Alice is watching the [[NewYearHasCome the New Year Countdown]].
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** Alice is watching the [[NewYearHasCome the New Year Countdown]].
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* '''Discussed''': ???"We gotta get home in time for ''PrimeTimeSoap''!"
* '''Implied''': Alice has to work a late shift. The day after, when someone asks her about ''PrimeTimeSoap'', she gets moody and refuses to reply, hinting that she missed it.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice runs at superhuman speed through a variety of absurd obstacles just to make it home in time for ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice runs at superhuman speed through a variety of absurd obstacles just to make it home in time for ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???''PrimeTimeSoap'' airs the same episode twice on its premiere date; once at 10 AM and the next at 10 PM. Alice tries to make sure she can see it at least once.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice's day-planner is a copy of the Magazine/TVGuide
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Alice's day-planner is a copy of theMagazine/TVGuideMagazine/TVGuide
** Alice's entire city watches ''PrimeTimeSoap'' as it is broadcast. It is considered very rude to interrupt someone during the program, and some people even disconnect their phones as it airs.
** Alice's day-planner is a copy of the
** Alice's entire city watches ''PrimeTimeSoap'' as it is broadcast. It is considered very rude to interrupt someone during the program, and some people even disconnect their phones as it airs.
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** Alice secretly wrecks the household DVR so she and her roommates have to watch the show together.
** The network refuses to put the show on a streaming service, and broadcasts it with a special signal that makes it un-recordable.
** The network refuses to put the show on a streaming service, and broadcasts it with a special signal that makes it un-recordable.
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** It's 1948, and Alice doesn't have a TV set, much less cable or a streaming service.
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** She ''does'', however, have a radio, and tunes in faithfully to her favorite radio dramas every day.
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** Alice doesn't have streaming (or it doesn't exist in this setting), and doesn't have any kind of recording device (not even a VCR). All she has is her antenna.
** Alice wants to program her DVR, [=TiVo=], or VCR to record.
** Alice wants to program her DVR, [=TiVo=], or VCR to record.
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** Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like [=DVRs=[, [=TiVo=], and Streaming; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
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** Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like [=DVRs=[, [=DVRs=], [=TiVo=], and Streaming; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
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* '''Basic Trope''': A TV show ''must'' be viewed as it's broadcast.
* '''Straight''': Alice makes sure she's home in time on Thursday evening to watch this week's episode of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice gets anxious (to the point of panic attacks) when she gets stuck in traffic on the way home, or if it looks like she'll miss even just the first few minutes of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
** Alice plans every waking minute of her day around the TV schedule.
* '''Straight''': Alice makes sure she's home in time on Thursday evening to watch this week's episode of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice gets anxious (to the point of panic attacks) when she gets stuck in traffic on the way home, or if it looks like she'll miss even just the first few minutes of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
** Alice plans every waking minute of her day around the TV schedule.
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* '''Straight''': Alice makes sure she's home in time on Thursday evening to watch this week's episode of
*
** Alice gets anxious (to the point of panic attacks) when she gets stuck in traffic on the way home, or if it looks like she'll miss even just the first few minutes of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
** Alice plans every waking minute of her day around the TV schedule.
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* '''Justified''': Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like {{DVR}}s, {{TiVo}}, and {{Netflix}}; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like{{DVR}}s, {{TiVo}}, [=DVRs=[, [=TiVo=], and {{Netflix}}; Streaming; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
** Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like
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** Alice cannot afford a DVR or a {{TiVo}} system, or those things are not available to her.
** ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is a very popular program, meaning that all of Alice's friends, coworkers, family members, and people she follows on social media will all be talking about it the next day. Alice doesn't want to be left out of the loop, and she doesn't want {{Spoiler}}s, either.
** ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is a very popular program, meaning that all of Alice's friends, coworkers, family members, and people she follows on social media will all be talking about it the next day. Alice doesn't want to be left out of the loop, and she doesn't want {{Spoiler}}s, either.
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** Alice cannot afford a DVR or a {{TiVo}} [=TiVo=] system, or those things are not available to her.
her.
** ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is a very popular program, meaning that all of Alice's friends, coworkers, family members, and people she follows on social media will all be talking about it the next day. Alice doesn't want to be left out of the loop, and she doesn't want {{Spoiler}}s, either.
** ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is a very popular program, meaning that all of Alice's friends, coworkers, family members, and people she follows on social media will all be talking about it the next day. Alice doesn't want to be left out of the loop, and she doesn't want {{Spoiler}}s, either.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice knows that she won't be home in time to watch it, so she sets her DVR or {{TiVo}} (or her VCR, depending on the time period) to record the show for her.
** Alice accepts Bob's invitation out on a date, which just happens to be at the same time ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is running.
** Alice watches her show on an On-Demand channel or app, or on a Web-based streaming service like {{Netflix}}.
** Alice catches a {{Rerun}} of the show at a later time.
* '''Double Subverted''': She really would rather be at home watching ''PrimeTimeSoap'' than at work/school/etc.
** When she realizes that the date will conflict with her TV show, Alice calls Bob, asking if she can reschedule.
*** Or, she [[PlayingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch her show.
** She has to wait a couple of days for the episode to be put onto those media; it just isn't the same...and she risks getting spoilers or feeling left out of conversations about it.
** Alice accepts Bob's invitation out on a date, which just happens to be at the same time ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is running.
** Alice watches her show on an On-Demand channel or app, or on a Web-based streaming service like {{Netflix}}.
** Alice catches a {{Rerun}} of the show at a later time.
* '''Double Subverted''': She really would rather be at home watching ''PrimeTimeSoap'' than at work/school/etc.
** When she realizes that the date will conflict with her TV show, Alice calls Bob, asking if she can reschedule.
*** Or, she [[PlayingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch her show.
** She has to wait a couple of days for the episode to be put onto those media; it just isn't the same...and she risks getting spoilers or feeling left out of conversations about it.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Alice knows that she won't be home in time to watch it, so she sets her DVR or{{TiVo}} [=TiVo=] (or her VCR, depending on the time period) to record the show for her.
her.
** Alice accepts Bob's invitation out on a date, which just happens to be at the same time ''PrimeTimeSoap'' isrunning.
running.
** Alice watches her show on an On-Demand channel or app, or on a Web-based streaming service like{{Netflix}}.
Netflix.
** Alice catches a {{Rerun}} of the show at a latertime.
time.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': Subverted''':
** She really would rather be at home watching ''PrimeTimeSoap'' than atwork/school/etc.
work/school/etc.
** When she realizes that the date will conflict with her TV show, Alice calls Bob, asking if she canreschedule.
***reschedule.
** Or, she [[PlayingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch hershow.
show.
** She has to wait a couple of days for the episode to be put onto those media; it just isn't the same...and she risks getting spoilers or feeling left out of conversations about it.
** Alice knows that she won't be home in time to watch it, so she sets her DVR or
** Alice accepts Bob's invitation out on a date, which just happens to be at the same time ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is
** Alice watches her show on an On-Demand channel or app, or on a Web-based streaming service like
** Alice catches a {{Rerun}} of the show at a later
* '''Double
** She really would rather be at home watching ''PrimeTimeSoap'' than at
** When she realizes that the date will conflict with her TV show, Alice calls Bob, asking if she can
***
** Or, she [[PlayingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch her
** She has to wait a couple of days for the episode to be put onto those media; it just isn't the same...and she risks getting spoilers or feeling left out of conversations about it.
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* '''Averted''': Alice does most of her TV-watching on her own schedule, [[TechnologyMarchesOn with the aid of technology]].
** Alice doesn't watch TV.
** Alice lives in an era that's OlderThanTelevision, and OlderThanRadio.
* '''Enforced''': The networks' schedules, plus the (real-world and online) social aspects of TV-watching.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! I'm going to miss ''PrimeTimeSoap!''
* '''Invoked''': Alice ''adores'' PrimeTimeSoap, and so do all her friends, who will all be talking about it the next day...or (in the Internet age) as soon as the credits roll.
* '''Exploited''': Bob asks Alice out, but she is, for whatever reason(s), uninterested. She uses her show as an excuse.
* '''Defied''': Alice decides to record it later, or catch a rerun.
** Alice doesn't watch TV.
** Alice lives in an era that's OlderThanTelevision, and OlderThanRadio.
* '''Enforced''': The networks' schedules, plus the (real-world and online) social aspects of TV-watching.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! I'm going to miss ''PrimeTimeSoap!''
* '''Invoked''': Alice ''adores'' PrimeTimeSoap, and so do all her friends, who will all be talking about it the next day...or (in the Internet age) as soon as the credits roll.
* '''Exploited''': Bob asks Alice out, but she is, for whatever reason(s), uninterested. She uses her show as an excuse.
* '''Defied''': Alice decides to record it later, or catch a rerun.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Alice does most of her TV-watching on her own schedule, [[TechnologyMarchesOn with the aid of technology]].
** Alice doesn't watchTV.
TV.
** Alice lives in an era that's OlderThanTelevision, andOlderThanRadio.
OlderThanRadio.
* '''Enforced''': The networks' schedules, plus the (real-world and online) social aspects ofTV-watching.
TV-watching.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! I'm going to miss''PrimeTimeSoap!''
''PrimeTimeSoap!''"
* '''Invoked''': Alice ''adores'' PrimeTimeSoap, and so do all her friends, who will all be talking about it the next day...or (in the Internet age) as soon as the creditsroll.
roll.
* '''Exploited''': Bob asks Alice out, but she is, for whatever reason(s), uninterested. She uses her show as anexcuse.
excuse.
* '''Defied''': Alice decides to record it later, or catch a rerun.
** Alice does most of her TV-watching on her own schedule, [[TechnologyMarchesOn with the aid of technology]].
** Alice doesn't watch
** Alice lives in an era that's OlderThanTelevision, and
* '''Enforced''': The networks' schedules, plus the (real-world and online) social aspects of
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! I'm going to miss
* '''Invoked''': Alice ''adores'' PrimeTimeSoap, and so do all her friends, who will all be talking about it the next day...or (in the Internet age) as soon as the credits
* '''Exploited''': Bob asks Alice out, but she is, for whatever reason(s), uninterested. She uses her show as an
* '''Defied''': Alice decides to record it later, or catch a rerun.
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** Alice is watching a RealityShow that relies on some form of AudienceParticipation (for example, [[VotedOffTheIsland voting someone off]], or choosing the best contestant)
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** Alice is watching a RealityShow or GameShow that relies on some form of AudienceParticipation (for example, [[VotedOffTheIsland voting someone off]], or choosing the best contestant)
** {{Rerun}}s are few and far-between, or nonexistent. (For example, an old-school SoapOpera, or a {{Sitcom}} taped in front of a live audience.
** Alice catches a {{Rerun}} of the show at a later time.
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*** Or, she [[FakingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch her show.
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*** Or, she [[FakingSick [[PlayingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch her show.
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Defied: ???
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*'''Invoked''': Alice ''adores'' PrimeTimeSoap, and so do all her friends, who will all be talking about it the next day...or (in the Internet age) as soon as the credits roll.
*'''Exploited''': Bob asks Alice out, but she is, for whatever reason(s), uninterested. She uses her show as an excuse.
*'''Defied''': Alice decides to record it later, or catch a rerun.
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
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*'''Basic Trope''': A TV show ''must'' be viewed as it's broadcast.
*'''Straight''': Alice makes sure she's home in time on Thursday evening to watch this week's episode of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
*'''Exaggerated''': Alice gets anxious (to the point of panic attacks) when she gets stuck in traffic on the way home, or if it looks like she'll miss even just the first few minutes of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
** Alice plans every waking minute of her day around the TV schedule.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like {{DVR}}s, {{TiVo}}, and {{Netflix}}; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
** Alice has planned a pizza party for all her ''PrimeTimeSoap''-loving friends to watch the show and eat together.
** Alice is watching a sports broadcast
** Alice is watching a RealityShow that relies on some form of AudienceParticipation (for example, [[VotedOffTheIsland voting someone off]], or choosing the best contestant)
** Alice cannot afford a DVR or a {{TiVo}} system, or those things are not available to her.
** ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is a very popular program, meaning that all of Alice's friends, coworkers, family members, and people she follows on social media will all be talking about it the next day. Alice doesn't want to be left out of the loop, and she doesn't want {{Spoiler}}s, either.
*'''Inverted''': The TV networks schedule their programming lineups around Alice's schedule.
*'''Subverted''': Alice knows that she won't be home in time to watch it, so she sets her DVR or {{TiVo}} (or her VCR, depending on the time period) to record the show for her.
** Alice accepts Bob's invitation out on a date, which just happens to be at the same time ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is running.
** Alice watches her show on an On-Demand channel or app, or on a Web-based streaming service like {{Netflix}}.
*'''Double Subverted''': She really would rather be at home watching ''PrimeTimeSoap'' than at work/school/etc.
** When she realizes that the date will conflict with her TV show, Alice calls Bob, asking if she can reschedule.
*** Or, she [[FakingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch her show.
** She has to wait a couple of days for the episode to be put onto those media; it just isn't the same...and she risks getting spoilers or feeling left out of conversations about it.
*'''Parodied''': Alice's day-planner is a copy of the Magazine/TVGuide
*'''Zig Zagged''': Alice is particular about watching some shows as they are broadcast, but not others.
*'''Averted''': Alice does most of her TV-watching on her own schedule, [[TechnologyMarchesOn with the aid of technology]].
** Alice doesn't watch TV.
** Alice lives in an era that's OlderThanTelevision, and OlderThanRadio.
*'''Enforced''': The networks' schedules, plus the (real-world and online) social aspects of TV-watching.
Lampshaded: ???
Invoked: ???
Exploited: ???
Defied: ???
Discussed: ???
Conversed: ???
*'''Straight''': Alice makes sure she's home in time on Thursday evening to watch this week's episode of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
*'''Exaggerated''': Alice gets anxious (to the point of panic attacks) when she gets stuck in traffic on the way home, or if it looks like she'll miss even just the first few minutes of ''PrimeTimeSoap''.
** Alice plans every waking minute of her day around the TV schedule.
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Alice is living in a time ''before'' things like {{DVR}}s, {{TiVo}}, and {{Netflix}}; she is at the mercy of [[UsefulNotes/ANSIStandardBroadcastTVSchedule the TV networks' schedules.]] She also might not have a VCR or VHS tapes on which she can record her favorite shows.
** Alice has planned a pizza party for all her ''PrimeTimeSoap''-loving friends to watch the show and eat together.
** Alice is watching a sports broadcast
** Alice is watching a RealityShow that relies on some form of AudienceParticipation (for example, [[VotedOffTheIsland voting someone off]], or choosing the best contestant)
** Alice cannot afford a DVR or a {{TiVo}} system, or those things are not available to her.
** ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is a very popular program, meaning that all of Alice's friends, coworkers, family members, and people she follows on social media will all be talking about it the next day. Alice doesn't want to be left out of the loop, and she doesn't want {{Spoiler}}s, either.
*'''Inverted''': The TV networks schedule their programming lineups around Alice's schedule.
*'''Subverted''': Alice knows that she won't be home in time to watch it, so she sets her DVR or {{TiVo}} (or her VCR, depending on the time period) to record the show for her.
** Alice accepts Bob's invitation out on a date, which just happens to be at the same time ''PrimeTimeSoap'' is running.
** Alice watches her show on an On-Demand channel or app, or on a Web-based streaming service like {{Netflix}}.
*'''Double Subverted''': She really would rather be at home watching ''PrimeTimeSoap'' than at work/school/etc.
** When she realizes that the date will conflict with her TV show, Alice calls Bob, asking if she can reschedule.
*** Or, she [[FakingSick tells him that she's sick]], just so she can stay home and watch her show.
** She has to wait a couple of days for the episode to be put onto those media; it just isn't the same...and she risks getting spoilers or feeling left out of conversations about it.
*'''Parodied''': Alice's day-planner is a copy of the Magazine/TVGuide
*'''Zig Zagged''': Alice is particular about watching some shows as they are broadcast, but not others.
*'''Averted''': Alice does most of her TV-watching on her own schedule, [[TechnologyMarchesOn with the aid of technology]].
** Alice doesn't watch TV.
** Alice lives in an era that's OlderThanTelevision, and OlderThanRadio.
*'''Enforced''': The networks' schedules, plus the (real-world and online) social aspects of TV-watching.
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Invoked: ???
Exploited: ???
Defied: ???
Discussed: ???
Conversed: ???
