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** The plotline is a ForWantOfANail scenario such as if a planned revenge bombing of a ROTC after the Kent State Massacre didn't end with the plotters accidentally killing themselves with the bomb explosion or if the Columbine Shooting's bombs went off successfully.
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** The plotline is a ForWantOfANail for-want-of-a-nail scenario such as if a planned revenge bombing of a ROTC after the Kent State Massacre didn't end with the plotters accidentally killing themselves with the bomb explosion or if the Columbine Shooting's bombs went off successfully.
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** The story is ripped from a [[TyopOnTheCover tyoped headline]] as is.
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* '''Inverted''': [[HarsherInHindsight A news story]] [[FunnyAneurysmMoment mirrors a plotline of an episode, series, or movie.]]
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* '''Inverted''': [[HarsherInHindsight [[LifeImitatesArt A news story]] [[FunnyAneurysmMoment story mirrors a plotline of an episode, series, or movie.]]
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expies can only be people
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** The plot appears to have been an {{Expy}} of an existing event before revealing that it actually was the real one.
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** The plot appears to have been an {{Expy}} a copy of an existing event before revealing that it actually was the real one.
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** The plotline is a ForWantOfANail scenario such as if a planned revenge bombing of a ROTC after the Kent State Massacre didn't end with the plotters accidentally killing themselves with the bomb explosion or if the Columbine Shooting's bombs went off successfully.
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** The major event setting up the story and the sript for the episodes were written before an incredibly similar tragedy occurred in real life, but the episode or movie aired after.
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** The major event setting up the story and the sript script for the episodes were written before an incredibly similar tragedy occurred in real life, but the episode or movie aired after.after.
** The plot appears to have been an {{Expy}} of an existing event before revealing that it actually was the real one.
** The plot appears to have been an {{Expy}} of an existing event before revealing that it actually was the real one.
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* '''Defied''': The writers, fearing lawsuits, TooSoon, and the like, agree not to do this.
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* '''Defied''': The writers, fearing lawsuits, TooSoon, and the like, or wanting to [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents distance themselves from current events]], agree not to do this.
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** The major event setting up the story and the sript for the episodes were written before an incredibly similar tragedy occurred in real life.
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** The major event setting up the story and the sript for the episodes were written before an incredibly similar tragedy occurred in real life.life, but the episode or movie aired after.
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** The major event setting up the story and the sript for the episodes were written before an incredibly similar tragedy occurred in real life.
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* '''Downplayed''': The plotline is based on a newspaper, but it more plays as a "WhatIf" senario of the event rather than a reenactment.
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* '''Downplayed''': The plotline is based on a newspaper, but it more plays as a "WhatIf" senario scenario of the event rather than a reenactment.
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** It's based on an article by ''Website/TheOnion''.
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** [[PoesLaw It's based on an article by by]] ''Website/TheOnion''.
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** It's based on an article by ''Website/TheOnion''.
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** It's based on an article by ''Website/TheOnion''. ''Website/TheOnion''.
** The headline it's based on is "TV Show Steals Plot From Headline!"
** The headline it's based on is "TV Show Steals Plot From Headline!"
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** It's based on an article by ''TheOnion''.
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** It's based on an article by ''TheOnion''.''Website/TheOnion''.
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** It's based on an article by ''TheOnion''.
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** See Justified
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* '''Enforced''': We need to inject a sense of realism into the work, and possibly make it DarkerAndEdgier.
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** We need to inject a sense of realism into the work, and possibly make itDarkerAndEdgier.DarkerAndEdgier.
** The series is a {{satire}} and the writers think that the article they found in the newspapper would make an interesting story.
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** We need to inject a sense of realism into the work, and possibly make it
** The series is a {{satire}} and the writers think that the article they found in the newspapper would make an interesting story.
** See Justified
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': ???The plotline is based on a newspaper, but it more plays as a "WhatIf" senario of the event rather than a reenactment.
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* '''Basic Trope''': A plotline is very similar to a well-known (or maybe not-so-well-known) news story, recent or otherwise.
* '''Played Straight''': The plotline of an episode mirrors a story in the newspaper.
* '''Played Straight''': The plotline of an episode mirrors a story in the newspaper.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Subverted''': The plotline more closely mirrors that of previous episodes, another program, a book, etc.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** The plotline more closely mirrors that of previous episodes, another program, a book, etc.
** The plotline more closely mirrors that of previous episodes, another program, a book, etc.
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???'''Parodied''':
** VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, BasedOnAGreatBigLie
** Or even based on multiple headlines.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
** VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, BasedOnAGreatBigLie
** Or even based on multiple headlines.
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* '''Parodied''': VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, BasedOnAGreatBigLie
** Or even based on multiple headlines.
* '''Lampshaded''': "This sounds familiar..."
** Or even based on multiple headlines.
* '''Lampshaded''': "This sounds familiar..."
* '''Lampshaded''': "This sounds familiar..."
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* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is, as most news stories are tragic.
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Extra! Extra! [[RippedFromTheHeadlines Back]] button stolen for BigBad's evil purposes!
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Extra! Extra! [[RippedFromTheHeadlines Back]] button stolen for BigBad's evil purposes!purposes!
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, ButItReallyHappened, BasedOnAGreatBigLie
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* '''Parodied''': VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory, ButItReallyHappened, BasedOnAGreatBigLie
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* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is, as most news stories are tragic.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is, as most news stories are tragic.tragic.
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Extra! Extra! [[RippedFromTheHeadlines Back]] button stolen for BigBad's evil purposes!
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* '''Double Subverted''': But those plotlines were BasedOnATrueStory as well.
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* '''Double Subverted''': But those plotlines were BasedOnATrueStory as well.well, just another one.
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