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# BoxOfficeBomb/GThroughH: ''Film/{{The Hunt|2020}}'' (2020) - Budget, $14 million. Box office, $5,812,500 (domestic), $6,562,393 (worldwide). The satirical action thriller was originally pulled from its original September 27th, 2019 release after a series of real-life shootings in the US and [[OvershadowedByControversy criticism over its apparent premise of liberals hunting right-wing extremists for sport,]] especially from US President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (despite the film advocating ''against'' such violence), and later released on March 13th with [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity the advertising focused on the controversy.]] Unfortunately, it arrived right as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US, placing 5th in the worst domestic weekend since 1998. With theaters closing around the country to encourage social distancing, Universal made the bold move to release the film to home video early as a VOD rental only a week after its debut, along with ''Film/{{The Invisible Man|2020}}'', ''Film/{{Emma|2020}}'', and the then-upcoming ''WesternAnimation/TrollsWorldTour''. '''This is Audience Alienating Premise.'''

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# TropesThatWillNeverHappen.SillyPuns: [[OvershadowedByControversy Overshadowed By]] WebVideo/ContraPoints - [[OvershadowedByControversy Overshadowed By]] VideoGame/{{Contra}} '''As it says, Silly Puns on a JFF page.'''

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# PlayingWith/BrokeTheRatingScale: '''Played for Drama''': ''Legends of Troperia'' is OvershadowedByControversy. Not wanting to give the work an endorsement, or struggling to separate her opinions on the work with the controversy, Alice declines to give Legends a final score. '''N/A. A hypothetical in a Playing With page.'''

# Horrible.{{Other}}: '''So Rich Lipstick''' turned the first line of beauty [=YouTuber=] Jaclyn Hill's much-hyped "Jaclyn Cosmetics" makeup brand into a huge failure. Customers reported their lipsticks coming in smudged or chunky, or even finding small fibers, human-like hairs, and black dots suspected (and in at least one case [[https://www.revelist.com/beauty-news-/jaclyn-hill-lipsticks-mold-test/15804 confirmed]]) to be mold on the lipstick. While Jaclyn Hill initially denied that her products were contaminated or expired, the company later [[https://twitter.com/jaclyncosmetics/status/1142562322642157570 offered full refunds to everybody who purchased them]]. Jaclyn Cosmetics released more successful products later on, but '''[[OvershadowedByControversy has yet to fully shake the bad reputation it got from the lipstick controversy]]'''. '''Not into makeup drama, but for what its worth Jaclyn Cosmetics is still in business, so it wasn't "brand-wreckingly overshadowed by controversy" at least.'''

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# YMMV.RedSparrow: BestKnownForTheFanservice: A particularly odd example, to the point it can be seen as a {{Deconstruction}} of this concept. On one hand, it's known as that movie where Creator/JenniferLawrence finally strips naked on camera. On the other hand, nearly all of those scenes are only {{Fanservice}} [[WorseWithContext out of context]] considering the movie's heavy themes of sexual violence and exploitation, which garnered tons of criticism. As a result, the movie is arguably more well-known for the [[OvershadowedByControversy criticisms surrounding the fanservice]] rather than the fanservice itself. '''No longer widely brought up in relation to this fairly SoOkayItsAverage movie.'''

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# Advertising.MikadoStick: Finally, on January 15th, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loleo5kPQ7g fourth commercial]] was released, revealing the whole campaign to be a joke all along, orchestrated by the Romance advertising agency, meant to [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity intentionally generate backlash]] and to build up the reveal of the new Mikado King Choco product, with twice as much chocolate: "Now you know where all the chocolate went". While it ran the risk of being OvershadowedByControversy, the campaign ended up being a success. The reveal was met with praise for the ingenious marketing, with most people ending up amused by how they had been fooled. According to the company, consumer engagement on Mikado social medias went up by 296% as a result of the campaign. '''About a ''potential'' to be OBC.'''

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# YMMV.ItsNotYourFault: Whenever the comic is brought up, it is more about the fact that spoiler: a drunk Sam lured and raped Lincoln, with this being how Lina was conceived. Plus, Javi's other artwork regarding his OneTruePairing portraying them as a happy and loving couple in spite of that seems to imply that spoiler:rape isn't all that harmful. '''Unfamiliar with this WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse fancomic. It sounds like this was intended to be a dark scene (the comic does have a content warning for that section), and given the nature of fanworks and the canon of fanworks, I don't know if the other artworks are intended to be canon to It's Not Your Fault. The artist might just be a general Sam/Lincoln shipper and their other works aren't necessarily supposed to be about the Sam and Lincoln in It's Not Your Fault. Leaving it here, but I lean towards misuse.'''

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# Trivia.MyHeroAcademia: BannedInChina: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-02-05/my-hero-academia-manga-anime-removed-from-chinese-digital-platforms/.156125 The anime and manga were removed in China]] following the controversy surrounding the doctor's original true name "Maruta".[[note]]The abbreviated version is that in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army carried out "Project Maruta" on Chinese prisoners. The project was not entirely unlike the work of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele Josef Mengele]], involving inhumane experimentation on the prisoners, including but not limited to vivisection, weapon testing, and forced pregnancies. "Maruta", meaning "logs" in Japanese, was the name given to the test subjects, as the official cover story for the facility was that it was a lumber mill.[[/note]] Creator/KoheiHorikoshi has stated that he never intended to reference such a horrific moment in China's history and subsequently changed the doctor's name, but [[OvershadowedByControversy the damage was already done.]] '''Not aware of My Hero Academia's popularity in China, or if this incident from 3 years ago continues to hang over it there. It doesn't in the Anglosphere, but that's not what it's about.'''

# YMMV.ItsNotYourFault: Whenever the comic is brought up, it is more about the fact that spoiler: a drunk Sam lured and raped Lincoln, with this being how Lina was conceived. Plus, Javi's other artwork regarding his OneTruePairing portraying them as a happy and loving couple in spite of that seems to imply that spoiler:rape isn't all that harmful. '''Unfamiliar with this WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse fancomic. It sounds like this was intended to be a dark scene (the comic does have a content warning for that section), and given the nature of fanworks and the canon of fanworks, I don't know if the other artworks are intended to be canon to It's Not Your Fault. Leaving it here, but I lean towards misuse.'''

# Characters.CocoErnestoDeLaCruz: OvershadowedByControversy: He attains this status InUniverse at the end according to the creators -- and it's going to keep him "alive" in a Land of the Dead that now despises him [[FateWorseThanDeath for a VERY long time]]. '''In-universe example and, more importantly, a ZCE. It doesn't mention why he's OBC in universe.'''

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# Series.EarthToNed: FifteenMinutesOfFame: Ned sends Cornelius to the surface to learn about comedy and Cornelius quickly becomes a famous comedian before having a CreatorBreakdown[[invoked]] and becoming OvershadowedByControversy over the course of a weekend. '''An in-universe example. A bit of a ZCE as well.'''

# YMMV.LesMinikeums: DuelingWorks: From 1993 to 1997, ''Les Minikeums'' came to rival the ''Series/ClubDorothee'' on [=TF1=], which also had a cast of goofy hosts (albeit real persons instead of puppets), comedy skits and music videos. The ''Club Dorothée'' was [[OvershadowedByControversy dogged by controversy]] (the kind of thing ''Les Minikeums'' managed to completely avoid) and was eventually terminated in 1997, ''Les Minikeums'' ended up the biggest French kids show from 1997 to 2000 as a result. That being said, both shows ended up being fondly remembered for people who grew up in TheNineties. '''Doesn't explain what the controversies surrounding "Dorothee" enough for me to put it anywhere else. The last sentence makes me think that the controversies surrounding "Dorothee" no longer overshadow it.'''

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# ''Series/PicketFences'': AmbulanceChaser Douglas Wambaugh and TheCoroner, Carter Pike, are probably the two least liked and respected main cast members (especially in earlier episodes), but are both particularly popular with the fanbase (although neither is universally beloved due to sometimes being on the wrong end of a particularly big OvershadowedByControversy moment).

# Awesome.SaturdayNightLive: Probably the most awesome thing about ''SNL'' is the fact that the show has been on the air for decades and counting, survived many things that would have taken down lesser shows (ExecutiveMeddling, SeasonalRot, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks cast and crew changes]], [[WhoWritesThisCrap weak writing]], '''[[OvershadowedByControversy controversial moments]]''', criticism over racial and gender equality in the cast, fair-weather fans who will drop the show the minute it does something that misfires -- [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic even a global pandemic]]), and, for better or worse, is considered great entertainment, and has adapted to this current era, where people are finding their sketch show fix online and on cable rather than on free-to-air TV. On an E! special about the show's history, Creator/LorneMichaels has stated that the show has lasted for as long as it has because it reinvents itself with talented cast members and writers and always finds a new audience after the ones who used to like the show brush it off. '''Too vague on what the "controversial" moments are for me to place it anywhere. Some SNL sketches probably are OBC, but the show itself definitely isn't.'''
# Characters.CocoErnestoDeLaCruz: OvershadowedByControversy: He attains this status InUniverse at the end according to the creators -- and it's going to keep him "alive" in a Land of the Dead that now despises him [[FateWorseThanDeath for a VERY long time]]. '''In-universe example and, more importantly, a ZCE.'''

# Literature.TheOnionBookOfKnownKnowledge: The Warren Commission Report [the investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy] was criticized for including a tiny collectible shard of JFK's skull in every edition. '''This didn't really happen, obviously, this book is satire, but I'm not sure if this is a correct use of OBC even in-universe. Maybe an in-universe example of DudeNotFunny is more appropriate?'''

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# YMMV.ViceGanda: It's hard not to think about Vice without the leagues of critics who are critical of his style of comedy, deriding it as a denigrating form of defamation at the expense of those targeted by Vice's sarcasm. In fairness there has been those far worse than him, but still... '''"People having detractors" is not OBC. Everyone has people who don't like their work. If that counted as OBC, ''everything'' would be OBC because of the handful of haters. CriticalDissonance is a more appropriate trope, which does have a bullet on Ganda's page.'''

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# WesternAnimation.TheProblemSolverz: '''[[OvershadowedByControversy The show has been the subject of mass criticism]]'''... FlameWar-level criticism. Its arrival to Cartoon Network unfortunately coincided with the cancellation of ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan,'' and the series was seen as a [[ToughActToFollow vastly inferior replacement]], turning it into TheScapegoat. It didn't help that many people [[MisBlamed accused the show]] of getting ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' canceled. However, the show has a collective fanbase despite the rough patches. '''This is a better fit for FandomRivalry.'''

# YMMV.TheRideOnKing: Purchinov being a parody of UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin always was, for [[JustHereForGodzilla better]] and for [[AudienceAlienatingPremise worse]], one of the most recognizable trait of the manga, often being colloquially named "Putin Isekai" by people not familiar with it. This surface-level similarity however brought a lot of ire on the series after Russia's universally criticized invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the manga then being accused of [[HarsherInHindsight retroactively being of poor taste]] and promoting the controversial Russian leader, some bookstores straight up removing the series from their shelves. All of this despite the fact that Purchinov was a fervent MartialPacifist from the start (in stark contrast with his real life counterpart), and that his homeland has more in common with a post-USSR country like Ukraine than a GloriousMotherRussia. Shortly after the war began, he even made a [[RealLifeWritesThePlot suspiciously relevent speech]] about how the concept of invading neighbouring countries was distasteful. '''Given the manga addressed the criticisms, it's probably a better fit for DistancedFromCurrentEvents.'''
# YMMV.TreasureAttic: The series was created by The Family International (TFI), a sect that's infamous for promoting sexual abuse and masturbation in the name of the Lord. '''Related to the group that made it, not the work itself.'''
# YMMV.{{Ultimatum}}: Creator/JephLoeb's decades-long career was overshadowed by a highly visible CreatorBreakdown he underwent in the late 2000s following the sudden death of his son. Not only did the overall quality of his writing take a hit during this period, but his stories would frequently deal with disturbing topics such as incest and display a level of violence unusual for the superhero genre. In particular, he wrote ''ComicBook/TheUltimates3'', which was not up to the quality of the first two miniseries written by Creator/MarkMillar. It was followed by this story, a CrisisCrossover that killed half the cast of the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe, mostly in gruesome ways. He has written several other comics: ''ComicBook/TheLongHalloween'' (two Eisner Awards), ''ComicBook/DarkVictory'' (one Eisner Award), ''ComicBook/SupermanForAllSeasons'' (two Eisner nominations, one Wizard Fan Award), ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'', ''[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfCaptainAmerica Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America]]'', etc. He also created the characters ComicBook/XMan, ComicBook/RedHulk, Sam Alexander and Jimmy Hudson, all of whom, although divisive, have been fairly prominent at times. And even in the Ultimate line, he also wrote follow-up work such as ''New Ultimates''. Still, for many fans he's the one who ruined the Ultimate line with ''Ultimatum'', and nothing else. Eventually, he decided to work in TV full-time. '''CreatorBreakdown seems like a better fit for much of this entry, and the list of his other accomplishments is a better fit for his creator page, and the end of this bullet is just complaining about this work.'''

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# YMMV.OlafsFrozenAdventure: Any merit the film may have had otherwise has since been overshadowed by the controversy that ensued as a result of airing the full 21-minute special right before ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}''. '''No longer a controversy. Now that both Coco and Olaf's Frozen Adventure are both on Disney Plus you can just watch the two separately. Much of this YMMV page is complaining about the short.'''

# YMMV.ZankiZero: The censorship issue. Censorship is already a big issue among some gaming fans as it is, and the censorship of Sachika's content is often seen as a pointless move. Though even then, the bedtime events are enough to overtake any discussion about the game themselves, due to the characters mentally being adults in the scenes providing enough grey area. '''Does not overshadow the game.'''

# YMMV.ThePrince2021: The show's negative portrayal of the Royal family, especially with Prince George and Queen Elizabeth II, is probably more known than what goes on in the series itself. Many people found it inappropriate to portray a real life young child and an elderly ruler as self-absorbed jerkasses, so when the trailers for the show were released, the show started gaining criticism for its portrayals of such members, with some people considering it insulting. Aside from the representations, the show is also known for its premiere's delay due to Prince Philip's death on April 2021 at the age of 99, which occurred just as the show was about to broadcast. '''Not to defend this bad show, but this example is basically worded as "this show is Overshadowed By Controversy because it's ''bad''", which is misuse of the trope. AudienceAlienatingPremise, which already has a bullet, is a better fit in this case.'''

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# Creator.DeborahNorville: CareerResurrection: ''Series/InsideEdition'' quite obviously became this following her brief but [[OverShadowedByControversy controversial]] tenure on ''Series/{{Today}}'' and her stint as radio host for Creator/{{ABC}} and correspondent for Creator/{{CBS}} News. '''Not familiar with this woman, but apparently her career recovered.'''

# YMMV/DoctorWhoS15E1HorrorOfFangRock: In America, the serial is primarily remembered nowadays for a 1987 re-run in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} being hijacked for ninety seconds by a guy in a ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' mask (who had previously hijacked part of a WGN-TV newscast earlier that night). The hijacker was never caught. The incident has become so intertwined with the episode that even the unofficial ''Doctor Who'' wiki devotes [[https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Horror_of_Fang_Rock_(TV_story)?so=search#Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking a lengthy portion of the article on the story to the hijacking]]. '''I'm familiar with both the Max Headroom incident and Doctor Who enough to say that the hijacking doesn't overshadow the serial to Whovians. Like, it's a footnote on the serial's Wikipedia page and that's about it.'''

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# TearJerker.MLPAnalysis (condensed to just context and the relevant quote): In his "Drama" confession video, Zaid Magenta[[note]]previously called [=MisAnthroPony=][[/note]] went on an anger-induced tirade after he found out that one of the writers of the show was given ''death threats'', and ''this was after he had hope for the fandom''. The tirade part can be especially heartbreaking to watch, because his previous confession video is called ''"[[HarsherInHindsight Fandom]]"'' and he stated he was very proud to be in it: '''[=Zaid Magenta=]:''' If people were hating her[[note]][Pinkie Pie][[/note]] ''before'' that episode, oh they were ''really'' starting to hate her ''now'', and even with all that in mind, ''nothing quite prepared me for the horrifying news through this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVhe2feX0CU video]] that I saw months later.''\\
''(cut to a Golden Fox video called '''"[[OvershadowedByControversy Rant on Amy Keating Roger's Death Threats]]"''', the same one in the link above)''\\ '''This is Brony drama I don't follow, but a video that's just death threats us pure controversy, since there is nothing to overshadow.'''
# WesternAnimation.TheProblemSolverz: '''[[OvershadowedByControversy The show has been the subject of mass criticism]]'''... FlameWar-level criticism. Its arrival to Cartoon Network unfortunately coincided with the cancellation of ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan,'' and the series was seen as a [[ToughActToFollow vastly inferior replacement]], turning it into TheScapegoat. It didn't help that many people [[MisBlamed accused the show]] of getting ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' canceled. However, the show has a collective fanbase despite the rough patches. '''This is a better fit for FandomRivalry.'''
# YMMV.AnneWithAnE: The show's abrupt cancellation at the end of season three (and CBC's insistence that it would not be {{Uncancelled}} or get a ChannelHop) are now probably better known than the content of the show itself. '''No, the show is still liked on its own merits. ScrewedByTheNetwork is a better fit than OBC.'''