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* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The tabloid news show that Mark briefly works at does a piece on "vampire welfare queens who are compulsive bowlers."
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->''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8iTeDl_Wug how do you measure, measure a year?]]''
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* FriendsRentControl: Mark and Roger's apartment is *huge*. No wonder they can barely afford to live there.
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* FriendsRentControl: Mark and Roger's apartment is *huge*. ''huge''. No wonder they can barely afford to live there.there.
** In the stage version, it's stated that there is no heat or electricity in the apartment. These come from an illegal wood-burning stove and an extension cord which is stealing power from elsewhere. Benny had also promised them a rent-free stay, which he then went back on, putting them a year behind.
** In the stage version, it's stated that there is no heat or electricity in the apartment. These come from an illegal wood-burning stove and an extension cord which is stealing power from elsewhere. Benny had also promised them a rent-free stay, which he then went back on, putting them a year behind.
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* MeaningfulEcho: "No Day But Today", "Without You", and "Will I" were all given this treatment in the finale. ''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome At the same time]].''
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* MeaningfulEcho: MeaningfulEcho:
** "No Day But Today", "Without You", and "Will I" were all given this treatment in the finale.''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome At ''At the same time]].time.''
** "No Day But Today", "Without You", and "Will I" were all given this treatment in the finale.
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** During Finale A, Roger and Mimi echo "Another Day," "Light My Candle," and "I Should Tell You."
*** "I Should Tell You" is also echoed briefly in "Your Eyes."
*** It's also echoed in "Goodbye Love" in the sung-conversation between Mark and Roger, right before he says "I'll call." More Roger / Mark subtext, anyone?
*** "I Should Tell You" is also echoed briefly in "Your Eyes."
*** It's also echoed in "Goodbye Love" in the sung-conversation between Mark and Roger, right before he says "I'll call." More Roger / Mark subtext, anyone?
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** During Finale A, Roger and Mimi echo "Another Day," "Light My Candle," and "I Should Tell You."
***" "I Should Tell You" is also echoed briefly in "Your Eyes."
*** It's also echoedEyes" and in "Goodbye Love" in the sung-conversation between Mark and Roger, right before he says "I'll call." More Roger / Mark subtext, anyone?
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*** It's also echoed
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* AnachronismStew: The play doesn't have a set time period and premiered in 1996, but the movie is based circa 1990. Benny would have to be a prophet to plan a Cyber Studio before the internet was mainstream; ditto for Angel referencing ''ThelmaAndLouise'' a year before it was released. And that's not even the half of it...
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* AnachronismStew: The play doesn't have a set time period and premiered in 1996, but the movie is based circa 1990.1989. Benny would have to be a prophet to plan a Cyber Studio before the internet was mainstream; ditto for Angel referencing ''ThelmaAndLouise'' a year before it was released. And that's not even the half of it...
** May be justified given the show's long gestation time, dating back to at least 1992.
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* AudienceParticipation: Moo with me
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* AudienceParticipation: Moo "Moo with meme!"
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: It refers to the rent that Mark and Roger can't pay, and to the general feeling of being torn (i.e., "rent") apart. And the third meaning, as suggested by "I'll Cover You" and "What You Own" - nothing is owned, only rented, in this life. Including life.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: It refers to the rent that Mark and Roger can't pay, and to the general feeling of being torn (i.e., "rent") apart. And the third meaning, as suggested by "I'll Cover You" and "What You Own" - nothing is owned, only rented, owned in this life. life, only rented. Including life.life itself.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Mimi. Okay, she's not a hooker, or even a stripper really, but she does do S&M Dances, and basically follows this trope.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Mimi. Okay, Mimi, though she's not an exotic dancer rather than a hooker, or even a stripper really, but she does do S&M Dances, and basically follows this trope.prostitute.
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* MarriedToTheJob: Mark. As Roger rants at him: "Mark's has got his work, they say Mark lives for his work, and Mark's in love with his work..." Of course, [[SurvivorGuilt there's a reason]]...
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* SurvivorGuilt: Mark. He's not HIV positive, so he knows he's probably going to outlive all of his friends, and he's already not coping well:
-->"Perhaps it's because I'm the one of us to survive!"
-->"Perhaps it's because I'm the one of us to survive!"
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* TheJimmyHartVersion: "Do you know the way to Santa Fe?"
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Do you know the way to Santa Fe?"
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* FoeYay: [[spoiler:Mimi + Benny = This.]]
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* KilledOffForReal: Angel, as well as Mimi in the Dutch version.
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* [[spoiler: KilledOffForReal: Angel, as well as Mimi in the Dutch version.]]
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* DidIMentionItsChristmas: The play spans two Christmases as well as one [[NewYearHasCome New Year's Eve]], though the holidays are rather incidental to the plot.
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* EnsembleCast
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*** It's also echoed in "Goodbye Love" in the sung-conversation between Mark and Roger, right before he says "I'll call." More RogerMark subtext, anyone?
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*** It's also echoed in "Goodbye Love" in the sung-conversation between Mark and Roger, right before he says "I'll call." More RogerMark Roger / Mark subtext, anyone?
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mark gets a pretty good one from a homeless lady who feels he's exploiting her plight to make his movie.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Angel. This almost happens to Mimi, too. See below.]]
* DuetBonding: Mimi and Roger especially.
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* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: Mark acts as the narrator. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seems
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* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: Mark acts as the narrator. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seemsseems.
* FriendsRentControl: Mark and Roger's apartment is *huge*. No wonder they can barely afford to live there.
* FriendsRentControl: Mark and Roger's apartment is *huge*. No wonder they can barely afford to live there.
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** Let's not forget either, ''Seasons of Love'' talks about the length of a year and how it should be measured in moments, memories, and love. It then proceeds to show a year of their life.
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** Let's not forget either, ''Seasons of Love'' talks about the length of a year and how it should be measured in moments, memories, and love. It then proceeds to show a year of their life.
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* ListSong: La Vie Boheme
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* ListSong: La Vie BohemeBoheme.
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** Not to mention all the songs that got cut from the stage version. "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1UQerzKa5M You're a Fool]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oXP2MkaaKk Because You Were Right]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1gJDuWrfs You'll Get Over It]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWwviipzgY0 Real Estate]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU_uYMRGLxo Do a Little Business]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suFyS0nq9IY Open Road]]" are a few. Some are rather bad ("You'll Get Over It"--a duet between Mark and Maureen about her dating a woman--made him sound like an ignorant lout and her like a callous whore). Others, like "Real Estate" (a VillainSong for Benny) were cut for length.
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** Not to mention all the songs that got cut from the stage version. "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1UQerzKa5M You're a Fool]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oXP2MkaaKk Because You Were Right]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1gJDuWrfs You'll Get Over It]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWwviipzgY0 Real Estate]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU_uYMRGLxo Do a Little Business]]" Business]]," and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suFyS0nq9IY Open Road]]" are a few. Some are rather bad ("You'll Get Over It"--a duet between Mark and Maureen about her dating a woman--made him sound like an ignorant lout and her like a callous whore). Others, like "Real Estate" (a VillainSong for Benny) were cut for length.
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** Not to mention all the songs that got cut from the stage version. "You're a Fool", "Because You Were Right", "You'll Get Over It", "Real Estate", and "Open Road" are a few. Some are rather bad ("You'll Get Over It"--a duet between Mark and Maureen about her dating a woman--made him sound like an ignorant lout and her like a callous whore). Others, like "Real Estate" (a VillainSong for Benny) were cut for length.
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** Not to mention all the songs that got cut from the stage version. "You're "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1UQerzKa5M You're a Fool", "Because Fool]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oXP2MkaaKk Because You Were Right", "You'll Right]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1gJDuWrfs You'll Get Over It", "Real Estate", It]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWwviipzgY0 Real Estate]]", "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU_uYMRGLxo Do a Little Business]]" and "Open Road" "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suFyS0nq9IY Open Road]]" are a few. Some are rather bad ("You'll Get Over It"--a duet between Mark and Maureen about her dating a woman--made him sound like an ignorant lout and her like a callous whore). Others, like "Real Estate" (a VillainSong for Benny) were cut for length.
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* FirstPersonPeripheralNarrator: Mark acts as the narrator. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seems
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* TheIshmael: Mark. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seems.
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YMMV sinkhole
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* BuryYourGays: The only one who dies in the play is [[spoiler:Angel]]. The ONE character almost everyone likes, both in-universe [[YourMileageMayVary and among fans]].
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* BuryYourGays: The only one who dies in the play is [[spoiler:Angel]]. The ONE character almost everyone likes, both in-universe [[YourMileageMayVary and among fans]].fans.
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* TheMusical: Rent is [[YourMileageMayVary arguably]] the late parts of TheEighties and the early parts of TheNineties condensed and put to an [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic awesome soundtrack]].
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* TheMusical: Rent is [[YourMileageMayVary arguably]] the late parts of TheEighties and the early parts of TheNineties condensed and put to an [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic awesome soundtrack]].
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* AnachronismStew: The play doesn't have a set time period and premiered in 1994, but the movie is based circa 1990. Benny would have to be a prophet to plan a Cyber Studio before the internet was mainstream; ditto for Angel referencing ''ThelmaAndLouise'' a year before it was released. And that's not even the half of it...
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* AnachronismStew: The play doesn't have a set time period and premiered in 1994, 1996, but the movie is based circa 1990. Benny would have to be a prophet to plan a Cyber Studio before the internet was mainstream; ditto for Angel referencing ''ThelmaAndLouise'' a year before it was released. And that's not even the half of it...
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Mimi. Okay, she's not a hooker, or even really a stripper really, but she does do S&M Dances, and basically follows this trope.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Mimi. Okay, she's not a hooker, or even really a stripper really, but she does do S&M Dances, and basically follows this trope.
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** Mark is Marcello
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** Mark is Marcello
** Maureen is Musetta
** Angel is Schaunard
** Maureen is Musetta
** Angel is Schaunard
** Angel is Schaunard
** Maureen is Musetta
** Maureen is Musetta
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** Benny is Benoit
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** Benny is BenoitBenoît
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** Roger is Rodolfo
** Mimi is Mimì
** Mark is Marcello
** Maureen is Musetta
** Angel is Schaunard
** Tom is Colline
** Joanne is Alcindoro/partially Marcello
** Benny is Benoit
** Mimi is Mimì
** Mark is Marcello
** Maureen is Musetta
** Angel is Schaunard
** Tom is Colline
** Joanne is Alcindoro/partially Marcello
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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Roger and Mimi, if Out Tonight and Another Day are any indication.
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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Roger and Mimi, if Out Tonight and Another Day are any indication.
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* DawsonCasting: Mimi "You look like you're sixteen." "I'm ''nineteen'', but I'm old for my age!" Marquez (though, since many of the other characters are only mid-twenties, the potential exists for them as well).
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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Mimi, who is saved through ThePowerOfRock... alongside a heavy dose of FridgeLogic/slight MindScrew]]
** [[spoiler:Not in the Dutch production]].
** [[spoiler:Being brought from the freezing street to a warm room probably helped.]].
** [[spoiler:Not in the Dutch production]].
** [[spoiler:Being brought from the freezing street to a warm room probably helped.]].
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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Mimi, who is saved through ThePowerOfRock... alongside a heavy dose of FridgeLogic/slight MindScrew]]
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** [[spoiler:Not in the Dutchproduction]].
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** [[spoiler:Being brought from the freezing street to a warm room probably helped.
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* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler:Angel's]].
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:The only character to die? Angel]].
** Also, many characters'names are modernizations of their counterparts from La Boheme.
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:The only character to die? Angel]].
** Also, many characters'names are modernizations of their counterparts from La Boheme.
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** And of course, the akita, {{Evi|ta}}[[AndrewLloydWebber ta]].
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** And of course, the akita, {{Evi|ta}}[[AndrewLloydWebber Music/{{Evi|ta}}[[AndrewLloydWebber ta]].
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** In the 2008 film performance: When Maureen dons a pair of silver shades to imitate Benny, Benny removes his and hides them in his jacket.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Easy to miss, but in the Hollywood Bowl performance, Mark is seen [[RagingStiffie crossing his legs]] while Maureen acts out suckling on the cow's udder by sucking her thumb suggestively.
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* HoYay: Even beyond the CastFullOfGay, there seems to be a ''lot'' of {{Subtext}} between Roger and Mark.