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* {{BittersweetEnding}}: The end of the trial episodes when considering the different perspectives of the main characters [[spoiler: Tim's trial for the Electric Sun 20 results in a not guilty verdict for one of the victims (who likely died of heroin overdose rather than the vapers) and a mistrial verdict regarding the other charges (meaning that district attorneys would have to order a new trial if they think its still worth convicting Tim). While Tim has contempt charges for his behaviour in court, he is more or less off the hook from the major charges. On the other hand, this means no one will be punished for the disaster (since Dr. San already committed suicide) and Gregg will have to deal with Tim regarding the future of On Cinema. While Tim is already hard to work with, Gregg must deal with the fallout of trying and failing to get Tim convicted by giving witness testimony for the district attorneys]]

* ConspiracyTheorist: Gregg strongly and unwaveringly believes George Lucas stole the concept of "Agent Kington" from ''Decker'' for a character in Film/{{TheLastJedi}}, even though Lucas had nothing to do with making ''Last Jedi'' and the only evidence Gregg has is that both Kington and the Star Wars character in question share the unofficial title of "master code-breaker."

* AsHimself: The majority of the people who appear on the show, especially if they make more than one appearance, including Tim, Gregg, Mark Proksch, Joe Estevez and John Aprea. Among the few who aren't are Dr. San and Axiom who are played by actors.
** zigzagged with "James Dean", whom Gregg claims to be the thought to be [[Creator/JamesDean deceased actor]] though Tim doesn't believe him [[spoiler: until after Dr. San does a DNA test suggests he is the real James Dean in which Tim begins to accept him and eventually cast him in Decker. In real life though, it is another actor doing the part rather than the real James Dean. Dean's abrupt absence in future seasons though suggest it was someone posing as him, especially considering Dr. San isn't by any means a qualified doctor or scientist]].

** In Season 13, Tim gets into a car accident while driving Gregg's [[TheAllegedCar VFA Tours van]] for a Dekkar tour, knocking out his front teeth and giving him whiplash, [[EyeScream blinding Axiom]] and putting Manuel in a coma that causes him to lose his ability to speak and understand English. Tim, following an operation that incorrectly reset his teeth, later begins drinking "Grain Water" from the HEI Ranch, consisting of Lithium and "thousands of minerals" but [[IAteWhat implied to be sewage]] that causes him to [[VomitDiscretionShot repeatedly throw up live]] [[spoiler: and leaves him in his own weeks-long coma following a "lethal injection"[[note]] that the "Doctor" on site off-handedly states is simply saline solution.[[/note]] meant to prove Grain Water's effects of achieving immortality, after running the risk of developing meningitis and toxoplasmosis.]]

** In Season 13, Tim gets into a car accident while driving Gregg's [[TheAllegedCar VFA Tours van]] for a Dekkar tour, knocking out his front teeth and giving him whiplash, [[EyeScream blinding Axiom]] and putting Manuel in a coma. Tim later begins drinking "Grain Water" from the HEI Ranch, allegedly consisting of Lithium and "thousands of minerals" but implied to be raw sewage that causes him to [[VomitDiscretionShot repeatedly throw up live]].

* CriticalResearchFailure: In-Universe. Tim and Gregg are often not as knowledgeable about movies as much as they think they are and thus are prone to mistakes regarding movie facts.
** Gregg thinks that the Star Trek film that took place in San Francisco was the second film when it was actually the fourth (which Tim accurately points out).
** Gregg makes a confession at the beginning of an episode that he did not see Film/{{Sully}} when it was first released because he thought it was a documentary (though he has since claimed afterwards he was able to see it twice before the film was mentioned on the show).
** The fifth Oscar special [[note]] The 'Our Cinema' special aired after the 4th special is not counted in the numbering [[/note]] sees Tim and Gregg holding a mock trial against Creator/GeorgeLucas for allegedly basing a character in [[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi]] off Agent Kington in Decker without their permission. Neither of them realize that George Lucas sold Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}, the company that produces the franchise, to Creator/{{Disney}} in 2012 and that the Star Wars films that were released following the purchase have been directed and written by other people (which in the case of the last jedi was Creator/RianJohnson, who is never mentioned in the special).
** When "reviewing" Film/AvengersInfinityWar, Tim claims to like [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] films like Franchise/{{Superman}}, which is actually a superhero from Marvel's rival Creator/DCComics.