1 | ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8921782/1/The-Calvin-Hobbes-and-Paine-Show The Calvin, Hobbes, and Paine Show]]'' is a ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' fanfic, written by [=CalvinValjean=] in early 2013. |
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3 | In an alternate universe of sorts where ''Calvin and Hobbes'' was a television show, what would happen if it didn't stop when Bill Watterson left? The answer: a drastic {{Retool}} into a VarietyShow, with many changes occuring, including the addition of Calvin's baby sister [[CousinOliver Paine]] and an abundance of {{Special Guest}}s. Despite the SeasonalRot, the show (now ''The Calvin, Hobbes, and Paige Show'') still continues on to this day on popularity alone. |
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5 | The story itself focuses on Calvin, now a bitter actor who regularly smokes weed between skits and believes that Watterson leaving was the point where the show [[JumpingTheShark jumped the shark]]. Now, however, he finds himself wondering wherever Watterson went to, and he'll soon find an answer. |
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8 | !!This fanfic provides examples of: |
9 | %%* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: Calvin. |
10 | * JumpingTheShark: InUniverse, Calvin thinks this of the show. |
11 | %%* {{Metafiction}} |
12 | %%* PostModernism: The fic is ''drenched'' in it.%%Explain how. |
13 | * SeasonalRot: InUniverse, Calvin specifically remarks that the show was just too popular to ever get cancelled no matter how mediocre it got ([[TakeThat like]] ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''). |
14 | * ShowWithinAShow: The main plot centers around the titular show. |
15 | %%* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Very far on the cynical end of the scale.%%Explain how. |
16 | * WhamLine: The message on Calvin's answering machine. |
17 | --> "Hi, Calvin. [[spoiler:This is Bill Watterson-]]" |
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19 | !!The ShowWithinAShow provides examples of: |
20 | * AbortedArc: Storylines that involved Calvin in the classroom were suddenly discontinued due to Miss Wormwood leaving the show. |
21 | * AccidentalMisnaming: Rosalyn confuses ''Series/MySoCalledLife'' with ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'' at one point, while conversing with the former's star. |
22 | * TheArtifact: Principal Spittle, after Miss Wormwood left the show, became this after all classroom stories were discontinued. |
23 | * BigNo: Calvin does one after his mother mentions a babysitter. |
24 | * CelebrityStar: A Christmas-themed story shoehorned Music/TomJones into its plot. Calvin wasn't fond of it at all. |
25 | * {{Cliffhanger}}: "Adventures in Babysitting Part II" ends with the revelation that Calvin and Paige never made it home. |
26 | * ContinuityNod: The episode shown to the audience references a prior one. |
27 | %%* CousinOliver: Paine. |
28 | * ExecutiveMeddling: [[invoked]] This is what forced the show to do a parody of ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'' around the time it was popular. |
29 | * FunWithAcronyms: Since Paine became the first female G.R.O.S.S. member, the club's name was changed to "'''G'''et '''R'''id '''o'''f '''S'''usie derkin'''S'''". |
30 | %%* TheHost: Calvin himself. |
31 | * HostileShowTakeover: Out of universe, David Arquette (guest host of an 1998 episode, around the time ''Film/{{Scream}}'' was popular) tried to do this and accuse Calvin of being the murderer of Gianni Versace. It didn't pan out, thankfully. |
32 | * LaughTrack: Calvin can't tell if this is the case, or the audience is actually laughing. |
33 | %%* LongRunners |
34 | * MiseryBuildsCharacter: The notes reveal that this had become Dad's catchphrase, mentioned when he appeared on ''The Tonight Show'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', and that his autobiography (actually written by his personal assistant) was called ''Still Building Character!'' |
35 | * TheMovie: ''Hamster Huey'' apparently has one, subtitled ''The Kablooie Movie''. |
36 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The new baby, continuing this trend, is named after Thomas Paine. |
37 | * NoodleIncident: Calvin gets interrupted before he can reveal it, and the notes show that Calvin is really tired of people laughing at it. |
38 | * {{Retool}}: After Watterson leaves the show around the time he stopped the strip in RealLife, the show became ''The Calvin and Hobbes Show'' and adopted its VarietyShow format. |
39 | * ShoutOut: Rosalyn and Charlie's child is named Chandler. |
40 | -->"[[LampshadeHanging That's what happens when you're competing for the same timeslot as]] ''Series/{{Friends}}''." |
41 | * SpecialGuest: A lot of them post-{{retool}}. Some of the stranger choices include [[Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Stick Stickly]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart and Lisa]]. |
42 | * TheUnReveal: Calvin tries to directly state what the NoodleIncident was, but his mom interrupts him. |
43 | %%* VarietyShow: Post-{{Retool}}. |
44 | * WhamLine: |
45 | --> '''Mom:''' Rosalyn? Are you there? Calvin and Paige never made it home. |
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