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Dark Sasami: Distinction needs to be drawn between this and Literal Genie. The Reboot example looks like it should be in Literal Genie, as it's an actual "alteration of reality" sort of wish, but I haven't seen the episode so I don't really know.
Red Shoe: That occurred to me as well, but not having seen the episode, I'm not sure which this is. I think the distinction is that if you get what you really did want, and it turns out to be lame, that's Be Careful What You Wish For (or Exact Words), whereas if it's lame because what you said is taken to mean something other than you intended, it's a Literal Genie.
(later)
That Cosby Show reference -- did Theo actually learn his lesson? Seems like he ended the episode convinced that, while it was harder than he thought it would be, he could too make it as a grown-up. I think it's still a good example, since it was clearly the plot being set up, but maybe it should be noted as a subversion (or maybe a Broken Aesop).
Gus: I think Literal Genie is in the wrong category. I believe it was intended for Characters As Device. Be Careful What You Wish For (which would be better named Wish Gone Awry) was meant for Plots. That is the distinction I would draw.
Lale: If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that—for that—I would give everything!"''
Charred Knight: FFTA is about escaping fantasy not this Mr Death: Removed this line from the Twisted Metal example:
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