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All about superficialities, the sensory candy of a work. Frequently used to set the mood and serve the Rule Of Cool.

For example, for Live Action TV, this includes scenery, lighting, props, costuming, makeup, background music, sound effects, and Special Effects in general. For Comic Books, it includes things like coloring and fonts. And so on.

The name comes from Aristotle's Poetics and is used more broadly here.

See also Glasses Tropes for a different kind of spectacles.

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