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* Defied by Glen Morgan when casting ''Film/BlackChristmas2006''. He deliberately cast actresses who would aesthetically appear to be the FinalGirl as every sorority sister; in the hopes of making it hard for the audience to figure out who would be killed off.
* ''Film/DowntonAbbeyANewEra'' teased in its marketing that one of the main characters was to be killed off. Although the film tries to fool the audience with [[spoiler: Cora]] revealing a possible cancer diagnosis, virtually everyone guessed it was [[spoiler: the Dowager Countess, especially with the previous film ending with the revelation that she had some kind of serious illness]].
* ''Film/FearStreet Part Two: 1978'' is a whole flashback to TheSeventies, with the lone survivor of the Camp Nightwing massacre telling her story to the protagonists. She's only known as 'C Berman', and just says "a week later my sister was dead". The flashback introduces us to two Berman sisters, Cindy and Ziggy. The C initial hints that Cindy is the one who survives, especially since she fits the more obvious FinalGirl mould. [[spoiler: It turns out it's Ziggy who survives, and her full name is Christine]].
* ''Film/HouseOfWax2005'' has real life marketing to thank for it, but Creator/ParisHilton specifically marketed a series of t-shirts with the film's release date and the slogan 'See Paris Die'. Audiences turned up to the film in droves to see her killed off.
* Exploited in ''{{Film/Scream 1996}}'', in which Creator/DrewBarrymore plays one of the opening victims. She was one of the biggest names in the cast at the time, and audiences savvy to SlasherMovie tropes would have [[DeadStarWalking expected her to last longer]]. The effect has been lost on audiences nowadays thanks to it becoming a franchise tradition for the opening scene to have a name actor killed off.
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* Defied by Glen Morgan when casting ''Film/BlackChristmas2006''. He deliberately cast actresses who would aesthetically appear to be the FinalGirl as every sorority sister; in the hopes of making it hard for the audience to figure out who would be killed off.
* ''Film/DowntonAbbeyANewEra'' teased in its marketing that one of the main characters was to be killed off. Although the film tries to fool the audience with [[spoiler: Cora]] revealing a possible cancer diagnosis, virtually everyone guessed it was [[spoiler: the Dowager Countess, especially with the previous film ending with the revelation that she had some kind of serious illness]].
* ''Film/FearStreet Part Two: 1978'' is a whole flashback to TheSeventies, with the lone survivor of the Camp Nightwing massacre telling her story to the protagonists. She's only known as 'C Berman', and just says "a week later my sister was dead". The flashback introduces us to two Berman sisters, Cindy and Ziggy. The C initial hints that Cindy is the one who survives, especially since she fits the more obvious FinalGirl mould. [[spoiler: It turns out it's Ziggy who survives, and her full name is Christine]].
* ''Film/HouseOfWax2005'' has real life marketing to thank for it, but Creator/ParisHilton specifically marketed a series of t-shirts with the film's release date and the slogan 'See Paris Die'. Audiences turned up to the film in droves to see her killed off.
* Exploited in ''{{Film/Scream 1996}}'', in which Creator/DrewBarrymore plays one of the opening victims. She was one of the biggest names in the cast at the time, and audiences savvy to SlasherMovie tropes would have [[DeadStarWalking expected her to last longer]]. The effect has been lost on audiences nowadays thanks to it becoming a franchise tradition for the opening scene to have a name actor killed off.
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* ''Series/BigLittleLies'' establishes from the first episode that one character is going to be killed, with a heavy implication that it's a murder. The victim and culprits aren't revealed until the finale, but many viewers telegraphed that it would be [[spoiler: Perry]]; given the character's connection to both Madeleine and Celeste, with the tight bond between them and Jane as well. But it's arguable that the real twist is TheReveal that [[spoiler: Perry was also Jane's rapist who got her pregnant with Ziggy]].
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* ''Literature/DeadFamous'' focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two-thirds of the way through the book.
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Creator/BenElton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two-thirds of the way through the book.
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Creator/BenElton ''Literature/DeadFamous'' focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two-thirds of the way through the book.
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One game played by fans of murder mysteries is to try to spot the victim before the murder is shown. This game has been called "Where's Deado?" after the ''Literature/WheresWaldo'' series of books. In many works, this is an easy task because the creators are making a whodunit and not a whodunit. The detective hero cannot start the job until the crime is established, so the killing is handled perfunctorily.
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One game played by fans of murder mysteries is to try to spot the victim before the murder is shown. This game has been called "Where's Deado?" after the ''Literature/WheresWaldo'' series of books. In many works, this is an easy task because the creators are making a whodunit and not a whodunit.whoitdunto. The detective hero cannot start the job until the crime is established, so the killing is handled perfunctorily.
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One game played by fans of murder mysteries is to try to spot the victim before the murder is shown. This game has been called "Where's Deado?" after the ''Literature/WheresWaldo'' series of books. In many works, this is an easy task because
the creators are making a whodunit and not a whodunin. The detective hero cannot start the job until the crime is established, so the killing is handled perfunctorily.
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One game played by fans of murder mysteries is to try to spot the victim before the murder is shown. This game has been called "Where's Deado?" after the ''Literature/WheresWaldo'' series of books. In many works, this is an easy task because
because the creators are making a whodunit and not a whodunin.whodunit. The detective hero cannot start the job until the crime is established, so the killing is handled perfunctorily.
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** Double subverted in a first-season episode. The teaser focuses on a teenage girl in a diving competition. The suspense is built up well as she's about to dive--then she takes the dive, surfaces and smiles, just in time for a spectator to collapse. After the opening credits, we learn that an epidemic has started, but the focus returns to the girl, whose symptoms do not match everyone else.
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** Double subverted in a first-season episode. The teaser focuses on a teenage girl in a diving competition. The suspense is built up well as she's about to dive--then dive -- then she takes the dive, surfaces surfaces, and smiles, just in time for a spectator to collapse. After the opening credits, we learn that an epidemic has started, but the focus returns to the girl, whose symptoms do not match everyone else.
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Creator/BenElton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds of the way through the book.
* A few episodes of ''Series/TruCalling'' play with this. Although the heroine normally knows whom she is trying to save, there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
* A few episodes of ''Series/TruCalling'' play with this. Although the heroine normally knows whom she is trying to save, there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Creator/BenElton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds two-thirds of the way through the book.
* A few episodes of ''Series/TruCalling'' play with this. Although the heroine normally knowswhom who she is trying to save, there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
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One game played by fans of murder mysteries is to try to spot the victim before the murder is shown. This game has been called "Where's Deado?" after the ''[[WheresWaldo Where's Waldo?]]'' ''Literature/WheresWaldo'' series of books. In many works, this is an easy task because
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* ''MidsomerMurders'' frequently strays into this territory, although often enough it's dispensed with in the pre-credits sequence. The game doesn't end there, though: There are usually [[NeverOneMurder multiple murders]] per episode.
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* ''MidsomerMurders'' ''Series/MidsomerMurders'' frequently strays into this territory, although often enough it's dispensed with in the pre-credits sequence. The game doesn't end there, though: There are usually [[NeverOneMurder multiple murders]] per episode.
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* Only about half of ''LawAndOrder'' episodes actually fall into this trope. The other half open with a scene of [[BigApplesauce typical New York City life]] interrupted by the discovery of a body.
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* A few episodes of ''TruCalling'' play with this. Although the heroine normally knows whom she is trying to save, there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
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When the writers take an active part in playing this game with the audience, such as by actively misleading the fans, this becomes Where's Deado: The Trope. It is tricky to do if the corpse is generated in the teaser, but ''SixFeetUnder'' managed it on several occasions.
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When the writers take an active part in playing this game with the audience, such as by actively misleading the fans, this becomes Where's Deado: The Trope. It is tricky to do if the corpse is generated in the teaser, but ''SixFeetUnder'' ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' managed it on several occasions.
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* Every episode f the ''Series/ElleryQueen'' TV series begins with an announcement that "one of these people is going to die...", facilitating the game.
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* The episode "Heroes" of ''StargateSG1'' hinted constantly that one of the regular cast members was mortally wounded, and teased that it was [[spoiler:Colonel O'Neill]], complete with a slow-motion shot of the character getting hit with a staff weapon blast. You don't find out till halfway through the second episode in the two-parter that it was actually [[spoiler:Dr. Janet Fraser]].
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* The episode "Heroes" of ''StargateSG1'' ''Series/StargateSG1'' hinted constantly that one of the regular cast members was mortally wounded, and teased that it was [[spoiler:Colonel O'Neill]], complete with a slow-motion shot of the character getting hit with a staff weapon blast. You don't find out till halfway through the second episode in the two-parter that it was actually [[spoiler:Dr. Janet Fraser]].
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by BenElton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds of the way through the book.
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by BenElton Creator/BenElton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds of the way through the book.
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** Double Subverted in a first season episode. The teaser focuses on a teenage girl in a diving competition. The suspense is built up well as she's about to dive - then she takes the dive, surfaces and smiles, just in time for a spectator to collapse. Following the opening credits, we learn that an epidemic has started, but the focus returns to the girl, whose symptoms do not match everyone else.
* Only about half of ''LawAndOrder'' episodes actually fall into this trope. The other half open with a scene of typical New York City life interrupted by the discovery of a body.
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** Double Subverted subverted in a first season first-season episode. The teaser focuses on a teenage girl in a diving competition. The suspense is built up well as she's about to dive - then dive--then she takes the dive, surfaces and smiles, just in time for a spectator to collapse. Following After the opening credits, we learn that an epidemic has started, but the focus returns to the girl, whose symptoms do not match everyone else.
* Only about half of ''LawAndOrder'' episodes actually fall into this trope. The other half open with a scene of [[BigApplesauce typical New York Citylife life]] interrupted by the discovery of a body.
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Ben Elton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds of the way through the book.
* A few episodes of TruCalling play with this. Although she normally knows who she is trying to save there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
* The episode "Heroes" of ''StargateSG1'' hinted constantly that one of the regular cast members was mortally wounded, and teased that it was [[spoiler:Colonel O'Neill]], complete with a slow motion shot of the character getting hit with a staff weapon blast. You don't find out till half way through the second episode in the two-parter that it was actually [[spoiler:Dr. Janet Fraser]].
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* A few episodes of TruCalling play with this. Although she normally knows who she is trying to save there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
* The episode "Heroes" of ''StargateSG1'' hinted constantly that one of the regular cast members was mortally wounded, and teased that it was [[spoiler:Colonel O'Neill]], complete with a slow motion shot of the character getting hit with a staff weapon blast. You don't find out till half way through the second episode in the two-parter that it was actually [[spoiler:Dr. Janet Fraser]].
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* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Ben Elton BenElton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds of the way through the book.
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* Only about half of ''LawAndOrder'' episodes actually fall into this trope, TropeNamer notwithstanding. The other half open with a scene of typical New York City life interrupted by the discovery of a body.
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The term was originated by Charles Hardin to describe some episodes of ''LawAndOrder''.
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One game played by fans of murder mysteries is to try to spot the victim before the murder is shown. This game has been called "Where's Deado?" after the ''[[WheresWaldo Where's Waldo?]]'' series of books. In many works, this is an easy task because
the creators are making a whodunit and not a whodunin. The detective hero cannot start the job until the crime is established, so the killing is handled perfunctorily.
When the writers take an active part in playing this game with the audience, such as by actively misleading the fans, this becomes Where's Deado: The Trope. It is tricky to do if the corpse is generated in the teaser, but ''SixFeetUnder'' managed it on several occasions.
The term was originated by Charles Hardin to describe some episodes of ''LawAndOrder''.
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* ''MidsomerMurders'' frequently strays into this territory, although often enough it's dispensed with in the pre-credits sequence. The game doesn't end there, though: There are usually [[NeverOneMurder multiple murders]] per episode.
* Frequently happens in the teaser of ''[[Series/{{House}} House M.D.]]'', except of course it's more of a "Where's Sicko?".
** They really started playing about with it in the second season, when (for example) a completely incidental character fell past a window in the background, moments after Cuddy was seen coughing, triggering the opening credits. It's about 3 straight openers to every twist, roughly, so you're not expecting the shocks when they arrive.
** Double Subverted in a first season episode. The teaser focuses on a teenage girl in a diving competition. The suspense is built up well as she's about to dive - then she takes the dive, surfaces and smiles, just in time for a spectator to collapse. Following the opening credits, we learn that an epidemic has started, but the focus returns to the girl, whose symptoms do not match everyone else.
* Only about half of ''LawAndOrder'' episodes actually fall into this trope, TropeNamer notwithstanding. The other half open with a scene of typical New York City life interrupted by the discovery of a body.
** It has been the norm in season 18, however, with only a couple of episodes starting with an already dead victim.
* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Ben Elton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds of the way through the book.
* A few episodes of TruCalling play with this. Although she normally knows who she is trying to save there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
* The episode "Heroes" of ''StargateSG1'' hinted constantly that one of the regular cast members was mortally wounded, and teased that it was [[spoiler:Colonel O'Neill]], complete with a slow motion shot of the character getting hit with a staff weapon blast. You don't find out till half way through the second episode in the two-parter that it was actually [[spoiler:Dr. Janet Fraser]].
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the creators are making a whodunit and not a whodunin. The detective hero cannot start the job until the crime is established, so the killing is handled perfunctorily.
When the writers take an active part in playing this game with the audience, such as by actively misleading the fans, this becomes Where's Deado: The Trope. It is tricky to do if the corpse is generated in the teaser, but ''SixFeetUnder'' managed it on several occasions.
The term was originated by Charles Hardin to describe some episodes of ''LawAndOrder''.
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* ''MidsomerMurders'' frequently strays into this territory, although often enough it's dispensed with in the pre-credits sequence. The game doesn't end there, though: There are usually [[NeverOneMurder multiple murders]] per episode.
* Frequently happens in the teaser of ''[[Series/{{House}} House M.D.]]'', except of course it's more of a "Where's Sicko?".
** They really started playing about with it in the second season, when (for example) a completely incidental character fell past a window in the background, moments after Cuddy was seen coughing, triggering the opening credits. It's about 3 straight openers to every twist, roughly, so you're not expecting the shocks when they arrive.
** Double Subverted in a first season episode. The teaser focuses on a teenage girl in a diving competition. The suspense is built up well as she's about to dive - then she takes the dive, surfaces and smiles, just in time for a spectator to collapse. Following the opening credits, we learn that an epidemic has started, but the focus returns to the girl, whose symptoms do not match everyone else.
* Only about half of ''LawAndOrder'' episodes actually fall into this trope, TropeNamer notwithstanding. The other half open with a scene of typical New York City life interrupted by the discovery of a body.
** It has been the norm in season 18, however, with only a couple of episodes starting with an already dead victim.
* The book ''Dead Famous'' by Ben Elton focuses on police trying to solve a murder that took place on a reality TV show by watching tapes of the show. The identity of the victim is not revealed until the detectives reach that point in the tapes, about two thirds of the way through the book.
* A few episodes of TruCalling play with this. Although she normally knows who she is trying to save there are times when she never sees the victim's face before her day rewinds.
* The episode "Heroes" of ''StargateSG1'' hinted constantly that one of the regular cast members was mortally wounded, and teased that it was [[spoiler:Colonel O'Neill]], complete with a slow motion shot of the character getting hit with a staff weapon blast. You don't find out till half way through the second episode in the two-parter that it was actually [[spoiler:Dr. Janet Fraser]].
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