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juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#1: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:16:43 PM

It's simple really. the first poster describes a show in a really non-appealing way and the next one has to guess which it is.

So, I'll star with a simple one:

It's Cowboys In Space!

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
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#2: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:18:44 PM

Star Trek.

Another normal old story of Boy Meets Girl... as written by a 12-year-old.

oh, that's why I need this binary mind //
LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
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#3: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:20:26 PM

^^ Cowboy Bebop

^Eragon.

A giant monster does nothing but sleep in the ocean.

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
MrW from some place Since: Sep, 2010
#4: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:20:32 PM

The Cthluhu Mythos

A rather weird girl turns out to have god-like powers.

edited 29th Dec '10 2:20:59 PM by MrW

LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
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#5: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:23:47 PM

Haruhi

A clown gets in a fight with a bat.

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#6: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:24:10 PM

The Dark Knight

A family of Five yellow people and their lives in this crazy town on USA

edited 29th Dec '10 2:26:22 PM by juancarlos11

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
HIP HOP HIPSTER
#7: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:27:08 PM

Simpsons

A kid dies over and over and over.

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#8: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:29:42 PM

South Park

A girl is called into the library all the time by a british old guy and talks to her about being flexible

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
HIP HOP HIPSTER
#9: Dec 29th 2010 at 2:33:47 PM

Buffy?

Four kids play a video game.

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#10: Dec 29th 2010 at 3:08:47 PM

Penny Arcade? No it isn't that

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
TheGreatPiesAlt Since: Dec, 1969
#11: Dec 29th 2010 at 9:42:07 PM

Earth Bound.

A Human Alien is chased by his evil ex-boyfriend and salt shakers.

Shadowbell Macinatrix Insana from Massachusetts Since: Jan, 2001
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#12: Dec 29th 2010 at 11:17:38 PM

Doctor Who

A flying pig battles pirates

Life is like a game of Mahjong. Sometimes you need to take risks if you want to come out ahead.
LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
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#13: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:03:59 AM

Invader Zim? Fuck if I know

A man tries to find God.

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
Vorpy Unstoppable Sex Goddess from from from from from from from from from Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Two-timing
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#14: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:06:42 AM

Bruce Almighty?

Giant robots and cute people with emotional problems try to save the world.

edited 30th Dec '10 12:07:07 AM by Vorpy

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SabresEdge Show an affirming flame from a defense-in-depth Since: Oct, 2010
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#15: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:18:53 AM

Evangelion series, I suppose, although the description could be any one of a number of Giant Mecha type stories.

A story whose plotline depends on the vagaries of various polyhedrons and the insanity of the storytellers.

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.
LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
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#16: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:21:34 AM

Flatland?

A man tries to kill himself over and over and over.

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
SabresEdge Show an affirming flame from a defense-in-depth Since: Oct, 2010
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#17: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:25:36 AM

[up][up] Dungeons And Dragons, actually. Watching carefully planned scenarios go Off the Rails due to player intervention and the Random Number God hating you can be truly inspiring.

Groundhog Day?

A turtle and four pachyderms swim through the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram as events take place on their backs.

edited 30th Dec '10 12:29:01 AM by SabresEdge

Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.
LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
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#18: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:46:28 AM

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei actually

Discworld?

edited 30th Dec '10 12:46:37 AM by LolipodDistortion

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#19: Dec 30th 2010 at 3:48:53 AM

Definitely Discworld.

edited 30th Dec '10 3:49:36 AM by BlackWolfe

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.
RocketScience Not dead yet. from a dark place Since: Jan, 2001
Shadowbell Macinatrix Insana from Massachusetts Since: Jan, 2001
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#21: Dec 30th 2010 at 11:57:25 AM

Mine was actually Porco Rosso

Life is like a game of Mahjong. Sometimes you need to take risks if you want to come out ahead.
juancarlos11 Since: Aug, 2011
#22: Dec 30th 2010 at 11:59:25 AM

"A man tries to find God." That was Preacher, right?

It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.
OOZE Don't feed the plants! from Transsexual,Transylvania Since: Dec, 1969
Don't feed the plants!
#23: Dec 30th 2010 at 12:00:04 PM

Either The Cube or Myst. Not sure.

Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy passes the Moral Event Horizon.

I'm feeling strangely happy now, contented and serene. Oh don't you see, finally I'll be, somewhere that's green...
RocketScience Not dead yet. from a dark place Since: Jan, 2001
Not dead yet.
#24: Dec 30th 2010 at 3:12:19 PM

Nope, but you're on the right track with Myst. It was more recent than that.

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