Rename (New Alt Titles Crowner): Bonnie And Clyde

Due to Bonnie And Clyde being renamed after work, many links which should be directed to the film, Pot Hole to this trope instead. Should the trope be renamed, repaired or something else?

I'm inclined to declare them Public Domain Character (or whatever the hell that page is) or something.

edited 14th Feb '11 4:55:12 AM by Deboss

^Especially when the real Bonnie And Clyde predate the movie. We should just be concerned about fixing potholes that are only about the movie.

edited 14th Feb '11 10:59:19 AM by SeanMurrayI

Since it's a character type, adding a "The" in front of the trope name would be a good way to distinguish between the movie and the character type. It's also a standard naming convention here.

^Although I'm not sure how standard it is here to place the word "The" before a two-named duo; it usually only comes before the name or title for single person or item (The Hero, The Scrappy, The Leisure Suit Larry, etc.). "The Bonnie And Clyde" just doesn't sound right (and "The Bonnie and The Clyde" just sounds too stupid for words).

At least, Like Bonnie And Clyde sounds like something a person would actually say about a male-female criminal duo. However, I'm more inclined to stick with Bonnie And Clyde and argue its use as a pre-existing term.

edited 14th Feb '11 1:15:50 PM by SeanMurrayI

It really has been used as a term for this sort of duo since the originals. The film came much later.

I think renaming to The Bonnie And Clyde is enough to clear up any confusion.

I'm satisfied with switching to The Bonnie And Clyde or Like Bonnie And Clyde for the character types. So, does what do we do with the main?

Second one sounds good enough although Partners In Crime Couple may sound more practical.

Bonnie And Clyde Duo, Bonnie And Clyde Couple

edited 14th Feb '11 9:11:13 PM by SeanMurrayI

Life Partners In Crime?

If we rename this trope (which I think we should), we could just add the main page to the Ambiguity Index, a page that I'm really glad exists.

In all honesty, the real life couple are more well-known than the film based on them; the trope is fine as is.

The name Bonnie And Clyde should probably be reserved for a useful notes page that describes the historical individuals and how they are used as characters in fiction.

Bonnie And Clyde Couple would be a great name for this trope. It doesn't lose any of the useful information the current title gives, and further identifies that it's about similar characters as opposed to the duo themselves.

Regardless of what happens, though, the Film should stay in the film namespace.

If it has to be renamed, I vote for Like Bonnie And Clyde. That's how I usually hear it used conversationally.

"Like Bonnie And Clyde" gets my vote if we have to move it.

edited 22nd Mar '11 8:24:50 AM by deuxhero

Someone suggested the name Outlaw Couple. As a member of SPOON, I support this name because it's simple and conveys the essence of the trope.

Bump.

Rename the trope. Lets have a crowner

There has been a call to lock this thread because it is going no where, very slowly. I'm putting a clock on it, if the clock expires, off to the morgue as unresolved.

Outlaw Couple, let's do this!

There seems to be enough support for a rename (and obvious misuse for either the actual couple or the work), so I say we jump straight to an alt names crowner. We've got plenty of decent suggestions.

I'm cool with Outlaw Couple.

Crowner hooked and options added. Vote away.

Bump.