Ambiguous Name (New crowner 4/4/12): Heroic Pet

Meh, its a semantic difference anyway so I'm not going to stress.

I copied my enhanced description over to the page. I also provided more context Live-Action TV section. I still need to do the Film section.

I'm not to sure if Wallace And Gromit qualifies. Has anyone here seen it?

edited 23rd Feb '12 1:57:03 PM by Catbert

I fixed the description and examples.

Any more thoughts on a rename? Adding "Genre", "Story" or "Show" to the end of the name would make it clearer this is about a type of story rather than the character of the pet itself.

edited 25th Feb '12 9:46:59 AM by Catbert

Hmmm, do we have a trope for when the protagonist is an animal in general? This one is a genre about pets specifically. Maybe we need our supertrope/index?

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer

As far as a rename goes, would Pet Hero suffice? It's the same basic name but implies the hero is a pet rather than that the pet is a hero.

Everything is best in moderation.

No, because that would still sound like a character type rather than a story type, and would actually be more of a change than simply adding a third word to the end of the current name.

edited 25th Feb '12 10:38:55 AM by Catbert

So is there consensus for a rename, or should we make a single prop crowner?

I'm on the internet. My arguments are invalid.

BTW, on the wicks, out of 21:

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Seven Little Killers, Cast the Expert, The Dark Elf Trilogy, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Kage Kara Mamoru!, misuse it as a character type.

Air Buddies, Airbud, and Beethoven, Old Yeller, Heres Boomer, Lassie are Zero Context Examples or use it is a way that could be confused with the character instead of a show type.

edited 25th Feb '12 4:19:16 PM by Catbert

And some of those wouldn't even fit the Action Pet trope I have.

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Rename crowner here.

Crowner hooked.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

Bumping for more votes.

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Gromit is Wallace's dog. He's anthropomorphic, but never talks. The typical shtick is that Wallace, a Bungling Inventor, is blissfully unaware of some danger, but Gromit suspects something and investigates, and is forced to save Wallace from life-threatening situations as the danger escalates. Since he does the "Save Wallace's butt" thing at least Once an Episode, he's probably a legit example.

edited 15th Mar '12 8:18:46 PM by troacctid

Rhymes with "Protracted."

We need just a few more votes to finish this up.

The next four voters get cake!

I just voted. Can I have cake?

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer

Calling crowner in favor of minor rename.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.

Anyone have a strong preference between Heroic Pet Genre and Heroic Pet Stories?

Heroic Pet Stories, since there can be story arcs of this without the entire work being it.

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I agree, for that reason.

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I like Heroic Pet Stories, or just Heroic Pet Story.

edited 26th Mar '12 9:56:33 AM by shimaspawn

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

Yeah, the singular form is preferred for most tropes.

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This is a genre trope, like Sports Stories.

Bump. One measly vote so far?

Calling someone a pedant is an automatic Insult Backfire. Real pedants will be flattered.

Bumping for votes.

Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.

Crowner called.

"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer

Did the rename as per procedure. Plenty of Zero Context Examples though, now sitting on discussion pages.

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