Is Groundhog Day Loop becoming a cliche?

While Steins:Gate and Higurashi are hardly the only works to use such plot devices, it is getting to be somewhat cliche to use. Maybe it is just me and I know Tropes Are Tools but the plot device getting somewhat cliche now.

I'm going to assume that by "Groundhog Day" you mean "Groundhog Day" Loop, because otherwise I can't understand this post at all.

...Although that's not far from the case anyway. How does all of two works - neither of which I really recognize - using a trope make it a 'cliche'?

Fanfiction seems to use it a lot but big budget media producers like Hollywood don't seem to be interested in making more of it.

To answer the topic question: not really.

It helps that a lot of the works that use this trope are creative with it. The ones I've read/watched, at any rate.

Seeing as how the only work I can think of that uses it is Groundhog Day, I'm going to go with nope.

Well and a certain indie pc game, but even mentioning it's title would be a huuuge spoiler.

Oh and a single rather hilarious Supernatural episode.

edited 30th Aug '12 6:27:48 AM by Cthulboohoo

This is a gross generalization; of course no. I can't even think of a single non fanfic, anime and manga series (even that I can count them in one hand) that uses that trope.

Stargate had a rather well-executed episode around this, and I think Star Trek did it once or twice. But it definitely isn't common enough to be a cliché.

Given the responses here - it seems cliche is a matter of relativity. One would see so-and-so works that have a trope, and start to think it cliche.

Exactly.

I mean, there are many media. Each medium has tons of works.

Saying something is a cliche because it shows up in a couple of works from a medium is ridiculous.

"Cliche" is really kind of a meaningless term anyway.

Star Trek The Next Generation did. It was an extremely well done episode.

edited 30th Aug '12 7:57:30 PM by MajorTom

Also Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue did it or was it All Just a Dream?