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RedneckRocker First Loyalty: Yourself from None Of Your Business Since: Jan, 2001
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#1: Feb 8th 2013 at 2:30:18 PM

Just remember to include the genre. Let's begin:

Embroiled in slave rebellion, I escaped crucifixion simply by declaring 'I am Vito', everyone else apparently being called 'Spartacus'.
Meklar from Milky Way Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
#2: Feb 9th 2013 at 1:17:04 AM

All right, let's do this!

Science fiction: A Shiny Embossed Title

Science fiction: Physics Doesn't Work Like That

Science fiction: This Story Will Be Scientifically Obsolete in a Couple Weeks, If It Isn't Already

Mystery: The Murderberg Murders

Mystery: What the Fuck Do a Chess Bishop, a Rose and a Pair of Broken Glasses Have to Do with Each Other

Romance: Him, Her, Him and Him

Romance: An Adjective Followed by the Name of Some Flower, Pluralized

Spy thriller: The Z Code, Because Z Sounds Way Cooler than J

Cyberpunk: Real Hackers Do Drugs

Cyberpunk: It All Basically Looks Like Blade Runner

Urban fantasy: Cell Phones and Werewolves

Urban fantasy: Some Teenager Solves Problems that have Stumped Immortals for Centuries

Urban fantasy: How Have the Muggles Not Noticed by Now

Urban fantasy: Why Does No One Just Bring a Machine Gun

High fantasy: The Age of the Warriors of Ages

High fantasy: Lord of the Rings Ripoff #280417

High fantasy: They Will Walk Through a Deep Dark Forest at Some Point

High fantasy: The Whatever Chronicles

High fantasy: The First Three Pages Will Be Maps, and You Had Better Fucking Memorize Them

Horror: The Darkness Comes in the Dark

Horror: Alone in a House with the Lights Turned Off

Horror: The Thing 2: More Things

Horror: Don't Open the Door, Idiot

Horror: It Came from the Crypt, I Mean Seriously, Did You Expect It to Come from Wal-Mart or Something

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#3: Feb 9th 2013 at 12:52:58 PM

Low Fantasy: What do you Mean, There's No Magic? We've Got Freaking Elves and Dwarves Here!

Bisected8 Tief girl with eartude from Her Hackette Cave (Primordial Chaos) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#4: Feb 9th 2013 at 1:20:54 PM

Only book titles? Oh well;

Military Scifi: The popular war...with alien enemies to crush!

Military Scifi: The unpopular war...with alien aggressors crushing us!

Textbooks: Buy this second hand.

Horror: How Do We Get Rid of Mobiles This Time?

Science Fiction: Wherein the Author Outlines His Views on Technology

Cyberpunk: A Sky as Grey As Grey Building Materials

Steampunk: History Would Have Been Awesome if I Was In Charge

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RedneckRocker First Loyalty: Yourself from None Of Your Business Since: Jan, 2001
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#5: Feb 9th 2013 at 1:50:16 PM

Oh, all right, Bisected. I can't ignore you.

ATTENTION, EVERYBODY!! Feel free to add movie, video game or TV show titles as well.

edited 9th Feb '13 1:52:02 PM by RedneckRocker

Embroiled in slave rebellion, I escaped crucifixion simply by declaring 'I am Vito', everyone else apparently being called 'Spartacus'.
PhysicalStamina Since: Apr, 2012
#6: Feb 9th 2013 at 2:31:02 PM

Romance: Here You Go, Moms

edited 10th Feb '13 4:11:03 PM by PhysicalStamina

Rockonman Since: Oct, 2011
#7: Feb 9th 2013 at 9:16:40 PM

Shakey Cam Action: What the hell is going on? Oh, so they're fighting, ok.

Meklar from Milky Way Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
#8: Feb 9th 2013 at 11:32:50 PM

Book - science fiction: The Author Is Smarter than You, and He Wants You to Know It

Book - urban fantasy: The Author Is Dumber than You, and He Wants You to Know It

Book - high fantasy: Surprise, the New King who Rebuilt the Palace Into a Giant Metal Skull Is a Bad Guy

Book - post-apocalyptic science fiction: Because We Can't Think of Any Other Way to Avoid the Singularity

Book - steampunk: We Thought of Another Way to Avoid the Singularity

Book - steampunk: You Wish Your World Had This Many Zeppelins

ATTENTION, EVERYBODY!! Feel free to add movie, video game or TV show titles as well.
Okay then:

Movie - war: One of These Guys Will Die, and It Will Be Tragic

Movie - spy thriller: There's a Moral Here About American Imperialism, But Let's Face It, You're Only Watching for the Action Scenes Anyway

Movie - spy thriller: In Which Hackers Stop the World with the Power of Whatever Random Programming Term the Script Writer Heard Of

Movie - romantic comedy: This Dorky Guy Will End Up with a Way Hotter Woman than You Can Ever Hope For

Movie - cyberpunk: Now Kung Fu Sequences Are Obligatory, Thank You Matrix

Movie - epic action: Giant CGI Monsters with Glowy Bits on Them

Computer game - TBS: Only for Russians

Computer game - MMORPG: We Love Comparing Ourselves to World of Warcraft

Computer game - dating sim: No, You Are Not Getting Practice for Real Girls

Computer game - RPG: There's a Story Hidden Somewhere Under the Giant Pile of Enchanted Loot, But Who Cares

Computer game - RPG: Even the Chosen One Has to Pay for Potions

Computer game - sports: So that You Can Pretend You're Tough

Computer game - FPS: Brown with a Bit of Red, Because Realism and Shit

Computer game - FPS: Your Grandmother Thinks This Is Satanism

Computer game - FPS: Still Not Half-Life 3, Sorry

And I haven't even started on anime yet!

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#9: Feb 10th 2013 at 6:19:11 AM

CG - Metroidvania: Don't stop to enjoy the scenery, you'll be back soon.

CG - Edutainment: Out of Date Faster than Sci-Fi

CG - RPG: You Will Save the World Whether You Like it Or Not

CG - WRPG: The Plot? What Plot? part V: Let the Rampage Begin!

CG - JRPG: See Me Grindin' Hatin': The White-Haired Pretty Boy Must Die

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Meklar from Milky Way Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
#10: Feb 10th 2013 at 12:13:49 PM

Anime - mechs: Doing All the Things that Were New Back When Evangelion Did Them

Anime - mechs: Legs Are Incredibly Useful in Space

Anime - mindscrew: Coherence Is for Kids

Anime - moe comedy: Yes, This One Also Looks Like K-On

Anime - moe comedy: We Know You Just Want MOHS Season 3, Here's Something to Watch While You Wait

Anime - tragedy: Whoever Starts Coughing First Dies

Anime - ecchi action: My Girlfriend is a Magical Alien Robot Vampire Catgirl Ninja Maid

Anime - ecchi harem: Not Even Trying to Stand Out

Anime - ecchi harem: There's Just One Guy in the Whole World, and He's Useless

Anime - ecchi harem: Did You Know that Panties Are Cheaper to Animate Than Faces

Anime - ecchi harem: Every Episode You Watch Diminishes Your Chances of Ever Getting a Real Girl by 18%

Anime - imouto: Where Did All These Little Sisters Come From

Anime - imouto: She's Not Your Sister So It's Okay to Think She's Hot

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peccantis Since: Oct, 2010
#11: Feb 10th 2013 at 2:03:12 PM

Anime - reverse harem
The Dozen Pretty Boys and The Generic Girl They All Love
Anime - reverse harem
Season 2: Even More Pretty Boys and The Generic Girl They All Love in the Land of Ho Yay

edited 10th Feb '13 2:04:19 PM by peccantis

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#12: Feb 10th 2013 at 2:06:46 PM

Hentai anime: Of Course It Has Tentacles, This Is Japanese.

(Agender. They/Them pronouns.)
PhysicalStamina Since: Apr, 2012
#13: Feb 10th 2013 at 4:12:20 PM

Anime: We Think English is Cool, So We Pulled Some English Words Out of a Hat and Made Whatever We Ended Up with the Title

Danniiee GROWWWWWWL from    THE DEPTHS OF HELL    Since: Jun, 2012
GROWWWWWWL
#14: Feb 10th 2013 at 5:04:15 PM

Kiddy Picture Book: Random Hyperactive Child And/Or Anthropomorphic Animal Smiling Voraciously To The Point That Their Cheek Muscles Are Straining.

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JRPictures Since: Nov, 2010
#15: Feb 10th 2013 at 5:21:50 PM

Metafiction: Don't worry at least person will know they are in a story.

edited 10th Feb '13 5:22:10 PM by JRPictures

NewfieMEKZ Since: Nov, 2011
#16: Feb 10th 2013 at 6:00:34 PM

Manga High School: Wimpy guy gets overdeveloped girl, who claims to be 13 but has the ass of an 18 year old super model.

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#17: Mar 4th 2013 at 11:04:11 AM

Shonen Anime: The protagonist is 13 and is fighting evil entities. Did you expect any less?

(Agender. They/Them pronouns.)
PhysicalStamina Since: Apr, 2012
#18: Mar 4th 2013 at 12:58:11 PM

Rumiko Takahashi Manga: She's a Tsundere, He's a Dick, They Love Each Other but Won't Admit Yada Yada Yada You've Seen This Crap Before

PretentiousSkyCat Since: Dec, 2012
#19: Mar 12th 2013 at 12:47:51 AM

Shoujo: Manga: Where the fuck did all these sparkles come from?

Ecchi: Anime: We literally spent hours animating boobs

Arthouse: Movie: We don't understand what irony means

Arthouse: Movie: SYMBOLISM!

Action: Movie: Here's some one liners to distract you from the bad acting

Action: Movie: Here's some explosions to distract you from the bad acting

Romantic Comedy: Movie: Biological clock's ticking, ladies

Romance: Book: Pick up some AA batteries while you're at it

YA Romance: Book: Author's High School Mary Sue fantasies

YA Romance: Book: Pick the bad boy, duh.

YA Apocalypse: Book: The author loved The Hunger Games, can't you tell?

Inspirational Fiction: Book: POC/person with terminal illness/person with disability/all three teach white character life lessons, dies

Situational Comedy: We're not sure if it's a joke either, but we played the laugh track to be on the safe side

Situational Comedy: This was from Frasier

edited 12th Mar '13 12:50:54 AM by PretentiousSkyCat

To the waking world I say,"Aha!"
Landorkus OH YES!! from The Core Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Robosexual
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#20: Mar 12th 2013 at 5:19:27 AM

Hentai Anime: We spent weeks animating sex.

(Agender. They/Them pronouns.)
Knucklesthegreat How in blazes did this happen? no, really. from I dunno, but a pink pony is JUMPING ON MY HEAD! Since: Dec, 2012
How in blazes did this happen? no, really.
#21: Mar 12th 2013 at 5:23:55 AM

Mecha Anime - My God, It's Bobobobo Bobobo Meets {Gurren Lagann and Getter Robo} Meets MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic! my brain, body, and soul were never ready for this! None of us where Ready for this level of Insainty!!!! AAAAAHHHH!!!!! HI-DEBUUUUUU! -Head asplodes-

edited 12th Mar '13 5:29:24 AM by Knucklesthegreat

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Phoenixor Departed days ahead. from Scotland. Still. Since: Mar, 2010
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#22: Mar 12th 2013 at 5:27:17 AM

Mecha anime: Come for the giant robots beating each other up, leave for the whiny emo kids with an aversion to beating up giant robots!

I guess we could go... wherever we please.
Rockonman Since: Oct, 2011
#23: Mar 12th 2013 at 12:38:14 PM

High Fantasy: The author really likes JRR Tolkien.

Horror: The ghost likes playing hide-and-go-seek.

Drama: We're all serious and sh*#.

edited 12th Mar '13 12:41:20 PM by Rockonman

Meklar from Milky Way Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
#24: Mar 12th 2013 at 12:54:18 PM

Hentai Anime: We spent weeks animating sex.
Or rather:

Anime - hentai: We spent a few minutes animating sex.

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#25: Mar 12th 2013 at 2:37:02 PM

Godfrey Ho movie: Ninja the Ninja-ing: Now with more Ear Rape

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