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Deadlock Clock: Jan 15th 2017 at 11:59:00 PM
Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#1: Dec 12th 2016 at 1:44:17 PM

Mix of issues here. One, quality is again poor. It's also not very succinct. I'm also not quite clear what the point is. It looks more like the result pisses off all potential audiences rather than appeals to multiple target groups. I'm also baffled that this is not YMMV yet, but that's for another thread.

It's a bit of a hard concept to picture. Perhaps the Titanic re-release? "Disaster and Romance. Two great tastes that taste great together."

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#2: Dec 12th 2016 at 5:46:46 PM

Previous thread. I'd originally voted in favor of it, but now I'm reconsidering due to it using 3/4 of a comic strip.

edited 12th Dec '16 5:49:44 PM by Willbyr

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#3: Dec 13th 2016 at 3:16:53 AM

I like the Titanic poster.

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#5: Dec 13th 2016 at 6:28:44 AM

Eh, not really feeling the Titanic suggestion. [tdown]

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#6: Dec 13th 2016 at 9:22:35 PM

OP is not at all illustrative of the trope. The caption suggestion makes it sound like it's trying to show something similar to Genre Mashup.

Current is probably bad enough to pull.

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eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#7: Dec 14th 2016 at 3:51:43 AM

[up] If those mashed up genres cater to different demographics, it would still qualify.

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#8: Dec 28th 2016 at 4:12:52 AM

Bump. Other thoughts/suggestions?

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#10: Jan 12th 2017 at 10:09:14 AM

Still leaning toward pulling the current if we can't find a replacement.

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#11: Jan 12th 2017 at 10:33:48 AM

Pull the current if nothing else.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#12: Jan 12th 2017 at 12:36:28 PM

The Titanic one is just a couple of faces and a caption.

Alternatively, here's a live reaction video to Canterlot Wedding.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/canterlotwedding.png

edited 12th Jan '17 12:36:51 PM by neoYTPism

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#13: Jan 12th 2017 at 12:43:40 PM

It's really hard to make out anyone in that.

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#14: Jan 12th 2017 at 12:47:39 PM

I could go for a narrower crop, then.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/canterlotwedding2.png

Gosicrystal Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#15: Jan 12th 2017 at 12:49:57 PM

I'm thinking. Would a Troperiffic work be a good example of this trope? Like, it has so many elements of different nature in it, it appeals to a lot of demographics.

YasminPerry Since: May, 2015
#16: Jan 12th 2017 at 5:52:35 PM

Pull the current, at least. If anything, it illustrates the opposite of the trope.

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#17: Jan 12th 2017 at 7:10:48 PM

Maybe something from the Harry Potter fandom? 1, 2, 3, 4

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#18: Jan 12th 2017 at 8:39:53 PM

[up] The first one is the only one that seems relevant, for showing an old guy and some young people. We shouldn't be implying it's a surprise that people of different races can appreciate the same stories.

I still prefer my own for showing a spectrum of ages, rather than just two different generations. I also like the fact that it shows a crowd reaction to a TV show episode, rather than people posing for the camera. To be fair, the fact that it's about MLP might be a biasing factor in my opinion of it, though I'm a Harry Potter fan too.

With all that said, though, either image would be good for this.

edited 12th Jan '17 8:43:56 PM by neoYTPism

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#19: Jan 12th 2017 at 8:42:32 PM

MLP is an example of Periphery Demographic rather than this.

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#20: Jan 12th 2017 at 8:43:27 PM

[up] They were well aware of the existence of bronies by the time they made Canterlot Wedding.

edited 12th Jan '17 8:43:38 PM by neoYTPism

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#21: Jan 14th 2017 at 7:35:59 AM

Harry Potter is a bit of a weird example in that it's not so much marketed towards adults but more that the books got more mature as its initial audience grew up.

Perhaps Disney movies being watched by three generations?

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d72ef99ca612a75f6e9017a77346ffb7.png

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YasminPerry Since: May, 2015
#22: Jan 14th 2017 at 11:37:34 AM

[up] That looks like a really bad Photo Shop job. [tdown][tdown]

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#23: Jan 17th 2017 at 4:59:32 PM

The clock's up and the only decision that has any consensus is to pull the current, so it's gone and the page is tagged. Locking up.

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