definitely. Honestly I'm not even sure about real-life examples at all. Feels like it could trigger flaming very easily. Maybe In-Universe Examples Only?
Edited by macks2010 Christian, gamer, programmer, brony, and quadriplegic (paralyzed mid-thorax down). I am filled with determination...
It was No On-Page Examples until the crowner on a 2021 TRS thread
unexpectedly decided to unlock and allow on-page examples but lacked consensus to make it IUEO.
Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Needs Help, started by Kibchi on Apr 19th 2019 at 5:05:46 PM
A later thread that did go nowhere.
BileConnoisseur
So hey, could we add examples of works that run on Bile Fascination on this page? Like where it's clear that the work is discussing or using this trope intentionally? Things like mst3k, Bad Webcomics Wiki, or The F Plus?
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If you can find enough In-Universe or Invoked examples, you can offer up a redefinition in the Trope Repair Shop.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
I understand and support the exclusion of general examples since, with the exception of a few pieces that have obtained fame solely based upon their epic awfulness, most "examples" would probably wind up from haters trying to explain a show's popularity. However, could one not have "in-universe" examples? The concept is plenty well-known, and I'm sure there are plenty of examples of characters exhibiting this behavior.
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If you can find sufficient In-Universe examples, you can request so in the Trope Repair Shop.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
As a Marilyn Manson fan (obsessed and insane, to be exact), I'd say that "Lunchboxes and Choklit Cows" is by far one of the biggest Bile Fascination examples in history. There's four great things about it: it makes you realize that no matter how horrible you are at singing, there's hope for you yet, Chokilt Factory, Negative Three (oh, if only Manson did a new version of this now, it would be mindblowing) and Red (In My) Head , which isn't a good song, but it's a song about child molestation and uses Cat In The Hat quotes.
BlobPinkDragon
Hey! I liked the page! The point of Bile Fascination is to list all the bad stuff that was interesting because of how bad it was. Just clean up the examples and delete the natter DON"T LOCK THE WHOLE PAGE!
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Relatively new troper here. I came here because I wanted to fritter away time on the interwebs but now I have to go somewhere else. Disappointed to say the least.
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- facehoof* I didn't see how old the post was. Just ignore this.
GammaWALLE
I'm getting close to buying Big Rigs:Over The Road Racing because the details on how bad it is is just so Hilarious! xD
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Not sure how useful this is, but I'd like to mention that "rubbernecking" is the real-life form of this word for the sake of avoiding TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary. Basically causing heads to turn far around while passing by, or snapping back like rubber when you try to look away. (The term's not just for scary things, though, but also for people in museums who are being railroaded through a tour and want to see more of something.)
Also questionably related is the Japanese expression "怖いもの見たさ" or "looking at scary things", with this trope as a connotation.
Very Manly Muppet
Wouldn't it make sense to include fictional examples of this trope rather than real ones?
I'm alive and less annoying than ever before.
circusday
Something seriously bad is going on. I need a new site to look at when I'm down.
Thanks for castrating this site, Fast Eddie. It's people like you that got the MPAA passed, people like you why we can't have consensual sex between two consenting adults in the missionary position in video games, and people like you who give everyone a trophy. You're the scum of the earth, and have ruined an excellent site.
Go to hell.
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Locking over 80 pages and banning people he doesn't like gives me every god damn reason to complain, fuck him.
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French rillettes
There is a typo in the article :
"because they they actually do like it"
The word "they" is written twice. Since the page is locked, this grammar nazi can't correct it.
I have mixed feelings about Dragon Ball GT's inclusion on this page, especially when compared to all the other entries. Isn't it more like watching a disappointing instalment that's part of the same box set, a kind of Seasonal Rot if you will? (It's neither here nor there, but I actually liked parts of it, but it was still far worse than the series adapted from the Dragon Ball manga, so yeah)
Anyone else feels that this page should be a No On-Page Examples page? Pretty much any work that is known for being bad can be added here, and the examples here are just constantly repeating either “this is the sole reason why anyone would be interested in x” or just a long list of the reasons why people hate on x. I’d say the In-Universe examples are fine to keep, but I’m not sure if that’s allowed?
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