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Synchronicity MOD (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)

May 19th 2021 at 10:04:05 AM •••

TRS thread to expand beyond "talented actor/untalented character"

SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Mar 20th 2021 at 8:16:52 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by RandomUserName123 on Sep 27th 2020 at 5:53:50 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

Shinigamitwo Since: Jul, 2011

Feb 8th 2021 at 4:19:32 PM •••

The Monsters V Aliens entry does not fit the idea of this trope. Namely, height is not a skill so a difference in height does not this trope make. I already removed one instance (Peter Dinklage) but this one not inherently insulting so I left it but I feel it does not fit and thusly should be removed.

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Fireblood Since: Jan, 2001

Feb 9th 2021 at 6:39:48 AM •••

Go ahead and remove it. This page is rife with misuse.

AllAboutTropes232 Since: Dec, 2019

Oct 1st 2020 at 12:54:31 PM •••

For the Sherlock example, is it established Adler left the opera because she was bad, or just because being a dominatrix was more lucrative? If it's not tbe former, it doesn't fit here.

DaibhidC Wizzard Since: Jan, 2001

Wizzard

Mar 24th 2018 at 12:10:04 PM •••

There's a couple of entries that just seem to be "actor can't really do something their character can/isn't like their character" without explanation as to why it's ironic. Which is, you know, acting.

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Tamfang Since: Jan, 2001

Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:33:27 PM •••

Can Barry Corbin sing? He sings badly in one episode of Northern Exposure (Shelly's wedding).

aaeyero aayero Since: Apr, 2011

aayero

May 11th 2011 at 10:53:51 AM •••

This article seems to conflict with itself. Is it not ironic or is it? I think the "not really" part should be removed. There being justifications for it doesn't make it not ironic.

Also, the trope namer doesn't seem to have anything to do with the trope at all. Therefore, it should be renamed to something more suited, preferably shorter. Cast in Irony is a good alternative.

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Sudrien Since: Oct, 2009

May 17th 2011 at 1:59:43 PM •••

The current title would definitely go under Stealth Pun - definition 4.

The thing is, the irony isn't where people tend to put it - on the actors, or characters, or directors - it's only in their own heads. It wouldn't happen if they had less information, AND if they had more. Real Irony doesn't do that.

...at least that's how it was intended.

It's the same with the trope namer - less information on the writer's part, and it wouldn't have been a book. More information, and it would have been a useful book. As it is, it is both trivial and has its importance blown out of scale.

So, without a proper discussion, I see no reason to follow either recomendation.


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