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[[quoteright:350:[[Disney/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shot638.png]]]]

It's about [[AnthropicPrinciple putting the story first]], TropesAreTools and all that.

When reading about artistic license on a page, keep in mind that TropesAreNotBad. Someone listing an event of artistic license does not mean the work or use of this trope was bad. Pointing out artistic license is not bad-mouthing a work. If an entry seems especially snarky about it, [[Administrivia/RepairDontRespond You Could Always Edit It Yourself]], making it a little less snarky.

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Telling a good story is what is most important in fiction[[note]] (unless you're [[{{Postmodernism}} PoMo]] in which case storytelling also can also take a back seat to playing semiotic language games)[[/note]]. Plus, whoever first said "truth is stranger than fiction" didn't know what they were talking about.[[note]]It's actually the first part of a longer quote by Creator/MarkTwain; the full quote is, "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't."[[/note]] If some things have to be fudged for the sake of a good story, then they will be fudged. If things have to be sped up to stay interesting, they will be. These are changes to ensure EmotionalTorque.

See also GarnishingTheStory (in that adding to the story is the primary reason for inclusion), HollywoodStyle (various forms of artistic license), ThePowerOfIndex (an element is much stronger than it would realistically be), and RuleOfIndex (where the license is from how cool/funny/scary/etc. something is).

When reading about artistic license on a page, keep in mind that TropesAreNotBad. Someone listing an event of artistic license does not mean the work or use of this trope was bad. Pointing out artistic license is not bad-mouthing a work. If an entry seems especially snarky about it, YouCouldAlwaysEditItYourself, making it a little less snarky.

However, this is a double-edged sword. For the license to work, the story has to be good. A bad story will often look worse for its inaccuracies. There isn't a complete consensus, of course, about which stories are on the right or wrong side of SturgeonsLaw.

Telling a good story is what is most important in fiction[[note]] (unless you're [[{{Postmodernism}} PoMo]] in which case storytelling also can also take a back seat to playing semiotic language games)[[/note]]. Plus, whoever first said "truth is stranger than fiction" didn't know what they were talking about.[[note]]It's actually the first part of a longer quote by MarkTwain; the full quote is, "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't."[[/note]] If some things have to be fudged for the sake of a good story, then they will be fudged. If things have to be sped up to stay interesting, they will be. These are changes to ensure EmotionalTorque.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Dear, I don't remember it quite like that."\\

"It's a lie."]]

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In a nutshell, the writer is aware that some parts of the show are inaccurate. The history is wrong, or the science is off, or something else. It's easy to assume that the writer didn't bother with research. But they may well have. Often they know that what they are writing is off, and wrote it anyway. Sometimes, it's because [[TheCoconutEffect it's the way it's always been done in show business]], and the audience [[RealityIsUnrealistic wouldn't believe it otherwise]]. In some cases, the research couldn't be done because information was lacking, so the artist made an educated guess.

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See also GarnishingTheStory (in that adding to the story is the primary reason for inclusion).

Related:
+ HollywoodStyle Various forms of artistic license
+ ThePowerOfIndex An element is much stronger than it would realistically be
+ RuleOfIndex Where the license is from how cool/funny/scary/etc. something is

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