History Main / AwesomenessWithdrawal

* ''Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries'': [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BatmanArkham/ r/BatmanArkham]] infamously became a notorious example across the internet of what Awesomness Withdrawal can do to an ''entire fanbase''. Originally just an average "place for fans of [media] to talk about [media]" subreddit, over the course of the decade after the release of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' it gradually deteriorated into a massive shitpost overanalyzing and meming every single aspect of every single game in the series with [[AntiHumor deliberately stupid jokes]] like "Is there a lore reason for [incredibly obvious and mundane thing]" and "[character does thing which through InsaneTrollLogic sounds dumb], is he stupid?". The mostly disappointing flops of spin-off entries like ''VideoGame/GothamKnights'' and ''VideoGame/SuicideSquadKillTheJusticeLeague'' only aggravated the insanity the subreddit began producing.

-> You’ve been eye-guzzling that show for 58 episodes. Oh, god, there they are! The final, final credits. You’ve fallen into...a showhole. The struggle could not be more real. Why even have a TV?
-->-- Amazon Fire TV [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oF8rnDoUcF0 Commercial]]

There is the solemn acknowledgement that you can get too much of a good thing. Plots stretched too much become hackneyed. Characters onstage too long become stale [[JumpTheShark or worse]]. Revisiting a beloved universe makes that universe lose its wonder. Nobody wants to see their favorite work become little more than a CashCowFranchise or a FranchiseZombie now in the hands of greedy executives. Or worse, having a [[WereStillRelevantDammit work stubbornly continued]] by a [[CreatorBreakdown creator who has just lost his touch]]. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing when its time to let go, move on, and seek out something new and fresh, perhaps seeking out a SpiritualSuccessor.

There is the solemn acknowledgement that you can get too much of a good thing. Plots stretched to much become hackneyed. Characters onstage too long become stale [[JumpTheShark or worse]]. Revisiting a beloved universe makes that universe lose its wonder. Nobody wants to see their favorite work become little more than a CashCowFranchise or a FranchiseZombie now in the hands of greedy executives. Or worse, having a [[WereStillRelevantDammit work stubbornly continued]] by a [[CreatorBreakdown creator who has just lost his touch]]. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing when its time to let go, move on, and seek out something new and fresh.

There is the solemn acknowledgement that you can get too much of a good thing. Plots stretched to much become hackneyed. Characters onstage too long become stale [[JumpTheShark or worse]]. Revisiting a beloved universe makes that universe lose its wonder. Nobody wants to see their favorite work become little more than a CashCowFranchise or a FranchiseZombie now in the hands of greedy executives. Or worse, having a [[WereStillRelevantDammit work stubbornly continued]] by a [[CreatorBreakdown creator who has just lost his touch]]. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing when its time to let go and seek out something new and fresh.

There is the solemn acknowledgement that you can get too much of a good thing. Plots stretched to much become hackneyed. Characters onstage too long become stale. Revisiting a beloved universe makes that universe lose its wonder. Nobody wants to see their favorite work become little more than a CashCowFranchise or a FranchiseZombie now in the hands of greedy executives. Or worse, having a work stubbornly continued by a [[WereStillRelevantDammit creator who has just lost his touch]]. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing when its time to let go and seek out something new and fresh.

There is the solemn acknowledgement that you can get too much of a good thing. Plots stretched to much become hackneyed. Characters onstage too long become stale. Revisiting a beloved universe makes that universe lose its wonder. Nobody wants to see their favorite work become little more than a CashCowFranchise or a FranchiseZombie now in the hands of greedy executives. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing when its time to let go and seek out something new and fresh.

There is the acknowledgement that you can get too much of a good thing. Plots stretched to much become hackneyed. Characters onstage too long become stale. Revisiting a beloved universe makes that universe lose its wonder. Nobody wants to see their favorite work become little more than a CashCowFranchise or a FranchiseZombie now in the hands of greedy executives. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing when its time to let go and seek out something new and fresh.

There is the acknowledgement that you can get too much of a good thing. Plots stretched to much become hackneyed. Characters onstage too long become stale. Revisiting a beloved universe makes that universe lose its wonder. Nobody wants to see their favorite work become little more than a CashCowFranchise. Sometimes it's a matter of knowing when its time to let go and seek out something new and fresh.

That's it. No more clever plot twists, no more suspense, no more drama, no more laughter, no more character development. Whatever it was that made you love the work, it's been used up. Sure, you could just rewatch/reread/replay/rewhatever it, but you know it just won't be quite the same as that wondrous first time through when you're just getting to know the characters, when you're on the edge of your seat from the suspense of wondering what happens next, when everything is new, unfamiliar and unexpected. You might hope for a sequel, but even assuming one does come there's [[{{Sequelitis}} no guarantee]] it will be able to recapture the full glory of its predecessor. Suddenly, one of the most enjoyable times of your life has slipped away from the full splendor of present experience into the realm of memory, where all things grow dull and dim over time.

"Olympics withdrawal symptoms" has been used to describe the same feeling with regards to the days after major sports events coming to a close and there suddenly being no more sports on in prime time slots every evening. Especially notable if living in the host nation, where the hype for the Olympics or FIFA World Cup has been rising for ''years'' since the bid for the event was won.

That's it. No more clever plot twists, no more suspense, no more drama, no more character development. Whatever it was that made you love the work, it's been used up. Sure, you could just rewatch/reread/replay/rewhatever it, but you know it just won't be quite the same as that wondrous first time through when you're just getting to know the characters when you're on the edge of your seat from the suspense of wondering what happens next when everything is new and unfamiliar and unexpected. You might hope for a sequel, but even assuming one does come there's [[{{Sequelitis}} no guarantee]] it will be able to recapture the full glory of its predecessor. Suddenly, one of the most enjoyable times of your life has slipped away from the full splendor of present experience into the realm of memory, where all things grow dull and dim over time.

-> You’ve been eye-guzzling that show for 58 episodes. Oh, god, there they are! The final, final credits. You’ve fallen into...the showhole. Why even have a TV?
-->-- Amazon Fire Tv Commercial