History StylisticSuck / LiveActionTV

** The real Jerry Seinfeld's comedic style is often spoofed in [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] fashion with [[TheDanza his character]]'s comedy in-show. His BeamMeUpScotty CatchPhrase pretty much ''only'' came up in the context of this kind of SelfParody, as in "The Invitations" when he dates his DistaffCounterpart and her reflexive "what's the deal with"-ing [[TooMuchAlike begins to grate on his nerves]] ("So what's the deal with brunch? If I mean, if it's a combination of breakfast and lunch, how comes there's no lupper, or no linner?"), or "The Abstinence" when he performs for career day at his former school:

--->'''Jerry:''' Hey kids! What's the deal with homework? You're not working on your home!
--->''(chorus of booing)''

--->'''Jerry:''' Hey kids! What's the deal with homework? You're not working on your home! ''(chorus of booing)''

** The real Jerry Seinfeld's comedic style is often spoofed in [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] fashion with [[TheDanza his character]]'s comedy in-show. His BeamMeUpScotty CatchPhrase pretty much ''only'' came into play in the context of SelfParody, as in "The Invitations" when he dates his DistaffCounterpart and her reflexive "what's the deal with"-ing [[TooMuchAlike begins to grate on his nerves]] ("So what's the deal with brunch? If I mean, if it's a combination of breakfast and lunch, how comes there's no lupper, or no linner?"), or "The Abstinence" when he performs for career day at his former school:

** The real Jerry Seinfeld's comedic style is often {{Parodied}} in [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] fashion with [[TheDanza his character]]'s comedy in-show. His BeamMeUpScotty CatchPhrase pretty much ''only'' came into play in the context of SelfParody, as in "The Invitations" when he dates his DistaffCounterpart and her reflexive "what's the deal with"-ing [[TooMuchAlike begins to grate on his nerves]] ("So what's the deal with brunch? If I mean, if it's a combination of breakfast and lunch, how comes there's no lupper, or no linner?"), or "The Abstinence" when he performs for career day at his former school:

** The real Jerry Seinfeld's comedic style is often {{Parodied}} in [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] fashion with [[TheDanza his character]]'s comedy in-show. His BeamMeUpScotty CatchPhrase pretty much ''only'' came into play in the context of SelfParody, as in "The Invitations" when he dates his DistaffCounterpart and her reflexive "what's the deal with"-ing [[TooMuchAlike begins to grate on his nerves]] ("So what's the deal with brunch? If I mean, if it's a combination of breakfast and lunch, how comes there's no lupper, or no linner?"), or "The Abstinence" when he performs for career day at his former school.

** The real Jerry Seinfeld's comedic style is often {{Parodied}} in [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] fashion with [[TheDanza his character]]'s comedy in-show. His BeamMeUpScotty CatchPhrase generally only came into play in the context of SelfParody, as in "The Invitations" when he dates his DistaffCounterpart and her reflexive observational comedy [[TooMuchAlike begins to grate on his nerves]] ("Hey! So what's the deal with brunch? If I mean, if it's a combination of breakfast and lunch, how comes there's no lupper, or no linner?"), or "The Abstinence" when he performs for career day at his former school.

** The real Jerry Seinfeld's comedic style is often {{Parodied}} in [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] fashion with [[TheDanza his character]]'s comedy in-show. ("Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.") In one episode, he dates a woman [[DistaffCounterpart whose personality is exactly like his]] and quickly finds that her reflexive observational humor (which comes complete with his BeamMeUpScotty CatchPhrase) [[OtherMeAnnoysMe gets extremely old]]:
--->'''Jerry:''' Well, this has been quite a night, I could sure use a cup of coffee.
--->'''Jeannie:''' Hey. What's the deal with decaf? How do they get the caffeine outta there, and then where does it go?
--->...
--->'''Jerry:''' ''More'' cereal? That's your third bowl today, you had it for breakfast and lunch.
--->'''Jeannie:''' Hey. So what's the deal with brunch? I mean, if it's a combination of breakfast and lunch, how come there's no lupper? Or no linner?

** The real Jerry Seinfeld's comedic style is often {{Parodied}} in [[SelfDeprecation self-deprecating]] fashion with [[TheDanza his character]]'s comedy in-show. ("Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.") In one episode, he dates a woman [[DistaffCounterpart whose personality is exactly like his]] and quickly finds that her reflexive observational humor [[OtherMeAnnoysMe gets extremely old]]:

** The Dean's rap in "VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing", which is just a string of random buzzwords put to a beat which consists of just one sound being played over and over again. The looks of confusion on Shirley and Hickey's faces as he's "singing" says it all. Later subverted with the Dean's freestyle rap apologizing for the faculty's paychecks being delayed. It starts as a standard-issue corny white guy rap of the "I'm a peanut bar and I'm here to say" variety, before quickly becoming a genuinely bad-ass, hardcore rap verse. The Dean is as mystified and horrified as everyone else in the room.

* On ''Series/BreakingBad'', [[AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman]]'s commercials. Very tacky acting and obvious greenscreen effects are just the start. It's implied [[ObfuscatingStupidity a lot of it is intentional]]; Saul prefers to be seen as a dimwitted AmbulanceChaser.

* ''Series/{{Boris}}'': The show revolves around the behind the scenes of ''The Eyes of The Heart'', an awful SoapWithinAShow featuring all the worst soap-opera clichés and BadBadActing.

* ''Series/TheEricAndreShow'' leans heavily on this in the portions that are meant to be a talk show. Eric Andre's abrupt, stoic, reading-off-cue-cards delivery, terrible hack-writer jokes, and stultifyingly meaningless rambles to his guests all help to create the atmosphere of a really mediocre late-night talk show. This makes it much more shocking when the show starts to go off the rails into absolute lunacy and disturbing bouts of near-horror.

** Moira auditions for a Bosnian horror film called ''The Crows Have Eyes II" but rejects the part when she realizes she would have to pay her way to the set. Later, she takes the part in ''The Crows Have Eyes III: The Crownening'', which thanks to Moira's efforts becomes a comeback vehicle for her.

* ''SeriesSchittsCreek'' has a few examples.

** The Holodoc ticks off the crew by incorporating them into one of his own holonovels, which are ''already'' bad. Tom Paris takes revenge by rewriting the novel, meaning that now it depicts the Doc in a horrible light (as opposed to his crewmates). The best (or worst, depending on your point of view) part of the joke was that once he sees things from the crew's perspective in Tom's rewrite, he finishes it (presumably in a form they're okay with), and publishes it, and it's implied that it may well start a rebellion of some kind among Holodocs being used as miners in a capacity not unlike slaves.

* On ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', the character Becky writes fanfiction that applies {{Rule 34}} to the in-universe series of novels describing the lives of the protagonists. The excerpt of her work that actually appears on the show is full of {{Narm}} and FetishRetardant.

** In "Amarillo," Jimmy [=McGill=] (the future Saul Goodman) sees Davis & Main's one attempt at a TV commercial: a plain white text "If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to compensation" advertisement accompanied by flat narration. Jimmy is told that the board worked very hard to get the blue-black swirly background just right. Not impressed, Jimmy decides to film his own commercial to target at clients represented in the Davis & Main / HHM lawsuit against Sandpiper Crossing. The resulting product is just as tacky as his future Saul ads in ''Breaking Bad'' will be - an obvious fake tear from the old lady representing a Sandpiper client (Vaseline, according to Jimmy), and melodramatic statements. Not to mention that he forgets to inform his camera crew to bring a dolly, forcing them to improvise with said lady's stairlift. He then puts it on the air, and while clients are drawn in by the one airing, Jimmy gets in trouble with his bosses for running the ad without first getting their permission. A later episode opens with Jimmy doing late-night channel surfing, during which he discovers that they yanked his Davis & Main ad and replaced it with one in the same format as the mesothelioma ad that Jimmy had not been impressed by.

** ''[[Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainProton'' holonovels. A deliberate send-up of the old sci-fi film serials that, to today's jaded viewers, really did suck.

** The "[[Series/TheAdventuresOfCaptainProton Captain Proton!]]" holonovels. A deliberate send-up of the old sci-fi film serials that, to today's jaded viewers, really did suck.

** The "Captain Proton!" holonovels. A deliberate send-up of the old sci-fi film serials that, to today's jaded viewers, really did suck.

* ever wonder why ''{{Franchise/SuperSentai}}'', and by extension ''{{series/PowerRangers}}'' doesn't have very good effects? {{StylisticSuck this trope!}}
** really, any modern {{Tokusatsu}} could count to the point it needs its own page!

* On ''Series/BreakingBad'', [[AmoralAttorney Saul Goodman]]'s commercials. Very tacky acting, and obvious greenscreen effects are just the start:

* ever wonder why ''{{franchise/SuperSentai}}'', and by extension ''{{series/PowerRangers}}'' doesn't have very good effects? {{StylisticSuck this trope!}}