History UsefulNotes / Melbourne

* ''Film/Snapshot|1979''

* ''Series/{{Utopia2014}}''

* ''Film/GhostRider''

* ''Film/{{Snapshot|1979}}''

Historically, Melbourne was founded relatively late for an Australian state capital (1835), by a man named [[AwesomeMcCoolname John Batman]], who wished to call it Batmania. It would soon overtake all the other cities in Australia after the gold rush of the 1850s, bringing great wealth and a swift population increase to the city. Between 1880 and 1900, Melbourne was not merely the largest city in Australia, but in the entire Southern Hemisphere. It was also, at that time, the second-largest city in the UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire, topped only by UsefulNotes/{{London}} itself. Shortly after Federation, it was overtaken by Sydney, which has remained the largest city (and the possessor of vastly more iconic landmarks) ever since.

Melbourne also has the largest tram network in the world. Because of this, any shot of Melbourne in Australian media must have a tram in it. (The cop comedy 'Film/BadEggs' deliberately set out to avert this trope, and has some very oddly-framed [[EstablishingShot Establishing Shots]] and quick cuts as a result — the things run on all but one major through street in the central city.) Similarly, Melbourne is often presented as cold and wet most of the time, due to its higher-than-average rainfall (compared with the rest of Australia). The weather is also highly variable in general and is known for completely changing in a very short period of time (from sun to rain and back again in the time it takes [[HostileWeather to walk to the shops, for example]]), leading to the phrase "If you don't like the weather in Melbourne, just wait 5 minutes." Due to this - and the perverse fondness of most Melbournians for their weather (often expressed as 'why would you want to live somewhere the weather's boring?') - most conversations had in Melbourne will include some form of [[TalkAboutTheWeather talking about the weather]].

Melbourne also has the largest tram network in the world. Because of this, any shot of Melbourne in Australian media must have a tram in it. No exceptions. Similarly, Melbourne is often presented as cold and wet most of the time, due to its higher-than-average rainfall (compared with the rest of Australia). The weather is also highly variable in general and is known for completely changing in a very short period of time (from sun to rain and back again in the time it takes [[HostileWeather to walk to the shops, for example]]), leading to the phrase "If you don't like the weather in Melbourne, just wait 5 minutes." Due to this - and the perverse fondness of most Melbournians for their weather (often expressed as 'why would you want to live somewhere the weather's boring?') - most conversations had in Melbourne will include some form of [[TalkAboutTheWeather talking about the weather]].

* Creator/JackieChan's ''Mr Nice Guy''