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Fix as much as you can bear to, then call on us for help.
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Feb 25th 2024 at 10:26:27 AM
Wouldn't any sort of news be more Cowboy BeBop at His Computer thing? Or am I misrepresenting that trope.
edited 23rd Mar '11 8:01:13 AM by Deboss
Fight smart, not fair.I'm pretty sure that Cowboy BeBop at His Computer is a subtrope for when media get critical details about a work wrong.
edited 23rd Mar '11 8:05:32 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Re: Critical Research Failure: Axed Real Life. We are about storytelling, not history.
Goal: Clear, Concise and WittyThe biggest problem about Critical Research Failure is people forgetting the "Critical" part. There are still an awful lot of "this is an obvious error... to experts in this field" examples.
I'm thinking the current description, "comment that is so egregiously off-the-scale of inaccuracy that anyone with a cursory knowledge of the subject realizes the writers made the whole thing up" might be a little too weak. Allows overinterpretation of "cursory knowledge of the subject."
Seems to me that there should be more of a "reasonable person" or "layman" standard for inclusion. Like if your Ph.D sister, your grandmother, AND your 12-year-old cousin all immediately spot the error, that sort of thing.
Jet-a-Reeno!The Batman section in What Do You Mean, It's Not for Kids? is really out of control.
(Double post)
For Character Derailment, should we do an Example Sectionectomy? The examples are mostly just complaining about character shifts you don't like. Seriously, look at the thing.
The Starscream has a very large life section,does it need one?
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverYou Fail Law Forever is full to bursting. One entry alone, Insanity Defense, took up almost my entire screen (a standard computer monitor). I'm pretty sure this needs trimming.
Yes, yes it does. I'm curious what should be done with it. It's set up as more of an index though, I'll go start a TRS thread for it.
Fight smart, not fair.Wasn't Character Derailment like character development, except is appears suddenly and without any reason?
Stealth Parody has some natter (plus X just X thing).
Villain Decay needs some work, big time. Perhaps, an Example Sectionectomy is in order here?
Experience has taught me to investigate anything that glows.I've been wondering for some time re: Special Effect Failure if there's any chance of saving the patient, or if we'll have to resort to Example Sectionectomy.
It's potentially a wonderful trope, but everybody seems determined to turn it into Complaining About Special Effects You Dont Like. Bad examples come from many different directions:
- Extreme nitpicking of the "In this $200 million blockbuster, when you watch the big fight scene at 1/10 speed, it's obvious that the laser gun is a fake!"
- Extreme lack of perspective and failure to recognize that the special effects in a 1960 major-studio production might look unconvincing NOW, but they legitimately wowed people 50 years ago.
- Stuff the audience would be highly unlikely to notice (because the skillful filmmakers were aware of the flaw and hid it well), but you can see it on your 20th viewing.
The truly delightful entries, the ones audiences laughed out loud at as soon as they appeared on screen, get swamped by all the other stuff.
Jet-a-Reeno!So... any thoughts on what to do with Villain Decay?
Experience has taught me to investigate anything that glows.Justin Bieber. I know that IJBM is supposed to be where complaints are, but that page is just getting ridiculous. People are literally saying that they are better than him and he deserves to die. I don't wanna cut the page because there are some legit questions on there.
edited 4th Apr '11 9:08:04 AM by wuggles
Maybe I just need some rest, but Famous-Named Foreigner needs some help.
The Star Wars section of Continuity Drift seems to be arguing with itself.
Hm, some of it appears to be individual examples, perhaps a dedicated folder?
Fight smart, not fair.True Art Is Incomprehensible has a very large real life folder,full of natter.
have a listen and have a link to my discord server

Real Life should never be the biggest part of any article. If it is, it needs trimming or removal. Critical Research Failure is inherently a "you did this thing wrong" trope, so a Real Life section attracts natter the way a rotting carcass attracts maggots.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"