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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
7th May, 2022 03:47:17 PM
Working on cleaning up List Of Shows That Need Summary
dgrrr
Since: Aug, 2021
7th May, 2022 05:21:48 PM
Thank you! Esp for the quick reply! (Looks like my South Park parody example might be more of a Bat Deduction.) (Apparently bats are deductible.)
Edited by dgrrr
What's the name of the trope that they develop / parody in South Park "Cancelled" (the moment from Independence Day when Jeff Goldblum hears the phrase "you'll catch a cold" and gets the idea to infect the aliens with a computer virus) —
IE where one word or phrase inspires an unlikely chain of phrases or concepts that eventually leads to a brilliant solution?
(FYI I was inspired to look this up by the movie "Spectral", the scene where the protagonist "figures it all out". So bad it's good.)
Edited by dgrrr