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Something Completely Different
Edited by Ner0014reN
... which is an index pointing to potential tropes.
... Which is correct because the available tropes are for specific genres and the question was general. Take Noir Episode for example, when a singular episode is done in a film noir style.
So if there's a specific genre the OP had in mind, we could point to a specific trope. Ask a general question, get a general answer.
Edited by KD
Maybe Genre Mashup or [[Pastiche]]?
The generic trope for this is Formula-Breaking Episode. Something Completely Different used to be that trope, but got converted to an index thanks to misuse
Edited by WarJay77 Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Seconding Pastiche for this- one of the key things is that it's not emulating a specific work like a Whole-Plot Reference would, but a general style. Several of Quentin Tarantino's movies are pastiches, for example- an original story, but done in the style of grindhouse horror, or exploitation films, or high westerns...
Edited by Scorpion451
Whats it called when a tv show does an episode/segment in the style of a different genre (usually an older one)? Is this still considered an homage if it isn't referencing a specific piece?