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Is there a trope about today's everyday stuff becoming valuable antiques in The Future?
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Is there a trope for the screen to go black and the stroke to be painted by a white or blue streak across the screen to represent a sword strike. I mean that specifically not Limited Animation in general.
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A state where: a series crosses from radio to TV, or from British TV to American TV. The premis of the show is altered or revised so that a character from the original radio show, or the original British TV show, is replaced by an American or dropped completely. Is there a trope or trope name for the lost character/actor in these circs? I'm thinking Flight of the Conchords, where their manager in the original BBC Radio show was Welsh character actor Rob Brydon. He played an optimistic innocent who just knew crossing to the big time was a matter of time and the right breaks...
A similar case is singer Elaine Paige, who played Eva Peron in the London runs of Evita as well as a Broadway version. She felt justified in thinking she'd get the film role too. But this Madonna person had other ideas...
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Why isn't "cop's Kid" a Trope while "Preacher's Kid" is? I've been looking for a "Cop's Kid" or "Town Sheriff's Daughter" or equivalent, but found nothing. Examples would be Barbara Gordon Batgirl and Zoe Carter of Eureka. I'm sure the Trope is unique enough and differs enough from Military Brat or Preacher's Kid that it warrants it's own listing. Thank you.
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Is there a trope for when there's a convenient interruption that gets someone out of answering a question that they really don't want to answer? I've been rewatching Lost, and I noticed it happen at least twice during the first season:
In 1x04 Walkabout, Michael asks Kate, "What were you doing in Australia?" but before Kate can answer, Locke shushes them.
In 1x18 Numbers, Charlie is badgering Hurley, Hurley starts to say, "About a year ago-" and then Rousseau starts shooting at them.
The first example is more along the lines of what I'm thinking of... I tried searching through various "interruption" tropes, but I can't seem to find this. Am I just looking in the wrong place or is this not a trope?
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So we have the Milking the Giant Cow trope, now what I'm searching here is a variant: a character lifts his/her hand upward or forward with an open palm (like Milking the Giant Cow) but then he/she emits fire/lightning/darkness/some other kind of power from said hand. Commonly to show one's powers.
Do we have a trope for that?
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- Iori◊ Yagami◊ from The King Of Fighters
- Dorma◊mmu◊ from Marvel Vs Capcom 3
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Is there a trope for "finding religion?" Not Skeptic No Longer, because it's not about belief in gods per se (the character may have believed all along, but been a Nay-Theist or Raised Catholic or Christmas-and-Easter type; or the religion in question, such as Buddhism, might not require you to change your factual beliefs) but rather realizing (or thinking you've realized) that adherence to a particular religion is the right path for you. Often invoked when a character hits Rock Bottom and such.
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Do we have a trope for contests/fights between women played for fanservice? Basically, what Pillow Fight is currently defined as. Do we have a similar trope?
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What trope would apply when the protagonist isn't the Chosen One, but rather helps the chosen one on their quest?
In other words, a supporting character is the chosen one.
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I'm looking for a trope that's a camera shot which shows the head and maybe torso of a character, but cuts off in the face, usually just below the eyes. Can be used to conceal identity or add mystery. If the character is talking or eating, it's a way to focus on the mouth.
Examples include Mr Administrator◊ (always) from Echo Chamber and Tanna (once) from Ears for Elves.
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whats it called when a character's heart is pounding outside of their chest?
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Is there a trope for leaving a Sole Survivor on purpose to tell the story of what happened?
Is there a trope for something that is older than creation. Lets pretend that there before our universe there was another one, but that got replaced with ours. Something possibly alive, say Galactus, somehow survived the universe wide apocalypse and is now in the replacement universe. A species who started back then and is still around (even if particular members from that time period aren't) like aboleths from D&D count to (I have no idea if any aboleths are still around that were alive before creation but the species was then and it is still around.