The German monster scientist from Monsters, Inc. on the news says, "It is my considered opinion that now is the time to PANIC!" When Boo was discovered in the city.
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I'm not sure whether that qualifies as an example. You see, this trope isn't actually about characters literally saying "you can panic now", but rather about scaremongering. This kind of confusion is the reason why I think this trope is (over)due for a rename.
I was a germophobe before it was cool.
Thing unspeakable
Anyone else think this trope needs a new name? Its current name makes it far too easy for inexperienced tropers to erroneously assume that it refers to a specific type of subversion of This Is No Time to Panic, to the point where half the examples on the page seem to have very little to do with the actual trope. Perhaps something like Media Scare? Or Scaremongering Media?
Edited by mr_c I was a germophobe before it was cool. Hide / Show Replies
Agreed, also probably best to make it No Real Life Examples, Please! as it's both too common and too controversial, suffice it to say that it's Truth in Television.
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can someone clarify this to me? to much self demonstration, not enough actual definition.
Does anyone know how this trope got its name? It's quite vague, reads like a stock phrase, and seems like a reference to something, possibly a particularly severe case of Trope-Namer Syndrome.
I was a germophobe before it was cool.