This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Working Title: Too Good To Quo: From YKTTW
Earnest: Is there a trope for movies like Pans Labyrinth that start with a scene from the ending? It occurs to me that ones that end on a sad note (and we're informed of this beforehand, and the film sticks with it's guns and delivers) would qualify.
Man Without A Body: Foregone Conclusion is, I believe, that of which you are thinking.
Tanto: How We Got Here is, I think, closer.
Removing the The Bourne Series example on the grounds that it fits better under Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome, where it's already listed. --Document N
Trimeta: Would it be out of line to add, for example, "a decent program, possibly written by Joss Whedon, not getting cancelled by Fox" as a real-life example? Or "a Sci-Fi Original Movie not sucking"?
