History Main / TaintedByThePreview

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[[caption-width-right:350:Above: '''EPIC''' Mickey!\\
Below: [[{{Pun}} Eh]]-pic Mickey.]]

Sometimes, hyping your project in advance is a double-edged sword. In the best-case scenario, you get people excited about the things that will be in your upcoming movie/show/game/media extravaganza, and early ads will build interest for when the work finally comes out.

And then there are the cases where the advance word results in a large amount of complaining. Tainted by the Preview covers all those instances where the would-be audience for something yet to come out immediately decides it detests something about it, based on a preview, and starts complaining about it. Vociferously.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Above: '''EPIC''' Mickey!\\
Below: [[{{Pun}} Eh]]-pic Mickey.]]

Contrast SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced - although [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor this reaction can follow that one]] - and AndYouThoughtItWouldFail.

Below: [[JustForPun Eh]]-pic Mickey.]]

This is a specific, pre-release version of TheyChangedItNowItSucks.

Of course, there's always the possibility that the preview itself is poorly constructed.

Contrast SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced, although [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor this reaction can follow that one]].

-->-- '''WebVideo/StuartAshen''', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zUkK14bHDk review of ''VideoGame/HumanKillingMachine''

-->-- '''WebVideo/StuartAshen''', review of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zUkK14bHDk Human Killing Machine]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:Above: '''Epic''' Mickey.\\
Below: "Meh"pic Mickey.]]

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And then there are the cases where the advance word results in a large amount of complaining. Tainted By The Preview covers all those instances where the would-be audience for something yet to come out immediately decides it detests something about it, based on a preview, and starts complaining about it. Vociferously.

Mind you, they have no idea whether or not yet it's actually worthy of complaint--the project in question might be over a year away. This doesn't matter to them; they need to proclaim immediately that the project in question is DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER.

Fortunately, it's comparatively easy for anything getting this reaction to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap--all it has to do is be better than people expected (which, given how low the expectations tend to be, not that difficult). Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for the first impression to be the right one.

[[caption-width-right:350:Above:'''Epic''' Mickey. Below: "Meh"pic Mickey.]]
->''Now, as with most arcade games of the time, a conversion to the home computer formats was almost inevitable. "Hurray!" we thought! "We can play Franchise/StreetFighter at home!" Then we were told that it was going to be converted by Tiertex. There were no more hurrays...''
-->--'''WebVideo/StuartAshen''', review of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zUkK14bHDk Human Killing Machine]]''

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->''Now, as with most arcade games of the time, a conversion to the home computer formats was almost inevitable. "Hurray!" we thought! "We can play Franchise/StreetFighter at home!" Then we were told that it was going to be converted by [[PortingDisaster Tiertex]]. There were no more hurrays...''

Fortunately, it's comparatively easy for anything falling under this trope to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap--all it has to do is be better than people expected (which, given how low the expectations tend to be, not that difficult). Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for the first impression to be the right one.

Contrast SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced, although [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor this trope can follow that one]].

-->--'''StuartAshen''', review of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zUkK14bHDk Human Killing Machine]]''

->''"Now, as with most arcade games of the time, a conversion to the home computer formats was almost inevitable. "Hurray!" we thought! "We can play Franchise/StreetFighter at home!" Then we were told that it was going to be converted by [[PortingDisaster Tiertex]]. There were no more hurrays...."''
-->-- '''StuartAshen''', the review of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zUkK14bHDk Human Killing Machine]]''

Mind you, they have no idea whether or not yet it's actually worthy of complaint - the project in question might be over a year away. This doesn't matter to them; they need to proclaim immediately that the project in question is DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER.

Fortunately, it's comparatively easy for anything falling under this trope to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap - all it has to do is be better than people expected (and given how low the expectations are in many cases...). Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for the first impressions to be the right ones.

This is a specific, pre-release version of TheyChangedItNowItSucks (although people ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch will sometimes carry this attitude if they manage to stay steadfast in their dislike of the project in question).

->''"Now, as with most arcade games of the time, a conversion to the home computer formats was almost inevitable. "Hurray!" we thought! "We can play ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' at home!" Then we were told that it was going to be converted by [[PortingDisaster Tiertex]]. There were no more hurrays...."''

->Now, as with most arcade games of the time, a conversion to the home computer formats was almost inevitable. "Hurray!" we thought! "We can play ''StreetFighter'' at home!" Then we were told that it was going to be converted by [[PortingDisaster Tiertex]]. There were no more hurrays....

And then there are the cases where the advance word results in a large amount of complaining. TaintedByThePreview covers all those instances where the would-be audience for something yet to come out immediately decides it detests something about it, based on a preview, and starts complaining about it. Vociferously.

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