History Main / WereLiveRealization

* Wrestling/SidEudy once did this on a [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWF]] pre-show. Thinking his promo was pre-taped, he asked Wrestling/JimRoss to let him start over from the beginning. Ross responded, "We're live, pal."

* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' has one case where Kogouro Mouri, during a TV interview, Jokingly calls a female partner to prove a point, before asking them to edit out the call so his wife doesn't find out. [[OhCrap Then he finds out it's a live interview]]. [[spoiler:This actually helps to catch the murderer later, as the call implodes their alibi by proving they used the phone later on.]] Hilariously enough, this then gets a [[IncrediblyLamePun call back]] a chapter later when his wife sees the moment being rebroadcast by a news program.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': A RunningGag in the ''Diamond and Pearl'' saga has Rhonda from ''Sinnoh Now!'' constantly getting smacked on the head with the boom mic held by her boom operator and angrily chewing him out for it. It happens a few times while they do live recordings and whenever Rhonda is told about it, she quickly tries to pretend that it never happened and continues with her story with an embarrassed look on her face.

-->'''Kornheiser''': So I've only dated one Canadian--Creator/MargotKidder. Let me tell ya, I Film/{{Superman}}'d -- oh, we're on, how 'bout that?

-->'''Kornheiser''': So I've only dated one Canadian--Creator/MargotKidder. Let me tell ya, I Film/{{Superman|FilmSeries }}'d -- oh, we're on, how 'bout that?

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': A reporter is waiting for the Ghostbusters to board a plane to Hollywood, except they're running late. When they get there, the crowds have vanished, and the reporter goes on an angry rant at the Ghostbusters, only to be told that they're now Live. This repeats later in the episode at the debut of [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} the Movie]].

-->'''Kornheiser''': So I've only dated one Canadian--Creator/MargotKidder. Let me tell ya, I Film/{{Superman}}'d -- oh, we're on, how 'bout that?

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': In "[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E5FlashAndSubstance Flash and Substance]]", after Linda Park finishes a news report on the opening of the Flash museum, she converses with the camerawoman about how Flash is hot and is in disbelief that her colleague isn't smitten, only to be told that she's still live. Cue an embarrassed facepalm.

->'''Roger Goodell''': Alright, let's do a take where everyone applauds.\\
'''Producer''': Uh, sir? We were live.\\
'''Goodell''': ...You can make cartoons ''live!?'' ''Oh God!''

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'': After Linda Park finishes a news report on the opening of the Flash museum, she converses with the camerawoman about how Flash is hot and is in disbelief that her colleague isn't smitten, only to be told that she's still live. Cue an embarrassed facepalm.

->'''Roger Goodell''': Alright, let's do a take where everyone applauds.
->'''Producer''': Uh, sir? We were live.
->'''Goodell''': ...You can make cartoons ''live!?'' ''Oh God!''

* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' has one case where Kogouro Mouri, during a TV interview, Jokingly calls a female partner to prove a point, before asking them to edit out the call so his wife doesn't find out. [[OhCrap Then he finds out it's a live interview]]. [[spoiler: This actually helps to catch the murderer later, as the call implodes their alibi by proving they used the phone later on.]] Hilariously enough, this then gets a [[IncrediblyLamePun call back]] a chapter later when his wife sees the moment being rebroadcast by a news program.

-->'''Adu Du''': You're totally incompetent! We're doing this show in order to sabotage [=BoBoiBoy=]! But you're promoting a [=BoBoiBoy=] action figure in this show!
-->'''Computer''': ''Psst psst.''
-->'''Adu Du''': What is it?!
-->'''Computer''': We're live now, Mr. Boss.
-->''[...]''
-->'''Probe''': ...And that was a special sketch entitled, uh, Mr. Boss and his Useless Underlings.

--->'''Vinyl:''' Wha--? OhCrap
--->''[She dives for the microphone before the broadcast cuts out for half a minute.]''
--->'''Vinyl:''' And we?re back! Sorry about that, folks. We had some technical difficulties. Caused by, um, technical... things. But we're fine now!

-->'''Aziraphale:''' ''[still in the televangelist's body]'' Between our war and your war, they're going to kill everyone and let God sort it out -- right? Anyway, sorry to stand here wittering, I've just a quick question -- where am I?
-->'''Televangelist:''' It's [[DemonicPossession the devil]]! Lord, protect me! The devil is speakin' through me!
-->'''Aziraphale:''' Oh, no, quite the opposite, in fact. I'm an angel. Ah. This has to be America, doesn't it? So sorry, can't stay... ''[he finally looks around, and notices the sobbing studio crew and horrified cameramen]'' [[LateToTheRealization Gosh, am I on television]]?

* ''[[WebVideo/AuralnautsStarWars Auralnauts Star Wars Saga]]:'' In Ep. 5 "Attack of the Phantom Past", The Empire ([[AdaptationalHeroism who are actually good guys in this reimagining]]) try to organize a Christmas parade as a memorial for the destruction of Alderaan. However, the malevolent Laser Moon AI takes over all the mechas in the parade, and it quickly becomes another massacre. General Veers calls Regional Manager Vader to say he "may want to hold off on broadcasting" until they get the situation under control. Vader replies it's a live feed, and they've been broadcasting all morning.

--->'''Kent:''' So, you're guaranteeing it's safe to eat Ogdenville barley once more?
--->'''Farmer:''' Well, where there's barley, there's rats, you know. Now, when will you be starting the interview?
--->'''Kent:''' That just went out live.
--->'''Farmer:''' ''(beat)'' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Well then, we're screwed.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "[[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS5E40TheNews The News]]", it's [[AvertedTrope averted]] celebrity [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Daisy the Donkey]] gets upstaged by her co-star and proceeds to have a violent tantrum that leads her actor [[BreakingTheFourthWall Antoine Perez to be sentenced to community service]].

* This infamous gaffe from ABC 7 in Washington state…"[[https://youtu.be/hdzH_aSL-6k I so pale]]".

The dawn of live television has also lead to the dawn of the hot mic, where a character has said something they wouldn't say on live TV, but it's caught. In the age of visual media though, it has become commonplace to see examples of people making fools of themselves on live TV, then realize that their mistake has been broadcast to hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people.

This trope covers characters who either realize they're live or are informed they are live after making a mistake or a fool of themselves.

A SisterTrope of IsThisThingStillOn, which focuses on Hot Mic incidents. Compare AlwaysALiveTransmission. Can happen in a TalkShowAppearance. Can lead to OhCrap. In some instances, the character may have to do some VerbalBackpedaling. May be combined with AccidentalPublicConfession or EngineeredPublicConfession.

** Even recorded media isn't safe: One of Troy McClure's ever-informative videos on DNA ends with LittleBilly asking Troy what DNA stands for, [[AdultsAreUseless Troy looking blankly at the camera,]] and the video ending.