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** Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing begs to differ]].
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** Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned [[FalselyAdvertisedAccuracy but his writing begs to differ]].
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Now a disambiguation.
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** Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing]] [[CriticalResearchFailure begs to differ]].
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** Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing]] [[CriticalResearchFailure writing begs to differ]].
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Up to Eleven is now defunct
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** The show uses theories and philosophies that are only understood by graduate students... [[UpToEleven across multiple fields]].
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** The show uses theories and philosophies that are only understood by graduate students... [[UpToEleven across multiple fields]].fields.
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* '''Justified''': Peter [[BlueBlood comes from a family that instilled an appreciation for high culture in him]], which is what he shares with his audience.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Peter [[BlueBlood comes from a family that instilled an appreciation for high culture in him]], which is what he shares with hisaudience. audience.
** Peter is WritingAroundTrademarks.
** Peter [[BlueBlood comes from a family that instilled an appreciation for high culture in him]], which is what he shares with his
** Peter is WritingAroundTrademarks.
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* '''Justified''': Peter [[BlueBloods comes from a family that instilled an appreciation for high culture in him]], which is what he shares with his audience.
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* '''Justified''': Peter [[BlueBloods [[BlueBlood comes from a family that instilled an appreciation for high culture in him]], which is what he shares with his audience.
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* '''Deconstructed''': [[Creator/DaveChappelle It turns out Peter's audience really is stupid]], and doesn't appreciate word one of what he attempts to give them through his plays. [[ArtistDisillusionment He takes it]] [[CreatorBreakdown poorly]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** [[Creator/DaveChappelle It turns out Peter's audience really is stupid]], and doesn't appreciate word one of what he attempts to give them through his plays. [[ArtistDisillusionment He takes it]] [[CreatorBreakdown poorly]].
** The complicated nature of Peter's play hides the fact that he doesn't grasp the basic essentials of writing a play and the audience is intelligent enough to see through his attempt at such and the play gets hit with bad reviews.
** [[Creator/DaveChappelle It turns out Peter's audience really is stupid]], and doesn't appreciate word one of what he attempts to give them through his plays. [[ArtistDisillusionment He takes it]] [[CreatorBreakdown poorly]].
** The complicated nature of Peter's play hides the fact that he doesn't grasp the basic essentials of writing a play and the audience is intelligent enough to see through his attempt at such and the play gets hit with bad reviews.
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** Peter is working with an InsideJoke, which is only supposed to be understood by his close associates. Letting too many people in on the joke would ruin it.
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** Peter is working with an InsideJoke, InJoke, which is only supposed to be understood by his close associates. Letting too many people in on the joke would ruin it.
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** Peter is working with an InsideJoke, which is only supposed to be understood by his close associates. Letting too many people in the joke would ruin it.
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** Peter is working with an InsideJoke, which is only supposed to be understood by his close associates. Letting too many people in on the joke would ruin it.
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* '''Enforced''': Peter loathes authors who don't give it their all, and intends to give his audience every measure of his intelligence as a playwright.
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** Peter loathes authors who don't give it their all, and intends to give his audience every measure of his intelligence as aplaywright. playwright.
** Peter is working with an InsideJoke, which is only supposed to be understood by his close associates. Letting too many people in the joke would ruin it.
** Peter loathes authors who don't give it their all, and intends to give his audience every measure of his intelligence as a
** Peter is working with an InsideJoke, which is only supposed to be understood by his close associates. Letting too many people in the joke would ruin it.
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* '''Lampshaded''': The advertising for ''The Life of the Mind'' boasts that you require a Mensa membership to see it.
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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
** The advertising for ''The Life of the Mind'' boasts that you require a Mensa membership to seeit. it.
** LampshadedTheObscureReference
** The advertising for ''The Life of the Mind'' boasts that you require a Mensa membership to see
** LampshadedTheObscureReference
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** "No one's going to get these references; better just stick to the SmallReferencePools."
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** The show [[PopCultureIsolation refers to works that are well-known in one field, but obscure in others]].
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** The show [[PopCultureIsolation refers to works and ideas that are well-known in one field, but obscure in others]].
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** The show takes from several required reading assignments in primary school that the audience would have most likely read, but forgotten about.
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** The show takes from several required reading assignments in primary school [[PopCultureIsolation refers to works that the audience would have most likely read, are well-known in one field, but forgotten about.obscure in others]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': Peter's plays attract [[CultClassic a die-hard fandom of people who do appreciate them]], [[VindicatedByHistory eventually becoming part of the great literary canon of civilization years down the line]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Peter's plays attract [[CultClassic a die-hard fandom of people who do appreciate them]], [[VindicatedByHistory eventually becoming part of the great literary canon of civilization years down theline]]. line]].
** Peter constructs the play so that it could be better understood with [[RewatchBonus repeat viewings]]. This makes the work a richer, more dynamic experience that changes with each viewing.
** Peter's plays attract [[CultClassic a die-hard fandom of people who do appreciate them]], [[VindicatedByHistory eventually becoming part of the great literary canon of civilization years down the
** Peter constructs the play so that it could be better understood with [[RewatchBonus repeat viewings]]. This makes the work a richer, more dynamic experience that changes with each viewing.
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* '''Enforced''': Peter loathes authors who don't give it their all, and intends to give his audience every measure of his intelligence as a playwrite.
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* '''Enforced''': Peter loathes authors who don't give it their all, and intends to give his audience every measure of his intelligence as a playwrite.playwright.
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* '''Straight''': Peter's [[{{Theater}} play]] ''[[Film/BartonFink The Life of the Mind]]'' doesn't talk down to its audience by [[InfoDump over-explaining]] or [[ViewersAreGoldfish constantly repeating]] plot points.
* '''Exaggerated''': Peter's plays are [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible almost impossible to understand even at a genius-level IQ]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Peter's plays are [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible almost impossible to understand even at a genius-level IQ]].
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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
** Peter's [[{{Theater}} play]] ''[[Film/BartonFink The Life of the Mind]]'' doesn't talk down to its audience by [[InfoDump over-explaining]] or [[ViewersAreGoldfish constantly repeating]] plot points.
** The show uses a game show's worth of trivia.
*'''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
** Peter's plays are [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible almost impossible to understand even at a genius-levelIQ]].IQ]].
** The show uses theories and philosophies that are only understood by graduate students... [[UpToEleven across multiple fields]].
** Peter's [[{{Theater}} play]] ''[[Film/BartonFink The Life of the Mind]]'' doesn't talk down to its audience by [[InfoDump over-explaining]] or [[ViewersAreGoldfish constantly repeating]] plot points.
** The show uses a game show's worth of trivia.
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** The show uses theories and philosophies that are only understood by graduate students... [[UpToEleven across multiple fields]].
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** The show takes from several required reading assignments in primary school that the audience would have most likely read, but forgotten about.
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* '''Downplayed''': Peter's plays make occasional use of [[GeniusBonus interesting tidbits]] to enhance the story.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Peter's plays make occasional use of [[GeniusBonus interesting tidbits]] to enhance thestory. story.
** The basic narrative behind the play could be understood by anyone, but a lot of {{subtext}} is lost without understanding the subject matter.
** Peter's plays make occasional use of [[GeniusBonus interesting tidbits]] to enhance the
** The basic narrative behind the play could be understood by anyone, but a lot of {{subtext}} is lost without understanding the subject matter.
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** There isn't a deeper meaning behind Peter's play: it [[TheWalrusWasPaul really was just nonsense intended to confuse its audience]].
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* '''Defied''': "I wake up in the morning and write [[LowestCommonDenominator the simplest, trashiest thing I can think of]] [[MoneyDearBoy because that's what gets me paid]]."
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** "I wake up in the morning and write [[LowestCommonDenominator the simplest, trashiest thing I can think of]] [[MoneyDearBoy because that's what gets me paid]]."
** "I want to write something thought-provoking, but in a way that my audience would actually understand."
** "I wake up in the morning and write [[LowestCommonDenominator the simplest, trashiest thing I can think of]] [[MoneyDearBoy because that's what gets me paid]]."
** "I want to write something thought-provoking, but in a way that my audience would actually understand."
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* '''Subverted''': Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing]] [[CriticalResearchFailure begs to differ]].
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing]] [[CriticalResearchFailure begs todiffer]].differ]].
** Peter [[DontExplainTheJoke summarizes the play]] in a way which his audience would understand.
** Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing]] [[CriticalResearchFailure begs to
** Peter [[DontExplainTheJoke summarizes the play]] in a way which his audience would understand.
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* '''Lampshaded''': The advertizing for ''The Life of the Mind'' boasts that you require a Mensa membership to see it.
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* '''Lampshaded''': The advertizing advertising for ''The Life of the Mind'' boasts that you require a Mensa membership to see it.
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* '''Discussed''': Several critics [[ItsHardSoItSucks take umbrage with the inaccessability]] of Peter's plays.
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* '''Discussed''': Several critics [[ItsHardSoItSucks take umbrage with the inaccessability]] inaccessibility]] of Peter's plays.
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* '''Defied''': "I wake up in the morning and write [[LowestCommonDenominator the simplest, trashiest thing I can think of]] [[MoneyDearBoy because that's what gets me paid."]]
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* '''Defied''': "I wake up in the morning and write [[LowestCommonDenominator the simplest, trashiest thing I can think of]] [[MoneyDearBoy because that's what gets me paid."]]paid]]."
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'''Basic Trope''': The assumption that a work's patrons are of at least above-average intelligence.
* '''Straight''': Peter's [[{{Theater}} play]] ''[[Film/BartonFink The Life of the Mind]]'' doesn't talk down to its audience by [[InfoDump over-explaining]] or [[ViewersAreGoldfish constantly repeating]] plot points.
* '''Exaggerated''': Peter's plays are [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible almost impossible to understand even at a genius-level IQ]].
* '''Downplayed''': Peter's plays make occasional use of [[GeniusBonus interesting tidbits]] to enhance the story.
* '''Justified''': Peter [[BlueBloods comes from a family that instilled an appreciation for high culture in him]], which is what he shares with his audience.
* '''Inverted''': Peter's plays make ''Moose Murders'' [[ViewersAreMorons look like]] ''Death of a Salesman''.
* '''Subverted''': Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing]] [[CriticalResearchFailure begs to differ]].
* '''Parodied''': Peter addresses his audience during the curtain call for the show, [[WordOfGod answering any questions they may have about its content]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Peter's plays run the gamut in terms of accessibility, ranging from deep and complex to almost childishly simple.
* '''Averted''': Peter makes no effort to talk up or down to his audience.
* '''Enforced''': Peter loathes authors who don't give it their all, and intends to give his audience every measure of his intelligence as a playwrite.
* '''Lampshaded''': The advertizing for ''The Life of the Mind'' boasts that you require a Mensa membership to see it.
* '''Invoked''': Peter [[PaintingTheFourthWall uses every trick in the medium of theater]] to better connect his plays to his audience.
* '''Exploited''': Peter uses his "genius cred" to become a critical darling.
* '''Defied''': "I wake up in the morning and write [[LowestCommonDenominator the simplest, trashiest thing I can think of]] [[MoneyDearBoy because that's what gets me paid."]]
* '''Discussed''': Several critics [[ItsHardSoItSucks take umbrage with the inaccessability]] of Peter's plays.
* '''Conversed''': Peter's audience may not "get" his plays entirely, [[{{Applicability}} but they always take away bits they find important]].
* '''Implied''': Peter's plays are either off- or off-off-Broadway productions.
* '''Deconstructed''': [[Creator/DaveChappelle It turns out Peter's audience really is stupid]], and doesn't appreciate word one of what he attempts to give them through his plays. [[ArtistDisillusionment He takes it]] [[CreatorBreakdown poorly]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Peter's plays attract [[CultClassic a die-hard fandom of people who do appreciate them]], [[VindicatedByHistory eventually becoming part of the great literary canon of civilization years down the line]].
* '''Played for Laughs''': The playbill for ''The Life of the Mind'' comes with a pop quiz.
* '''Played for Drama''': Much of the intrigue in ''The Life of the Mind'' depends on being able to [[JigsawPuzzlePlot piece together the plot before the characters do]].
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* '''Straight''': Peter's [[{{Theater}} play]] ''[[Film/BartonFink The Life of the Mind]]'' doesn't talk down to its audience by [[InfoDump over-explaining]] or [[ViewersAreGoldfish constantly repeating]] plot points.
* '''Exaggerated''': Peter's plays are [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible almost impossible to understand even at a genius-level IQ]].
* '''Downplayed''': Peter's plays make occasional use of [[GeniusBonus interesting tidbits]] to enhance the story.
* '''Justified''': Peter [[BlueBloods comes from a family that instilled an appreciation for high culture in him]], which is what he shares with his audience.
* '''Inverted''': Peter's plays make ''Moose Murders'' [[ViewersAreMorons look like]] ''Death of a Salesman''.
* '''Subverted''': Peter claims his writing challenges the audience intellectually, [[DanBrowned but his writing]] [[CriticalResearchFailure begs to differ]].
* '''Parodied''': Peter addresses his audience during the curtain call for the show, [[WordOfGod answering any questions they may have about its content]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Peter's plays run the gamut in terms of accessibility, ranging from deep and complex to almost childishly simple.
* '''Averted''': Peter makes no effort to talk up or down to his audience.
* '''Enforced''': Peter loathes authors who don't give it their all, and intends to give his audience every measure of his intelligence as a playwrite.
* '''Lampshaded''': The advertizing for ''The Life of the Mind'' boasts that you require a Mensa membership to see it.
* '''Invoked''': Peter [[PaintingTheFourthWall uses every trick in the medium of theater]] to better connect his plays to his audience.
* '''Exploited''': Peter uses his "genius cred" to become a critical darling.
* '''Defied''': "I wake up in the morning and write [[LowestCommonDenominator the simplest, trashiest thing I can think of]] [[MoneyDearBoy because that's what gets me paid."]]
* '''Discussed''': Several critics [[ItsHardSoItSucks take umbrage with the inaccessability]] of Peter's plays.
* '''Conversed''': Peter's audience may not "get" his plays entirely, [[{{Applicability}} but they always take away bits they find important]].
* '''Implied''': Peter's plays are either off- or off-off-Broadway productions.
* '''Deconstructed''': [[Creator/DaveChappelle It turns out Peter's audience really is stupid]], and doesn't appreciate word one of what he attempts to give them through his plays. [[ArtistDisillusionment He takes it]] [[CreatorBreakdown poorly]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Peter's plays attract [[CultClassic a die-hard fandom of people who do appreciate them]], [[VindicatedByHistory eventually becoming part of the great literary canon of civilization years down the line]].
* '''Played for Laughs''': The playbill for ''The Life of the Mind'' comes with a pop quiz.
* '''Played for Drama''': Much of the intrigue in ''The Life of the Mind'' depends on being able to [[JigsawPuzzlePlot piece together the plot before the characters do]].
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