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themayorofsimpleton Now a lurker. Thanks for everything. | he/him (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)

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Jul 16th 2022 at 5:17:47 AM •••

TRS thread that led to a cleanup thread being created

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Furygildeman Since: Nov, 2017

Jul 29th 2023 at 1:16:37 PM •••

There’s no time limit on this trope like Broken Base or Scrappy right?

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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Mar 20th 2021 at 9:04:38 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Complaining, started by TheMountainKing on Jul 25th 2018 at 10:33:48 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

LousyUsernam3 Since: Aug, 2015

Oct 20th 2015 at 1:38:18 PM •••

I think the "They" in the title could be removed to make the trope more to-the-point

CNash Megazord Activated Since: Jan, 2001

Megazord Activated

Jan 24th 2015 at 12:50:18 PM •••

Has anyone saved the old set of examples anywhere? The edit history seems to have been purged too (vindictive much?), although I'm not sure as to whether this wiki saves every version of every page like Wikipedia does...

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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Jan 25th 2015 at 2:09:28 AM •••

The history wasn't kept for that far back.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

Mzuark Since: Jul, 2013

Jul 26th 2013 at 12:33:04 AM •••

Now that's not fair, this one had some of my favorite examples. Why couldn't the mods just work harder on it?

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Kanten Since: Mar, 2010

Oct 11th 2013 at 3:36:13 AM •••

Now that's just asking too much. The order of the day in the new tvtropes is rename all the tropes to be as generic as possible with no examples of any kind on any page that might actually be interesting.

Greener223224 Greener223224 Since: Apr, 2013

Greener223224

Jun 2nd 2013 at 2:48:32 PM •••

I don't wanna restart discussion on the Example demolition of this subject, but really, this should at least list movies that had a pretty broad premise and then decided to cop out on a Wacky Wayside Tribe plotline, like the recent Shyamalan-Jaden Smith movie, After Earth.

...Burn...

SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Sep 26th 2012 at 11:00:44 AM •••

Re cut request: Trope is under discussion in TRS and has 1500+ inbounds and 900+ wicks. Please don't cut it.

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Ironeye MOD Since: Jan, 2001

Sep 26th 2012 at 9:47:24 PM •••

Indeed. Cut declined pending results of TRS thread.

I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.

lu127 MOD Since: Sep, 2011

Dec 1st 2012 at 1:23:49 PM •••

Results are in.

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Rebochan Since: Jan, 2001

Jun 24th 2012 at 11:31:03 AM •••

Does anyone else think this page is just an excuse for individual fans to rattle off their pet storylines with no accountability?

Meeble likes the cheeses. Since: Aug, 2009

likes the cheeses.

Feb 25th 2011 at 8:38:28 AM •••

This page is being split due to length. It has reached a size where it is in danger of causing server performance issues. See this thread for details.

To alleviate this, I split off the current content along the lines of the current folder structure. New examples should be placed in the appropriate media sub-pages.

Visit my contributor page to assist with the "I Like The Cheeses" project!

212.122.106.48 Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 10th 2011 at 3:49:23 PM •••

What's the entry about Sleepy Hollow exactly complaining about? That the movie never got a sequel set in NYC? I don't think that qualifies as wasting a perfectly good plot as the movie we have has a perfectly good plot (and is awesome in general). Or is the complain based on the fact that this adaptation of Sleepy Hollow took place in, ahem, Sleepy Hollow?

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TheTropeEater Since: Nov, 2009

Nov 24th 2010 at 4:47:24 AM •••

To the person who keeps erasing the Adventure 02 example I'd like to know why.

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RobinZimm Since: Jan, 2001

Nov 24th 2010 at 5:16:32 AM •••

It may have been nothing but the edits crossing.

RobinZimm Since: Jan, 2001

Sep 7th 2010 at 11:28:55 AM •••

What do people think about using the panel from Basic Instructions as an image?

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189.79.161.156 Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 20th 2010 at 2:59:24 PM •••

I just don't know why they didn't put Haku and Zabuza's death in Masashi Kishimoto's Marysuetopia called Naruto.

Mike Since: Jan, 2001

Oct 9th 2010 at 2:56:22 PM •••

I think it's the best option.

189.79.161.156 Since: Dec, 1969

Sep 20th 2010 at 3:58:22 PM •••

Stephenie Meyer's books could also have potential to be under this trope, considering how she tries to explain some of the vampires' traits [such as the sparkling, OBVIOUS RETCON called renesmee, the shapeshifting wolves, and imprinting] with SCIENCE.

Another candidate: Queen's Blade. Plot is basically a "budokai tenkaichi" with medieval fantasy archetypes used as a poor excuse for boobs and half-naked buxoms posing everywhere.

Saint Seiya also fits this as well, since the protagonist CAN DEFEAT THE MOST POWERFUL ENEMIES OF the arc by just spamming ryuseikens and the girl who's supposed to be Athena is chickification in all of its essence.

SomeNewGuy Since: Jun, 2009

Jun 22nd 2010 at 4:17:42 PM •••

Can we remove the The Little Mermaid example? Its just bitching about how the original's Shoot the Shaggy Dog ending was changed into (GASP!) an actual happy ending.

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71.125.29.238 Since: Dec, 1969

Jun 22nd 2010 at 4:54:57 PM •••

No, it's complaining that Ariel never apologized to her father, not that the ending was happy or not.

Quijotesca Since: Mar, 2010

May 29th 2010 at 1:42:49 PM •••

Never mind this comment.

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99.21.83.77 Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 22nd 2010 at 10:01:55 PM •••

I'm surprised people were expecting enough from Megaman or platformer Mario game plots to be disappointed.

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