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    Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?

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    When A Nuclear Holocaust Wrecks Civilization, It's Important To Be A Nipple Connoisseur

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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    11/01/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    Arnt these more categories/genres then tropes?

    I think "Warewolfs VS Vampires" is a bit more of a trope, as it implies story, rather then just subject. #horror
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    10/31/09

    In reply to When A Nuclear Holocaust Wrecks Civilization, It's Important To Be A Nipple Connoisseur
    This is perhaps the most unintentionally surreal dialogue I've ever heard. And I've seen Glen or Glenda. #postapocalyptic
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    Image of Ghede Ghede
    10/31/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    _punk.
    Not the genres. The naming of genres _punk. Cyberpunk, sure. Steampunk, ok... dieselpunk? *frothing at the mouth* #horror
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    10/30/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    While I think zombies, vampires and post-apocolypses are all getting a bit played out, I think steampunk was stillborn as a genre. All style and no real substance. #horror
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    10/30/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    Can't be sick of steampunk. I can never *find* any. #horror
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    Image of mordicai mordicai
    10/30/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    None of the above? #horror
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    Image of Adah Adah
    10/30/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    I am confused. Where do I vote for River Tam? #horror
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    Image of jbq jbq
    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    Outside of Sparklyville, Vampiriana, vampires and vampire-related things kick ass. Zombies are totally one-trick ponies, however, and are with a few exceptions boring as heck. A Zombie flick will inevitably descend into gore, while Vampire films give you legendary performances by the likes of Christopher Lee and Gary Oldman. (and Chris Sarandandon. Shut your faces, Fright Night rocks). I'm so sick of seeing Zombies everywhere I can't even be bothered watching Zombieland, no matter how good it's supposed to be. I already saw Shaun of the Dead, I'm good with the one already.

    But sick of Steampunk and Post-apocalyptica?? For shame, people, for shame!! #horror
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    Image of Skippy Thebushkangaroo Skippy Thebushkangaroo
    10/29/09

    @jbq: so glad to find someone else who isn't jumping on the zombie train.

    w/the exception of the resident evil series (and the last film was really way bad) zombie flicks, spoofy or serious, leave me cold. #horror
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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    10/30/09

    @Skippy Thebushkangaroo: Cold, and with a taste for human flesh.

    I love zombies myself, but I admit things are getting a bit played out. #horror
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    Image of Communist Pope Communist Pope
    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    No more steampunk, please. At least the others make sense in their own strange way. We know what the Victorian period looked like, and it didn't have any fershlugginer steampunk. #horror
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    I need my fix of steampunk vampires.. Yes, please guess what show I'm referring to! #horror
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    Image of psych0fred psych0fred
    10/29/09

    @Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I don't know about show, but I'd name Cronos as a steampunk vampire movie. #horror
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    10/29/09

    @psych0fred: They must have jetpacks. #horror
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    Replace alt timelines with "all of the above" and this poll would look WAY different. Sooo sick of all the others. #horror
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    Image of wanion wanion
    10/29/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I wouldn't say I'm all that sick of any of these, I just don't see anyone doing any of them all that well anymore. #horror
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    Image of slater slater
    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    Is anyone else sick of "goth" vampires? I hate that vampires always seem to wear black and leather and end up hanging out in dark goth-ish underground clubs. I don't know if it's just me, but I always figured that if I was some 300 year old immortal I would probably have my finances figured out by now and be living it up in some big dark mansion driving my fleet of sports cars (at night obviously).

    Sure, they drink blood... but does that mean they can't be civilized? I REALLY like beef, but I don't go around mutilating cows. I don't see why a person would want to be covered in hamburger, so why would they want to be covered in blood just because they like drinking it?

    The rich and powerful but antisocial businessman in town seems like a lot more realistic and scary version of a vampire than some fruity guy in a black leather vest and chaps attacking me in an alley behind a dance club.
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    10/29/09

    @slater: Like the guy on "Moonlight" who was a super-rich businessman and had babes a-plenty. He wore suits and ties and had a big plasma screen TV in his office with stock quotes. #horror
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    Image of Cory Gross Cory Gross
    10/29/09

    @slater: The mirthy part of this is that what you want are the Twilight vampies. What you're objecting to are the Underground/Blade vampies, which is fair enough. But as a Goth, I actually agree that I would pretend to be normal rather than single myself out by dressing like a bad vampie stereotype. And that's pretty much Edward Cullen right there. He even goes for the most boring person at school.

    Me though? I like creeping horrors who are vile portals for all sorts of dark powers to seep into reality, who sleep in moldy old crypts that mirror their interior decay... My favorite vampire movie is Carl Dreyer's Vampyr. #horror
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    10/30/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: You're talking about Josef! Yes. He was suave and had the best quips on the show...for a 400 year old vamp, that is :D #horror
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    Image of schrodingers-katana schrodingers-katana
    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    In a sense, isn't everything in speculative fiction an alternate timeline? Or am I just missing out on all kinds of exciting space laser fights, monster fighting, and crazy schemes to control/destroy the world? #horror
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    I think there are several reasons these have become overused.

    1.Many currently active writers, especially Hollywood screenwriters and comic book writers don't seem to have a frame of reference outside of old movies and TV shows. They seldom do research and when they do, they usually stay within their comfort zone -- variations on the familiar monsters and themes. They're a host of monsters, post apocalyptic scenarios, and approaches out there but for whatever reason they don't want to use them in their stories.

    2.Hollywood producers and New York publishers like to follow success with success. They think if one vampire story is successful then a dozen will be more successful. Of course this way of thinking ignores the uniqueness that made the first one successful.

    3.Money. As much as people bitch about the lack of originality in Hollywood, people still go to the movies. People groused about Star Trek but it was the most successful Star Trek ever made. Even if a movie tanks at the US box office it will have a second life in the foreign market, on cable, and on home video. #horror
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Which Overused Trope Are We Sickest Of?
    To be honest, I'm equally tired of vampires and zombies. However, Romero admitted that his ghouls owed more to I Am Legend than traditional zombies, so I say it's a draw. #horror
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