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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Apr 16, 2017 18:53:32 GMT -5
...that starts off kinda dumb but after a few seasons is so pants-crappingly stupid that they can't even function? Like Kelly Bundy or Eric Matthews.
Or even a character like Screech that started out really smart but then turned into a moron?
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 16, 2017 19:07:52 GMT -5
Flanderisation
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Apr 16, 2017 19:29:44 GMT -5
I thought Flanderization was when a character started out nice like Flanders but then became more aggressive?
Another dumb one would be Vinton from Mama's Family. He got soooooooo stupid
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Apr 16, 2017 19:36:42 GMT -5
Flanderization, according to TVtropes, means taking a single (often minor) action or trait of a character within a work and exaggerating it more and more over time until it completely consumes the character. It puts Eric Matthews as an example of a character who started as a character who is girl crazy and a little dim to man child.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Apr 16, 2017 19:39:56 GMT -5
A Trigger.
Starts off slightly less intelligent than the others in the cast. By the end of the final series is as thick as pigshit
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 16, 2017 19:40:47 GMT -5
The character's been Britta'd
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Apr 16, 2017 19:48:11 GMT -5
Thanks.
Is there an example of a good 'Flanderization'? I usually hate it when they do it.
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Post by BorneAgain on Apr 16, 2017 19:52:59 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there an example of a good 'Flanderization'? I usually hate it when they do it. While Always Sunny throws some nuance on its characters, the show's greatly benefited by taking the traits of characters and gradually dialing them up as the series goes on. I'd also say Zoidberg is much funnier being over the top butt monkey in Futurama then just being the incompetent alien doctor with occasional bad luck. |
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Apr 16, 2017 19:57:17 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there an example of a good 'Flanderization'? I usually hate it when they do it. I thought Joey got way funnier on Friends in season 2 when he went from dudebro to loveable moron. |
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Post by Nickybojelais on Apr 16, 2017 20:49:02 GMT -5
Although he wasn't technically the same character, Baldrick from 'Blackadder'.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 16, 2017 20:51:29 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there an example of a good 'Flanderization'? I usually hate it when they do it. Ned Flanders is probably the best example. |
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Apr 16, 2017 21:08:17 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there an example of a good 'Flanderization'? I usually hate it when they do it. Ned Flanders is probably the best example. He is what the trope is named for, after all.  |
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Apr 17, 2017 0:12:39 GMT -5
Radar from "M*A*S*H" started out as a more worldly character, then turned into a more naïve farm boy. There were instances in the first season where he's shown drinking alcohol and smoking cigars, then later on he doesn't touch them.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Apr 17, 2017 0:45:28 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there an example of a good 'Flanderization'? I usually hate it when they do it. While Always Sunny throws some nuance on its characters, the show's greatly benefited by taking the traits of characters and gradually dialing them up as the series goes on. I'd also say Zoidberg is much funnier being over the top butt monkey in Futurama then just being the incompetent alien doctor with occasional bad luck. In It's Always Sunny, seems the gang has gotten more mentally unstable throughout the decade. |
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Apr 17, 2017 0:53:56 GMT -5
I thought Flanderization was when a character started out nice like Flanders but then became more aggressive? Another dumb one would be Vinton from Mama's Family. He got soooooooo stupid Flanderization is kind of a catch-all term for any character trait that starts of as at least realistically played, but then becomes exaggerated to cartoonish levels as the show wears on. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 17, 2017 3:33:02 GMT -5
Thanks. Is there an example of a good 'Flanderization'? I usually hate it when they do it. It happened on Friends. Joey - Stupid Monica - Neurotic Phoebe - Airhead Rachel - Shopping Chandler - Wiseass Ross - Sadsack Then I think they caught it before it got out of control and managed to dial it back again. |
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 17, 2017 9:16:27 GMT -5
While Always Sunny throws some nuance on its characters, the show's greatly benefited by taking the traits of characters and gradually dialing them up as the series goes on. I'd also say Zoidberg is much funnier being over the top butt monkey in Futurama then just being the incompetent alien doctor with occasional bad luck. In It's Always Sunny, seems the gang has gotten more mentally unstable throughout the decade. I swear it's intentional. mind it does lead to some odd bits like Mac being 100% a closeted gay man when for the first 5 or 6 seasons he was inarguably also into women. but that's bisexual erasure for you. |
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Post by Chainsaw on Apr 17, 2017 12:17:58 GMT -5
In It's Always Sunny, seems the gang has gotten more mentally unstable throughout the decade. I swear it's intentional. mind it does lead to some odd bits like Mac being 100% a closeted gay man when for the first 5 or 6 seasons he was inarguably also into women. but that's bisexual erasure for you. See Also: Dennis is fairly normal at beginning of series, slowly becomes a sociapath/possible psychopath as the series progresses. |
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