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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 13, 2007 20:05:00 GMT -5
If a character goes upstairs/off to college/ to camp etc. and never comes back, they're never spoken of again.
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Post by The Line on Nov 13, 2007 20:07:16 GMT -5
At some point, they'll get trapped in the basement/attic/office/department store and relive old times, complete with clips. you can also replace this with someone going to the hospital, complete with clips of the old times, then recovering within the last minute
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 13, 2007 20:08:29 GMT -5
The smallest child will be way too precocious/ intelligent for their age, almost in proportion to the father's bumbling.
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Post by willywonka666 on Nov 13, 2007 20:16:20 GMT -5
men in general get a bum rap on tv-ESPECIALLY in commercials
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Post by I Like Your Poetry on Nov 13, 2007 20:17:51 GMT -5
The daughter, if a teenager, will be unbelievably pretty and/or hot but her overprotective father will make sure to harass any and all guys that she happens to like or even *shudder* bring home.
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Post by humanoid on Nov 13, 2007 20:23:44 GMT -5
If two characters share an apartment, at one point they'll feud and perhaps even literally divide the place in half. Also, if the roommates are of the same sex, others will be suspicious of their sexuality. Followed by wacky hijinks.
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Post by willywonka666 on Nov 13, 2007 20:26:00 GMT -5
The daughter, if a teenager, will be unbelievably pretty and/or hot but her overprotective father will make sure to harass any and all guys that she happens to like or even *shudder* bring home. And she'll be a complete bitch nowadays
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 13, 2007 20:26:50 GMT -5
There'll be some kinda carnival/raffle/bake sale the main characters will have to participate in.
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Post by humanoid on Nov 13, 2007 20:39:46 GMT -5
"Oh no, my boss is on his way over for dinner and I don't have a clean shirt to wear..."
Mama Mia!
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Nov 13, 2007 20:48:34 GMT -5
If two characters share an apartment, at one point they'll feud and perhaps even literally divide the place in half. I LOVE when that happens. Clone High did the best take on that I've ever seen. "I didn't think you'd split the room horizontally?"
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Post by They Killed the Giggler on Nov 13, 2007 20:54:52 GMT -5
-Fat/Ugly/Stupid Man lands incredibly attractive, smart, but incredibly nagging wife. That is pretty much the end all-be all for sitcoms these days. You are right about that. It's also true for commercials.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 13, 2007 21:00:16 GMT -5
If two characters share an apartment, at one point they'll feud and perhaps even literally divide the place in half. I LOVE when that happens. Clone High did the best take on that I've ever seen. "I didn't think you'd split the room horizontally?" Joan in the north, and cleo in the south. Lend me your ear.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Nov 13, 2007 21:02:22 GMT -5
-Husbands are not any smarter than house plants
-Wives are super smart and horny
-The more popular a show is, he more hip guest stars they must get
-Gangs have black, white, and asian members
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Post by hobo on Nov 13, 2007 21:03:32 GMT -5
Here are a couple I love:
Youngest child hits puberty, isn't cute anymore, so they bring in a younger cousin to be the new "cute" kid. Mr. Cosby, I'm looking in your direction.
One of the actors quits the show so they bring in a replacement who looks nothing like the original actor. Although it was pretty cool how they acknowledged this on Roseanne and even referenced it a couple of times.
New baby is born, often as a season finale, and then at the beginning of the next season the child is magically four or five years old. I've seen a couple of shows do this, but the only one I can name off the top of my head is "Growing Pains."
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Post by I Like Your Poetry on Nov 13, 2007 21:16:03 GMT -5
New baby is born, often as a season finale, and then at the beginning of the next season the child is magically four or five years old. I've seen a couple of shows do this, but the only one I can name off the top of my head is "Growing Pains." Step By Step did this...they had a child at the end of one of their seasons, and when they came back months later...their child was suddenly easily 5 or 6, they lost Sasha Mitchell from their cast, and magically gained Bronson Pinchot (a/k/a Balki from Perfect Strangers) as their new friend. And here's what Wikipedia says about it: The show's biggest change came in 1995, when Carol announced she was pregnant. In the 1994-1995 season finale, she gave birth to Lilly, the only kid to take both the Foster and Lambert surnames. Like Chrissy Seaver, Nicky Banks, and Andrew Keaton, Lilly (Emily Mae Young) was suddenly aged five years after one season as a newborn infant.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Nov 13, 2007 21:51:38 GMT -5
New baby is born, often as a season finale, and then at the beginning of the next season the child is magically four or five years old. I've seen a couple of shows do this, but the only one I can name off the top of my head is "Growing Pains." Step By Step did this...they had a child at the end of one of their seasons, and when they came back months later...their child was suddenly easily 5 or 6, they lost Sasha Mitchell from their cast, and magically gained Bronson Pinchot (a/k/a Balki from Perfect Strangers) as their new friend. And here's what Wikipedia says about it: The show's biggest change came in 1995, when Carol announced she was pregnant. In the 1994-1995 season finale, she gave birth to Lilly, the only kid to take both the Foster and Lambert surnames. Like Chrissy Seaver, Nicky Banks, and Andrew Keaton, Lilly (Emily Mae Young) was suddenly aged five years after one season as a newborn infant. Oh my God! Mae Young was on Step By Step?
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Nov 13, 2007 22:33:33 GMT -5
Clone High did the best take on that I've ever seen. "I didn't think you'd split the room horizontally?" Joan in the north, and cleo in the south. Lend me your ear. also, gotta love how Clerks: the Animated Series did it Dante: you're putting paint on my side! Randall: you're putting paint on MY side! random guy: HEY STUPIDS, I LIVE HERE TOO!
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Post by HRH The KING on Nov 13, 2007 22:57:24 GMT -5
- Husband's obsession with sport stretches credibility.
- Wife nags husband incessently, but never considers leaving or divorcing him.
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Post by I Like Your Poetry on Nov 13, 2007 23:26:50 GMT -5
-Mother/Father in-law comes to visit that frowns upon his/her child's choice of spouse visits for the weekend! Watch the sparks fly as worlds collide!
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Post by The Line on Nov 13, 2007 23:30:11 GMT -5
-Mother/Father in-law comes to visit that frowns upon his/her child's choice of spouse visits for the weekend! Watch the sparks fly as worlds collide! eh, that happens in real life A LOT though.
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