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Common in animated shows, the Ad Break Double Take is an establishing shot or establishing line that appears on ''both'' sides of a [[Commercial Break]]; the show being wound back a few seconds to allow the scene to be reintroduced to the viewer in a coherent fashion. |
Common in animated shows, the '''Ad Break Double Take''' is an establishing shot or establishing line that appears on ''both'' sides of a [[Commercial Break]]; the show being wound back a few seconds to allow the scene to be reintroduced to the viewer in a coherent fashion. |
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Sometimes the scenes on both sides of the break are identical, but some shows change the second part by giving the repeated line to another character, or having them rephrase it. To the outside observer, the Ad Break Double Take thus looks like the hero standing calmly waiting to be decapitated while saying "This doesn't look too good." followed by a pause and then "Man, this is baaad!". In extreme cases, the heroes may even be in less danger upon the return from break, in which case you have a [[Cliffhanger Copout]]. |
Sometimes the scenes on both sides of the break are identical, but some shows change the second part by giving the repeated line to another character, or having them rephrase it. To the outside observer, the Ad Break Double Take thus looks like the hero standing calmly waiting to be decapitated while saying "This doesn't look too good." followed by a pause and then "Man, this is baaad!". In extreme cases, the heroes may even be in less danger upon the return from break, in which case you have a [[Cliffhanger Copout]]. |
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