Aside Glance: Difference between revisions

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[[File:aside glance 350.jpg|link=Ouran High School Host Club|frame| Someone call a carpenter. [[No Fourth Wall|We seem to be missing a fourth wall]].]]

 

{{quote|''"What do yooooooou think, fourth wall?"''|'''[[Riff Trax]]''', ''[[Troll 2]]''}}

 

Used a lot in [[This Is Reality]] situations.

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== Anime & Manga ==

* In ''[[Kekkaishi]]'' Tokine is discussing with Tokiko about bridges to dimensions, Tokiko then makes a out of the blue comment that Tokine should not be so hyperactive, when she was acting normally the entire time, Tokine then proceeds to make a Aside Glance to the audience complete with the transitional [[Face Fault]].

* [[Castle]] does this when his mother asks in bewilderment, "You haven't heard of [[Firefly|the Serenity]]?" in reference to a spiritual retreat she plans to attend. There have been a few [[Firefly]] references in the show to date; it is unclear if Nathan Fillion asks for them or if the writers are just big fans.

* ''[[The Burns and Allen Show]]'': George—too many to catalog.

 

 

* Often done by the [[Muppet]] characters on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', etc. In one scene in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', after getting thrown about in a bar brawl, Kermit mutters to the audience "I hope you appreciate that I'm doing my own stunts," and the piano player gives the camera a "who are you talking to?" sort of look.

* Happens in an episode of ''[[Mongrels]]'' that had numerous [[Dude, Not Funny|jokes surrounding 9/11]]. The characters lampshade it by repeatedly saying that the events in the episode had nothing to do with religion, then glance at the camera.

 

 

* In ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]'', Herman Toothrot frequently does this. Guybrush has the option to ask him what he's looking at, and Herman responds "The people watching at home, of course!"

* ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'': Luvbi shoots an exasperated look at the "camera" whenever she is bored or unimpressed.

*** As expressed in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC32RMzYzpg this video]

*** It also happens in Luigi's Engine Room, when Bowser activates his "Make As Many Coins As You Want Mecha" to create a coin for the player (at the cost of 20 coins).

* During a created wrestler's Road to Wrestlemania in [[Smackdown vs. Raw]] 2010, Santino Marella does this and winks at the player after commenting that the created wrestler "[[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|looks like something some loser would make in a video game]]."

* ''[[Mass Effect]]'': Liara gives a warm one when Shepard refuses to hand her over to a Krogan mercenary.

* Used in a rather Loony Toons way in ''[[King's Quest VI]]'' in a couple places where Alexander can fall off cliffs. Instead of immediately falling, he stands in the air, looks at the player, and waves before falling to his death.

** In a similar scene where the fall is not fatal, he can be heard to yell "Hey, quit making me fall!". This is more of a generic fourth wall break, however.

** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1612 Marten moonlights as the] [[Only Sane Man]].

* This also happens in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' for [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20031017 Agatha], [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20030924 Baron Wulfenbach], [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080314 Moloch], [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070907 Agatha again]... and [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111219 an epic one from Tarvek]. And now Tarvek gets [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120606 ANOTHER one] though this time it's far more understated and bemused.

* ''[[The Cartoon Chronicles of Conroy Cat]]'': Doggy does it [http://dtoons.com/conroy/2011/02/cougar-attack/ here].

* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=867 My what??]

 

== Web Original ==

* Done in ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', just before an [[Imagine Spot]]. A few more times as well.

* In the Nelvana cartoon of ''[[Redwall|Martin the Warrior]]'', the searats give a rather creeped-out look to the camera when Clogg starts gushing about how awesome his "new friend" (actually a spy for the good guys) is. May be either because they're weirded out by "Tibbar the magic rabbit" or a case of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]], implying even the characters can spot the [[Ho Yay]] ...

** Pinkie does it in "Lesson Zero".

*** Pinkie does it in a '''[[Fourth Wall Observer|lot]]''' of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ4IjRsP7Qk&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL4D8887535A7C934F episodes].

 

 

== Real Life ==

* Some people feel this even extends into [[Real Life]], giving an aside glance upwards to heaven, to a random side, or to an onlooker. No examples needed.

 

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