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A '''Dancing Bear''' is any work of media that attract viewers not because it's particularly entertaining—many of them, in point of fact, are dull or otherwise pointless—but because of some gimmick involved in the production: Any work for which the method by which it is created is more interesting than result. |
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[[Non-Actor Vehicle|Featuring noteworthy non-actors in major roles]] can qualify something for this trope: we don't go to [[The Hottie and The Nottie|movies with Paris Hilton in them]] to see how well she acts, after all. Particularly [[Loads and Loads of Characters|large casts]], shockingly difficult productions, unique production methods... anything that's used to sell a work more than its actual content can qualify it for Bear status. [[The Oner]] is usually a Bear as well, and [[Live Episode]]s too. |
[[Non-Actor Vehicle|Featuring noteworthy non-actors in major roles]] can qualify something for this trope: we don't go to [[The Hottie and The Nottie|movies with Paris Hilton in them]] to see how well she acts, after all. Particularly [[Loads and Loads of Characters|large casts]], shockingly difficult productions, unique production methods... anything that's used to sell a work more than its actual content can qualify it for Bear status. [[The Oner]] is usually a Bear as well, and [[Live Episode]]s too. |
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== [[Puppet Shows]] == |
== [[Puppet Shows]] == |
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* ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' had an extremely well-received scene of Kermit riding a bicycle when he first sets out on his journey to become a Hollywood star. This scene was popular because it was assumed that it must have been difficult to film, but it was actually pretty easy to film and, to the annoyance of the producers, it took focus away from the extremely difficult scene in which Gonzo is carried away by a bunch of balloons. |
* ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' had an extremely well-received scene of Kermit riding a bicycle when he first sets out on his journey to become a Hollywood star. This scene was popular because it was assumed that it must have been difficult to film, but it was actually pretty easy to film and, to the annoyance of the producers, it took focus away from the extremely difficult scene in which Gonzo is carried away by a bunch of balloons. |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* ''[[The Spawn of Fashan]]'' would have vanished into the mists of gaming history if hadn't been for the combined effect of an infamous review in an [[April Fools' Day|April]] issue of [[Dragon (magazine)|''Dragon'' magazine]] in the early 1980s, and its subsequent frequent appearance in the classic [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510055816/http://pw1.netcom.com/~shagbert/pages/munchkins.html "Real Men, Real Roleplayers, Loonies, and Munchkins"] as the preferred game system of [[The Loonie]]. The only reason anyone seeks out this game is because of how legendarily ''bad'' it is. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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