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Chris Lang (talk | contribs) (Moved the Deader Than Disco reference to the 'Seinfeld is Unfunny' paragraph, as it fits in better there than it does in the paragraph referencing other Trope Tropes.) |
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Naturally, '''Dead Horse Tropes''' tend to be [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]], too. |
Naturally, '''Dead Horse Tropes''' tend to be [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]], too. |
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If a '''Dead Horse Trope''' is still used straight in recent works despite seemingly being subverted or parodied to death, it's an [[Undead Horse Trope]]. If it was never really played straight enough to be a trope in the first place, it's a [[Dead Unicorn Trope |
If a '''Dead Horse Trope''' is still used straight in recent works despite seemingly being subverted or parodied to death, it's an [[Undead Horse Trope]]. If it was never really played straight enough to be a trope in the first place, it's a [[Dead Unicorn Trope]]. If it's so natural to the medium of storytelling that it can still be played straight no matter how often it's used and abused, it's an [[Omnipresent Tropes|Omnipresent Trope]]. If the trope not only makes viewers/readers groan but also makes them angry, you've probably got a [[Pet Peeve Trope]]. |
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A common cause of [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]], because it's hard to imagine yourself back into the innocent frame of mind when this was ''new''. |
A common cause of [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]], because it's hard to imagine yourself back into the innocent frame of mind when this was ''new''. A similar trope is [[Deader Than Disco]], where something once extremely popular falls out of popularity and becomes better known for being mocked as a past fad than for its own merits. |
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