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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* The first episode of ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' begins with Detective Lewis and his partner searching for a shell casing in an alley, followed by Bayliss entering the homicide department, full of wide-eyed naivete, with his possessions in a file box. In the final episode, Bayliss repacks his possessions into the same file box and leaves the department (having just murdered a suspect), at which point we cut to Lewis and his current partner in the same alley, again looking for a shell casing. They exchange exactly the same dialogue. |
* The first episode of ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' begins with Detective Lewis and his partner searching for a shell casing in an alley, followed by Bayliss entering the homicide department, full of wide-eyed naivete, with his possessions in a file box. In the final episode, Bayliss repacks his possessions into the same file box and leaves the department (having just murdered a suspect), at which point we cut to Lewis and his current partner in the same alley, again looking for a shell casing. They exchange exactly the same dialogue. |
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** Then, in the reunion/finale movie, when Gee dies, he finds himself in an afterlife police station, where he plays cards with the two regular characters who had been [[Killed Off for Real]] (allowing all the previous regulars to appear for the reunion) as a number of past victims of unsolved crimes from the show's history wander the department. |
** Then, in the reunion/finale movie, when Gee dies, he finds himself in an afterlife police station, where he plays cards with the two regular characters who had been [[Killed Off for Real]] (allowing all the previous regulars to appear for the reunion) as a number of past victims of unsolved crimes from the show's history wander the department. |
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*** In "Nearer My God To Thee" (episode 14), Munch issues a cynical monologue about TV and technocracy; in "Kaddish" (episode 73), a Whole Episode Flashback, a younger John Munch delivers the same monologue, but with a hopeful tone. |
*** In "Nearer My God To Thee" (episode 14), Munch issues a cynical monologue about TV and technocracy; in "Kaddish" (episode 73), a Whole Episode Flashback, a younger John Munch delivers the same monologue, but with a hopeful tone. |
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*** "''What a horrible night to have a curse''" and "''the morning sun has vanquished the horrible night''" from CV2 Simon's Quest might have something to do with that. |
*** "''What a horrible night to have a curse''" and "''the morning sun has vanquished the horrible night''" from CV2 Simon's Quest might have something to do with that. |
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]]'' had several of these. The game, however, was unredeemable, and as such is seen by some as a disgrace to those older moments. |
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]]'' had several of these. The game, however, was unredeemable, and as such is seen by some as a disgrace to those older moments. |
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** On the other hand, you can expect to find at least one of these in recent ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]]'' games. And let's not get into ''[[Super Smash Bros]]''... |
** On the other hand, you can expect to find at least one of these in recent ''[[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]]'' games. And let's not get into ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''... |
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** ''[[Sonic Generations]]'', being another [[Milestone Celebration]], also features a healthy amount of these, though not the fact that the entire game is levels from previous games (the plot explicitly states this as time travel and is technically not an example). Instead, the levels get several redesigns, causing them to homage levels and songs from other games either by visual appearance or by recreating actual segments of gameplay and level design. |
** ''[[Sonic Generations]]'', being another [[Milestone Celebration]], also features a healthy amount of these, though not the fact that the entire game is levels from previous games (the plot explicitly states this as time travel and is technically not an example). Instead, the levels get several redesigns, causing them to homage levels and songs from other games either by visual appearance or by recreating actual segments of gameplay and level design. |
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* The ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid'' games love doing this; ''Metal Gear Solid 2'' and ''4'' are full of them. |
* The ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid'' games love doing this; ''Metal Gear Solid 2'' and ''4'' are full of them. |
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