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Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job. |
Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job. |
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Combine with [[Character Title]] to get [[Role Called]]. |
Combine with [[Character Title]] to get [[Role Called]]. |
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* ''[[Old Kingdom|Abhorsen]]'' |
* ''[[Old Kingdom|Abhorsen]]'' |
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* ''[[American Dad]]'' |
* ''[[American Dad]]'' |
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* ''[[The Astronauts]]'' |
* ''[[The Astronauts]]'' |
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* ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]'' |
* ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]'' |
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* ''[[A Wizard of |
* ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|A Wizard of Earthsea]]'' |
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* ''[[Bionic Commando]]'' |
* ''[[Bionic Commando]]'' |
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* ''The Black Queen'' and ''The Black King'' by Christine Kathryn Rusch |
* ''The Black Queen'' and ''The Black King'' by Christine Kathryn Rusch |
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* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'' |
* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'' |
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* ''[[Clerks]]'' |
* ''[[Clerks]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Commando (video game)|Commando]]'' |
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* ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' |
* ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' |
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* ''[[The Dictator]]'' |
* ''[[The Dictator]]'' |
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* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' |
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' |
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* ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' |
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' |
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* ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. |
* ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' |
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* ''[[The Giver]]'' |
* ''[[The Giver]]'' |
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* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' |
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' |
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* ''King of Kings'' |
* ''King of Kings'' |
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* ''[[Knights of the Round]]'' |
* ''[[Knights of the Round]]'' |
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* ''[[Kung |
* ''[[Kung-Fu Master]]'' |
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* ''[[Last Ninja]]'' |
* ''[[Last Ninja]]'' |
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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' |
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' |
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* ''[[The Machinist]]'' |
* ''[[The Machinist]]'' |
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* ''The Man in the White Suit'' |
* ''The Man in the White Suit'' |
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* ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
* ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' |
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* ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' |
* ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' |
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* ''The Man Who Never Was'' |
* ''The Man Who Never Was'' |
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* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' ("Mononoke" is a description, [[I Am Not Shazam|not a name]]) |
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' ("Mononoke" is a description, [[I Am Not Shazam|not a name]]) |
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* ''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' |
* ''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' |
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* ''[[Reaper Man]]'' |
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* ''[[Repo Man]]'' |
* ''[[Repo Man]]'' |
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* ''[[Robot Detective]]'' |
* ''[[Robot Detective]]'' |
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* ''[[The Young Ones]]'' |
* ''[[The Young Ones]]'' |
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* There's an entire subgenre of thriller and slasher films titled this way, with examples being ''[[The Dentist]], The Carpenter, The Janitor, The Nurse, The Mailman, The Super'' and ''The Paper Boy''. |
* There's an entire subgenre of thriller and slasher films titled this way, with examples being ''[[The Dentist]], The Carpenter, The Janitor, The Nurse, The Mailman, The Super'' and ''The Paper Boy''. |
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** Not to mention ''[[The Crush]]''. |
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Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job.
Combine with Character Title to get Role Called.
Examples of Job Title include:
- Abhorsen
- American Dad
- American Psycho
- Animamundi: Dark Alchemist
- Assassin's Creed
- The Astronauts
- The Avengers
- A Wizard of Earthsea
- Bionic Commando
- The Black Queen and The Black King by Christine Kathryn Rusch
- The Boondock Saints
- Clerks
- Commando
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- The Dictator
- Doctors
- The Equalizer
- Family Guy
- Father Ted
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Ghostbusters
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
- The Giver
- God of War
- Hackers
- Hitman
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
- The Last Starfighter
- The Killer
- King of Kings
- Knights of the Round
- Kung-Fu Master
- Last Ninja
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Librarian
- Lord of War
- The Machinist
- The Man in the White Suit
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- The Man Who Fell to Earth
- The Man Who Never Was
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- "The Man who Sold the World" (song by David Bowie)
- The Man who Wasn't There
- The Man who Would Be King
- The Man with the Golden Gun
- The Merchant of Venice and its unofficial sequel, The Doctor of Rome
- The Men from the Ministry (BBC Radio Sitcom)
- Men in Black
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Midnight Wanderers
- The Negotiator
- The Prefect
- Princess Mononoke ("Mononoke" is a description, not a name)
- The Problem Solverz
- Reaper Man
- Repo Man
- Robot Detective
- The Saint
- Samurai Warriors
- Secret Agent
- Sliders
- Sneakers
- Strider
- Taxi Driver
- The Terminator
- The Thin Man
- The Third Man
- The Three Musketeers
- The Transporter
- Time Bandits
- Time Squad
- Tsukihime [1]
- Vampire Killer
- Warrior Cats
- The Witcher
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Worker (Charlie Drake sitcom - the twist is that he never works for very long before being fired)
- The Young Ones
- There's an entire subgenre of thriller and slasher films titled this way, with examples being The Dentist, The Carpenter, The Janitor, The Nurse, The Mailman, The Super and The Paper Boy.
- Not to mention The Crush.
- ↑ More of her position rather than job; the heroine is essentially the princess of the moon, which is exactly what the title means.