Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Difference between revisions

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** One episode plays with this in the beginning. Three times it seems that JD is addressing the audience directly, but it turns out [[Fourth Wall Psych|he's addressing someone in the room standing]] [[Behind the Black|behind the camera.]] Except for the third and last time, when someone wonders [[Lampshade Hanging|who he's talking to]].

** At the end of the same episode, we get this:

{{quote|'''JD:''':Come on, I know it's tempting to just mail it in, but there's still a lot of people who rely on us week to week. I think we owe it to them to be as inspired as we were our first few years. Now I know we never do great come medical awards season, except for [[Monk|Dr. Shalhoub]], he wins everything, but I still think we're as good as anybody else out there.

'''Turk:''' The Nielsens beg to differ.

(cut to shot of unhappy looking couple.)

'''JD:''' Oh, they're just upset because their insurance won't cover a private room. }}

** Again in one episode where Turk and JD are driving away in a car, and the following conversation can be heard as a voiceover.

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** In season six, Lily comments that "Ted can really drone on about a bitch." She probably should've warned her (presumably) godson and goddaughter about that...

** "The Stinson Missile Crisis" is practically nothing ''but'' this, as far as the [[Framing Device]] is concerned.

* Employed a few times by ''[[Sledge Hammer]]''. One notable one occurs in the first season finale when the chief tells a terrorist making a live television broadcast, "Your show's been canceled!" Sledge asks, "You talkin' to me?" (As noted, this was expected to be the last episode.)

* Employed a few times by ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]''. One notable one occurs in the first season finale when the chief tells a terrorist making a live television broadcast, "Your show's been canceled!" Sledge asks, "You talkin' to me?" (As noted, this was expected to be the last episode.)

* An episode of ''[[The Pretender]]'' had Jarod, the pretender of the title, feign insanity and get locked in an asylum. One of his analysts asks him his last name and he responds with "I don't know..." (Devilish grin—which on Michael T. Weiss looks SERIOUSLY evil) "...It changes every week."

* The end of the 100th episode of ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' where they say "They all think it's easy to get to one hundred".

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** "It's about time we had a nice black and white case." was spoken at the start of the episode that was shown in black and white.

** In "There Will Be Blood," the Alpha says, "See you next season." as Sam and Dean are leaving.

* In ''[[Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip]]'', Danny Tripp and Jordan [[Mc Deere]] discussing both the [[Show Within a Show]]'s low ratings while Jordan is in the hospital for complications with her pregnancy. Danny mentions that a crisis in a pregnancy is a surefire ratings boost. At the time, the real show was teetering on the brink of cancellation after falling ratings.

* In ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]'', Danny Tripp and Jordan [[Mc Deere]] discussing both the [[Show Within a Show]]'s low ratings while Jordan is in the hospital for complications with her pregnancy. Danny mentions that a crisis in a pregnancy is a surefire ratings boost. At the time, the real show was teetering on the brink of cancellation after falling ratings.

** Actually, almost any time they talk about ratings for the [[Show Within a Show]], it can also be almost directly related to the actual show's ratings.

* An episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' featured the ship traveling back in time to the mid-1990s and encountering another time traveler from an additional 300 years in the future, had Captain Janeway remark: "Time travel. Ever since my first day in the job as a Starfleet Captain, I swore I'd never let myself get caught in [[Timey-Wimey Ball|one of these god-forsaken paradoxes]]. The future is the past, the past is the future. It all gives me a headache."

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** Not even the move to [[Sunday Strip]]-only stopped these from coming. The strip for July 18, 2010 depicted Jason trying to decide which costume to wear for Comic-Con; showing him dressed up as [[Pokémon (anime)|Pikachu]], [[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf]], [[Batman]], [[Star Wars|Chewbacca]], [[Super Mario Brothers|Mario]], and a generic [[Tron]] character. When Peter suggests he goes as a [[Newspaper Comic]] character, Jason complains that he doesn't have a costume for that.

* ''[[Candorville]]'' takes a darker-than-usual approach to this, as shown on the quotes page.

* ''[[Sally Forth ~~Howard~~|Sally Forth]]'' had Ted declare that they shouldn't do a "middle-aged couple gets overwhelmed by social media plot." When asked why he said "plot," Ted answered, "Sometimes I like to imagine my life as a series of week-long story arcs, and I want each one to be gold."

* ''[[Sally Forth (syndicated strip)||Sally Forth]]'' had Ted declare that they shouldn't do a "middle-aged couple gets overwhelmed by social media plot." When asked why he said "plot," Ted answered, "Sometimes I like to imagine my life as a series of week-long story arcs, and I want each one to be gold."

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{{quote|'''Goleck:''' The Prinnies were talking about "[[Multiple Endings]]..."

'''Laharl:''' ...Huh? Endings to what? }}

* In ''[[~~Starcraft~~ II]]: Wings of Liberty'', just before the final mission if you click on Tychus he will comment that he is worried about the artifact they are using and that he fears it might shatter the entire space-time continuum. Raynor's response is to tell him that it's not science fiction.

* In ''[[StarCraft II]]: Wings of Liberty'', just before the final mission if you click on Tychus he will comment that he is worried about the artifact they are using and that he fears it might shatter the entire space-time continuum. Raynor's response is to tell him that it's not science fiction.

* One of the many examples from ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generations]]'':

{{quote|'''Sanger:''' Shut up! The Colossal Blade is the sword of my soul! As long as I have this I can still fight! This mech will inherit my soul! Behold the power of...

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== Web Comics ==

* In [http://www.crfh.net/d/20000401.html this scene] from ''[[~~College Roomies from Hell~~]]'', Roger isn't breaking the fourth wall, he's stoned out of his gourd on hallucinogenic blue mushrooms and talking to [http://www.crfh.net/d/20000403.html a Simpsons poster.]

* In [http://www.crfh.net/d/20000401.html this scene] from ''[[CRFH]]'', Roger isn't breaking the fourth wall, he's stoned out of his gourd on hallucinogenic blue mushrooms and talking to [http://www.crfh.net/d/20000403.html a Simpsons poster.]

* In ''[[Something Positive]]'', Davan's furniture is in storage when Aubrey comes round. She says "Where's all your furniture? It's like we're in a comic and the cartoonist is too goddamn lazy to draw in the background like he usually does."

* In ''[[Something*Positive]]'', Davan's furniture is in storage when Aubrey comes round. She says "Where's all your furniture? It's like we're in a comic and the cartoonist is too goddamn lazy to draw in the background like he usually does."

** In another strip PeeJee asks why everything seems to revolve around sex. Davan instantly replies "Bad writing", but he's not really listening, he's hating the novel he's reading.

* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', page [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=499 499]:

{{quote|'''Coyote:''' How is ''that'' for an enigmatic answer?

'''Ysengrin:''' Very enigmatic. [[Shrug of God|It barely answers anything at all.]]

'''Antimony:''' In fact, [[Kudzu Plot|it raises more questions than before]].

'''Coyote:''' Hahaha! Aw come on, I can't tell you ''everything'' right away! That would make for a boring story, don't you think? }}

* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20040929.html features an amusing] [[Lampshade Hanging]]:

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'''Hermes''': Sweet coincidence of Port-Au-Prince! We're back at Earth!

'''Professor Farnsworth''': Of course! That was the Panama Wormhole, Earth's central channel for shipping!

'''Zoidberg''': [[Annoying Laugh|Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh.]] How humourous.

'''Professor Farnsworth''': Yes, it's sort of a [[Comedy Central|'Comedy' central]] channel. And we're on it now!

''[[Beat]]''

'''Amy''': ''(gasps)'' I get it! }}

** Leela has a wall-leanin' line at the end of the season six midseason premiere episode ''Neutopia'' when Planet Express is narrowly saved from going out of business by putting out a nude calendar of all their female employees.