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{{quote|''"I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love."''|'''Linus Van Pelt''', ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' }}
Sometimes, a show has it all: great characters, fascinating plot, cool action scenes, compelling mysteries, etc etc. But. It just fails to achieve any considerably high profile. Whatever the reason - it may have been overshadowed by another show aired at the same time, or its authors decided to cut on promotion and invest into production, or it was [[Too Good to Last]], - its popularity is so small that it can't even be considered a [[Cult Classic]] because, well, there aren't enough fans to even call them a "cult". The little fandom that the show has, however, is fiercely dedicated, so whenever you read a brilliant [[Fanfic]], a fantastic article, or watch a mind-blowing [[Fan Vid]] about a show you've never even heard about, it's their work. And the show
Naturally, this trait is not limited to just TV series: [[Film
The motivation of many an [[Entry Pimp]]. Contrast [[Troper Critical Mass]].
▲=== Meta-Examples ONLY. Go [[Needs More Love (Sugar Wiki)|to the link above]] for actual examples. ===
* The entire point of [https://web.archive.org/web/20090311011836/http://www.hotud.org/ Home Of The Underdogs].
* IGN has an award for this in games: Best Game No One Played. Recipients have included such gems as ''[[
** Gamespot had an identical award. Later on, they inverted the trope by introducing the "Worst Game Everyone Played" award. The first recipient was the mediocre GTA clone ''[[Jaws Unleashed]]'', and it was accompanied with a video featuring Alex Navarro expressing his outrage on said game having sold ''five times more'' than ''[[
* During a 'Game of the Year' feature in [[Electronic Gaming Monthly]], [[Persona 3]] was given an award for being "The Most Controversial Game That Caused No Controversy". Considering that Persona 3 had subplots featuring student/teacher dating, references to teen suicide, more occult imagery than you can shake a pentagram at, ''Satan, Lucifer, '''and''' Beelzebub'', and lots of tender moments between teenagers, this reward was extremely merited. Note that this was the same year that [[Mass Effect]] garnered piles of media attention for being a [[Did Not Do the Research|pornographic simulator]].
* The Overlooked Manga Festivals, which is [[Exactly What It Says
* Many independent video game review sites focus on obscure [[Cult Classic|cult classics]], such as [[Hardcore Gaming 101]] and [[That Guy With
* [[The Happy Video Game Nerd]], the inversion of [[
* ''[[Game Pro]]'' once called out the video gaming fandom, using this trope.
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* [[Movies You May Have Missed]]: [
* The Musical Chair by [[What
* [[Apollo Z Hack]] who reviews obscure, more cult hit type movies that he often feels deserve more exposure.
* The entire point of video game music podcast [[Nitro Game Injection]]. From the FAQ on the [http://www.kngi.org website]: "We have an undying love and appreciation for video game music, and the various arrangement/remix scenes surrounding it. We want to share this music with the world, and to give exposure to this great art form. We want to let you know about great musicians and arrangers that you may have never heard of to encourage you to check out more works from them. That is essentially why we have created these shows."
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/frankomatic Frankomatic's] [[Exactly What It Says
* The [http://redteamroundtable.blogspot.com/ Red Team Round Table] reviews media that may not have gotten the attention they deserve on their release and operates on the notion that many things are under appreciated.
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