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== Advertising ==
* In the UK, Mars had a popular advert for Milky Way that involved an (anthropomorphised) blue car racing a red car. A year or two later they revamped their campaign by remaking the same advert...but now with blue and red spaceships racing <small>IN SPACE</small>!


== Fan Works ==
* ''[[Dark Secrets]]'' is a [[Lifetime Movie of the Week]] <small>IN THE [[Harry Potter|POTTERVERSE]]</small>! ''[[The Last War]]'' is even more so.
* ''Starhorse'' is horses...<small>IN SPACE</small>!
* ''[[Elemental Goddess]]'' is an [[Off-Model]] [[Sailor Moon]] {{[[Where the Hell Is Springfield?]] somewhere}}-]!
* ''[[Decks Fall, Everyone Dies|Decks Fall Everyone Dies]]'' is ''Moulin Rouge!''...<small>WITH [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|CARD GAMES]]</small>! In Jamerica!
* ''[[Astral Journey: It's Complicated]]'' is ''[[Akira]]'', ''[[ER]]'', and ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' [[Transplanted Character Fic]] with the [[Spice Girls]] and [[Santa Claus]].

== Music ==
* ''[[Rush|2112]]'' is ''[[Ayn Rand|Anthem]]'' <small>WITH ELECTRIC GUITARS</small>!
* ''[[Demons and Wizards|Demons & Wizards]]'' is ''[[Iced Earth]]'' <small>WITH [[Blind Guardian|HANSI KÜRSCH]] ON VOCALS</small>!
* ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'' is ''[[The Elric Saga]]'' <small>AS A [[Rock Opera]]</small>!
* The music video for Amerika by [[Rammstein]] has the band playing... <small>ON THE MOON</small>.
* They Might Be Giants' The Ballad of Davy Crockett in Space, for obvious reasons.
** Also, there's "She Was a Hotel Detective (In the Future)", also for obvious reasons.
* ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]'' is ''[[The Fearless Vampire Killers]]'' <small>AS A ROCK OPERA</small>!
** ''Dance of the Vampire'' is ''Tanz Der Vampire'' <small>IN ENGLISH AND PLAYED FOR [[Camp]]</small>!
* ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' is ''[[The Beggar's Opera|The Beggars Opera]]'' <small>IN GERMAN AND [[Darker and Edgier]]</small>!
* Star One is an Arjen Anthony Lucassen [[Rock Opera]] project <small>IN SPACE!</small>
* ''Whispered'' is ''[[Children of Bodom]]'' <small>IN [[Feudal Japan]]</small>!
* [[Psychedelic Rock]]: Rock music [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|ON DRUGS]]!
* Little Big Town is [[Fleetwood Mac]] <small>WITH COUNTRY INSTRUMENTATION</small>!
* [[Alabama]] is the [[Eagles]] <small>WITH COUNTRY INSTRUMENTATION</small>! (The same could also be said of almost any 1980s county band, such as Restless Heart or Exile.)
* [[Muse (band)|Muse]] really is [[Queen]] <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* Klymaxx is [[The Runaways]] <small>AS AN R&B BAND</small>!
* The video to A1's cover of [[A-ha]]'s "Take on Me" is set <small>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64xah1qYBYI IN CYBERSPACE!]</small>


== Myths & Religion ==
== Myths & Religion ==
* Recycling is common for many religions and traditions. So much that tracking the origins is difficult.
* Recycling is common for many religions and traditions. So much that tracking the origins is difficult.



== Networks ==
== Networks ==
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* Space Channel is [[Syfy]] <small>IN [[Canada, Eh?|CANADA]]</small>!
* Space Channel is [[Syfy]] <small>IN [[Canada, Eh?|CANADA]]</small>!
* [[Teletoon]] is [[Cartoon Network]] <small>IN CANADA</small>!
* [[Teletoon]] is [[Cartoon Network]] <small>IN CANADA</small>!


== Pro Wrestling ==
* [[The Nexus]] is the [[New World Order]] <small>AS BITTER ROOKIES! IN WWE</small>!
** [[Degeneration X]] is the [[New World Order]] <small>WITH THE OTHER CLIQUE MEMBERS! IN THE WWF</small>!
** Immortal is the [[New World Order]] <small>IN [[TNA]]]! AGAIN</small>!
* The Attitude Era is the WWF <small>[[Darker and Edgier|FOR ADULTS]]</small>!
* Evolution is The Four Horsemen <small>WITH TRIPLE H</small>!
** Fortune is The Four Horsemen <small>IN [[TNA]]</small>!



== Puppet Shows ==
== Puppet Shows ==
* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' has ''Pigs <small>IN SPACE</small>!'' Say it properly: ''<small>[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|PIGS! IN! SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!]]</small>''
* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' has ''Pigs <small>IN SPACE</small>!'' Say it properly: ''<small>[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|PIGS! IN! SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!]]</small>''


== Radio ==
* [[Orson Welles]]'s radio production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' <small>IN A POLICE STATE</small>! catapulted him to national fame.
* [[The Green Hornet]] and Kato are [[The Lone Ranger]] and Tonto <small>IN THE CITY! WITH A COOL CAR</small>!



== Toys ==
== Toys ==
* The short-lived action figure series ''K9 Corps'' recycles the concept of the similarly short-lived ''[[Road Rovers]]''... <small>ONLY [[Darker and Edgier]]</small>!
* The short-lived action figure series ''K9 Corps'' recycles the concept of the similarly short-lived ''[[Road Rovers]]''... <small>ONLY [[Darker and Edgier]]</small>!
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' action figures have series <small>IN SPACE</small>! <small>AND PLAYING SPORTS</small>! <small>AND AS SUPERHEROES</small>! <small>AND SCUBA DIVING</small>! <small>AND AS CLOWNS</small>!? <small>ETC.</small>!
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' action figures have series <small>IN SPACE</small>! <small>AND PLAYING SPORTS</small>! <small>AND AS SUPERHEROES</small>! <small>AND SCUBA DIVING</small>! <small>AND AS CLOWNS</small>!? <small>ETC.</small>!



== Web Animation ==
== Web Animation ==
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* [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/episodes.html Bonus Stage] started being set "But They're In Space" at the end of episode 50 and on.
* [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/episodes.html Bonus Stage] started being set "But They're In Space" at the end of episode 50 and on.


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== Web Comics ==
* Stage-Select subcomic ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204174811/http://reno.stage-select.com/ Here is a Question]'' [[Discussed Trope|discussed]] this for one strip, suggesting the phenomenon of this trope in the 1960's was due to the excitement of the space race. Then the money grubbing author decides to hop on the bandwagon and reformatted the comic into - you guessed it - [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question822.png Here is a Question]{{Dead link}} <small>IN SPACE!</small> A mild [[Rage Against the Author]] [http://reno.stage-select.com/HIAQ/Question825.png later]{{Dead link}}, the comic returned to normal.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091001000936/http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20080331 ''Idiots in Space''] is ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>!
** ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'' itself is ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' <small>WITH A GIRL</small>! <small>AND (eventually) <s>[[Continuity Creep|CONTINUITY]]</s> [[Cerebus Syndrome]]</small>!
** See also [[Two Gamers on a Couch]].
** ''[[VG Cats]]'' is ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'' <small>[[Cats Are Mean|WITH SOCIOPATH CATS]]</small>!
** And given that the in-comic title of ''Idiots in Space'' is ''Ethan MacManus: Space Archaeologist'', that's almost definitely ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* ''[http://catgirldo.comicgenesis.com/ Venus Ascending]'' is ''[[Venus Envy]]'' <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]'' is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]!
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' features "Stick Figures <small>IN SPAAAACE</small>!"
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' is ''[[The Running Man (film)|The Running Man]]''... <small>WITH [[Furry Fandom|FURRIES]]</small>!
* ''[[Jack (webcomic)|Jack]]'' is ''[[Divine Comedy]]''... <small>WITH [[Furry Fandom|FURRIES]]</small>! <small>AND [[Nightmare Fuel|STUFF THAT WILL NEVER LET YOU SLEEP AGAIN]]</small>!
** By the same author ''[http://www.rtd.vitenka.com/Rtd1/ Rework The Dead]'' is a [[Zombie Apocalypse]]... <small>WITH FURRIES</small>!
* ''[[Starslip]]'' is an art museum strip <small>IN SPACE</small>, and its characters [[Genre Savvy|know it]]. They drink "space grog," try not to get "behind space-schedule," and shout "GOOD SPACE HEAVENS!" when surprised.
* [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=489 This] ''[[Dinosaur Comics]]'' page has T-Rex become <small>SPACE REX</small>! In '''<small>SPACE</small>!!!'''
* ''[[Daisy Owl]]'' is ''[[Achewood]]'' <small>[[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|FOR KIDS]]</small>!
* ''[[Ozy and Millie]]'' is ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''... <small>WITH [[Furry Fandom|FURRIES]]</small>!
* ''[[Fabuland Housewives]]'' is ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' <small>WITH [[Built With Lego|LEGO]] [[Funny Animal]] CHARACTERS</small>!
* ''[http://www.cowshell.com/cleopatra/ Cleopatra in Spaaace!]'' is also [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]!
* ''[[DM of the Rings]]'' is ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''... <small>AS AN [[Tabletop RPG|RPG]]</small>!
* ''[[Darths and Droids]]'' is ''[[Star Wars]]''... <small>AS AN [[Tabletop RPG|RPG]]</small>!
** Or [[DM of the Rings]]...<small>WITH STAR WARS</small>!
* According to protagonist Doug, ''One Small Step'' is [[Knight Rider]] [http://www.osscomic.com/comics/kight-rider-in-space/ IN SPACE!]
* [[Order of the Stick]] is [[This Very Wiki]] <small>AS A FANTASY WEBCOMIC</small>.
* ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]'' [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=602 mentioned] this:
{{quote|'''Shawn''': In the 70's and 80's, old story tropes could be revived by just adding the phrase, ''“Together, [[They Fight Crime]]”''. Now it's ''“But With Vampires”''.}}

== Web Original ==
* ''[[Ad Astra Per Aspera]]'' is best described as [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]] <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' is ''[[Battle Royale]]''... <small>WITH TERRORISTS</small>! <small>[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|IN AMERICA]]</small>!
* The first episode of Flash Tub's "Jefferson Brothers" on ''[[Something Awful]]'' is "In Space". [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in its Easter Egg.
* [[Bum Reviews]] is [[The Nostalgia Critic]] but with <small>A CRAZY OPTIMISTIC HOMELESS PERSON</small>!
* [[The Nostalgia Chick]] is the Nostalgia Critic... <small>WITH BOOBS SO [[Double Standard|IT'S OKAY FOR HER TO REVIEW CHICK FLICKS]]</small>!
* [[Bad Movie Beatdown|Film Brain]] is the Nostalgia Critic <small>IN ENGLAND</small>!
** Mike Jeavons is the Nostalgia Critic <small>IN ENGLAND! STRICTLY REVIEWING ONLY SEQUELS! IN A SUIT!</small>
* That Dude in the Suede is the Nostalgia Critic <small>IN NEW ZEALAND! AND ONLY REVIEWS ANIME!</small>
* The fastest way to describe ''[[Imperium Nova]]'' is probably ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''... <small>IN SPACE</small>! Referring things as being <small>IN SPACE</small>! is also a [[Memetic Mutation|running joke]] among the playerbase.
* [[The News Team Assemble]] started with the comedic [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyGu4oHxwtQ "We're So Gangsta Rap]." They then returned with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3yqKwG1f0 "Space Rap]," possibly meant as a [[Lampshade Hanging]].
* A popular epithet for ''[[Image Boards|4chan]]'''s paranormal board /x/, particularly since its [[Eternal September|saturation by /b/'s userbase around late 2008]], is "/b/ with ghosts".
* ''[[Marble Hornets]]'' is ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'', {{smallcaps|On [[YouTube]], with [[Slender Man]]!}}
* Le [[Joueur Du Grenier]] is [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]], only french.
* A spoofed running gag in a lot of [http://rogerregorroger.deviantart.com/ Roger Van Der Weide] movies.
** [http://rogerregorroger.deviantart.com/art/IMP-s-5th-anniversary-99376154 We can only solve this... with a BATTLE! TO THE DEATH! WITH PUPPETS! IN SPACE! IN 3D! IN TECHNICOLOR! THE MOTION PICTURE! THE SEQUEL! DIRECTOR'S CUT! THE BREAKFAST CEREAL! IN CINEMAS NOW!] [[Overly Long Gag|IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!]]
* By their own admission, ''[[EPICMEALTIME]]'' is ''[[Jackass]]'' <small>IN THE KITCHEN!</small>
* [[The Randomverse]] is ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and/or ''[[Cheers]]'' <ref>Depending on the episode</ref> <small>WITH SUPERHEROES!</small>


== Real Life ==
* Any form of space travel, really. HUMANS IN SPACE!
* The new Informatics Forum of the University of Edinburgh has, above the main entrance, in big friendly letters: [[media:IMG_0074.jpg|"The University of Edinburgh IN SPACE!"]]
* Many universities has three semesters of calculus, where Calculus III is Calculus I and II <small>IN 3D SPACE</small>!
* After learning about [[Snakes on a Plane|vectors on a plane]] comes vectors <small>IN SPACE</small>!
** Similarly, multi-variable calculus is calculus, <small>IN 3-D SPACE!</small>!
* The United States started out roughly as the United Kingdom <small>AS A REPUBLIC [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|IN AMERICA]]</small>!
** Australia started out roughly as the United Kingdom <small>[[Desert Punk|WITH SAND]]</small>!
* Hubble is a telescope... but <small>IN SPACE</small>!
** And it's repaired by space shuttles, which are airplanes <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* Tang is orange juice that only became popular after astronauts drank it <small>IN SPACE</small>!
* New Orleans's French Quarter is Paris <small>[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|IN AMERICA]]</small>!
** And Quebec is a dual-language (English and French) France... <small>IN CANADA</small>!
*** Head on out to Chicoutimi or Rimouski or Rivière-du-Loup and see how "dual-language" it is.
** Alternately, Quebec is (in the words of a francophobic wag on a trip to Montreal in winter) "the Louisiana of Siberia."
* The Mateba Grifone is the Mateba Unica 6 <small>AS A CARBINE</small>!
* [[Explosions in Space|Explosions IN SPACE!]]
* [[Zero-G Spot]] is, as the [[Zero-G Spot/Laconic|Laconic page]] says, sex <small>IN SPACE!</small>
** The [[Wikipedia]] equivalent, [[wikipedia:Sex in space|"Sex in space"]], is about <small>[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN!]]</small>
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128170775 This article/video] describes the light show made when you explode an H-Bomb. <small>IN SPACE!</small>
* Byzantium is [[The Roman Empire]] <small>IN THE EAST!</small>
* The OCR Physics A level in England. A levels have two sections; AS and A2. When asked what was covered in A2, this troper's teacher replied "It's basically AS module one <small>IN SPACE</small>."
* This sort of premise has been seen in venture capital investing, in which it becomes shorthand to describe some new idea as "X for Y" where X is some preexisting thing and Y is some new demographic. (For example, "Groupons for Moms.") Venture capitalist Ethan Kurzweil has written [http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/29/netflix-for-pandas/ an article] decrying this tendency as lazy and possibly detrimental to creativity.
* St. Vladimir was [[The Bible|King Manasseh]] <small>IN RUSSIA!</small>
* C++ was originally called (and originally was) C....<small>WITH CLASSES!</small>
* Solar power has failed to take off on a large scale, but [http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-limitless-power-source-for-the-indefinite-future experts want to try again] <small>IN SPACE!</small>
* Space weather. It's weather. <small>IN SPACE!</small> Except it's actually life-threatening radiation. <small>IN SPACE!</small>

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Myths & Religion

  • Recycling is common for many religions and traditions. So much that tracking the origins is difficult.

Networks

Puppet Shows

Toys

  • The short-lived action figure series K9 Corps recycles the concept of the similarly short-lived Road Rovers... ONLY Darker and Edgier!
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures have series IN SPACE! AND PLAYING SPORTS! AND AS SUPERHEROES! AND SCUBA DIVING! AND AS CLOWNS!? ETC.!

Web Animation

Strong Sad: But why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!
Strong Bad: On the contrary, my dear Fatson. There is every reason for them to be in space!

  • Bonus Stage started being set "But They're In Space" at the end of episode 50 and on.
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