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* ''[[Babylon Five]]'' does this a fair amount. Most areas on the station are crowded, but nice enough; the command staff quarters are nice, if sometimes a bit Spartan; the ambassadorial wing is VERY shiny (or its equivalent; it's implied that for Narns, at least, "shiny" still involves furniture of rough-hewn stone); and Downbelow is just a hell-hole.
* In ''[[Andromeda]]'' the titular ship is very shiny (and the remnant of a shinier age) while everything else is gritty.
* The TARDIS interior from ''[[
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== Video Games ==
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[Ocarina of Time]]'', Adult Zelda is shown wearing a much more elaborate dress than her younger counterpart is, even though by that point she had no home, no posessions, her kingdom is in ruins, and she has been on the run for seven years, {{spoiler|posing as a Sheikah}}.
* ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]'' is shiny in the test chambers (and even there, there are broken parts) and gritty after the [[Wham! Episode|Wham Level]]. The first half of the game is shiny, the second half is gritty.
* ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]'': Compare the [[Crystal Spires and Togas]] kingdom of Zeal to the run-down, [[After the End]] scenario of 2300 A.D.
* ''[[Halo]]'' - The Covenant is all shiny silver and purple, and everything is sleek and rounded. UNSC equipment is blocky and gray/tan/dull green.
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