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* ''[[Star Wars]]'' has suffered through this, especially when the prequels came out.

* Tim Burton. As with ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' example above, you can expand this to pretty much anything done by him. Early in his career, he gained a cult following, most of his early films did good, but not huge numbers at the box office. However, as his films became more popular, the [[Hate Dumb]] grew and grew, in large part do to his popularity with the Goth and Emo crowd, and much because of this trope. It seems to be mostly due to the misconception that he and his movies are all [[Wangst|whiny, mopey, self-indulgent]] navel-gazers, missing the part where he's actually [[Deadpan Snarker|pretty funny]] and doesn't take himself that seriously at all. Just watch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPrFec9rAwM this interview]. "Could you roll the I.V. in here? I'm feeling a bit...faint."

 

Of course, this being ''[[Transformers]]'' fandom, a [[Broken Base]] if ever there was one, there's also a very vocal segment that runs counter to this trope, and cheered every time it topped charts. Transformers is somewhat a subversion as more fans were happy with the movies success as it made the franchise relevant again in the eyes of the public. More relevance means more plastic (and even better, more ''die-cast metal''), which has always made 'True Fans' happy even if they despised the related series.

''I'm the fuckin' man,/And if I'm the fuckin' man''

''Then you're fuckin' the man as well/So you can point that''

''And [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|YOU. BOUGHT. OOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE]]!'' }}

* [[U2]]. Because of this trope, their fanbase is divided into two groups; pre-"Joshua Tree" and post "Joshua Tree".

== Tabletop Games ==

* Tabletop gaming itself. Every other thread is how *Insert tabletop game here* has "Sold out" and how [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]], including lots and ''lots'' of [[Nostalgia Filter]].

** Possibly the original edition as well, as compared to [[Spiritual Predecessor|Chainmail]].

 

** Sometimes runs into some [[Unfortunate Implications]], especially with names popular among African-Americans. Expect comments with lots of double standards, basically saying that a name more popular with rich white people with the same characteristic is better, such as this:

{{quote|'''Comment on the name Shaniqua:''' Even by ghetto name standards, this is a really butt-ugly name. Come on, it's got that hideous ''kwa'' ending to it and everything. Names with the ''kwa'' or ''kwi'' sound are extremely ugly, unless we're talking about highly un-ghetto-esque names like Quinn. This name sounds hopelessly trashy, and it makes people picture an annoying, somewhat dimwitted girl or woman from the ghetto who either is or will likely end up pregnant by age 16 and who acts like a person from hell towards everyone higher on the social ladder. This name isn't exactly a mature, dignified, sophisticated name, and it will lead to merciless discrimination and jokes.}}

* The Daewoo Lacetti (aka the [[Market-Based Title|Chevrolet Optra]] in the rest of the world (except Europe, where it's badged as the Daewoo/Chevrolet Lacetti, and Suzuki Forenza in North America, and [[Market-Based Title|Holden Barina]] in [[Land Down Under|Australia and New Zealand]].) was considered great at launch in 2002 (or late 2003, in the rest of the world, 2004 for North America), but by 2008 was considered to have lost its elite luxury image due to offering a basic 1.4-litre version, and going for the [[Lowest Common Denominator]] in equipment levels. However, motoring press and the public's opinion differed on this car. Now, with the new General Motors, it, and its successor, the Chevrolet Cruze are seen as a joke by some... but the [[Popularity Polynomial]] may come into play here. [[The Plan|some kind of plan maybe?]]

* One of Fametracker's main features was "The Fame Audit", a rather justified/averted form of this trope, where, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|as the title suggests]], the evaluated the relative merits and demerits of various pop-culture figures, both famous and somewhat under-the-radar, and would determine whether they were getting the appropriate amount of fame, and whether or not for the right reasons. Notable nods included a then-under-the-radar Jon Stewart from when he was only a year into hosting ''[[The Daily Show]]'', where they determined that he deserved even more fame. Cut to the Re-Audit four years later when he was already quite famous, and they not only still loved him, but wanted his fame to continue to grow. ([FT] may be gone, but the former editors are still clearly pleased with his current fame.) In spite of the clear cases where they feel are low-talent (Sharon Stone and [[John Travolta]]) or on the wane ([[Michael Jackson]] circa the 2002 audit) among other things, they are rather objective in their assessments, sometimes choosing to either leave well enough alone or suggest a bump up in fame for people they might otherwise be ambivalent about who are nonetheless unpretentious and enjoyable enough to deserve some sort of extended presence. Beyond that, they have recommended that stars they have liked stay at their exact same spot of fame lest they become too overexposed or pushed into overly high-profile projects (see: [[Will Ferrell]] and Steven Soderbergh via their audits), or consequently a bump down for said cases either already beyond that point ([[Stephen Colbert]]'s audit) or simply in need of going away in order to refocus (Lisa Kudrow and [[Edward Norton]]).

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