Performance Anxiety: Difference between revisions

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A character has an ability that they cannot show off to or use in front of others because of nerves. When under pressure, the character can't perform as well, making others doubt that character's ability.

* The Great And Powerful Turtle in ''[[Wild Cards]]'' suffers from this when using his telekinetic powers. This gets in the way of his desire to be a superhero until he gets access to some military surplus battleship armour and a scrap Volkswagen Beetle.

* In ''[[Lonely Werewolf Girl]]'' one of the biggest problems Dominil has acting as manager for werewolf punk-rockers Beauty and Delicious is preventing them getting completely drunk due to their stage fright. Yep, werewolves with stage fright.

 

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

** At least one champion from ''The $100,000 Name That Tune'' recounted his experiences from the $100,000 tournament in Jefferson Graham's "The Game Show Book"; in an elimination round, he knew the titles to three songs ("Yesterday," "America" (from "[[West Side Story]]") and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree") but was either unable to answer before being buzzed or press his lock-out buzzer fast enough, and he owed his lack of success to extreme nerves (particularly since he knew a large prize was up for grabs). At least one other book – pitching advice to prospective game show contestants – included its author's own disastrous experience on the Jim Perry version of ''[[Card Sharks]]''; she wrote that, despite being relaxed beforehand, she became completely unnerved when told she was going on air to play the game, and those nerves – plus a lack of support from others in the contestant pool, whom she had thought were her friends – contributed to a pair of quick losses to a dominant champion.

* ''[[Chuck]]'''s ability to "flash".

* Simon in ''[[Misfits]]'' has difficulty when trying to [[How Do I Shot Web?|get the hang of his power]]—he can't ''turn'' invisible while people are watching.

* ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'': Hutch can pull off the most embarrassing undercover roles without a hitch or a stammer, but put him in front of an audience in his own identity and he freezes up.

 

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[[Category:Fear Tropes]]

[[Category:Bad Acting Tropes]]

[[Category:Truth in Television]]

[[Category:Panic Tropes]]