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[[File:two_scenes_one_dialogue_6146.png|link=Super Mario Adventures
A mode of [[Exposition]] where the camera switches between two groups of people as they receive the same information.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Naruto]]'''s filler Kurama Clan arc, Yakumo tells her story to Naruto while Kurenai tells it to Kiba, Shino and Hinata. There is an essential difference, though, {{spoiler|Only Yakumo mentions that the Third Hokage ordered her powers to be sealed. Kurenai lies and says she did it out of jealousy}}.
* Done in ''[[
** The 'justice' example is doubly interesting-- Listen carefully to HOW the two characters each say "I am Justice."-- the word choice says a lot about both of them.
** Later in the show, L and Light have combined monologues - "Just one piece of evidence is all I need to find him" "Just one piece of evidence is all he needs to find me".
* In a ''[[
* The beginning of the L.X.E. arc of ''[[Busou Renkin]]'' involves exposition on the [[Big Bad]] done as two simultaneous conversations: Captain Bravo talking to Kazuki and Tokiko, and Doktor Butterfly talking to the [[Not Quite Dead]] Papillon.
* Used in the [[All There in the Manual|manga chapter]] of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' that focuses on the Lightning Squad. Fate tells Signum the histories of Erio and Caro at the same time that Erio and Caro explains to Subaru, Teana, and Alto how they came to be adopted by Fate.
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* The [[Whole-Episode Flashback|Whole Volume Flashback]] in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' is framed by three different people reminiscing about [[War Is Hell|Ishbal]].
* ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]]'' has this when Youko and Yuka are simultaneously informed on the governmental structure of the 12 kingdoms.
* One chapter of ''[[Ah!
{{quote| Hagall (in [[Hell|Nifelheim]]):'' ...and [[Third Person Person|Hagall]] will become known as...''<br />
(cut to Hild, on Earth)<br />
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== Comic Books ==
* A variation occurs in some of [[Alan Moore]]'s comics, notably ''[[Watchmen (
** Played straight and simultaneously [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Dr. Manhattan, who ''addresses'' characters who are not in the present scene but presumably will be when the dialogue is repeated ("Excuse me, Rorschach. I'm informing Laurie ninety seconds ago").
* [http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/OQ/OQ19/DisplayOQ19.html?page=31 At the end of] ''[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/OQ/OQ19/DisplayOQ19.html?page=31 ElfQuest]'' [http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/OQ/OQ19/DisplayOQ19.html?page=31 (TOS) #19], just as Leetah is telling Cutter "I lost", the scene switches to Two-Edge telling himself the same thing. They're each talking about losing a different kind of battle, of course.
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{{quote| ''"Everything's going to be-"''<br />
''"-a disaster!"'' }}
* First used in Fritz Lang's ''[[
* Near the beginning of the ''[[Charlie and
* ''[[Trainspotting]]'', the scene in the night club with Spud and Tommy by the dance floor and Spud's "girlfriend" and Lizzie in the ladies' room.
* The romantic version is used in the theatre adaptation of ''[[High School Musical]]'' with the introduction to "The Start of Something New", with Troy claiming he met Gabriella snowboarding. It may be directly inspired by the ''Grease'' example mentioned above.
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* Used in ''Wedding Wars'' when the two brothers are describing to their significant others how they lost touch.
* Quite a way into Marlin's adventure in ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', many of the aquatic creatures (and some of the pelicans) start talking about this clown fish that's conquered such obstacles as sharks, exploding minefields, and anglerfish, and the scene keeps shifting from creature to creature as the exploits are recounted.
* [[Barbie
* Done in ''[[Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance]]'', when Ryu talks with his girlfriend about finding the black market organ dealers who ripped him off and ruined everything, and Dong-jin speaks with a police detective about finding the man who (accidentally) killed his daughter. When both characters are asked what they'll do when they find the people they're looking for, they respond "Kill them."
* Done in ''[[
{{quote| [Alvy and Annie are seeing their therapists at the same time on a split screen] <br />
Alvy Singer's Therapist: How often do you sleep together? <br />
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Alvy Singer: [lamenting] Hardly ever. Maybe three times a week. <br />
Annie Hall: [annoyed] Constantly. I'd say three times a week. }}
* Used in the opening scene of ''[[
{{quote| Woman 1: I'll never forget my week with....<br />
Woman 2: Henry Roth.<br />
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== Fan Fiction ==
* The [[Smallville]] / [[
* The [[Deconstruction Fic|deconstructive]] [[Glee]]-fic [[Hunting the Unicorn (Fanfic)|Hunting the Unicorn]] uses three scenes and two dialogues in the twelfth chapter, denoted by '''then, now,''' and '''later.''' The "then" portions are a [[Flash Back]] where {{spoiler|Blaine breaks up with [[The First Cut Is the Deepest|the first guy he dated]] ''and'' lost his virginity to}}, while the "now/later" portions are where Blaine talks about it to Sarah<ref> his therapist</ref> and Kurt.
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* Disney's [[Austin and Ally]] has Austin mistakenly believing Ally has fallen for him when he reads her [[Secret Diary]]; meanwhile Ally elaborates on her crush on the [[Shallow Love Interest|Cell Phone accessory cart guy]]
* An episode of ''[[Family Matters]]'' has this, with Waldo and Maxine explaining their first date to Eddie and Laura, respectively.
* ''[[
** In the season seven episode "Same Time, Same Place", this trope is both subverted and justified in a manner most awesome. For [[A Wizard Did It|whatever reason]], Willow and Buffy are unable to see each other throughout most of the episode. In the school basement, Buffy confronts Spike. Suffering from a slight case of crazy at the time, Spike carries on what seems to be a disjointed dialogue with Buffy, at times speaking randomly and out of turn. Minutes later, the scene shifts to Willow asking questions ''in the exact same room'', with Spike repeating the exact same responses as before, only now the "blanks" from the audience's point of view are filled in.
*** Not exactly. We see Willow's version first, and we can assume from the dialog that Spike is also speaking to the First at the time. Then we cut to Buffy's version.
** It's also featured prominently in "Graduation Day Part 2", where the camera cuts between the Scooby gang and the Mayor's evil army as they discuss and set up their battle plans for the moment of the Ascension.
* ''[[
* [[
* A regular staple of ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' episodes directed by Michael Rhymer.
* Has been done so many times on ''[[Scrubs]]'' that it is difficult to pinpoint one specific occurence.
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'''Kelso''': (to Eric): Yeah. }}
* Often played with for laughs in the British sitcom ''[[Coupling]]'', mostly to show different interpretations of events between the men and the women.
* Used in the ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode "Maternity". Foreman and Cameron have to explain a treatment to two different couples in two different places and using different medicine names (because House still isn't sure which of the two is working).
** Used again in "Love Hurts" in the aftermath of House and Cameron's date. The scene switches between Cameron talking to Chase and Foreman and House talking to Wilson.
* ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' does this a lot to cut down on time during briefing or interview scenes.
** There's an especially neat version in "Nameless, Faceless", in which Reid, Prentiss, and Garcia make a decision not to tell the other team members {{spoiler|that Hotch is missing}} in order to devote all of their concentration and resources to solving their current case quickly, {{spoiler|instead of finding Hotch}}. As a result, Reid's explanation to the man they're trying to help plays very well over scenes of Prentiss {{spoiler|searching Hotch's apartment for clues alone, without any help from the rest of the team}}: "This is about choice. The last time you made a choice, it devastated this killer, so this time, he's forcing you to choose again."
* ''[[
* ''[[Dollhouse]]'', "Spy In A House of Love"
{{quote| Echo (to Ivy) : I'm just trying to narrow down your feelings about the Dollhouse.<br />
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Stockbroker: Well, I think they should attack the lower classes, er, first with bombs and rockets destroying their homes, and then when they run helpless into the streets, er, mowing them down with machine guns. Er, and then of course releasing the vultures. I know these views aren't popular, but I have never courted popularity. }}
* Used in the beginning of the ''[[Kings]]'' episode "First Night".
* The Time Shifts from ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[Skins]]'' did this in Katie and Emily's episode, with Katie and Emily, and Freddie and JJ, having the same conversation at the same time. There's even simultaneous spit takes from the potato moonshine they're both drinking.
* Hilariously done on the Swedish comedy show ''Hey Baberiba'' during the ''Familjen'' ("the Family") segment (the segment, which featured once per episode, was a parody of the Swedish royal house). An interview with crown princess Victoria intercuts with an interview with her boyfriend Daniel Westling, and features them both getting really upset by something the other says in their interview, to the point where they start arguing and he gives her back the (gigantic fairytale style) key to the castle. There is absolutely no logic as to which interview took place first when Victoria gets mad about Daniel's response to her previous comment, and so on...
* A particularly adorable one was done on [[Malcolm in
{{quote| '''Hal (lecturing a guy at a poker match)''': Did you ever stop to think that women are independent human beings who are capable of making their own - <br />
'''Francis (lecturing his buddy from boot camp)''': -choices? I mean, you look at any good relationship and what do you see? Trust. }}
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== Video Games ==
* Early on in the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', the game intercuts between two simultaneous scenes unfolding in Traverse Town: Aerith is providing plot exposition about Ansem, the other worlds, the Heartless, and the Keyblade to Donald and Goofy, while Sora's receiving similar exposition at the same time from Leon and Yuffie. Each listener's follow-up question cuts to a character in the other scene giving the answer.
* A [[Exposition Break|very, very long cutscene]] in ''[[
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* Spoofed in ''[[Family Guy]]'' while parodying ''The Little Rascals''. Both Peter and Quagmire cook up a plan to scare the other, and explain it to their two friends. However, the amount of dialogue they each say is disproportionate to the extent that Quagmire's scene only shows up for one second for him to say "The", where it then cuts back to Peter, who finishes off the rest of the exposition.
* The ''Beatles'' parody episode of ''The [[Powerpuff Girls]]'', "Meet the Beat-Alls", started off with Four Scenes, One Monologue.
** Used again in [[The Movie]] as [[Big Bad|Mojo Jojo]] rallies his [[Redshirt Army|many]] [[Everything's Better
* Played with in ''Cats Don't Dance''--see [http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Kakx5Uzz8 here], starting at 3:41.
* An episode of [[Justice League]] uses this to great effect as Cadmus has a board meeting to discuss how to deal with their Justice league problem, while the JLA simultaneously works through their Cadmus problem. The similarity in the meetings serves to demonstrate [[Not So Different|how similar the organizations are]].
* ''[[WITCH (
* In the [[How We Got Here]] episode of [[Sixteen]], The job interviewers all ask the same questions, with the main characters giving their own replies.
* [[Veggie Tales
* One episode of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
{{quote| '''Twilight Sparkle''': No!<br />
'''Rarity''': I've waited all my life...<br />
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* In this ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' stick figure filler: [http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=071027\].
* Played with in ''To Save Her'', starting [http://www.pasteldefender.com/to%20save%20her%20247.html here] and continuing for the next few strips. It's essentially this trope playing out with parallel universe versions of the cast.
* Similar to the ''[[RPG World]]'' example above, ''[[In
* Naturally, the ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0758.html did it.]
* [http://www.deadwinter.cc/page/247.htm This] ''[[
* [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=305 This] strip of ''[[Ansem Retort]]'' uses it.
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