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{{quote|''"[[Cruel to Be Kind|Spare the snark, spoil the networks]]."''}}
A currently-defunct TV recapping/discussion site, formerly known as [[Mighty Big TV]], featuring '''very''' snarky commentary. Plans
If you believe some TV shows are so good that they must never be made fun of, TWoP is not for you. However, if you recognize that even your favorite show has much which is deserving of mockery, you'll like TWoP.
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On March 27, 2014, it was announced that operations would cease on April 4, 2014, with forums remaining open until May 31, 2014. It was later confirmed, however, that the site's already published content would remain available as an archive. The forums closed as scheduled. However, only the first pages of recaps was eventually available, with other pages no longer redirecting properly.
The full archive of recaps was transferred to [https://web.archive.org/web/20150705092312/http://www.brilliantbutcancelled.com/shows/ www.brilliantbutcancelled.com/shows/]. As of December 2016, visiting any page within the <nowiki>televisionwithoutpity.com</nowiki> domain results in receiving a message featuring the site's mascot Tubeelzebub, stating "Welcome back, you devil," an apparent reference to the site's
In 2016, the site was updated by new owner, Tribune Media. As of October 2016, a teaser with the tagline "Something wicked this way comes... returning in 2017" appeared on Tribune's site Screener. The site's "About" page claimed "And, in 2017, Screener will proudly welcome the revival of Television Without Pity, with an unexpected twist." However, the reboot was canceled, and all that exists of the site today is the "welcome back" image, to which virtually every menu item on the site returns.
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* [[Accentuate the Negative]]: The entire purpose of the site is to review and discuss TV shows in as snarky a fashion as possible, so naturally this is going to result in a fair bit of focussing on the bad bits over the good bits. Depending on the reviewer and the show, however, this can sometimes tip into [[Hatedom|outright negativity]], often with no readily apparent justification.
* [[All Crimes Are Equal]]: Their penchant for fashion policing. A few of the recappers obsessively note instances of actors wearing (in their view) tacky costumes, regardless of whether the character in question is ''intended'' to have bad fashion sense.
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** ''[[Supernatural]]'' featured a gay couple named Demian and Barnes.
** Keckler's recaps of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' dubbed [[The Captain|Captain Archer]]'s ready room porthole the "Weight Of The World Window" for his habit of staring contemplatively through it in times of momentous or weighty decisions. Somewhere late in the series, Archer turned away from it to [[The Engineer|Commander Tucker]] and said "Weight of the world, Trip," leaving Keckler briefly stunned in mid-recap.
** Midway through the fourth and final season of the 2000s-era ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* [[Spork]]: The recappers' supposed weapon of choice.
* [[Suckiness Is Painful]]: Sars resigning from the ''Dawson's Creek'' recaps in its final season, pleading concern for her stomach lining.
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