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Very much [[Truth in Television]], though with the advent of online pre-purchasing, it is slowly becoming a [[Dead Horse Trope]], at least in the sense of buying tickets. After all, most entertainment companies prefer to lock in whatever revenue they can as soon as possible (''especially'' before possibly negative reviews come in). Product releases and Black Friday sales are another matter, especially when it comes to game consoles.
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{{quote| Otto: "'''Taxes?''' I thought this was the line for ''[[Metallica]]''!"}}
* Subverted in ''[[King of the Hill]]'': Luanne's boyfriend Lucky convinces Bobby and Luanne to spend a week camping at the front of the ticket line for Lucky's favorite band. When the week is over {{spoiler|they're still the only people in line to buy tickets}}.
* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000", Rainbow Dash drags Fluttershy along at the crack of dawn in order to buy some of the Apple family's cider on the first day of cider season. Unfortunately, there's already a ''huge'' line of ponies camping out by the time they get there.
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