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* The cover of the third volume of ''[[Bakuman。]]'' shows Moritaka Mashiro, one of the main characters, working as an assistant for Eiji Nizuma. When the offer is first proposed, Mashiro's editor, Akira Hattori, initially doesn't think he'll take it. |
* The cover of the third volume of ''[[Bakuman。]]'' shows Moritaka Mashiro, one of the main characters, working as an assistant for Eiji Nizuma. When the offer is first proposed, Mashiro's editor, Akira Hattori, initially doesn't think he'll take it. |
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** The preview for Volume 6 notes that "all (Mashiro and Takagi's) dreams may go up in smoke when one member of the team can't take the pressure," and it shows {{spoiler|Mashiro}} collapsed in his office (Granted, this is foreshadowed). |
** The preview for Volume 6 notes that "all (Mashiro and Takagi's) dreams may go up in smoke when one member of the team can't take the pressure," and it shows {{spoiler|Mashiro}} collapsed in his office (Granted, this is foreshadowed). |
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* In ''[[My-HiME]]'', Episode 15's trailer, after a cliffhanger involving {{spoiler|Mai's apparent death}}, contains a brief shot with {{spoiler|Mai in the background while Yukino is ordering food and drinks at the Hime Sentai's karaoke party}}. |
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* The intro of the first season of [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]] Black and White had the Pokémon not covered in black,<ref>Unlike Best Wishes.</ref> thus revealing {{spoiler|'''EVERY SINGLE POKéMON IN THE FLIPPI'N INTRO!'''}} |
* The intro of the first season of [[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]] Black and White had the Pokémon not covered in black,<ref>Unlike Best Wishes.</ref> thus revealing {{spoiler|'''EVERY SINGLE POKéMON IN THE FLIPPI'N INTRO!'''}} |
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* One of the ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure]]'' featured a prominent spoiler on one of the covers, the volume after it was revealed. It clearly showed {{spoiler|Mitsumi}} as a Team Galactic member so to anyone who saw that cover early.. You're spoilered. |
* One of the ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure]]'' featured a prominent spoiler on one of the covers, the volume after it was revealed. It clearly showed {{spoiler|Mitsumi}} as a Team Galactic member so to anyone who saw that cover early.. You're spoilered. |
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** In the book, Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas were totally surprised to find out that Gandalf had returned from the dead, and when they heard about a "White Wizard", and even at first when they finally came across him, they thought it was Saruman, not Gandalf. In the movie, to maintain this, Peter Jackson actually went so far as to have Gandalf the White speak with the voices of ''both Lee and McKellen'' imitating each other's voice, with their voices overlaid on top of each other. You can hear the transitions quite well, and for a moment Gandalf sounds like he's talking with the [[Voice of the Legion]] because of this. |
** In the book, Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas were totally surprised to find out that Gandalf had returned from the dead, and when they heard about a "White Wizard", and even at first when they finally came across him, they thought it was Saruman, not Gandalf. In the movie, to maintain this, Peter Jackson actually went so far as to have Gandalf the White speak with the voices of ''both Lee and McKellen'' imitating each other's voice, with their voices overlaid on top of each other. You can hear the transitions quite well, and for a moment Gandalf sounds like he's talking with the [[Voice of the Legion]] because of this. |
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** Well, it might have been somewhat hard to keep the revelation that Gandalf's alive out of the trailer, since he shows up at the end of the first fourth of the movie. Then again, he leaves shortly after not to return until the end, so it might have been feasible... |
** Well, it might have been somewhat hard to keep the revelation that Gandalf's alive out of the trailer, since he shows up at the end of the first fourth of the movie. Then again, he leaves shortly after not to return until the end, so it might have been feasible... |
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* The trailer for ''[[GoldenEye (film)|GoldenEye]]'' revealed the plot twist that Bond's old partner 006 (Trevelyan) was the film's main villain. |
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** The box art for ''[[You Only Live Twice]]'' prominently shows the full likeness of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, which is shown in that movie for the first time. It isn't exactly a major plot twist, but it doesn't seem appropriate for a villain who famously spent at least two a half ''movies'' with his face just off-camera. |
** The box art for ''[[You Only Live Twice]]'' prominently shows the full likeness of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, which is shown in that movie for the first time. It isn't exactly a major plot twist, but it doesn't seem appropriate for a villain who famously spent at least two a half ''movies'' with his face just off-camera. |
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* Trailers for ''[[The Negotiator]]'' revealed that Spacey's character would eventually side with Jackson's. |
* Trailers for ''[[The Negotiator]]'' revealed that Spacey's character would eventually side with Jackson's. |
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* The ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End'' trailer clearly shows {{spoiler|Will Turner on the helm of the Flying Dutchman as he becomes Captain. You can even see the scar on his chest}}. |
* The ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End'' trailer clearly shows {{spoiler|Will Turner on the helm of the Flying Dutchman as he becomes Captain. You can even see the scar on his chest}}. |
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** Every single trailer showed {{spoiler|Jack Sparrow, clearly back from the dead.}} Sure, it was pretty obvious that would be happening in the last movie, but it still might have been more tense had they avoided showing him at all in the trailers. |
** Every single trailer showed {{spoiler|Jack Sparrow, clearly back from the dead.}} Sure, it was pretty obvious that would be happening in the last movie, but it still might have been more tense had they avoided showing him at all in the trailers. |
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** And the poster/DVD cover for ''At World's End'' spoils the twist ending from the second movie ({{spoiler|Barbossa is [[Back |
** And the poster/DVD cover for ''At World's End'' spoils the twist ending from the second movie ({{spoiler|Barbossa is [[Back from the Dead]]}}). |
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** Even the first trailer spoils to a lesser extent: when a viewer remembers that, in the trailer, he saw Jack standing in front of the gallows, he won't be concerned that {{spoiler|Jack is really dead when Barbossa impales him, since that scene hasn't happened yet.}} |
** Even the first trailer spoils to a lesser extent: when a viewer remembers that, in the trailer, he saw Jack standing in front of the gallows, he won't be concerned that {{spoiler|Jack is really dead when Barbossa impales him, since that scene hasn't happened yet.}} |
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** One piece of merchandise for the third movie (which came out before the film) was called "Will Turner, {{spoiler|Captain of the Flying Dutchman}}" |
** One piece of merchandise for the third movie (which came out before the film) was called "Will Turner, {{spoiler|Captain of the Flying Dutchman}}" |
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* In ''[[The Sum of All Fears]]'', the trailer reveals that {{spoiler|the bomb goes off}}. |
* In ''[[The Sum of All Fears]]'', the trailer reveals that {{spoiler|the bomb goes off}}. |
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** This plotline was the reason that Harrison Ford refused to reprise his role as Jack Ryan. |
** This plotline was the reason that Harrison Ford refused to reprise his role as Jack Ryan. |
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* Late trailers for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' go out of their way to reveal {{spoiler|[[Back |
* Late trailers for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' go out of their way to reveal {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead|Megatron's return]]}}. |
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** To be fair, anyone who thought {{spoiler|Megatron wouldn't back for the sequel}} really [[Late Arrival Spoiler|should've known]] [[Joker Immunity|otherwise]]. |
** To be fair, anyone who thought {{spoiler|Megatron wouldn't back for the sequel}} really [[Late Arrival Spoiler|should've known]] [[Joker Immunity|otherwise]]. |
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** Also, {{spoiler|Devastator}} would have been a kickass awesome surprise. He just ended up being kickass awesome. |
** Also, {{spoiler|Devastator}} would have been a kickass awesome surprise. He just ended up being kickass awesome. |
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* Try watching the trailer for ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'', and then once you see the movie it will be as though you just watched it twice. |
* Try watching the trailer for ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'', and then once you see the movie it will be as though you just watched it twice. |
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* Likewise, if you watch the trailer for ''[[College Road Trip]]'', you probably won't have to see the movie at all, as it seems to summarize the entire plot of the movie quite nicely. |
* Likewise, if you watch the trailer for ''[[College Road Trip]]'', you probably won't have to see the movie at all, as it seems to summarize the entire plot of the movie quite nicely. |
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* ''[[Toy Story]] 3'' had trailers that spoiled that {{spoiler|the new toys were the villains}}. And while they never explicitly stated who the [[Big Bad]] was, many viewers were able to tell just from what was shown (and if not that, then from the other marketing). |
* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 3'' had trailers that spoiled that {{spoiler|the new toys were the villains}}. And while they never explicitly stated who the [[Big Bad]] was, many viewers were able to tell just from what was shown (and if not that, then from the other marketing). |
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** The Lego sets not only spoil where the film's climax takes place, but also has {{spoiler|Lotso}} with an evil grimace on his figure. |
** The Lego sets not only spoil where the film's climax takes place, but also has {{spoiler|Lotso}} with an evil grimace on his figure. |
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** There was one trailer that came out ''before'' the movie which showed Andy holding Woody and describing him to Bonnie, though Bonnie wasn't shown, just the description was heard, still resulting in the spoiler that Andy still cares about the toys. Though, part of this takes place during a clip of the scene in ''the Incinerator.'' |
** There was one trailer that came out ''before'' the movie which showed Andy holding Woody and describing him to Bonnie, though Bonnie wasn't shown, just the description was heard, still resulting in the spoiler that Andy still cares about the toys. Though, part of this takes place during a clip of the scene in ''the Incinerator.'' |
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* Given the young target audience, it's not surprising that the trailer for ''[[Matilda (film)|Matilda]]'' showed the headmistress getting her comeuppance. |
* Given the young target audience, it's not surprising that the trailer for ''[[Matilda (film)|Matilda]]'' showed the headmistress getting her comeuppance. |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQLZlIoNI8c One trailer] for ''[[Cocoon]]'' explicitly revealed that Walter, Kitty, et al {{spoiler|are aliens}}. |
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQLZlIoNI8c One trailer] for ''[[Cocoon]]'' explicitly revealed that Walter, Kitty, et al {{spoiler|are aliens}}. |
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* ''[[Unknown]]'''s trailer shows the people telling him that the person he thinks he is does not exist - the HUGE twist (although it only gives the line, not much context of it), and it shows the explosion, and one even showed them faking the picture. |
* ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'''s trailer shows the people telling him that the person he thinks he is does not exist - the HUGE twist (although it only gives the line, not much context of it), and it shows the explosion, and one even showed them faking the picture. |
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* The trailer for ''[[Hanna]]'' gives away the minor plot twist when Marissa sends a double into the holding cell where Hanna is(from the back the person looks and sounds exactly like Marissa), and Hanna starts crying and then snaps the woman's neck. |
* The trailer for ''[[Hanna]]'' gives away the minor plot twist when Marissa sends a double into the holding cell where Hanna is(from the back the person looks and sounds exactly like Marissa), and Hanna starts crying and then snaps the woman's neck. |
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* The original ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'' theatrical trailer gives away the first scene's twist - that the killer is the victim's six-year old brother. |
* The original ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'' theatrical trailer gives away the first scene's twist - that the killer is the victim's six-year old brother. |
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** Through the webmaster of his official website—he claimed to not have an Internet connection himself--[[Terry Goodkind]], author of the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' novels, actually warned his fans that the cover blurb of book six was disgustingly spoilerish and not to read it before they read the book. |
** Through the webmaster of his official website—he claimed to not have an Internet connection himself--[[Terry Goodkind]], author of the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' novels, actually warned his fans that the cover blurb of book six was disgustingly spoilerish and not to read it before they read the book. |
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** I have yet to see a cover for ''[[Tuck Everlasting]]'' that doesn't ruin the surprise. |
** I have yet to see a cover for ''[[Tuck Everlasting]]'' that doesn't ruin the surprise. |
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** The Polish publishing house Amber seems to have a thing for horribly spoilerish blurbs. In an edition of Strugatsky's ''[[The Powerless of This World]]'', the back cover blurb is ''only'' the surprise ending, and nothing else. A Polish edition of [[Robert Sheckley]]'s ''[[Dimension Of Miracles]]'' likewise spoils the humorous ending, that {{spoiler|the hero gets back to his world but finds it insufferable}}. And the one for ''[[The Stainless Steel Rat|A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born]]'' spoils the {{spoiler|death of The Bishop}}, and even gets it [[ |
** The Polish publishing house Amber seems to have a thing for horribly spoilerish blurbs. In an edition of Strugatsky's ''[[The Powerless of This World]]'', the back cover blurb is ''only'' the surprise ending, and nothing else. A Polish edition of [[Robert Sheckley]]'s ''[[Dimension Of Miracles]]'' likewise spoils the humorous ending, that {{spoiler|the hero gets back to his world but finds it insufferable}}. And the one for ''[[The Stainless Steel Rat|A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born]]'' spoils the {{spoiler|death of The Bishop}}, and even gets it [[Media Research Failure|completely wrong]] ({{spoiler|claiming that he's killed by the police in an ambush, while in reality he's killed in a military attack on a distant quasi-medieval planet}}). |
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** The Harper Collins paperback 2000 version of the [[Aubrey-Maturin]] series every book has a summary of between 2 and 4 of the next in the series (each book after the first 4 of so is pretty much a continuous series) in the back. As the books also have anecdotes and essays after the true end of the book (which is disguised to surprise the reader), you can read an essay on the book you just read, then accidentally spoil yourself for the next book. |
** The Harper Collins paperback 2000 version of the [[Aubrey-Maturin]] series every book has a summary of between 2 and 4 of the next in the series (each book after the first 4 of so is pretty much a continuous series) in the back. As the books also have anecdotes and essays after the true end of the book (which is disguised to surprise the reader), you can read an essay on the book you just read, then accidentally spoil yourself for the next book. |
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** ''[[Messenger]]'' has a back cover where everything is revealed, right down to {{spoiler|Matty's heroic sacrifice}}, which only comes up on the last page of the book. And of course, when discussed in class, the teacher will mention not to look at the back panel. [[Forbidden Fruit|So of course, everyone does.]] |
** ''[[Messenger]]'' has a back cover where everything is revealed, right down to {{spoiler|Matty's heroic sacrifice}}, which only comes up on the last page of the book. And of course, when discussed in class, the teacher will mention not to look at the back panel. [[Forbidden Fruit|So of course, everyone does.]] |
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* Books of "literary merit" often have a preface that discusses the meaning of [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|life, the universe, and]] [[What Do You Mean It's Not Didactic?|the book]], casually throwing major plot points out there. |
* Books of "literary merit" often have a preface that discusses the meaning of [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|life, the universe, and]] [[What Do You Mean It's Not Didactic?|the book]], casually throwing major plot points out there. |
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** Related are all these teachers who, when assigning their students novels for mandatory reading, casually spoil everything about the plot , because Lord forbid the students actually derive ''pleasure'' from reading. |
** Related are all these teachers who, when assigning their students novels for mandatory reading, casually spoil everything about the plot , because Lord forbid the students actually derive ''pleasure'' from reading. |
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* Averted, apparently by accident, on the back covers of some of the Harper Torch-published ''[[Discworld]]'' paperbacks, where it's obvious that [[ |
* Averted, apparently by accident, on the back covers of some of the Harper Torch-published ''[[Discworld]]'' paperbacks, where it's obvious that [[Media Research Failure|whoever wrote the blurb had never read the books.]] |
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** Except for ''[[Discworld/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'' which gives away the fact that {{spoiler|the dragon is crowned king}}, which doesn't happen until about halfway through the book and is apparently intended to be a surprise twist. |
** Except for ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!|Guards Guards]]'' which gives away the fact that {{spoiler|the dragon is crowned king}}, which doesn't happen until about halfway through the book and is apparently intended to be a surprise twist. |
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*** One copy has a friggin' {{spoiler|Dragon with a Crown on the cover}} - both sides of the books will spoil (so will the spine of the book since they have mini versions of the cover art.) |
*** One copy has a friggin' {{spoiler|Dragon with a Crown on the cover}} - both sides of the books will spoil (so will the spine of the book since they have mini versions of the cover art.) |
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* ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]''. {{spoiler|Peter Quint's dead, and so is that governess he was dallying with.}} This is made out to be a surprise in the book. Thanks, blurb. |
* ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]''. {{spoiler|Peter Quint's dead, and so is that governess he was dallying with.}} This is made out to be a surprise in the book. Thanks, blurb. |
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** Also, they often tease a "special guest" showing up in the next episode and vainly attempt to edit around the actual person to keep it a surprise. This often fails (IE, Matt Hughes being clearly seen sitting on a bench in the background in one teaser). |
** Also, they often tease a "special guest" showing up in the next episode and vainly attempt to edit around the actual person to keep it a surprise. This often fails (IE, Matt Hughes being clearly seen sitting on a bench in the background in one teaser). |
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* During the last season of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', the teaser at the end of each episode showed ''the very last scene of the following episode''. Technically, this may have been more misdirection than spoiler, though, as the final scene of each episode was usually unrelated to the main action of the story, and was ''itself a lead-in for the following episode''. Which is to say, that after the final scene foreshadowed the next episode, the [["On the Next..."]] teaser that followed showed you what amounted to ''a teaser for the episode two weeks down the line''. |
* During the last season of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', the teaser at the end of each episode showed ''the very last scene of the following episode''. Technically, this may have been more misdirection than spoiler, though, as the final scene of each episode was usually unrelated to the main action of the story, and was ''itself a lead-in for the following episode''. Which is to say, that after the final scene foreshadowed the next episode, the [["On the Next..."]] teaser that followed showed you what amounted to ''a teaser for the episode two weeks down the line''. |
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* FOX has a tendency to completely ruin the element of surprise on their gameshows, including ''[[Moment Of Truth]]'' and ''[[Are You Smarter Than a |
* FOX has a tendency to completely ruin the element of surprise on their gameshows, including ''[[Moment Of Truth]]'' and ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'', by having openings and "coming up after this commercial" previews which show how far along the contestant is going to get, which completely defeats the point of going to commercial after the contestant answers the question but before it is revealed if they are correct or not. |
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** Likewise the "later tonight" promos in their Sunday night cartoon block tend to show the best [[Orphaned Punchline|punch lines]] from the forthcoming shows, which would've been funnier if you had seen them [[It Makes Sense in Context|in context for]] the first time. |
** Likewise the "later tonight" promos in their Sunday night cartoon block tend to show the best [[Orphaned Punchline|punch lines]] from the forthcoming shows, which would've been funnier if you had seen them [[It Makes Sense in Context|in context for]] the first time. |
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** In the Season Four finale of ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'', the show cut to commercial before announcing whether the winner was Joshua Allen or Stephen "Twitch" Bass. During the commercial break, a promo for FOX News at 9 advertised a story about "So You Think You Can Dance champion Joshua Allen." No prizes for guessing who was crowned the Season Four winner when the show resumed... |
** In the Season Four finale of ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'', the show cut to commercial before announcing whether the winner was Joshua Allen or Stephen "Twitch" Bass. During the commercial break, a promo for FOX News at 9 advertised a story about "So You Think You Can Dance champion Joshua Allen." No prizes for guessing who was crowned the Season Four winner when the show resumed... |
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*** Erm. Sylar got his powers back at the end of season 2. And complaining that the title gives away the general direction is like complaining that the title "Spider-Man" spoils that there's a guy getting the powers of a spider. |
*** Erm. Sylar got his powers back at the end of season 2. And complaining that the title gives away the general direction is like complaining that the title "Spider-Man" spoils that there's a guy getting the powers of a spider. |
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* German TV stations are particularly notorious for this. A trailer for ''[[Evolution (film)|Evolution]]'' with David Duchovny featured one of the movie's final scenes, a trailer for season 2 of ''[[Lost]]'' featured the confrontation between {{spoiler|Mr. Eko and the smoke monster}}, a trailer for season 4 reveals who the Oceanic Six (one of the "main" mysteries in the first half of the season) are and on top of that features ''scenes from the season finale'' (the Oceanic Six arriving at home, {{spoiler|the island disappearing}}), and so on. |
* German TV stations are particularly notorious for this. A trailer for ''[[Evolution (film)|Evolution]]'' with David Duchovny featured one of the movie's final scenes, a trailer for season 2 of ''[[Lost]]'' featured the confrontation between {{spoiler|Mr. Eko and the smoke monster}}, a trailer for season 4 reveals who the Oceanic Six (one of the "main" mysteries in the first half of the season) are and on top of that features ''scenes from the season finale'' (the Oceanic Six arriving at home, {{spoiler|the island disappearing}}), and so on. |
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* One immensely frustrating one occurred to ''[[Star Trek: |
* One immensely frustrating one occurred to ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. At the very end (literally in the last five seconds) of the otherwise unrelated episode "Blood Fever," the crew discover {{spoiler|a Borg corpse, setting up the [[Wham! Episode|next episode, "Unity,"]] and the primary threat of the remainder of the series. It was pretty effective -- it came completely out of left field and chillingly evoked one of the most terrifying enemies in the Trek mythos (regardless of how unforgivably [[Villain Decay]]ed they would subsequently become)}}. So what do the producers do? Why, they put that scene right in the trailer, of course. |
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** ''Voyager'''s "The Chute" is a classic example. Paris and Kim are thrown in an alien prison, and about halfway through comes the revelation that {{spoiler|they can't break out because the prison is in space}}. It's a very dramatic shot that would no doubt have been more effective if it hadn't ''been in the commercial''. |
** ''Voyager'''s "The Chute" is a classic example. Paris and Kim are thrown in an alien prison, and about halfway through comes the revelation that {{spoiler|they can't break out because the prison is in space}}. It's a very dramatic shot that would no doubt have been more effective if it hadn't ''been in the commercial''. |
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* Reality shows on [[Bravo]] typically show the judges' harsher comments and contestant reaction shots/defenses. Although this is sometimes subverted, like one time where a comment was said in the trailer and the contestant shot showed him tilting his head back and going down, as if in frustration/agony. In the episode, he was in the top 3. |
* Reality shows on [[Bravo]] typically show the judges' harsher comments and contestant reaction shots/defenses. Although this is sometimes subverted, like one time where a comment was said in the trailer and the contestant shot showed him tilting his head back and going down, as if in frustration/agony. In the episode, he was in the top 3. |
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** Season 3 had a very notorious example. At this point in the season, there was a powdered form of a virus being transported in a plastic bag by a mule (just a kid who agreed to carry something over the Mexican border). CTU spent the entire episode trying to track down the package and the kid. Then, after the episode was over the preview literally had {{spoiler|Jack Bauer yelling "THE VIRUS IS OUT!" in absolute panic}}. Granted, it turned out to be {{spoiler|a false alarm}} but 24 fandom was so pissed off at potentially being spoiled that complaints were flown at FOX's direction and addressed. This resulted in the previews being treated as spoilers in 24 fandom discussion. |
** Season 3 had a very notorious example. At this point in the season, there was a powdered form of a virus being transported in a plastic bag by a mule (just a kid who agreed to carry something over the Mexican border). CTU spent the entire episode trying to track down the package and the kid. Then, after the episode was over the preview literally had {{spoiler|Jack Bauer yelling "THE VIRUS IS OUT!" in absolute panic}}. Granted, it turned out to be {{spoiler|a false alarm}} but 24 fandom was so pissed off at potentially being spoiled that complaints were flown at FOX's direction and addressed. This resulted in the previews being treated as spoilers in 24 fandom discussion. |
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* The [["On the Next..."]] trailers of the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' were terrible about this. Particularly [[Egregious]] is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3B_5hVsns the preview] of "The City on the Edge of Forever", which so effectively summarizes the whole episode that it plays more like a [["Previously On..."]] than anything else. |
* The [["On the Next..."]] trailers of the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' were terrible about this. Particularly [[Egregious]] is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3B_5hVsns the preview] of "The City on the Edge of Forever", which so effectively summarizes the whole episode that it plays more like a [["Previously On..."]] than anything else. |
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* The original trailers of ''[[Star Trek: The |
* The original trailers of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' could be pretty awful about this too. Perhaps the most [[Egregious]] was the trailer for the episode, "The Most Toys" which showed Data being captured by aliens, a woman alien offering to help Data escape, and a man {{spoiler|incinearting the woman with a phaser}}. When the episode aired, the man was the villain of the episode while the woman was his loyal assistant...and was a major character throughout the entire episode, not doing her [[Heel Face Turn]] and getting {{spoiler|zapped [[Redemption Equals Death|by her boss]]}} until within the last 5 minutes of the episode. |
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* When TV Guide Channel re-aired episodes of ''[[Hollywood Showdown]]'' (which was 30 minutes), they would pad out the show with commercials to make it an hour long. Towards the end of the hour, they would run the first five minutes or so of the next episode. |
* When TV Guide Channel re-aired episodes of ''[[Hollywood Showdown]]'' (which was 30 minutes), they would pad out the show with commercials to make it an hour long. Towards the end of the hour, they would run the first five minutes or so of the next episode. |
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* The [[Maury]] talk show does this religiously. In every commercial break before DNA test results, they try to build suspense by showing quick clips of the guests before and after the results. 99% of the time, they show the guests' reactions to the results, defeating the purpose of sticking around for the results. Sometimes, if the DNA test is for a more serious tone, like an adult daughter finding her long lost father, the clips fade into a commercial break without showing the reaction. |
* The [[Maury]] talk show does this religiously. In every commercial break before DNA test results, they try to build suspense by showing quick clips of the guests before and after the results. 99% of the time, they show the guests' reactions to the results, defeating the purpose of sticking around for the results. Sometimes, if the DNA test is for a more serious tone, like an adult daughter finding her long lost father, the clips fade into a commercial break without showing the reaction. |
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* In recent years, ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' (of all shows!) is guilty of this. The show uploads a preview of next week's shows on Sony's website every weekend. Nearly every preview shows contestants landing on or picking up prizes, the $10,000 side of the Mystery Wedge, or the Million Dollar Wedge. Occasionally, similar previews air on TV. |
* In recent years, ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' (of all shows!) is guilty of this. The show uploads a preview of next week's shows on Sony's website every weekend. Nearly every preview shows contestants landing on or picking up prizes, the $10,000 side of the Mystery Wedge, or the Million Dollar Wedge. Occasionally, similar previews air on TV. |
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** On October 13, 2010, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLXGIf7lTE8 one preview] that aired near the end of the show was devoted entirely to a woman picking up the Million Dollar Wedge, complete with suspenseful music and an announcer hinting viewers that she would win the grand prize. When the episode in particular aired, [[Never Trust a Trailer|she lost the wedge to a Bankrupt]]. |
** On October 13, 2010, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLXGIf7lTE8 one preview] that aired near the end of the show was devoted entirely to a woman picking up the Million Dollar Wedge, complete with suspenseful music and an announcer hinting viewers that she would win the grand prize. When the episode in particular aired, [[Never Trust a Trailer|she lost the wedge to a Bankrupt]]. |
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* [[USA Network]]'s promos for the season 3 finale of ''[[White Collar]]'' spoiled the sudden [[What Now? Ending]] about {{spoiler|Neal cutting his anklet.}} |
* [[USA Network]]'s promos for the season 3 finale of ''[[White Collar]]'' spoiled the sudden [["What Now?" Ending]] about {{spoiler|Neal cutting his anklet.}} |
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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' had [["On the Next..."]] trailers that were notorious for this. The one for "Phases" revealed who the werewolf was, and the one for "Innocence" revealed that Angel had lost his soul. |
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' had [["On the Next..."]] trailers that were notorious for this. The one for "Phases" revealed who the werewolf was, and the one for "Innocence" revealed that Angel had lost his soul. |
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* PBS' trailer for the newest adaptation of ''[[Great Expectations]]'' gives away {{spoiler|how Miss Havisham dies}}, even though the official website goes out of its way to stick "Spoiler Warning" on the production designer's discussion of that event. |
* PBS' trailer for the newest adaptation of ''[[Great Expectations]]'' gives away {{spoiler|how Miss Havisham dies}}, even though the official website goes out of its way to stick "Spoiler Warning" on the production designer's discussion of that event. |
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* The trailer for ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Original Generation Gaiden'' shows [[Super Robot Wars Reversal|Fiona Guredan]] alive, and with her final [[Humongous Mecha]]. This ruins the suspense of if she survived the malfunctioning Time Flow engine when her mecha was badly damaged.. |
* The trailer for ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Original Generation Gaiden'' shows [[Super Robot Wars Reversal|Fiona Guredan]] alive, and with her final [[Humongous Mecha]]. This ruins the suspense of if she survived the malfunctioning Time Flow engine when her mecha was badly damaged.. |
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** Some would argue that being a spoiler, considering the existence of the Excellence Eternal, the [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] that only she uses, in ''Super Robot Wars R''. |
** Some would argue that being a spoiler, considering the existence of the Excellence Eternal, the [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] that only she uses, in ''Super Robot Wars R''. |
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** In actuality, the whole bonus segment in ''Original Generations'' were like an interactive trailer for ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Original Generation Gaiden'', thus the main story of the bonus sections got carried over to the Gaiden. {{spoiler|Including the death of [[Player Punch|Lamia Loveless]]. Her [[Brainwashed and Crazy|rebirth in different circumstances]] was still well hidden in the commercial videos. As well as the inclusion of the Cry Wolves of the MX series and [[Back |
** In actuality, the whole bonus segment in ''Original Generations'' were like an interactive trailer for ''[[Super Robot Wars]] Original Generation Gaiden'', thus the main story of the bonus sections got carried over to the Gaiden. {{spoiler|Including the death of [[Player Punch|Lamia Loveless]]. Her [[Brainwashed and Crazy|rebirth in different circumstances]] was still well hidden in the commercial videos. As well as the inclusion of the Cry Wolves of the MX series and [[Back from the Dead|the return]] [[Heel Face Turn|and redemption]] of both Axel Almer and Alfimi.}} |
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* The trailers for ''[[Devil May Cry]] 4'' gave away things like the true intentions of the Order of the Sword, the failure of an attempted [[Shoot the Dog]], and the continued importance of the demonic katana Yamato. They didn't succeed in spoiling everything, but there was something of an [[Internet Backdraft]] regarding the final trailer. |
* The trailers for ''[[Devil May Cry]] 4'' gave away things like the true intentions of the Order of the Sword, the failure of an attempted [[Shoot the Dog]], and the continued importance of the demonic katana Yamato. They didn't succeed in spoiling everything, but there was something of an [[Internet Backdraft]] regarding the final trailer. |
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* Several previews also spoiled the big twist in ''[[STALKER|S.T.A.L.K.E.R.]]'' on who the player character is. |
* Several previews also spoiled the big twist in ''[[STALKER|S.T.A.L.K.E.R.]]'' on who the player character is. |
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* ''[[Fire Emblem]] Radiant Dawn'' is notable for having a press release that basically outlined the entire game's plot. This included the revealing of the true identity of the Black Knight, which was never revealed in the previous game Path of Radiance, but also only revealed near the end of Radiant Dawn. |
* ''[[Fire Emblem]] Radiant Dawn'' is notable for having a press release that basically outlined the entire game's plot. This included the revealing of the true identity of the Black Knight, which was never revealed in the previous game Path of Radiance, but also only revealed near the end of Radiant Dawn. |
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* Although it's so disjointed that it may not be recognizable until you actually play it, the in-game trailer to ''[[Zone of the Enders]]: The 2nd Runner'' pretty much shows the entire game, every stage, every boss fight (with the exception of the [[Final Boss]]). It also shows pretty much the entire story, including clips from the Ending. |
* Although it's so disjointed that it may not be recognizable until you actually play it, the in-game trailer to ''[[Zone of the Enders]]: The 2nd Runner'' pretty much shows the entire game, every stage, every boss fight (with the exception of the [[Final Boss]]). It also shows pretty much the entire story, including clips from the Ending. |
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* The trailer for ''[[StarCraft]]'''s [[Expansion Pack]], which features several clips of a military funeral interspliced between the imagery of awesome carnage. The fact that the coffin had the banner of the United Earth Directorate on it meant that a major UED character was going to die, though it didn't become clear until the {{spoiler|second-to-the-last}} Terran mission. |
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* The manual for ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]: Mask of the Betrayer'' advises you to read certain pages only after you've seen the twist at the end of act one. This would have been useful advice if the {{spoiler|Spirit Eater curse}} hadn't featured so prominently in the game's prerelease hype. |
* The manual for ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]: Mask of the Betrayer'' advises you to read certain pages only after you've seen the twist at the end of act one. This would have been useful advice if the {{spoiler|Spirit Eater curse}} hadn't featured so prominently in the game's prerelease hype. |
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* The DS remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' runs into this trope headlong with its opening cinematic, its instruction manual, and even the back of the box. Square Enix must feel that all the info for a game approaching its twentieth birthday must qualify as [[It Was His Sled]]. |
* The DS remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' runs into this trope headlong with its opening cinematic, its instruction manual, and even the back of the box. Square Enix must feel that all the info for a game approaching its twentieth birthday must qualify as [[It Was His Sled]]. |
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'''Snake''':{{spoiler|It's moving... But how do I stop it!?}} }} |
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** Considering the [[PlayStation]] version came out four years earlier, this was more of a [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]. |
** Considering the [[PlayStation]] version came out four years earlier, this was more of a [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]. |
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*** And the Ninja example wasn't much of a spoiler to non-Japanese audiences, since ''[[Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake]]'' [[No Export for You|didn't get an international release]] until ''MGS3: Subsistence''. |
*** And the Ninja example wasn't much of a spoiler to non-Japanese audiences, since ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' [[No Export for You|didn't get an international release]] until ''MGS3: Subsistence''. |
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** Similar to the above ''Phantom Menace'' and ''Gundam SEED'' examples above, ''[[Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake]]'' features a track labeled {{spoiler|"Natasha's Death." (That's Gustava for those of you playing the version included in Subsistence.)}} |
** Similar to the above ''Phantom Menace'' and ''Gundam SEED'' examples above, ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' features a track labeled {{spoiler|"Natasha's Death." (That's Gustava for those of you playing the version included in Subsistence.)}} |
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** [[Konami]] went to great lengths to keep Raiden a secret until the release of ''MGS2''. Unfortunately even that wasn't enough to get around different release dates and almost every British gaming magazine which ran a story on the game featured that. In an amusing inversion, however, many magazines were able to avoid spoiling the plot by {{spoiler|making out that Snake had ''died'' on the Tanker, something the supporting characters treat as correct until halfway through}}. |
** [[Konami]] went to great lengths to keep Raiden a secret until the release of ''MGS2''. Unfortunately even that wasn't enough to get around different release dates and almost every British gaming magazine which ran a story on the game featured that. In an amusing inversion, however, many magazines were able to avoid spoiling the plot by {{spoiler|making out that Snake had ''died'' on the Tanker, something the supporting characters treat as correct until halfway through}}. |
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** In ''MGS4'', the Metal Gears themselves don't play much of a role until Act 4. Screenshots showed {{spoiler|Snake in the cockpit of a reactivated, railgun-less REX and RAY in a snow-covered harbour}}. There's not much of their relevance to the plot that isn't spoilt by those facts. |
** In ''MGS4'', the Metal Gears themselves don't play much of a role until Act 4. Screenshots showed {{spoiler|Snake in the cockpit of a reactivated, railgun-less REX and RAY in a snow-covered harbour}}. There's not much of their relevance to the plot that isn't spoilt by those facts. |