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* [[Cult Classic]] ''[[Psychonauts]]'' is well, a Cult Classic. A [[Steam]] sale however managed to boost it to that week's number one (''By revenue''), beating out quite a few new releases. It generally occupies the top-seller space on Good Old Games when there isn't a sale going on. |
* [[Cult Classic]] ''[[Psychonauts]]'' is well, a Cult Classic. A [[Steam]] sale however managed to boost it to that week's number one (''By revenue''), beating out quite a few new releases. It generally occupies the top-seller space on Good Old Games when there isn't a sale going on. |
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* You could say this was the case for countless cartoon shorts from [[The Golden Age of Animation]]. After movie theaters stopped running cartoon shorts, series such as ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' went on to become Saturday morning staples and rose to even higher popularity than in their heyday, to the point where [[Older Than They Think|many people will be surprised when you tell them the cartoons came out in the 1940's.]] |
* You could say this was the case for countless cartoon shorts from [[The Golden Age of Animation]]. After movie theaters stopped running cartoon shorts, series such as ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' went on to become Saturday morning staples and rose to even higher popularity than in their heyday, to the point where [[Older Than They Think|many people will be surprised when you tell them the cartoons came out in the 1940's.]] |
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** "[[What's Opera, Doc? |
** "[[What's Opera, Doc?]" was not recognized as a great cartoon when it was released in 1957, nor was it nominated for an Academy Award. [[Warner Bros]]. did not even submit it for consideration. |
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** ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' went through a very similar process as cartoon shorts did as well. |
** ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' went through a very similar process as cartoon shorts did as well. |
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* The 1980 live action movie version of ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' also gained [[Cult Classic]] status thanks to HBO, as did the [[Camp]], glitzy, all-star movie musicals ''[[Tommy]]'' and ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''. |
* The 1980 live action movie version of ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' also gained [[Cult Classic]] status thanks to HBO, as did the [[Camp]], glitzy, all-star movie musicals ''[[Tommy]]'' and ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''. |
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* ''[[Wing Commander (film)|Wing Commander]]'' was a bomb at the box office, but video rental income has made good the production costs, and given its regular airing on cable channels (particularly non-US ones) even has something of a genuine fandom.<ref>as opposed to a [[So Bad It's Good]] one</ref> |
* ''[[Wing Commander (film)|Wing Commander]]'' was a bomb at the box office, but video rental income has made good the production costs, and given its regular airing on cable channels (particularly non-US ones) even has something of a genuine fandom.<ref>as opposed to a [[So Bad It's Good]] one</ref> |
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* ''[[Step by Step]]'': Although only getting average (at best) ratings, reruns of the 1991-1998 sitcom spent nine years on ABC Family's schedule – far longer than reruns did in syndication. |
* ''[[Step by Step]]'': Although only getting average (at best) ratings, reruns of the 1991-1998 sitcom spent nine years on ABC Family's schedule – far longer than reruns did in syndication. |
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* ''[[Grease 2]]'' was a box office flop, but became a cable favorite through the early-middle 1980s. |
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'''"Vindicated" by [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]:''' |