Tropescilloscope: Show Within a Show
A program that the characters in-universe are watching. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Eiffel Tower Effect
The Stoic
Earn Your Happy Ending
The Mole
Closed Circle
Vomit Discretion Shot
Continuity Nod
The Atoner
Amoral Attorney
Adapted Out
Hero of Another Story
Break the Cutie
Works Set in World War II
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Disney Death
Manipulative Bastard
Lock and Load Montage
Hong Kong Films
Anachronism Stew
Brutal Honesty
In Medias Res
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Chewing the Scenery
Precision F-Strike
Male Frontal Nudity
Gender Flip
Mama Bear
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Line-of-Sight Name
Informed Ability
Chase Scene
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Scary Black Man
Kill It with Fire
Beard of Evil
"Awesome McCool" Name
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Deconstruction
Drives Like Crazy
Hoist by His Own Petard
Reasonable Authority Figure
Index of Film Westerns
The Chessmaster
French Films
Action Survivor
Demoted to Extra
Foil
The Stoner
Big Brother Instinct
Ambiguous Ending
Training Montage
Beware the Nice Ones
Rewatch Bonus
N-Word Privileges
Running Gag
Bilingual Bonus
Mugging the Monster
Intergenerational Friendship
Smoking Is Cool
Sports Stories
Pet the Dog
Show Within a Show
Lighter and Softer
Put on a Bus
She's Got Legs
Slasher Smile
Red Right Hand
Boom, Headshot!
Historical-Domain Character
Mighty Whitey
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Mythology Gag
Japanese Films
Parental Abandonment
Once More, with Clarity!
Animal Title Index
The Film of the Book
Covers Always Lie
Monumental Damage
The Voiceless
Sacrificial Lion
Setting Update
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
An Axe to Grind
Deal with the Devil
Abhorrent Admirer
Only One Name
Badass Bookworm
Adorkable
Truth in Television
Undying Loyalty
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Shower Scene
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Dwindling Party
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Redshirt Army
Genre Savvy
Ambiguously Gay
Hidden Depths
I Did What I Had to Do
Awesome, but Impractical
Race Lift
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Loophole Abuse
This Is Gonna Suck
Nothing Is Scarier
Defrosting Ice Queen
Tempting Fate
Green-Eyed Monster
Department of Redundancy Department
Deadpan Snarker
BFG
Epic Movie
For the Evulz
Ungrateful Bastard
Pragmatic Adaptation
Pretty in Mink
Obviously Evil
Gainax Ending
Bound and Gagged
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Meaningful Echo
Bullying a Dragon
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Betty and Veronica
Took a Level in Badass
Agony of the Feet
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Catch-Phrase
Light Is Not Good
Tagline
Celebrity Paradox
Morality Pet
Facial Horror
MayDecember Romance
Advertised Extra
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Scenery Gorn
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Martial Arts Movie
Blood Knight
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Sadistic Choice
Evil-Detecting Dog
Rule of Cool
Science Fiction Films
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Nice Hat
The Smurfette Principle
Darkest Hour
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Italian Films
Meet Cute
Outrun the Fireball
Fish out of Water
Australian Movies
Gratuitous English
Everyone Has Standards
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Rich Bitch
Neck Snap
Wretched Hive
The Alcoholic
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Mundane Made Awesome
Zombie Stories
The Dog Bites Back
Death by Irony
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Death Glare
Rape as Drama
Manly Tears
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Woman in White
Break the Haughty
Dogged Nice Guy
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Hair-Trigger Temper
Heel Realization
Aside Glance
Sequel Escalation
La Résistance
Early Installment Weirdness
Love Triangle
Leave the Camera Running
Gory Discretion Shot
Room Full of Crazy
Ascended Extra
Mistaken for Gay
Wham Line
Fire-Forged Friends
Re-Cut
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
The Chick
Smug Snake
Foregone Conclusion
Noodle Incident
Our Vampires Are Different
Straight Gay
Major Injury Underreaction
Defiant to the End
Evil Is Hammy
Chiaroscuro
Poor Communication Kills
Villain Protagonist
Mystery and Detective Films
Antagonist Title
Big Bad Duumvirate
Broken Aesop
Improbable Aiming Skills
Call-Forward
Funny Foreigner
Cat Fight
Manchild
The Lost Lenore
Fantastic Racism
Exact Words
World of Ham
Action Prologue
Rasputinian Death
My Greatest Failure
Arranged Marriage
Artistic License History
The Starscream
Really Gets Around
Pimped-Out Dress
Character Development
Dutch Angle
Attempted Rape
Epic Fail
Sci-Fi Horror
Affably Evil
Daylight Horror
Karma Houdini
Retirony
Guns Akimbo
Overprotective Dad
Token Minority
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Sole Survivor
Parental Incest
Anti-Hero
Your Cheating Heart
Idiot Ball
Last-Name Basis
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
A Father to His Men
Destination Defenestration
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Star-Crossed Lovers
Bald of Evil
Deus ex Machina
Only Sane Man
Not Using the "Z" Word
Coming-of-Age Story
The Faceless
Darker and Edgier
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Pay Evil unto Evil
Ghost Fiction
Deliberately Monochrome
Femme Fatale
All There in the Manual
The Place
Scenery Porn
Fate Worse than Death
Actor Allusion
Bittersweet Ending
Sinister Minister
Abusive Parents
Eagleland
Karmic Death
Grey and Gray Morality
Bloodier and Gorier
Film Noir
No Antagonist
Berserk Button
Mooks
Badass Normal
Meaningful Name
Call-Back
Dissonant Serenity
Faux Affably Evil
Paper-Thin Disguise
Calling the Old Man Out
Oh, Crap!
Recycled IN SPACE!
Evil Laugh
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Driven to Suicide
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Real Life
The '80s
Captain Obvious
Ominous Latin Chanting
What the Hell, Hero?
Parental Neglect
Parental Substitute
Badass Boast
Laughing Mad
Anachronic Order
Artistic License Law
Evil Is Petty
Canadian Movies
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
The Alleged Car
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
More Dakka
Punch-Clock Villain
Killed Mid-Sentence
Villainous Breakdown
Fanservice
Wrong Genre Savvy
Spared by the Adaptation
Central Theme
Crucified Hero Shot
I'm a Humanitarian
Anguished Declaration of Love
NO INDOOR VOICE
Mood Whiplash
Say My Name
Double Entendre
Military and Warfare Films
Pragmatic Villainy
Improvised Weapon
Gorn
Catapult Nightmare
Up to Eleven
Batman Gambit
As the Good Book Says...
The Dragon
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Freudian Excuse
Gone Horribly Right
Fainting
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Animated Credits Opening
Costume Porn
Arc Words
Developing Doomed Characters
Friend to All Children
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Fatal Flaw
Russian Films
Public Domain Feature Films
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Big Applesauce
A Minor Kidroduction
Married to the Job
Casting Gag
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Never Trust a Trailer
Creepy Child
Expy
Dying Moment of Awesome
The Ace
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Kids Are Cruel
Adaptation Expansion
Air-Vent Passageway
Villain Song
Dramedy
The Hero
Playing Gertrude
Film Series
Action Girl
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
No Name Given
Black Dude Dies First
Animal Motifs
Body Horror
Serious Business
Fake Shemp
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
One-Man Army
Authority Equals Asskicking
Downer Ending
Adaptational Attractiveness
Funny Background Event
The Quiet One
Face Death with Dignity
Badass Longcoat
BrotherSister Incest
Eyepatch of Power
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Mr. Fanservice
Rule of Funny
Soundtrack Dissonance
German Films
Determinator
The Hero Dies
Red Shirt
Ship Tease
Cool Old Guy
Big Eater
Taking You with Me
Fatal Family Photo
Off with His Head!
Corrupt Corporate Executive
It Will Never Catch On
Bad Boss
Creator Cameo
Sanity Slippage
Knife Nut
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
I Need a Freaking Drink
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Male Gaze
Neck Lift
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Older Than They Look
Car Fu
Adaptational Villainy
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Rule of Symbolism
My God, What Have I Done?
The Load
Bar Brawl
Dirty Cop
Hollywood Law
Naked People Are Funny
What You Are in the Dark
Evil Counterpart
Sealed Evil in a Can
Becoming the Mask
As Himself
Damsel in Distress
Implacable Man
Leitmotif
Broken Pedestal
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Jerk Jock
Dark and Troubled Past
Twist Ending
Sassy Black Woman
You Have Failed Me
Posthumous Character
Mind Screw
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Adult Fear
Adaptational Heroism
Bury Your Gays
Mad Scientist
Villain Opening Scene
What Happened to the Mouse?
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
The X of Y
The '60s
Cluster F-Bomb
Disproportionate Retribution
Demonic Possession
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Laser-Guided Karma
Artistic License Biology
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Fiery Redhead
One-Word Title
Anyone Can Die
Let's Get Dangerous!
Artistic License Physics
Hell Is That Noise
Our Zombies Are Different
Dressing as the Enemy
'80s Hair
A Date with Rosie Palms
The Vamp
Scare Chord
Cold-Blooded Torture
Curb-Stomp Battle
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Foreshadowing
Henpecked Husband
Spanner in the Works
Be Careful What You Wish For
Insane Troll Logic
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Narrator
Adaptation Name Change
The Cameo
timeperiod
Vitriolic Best Buds
Those Wacky Nazis
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Jump Scare
Dark Action Girl
Amusing Injuries
Camp Gay
Only Known by Their Nickname
Gilligan Cut
Stalker with a Crush
Cat Scare
Despair Event Horizon
Made of Explodium
Interrupted Suicide
Composite Character
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Heroes Want Redheads
Riddle for the Ages
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Worthy Opponent
Dark Reprise
The Ditz
Mr. Exposition
Crazy-Prepared
Homage
Missing Mom
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Kill 'em All
Dirty Coward
Knight Templar
Adults Are Useless
Camera Abuse
Death by Sex
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Ironic Echo
Empathic Environment
Not So Above It All
Conspicuous CG
Dramatic Gun Cock
Same Language Dub
Immune to Bullets
Reality Has No Subtitles
Five-Man Band
Madness Mantra
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Adaptation Distillation
Wicked Cultured
Take That!
Ass Shove
Only in It for the Money
And Starring
Obfuscating Stupidity
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Vampire Fiction
Documentary
Death of a Child
Fun with Acronyms
I Have Your Wife
Market-Based Title
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Better to Die than Be Killed
Lampshade Hanging
B-Movie
Groin Attack
How We Got Here
Disguised in Drag
Loads and Loads of Characters
The Sociopath
Nice Guy
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Dramatic Irony
Black and Gray Morality
Beta Couple
Even Evil Has Standards
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Reality Is Unrealistic
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Canon Foreigner
Word of God
Woman Scorned
Intrepid Reporter
Bait-and-Switch
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Frame-Up
Punny Name
Comically Missing the Point
Meaningful Background Event
Police Brutality
Curse Cut Short
Didn't Think This Through
Bring My Brown Pants
Drugs Are Bad
Cruel and Unusual Death
Eye Scream
Artistic License Geography
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Framing Device
Race Against the Clock
Plot Hole
Translation Convention
Eureka Moment
The Brute
Dumb Blonde
Pyrrhic Victory
My Beloved Smother
Jitter Cam
The Power of Love
Big "NO!"
The Smart Guy
Retcon
Silent Movie
Stylistic Suck
Book-Ends
Apocalypse How
Together in Death
Romantic False Lead
Moment Killer
Brainless Beauty
Genre Throwback
Auto Erotica
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Double-Meaning Title
The '90s
Heroic Sacrifice
Stock Footage
Fat Bastard
Make It Look Like an Accident
The Musical
Every Car Is a Pinto
Final Girl
Your Head A-Splode
Took a Level in Jerkass
It's All About Me
Insistent Terminology
Bare Your Midriff
Vacation Films
He Knows Too Much
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Film Noir Index
Politically Incorrect Villain
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Rated M for Manly
Hypocrite
Taking the Bullet
Dull Surprise
Big Fancy House
Redemption Equals Death
Ms. Fanservice
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
The Remake
Fan Disservice
Flashback
Plucky Comic Relief
Evil Sounds Deep
Dual Wielding
Cowboy Cop
Revenge
Big-Bad Ensemble
Contrived Coincidence
Kick the Dog
Decoy Protagonist
True Companions
Tap on the Head
Villain Ball
Psychopathic Manchild
Actually Pretty Funny
War Is Hell
Ax-Crazy
The Reveal
Soft Glass
Malevolent Masked Men
Fantasy Films
The Casanova
Unreliable Narrator
Sequel Hook
Toplessness from the Back
Tranquil Fury
Bi the Way
Easily Forgiven
Black Best Friend
Author Appeal
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
FaceHeel Turn
Important Haircut
Left the Background Music On
Enemy Mine
Bolivian Army Ending
MacGuffin
Dirty Old Man
Extremely Short Timespan
Blood from the Mouth
Back from the Dead
Novelization
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Overly Long Gag
Cassandra Truth
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
The Big Guy
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Expository Hairstyle Change
Bland-Name Product
Sexy Discretion Shot
Blackmail
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Have a Gay Old Time
British Films
Alliterative Name
Genre Shift
Not Quite Dead
Affectionate Parody
Chekhov's Gun
The Bully
Brick Joke
Real Life Writes the Plot
Rousing Speech
Establishing Character Moment
Half the Man He Used to Be
Artistic License Military
An Aesop
Hero Antagonist
Reckless Gun Usage
Good Is Not Nice
Diabolus ex Machina
Alpha Bitch
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Eldritch Abomination
Bloody Hilarious
No OSHA Compliance
You Killed My Father
Greater-Scope Villain
Thriller
Silence Is Golden
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Reality Ensues
Naïve Newcomer
It Can Think
Too Dumb to Live
Captain Ersatz
Men Are the Expendable Gender
The Cavalry
The '50s
Not What It Looks Like
Music Stories
Blatant Lies
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Black Comedy Rape
Gold Digger
Does Not Like Shoes
Humans Are Bastards
Cool Old Lady
Accidental Misnaming
Skewed Priorities
Extreme Doormat
Historical Villain Upgrade
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
The Lancer
Handicapped Badass
Rule of Three
Maybe Ever After
Imagine Spot
Small Name, Big Ego
Country Matters
Protagonist Title
Would Hurt a Child
Almost Kiss
Romantic Comedy
Large Ham
He Who Fights Monsters
All Just a Dream
Hope Spot
Match Cut
Domestic Abuse
Cool Shades
All for Nothing
Fingore
All There in the Script
Badass Grandpa
Card-Carrying Villain
Never My Fault
Retired Badass
The Mafia
She Cleans Up Nicely
Fanservice Extra
Serial Killer
Wham Shot
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Annoying Younger Sibling
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Slasher Movie
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Cloudcuckoolander
From Bad to Worse
Action Genre
Storming the Castle
Evil Brit
Daddy's Girl
Stealth Pun
And I Must Scream
Hypocritical Humor
The Bad Guy Wins
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Mexican Standoff
20 Minutes into the Future
Adaptational Badass
Based on a True Story
Papa Wolf
Flipping the Bird
From Nobody to Nightmare
Bavarian Fire Drill
Bowdlerise
Cain and Abel
Adaptation Dye-Job
Freeze-Frame Bonus
In the Back
Superhero
The Great Depression
Disney Villain Death
Horror Films
Visual Pun
Crapsack World
Arch-Enemy
Death Seeker
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Would Hit a Girl
Due to the Dead
An Arm and a Leg
Totally Radical
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Unusual Euphemism
A God Am I
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Bottomless Magazines
Guile Hero
Red Herring
Christmas Movies Index
Corpsing
Irony
Insult Backfire
Happily Married
Shipper on Deck
Black Comedy
Non-Indicative Name
Pretty Little Headshots
Psycho for Hire
Refuge in Audacity
Biopic
Bond One-Liner
Trailers Always Spoil
Historical Hero Upgrade
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Not So Stoic
Jerkass
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Stepford Smiler
Video Credits
Made of Iron
The Stinger
Television Movie Index
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Ambiguous Disorder
It's Personal
Alas, Poor Villain
Man on Fire
Armor-Piercing Question
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Butt-Monkey
Slashed Throat
Whole Plot Reference
Dies Wide Open
Fourth Date Marriage
Broken Bird
Babies Ever After
Honor Before Reason
One Steve Limit
Time Skip
Failed a Spot Check
Creative Closing Credits
No Ending
Kubrick Stare
Random Events Plot
HeelFace Turn
No-Sell
The End... Or Is It?
Anti-Villain
Grievous Bottley Harm
Instant Death Bullet
Age Lift
Not So Different
Cool Guns
The Dreaded
Cool Car
Spiteful Spit
Yandere
Stuff Blowing Up
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Shirtless Scene
Dark Is Not Evil
Mercy Kill
Motor Mouth
Properly Paranoid
The Un-Reveal
Combat Pragmatist
Disappeared Dad
Villain with Good Publicity
Famous Last Words
Get Out!
After the End
Depraved Bisexual
Big Damn Heroes
For Want of a Nail
Improbable Weapon User
Here We Go Again!
Title Drop
Chekhov's Skill
Offscreen Teleportation
Credits Gag
Stealth Hi/Bye
Artistic License Gun Safety
Super Strength
Take a Third Option
Bad "Bad Acting"
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Love at First Sight
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Hate Sink
Historical In-Joke
Did Not Get the Girl
In Name Only
Those Two Guys
Chekhov's Gunman
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Logo Joke
All Men Are Perverts
Shout-Out
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Evil vs. Evil
And the Adventure Continues
Death by Adaptation
Badass in a Nice Suit
Asshole Victim
Crazy Jealous Guy
Bond Villain Stupidity
Children Are Innocent
Drowning My Sorrows
Police are Useless
Hollywood Darkness
Jerkass Has a Point
As You Know
Humiliation Conga
Horror Comedy
Big Bad
Product Placement
Evil Plan
Accidental Murder
Those Two Bad Guys
Bloodless Carnage
Award-Bait Song
Psychological Thriller
The Ghost
Heroic BSoD
The Oner
Faking the Dead
Ripped from the Headlines
Spiritual Successor
Author Avatar
The '70s
folderlabel
Spell My Name with an "S"
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Distracted by the Sexy
Only a Flesh Wound
Never Found the Body
Self-Deprecation
Shown Their Work
Early-Bird Cameo
Unusually Uninteresting Sight