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dr_fumbles_mcstupid) wrote2010-04-26 10:00 pm
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Better than it sounds
stolen from meimichan because it looks like it is going to be a lot of fun!
Pick 20 movies/TV shows/anime/video games/literary works and put their summaries from Better than it Sounds (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BetterThanItSounds) and WITHOUT CHEATING have your friends guess.
1. The people are not motivated. A squad of manly cheerleaders tries to alleviate this. in the sequel the people are still not motivated and The cheerleaders from across the river are not as manly.
2. A prince must pick up litter in order to make up for his father's alcoholism.
3. A lawyer with spiky hair defends the innocent through courtroom antics and really dramatic pointing, beating down an old friend and said friend's mentor in the process. His old boss sticks around to help from beyond the grave.
4. An old man spends several lifetimes convincing hot young things to join him inside an ancient (time traveling) phone box. He is routinely harassed by tin men, giant nazi pepperpots and his college buddies.
5. A bumbling manservant uses non-specified superpowers to protect his unwitting and unappreciative master while taking advice from a dragon that basically speaks in subtext (and ships them). Corny CGI ensues.
6. Mac Gyver and his old friend, an undead archaeologist, team up with a gorgeous astrophysicist and an alien warrior to kill snakes and spiders. Later, Mac retires and is replaced with the cast of Farscape, who help the team fight Morena Baccarin.
7. The main character is charming, personable, and homicidal. He's a cop by day and a killer by night...
8. A group of geeks and a hot geek blow stuff up in the name of science.
9.Two gorgeous brothers with major-league Daddy issues seek out monsters and kill them in various nasty ways, using things as diverse as salt-filled shotgun shells, barbed wire, and circular saws. Lots of sex is had along the way. A really great car and lots of eighties rock, apocalypses, and angst are also involved. The world really really sucks, but it's funny anyway.
10. Washed-up actors discover that people they never expected to meet love their work a bit too much IN SPACE!
11. : Frodo goes to Ukraine in search of his grandfather's ex-girlfriend, finds an old lady in a house filled with boxes. A blind grandpa does the driving and a rock star (without his famous mustache) translates.
12. Boy gets tormented by his older sister, who manages to bypass all things he builds to avoid her. The boy also has a rival, whose true name is Susan.
13. A short megalomaniac from a society where height determines rank tries to conquer/destroy the ultimate Crapsack World while being opposed by the ultimate Butt Monkey. Also involves pigs and monkeys. And doom.
14. Nerd gets superpowers while losing sanity. Eventually, insanity dilutes into everyone else, including the audience.
15. A teenager volunteers to be tutored by a reclusive elderly billionaire, putting his social and family life on hold while avoiding questions about what they do together.
16. Slacker dude from New Jersey refurbishes a Humongous Mecha from the future out of spare parts he finds in a dumpster. Aliens want to steal the mecha for their own purposes.Lots of things explode.
17. A well-off group of famed, socially inept musicians enjoy the ups and downs of their above-the-law status, while a board of powerful figures think they're a force to be reckoned with and attempt to stop them. The bands manger is a Magnificent Bastard ninja-accountant. Hilarity ensues.
18. Bullying sends victim to another dimension to become the most powerful king of all worlds. There are also demons who may or may not be gay.
19. Idiots go to high school with a robot, gorilla, and a rock singer look-alike.
20. Asthmatic 12 year old almost dies and is randomly selected to be the Lord of the Universe by part of a sentient legal document.
Pick 20 movies/TV shows/anime/video games/literary works and put their summaries from Better than it Sounds (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BetterThanItSounds) and WITHOUT CHEATING have your friends guess.
1. The people are not motivated. A squad of manly cheerleaders tries to alleviate this. in the sequel the people are still not motivated and The cheerleaders from across the river are not as manly.
2. A prince must pick up litter in order to make up for his father's alcoholism.
3. A lawyer with spiky hair defends the innocent through courtroom antics and really dramatic pointing, beating down an old friend and said friend's mentor in the process. His old boss sticks around to help from beyond the grave.
4. An old man spends several lifetimes convincing hot young things to join him inside an ancient (time traveling) phone box. He is routinely harassed by tin men, giant nazi pepperpots and his college buddies.
5. A bumbling manservant uses non-specified superpowers to protect his unwitting and unappreciative master while taking advice from a dragon that basically speaks in subtext (and ships them). Corny CGI ensues.
6. Mac Gyver and his old friend, an undead archaeologist, team up with a gorgeous astrophysicist and an alien warrior to kill snakes and spiders. Later, Mac retires and is replaced with the cast of Farscape, who help the team fight Morena Baccarin.
7. The main character is charming, personable, and homicidal. He's a cop by day and a killer by night...
8. A group of geeks and a hot geek blow stuff up in the name of science.
9.Two gorgeous brothers with major-league Daddy issues seek out monsters and kill them in various nasty ways, using things as diverse as salt-filled shotgun shells, barbed wire, and circular saws. Lots of sex is had along the way. A really great car and lots of eighties rock, apocalypses, and angst are also involved. The world really really sucks, but it's funny anyway.
10. Washed-up actors discover that people they never expected to meet love their work a bit too much IN SPACE!
11. : Frodo goes to Ukraine in search of his grandfather's ex-girlfriend, finds an old lady in a house filled with boxes. A blind grandpa does the driving and a rock star (without his famous mustache) translates.
12. Boy gets tormented by his older sister, who manages to bypass all things he builds to avoid her. The boy also has a rival, whose true name is Susan.
13. A short megalomaniac from a society where height determines rank tries to conquer/destroy the ultimate Crapsack World while being opposed by the ultimate Butt Monkey. Also involves pigs and monkeys. And doom.
14. Nerd gets superpowers while losing sanity. Eventually, insanity dilutes into everyone else, including the audience.
15. A teenager volunteers to be tutored by a reclusive elderly billionaire, putting his social and family life on hold while avoiding questions about what they do together.
16. Slacker dude from New Jersey refurbishes a Humongous Mecha from the future out of spare parts he finds in a dumpster. Aliens want to steal the mecha for their own purposes.Lots of things explode.
17. A well-off group of famed, socially inept musicians enjoy the ups and downs of their above-the-law status, while a board of powerful figures think they're a force to be reckoned with and attempt to stop them. The bands manger is a Magnificent Bastard ninja-accountant. Hilarity ensues.
18. Bullying sends victim to another dimension to become the most powerful king of all worlds. There are also demons who may or may not be gay.
19. Idiots go to high school with a robot, gorilla, and a rock singer look-alike.
20. Asthmatic 12 year old almost dies and is randomly selected to be the Lord of the Universe by part of a sentient legal document.