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| | There is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulBackgroundEvent trope] for this kind of thing. --[[User:Koveras|Koveras]] ([[User talk:Koveras|talk]]) 08:11, 27 June 2014 (UTC) | | There is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MeaningfulBackgroundEvent trope] for this kind of thing. --[[User:Koveras|Koveras]] ([[User talk:Koveras|talk]]) 08:11, 27 June 2014 (UTC) |
| | :I think the news tropes [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsNews] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoincidentalBroadcast] are more specific to this scenario. {{unsigned ip|108.162.223.29}} | | :I think the news tropes [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsNews] and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoincidentalBroadcast] are more specific to this scenario. {{unsigned ip|108.162.223.29}} |
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| − | I almost made the following edit: "that foreshadows the onset of some kind of danger, such as shark attacks, tornadoes, shark-tornadoes" with the last part linking to the Sharknado article on Wikipedia. Is explainxkcd allowed to be this silly? I think we should be this silly. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.161|108.162.237.161]] 09:21, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | :Why not? It is a legitimate movie. Also, that towel might be a "Hitchhiker's Guide..." reference, if it is indeed a towel and Cueball is the main character. But it might be a cape or something else. [[Special:Contributions/103.22.201.225|103.22.201.225]] 11:51, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | No, the towel signals that he is going swimming, as the background TV predicts shark attacks. [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 12:53, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | What does the stuff with The View have to do with foreshadowing? Unless it's implying that Ms. McCarthy is going to try to drown herself in shark infested waters while our protagonist tries to save her... --[[User:Andyd273|Andyd273]] ([[User talk:Andyd273|talk]]) 13:48, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | :It doesn't. The explanation needs to be changed to read 'the title text' instead of 'the title' in the paragraph talking about The View. I'll fix it. --[[User:Dangerkeith3000|Dangerkeith3000]] ([[User talk:Dangerkeith3000|talk]]) 15:04, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | : "''Unless ... Ms. McCarthy is going to try to drown herself in shark infested waters''" We should be so lucky. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.133.39|199.27.133.39]] 16:15, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | Is there a Jaws reference here? Or does Randall just really love sharks?[[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.163|173.245.52.163]] 19:06, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | :por_que_no_los_dos.jpg? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.161|108.162.237.161]] 18:20, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
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| − | Why does the movie reference have to be action/thriller? The 'news report in the background' has been used for all types of movies to foreshadow something that will happen later in the film. It's also used in other media, though it probably is most popular in movies. --[[User:Ima420r|Ima420r]] ([[User talk:Ima420r|talk]]) 03:36, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
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| − | My first guess after reading the comic was that all the news stories appeared related. North Korea threatening the USA, possibly by attacking them with a shark invasion. Then a rocket to take out the sharks. [[User:Tharkon|Tharkon]] ([[User talk:Tharkon|talk]]) 22:17, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
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| − | Should we be [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruining people's lives] like that? [[Special:Contributions/188.114.99.189|188.114.99.189]] 12:44, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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