Media "Syndromes"

[Mr. Omega]

This thread is based on something I saw. There is a term in comics known as "Women in Refridgerator Syndrome". Don't know what it means? It means a female character is killed for character devlopment for male characters. Y'know, vowing revenge or learning resposibility, ect. Why this name? Look it up.

I also saw a thing on a Youtube video describing "Dragonball Z Syndrome", lengthening completly unimportant parts to make the series longer. Also mentioned was "Inuyasha Syndrome", where nothing happens in the entire series.

Discussion: Create your own "syndrome" of something you notice happening a lot. This can apply for all forms of media.

My example:
"Kamehameha Syndrome". The not-so-gradual progression of the power of a certian technique, making a power that was small at the start will become a devastating mega-attack.
Examples: The namesake. When the move was first introduced, Goku could only break a little car with it. By the end of the series, he can blow up a planet.
Also: the Force. In Episode IV, it barely did anything, but by Force Unleashed, it was tearing Star Destroyers out of the sky.

 

[Judgement101]

Baccano! Syndrome-Being awesome but losing all of its momentum because it ran out of awesome 15 episodes in.

 

[DefunctTheory]

'Your Mother' syndrome, where your very opinions, arguments, work performance, and general value to the human populace in general is weighed entirely by how much of a whore/fat/stupid your mother is.

 

[Judgement101]

"Internet Syndrome"
Definition: When your opinions are invalid because someone else believes their opinion is a fact.

 

[Dags90]

The "Best ____ Ever" syndrome.

For sports fans, this can be how after every NBA Finals or every superbowl, all of the announcers say that it was the "Best Superbowl ever!!". Seriously, how short are these guys memory lengths? Every year can't be the best year in sports.

I'm sure this works for other things too...like Inception.

This is also rife in fitness literature. They're always discovering the best way ever to do something. You just have to know the secret or you'll be stuck in fat camp. For just three easy installments of $19.95. I'm not exactly sure what they're installing and into what...

My So Called Life Syndrome, where a story that starts with a principal main character has such interesting side characters that it turns into a quasi-ensemble work. If you understand the reference, you're awesome. (Y)

 

[xdgt]

The Generation Syndrome

Do you remember how good and cool everything was back when... what you don't? Well you will in a decade or so.
A whole bunch of nostalgia mixed with actual good qualities making you antagonise new things.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Teal and Orange syndrome [http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html]

Once you notice it, it becomes hard to ignore.

Good god... That was an eye-opener. So... much... teal and orange... it's kind of scary now that I think about it.