Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

[Kegg]

Dexter: Man with eccentric hobby wants to settle down.

[Trekker4747]

Aragorn wrote:

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TITANIC: Rich British brat refuses to share flotation device with poor American guy, lets him drown instead.

Jack didn't drown, he died of exposure due to the 20-degree water he was in.

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Every Quentin Tarantino movie in existence: A bunch of people shoot each other while saying "Fuck". The end.

[Dusty Ayres]

Ben Sisko3 wrote:

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Star Wars - Son rejects father's legacy as a hero-turned-villain, decides to forge his own path of heroism, becomes skilled mass-murderer who resembles his father more and more on a daily basis. Later discovers he has a sibling he never knew he had who has similar abilities, and together the two team up with robots, aliens and humans to take down an evil empire.

Invincible - Son rejects father's legacy as a hero-turned-villain, decides to forge his own path of heroism, becomes skilled mass-murderer who resembles his father more and more on a daily basis. Later discovers he has a sibling he never knew he had who has similar abilities, and together the two team up with robots, aliens and humans to take down an evil empire.

That describes Dune & Dune Messiah more than it does Star Wars.

[AdmiralGarak]

Star Trek: Hard-working man of mixed race perseveres in the face of his coworkers' bigotry and mocking.

The Next Generation: Frenchman embarassed by his heritage fakes a British accent and clings to stereotypical British hobbies to fit in.

Deep Space Nine: Mentally unstable sci-fi writer inserts a messianic Mary Sue into Star Trek.

Voyager: Woman starship captain wrecks ship and strands crew moments after leaving space dock. Immediately turns to male starship captain for assistance.

[captcalhoun]

The Avengers - A 90-year-old steroid junkie, an alcoholic philandering billionaire, a schizophrenic deity, a wifebeating scientist with personality disorders, his vertically-challenged wife, a homeless man, a cancer patient, several sideshow freaks and two incestuous European siblings are all that stand between the Earth and total destruction.

sounds more like the Ultimates.

Equilibrium: Emotionally repressive Government agent kills lots of civilians before going postal and murdering co-workers and boss.

[Aragorn]

FACE/OFF: Government agent abuses power, abducts child after killing the mother and father.

[Broccoli]

WORLD TRADE CENTER: Rag-tag group of underdogs succeed at a massive undertaking despite overwhelming odds, credit success with faith in God.

Wow.

[Gojirob]

The Incredibles : A disgraced super-hero has to be rescued by his family.

This one was actually used by a cable company in their on-air guide.

[Aragorn]

PULP FICTION: Hitman teaches dancer the difference between Old Testament and New Testament.

FRIDAY THE 13TH: Sex + drugs + alcohol = A horrible death.

[tharpdevenport]

I got a some ideas:

ALF: Family harbors illegal alien, lies to friends and family and police, makes neighbors co-conspirators.

The A-Team: Escaped prisoners wonder around, trouncing the law, resisting arrest, and regularly causing damage and destruction.


Frasier: "Elitist" artsy snob who drinks wine regularly, is ex-alcoholic, and tried to committ suicide, gives people advice as a radio therapist.












TrekBBS: Nerds who live in their parents basement, fat people, and right-wing morons join forces to insure negative population growth.

[Ben Sisko3]

TharpDevilport wrote:

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TrekBBS: Nerds who live in their parents basement, fat people, and right-wing morons join forces to insure negative population growth.

I'm none of those. Which are you?

[tharpdevenport]

Ben Sisko3 wrote:

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I'm none of those. Which are you?

It's called humor.




Though if you've been to TNZ, that last line is pretty accurate...

[Kitty Worrier]

The Borgified Corpse wrote:

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In some ways, I think this may be a more accurate summary of Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection.

When I saw that one, I thought Alien 3.

I like the Titanic summary. Reminds me of why I hate the way they end the film.

[Admiral Buzzkill]

The ST:TMP and Firefly synopses are note-perfect.

Oddly enough, this one:

ATLAS SHRUGGED: Selfish industrialist destroys economy

...is entirely accurate and ought to be agreed upon by both admirers and detractors of the book - the only disagreement would be on whether you're cheering the bastard on.