SOURCES, LINKS & OTHER INTERESTING TIDBITS
Full playlist of the Tracey Ullman shorts, kindly uploaded by MattLoaf:
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Early Installment Weirdness on TV Tropes:
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Mario Quiz Cards:
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EXTERNAL MUSIC USED
The Simpsons Hotline - The Simpsons Hit & Run
Legitimate Business - The Simpsons Hit & Run
Think of your favourite franchise. Done? Okay. Now think of its first instalment. Whatever it is you’re thinking of, be it a book or a film or a game - that first incarnation is kind of… weird, isn’t it? I mean, in comparison to the rest of the series. Often it takes a while before a franchise really figures out its identity or the rules it’s going to operate under.
This phenomenon has a name: early instalment weirdness. My favourite procrastination trap TV Tropes says it best: “the first instalment is like a prototype. The first rough draft for a book”. I think early instalment weirdness is very charming a lot of the time. So today, I want to discuss a couple examples, and in doing so, come to a conclusion about why it’s actually a really good thing.
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