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Pity for no Sid tonight, but...man, Adam took a level in badass tonight!

Snagged this from beccastareyes.

Pick 20 movies/anime/video games/comic books/literary works/musicals/TV shows/etc. and put their summaries from Better Than It Sounds and WITHOUT CHEATING have your friends guess.

I will not apologize if any of you click on the TVTropes link. You brought it on yourself.


1. Bounty hunters in space barely make enough money to eat properly. The soundtrack is popular. Cowboy Bebop, guessed by akino_ame

2. A children's comedy film about an heiress and her children being drugged and abandoned. They later meet a vagabond who hangs out with a jazz band composed of ethnic stereotypes. Disney's The Aristocats, guessed by dungeonwriter and akino_ame

3. Mystery author butts into murder investigations much to annoyance of uptight police officer. UST ensues. Castle, guessed by dungeonwriter and akino_ame

4. Five teenagers have a spat with their parents and run away from home. Marvel's Runaways, guessed by dungeonwriter and akino_ame

5. Thanks to a discontinued sports car, a boy nearly commits incest with his mother after teaching his father how to use violence. All their lives improve as a result. Back to the Future, guessed by akino_ame

6. Dr. Frank 'N Furter, Doc Brown, and a bunch of other blackmail victims run around a big house looking for a murderer and debating simple mathematics. Clue, guessed by wishfulaces

7. A retired Marine with a redhead fetish, a lecherous playboy, a malapropping Israeli assassin, a murder mystery writer / computer nerd and online gamer, an old British doctor and a Perky Goth with a caffeine habit work for the US Navy. They Fight Crime! NCIS, guessed by dungeonwriter and akino_ame

8. The X Men minus the tights, and with somewhat better dialogue. Heroes, guessed by dungeonwriter

9. After a long time, a guy meets his ex-girlfriend, who ditched him for another guy. He's bitter and jealous, but he begins to fall in love with her again. And then he forces her to stay with the other guy. Casablanca, guessed by charliesmum

10. A variety show—starring assorted singing and dancing animals, not to mention talking food—where nearly all of the acts end in total disaster. Comes complete with its own MST3K riffers. The Muppet Show, guessed by akino_ame

11. 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. Batman Beyond, guessed by dungeonwriter and akino_ame

12. Nerdy kid opens a Pandora's box in the form of a Reality Altering Super Computer, finds a cute AI inside, resolves to drag three random classmates along to save the girl, her father, and the world from an evil AI akin to Skynet (two out of three ain't bad). Also, time travel removes all consequences of social stupidity and class cutting, except within the UST laden hero relationships. Code Lyoko, guessed by dungeonwriter and akino_ame

13. A fat slob, his attractive wife, their lazy son, unpopular daughter, evil talking baby and talking dog all go on adventures. Family Guy, guessed by akino_ame

14. Nomadic tribes travel through the Middle East and North Africa, enduring all kinds of hardships before finally coming to the Promised Land. In the sequel, a Pretty Cool Guy tells everyone how cool it is to be nice to each other but is executed by The Empire, comes Back From The Dead, and Ascends To A Higher Plane Of Existence. In the Distant Finale of the sequel, everyone dies. This is considered to be a positive ending. The Bible, guessed by dungeonwriter

15. Teenage girl pokes her nose into other people's business. Nancy Drew, guessed by akino_ame

16. A scientist with daddy issues goes on adventures with his idiot sons and his overzealous bodyguard while an army of men butterfly suits tries to kill him. Meanwhile, David Bowie commands a guild of villains (who's ranks include Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Henry Kissinger). Venture Bros., guessed by dungeonwriter and i_calql8

17. A chemical that is the largest contributor to acid rain and fatal when inhaled in large amounts. Despite this, it can be found in almost any home and certainly any chemistry lab. No organized movement to make it illegal has ever gathered enough support to be successful. Dihydrogen monoxide (aka water), guessed by akino_ame

18. Passionate animal rights activist with a weird skin condition learns magic, befriends the Libby, steals her boyfriend, and sets up the Libby as a benevolent dictator by faking her own death. Her sister also becomes dictator of an agricultural Ruritania and then dies violently (though she might have survived after all). Wicked, guessed by dungeonwriter

19. Terrorist takes over the world with mind control. Pizza is involved. Code Geass, guessed by dungeonwriter and akino_ame

20. Con artist with a bizarre moustache attempts to make money off of Il Trovatore, while Italian and Irishman play music and attempt to help the career of a tenor. The most famous scene has all of them, including the tenor, in a small room. A Night At the Opera, guessed by i_calql8