Is it just me aging or has mass entertainment gotten more and more tropey over last 2 decades? Books as much as movies/tv.
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I am now looking for fiction in all media that sacrifices narrative perfection for narrative experiments even if rough-edged
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i'll take a shot in the dark and recommend the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. you can commence eye-rolling if applicable.
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articulation of 'what works' + Internet makes cloning tropes easier than ever. But still bright spots remain.
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also, most people qualify media by popularity not actual quality -- ie so many bad movies/series that are mediocre but hyper-popular
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you're not wrong. I can't think of many shows that escape, but if you're looking for one I recommend Bojack Horseman for dark hilarity
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also age of trope self awareness...and people are no longer guilty. The first Harry Potter books had alternate 'serious' adult covers.
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