When I watch a movie, I think something happens. Deliberately Included for fans? Sometimes at the expense of tone or plot?
Franchise movies and long-running TV shows do this all too often, with some saying that the movie or show is a bit “too fan service.”You may have heard this about the new indiana jones movie. We’ll see if that’s true when it’s published, but for now he’s sharing 32 film and TV scenes that are examples of blatant fanservice.
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mandalorian Lately, she’s been heavily criticized for this, especially for her celebrity cameos. But one of the big points is the reference to the classic “It’s a trap!”original meme Star Wars Trilogy.
This may be a bit of a meta story, but to all the fans, definitely think A recent season 3 scene was a nod to classic dialogue. Especially since after this line it zooms in on a creature suspiciously resembling Admiral Ackbar who says the original line.
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Likewise, “Hello” became a huge meme after Obi-Wan said it in the movie. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Although people tend to forget that it was actually Obi-Wan’s first line of dialogue as well.) new hopethat too).
After so many years, when Obi-Wan finally returns with his classic series, obi-wan kenobithey couldn’t help but add a little “Hello” at the end of the series as a clear nod to the meme.
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of Star Wars There are also plenty of moments in the sequel that make obvious references to the original trilogy. For example, the words “I had a bad feeling” are uttered. many times Including Han’s two appearances in the original series, when Han returns force awakensOf course, the script had to make him say, “I had a bad feeling.”
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Big franchises are especially guilty of reviving old lines. Remember the saying, “You know, I’m kind of a scientist myself.”Meme after Norman said this line spiderman?
Well, when Norman appeared, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Marvel couldn’t help but have him repeat the line, even if it was a little out of place.
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no way home It was basically just a big fan service, as it brought back many famous characters from . spiderman and amazing spiderman Including a version of Spider-Man in the series.
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They also specifically mentioned the famous “Spider-Man pointing” scene, a popular meme from the 1967 cartoon. (Note: Spider-Man only appears twice in this scene, but in memes, Spider-Man often appears in three of him.) When Ned tries to get his friend’s attention, no way home, He called him “Peter” and then “Peter Parker”, causing confusion with three Peter Parkers pointing at each other.
The cast also created memes for promotional purposes.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse More clearly recreating this meme and its sequel. Spider-Man: Across the Spiderversewhich is set to do the same thing.
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When Gendry sets sail at the end of Season 3 game of thrones Almost forgotten for several seasons after that, it became a meme among fans that he was still on the boat.
When he finally returns in Season 7, Got This line was a funny nod to memes and jokes.
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Actors often improvise lines especially for their fans.An example is flare up — After Effie’s line about mahogany in the first movie went viral, Elizabeth Banks made it clear Added another reference to mahogany in the second movie.
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Likewise (although the film hasn’t come out yet), Rachel Zegler has thrown her in as well. sarcastic bow of Songbird and Snake Ballad As a direct reference to Katniss’ famous bow hunger game.
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Another impromptu moment added for the fans? From “Yeah, Bitch” El Camino. Fans loved quoting Jesse’s lines, so Aaron Paul made sure to include the final line in his character’s next film.
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Also Tom Hiddleston impromptu His “one more!” line-in Loki As a reference to the first fan-favorite hilarious moment Thor movie.
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Fanservice may also refer to general fan complaints or jokes. One example is when Agatha points out that Wanda Maximoff’s accent is coming and going. WandaVision. Wanda is from Sokovia, but Elizabeth Olsen’s accent is erratic at best and changes frequently.
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Some shows also like to feature fan theories… gossip girlreferred to a popular fan theory that Eric was Gossip Girl (was actually Gossip Girl). even in the original plan from the author).
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pretty little liars It also finally addressed the wildly popular fan theory that Arya was A by having her briefly work with A in Season 7, even wearing the classic black hood.
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Some of the fanservice moments directly reference plotlines from books that weren’t made into TV or movies. for example, pretty little liarsthey inserted a short story that Hannah once kissed Mike as a reference to Hannah and Mike’s strong relationship in the book.
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gossip girl It also had Chuck adopt a dog named Monkey as a reference to the book, in which Chuck actually had a monkey.
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Fan service may also refer to real-life events. the vampire diaries There were funny nods to real life Fan casting (and his actual casting rumors) Star Ian Somerhalder as Christian Gray 50 shades of gray By having Damon read the book to you in a scene in Season 8.
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supernatural Paris Hilton made a guest appearance on the show, which also made real-life references. Given that she was starring in Paris, supernatural Starring Jared Padalecki meat wax figure, They decided to make a funny reference to the film in a scene with Paris and Jared.
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in fact, supernatural It’s full of nods to fans, especially when it comes to ships. Especially in the episode “Fanfiction”, where fans are actually depicted and the hugely popular fanship Destiel is explicitly mentioned.
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supernatural He also mentioned Dean and Sam’s “Wincest” fanship in another episode.
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In fact, a lot of fanservice involves making fun of various fanships, especially fanships that aren’t destined to become canon. Sherlock It was basically a master class on this. They continued to tease Sherlock and John’s relationship throughout the show, even making Mrs. Hudson outright believe they were in a relationship.
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But an even more obvious fan-service moment came in the rather fanfiction-ish episode “Empty Hearse,” where Sherlock explained to fans how he survived by jumping off a building. This included him breaking through a window and kissing Molly Hooper because Molly Sherlock was a popular ship…
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…and even worse is making fun of Moriarty and Sherlock by making it look like they’re about to kiss in a scene that’s supposed to have happened on the rooftop.
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Are there any other popular fanships? MCU’s Natasha and Steve.their kissin winter soldier It definitely wasn’t necessary for the plot, so it felt like a very obvious example of fan service.
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Sometimes it seems like the writers and directors themselves actually support these ships and include scenes specifically for other like-minded fans.Example: Harry and Hermione Dance Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, While this excited many Harry and Hermione fans, it felt pretty out of place and random to others.
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On rare occasions, two characters from a popular ship actually get together. It feels more about appeasing the fans than letting something happen naturally. The most blatant examples to me are Aria and Gendry. game of thrones. Gendry had his own storyline, but when he returned, the show quickly sidestepped it, eventually deciding to co-star with Arya in an out-of-place scene.
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Similarly, Kylo Ren’s kiss rise of skywalker This was done as fan service to the fans of the ship, because it felt very inorganic to me… but I know it’s a controversial opinion.
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Popular ship characters sometimes flock to screenplays, even if it actively defies the canon. for example, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part IINeville randomly confesses to being in love with Luna, which never happens in the books, but was popular in the fandom.
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Movies based on comic books have a lot of fan service. This often means adding a cartoon tagline or an animated version of the cartoon. For example, the movie cyborg “Booyah”. Justice League. This one was coerced into appearing as actor Ray Fisher didn’t even I want to say that
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Similarly, Bruce saying “Hulk Smash!”of Incredible Hulk It felt like a pretty powerful fanservice moment.
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Finally, let’s end with another Marvel example that wasn’t very well received. It was when all the female Avengers randomly teamed up. Avengers/Endgamewas considered pandering to the female fan base in a very coercive way.
Fun nods to fans, or annoying and forced, what do you think of these fanservice moments? Let us know in the comments below.