[ SECRET POST #4885 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4885 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[far cry 5]


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[The Living Dead]


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[cats (2019)/taylor swift]


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[black butler/kuroshitsuji]


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[twilight by stephenie meyer]


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[Katekyoshi Hitman Reborn/KHR]


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[kakegurui - compulsive gambler]


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Comments

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Technically it can happen organically in any universe, no matter how dramatic or deadly it might be. Like how others before me have mentioned, a karaoke episode to celebrate an ongoing case, or even to accentuate the emotion of a fallen character, even by way of remembering them can be very effective ways to add a musical episode where you might least expect it.
I think the most common misconception is that musical episodes can only be one thing- and by your words, coming off as cheap/gimmicky. When really they have the potential to be so much more. (though honestly, being so cheap/gimmicky can very much be most of the appeal in a lot of cases!;;)
TBH, I'm not even entirely sure which shows you're talking about since musicals are generally considered to be a flop in mainstream media as far as I've seen, and episodic series aren't exactly in fashion now in days... but even in the early to mid 2000's standards calling them overdone is a reach that even I think is crazy. (which is saying something)

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

I don't really consider characters singing karaoke to be a musical episode, for what it's worth, and I think many people would agree with my stance on that. I disagree that a "musical episode" can happen organically in any and every show, such as a coroner singing a song over a dead body in a murder/cop show or a lawyer singing their closing argument or whatever. A true Musical Episode requires it to suddenly be totally normal for everyone to break out in song and choreographed dance. Most shows don't occur in worlds like that and so it requires breaking of their internal universe rules which I don't care for. And the very best musical episodes, IMO, have occurred in universes where they CAN bend the rules enough to accommodate or explain why it's happening.

I also disagree that musicals are not very popular. If anything, they're more popular than they have been in a long time. There are things like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (saw one ep), Galavant (loved it and miss it every day), that Extraordinary Playlist show, I guess (don't know much about it), Hart of Dixie (which had so much live music, it may as well have been a musical), Glee of course, and similar. Sure, some of those are a little older/over and most of them didn't break any rating records, but there's enough interest in and attention to them to avoid the dreaded flop label. Of course, that's besides the point. Something doesn't have to be a "non-flop" to be part of a popular trend. Also, saying something "feels overdone" is not the same as "they're everywhere!!" Enough shows have done or talked about doing musical episodes, that I now just roll my eyes and think "another show has become so desperate as to jump on that fan service train?" so yeah, I'd call that a cheap gimmick.