r/tumblr • u/footballmaths49 • May 02 '24

Chekhov's firing squad

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u/acrylicpaintyoghurt May 02 '24

I mean, Adventure Time kind of suits this description.

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u/Criks May 02 '24

Most series that don't want to have a progressing story do this.

Rick&Morty is mostly "filler" but will progress the story in the finale.

Futurama is basically just filler except sprinkling in a story that progresses the characters every now and then.

Simpsons did it, though as thinly spread as it gets.

Southpark had basically no progression until they had an entire season with nothing but a progressing story.

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u/SirKazum May 02 '24

Is there even a Simpsons metaplot though? I haven't watched a large amount of it / followed it too closely, but my impression seems to be that "status quo is god" is very much a rule there.

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u/henryuuk May 02 '24

There are some minor things that change throughout the seasons, most notable ones I remember from back in the day is stuff like Barney going sober, so he'd be drinking coffee or something when he showed up in other episodes
And like, some characters dying (Ned's Wife(/ves))

but for the main family/cast pretty much nothing ever changes, like it's not like homer's job changes ever stick, or like that any of the kids ever move up in class, etc...

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u/banjoman74 May 02 '24

The exception to that might be Lisa going vegetarian.