Yesterday, while doing my Due Diligence for an upcoming Ten Things, I bumped into a synopsis of the anime series ‘Tiger And Bunny.’ It’s a show I had heard of, but never considered watching, because the title made me think it was something to do with funny animals. Now that I know the premise (mismatched superhumans as corporate-sponsored heroes), I’m going to be checking it out immediately. It’s not the first time I’ve had this issue, though. The list of things I love that I avoided because of the awkward nomenclature include ‘Steven Universe’, ‘Soylent Green’, and ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’, leading to today’s misnomeric query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) reminds Faithful Spoilerites that Morgan Freeman blames The Shawshank Redemption’s disappointing box office on the inexplicable title, asking: Which pop-culture experiences do you avoid/have you avoided because of their title?
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I really can think of any, I almost always find more information about things I see than title. I think its more rare now when everyone can just type the title in Google and find out whats it really about.
Bubblegum Crisis. I just can’t take that title seriously, but it looks like something that takes itself super-serious.
Blackish. I like this show quite a bit, but it took me a while to get to watch it because the title sounds, to me, a little too on-the-nose & racially pandering. Thankfully the show itself is better considered and presented than the title and initial ad push.
Oh, and I try to avoid major spoilers, but I don’t avoid Major Spoilers. I’m confused that way.