tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post7552899117501690471..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Tuesday Tropes: The Forgotten Anniversary David P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-80299092254475764062012-12-05T13:15:57.183-07:002012-12-05T13:15:57.183-07:00It's one of those tropes that's become so ...It's one of those tropes that's become so over-used and cliched, that to make it work, you've got to either use it really cleverly (as in the Sixth Sense) or really overplay it into ridiculousness, like American Dad.<br /><br />I think, particularly in the electronic age, there's no real reason to totally forget what should be an important date, so it just makes the character look like a jerk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-86973580709219995092012-12-05T13:13:01.801-07:002012-12-05T13:13:01.801-07:00He didn't say WHICH psychologist... :DHe didn't say WHICH psychologist... :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-43012159657756707612012-12-05T01:51:15.471-07:002012-12-05T01:51:15.471-07:00That scene in The Sixth Sense made me want to watc...That scene in The Sixth Sense made me want to watch the movie again after I saw the ending. I guess that's a marker of a good story- when you want to go back after you've seen the end to see all the clues you'd missed earlier. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-72629583431269479972012-12-04T18:58:55.626-07:002012-12-04T18:58:55.626-07:00My husband and I are pretty good at getting those ...My husband and I are pretty good at getting those right. It's used really often in those ads on TV for smartphones to arrange last minute aniversary plans.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-15602215432916087822012-12-04T18:54:41.742-07:002012-12-04T18:54:41.742-07:00This has never happened to me, thankfully, and mos...This has never happened to me, thankfully, and most thankfully to my husband. He ALWAYS remembers. I'll probably be the genius who forgets in years to come. :-)Kathryn Purdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337488365098780737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-10164008343895370452012-12-04T17:30:05.290-07:002012-12-04T17:30:05.290-07:00I'll admit, I'm guilty of committing this ...I'll admit, I'm guilty of committing this one in real life. Our engagement anniversary (which for some reason hubby always remembers) is one I've forgotten multiple times. Oops!Meradeth Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741790047121063893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-87740756139413464072012-12-04T17:27:21.402-07:002012-12-04T17:27:21.402-07:00Ooh! The forgotten anniversary! Bad one! I don'...Ooh! The forgotten anniversary! Bad one! I don't think anyone has forgotten our anniversary, but I had a boyfriend in high school who forgot my birthday. I was so broken hearted that I broke up with him. :(Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-2547109027508913692012-12-04T16:16:49.906-07:002012-12-04T16:16:49.906-07:00This one comes up a lot in Rom Com's. I recent...This one comes up a lot in Rom Com's. I recently saw it in The Family Man. GREAT movie. Happy trope anniversary, David!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-37243587237161367192012-12-04T14:11:49.138-07:002012-12-04T14:11:49.138-07:00Ah-hahaha! The perfect trope. I love it. Crazy it&...Ah-hahaha! The perfect trope. I love it. Crazy it's the trope anniversary! A huge success, and here's to many more awesome Tuesdays :D Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-78584463773196949682012-12-04T12:32:27.384-07:002012-12-04T12:32:27.384-07:00Only been married 4 years, so haven't had many...Only been married 4 years, so haven't had many opportunities to miss THAT one, but birthdays, I'm always forgetting birthdays. I've used this a few times in my writing, but not too often.Gabriel C. Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398953061136120056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-85157100392564609332012-12-04T10:47:53.127-07:002012-12-04T10:47:53.127-07:00Thankfully I've never done this is real life. ...Thankfully I've never done this is real life. And I was totally dubbed by that scene in the Sixth Sense. The ending shocked me!Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-59142080009018839472012-12-04T10:00:32.610-07:002012-12-04T10:00:32.610-07:00Happy Anniversary! I'm usually pretty good whe...Happy Anniversary! I'm usually pretty good when it comes to dates for anniversaries, and birthdays, etc, but I am horrible with years. I can't even tell you the years my kids were born in without thinking about it.(And they are only 2 and 3, which only makes it more pathetic.)Julianna Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458828225770120976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-91411304169389878992012-12-04T09:49:34.220-07:002012-12-04T09:49:34.220-07:00Lol, great clip:)Lol, great clip:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-54502590994144826252012-12-04T09:45:39.154-07:002012-12-04T09:45:39.154-07:00Hi David .. congratulations on your first year of ...Hi David .. congratulations on your first year of Tuesday Trupes .. I'm pretty good at remembering things - but no hubby .. no need to remember! Usually the blog flips around too and passes me by .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-8011791706475713122012-12-04T08:49:21.962-07:002012-12-04T08:49:21.962-07:00I forget everything, which is why I'm single. ...I forget everything, which is why I'm single. I'd probably forget my husbands name. LolMiranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-36800102806559150522012-12-04T08:11:08.374-07:002012-12-04T08:11:08.374-07:00Wait...you mean the psychologist in The Sixth Sens...Wait...you mean the psychologist in The Sixth Sense is really dead? Um...thanks a lot, David. ;)ilimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899071063752311737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-2093977081136435302012-12-04T08:09:04.719-07:002012-12-04T08:09:04.719-07:00My main character is a genius so of course she doe...My main character is a genius so of course she doesn't forget anniversaries! I don't know why people have such trouble remembering dates like that, though I do often forget if my parents' anniversary was the 20th or 21st of October. I don't know why.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-8311582258345178622012-12-04T08:05:59.809-07:002012-12-04T08:05:59.809-07:00Wives and post-it notes. Could help save the Ameri...Wives and post-it notes. Could help save the American male but would leave fictional plots a little dull. :) Entertaining as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-64736159518194706182012-12-04T08:05:16.482-07:002012-12-04T08:05:16.482-07:00Haven't used that one. And midnight is way pas...Haven't used that one. And midnight is way past my bedtime.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com