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re: Great Characters that were "Flanderized"
Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:21 pm to Breric
Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:21 pm to Breric
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Winston in New Girl after Coach shows up for a couple seasons.
I actually disagree with this one a bit.
They had no idea what to do with Winston for the first season or so, but making him just flat out weird started to actually work, and made the show much funnier.
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Posted on 3/11/25 at 1:25 pm to Corinthians420
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Prolly scared because of the John Carter fiasco
which is sad, because it's a legit fun movie. it's honestly a tie breaker when our family can't agree on anything.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 2:30 pm to WG_Dawg
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Kramer? Eeeeehhhhhhh I don't know. Early and I mean EARLY on he's more subdued but I think that could just be chalked up to feeling out the character and not relaly knowing what to do with him quite yet. Early in season 2 is when Kramer pretends to be cop and enters that cleaners apartment who they think stole that statue, that whole seen was pretty over the top and slapstick-y like we come to know from Kramer and that was fairly early. Season 3 kramer has morphed into mostly the version taht we come to associate with him. Your'e talking about probably 75% of the show kramer being "kramer"...so personally I don't know if he necessarily got flanderized, although of course some of his sotrylines did get pretty out there but you could say that for the entire show. After 9 seasons they've gotta come up with something to write about ha.
sounds like a real Kramer Vs. Kramer situation
Posted on 3/11/25 at 4:57 pm to dawgdayafternoon
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“Don’t become a caricature, Kevin.” - Michael Scott (‘Goodbye Michael’)
That's what makes his Flanderization even more infuriating. The writers literally had that line in the show, and then proceeded to destroy any strand of a normal person the character had left.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 5:20 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I don't consider her a great character, but the evolution of Dr. Stephanie Woods as the shrink on lethal weapon from competent to neurotic kook over the series seems to fit the bill.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 6:26 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Joey from Friends is a good one.
He’s ridiculous in the later seasons.
He’s ridiculous in the later seasons.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:11 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Off the beaten path.
Tim Roth’s character in Lie to Me. The first couple seasons were great while the show focused on the science of lie detection through micro reactions. By the end, Roth’s character was like a cocaine addict, running about frantically calling people liars constantly minus the science. Maybe he was.
Tim Roth’s character in Lie to Me. The first couple seasons were great while the show focused on the science of lie detection through micro reactions. By the end, Roth’s character was like a cocaine addict, running about frantically calling people liars constantly minus the science. Maybe he was.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 1:57 am to PurpleandGold Motown
Fonzie from Happy Days
People said Kevin, from The Office. But, also Creed.
Eric Matthews is one of the best examples of this. Total change.
People said Kevin, from The Office. But, also Creed.
Eric Matthews is one of the best examples of this. Total change.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 2:02 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
quote:Roscoe P Coltrane.
Flanderization is the process of progressively exaggerating a fictional character's traits to the point where they become their defining characteristic.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 4:23 pm to The Dude Abides
Another one that comes to mind is the show Wings. Thomas Haden Church’s character Lowell seemed to have gotten this treatment.
Posted on 3/12/25 at 5:21 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Andy Dwyer
Kevin Malone
Both went from lovable losers to barely functional retards
Kevin Malone
Both went from lovable losers to barely functional retards
Posted on 3/12/25 at 6:37 pm to BCLA
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The writers literally had that line in the show, and then proceeded to destroy any strand of a normal person the character had left.
How much did Mindy Kaling contribute to the writing of the show and which seasons did she have the most influence?
Posted on 3/13/25 at 6:46 am to Jebadeb
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Barney on HIMYM. He doesn't really start of as a ladies man. Then it gets to the point where he's always sleeping with a new woman. Hundreds of women by the end of the show and sort of a sexual deviant
The theory is that Barney was just a normal guy but that Ted exaggerated his exploits so that Ted wouldn't seem like such a pathetic man whore to his kids
Posted on 3/13/25 at 8:32 am to rebelrouser
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I would add Andy Dwyer too. He started out as a normal dude taking advantage of Ann Perkins to a complete moron.
The first time we see Andy, he’s approaching stalker territory. I expected him to be written out of the show. I had no idea he would stick around as a character much less the actor become a Star.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:05 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Dale Gribble
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:35 pm to Corinthians420
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I know it is the complete anti-thesis of the show but id love to see one od the characters accomplish something successfully that explains how the bar is still open
One of the greatest Sunny episodes of all time explains this: Charlie Work. It has a very "Office showing Michael being good at his job" vibe. Basically, Charlie has a very exact method to keep the bar from falling apart.
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 3/14/25 at 9:40 pm to StansberryRules
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The early seasons they almost seemed like actual people, but by the end they were cartoon characters.
The longer a show runs and the more episodes you get the more they need off the wall storylines.
I mean Hell, look at long running soap operas
Posted on 3/15/25 at 3:42 pm to ColonelAngus
I'd say Rosa from Brooklyn 99
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