Trend In Recent Media

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The quick-to-anger squidwardlike character His three traffic coordinated lights identical nuns

START END Character living in peace longs for more in life; Recieves a call to adventure with the potential to fulfill this yearning Character completes their journey with a newly discovered outlook on life and possibly some new friendships or romance

2 BAD MOVIE GOOD MOVIE The quick-to-anger sequel to the movie that isn't as good as the first movie His great trilogy identical nephews

$ Triplets born the throne awaits A seer warns of a deadly fate Give up your children separate Bide your time lie in wait

The quick-to-anger character His three color-coordinated identical Chimpmunks

b Painter Seap ALVIN & THE MUNKSHROOMS SAVE E3 @PaintraSeaPea Just a trend I've been noticing recently.... Does anyone know why this keeps happening? GOOD MOVIE The really good movie 4:23 PM Sep 29, 2024 1.4M Views BAD MOVIE The sequel to the movie that isn't as good as the first movie

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About

Trend In Recent Media is a parody art trend that grew popular on Twitter (now called X) in September 2024. Inspired by a slew of viral art trends that complained about trends in modern movies and television, X user @PaintraSeaPea posted a series of humorous art bemoaning niche and hyperspecific aspects of movies and TV, asking if anyone else had noticed the "trend" in "recent media." In particular, @PaintraSeaPea's comic about a "quick to anger ducklike character" and his "three color-coordinated nephews" became the subject of a redraw trend.

Origin

On September 27th, 2024, X^[2] user @labbiezart posted a comic alongside the caption, "I hate when movies do this." The image compared a younger character from the "source material" who had been turned into a full-grown adult for the "live-action adaptation."

The post gathered over 100,000 likes in four days, with many people questioning how many movies this trope actually occurs in, besides Harold and the Purple Crayon.

the original source material 1 the live action adaptation

Several X users expressed their dislike of the aforementioned comic, calling it redundant and juvenile. On September 28th, 2024, X^[3] user @M1das_OW2 wrote, "this happens in exactly one movie," gathering over 100,000 likes, while X^[4] user @TheNCSmaster compared two depictions of Bomberman, gathering over 15,000 likes.

| | the original source material the live action adaptation

Precursor

The Canon vs. Fanon art trend took off in March 2024. The trend saw artists comparing how a character looks canonically versus how they are depicted by their fans. The trend also inspired ironic memes, such as the one posted by X^[1] @fifibunfifibun on March 10th, gathering over 53,000 likes in six months.

fifi @fifibunfifibun does this f------ piss anyone else the f------ hell off or is it just me? CANON FANON - literally has no nose - both hands in pockets - - has never shown an active interest in fishing - has a nose - points at nose to show you it - fishes regularly 10:48 PM · Mar 10, 2024 1.4M Views

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On September 29th, 2024 X^[5] user @PaintraSeaPea posted two satirical comics in the format of an artist complaining about a trope or "trend" in "media." The posts gathered over 2,000 likes each.

Painter Seap ALVIN & THE MUNKSHROOMS SAVE E3 @PaintraSeaPea I feel like I've seen a lot of movies where this keeps happening. Lack of originality perhaps? -Young, attractive -Strong sense of justice -Relatable personality -Yearns for adventure -Usually goes on some journey learning about themself and making friends along the way 4:43 PM⚫ Sep 29, 2024 48.3K Views -Old and scary looking -Has selfish ambitions -Mean personality -Directly opposes blue character -Often tries to take over the world by way of heinous scheme, will kill others to achieve goals

b ( Painter Seap ALVIN & THE MUNKSHROOMS SAVE E3 @PaintraSeaPea I've recently added movies and tv shows to my circulation of content and noticed this clever trend. Is it just me, or do a lot of comedic duos tend to copy this? Maybe it's just me, actually. I don't think anyone else has noticed this. Nevermind. The goofy ahh character who makes all the jokes in the piece of content 寬 The serious ahh character that the goofy ahh character follows around, in the piece of content or media 4:57 PM ⚫ Sep 29, 2024 113K Views

Three Color-Coordinated Nephews

Also on September 29th, X^[6] user @PaintraSeaPea posted a comic about a "quick to anger ducklike character" and his "three color-coordinated nephews," gathering over 162,000 likes in two days. The caption on the post read, "This has to be my favorite clever trend in recent media."

Painter Seap ALVIN & THE MUNKSHROOMS SAVE E3 @PaintraSeaPea This has to be my favorite clever trend in recent media The quick-to-anger ducklike character 5:04 PM ⚫ Sep 29, 2024 3M Views His three color-coordinated identical nephews

The aforementioned post was a clear reference to Donald Duck and his nephews, and a parody of @labbiezart's original drawing. Other artists began to join in on the joke with examples that could fit into the "trope," including X^[7] user @DantTheAnt who posted a comic about Alvin and the Chipmunks, gathering over 60,000 likes in two days.