Greek Chorus: Difference between revisions

* The Oompa Loompas from ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' which fits in quite nicely because they are a chorus.

* ''[[Illium]]'' by [[Dan Simmons]] [[Playing With Tropes|plays with this]] in its intro. The story begins with the narrator laying out the basics of the story in dramatic fashion, much in the same style as an actual Greek Chorus ("Sing, O Muse..."). Then it's revealed that the narrator is, in fact, the main character speaking in the first person and that he has, in fact, been resurrected from the dead ''specifically to tell you the story''. He actually lampshades the trope:

 

 

* In an episode in season 4 of ''[[Angel]]'', Lorne plays this solo, narrating the events of the episode to an unseen audience, as part of a performance in a bar. {{spoiler|At the end of the episode we see that the whole time the bar was totally empty. [[Mind Screw]], anyone?}}

* Jimmy Olsen and Perry White fill this role in ''[[Lois and Clark]] : The New Adventures of Superman''. They even ''lampshaded'' this in one episode.

'''Jimmy Olsen:''' Yeah! It's like all we do is advance their plots. }}

* ''[[Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire's]]'' animated self.

* Used quite literally in [[Sound Horizon]]'s ''Moira'', where [[The Muse|the six goddesses of poetry]] are called upon to help tell the story.

* [[Spiritualized]]'s "I Think I'm In Love" brings in a gospel choir to comment on J Spaceman's attempts at positive thinking.

I think my name is on your lips (Probably complaining) }}