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{{quote| ''Not all that glitters is gold...''}}
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''[[Tinsel]]'' is a production of MNET-DSTV. It started with its Season 1 in 2008. The show is centred on Fred Ade Williams, a major player in the glamorous world of the Nigerian film industry. Shot in Lagos and shown across Africa, ''Tinsel'' premiers solely on M-Net West Channel 102 at 8:30 pm on the Dstv platform.


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Tinsel a production of MNET-DSTV. It started with its Season 1 in 2008. The show is centred on Fred Ade Williams, a major player in the glamorous world of the Nigerian film industry. Shot in Lagos and shown across Africa, Tinsel premiers solely on M-Net West Channel 102 at 8:30 pm on the Dstv platform.
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== Tropes shown on ''Tinsel'' ==
* [[Affably Evil]]: {{spoiler|Sunom Idibia.}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: {{spoiler|Sunom Idibia.}}
* [[And Now You Must Marry Me]]: Kwame makes this clear to Telema in Season 4 when he [[The Chessmaster|orchestrates things]] so that her on-again/off-again boyfriend's prison sentence depends on Kwame's testimony.
* [[And Now You Must Marry Me]]: Kwame makes this clear to Telema in Season 4 when he [[The Chessmaster|orchestrates things]] so that her on-again/off-again boyfriend's prison sentence depends on Kwame's testimony.
* [[Antagonistic Offspring]]: Brenda Nana Mensah.
* [[Antagonistic Offspring]]: Brenda Nana Mensah.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: A lot of the headliners have bitten the bullet unexpectedly: {{spoiler|Monica and Reginald.}}
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: A lot of the headliners have bitten the bullet unexpectedly: {{spoiler|Monica and Reginald.}}
* [[Artistic License Biology]]:
* [[Artistic License: Biology]]:
** Amaka Okoh is pregnant for at least [[Longest Pregnancy Ever|12 months]].
** Amaka Okoh is pregnant for at least [[Longest Pregnancy Ever|12 months]].
** In Season 4, Fred's [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]] falls under this as well.
** In Season 4, Fred's [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]] falls under this as well.
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* [[Crappy Holidays]]: Amaka and Angela are always guaranteed one: either by spending [[New Year Has Come|the New Year]] in jail, or as hostages to a lunatic.
* [[Crappy Holidays]]: Amaka and Angela are always guaranteed one: either by spending [[New Year Has Come|the New Year]] in jail, or as hostages to a lunatic.
* [[Crossover]]: [[Lame Pun|Crossed over]] with ''Jacob's Cross'' during the brief engagement between Phillip and Chi-Chi Nwachukwu-Abayomi.
* [[Crossover]]: [[Lame Pun|Crossed over]] with ''Jacob's Cross'' during the brief engagement between Phillip and Chi-Chi Nwachukwu-Abayomi.
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: {{spoiler|Reginald Okoh}} in Season 3. {{spoiler|Monica Ade-Williams}} in Season 2.
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: {{spoiler|Reginald Okoh}} in Season 3. {{spoiler|Monica Ade-Williams}} in Season 2.
* [[Fetus Terrible]]: Amaka goes back on forth on whether her unborn baby is this.
* [[Fetus Terrible]]: Amaka goes back on forth on whether her unborn baby is this.
** Now [[Enfant Terrible]]. She still hasn't made up her mind.
** Now [[Enfant Terrible]]. She still hasn't made up her mind.
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** Dan/Titi K/Fidelis is an older generational one.
** Dan/Titi K/Fidelis is an older generational one.
* [[Mama Didn't Raise No Criminal]]: Mrs. Etuk point-blank refuses to believe the truth about her son, Daniel Etuk {{spoiler|a.k.a. Sunom Idibia.}}
* [[Mama Didn't Raise No Criminal]]: Mrs. Etuk point-blank refuses to believe the truth about her son, Daniel Etuk {{spoiler|a.k.a. Sunom Idibia.}}
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Supposed to have been Gideon Okeke who played Phiilip, but after Kwame Mensahs's [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless scene]], the showrunners have proven they have a hand on fandom's pulse.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Supposed to have been Gideon Okeke who played Phiilip, but after Kwame Mensahs's [[Shirtless Scene]], the showrunners have proven they have a hand on fandom's pulse.
* Nepotism: No matter how talented Phillip is, it doesn’t hurt that his father owns Reel Studios.
* Nepotism: No matter how talented Phillip is, it doesn’t hurt that his father owns Reel Studios.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Midway through Season 2, Uzo Egereonu left the show and Funmi Holder took over the role of Amaka Okoh.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Midway through Season 2, Uzo Egereonu left the show and Funmi Holder took over the role of Amaka Okoh.
** Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi replaced Juliet Asante as Brenda Mensah.
** Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi replaced Juliet Asante as Brenda Mensah.
* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Dan is this to Shalewa.
* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Dan is this to Shalewa.
* [[Parent With New Paramour]]: In Season 3, Fred starts going out with Sheila, the Mirage Spa owner. Phillip doesn’t take this well.
* [[Parent with New Paramour]]: In Season 3, Fred starts going out with Sheila, the Mirage Spa owner. Phillip doesn’t take this well.
* [[Police Are Useless]]: Averted. Sort of. For a member of the NPF, Detective Sanke is surprisingly competent when she is not wrongfully arresting the wrong person.
* [[Police Are Useless]]: Averted. Sort of. For a member of the NPF, Detective Sanke is surprisingly competent when she is not wrongfully arresting the wrong person.
* [[Pregnant Hostage]]: Averted in Season 3. Amaka is pregnant when she's held hostage by the baby's father but it's unknown to both of them and not a factor in the crime.
* [[Pregnant Hostage]]: Averted in Season 3. Amaka is pregnant when she's held hostage by the baby's father but it's unknown to both of them and not a factor in the crime.
* [[Put On the Bus]]: Chuks in Season 4 due to the actor's medical issues.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Chuks in Season 4 due to the actor's medical issues.
** Tega, as well, apparently. On a bus to Mauritius!
** Tega, as well, apparently. On a bus to Mauritius!
* [[Rabid Cop]]: Detective Sanke. What is she smoking?
* [[Rabid Cop]]: Detective Sanke. What is she smoking?
* [[The Rival]]: Bimpe to Telema. Kwame to Soji.
* [[The Rival]]: Bimpe to Telema. Kwame to Soji.

Latest revision as of 16:26, 28 October 2020

Not all that glitters is gold...

Tinsel is a production of MNET-DSTV. It started with its Season 1 in 2008. The show is centred on Fred Ade Williams, a major player in the glamorous world of the Nigerian film industry. Shot in Lagos and shown across Africa, Tinsel premiers solely on M-Net West Channel 102 at 8:30 pm on the Dstv platform.

Tropes used in Tinsel include:
  • Affably Evil: Sunom Idibia.
  • And Now You Must Marry Me: Kwame makes this clear to Telema in Season 4 when he orchestrates things so that her on-again/off-again boyfriend's prison sentence depends on Kwame's testimony.
  • Antagonistic Offspring: Brenda Nana Mensah.
  • Anyone Can Die: A lot of the headliners have bitten the bullet unexpectedly: Monica and Reginald.
  • Artistic License: Biology:
  • Big Sister Instinct: Tare to Telema Duke.
  • Calling the Old Man Out: Brenda Mensah finally does this to Fred Ade-Williams in Season 3.
  • Cartwright Curse: Amaka Okoh. She even gets called out on it by her mother-in-law.
  • Clear My Name: Angela Dede in Season 3, after being wrongfully accused of murdering Reginald Okoh.
  • Crappy Holidays: Amaka and Angela are always guaranteed one: either by spending the New Year in jail, or as hostages to a lunatic.
  • Crossover: Crossed over with Jacob's Cross during the brief engagement between Phillip and Chi-Chi Nwachukwu-Abayomi.
  • Dropped a Bridge on Him: Reginald Okoh in Season 3. Monica Ade-Williams in Season 2.
  • Fetus Terrible: Amaka goes back on forth on whether her unborn baby is this.
  • Idiot Ball: A lot of Sheila’s and Ziggy’s conversations towards the end of Season 3 when they are discussing Reginald’s murderer definitely fits this.
  • I'm Not Hungry: Amaka and Angela when held hostage by Sunom.
  • It's All About Me: Kwame calls Angela a thief and actually threatens to call the police on her for breaking into his office and stealing her medical files - the same medical files that he's been blackmailing her with and that he stole from her doctor's office in the first place! It's only when Angela tells him point-blank that he would need to explain how he had them at all, that he backs down.
    • He also genuinely believes that he can make Telema happy and is willing to blackmail her into marriage to do so. The fact that the last time he tried to make her happy resulted in her being raped and ostracized seems to have completely gone over his head...
  • Loads and Loads of Characters
  • Long-Lost Relative: Shalewa is this to Titi K and Dan Ade-Williams. She doesn't know this when she arrives in Tinsel-town, leading first to Luke I Am Your Mother with Titi K and then Who's Your Daddy? between Dan and Fidelis, which is finally resolved by a Daddy DNA Test.
  • Love Triangle: Soji/Telema/Kwame. Sunom/Amaka/Reginald.
    • Dan/Titi K/Fidelis is an older generational one.
  • Mama Didn't Raise No Criminal: Mrs. Etuk point-blank refuses to believe the truth about her son, Daniel Etuk a.k.a. Sunom Idibia.
  • Mr. Fanservice: Supposed to have been Gideon Okeke who played Phiilip, but after Kwame Mensahs's Shirtless Scene, the showrunners have proven they have a hand on fandom's pulse.
  • Nepotism: No matter how talented Phillip is, it doesn’t hurt that his father owns Reel Studios.
  • The Other Darrin: Midway through Season 2, Uzo Egereonu left the show and Funmi Holder took over the role of Amaka Okoh.
    • Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi replaced Juliet Asante as Brenda Mensah.
  • Overprotective Dad: Dan is this to Shalewa.
  • Parent with New Paramour: In Season 3, Fred starts going out with Sheila, the Mirage Spa owner. Phillip doesn’t take this well.
  • Police Are Useless: Averted. Sort of. For a member of the NPF, Detective Sanke is surprisingly competent when she is not wrongfully arresting the wrong person.
  • Pregnant Hostage: Averted in Season 3. Amaka is pregnant when she's held hostage by the baby's father but it's unknown to both of them and not a factor in the crime.
  • Put on a Bus: Chuks in Season 4 due to the actor's medical issues.
    • Tega, as well, apparently. On a bus to Mauritius!
  • Rabid Cop: Detective Sanke. What is she smoking?
  • The Rival: Bimpe to Telema. Kwame to Soji.
  • Token White: Alex.
  • Where Did We Go Wrong?: Fred to his son, Phillip in just about every season.
    • Also Fred to Brenda in Season 4 when the former suffered from amnesia.
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