Truth in Television: Difference between revisions

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And that's pretty much how television works. So please, before adding anything to the list below or describing any existing [[trope]]s as '''Truth in Television''', think for a moment: is or was this used in TV kinda like it really happened? Or is there maybe kind of a lot of hyperbole on one side or the other of the equation to make it fit? If the answer to the first question is a definite yes... [[You're Insane!|Go right ahead.]]

Also, just because something may be definitely and entirely '''Truth in Television''' does not mean we necessarily want [[Real Life]] examples of it. If a trope is listed both here and on [[No Real Life Examples]] (or says "No real life examples, please" on its page) that means that while its occurrence is definitely possible or even common in [[Real Life]], listing the examples would either be too [[People Sit on Chairs|exhaustive and pointless]] or [[Flame Bait|too controversial]] because [[Real Life]] is subjective.

Also, just because something may be definitely and entirely '''Truth in Television''' does not mean we necessarily want [[Real Life]] examples of it. If a trope is listed both here and on [[No Real Life Examples, Please]] (or says "No real life examples, please" on its page) that means that while its occurrence is definitely possible or even common in [[Real Life]], listing the examples would either be too [[People Sit on Chairs|exhaustive and pointless]] or [[Flame Bait|too controversial]] because [[Real Life]] is subjective.

For example, [[The Mentally Disturbed]] - [[Captain Obvious|mentally ill people do exist]] in [[Real Life]] and therefore the trope belongs on this index. That said, real life mental illness (at least once you include the milder illnesses and degrees of it) is so common that having a list of mentally ill people would overwhelm the entire wiki, and some people would find being listed as examples of mental illness or instability very insulting.