I saw a commercial for “Without a Trace” and thought hey, that’s a clever title for a show about missing people, but if the people really had disappeared with no trace, there’d be no show. There’s got to be some sort of trace for their to be an investigation.
So the title is kind of contradicted by it’s premise. Any other examples? TV, books, movies, whatever.
The Daily Show ’s only on Monday-Thursday.
I guess I should add the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “increasingly inaccurately named trilogy”
gigi
November 18, 2008, 2:04pm
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The Soup is not a cooking show.
None of the episodes of 24 Hours last anywhere near that long.
Two and a Half Men isn’t about a magic act gone bad.
House is not about buildings.
The Honeymooners are not on their honeymoon.
ftg
November 18, 2008, 3:04pm
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American Splendor . Movie and comic. Only the first word is appropriate.
Technically, the title is House, M.D. , so that doesn’t qualify. And the series is just 24 .
bouv
November 18, 2008, 4:05pm
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They dropped the “M.D.” after the first season, so it’s just House now, and 24 and 24 Hours are two different shows.
Law & Order has little to do with law and nothing to do with order.
What’s the running time on The Neverending Story , again?
{ObSimpsons}
“Naked Lunch . I can think of two things wrong with that title!”
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102 min (94 for International version) according to IMDB.com . Hardly “neverending.”
There isn’t a prison in sight (anymore) on Prison Break .
Everybody Loves Raymond - No they don’t, including me. I don’t think everyone on the show loves him either.