The "could there be a giant robot?" test is 's litmus test. Mine is the "You fool!" test-- there needs to be a reasonable chance that a character could exclaim "You fool!" at some point.
Ah yes. The giant robot test includes way more TV shows than you'd think--there was an actual giant robot (...for values of giant) in How I Met Your Mother, for example (Neil Patrick Harris forced the group to attend his terrible experimental theater piece where he danced in a robot costume).
"You fool" is probably more inclusive than it sounds, also--it just requires theatrical people. :D
This was very fun to read, and I think I'd like the show you describe, too!
It's hard! The describing, I mean. It's like having "a type" you think you're attracted to, but then someone/some show comes along and you're smitten even though it doesn't fit the mold.
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"You fool" is probably more inclusive than it sounds, also--it just requires theatrical people. :D
This was very fun to read, and I think I'd like the show you describe, too!
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