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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-11 06:57 PM
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Research Question: "Octopus's Garden" as a film term.
Edited on Fri Aug-05-11 07:00 PM by Ian David
I swear I read this somewhere, but I can't remember where (and yes, I've been googling it) but has anyone heard of the phrase "Octopus's Garden" used to describe a scene in a movie that's put there solely as a sort of wink and a nod to an "in group?"

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Fan service
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Fan service (ファンサービス fan sābisu?), fanservice, or service cut (サービスカット sābisu katto?),<1><2> is a term originating from anime and manga fandom for material in a series which is intentionally added to please the audience.<3> It is about "servicing" the fan<4> - giving the fans "exactly what they want".<5> Fan service usually refers to "gratuitous titillation",<6> but can also refer to intertextual references to other series.<3>

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