![]() ![]() What follows are lists (because who doesn’t need another list in their day)to help reinforce the difference between cameos and crossovers. Most of all, fans enjoy cameos and crossovers in their fiction as they add extra excitement while deepening the connection between different stories and characters making that fictional world seem bigger. It makes sense that the crossovers (even character cameos) are popular, as they’re usually bankrolled by the same company-like the Marvel universe is always getting busy saving the universe. Crossovers are commonly used for new shows to link with popular characters in other series to help build a bigger audience. Sorry to rip off the wax strips on this one, but it’s true, it’s all about marketing. People love the surprise of seeing that familiar face from another story-like when superheroes team up to save the universe for the thirty-seventh-thousand time this week. Deep, right? Cameos and crossovers have the power to save the universe.Ĭameos and crossovers have the power to make stories seem more exciting! Bigger. ![]() Both cameos and crossovers offer this form of connection by connecting unique works of fiction, to create and deepen that sense of place and its characters. We all want to feel like we belong, to enjoy that sense of familiarity found in a place or in those people we know. You’d think they’d become some forgotten fad like yo-yos and slinkies sliding off into the sunset, however, cameos and crossovers continue in their popularity-when done right. Mostly, it’s that familiar face in the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it roles where you’ll either recognise that person straight away, or it’ll haunt you until the end of the movie when the credits roll and you see their name making you forget all about that happy ending! Cameos are usually short and rarely impact the story-unless you’re Kevin Bacon who is part of some plot to save some obscure planet called…? Sure, we may have heard of them, but to actually define these terms let’s address the elephant roller-skating around the room in a pink tutu, and explain what is a cameo and a crossover.Ī cameo is like a surprise twist lumped into some obscure spot in a story where a famous person (who’s not famous enough to have a biography movie yet) shows up, or they play a minor character in a work of fiction. What are they, their similarities, and differences, including a list of 12 fun and famous cameos and crossovers explained… Now for the “let’s-chuck-out-and-embellish-the-boring-dictionary” explanation… ![]()
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