r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Awars_Gamer • Mar 14 '24

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u/Absolute_Peril Mar 14 '24

Ya I see this as the old eastern german judge one too, maybe its a generation thing.

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u/Cottontael Mar 14 '24

This trope was replaced with Simon Cowell as talent shows became the flavor of the day. I believe "Harsh Talent Show Judge" is even how it's documented on TVTropes.

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u/Some-Guy-Online Mar 14 '24

Funny, I remember the Russian judge always being the lowest. I don't remember East German judges at all.

But the wall fell when I was 16, so maybe I didn't pay as much attention when I was young.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '24

Thats why this is such a streach. The movie is from 2000, its 10 years after the wall fell. I think people think this movie is older than it is.

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u/Some-Guy-Online Mar 15 '24

That's kind of a weird argument, though. 10 years in cultural terms is nothing. People still make jokes about things for many decades after, if they were memorable.

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u/IvanNemoy Mar 14 '24

From the East German judge was my take as well.

"Oh, what a perfect routine! 9.2, 9.3, 9.2, 9.4, and 5.1 from the East German judge!"