How is a gun like Vampire Karaoke?

[sarahmichigan]

When you introduce either one in the first act, you know something awful will happen by the end of the show...

Comments

[pstscrpt.livejournal.com]

I saw Chekhov's Gun, and I assumed it was going to be about Star Trek.

[simianpower.livejournal.com]

To be fair, Vampire Karaoke IS something awful in its own right.

Regarding Chekhov's maxim, I strongly disagree with it. If every element MUST be used it leaves no mystery at all. I hate predictable, plodding storylines. But then, I was bored by everything I've seen of Chekhov as well, so no surprise there.

[sylo-tode.livejournal.com]

I think that, for the most part, these elements should be something you might see but don't pay much attention to but when it pays off you say, "Of course!" or you see/read it again, "How could I have missed that?!"