The 16 movie and TV roles below can be grouped into 4 groups of 4, with each group related by a common theme. In addition, the 4 themes are themselves related to each other by a common theme: one particular entertainment related aspect.
Can you identify the 4 groups and their themes, and then identify the overall theme?
Alex Murphy | Austin Powers | Bruce Banner | Data |
Dory | Elena Gilbert | Elliot Alderson | Gandalf |
Jack Sparrow | Jason Bourne | Jon Snow | Norman Bates |
Phil | Phoebe Buffay | Spock | Tyler Durden |
For reference, these are the movies and TV series these characters are from ("movies" means "movie series"):
Robocop (movie) | Austin Powers (movies) | The Incredible Hulk / Avengers (movies) | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV) |
Finding Nemo / Finding Dory (movies) | The Vampire Diaries (TV) | Mr. Robot (TV) | Lord of the Rings (movies) |
Pirates of the Caribbean (movies) | The Bourne Identity (movies) | Game of Thrones (TV) | Psycho (movie) |
The Hangover (movies) | Friends (TV) | Star Trek (movies) | Fight Club (movie) |
Note: you will need some knowledge about the characters and plots of these movies/shows to solve this puzzle, but once you start guessing the themes it should be possible to quickly classify the unknowns with some minor research.
Hints:
Try recapping or paring each show: down to its main premise that makes it different from other shows. Two of the groups can be found this way: the groups with Dory and Tyler Durden. What are Dory's and Tyler Durden's unique characteristics?
There are also 3 hidden clues in this puzzle.
New Hint:
The overall theme is 3 words which are the 3 hidden clues in the puzzle. You could add "Overused" in front of those three words as well. If you aren't familiar with "overused ____ _____ ______", look it up online and you will understand the 4 themes a bit better.