The whole 'series finale' gimmick promised nothing more than the question of whether or not Batman survived this final film, a question that has surely been answered in a million blog posts by this time.
Having a one-act revolve around a person who isn't there is, as these two plays show, a tired gimmick, yet the final play of the evening, "Invitation to a Funeral" by Julie McKee, proves that in the right hands it can still work.
Despite not being chosen to be in the final ten, she was hired by the company under the gimmick of a makeup artist.
The usual suspects, the top seeds, the entitled programs, usually make it to the Final Four, but this is the best day of the tournament (forgetting the play-in gimmick earlier in the week).
Instead of a headline-grabbing gimmick, Hammond ended his speech with the surprise announcement that he had delivered the final autumn statement.
Gradually, bigger-budget gimmick games like House of the Dead, Prop Cycle, and Daytona USA began to elbow out the Jamma cabinets, and the arrival of Dance Dance Revolution was pretty much the final nail in the coffin.
Hide some music within the gimmick, so the music will last longer than the gimmick".
Smith has consistently stated his opposition to the idea of a team choosing their Super League play-off semi-final opponents, labelling the concept a "gimmick" and claiming it provides extra motivation for the opposition.
That's the gimmick, the hook.
The cast members sell the gimmick perfectly.
