wish-fulfilment

Sure elements of him were wish-fulfilment, but wish-fulfilment alone does not a Mary Sue make.

Who Mary Sue Isn’t at SF Novelists 2010

(Realistic answers please, not wish-fulfilment stuff involving the phrase “first against the wall” …) on January 7, 2010 at 11: 52 am Adam

The Smooth And Efficient Running Of A Police Station « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

I didn't learn anything that couldn't have been summed up in a few paragraphs and it just felt like a rather grubby, sordid excuse for sensationalism, maybe even mob wish-fulfilment.

Glittergeddon! - Boing Boing 2009

A multi-layered love letter to dungeon scouring, sword wielding and princess rescuing in an ever-widening land called Hyrule, it's an adventure of escapism, wish-fulfilment and a young boy in green garb coming of age.

Zelda is 25, here's what we've learned 2011

In the end the film really is wish-fulfilment for all of us that never believed in this war from the start and wish we had a bunch of Roy Miller's in the real world to ask the tough questions and not just obey.

/Filmcast Ep. 91 - Green Zone (GUEST: Jeff Goldsmith from Creative Screenwriting Magazine) | /Film 2010

Twilight on the other hand, reads like poorly-written wish-fulfilment vampire fan fiction written by pre-teens.

Stephenie Meyer on 'Oprah Winfrey': About that original 'New Moon' ending... | EW.com 2009

No they are very open in expressing their desire for the destruction of Israel and the death of all Jews, it is odd that so many people ignore the facts and make assumptions based upon wish-fulfilment.

Negotiating for peace with Hamas Not a sheep 2009

It's a wonderful piece of wish-fulfilment that surely resonates with beleaguered comics the world over.

When heckling goes bad 2010

It is avowedly based on director Andrew Kotting's own childhood, and as with all autobiographical works, some of the incidental interest lies in wondering which parts come directly from real life, and which are wish-fulfilment inventions, intended to correct the past and alleviate its pain.

Ivul 2010

I am always struck by the incredible wish-fulfilment of children's TV, in which disabled people proliferate, in and out of people's houses, in prominent employment as fruit and veg sellers and anchorwomen, as unremarked as anyone else.

Wishful thinking won't bring equality for disabled people 2010