About
“That’s the Show” refers to a series of subtitled GIFs or multi-pane still images found on Tumblr that humorously capture the essence of the plot of various TV shows, in a similar vein to other TL;DR-oriented memes like Abridged Series and In a Nutshell.
Origin
On March 4th, 2013, Tumblr user miikasaas[1] posted a set of GIFs from the anime Angel Beats! with the tags #that’s it #that’s the show, suggesting the two GIFs effectively summarize the show. As of August 2014, the post has gained over 6,000 notes.
Spread
On March 11th, 2013, Tumblr user daeneryus[2] published a that’s the show post about Game of Thrones. As of August 2014, the post has gained over 95,000 notes. On April 16th, Tumblr user parrillalana[3] published a that’s the show post about Once Upon a Time. As of August 2014, the post has gained over 17,000 notes.
On March 30th, 2014, Tumblr user perhapsthemidnightsun[4] published a that’s the show post about Once Upon a Time. As of August 2014, the post has gained over 5,000 notes. On April 7th, Tumblr user officialkylemaclachlan[5] published a that’s the show post about The X-Files. As of August 2014, the post has gained over 6,000 notes.
Notable Examples
