mainstreamline

Creating or altering connotations, scenes, characters, or entire projects for a particular medium - particularly movies - in order to make it appeal to the widest audience possible.

A portmanteau of mainstream, streamline, and mainline.

a) Rhianna and Eminem put out one of the most mainstreamlined songs in recent history with "Love The Way You Lie" - the song depicts an abusive relationship, which is something that nearly everyone can empathize with.

b) World of Warcraft was mainstreamlined so that even a computer from the mid-90s would be able to run the game, albeit with some graphical lag.

c) When Scott Pilgrim was mainstreamlined for the movie, Wallace Wells was turned into a slut and given dubious motives for kicking Scott out because Hollywood has serious problems depicting gay men in another manner.

by Winterbrass February 25, 2011

mainstreaminization

Something that the greedy capitalist scum fucks at the top of our unsustainable corporate culture have bought out.

COUNTRY MUSIC! used to be about working people, now its about BULLSHIT. HIP HOP AND RAP, used to be about african american culture and showing the world what it is like being black in america. Now it is about bling, bitches and money because the music industry thinks they can make more money selling shit that will perpetuate stereotypes rather than smash them. Nashville, Branson, Memphis, hip hop and rap have undergone mainstreaminization.

by Farris S June 22, 2008

mainstreaming

The act of a vampire trying to fit in with human society, such as drinking synthetic blood while being able to be around the human population. Refraining from feeding from humans while in social situations.

While at Fangtasia, Bill told Pam he hadn't been around much, as he had been mainstreaming. (characters from True Blood)

by Kellmeister37 February 28, 2009

mainstreaminization

When things that were cool. Until they got into the limelight and became victims of mainstreaninization.

Did you hear System of a down were victims of mainstreaminization.

by 1337 lord October 6, 2006

mainstreamie

music and films that are funded by major producers but suck as bad as indie fare

The critic beloved Juno soundtrack was actually a piece of major hollywood produced mainstreamie twee crap.

by rabidmusicslut February 11, 2008