Are... "Normal" RP games disliked or something?

Why is it that all of the ongoing RPs have some sort of theme or "quirk" to them? I mean, I am looking around and we've got a...

Candyland
My Little Pony
Gears of War
Alternate History
and even Komodo's was based around the "No AI" idea.

So is there just a general aversion to a normal RP game, or did I just come when everyone's trying to be "innovative" or something?