Gus Richlen Was Wrong
Patti Mayonnaise
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Fun while it lasted
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Mar 20, 2010 23:10:28 GMT -5
This stuff is so funny it keeps everybody awake, I'm cracking up so much. ;D  ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2010 23:11:25 GMT -5
.org. It's tvtropes.org.
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Gus Richlen Was Wrong
Patti Mayonnaise
Metal Maestro: Co-winner of the FAN Idol Throwdown!
Fun while it lasted
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Mar 20, 2010 23:13:01 GMT -5
my bad. .org.
IT'S STILL FUNNY TO ME DAMNIT!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2010 23:16:09 GMT -5
Ah, TV Tropes. One of the most marvelously evil inventions ever in the way of how it can completely consume your time and ruin your life in the best way possible.
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Bam Neeley
Dennis Stamp
Foxy Stoat Seeks Pig!
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Post by Bam Neeley on Mar 21, 2010 0:40:57 GMT -5
I don't wanna go there anymore. You can never be sure if you'll come back alive.
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livetowin
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Just Keep Walkin'
Don't be negatin'!
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Post by livetowin on Mar 21, 2010 1:57:35 GMT -5
I really like the community there.
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Post by mschif420 on Mar 21, 2010 4:27:17 GMT -5
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Mar 21, 2010 4:27:40 GMT -5
Thank god you didn't post a link to it. Hundreds would be sucked in, possibly never to return....
For at least 5 hours.
EDIT:
DAMMIT, SEA JAY.
It's way too hard to resist.
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Futureraven: Beelzebruv
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
The Ultimate Arbiter of Right And Wrong
Spent half my life here, God help me
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Mar 21, 2010 7:29:36 GMT -5
Dammit! now I won't get any work done for at least 4 hours.
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Mar 21, 2010 8:25:44 GMT -5
I really don't like TVTROPES. It tries too hard to pigeonhole every character from popular shows, even those that straddle genre, and I weep when I hear of writers using it to come up with characters. Whatever happened to imagination and creativity?
Ok...rant over....return to your normal thread...
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Post by Sharpy Snow on Mar 21, 2010 8:29:58 GMT -5
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Fundertaker
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 21, 2010 9:17:18 GMT -5
I like that almost every reference to Sanger Zonvolt is made with a SWORD THAT CLEAVES EVILLLLLLLLLLLLL.
So, yeah, I love that site. Although I don't get caught as much as other in it. Usually 2 hours is my max there.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 21, 2010 9:23:56 GMT -5
I, too, suffer from TVtropes addiction. it's even invaded my vocabulary.
on the plus side, it also introduced me to a bunch of cool books/films/shows I wouldn't have heard of otherwise.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 21, 2010 10:02:49 GMT -5
I really don't like TVTROPES. It tries too hard to pigeonhole every character from popular shows, even those that straddle genre, and I weep when I hear of writers using it to come up with characters. Whatever happened to imagination and creativity? Ok...rant over....return to your normal thread... Imagination and creativity are still there. Nothing new under the sun, and it's not as if TV tropes invented archetypes, or writers going to archetypes to fill out a cast. |
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Mar 21, 2010 13:14:58 GMT -5
I really don't like TVTROPES. It tries too hard to pigeonhole every character from popular shows, even those that straddle genre, and I weep when I hear of writers using it to come up with characters. Whatever happened to imagination and creativity? Ok...rant over....return to your normal thread... Imagination and creativity are still there. Nothing new under the sun, and it's not as if TV tropes invented archetypes, or writers going to archetypes to fill out a cast. Oh I know that, it's just I know a few writers who are genuinely talented who have totally changed or dropped a story totally just because of Tropes saying a character was already done or overdone etc. I guess it's people putting too much stock in it as opposed to the site itself. |
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B.B.M
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Where did the Lime go?
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Post by B.B.M on Mar 21, 2010 13:59:54 GMT -5
Put me down on the list of people who finds nothing interesting about TVTropes
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Post by Curt Hawkins Fan on Mar 21, 2010 14:04:12 GMT -5
Whats so interesting about this site?
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AriadosMan
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Your friendly neighborhood superhero
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Post by AriadosMan on Mar 21, 2010 14:27:12 GMT -5
Tv tropes is basically a snarkier version of CliffsNotes. It can be amusing to a certain extent, but don't expect indepth analysis or unbiased opinions of the stuff it covers.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Mar 21, 2010 14:37:24 GMT -5
I can't stand TVTropes. While listing various archetypes and story conventions isn't a bad thing in itself, their execution leaves a lot to be desired. 98% of the articles come off very smug and obnoxious.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Mar 21, 2010 17:55:10 GMT -5
I generally like the site but my main complaint is that too many of the article names are esoteric and/or idiosyncratic - the names are far too often not detached from the works that contain them. For instance, Narm describes an already well known literary device called Bathos. To continue calling it, "Narm," is a mark of intellectual laziness IMO. My other complaint, and it's kind of petty, but... has anyone notice that the grand majority of examples come from either Anime/Manga or Video Games? I'm just saying... /get off my lawn. //I'm 24, BTW. |
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