I love TV Tropes!

[Tengu]

What's not to love in a wiki that clearly defines everything I hate about some settings? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackAndGrayMorality)

Feel free to post links to other entries on the website that you like a lot, too. I probably will myself.

[Athaniar]

Everytime I enter that site, I get stuck for hours (in a good way, that is). That site I like.

[Mikeavelli]

And so many terms from there are entering into the popular vocabulary.

I've even found myself using a few of them.

[13_CBS]

"Where is Padme? Is she alright? Is she safe?"
"It seems that in your anger...you killed her."
"Gr......DO NOT WAAAAANT!!!" (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoNotWant)

[PhallicWarrior]

Me too. I've found myself using the term "Checkhov's Gun" to describe an episode of Chuck, for example.

[Rogue 7]

This website- various people posting links- sucked me in. Now, I do find myself using some of the terms in everyday use. It's crazy.

[EvilElitest]

What's not to love in a wiki that clearly defines everything I hate about some settings? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackAndGrayMorality)

Feel free to post links to other entries on the website that you like a lot, too. I probably will myself.

hey, i was reading that and OOTS when i saw this

I look at it this way, if i every become a writer, directer, or other media artist, i will throughly read this first

from,
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[DomaDoma]

Yay, they launched it! And included Song of Ice and Fire, which was inexplicably disputed on the YKTTW. I thought it was DOA.

But TV Tropes has been well and truly flogged all over the forum. Anyone who hasn't checked it out before you posted this thread just has a major aversion to links.

[Lyesmith]

Surely not. After all TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife)

[Attilargh]

Me too. I've found myself using the term "Checkhov's Gun" to describe an episode of Chuck, for example.
Chekov's Gun is older than you think (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OlderThanTheyThink). Because, you know, it was named after the 19th century playwright Anton Chekhov.

[Nerd-o-rama]

I'm a fan of the Wild Mass Guessing section. For instance:
The Snarl is the primordial form of Haruhi Suzumiya

Anyway, that site is possibly the most entertaining educational resource since Snopes. A must read for anyone who wants to overanalyze their television shows, or just understand where some of the overused television traditions come from.

[Blayze]

I clicked on one of the links above, say, about two hours ago. I have only just managed to read through all of the "This one sounds interesting!" articles I ended up opening.

Damn TV Tropes! It amplified my taste for overanalysing the overanalysis! It's like I'm trying to metagame the metagame of the metagame of everyday life. Or something.

[hanzo66]

It's an awesome website...

Also... (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrderOfTheStick)

[Manticorkscrew]

Yeah, I love TV Tropes too. Everyone should go over there and lose several hours of their life right now!

[Griemont]

Me too :D

Possibly my new favorite site. Besides this one, of course. :smallbiggrin:

[Da Beast]

Nooo! TV Tropes has been opened! There goes my evening.

I love this sight and find myself using terms I picked up in everyday conversation. From the time It took me to get from the top of this topic to the bottom I opened seven new tabs for TV Tropes articles.

[RTGoodman]

Once again, I spent the last hour perusing TVTropes instead of, say, writing my Latin term paper.

Hey, I wonder if TVTropes has anything about the poetry of Catullus...

:smallbiggrin:

[Oracle_Hunter]

TV Tropes you say? :smallbiggrin:

Home team favorite would have to be More Than Mind Control (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoreThanMindControl) though some of the funnier tags should be mentioned:

Evil Feels Good (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilFeelsGood)
Evil Tastes Good (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilTastesGood)
Finger Lickin Evil (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FingerLickinEvil)

hmmm... why does evil get all the best tropes?

[[Insert Neat Username Here]]

. . . I have tests tomorrow. I think you made me fail calculus.

[Megalomaniac2]

TV Tropes is THE DESTROYER OF SOULS. It is the tool of the Dark Powers sent to corrupt humanity before the End of Days. Fire is going to start raining down from the skies one afternoon and everybody's sorry butt is going to be reading up on which Mythbuster's episodes are applicable to larger pop culture.

TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life indeed.

[rubakhin]

S'matter with BlackandGrayMorality (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackAndGrayMorality)? I prefer it (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids).

[VeisuItaTyhjyys]

Will one of you help me down from this lampshade?

[Nerd-o-rama]

The point the Black and Grey article seems to be making is that this is the trope of doing it "too much"; too cynical an outlook results in a world without a single decent, sympathetic character that isn't quickly killed.

I prefer things slightly more hopeful, but not outright Idealistic (all the time anyway).

[Oracle_Hunter]

The point the Black and Grey article seems to be making is that this is the trope of doing it "too much"; too cynical an outlook results in a world without a single decent, sympathetic character that isn't quickly killed.

I prefer things slightly more hopeful, but not outright Idealistic (all the time anyway).

Well, in truth Black And Grey, like any trope, can be done with finesse and elan. The article points out how it can be overdone, but so do all of the articles. It's part of the fun, learning about how even the hokiest tropes can sometimes be handled with great skill.

Of course, sometimes they're not (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DominicDeegan), but that can be its own kind of fun (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SoBadItsHorrible) :smallbiggrin:

An example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU).

[sun_tzu]

TVTropes is one of the most awesome websites I'm aware of.
My favorite entry is the Sliding Scale of Idealism versus Realism (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusRealism). Got me thinking.

[Closet_Skeleton]

I like the Satan (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Satan) and Evolutionary Levels (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvolutionaryLevels) articles, for actually being informative as well as funny.

[Megalomaniac2]

There are some glaring omissions in the Order of the Stick section. Why no mention of Vaarsuvius under Naughty Tentacles?

[Gungnir]

What do you mean its not awesome? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome)

[Oracle_Hunter]

There are some glaring omissions in the Order of the Stick section. Why no mention of Vaarsuvius under Naughty Tentacles?

Go, fix it! Join the cult community!

[SurlySeraph]

Surely not. After all TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife)

Too late!


Nooo! TV Tropes has been opened! There goes my evening.

You only lose the evening, not the entire night? Lucky. I'm sleep-deprived, and it's all TV Tropes's fault.


Once again, I spent the last hour perusing TVTropes instead of, say, writing my Latin term paper.

Hey, I wonder if TVTropes has anything about the poetry of Catullus...

:smallbiggrin:

It does not, but I know plenty about Catullus. Unfortunately, I am too busy writing college essays to help you.

College essays that TV Tropes did not permit me to write yesterday.

[Silent Hunter]

Glad to see we have some fans out here- I found this place via the site.

Silent Hunter
Long-time Troper

[Nerd-o-rama]

I think my constant links to this site speak for themselves.

My personal favorite section is, of course, Wild Mass Guessing (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/WildMassGuessing).

[Freshmeat]

TV Tropes is simply hilarious. I hadn't found the Fanon one yet. I clicked on three random series and all of them contained the following conspiracy theory: [protagonist] is a Time Lord.
Lovely. :smallbiggrin:

My favorite entry of the entire site is without any doubt: Xanatos Roulette (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/XanatosRoulette?from=Main.TheXanatosRoulette).
I actually had that as my homepage for several weeks.

[Nerd-o-rama]

There are a lot of themes in Wild Mass Guessing:

X is Jesus. In purgatory.
Y is a Time Lord.
Omnipotent Being Z is Haruhi Suzumiya (I will admit to helping propagate this one, see the OotS entry.)
Series A is secretly a spinoff of Series B (usually Evangelion, even when the show has nothing to do with anime or Humongous Mecha).
Most of these have entries in the Grand Unifying Guesses page.

[Rogue 7]

Honestly, just how many tropers do we have here? I've seen everyone cite links, and seen a lot of usernames over on YKTTW that I also see here. It's also funny to look at the "inbound links" page, as by far the most entries from one site are from here.

[Oracle_Hunter]

Honestly, just how many tropers do we have here? I've seen everyone cite links, and seen a lot of usernames over on YKTTW that I also see here. It's also funny to look at the "inbound links" page, as by far the most entries from one site are from here.

We are legion :smallbiggrin:

It is certainly the case that many of the Elder Posters are fans of TV Tropes, and from today's OotS we see that The Giant is also a fan. Considering the fact that many (if not all) of us here play Pen and Paper RPGs, it's unsurprising that TV Tropes has such a draw. If you've ever written an adventure, thumbing through TV Tropes helps put words to all of the set pieces you've used in the past. If you've ever played an adventure, you get a very keen sense of the meta-narrative, since anticipating plot twists and such can help keep your character alive

[Rogue 7]

I'd question whether or not the Giant actively peruses the site- it'd be cool, certainly, but he could have picked up on it based on the sheer amount of noise we make about it here on the forums, and whatever troping language we bring into the OOTS board discussions.

And I suppose that our Roleplaying experience accounts for it, but I don't actually have all that much, and I love the site- maybe it's because I just enjoy dissection of my favorite shows and video games, but the site's sucked me in. I'd say curse you for getting me addicted to something else if I minded, but I really don't.

[Nerd-o-rama]

"Hanging a lampshade/lantern" is a writing industry term; the idea is nowhere near original to TVTropes. I know that's how most of us (who aren't Stargate SG-1 fanatics) are aware of the term, but I find it more likely that the Giant heard it somewhere else, as opposed to wasting all his free time on a wiki.

[FoE]

My favourite would be White Haired Pretty Boy. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhiteHairedPrettyBoy) Because it's so true and I can use it to tease a girlfriend of mine. :smalltongue:

[Oracle_Hunter]

"Hanging a lampshade/lantern" is a writing industry term; the idea is nowhere near original to TVTropes. I know that's how most of us (who aren't Stargate SG-1 fanatics) are aware of the term, but I find it more likely that the Giant heard it somewhere else, as opposed to wasting all his free time on a wiki.

Oh, I'm aware that TV Tropes isn't "original." However, considering both its popularity on the Boards and in meatspace, I'd be surprised if The Giant hadn't at least glanced at TV Tropes at least once.

And as anyone who has visited TV Tropes can tell you, "in for a glance, in for an hour" :smallbiggrin:

[Justyn]

I have that place bookmarked. And concidering what career I shall be going into: it is immencely helpful.

Also:

I made the page on D.Gray-man (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DGray-man) (I just got current with it yesturday), and have done some work on the page on Erfworld (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Erfworld). And also I'm thinking about starting a page on Fairy Tail.

[Wardog]

Oh, I'm aware that TV Tropes isn't "original." However, considering both its popularity on the Boards and in meatspace, I'd be surprised if The Giant hadn't at least glanced at TV Tropes at least once.

And as anyone who has visited TV Tropes can tell you, "in for a glance, in for an hour night" :smallbiggrin:

Fixed it for ya :)

I swear, few things other than Civilization/SMAC have been able to take up so much of my time vs how long I was intending to use it for.

[obvious pun]

NOOO! I'd put a link to big no, but the database hates me right now.

But really, not too long ago, I finished reading hundreds of pages, and now it's starting all over again! DO NOT WANT!

[stm177]

Here and TV Tropes are my main two hang-outs lately. Same user name at both.

I appreciate that both places try to actively suppress discussions of religion and politics.

[Terraoblivion]

Wild Mass Guessing is definitely one of the funniest ones there is. I especially love how the bible and real life are put on the same level as webcomics in it. That a lot of the guesses are hilarious is a plus as well.

[Aidan305]

this one (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallingYourAttacks) is my new favourite. Especially if you look right down at the very bottom to the real life examples.

[The Extinguisher]

TV tropes happens to make it into my essays rather often. I love it and hate it at the same time.

It's like the wikipedia effect on crack (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RecycledInSPACE).

[Nerd-o-rama]

TV tropes happens to make it into my essays rather often. I love it and hate it at the same time.

It's like the wikipedia effect on crack (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RecycledInSPACE).
I think you meant this one (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs).

[The Extinguisher]

Yeah, that's the one.

Forgot it for a moment.

[Da Beast]

Whenever I get linked to TV tropes I lose an entire night of my life. I opened this topic about an hour ago and now I have 19 tabs opened to TV tropes articles.

[Edan]

Whenever I get linked to TV tropes I lose an entire night of my life. I opened this topic about an hour ago and now I have 19 tabs opened to TV tropes articles.

Same, I tend to open TvTropes before I have to go somewhere...like work. So sometimes I am late because of that site. It is an addiction. I need an intervention.

[hanzo66]

Always did love that site ever since I stumbled upon it while searching Google for Start of Darkness (Rich's book), instead ending up with the trope (tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/main/StartOfDarkness) itself.

I like the articles about Raping the Dog, Xanatos Gambit/Roulette and the Crapsack World.