It's basically a Wikipedia for types of characters, situations, plot elements, and story arcs that occur in TV shows, movies, and books. The articles are mostly short but heavily interlinked, and I'm having a lot of fun clicking through them. Some examples:
Oh yeah, you're lovin' the internet again, aren't you?
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May-08-2009 09:17
SYSTEM-J
IDKFA.
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
TV Tropes will eat your life. At least until you realise it's less about delineating the tropes and more about anime fanboys posting endless obscure and boring examples of each trope.
I did love "The computer is a cheating bastard" though.
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
TV Tropes will eat your life. At least until you realise it's less about delineating the tropes and more about anime fanboys posting endless obscure and boring examples of each trope.
Yeah, I just scroll through the anime crap to get to the film, TV, and book examples.
May-08-2009 09:36
SYSTEM-J
IDKFA.
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Manchester
Well the problem remains: the tropers have hideous taste. I was just reading "Literary" examples from a bloody Warhammer novel, while some critical genius was praising HP Lovecraft's writing.
The endless links mean it remains addictive in spite of this.
