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subego · Mar 26, 2009, 11:55 PM

For those unfamiliar with tvtropes.org, it's like Wikipedia for the various kinds of tropes in entertainment (not just TV).

What I like about it is that since its fundamental concept is the definition of something that's subjective, I think the "collected knowledge of the internets" idea works better than with something which aims to be objective (like Wikipedia).

What I really like is that I rarely hit a page that isn't literally crammed with links to other entries that I want, want, WANT to read.

Here are a few to get you started. Don't get mad at me if you look at the clock and it's suddenly 8 hours later.

Psycho for Hire
Every Car Is A Pinto
Fridge Logic

Andrew Stephens · Mar 29, 2009, 02:39 PM

oh man. I just lost an hour and half of my day on there. Great link.!

- - e r i k - - · Mar 30, 2009, 08:15 PM

Anyone else annoyed that they've chosen a background for buttons that are almost exactly like the default selection colour in OS X? Fugly.

brassplayersrock² · Mar 30, 2009, 08:52 PM

Do you ALWAYS have to find something not to like about a new thing?

subego · Mar 31, 2009, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Anyone else annoyed that they've chosen a background for buttons that are almost exactly like the default selection colour in OS X? Fugly.

Grumpy Bear.

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

Do you ALWAYS have to find something not to like about a new thing?

Complaining about Complaining.

brassplayersrock² · Mar 31, 2009, 01:30 PM

touché

finboy · Mar 31, 2009, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by subego

For those unfamiliar with tvtropes.org, it's like Wikipedia for the various kinds of tropes in entertainment (not just TV).

OMG I found them last week (independently) while looking for "Jump the Shark" for a friend. Such a welcome site for those of us who track cliches every day.

Could do without all the Anime crap. I mean who really cares about Anime anyway?

Also, it shows how funny the lack of context can be with the young -- everything is brand new, you know. [Simpsons Did It has some good examples].

Chuckit · Mar 31, 2009, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by finboy

Could do without all the Anime crap. I mean who really cares about Anime anyway?

Um…so, you new around these here Internets?

subego · Mar 31, 2009, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

touché

Truth in Television.

DANGER: I remember now, this is the link that hooked me on the site.

subego · Mar 31, 2009, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by finboy

Could do without all the Anime crap. I mean who really cares about Anime anyway?

Video games and role playing games are also disproportionally represented.

They're a bit more alphabetically challenged though, so I see where you're coming from.

- - e r i k - - · Mar 31, 2009, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock²

touché

Love the site, but how the hell they managed to mangle a wiki with that kind of "design" I will never now.

abbaZaba · Apr 1, 2009, 03:39 PM

I can't even visit this site. It just gives me this error:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage on this server.