While looking something up on Wiki I came across this site.
http://tvtropes.org
When I looked up, three hours had passed. One for true TV anoraks, but ones who don't take it all too seriously.
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Yep, far too much time can be wasted on that site!
Lots of references to Doctor Who, I see. Torchwood could probably do quite well in the trope count too, I think. It's almost like every week they take a hackneyed old plot and fill it with the Welsh and innuendo! There are other threads for that discussion, though!
Lots of British references on there considering it's a US registered site. Perhaps we are particularly bad for that sort of thing here! Having said that, I don't watch soaps but I hope we've never had one that does the old 'the new actor starts and a voiceover declares, "The role of -character- is now being played by -actor-"'!
If nothing else it really highlights how formulaic TV and film has become...
Lots of references to Doctor Who, I see. Torchwood could probably do quite well in the trope count too, I think. It's almost like every week they take a hackneyed old plot and fill it with the Welsh and innuendo! There are other threads for that discussion, though!
Lots of British references on there considering it's a US registered site. Perhaps we are particularly bad for that sort of thing here! Having said that, I don't watch soaps but I hope we've never had one that does the old 'the new actor starts and a voiceover declares, "The role of -character- is now being played by -actor-"'!
If nothing else it really highlights how formulaic TV and film has become...