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Pete KeenMost long running shows of a certain era (late 90s, early 2000s) will eventually do a musical episode later in their run. For example, Buffy has S6E07 "Once More with Feeling" and Community had S2E11 "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas".Futurama couldn't even wait a whole season. S1E09 "Hell is Other Robots" is where we meet the always musically inclined Robot Devil for the first time.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tv</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tvtropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvtropes</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/futurama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futurama</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Uh-oh, going down a TV Tropes wormhole.....<a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/OvershadowedByControversy/LiveActionTV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/OvershadowedByControversy/LiveActionTV</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a>

Ciourte PiailleI fell in tvtropes.org (again) and have been stuck on the website for… maybe two hours. Please send help! 😛<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/tvtropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvtropes</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wiki</a>

Ángela Stella MatutinaDo you read trope entries on TV Tropes frequently searching within the page for <code>spoof-</code>, <code>parod-</code>, <code>play-</code>, <code>justif-</code> and <code>-vert-</code>?<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a>

AlrecenkFridge tragedy is a thing. <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a> to the rescue. This would definitely fall under the backstory implications of fridge sadness. Anyway, the new version is so much better. A whirlwind tour of the post-apocalypse before you get to "save the world" or what's left of it anyway. <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/fridgehorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fridgehorror</a> <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridgeSadness" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridgeSadness</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<a href="https://socel.net/@TheSpaceshipper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheSpaceshipper</a> I wonder if this is where the 'Starfish Aliens' trope comes from? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a>

Kyle Judd (he/him)<a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/tvtropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvtropes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/mentalnote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mentalnote</a> When I'm searching for the main page of the web series Death Battle, don't show me the Nightmare Fuel page as a result.Or the Memes page either.I don't need brain bleach while online.<a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#youtube</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/deathbattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deathbattle</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/nightmarefuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nightmarefuel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/horrible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#horrible</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/brainbleach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brainbleach</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/thought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thought</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opinion</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/complaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#complaint</a>

StrypeyAnyone know where this movie/ TV trope originates from? A huge army of (near-)identical, single-minded men (or ogres) standing in formation, slamming their weapons on the ground in a slow, pounding rhythm.I'm just seeing the Breen do it in Discovery s05e8. I'm sure I remember the Unsullied doing it at least once in Game of Thrones. My earliest memory of it is Lord of the Rings, in the warm-up to the Battle of Helm's Deep.<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Discovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Discovery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a>

Kyle Judd (he/him)Mental note: look out for potentially disturbing or suspicious works in media to avoid getting sensory abuse in works.Especially if you're autistic.<a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/moviesandtv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moviesandtv</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/animeandmanga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animeandmanga</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcasts</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/reallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reallife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/thought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thought</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/tropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tropes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/tvtropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvtropes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/webvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webvideo</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/works" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#works</a>

Arcadiagt5Yes, I link to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a>. Yes, I AM that evil. Get used to it. :)

sigh<a class="u-url mention" href="https://rivals.space/@dok" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dok</a> <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DarkerAndEdgier" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DarkerAndEdgier</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/darkerandedgier" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darkerandedgier</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/tropes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tropes</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/tvtropes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvtropes</a>

In Search of a Better World<a href="https://mendeddrum.org/@daibhidc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@daibhidc</a> That is just because I couldn't be bothered writing out all 240 examples from all his books. I just picked the three that sprang to mind first. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TerryPratchett</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GNUTerryPratchett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GNUTerryPratchett</a> #<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pterry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pterry</a>

SK53<a href="https://mastodon.green/@davidallengreen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@davidallengreen</a> Proposition neatly illustrated by this detailed breakdown on <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a> of an obscure (these days) John Masefield novel <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/SardHarker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/SardHarker</a>

Shantell PowellI was watching a show tonight. Two characters were having an intense discussion. One dramatically yanked his own glasses off to glare at the other while making his point. This is something I've seen many times in movies and tv shows, but never in real life.I tried yanking my glasses off to say something forceful to <a href="https://mstdn.games/@Knightky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Knightky</a> . I couldn't see for shit, and I had to be careful I didn't damage my frames. It was very silly. How did the spectacle yank become a trope? <a href="https://c.im/tags/trope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trope</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tropes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eyeglasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Eyeglasses</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spectacles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spectacles</a>

Infrapink (he/his/him)Did you know that <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a> has a section with real information on it? I just added a page about the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Usefulnotes/Fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Usefulnotes/Fediverse</a>

Michal :verified: :btw:... Freeze [1], scrrraatch [2].. Yep, that's me, a software engineer, hand mixing mortar. You're probably wondering, how we got here [3]...[1] <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FreezeFrameIntroduction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FreezeFrameIntroduction</a> [2] <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RecordNeedleScratch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RecordNeedleScratch</a> [3] <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HowWeGotHere" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HowWeGotHere</a>PS: there's no story, just narrating my thought process via <a href="https://toot.kottman.xyz/tags/tvtropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvtropes</a>

JordiGHHow many video games have a substitution cipher? It seems like a very common trope. Off the top of my head:* Zelda (Hylian is a substitution cipher for Japanese kana) * Final Fantasy X (Spiran language is just English letters, Al-Bhed is a substitution cipher with gameplay elements) * Kirby and the Forgotten Land (the opening lyrics are even transcribed both in English letters and the substitution cipher right below them) * Battletoads (Topian is a substitution cipher) * Void Stranger (substitution cipher vaguely looks like Braille) * Aquaria (the game actually comes with a normal English alphabet file you can just rename if you want to play it while being able to read the Aquarian substitution cipher)This is so common. Has no one started a TV Tropes page about this?<a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/TVTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVTropes</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SubstitutionCipher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SubstitutionCipher</a>

Sheila DeBonisHey <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tvshows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvshows</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a>, I am a woman who has vomited before and never once was it because I was pregnant. Nor was it because I was drunk either. Once it was because I had severe menstrual cramps, meaning I was very *not* pregnant. I don't want to be gross, but women do most bodily functions that men do. Well, maybe more. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tvtropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tvtropes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/movietropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movietropes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cliches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cliches</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sexism</a>

Mark Gardner<a href="https://hackers.town/@earthshine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@earthshine</a> <a href="https://hackers.town/@randomgeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@randomgeek</a> Fully discussed in this <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/TVtropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TVtropes</a> entry: <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SingleBiomePlanet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SingleBiomePlanet</a>

James BrittIf sports were portrayed in movies and TV shows they way computer stuff (especially 1337 h4x0r bullshit) is, a football player would talk about "making a lot of RBI plays that last period", and when they showed a baseball field there would be 17 guys, randomly distributed, all holding hockey sticks. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TvTropes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TvTropes</a>

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