I'm trying to find TV shows (or films) that contain a particular trope that I noticed while watching some old 1980's shows lately. Namely shows where the main character provides a sort of running narration throughout.
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posted by katyggls
on May 6, 2013 -
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Everybody knows Bush Sr said 'the vision thing' -- but wasn't he also quoted as having added 'grandkids'? Google gives me goose eggs.
posted by LonnieK
on Apr 5, 2013 -
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What are some TV commercials of the past couple of years that showcase some of the cheesy tropes of American television advertising?
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posted by dontjumplarry
on Jun 18, 2012 -
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Where did this TV/movie trope originate: the one where someone can no longer play a musical instrument because of a painful past incident....
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posted by deern the headlice
on Jan 19, 2012 -
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Schools or asylums that trained young girls in some sort of speciality skill only to later sell them off to rich men: did they really exist? Do they still?
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posted by divabat
on Dec 27, 2011 -
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The hero thinks he killed an innocent -- examples of this trope in comic books or comic book movies? Couldn't find it on tvtropes.org
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posted by arniec
on Oct 18, 2011 -
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I'm interested in books that are nominally fantasy, but steal scifi tropes, and vice versa. Suggestions?
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posted by BungaDunga
on Jul 24, 2011 -
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What are the reference points for the final scene of the Office (US) Season 2 Episode 21, "Conflict Resolution?"
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posted by holdkris99
on Jun 2, 2011 -
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Character googles her paranormal boyfriend. Fake wikipedia article reading ensues. Is there a TVtropes article for this cliché, or, alternatively, what are some examples?
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posted by PhoBWanKenobi
on Aug 9, 2010 -
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The Dukes of Hazzard was known for its cliffhangers before commercials, where they usually freeze-frame a stunt and narrator/"balladeer" Waylon Jennings says something like, "Them duke boys are sure gonna have a hard time getting out of this one!" Help me find an example of this scene online.
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posted by waxpancake
on Jun 5, 2010 -
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You know how in movies when the two (heretofore antagonistic) main characters are arguing bitterly, and in the heat of the moment one of the them reaches out and grabs the other in frustration, which leads to an abrupt and pregnant pause, and then all of a sudden they're making out? Yeah. Does that happen in real life?
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posted by gavagai
on Apr 14, 2010 -
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What's the origin of the image of the frustrated writer? You know this character - crumpling his drafts into little balls and throwing them in the wastepaper basket, or staring endlessly at a blank page. What are some really early appearances of this image?
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posted by voronoi
on Dec 16, 2009 -
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I remember, and know people who have memorized, the Gunslinger's Creed from the Stephen King books and the Litany Against Fear from the Dune books. They may be more famous than the books themselves. And I was wondering: is there anything else like that? A literary work
inside and literary work that is more famous (or as famous) as the work containing it?
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posted by sarahkeebs
on Dec 2, 2009 -
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