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* {{Adorkable}}: HarrietHarriet. And Martin. Who have chemistry. The most ridiculously awkwardly cute chemistry ever committed to film.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Making other people's lives better, one marriage at a time! *[[WinkDing wink]]*]]

->"Emma Woodhouse. Beautiful, clever, and brilliant. There are many intriguing female entrepreneurs in the love and lifestyle industry. But none are more dynamic or have more potential than young Miss Woodhouse."
-->-- '''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment First Episode]]'''

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[[caption-width-right:350:Making other people's lives better, one marriage client at a time! *[[WinkDing wink]]*]]

->"Emma Woodhouse. Beautiful, clever, and brilliant. There are many intriguing female entrepreneurs in the love and lifestyle industry. But none are ->'''Alex''': So, Emma Woodhouse, what's more dynamic important to you? Being a great friend, or have more potential than young Miss Woodhouse."
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being a great matchmaker?
->'''Emma''': Both.



** George Knightley is now named Alex.

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** George Knightley is now named Alex.Alex, in order to enforce the OneSteveLimit within TheVerse - ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'' already had ''George'' Wickham.



* RichBitch: DeconstructedTrope with Emma. She is mildly interested in fashion and loves her expensive outfits, which she sometimes uses as bribes to ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney effect. She started her company with her father's money and uses it to take control of other people's life, because she feels superior and thinks they don't know what they want. She's also extremely driven and hard-working to the point she gained her own client base after her father's initial input, geniuely wants to help others. It doesn't hurt that she's mostly right and works as a BlitheSpirit ChaoticGood [[TheWonka Wonka Archetype]].

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* RichBitch: DeconstructedTrope Played with in Emma. She is mildly interested in fashion and loves her expensive outfits, which she sometimes uses as bribes to ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney effect. She started her company with her father's money and uses it to take control of other people's life, because she feels superior and thinks they don't know what they want. She's also extremely driven and hard-working to the point she gained her own client base after her father's initial input, geniuely genuinely wants to help others. It doesn't hurt that she's mostly right and works as a BlitheSpirit ChaoticGood [[TheWonka Wonka Archetype]].
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* RichBitch: Deconstructed with Emma. She is mildly interested in fashion and loves her expensive outfits, which she sometimes uses as bribes to ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney effect. She started her company with her father's money and uses it to take control of other people's life, because she feels superior and thinks they don't know what they want. She's also extremely driven and hard-working to the point she gained her own client base after her father's initial input, geniuely wants to help others. It doesn't hurt that she's mostly right and works as a BlitheSpirit ChaoticGood [[TheWonka Wonka Archetype]].

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* RichBitch: Deconstructed DeconstructedTrope with Emma. She is mildly interested in fashion and loves her expensive outfits, which she sometimes uses as bribes to ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney effect. She started her company with her father's money and uses it to take control of other people's life, because she feels superior and thinks they don't know what they want. She's also extremely driven and hard-working to the point she gained her own client base after her father's initial input, geniuely wants to help others. It doesn't hurt that she's mostly right and works as a BlitheSpirit ChaoticGood [[TheWonka Wonka Archetype]].
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* RichBitch: Deconstructed with Emma. She is mildly interested in fashion and loves her expensive outfits, which she sometimes uses as bribes to ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney effect. She started her company with her father's money and uses it to take control of other people's life, because she feels superior and thinks they don't know what they want. She's also extremely driven and hard-working to the point she gained her own client base after her father's initial input, geniuely wants to help others. It doesn't hurt that she's mostly right and works as a BlitheSpirit ChaoticGood [[TheWonka Wonka Archetype]].
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* HiddenDepths: Emma is initially an EntitledBastard [[spoiler: SpoiledSweet WellIntentionnedExtremist StoicWoobie IceQueen StepfordSmiler ManipulativeBastard]]. That makes a lot of layers.

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* HiddenDepths: Emma is initially an EntitledBastard [[spoiler: SpoiledSweet WellIntentionnedExtremist WellIntentionedExtremist StoicWoobie IceQueen StepfordSmiler ManipulativeBastard]].ManipulativeBastard]] and this is all conveyed by the actress. That makes a lot of layers.
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* HiddenDepths: Emma is initially an EntitledBastard [[spoiler: SpoiledSweet WellIntentionnedExtremist StoicWoobie IceQueen StepfordSmiler ManipulativeBastard]]. That makes a lot of layers.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Making other people's lives better, one marriage at a time! *[[WinkDing wink]]*]]

->"Emma Woodhouse. Beautiful, clever, and brilliant. There are many intriguing female entrepreneurs in the love and lifestyle industry. But none are more dynamic or have more potential than young Miss Woodhouse."
-->-- '''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment First Episode]]'''



* ClingyJealousGirl: Emma is jealous ''about the camera''. She doesn't like seeing Alex smoulder at her viewers, because the WinkDing is ''her'' privilege !

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Emma is jealous ''about the camera''. She doesn't like seeing Alex smoulder at her viewers, because the WinkDing is ''her'' privilege ! privilege!



* TheMatchmaker: Emma. She's working on match #20.

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* TheMatchmaker: Emma. She's At the start of the series, she's working on match #20.



* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Emma founded her company on her wealthy father's money.



* PluckyGirl: Emma is absolutely certain that her matchmaking plans ''will'' work, that she ''will'' make it even bigger than Oprah, and that Alex and Annie ''will'' put up with her plan.

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* PluckyGirl: PluckyGirl:
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Emma is absolutely certain that her matchmaking plans ''will'' work, that she ''will'' make it even bigger than Oprah, and that Alex and Annie ''will'' put up with her plan.plan.
** Harriet is one as well, as shown in her application video.

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* FistPump: Emma does this at the end of Ep. 7, after Annie comes to her and tells her she doesn't actually want to cancel the wedding.



* MulticoloredHair: Emma has dark hair with ombre highlights.



* ServileSnarker: Alex never fails to get a dig in at his employer's methods.

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* ServileSnarker: Alex never fails to get a dig in at his employer's business partner's methods.


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** She does genuinely care about them, as shown when she correctly deduced the source of Annie's cold feet about marrying Ryan and took measures to prevent it. Her reasoning? Because she could tell Annie really loved him.


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* UptownGirl: Emma's friend Annie is marrying into the Westins, a sprawling family of old money, and this is part of what causes her cold feet. Of course, since they get married in the first chapter of the book, the wedding being back on is a bit of a ForegoneConclusion.
* TheVerse: Shares one with ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries''; Pemberley Digital publishes both her videos and Gigi Darcy's.
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* TheCutie: It's not hard to feel this way about adorable, wide-eyed, pushed-around Harriet.


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* ExtremeDoormat: Harriet begins her assistant work for Emma this way. Although she questions Emma's decisions more than most examples, she's still completely willing to do them with gusto nevertheless.


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* GranolaGirl: Harriet. As she says, "doing good for other people is my life philosophy!"
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* TheFashionista: Emma wears a new outfit every episode.


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* ServileSnarker: Alex never fails to get a dig in at his employer's methods.
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** Mr Weston didn't have a first name in the novel. His name is Ryan and he is now Frank Churchill's half-brother, not his father.

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** Mr Weston didn't have a first name in the novel. His name is Ryan and he is now Frank Churchill's half-brother, stepbrother, not his father.
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* YesMan: Harriet is introduced as being this to Emma.
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\"Character is this.\" is WORD CRUFT. Correcting typos.


* ClingyJealousGirl: Emma is this ''about the camera''. She doesn't like seeing Alex smoulder at her viewers, because the WinkDing is ''her'' privilege !

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Emma is this jealous ''about the camera''. She doesn't like seeing Alex smoulder at her viewers, because the WinkDing is ''her'' privilege !



* OnlySaneMan: Alex sees himself as this and the show doesn't really prove him wrong.
* PluckyGirl: Emma is absolutely certain that her matchmaking plans ''will'' work, that she ''will'' make it even biger than Oprah, and that Alex and Annie ''will'' put up with her plan.

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* OnlySaneMan: Alex sees himself as this the one who needs to correct Emma and the show doesn't really prove him wrong.
* PluckyGirl: Emma is absolutely certain that her matchmaking plans ''will'' work, that she ''will'' make it even biger bigger than Oprah, and that Alex and Annie ''will'' put up with her plan.



* TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn: Inverted with Emma. She thinks people are not able to see what is good for themselves untill ''she'' shows it to them.
* SettingUpdate
* ShipperOnDeck: Emma for Ryan and Annie, and probably for everyone she has ever matchmade.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Emma says she's going to be bigger than Oprah...
* SpoiledSweet: Emma is an interetsing take on this. She wants to make other people happy, and she's charming when doing it. She's just not ready to understand what concretely makes them happy, because she's too spoiled and shallow to get into the depths of it.

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* TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn: Inverted with Emma. She thinks people are not able to see what is good for themselves untill until ''she'' shows it to them.
* SettingUpdate
SettingUpdate: Events from a RegencyEngland novel are updated to modern-day California.
* ShipperOnDeck: Emma for Ryan and Annie, and probably for everyone she has ever matchmade.
match-made.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Emma says she's going to be bigger and better than Oprah...
* SpoiledSweet: Emma is an interetsing interesting take on this.this trope. She wants to make other people happy, and she's charming when doing it. She's just not ready to understand what concretely makes them happy, because she's too spoiled and shallow to get into the depths of it.
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The first episode premiered on October 7th, 2013. The webseries can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/user/PemberleyDigital here]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/user/EmmaApproved here]].

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The first episode premiered on October 7th, 2013. The webseries can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/user/PemberleyDigital here]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/user/EmmaApproved here]].
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Alex and Emma.

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Emma is this ''about the camera''. She doesn't like seeing Alex smoulder at her viewers, because the WinkDing is ''her'' provilege !

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Emma is this ''about the camera''. She doesn't like seeing Alex smoulder at her viewers, because the WinkDing is ''her'' provilege privilege !



* TheReliableOne: Alex is charged with all the boring important stuff.

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* TheReliableOne: Alex is charged with all the boring important stuff. stuff.
* TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn: Inverted with Emma. She thinks people are not able to see what is good for themselves untill ''she'' shows it to them.

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Emma is this ''about the camera''. She doesn't like seeing Alex smoulder at her viewers, because the WinkDing is ''her'' provilege !
* DeadpanSnarker: Alex.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Emma leaves all the boring important stuff to Alex. She's fully devoted into making other people's lives better.



* OnlySaneMan: Alex sees himself as this and the show doesn't really prove him wrong.
* PluckyGirl: Emma is absolutely certain that her matchmaking plans ''will'' work, that she ''will'' make it even biger than Oprah, and that Alex and Annie ''will'' put up with her plan.



* RedOniBlueOni: While being much less level-headed and more plucky than Alex, it's clear that Emma sees him as a team-member, and he doesn't question her goal yet.
* TheReliableOne: Alex is charged with all the boring important stuff.



* WinkDing: Emma's big signature move.

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* SpoiledSweet: Emma is an interetsing take on this. She wants to make other people happy, and she's charming when doing it. She's just not ready to understand what concretely makes them happy, because she's too spoiled and shallow to get into the depths of it.
* StepfordSmiler: Emma is a type A. No matter how much Annie's cold feet displeases her and endangers her plans, she pretends to be unaffected and to leave her space. Annie isn't fooled.
* WinkDing: Emma's big signature move. When Alex tries to imitate her and eye the camera, she's very offended.
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* AgeLift: Alex, who in the books was thirty-seven, has been de-aged to around the same age as Emma (early to mid-twenties).

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* AgeLift: Alex, who in the books book was thirty-seven, has been de-aged to around the same age as Emma (early to mid-twenties).
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''Emma Approved'' is a new series by the creator and writers behind the incredibly popular [[IncrediblyLamePun Emmy-approved]] webseries ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. It follows the same vlog style as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' in [=YouTube=] videos posted twice a week.

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''Emma Approved'' is a new series by the creator and writers behind the incredibly popular [[IncrediblyLamePun Emmy-approved]] webseries ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. It follows the same vlog style as its SpiritualSuccessor, [[SpiritualSuccessor spiritual forerunner]], detailing the story of Jane Austen's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' in [=YouTube=] videos posted twice a week.
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''Emma Approved'' is a new series by the creator and writers behind the incredibly popular [[IncrediblyLamePun Emmy-approved]] webseries ''TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. It follows the same vlog style as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' in [=YouTube=] videos posted twice a week.

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''Emma Approved'' is a new series by the creator and writers behind the incredibly popular [[IncrediblyLamePun Emmy-approved]] webseries ''TheLizzieBennetDiaries''.''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. It follows the same vlog style as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' in [=YouTube=] videos posted twice a week.

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* AdaptationNameChange: George Knightley is now named Alex. Ryan is now the brother of Frank Churchill.

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George Knightley is now named Alex. Alex.
** Mr Weston didn't have a first name in the novel. His name is
Ryan and he is now the brother of Frank Churchill.Churchill's half-brother, not his father.



* TheMatchmaker: Emma, of course. She's working on match #20.

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* TheMatchmaker: Emma, of course.Emma. She's working on match #20.



* WinkDing: Emma's big signature move.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Emma says she's going to be bigger than Oprah...
* WinkDing: Emma's big signature move.move.
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* AgeLift: Alex, who in the books was thirty-seven, has been de-aged to around the same age as Emma.

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* AgeLift: Alex, who in the books was thirty-seven, has been de-aged to around the same age as Emma.Emma (early to mid-twenties).
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* AgeLift: Alex, who in the books was thirty-seven, has been de-aged to around the same age as Emma.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Emma for Ryan and Annie, and probably for everyone she has ever matchmade.

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* ShipperOnDeck: Emma for Ryan and Annie, and probably for everyone she has ever matchmade.matchmade.
* WinkDing: Emma's big signature move.
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''Emma Approved'' is a new series by the creator and writers behind the incredibly popular [[IncrediblyLamePun Emmy-approved]] webseries ''TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. It follows the same vlog style as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's ''Literature/{{Emma}}]] in [=YouTube=] videos posted twice a week.

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''Emma Approved'' is a new series by the creator and writers behind the incredibly popular [[IncrediblyLamePun Emmy-approved]] webseries ''TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. It follows the same vlog style as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's ''Literature/{{Emma}}]] ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' in [=YouTube=] videos posted twice a week.

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Emma Approved is a new series by the creator and writers behind incredibly popular Emmy Winning webseries TheLizzieBennetDiaries. It follows the same styles as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's Emma in youtube videoes posted twice a week.

The first episode premiered on October 7th, 2013.

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Emma Approved ''Emma Approved'' is a new series by the creator and writers behind the incredibly popular Emmy Winning [[IncrediblyLamePun Emmy-approved]] webseries TheLizzieBennetDiaries. ''TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. It follows the same styles vlog style as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's Emma ''Literature/{{Emma}}]] in youtube videoes [=YouTube=] videos posted twice a week.

The first episode premiered on October 7th, 2013.
2013. The webseries can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/user/PemberleyDigital here]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/user/EmmaApproved here]].


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* RaceLift: Emma is played by an actress of half-Japanese and half-German descent.
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Emma Approved provides examples of:

AdaptationNameChange: George Knightley is now named Alex. Ryan is now the brother of Frank Churchill.
CharacterBlog
TheMatchmaker: Emma, of course. She's working on match #20.
SettingUpdate
ShipperOnDeck: Emma for Ryan and Annie, and probably for everyone she has ever matchmade.

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Emma !!Emma Approved provides examples of:

AdaptationNameChange: *AdaptationNameChange: George Knightley is now named Alex. Ryan is now the brother of Frank Churchill.
CharacterBlog
TheMatchmaker:
*CharacterBlog
*TheMatchmaker:
Emma, of course. She's working on match #20.
SettingUpdate
ShipperOnDeck:
*SettingUpdate
*ShipperOnDeck:
Emma for Ryan and Annie, and probably for everyone she has ever matchmade.
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The first episode premiered on October 7th, 2013.

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The first episode premiered on October 7th, 2013.2013.

Emma Approved provides examples of:

AdaptationNameChange: George Knightley is now named Alex. Ryan is now the brother of Frank Churchill.
CharacterBlog
TheMatchmaker: Emma, of course. She's working on match #20.
SettingUpdate
ShipperOnDeck: Emma for Ryan and Annie, and probably for everyone she has ever matchmade.
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Emma Approved is a new series by the creator and writers behind incredibly popular Emmy Winning webseries TheLizzieBennetDiaries. It follows the same styles as its SpiritualSuccessor, detailing the story of Jane Austen's Emma in youtube videoes posted twice a week.

The first episode premiered on October 7th, 2013.

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