History Website / ManicExpression

* NiceHat: ''Big Black Hat Man'', of course. ''Gurning Chimp'' also has a pretty nice one, and so does Timdiana.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: While not exactly a load of characters, ''Big Black Hat Man'' does tends to play quite a few different characters on and off his main show, ''Western Thought''. For ''Western Thought'' there's ''[[{{Mentor}} Buck]]'', ''[[TheVoiceless Goof Ball]]'', and ''[[HarmlessVillain Snively Bodumfeder]]'' A.K.A ''[[MeaningfulName Bottom Feeder]]''. And then there's the host of ''Behind The Webcam'', ''[[BlueBlood Wallace A Bifdt von Huphle the fourth]]'', who has made the most appearances out of all BBHM's characters.

* BaldOfAwesome: ''Les''.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: ''The Movie Explorer’s'' brother Oscar is always shown in sepia-tone with fake film-damage. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in [[http://www.manic-expression.com/apps/videos/videos/show/17793020-oscar-reviews-a-film this video]].

* WorldOfWeirdness

* ClusterFBomb: Everyone on the site swears to varying degrees (though a few prefer the PrecisionFStrike), but Some ''Jerk From Boston'' is really an artist when it comes to it. ''The Lava Buster'' also has quite the foul mouth.
** Notably averted with ''The Punchline'' aka ''the Comic Strip Critic'', whose worst swear so far has been "What the hell is the matter with you?"

* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone on the site has their moments of snarkiness, with ''Some Jerk From Boston'' and ''[=TheOtherDude92=]'' being notable snarkers.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvrtrUc4ouY&t=387s Manic Expression Creative Chaos]]
->A Documentary about Manic Expression featuring various contributors to the site. [[CausticCritic It unfortunately attracted a lot of trolls and was so poorly received that ratings were disabled]].

* [[http://www.manic-expression.com/manic-expression-presents-faces-of-manic/ Faces of Manic]]

''[[http://manic-expression.com/ Manic Expression]]'' was founded by James Walsh as a place for bloggers and video-makers to come and show off their work. It now runs a variety of projects like the [[http://manicexpression.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1294286-outstanding-blog-of-the-week/ Outstanding Content of the Week]] (where people can nominate their work to be in the running to win), the [[http://manicexpression.webs.com/apps/videos/channels/show/3765972-manic-expression-presents-podcast-plays/ Podcast Plays]] (audio plays created by the members of Manic Expression) and a monthly podcast that anyone on the site can be a part of. As such the site is set up so that people can Express Themselves in a variety of new and interesting ways.

!!'''Tropes pertaining to active members of the site:'''

* BadassBeard: ''Big Black Hat Man'' and ''Creator/ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy''.

* AsianAndNerdy: ''NJ'', a Filipino-American blogger who almost always reviews things from and/or about Asian-American entertainers.

* Webvideo/ThePunchline
* ''Team Yume''
* Creator/ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy
* Webvideo/DeckerShado

* Webvideo/TheLiteraryLair

* ''Big Black Hat Man''

* ''Antoni Garcia''
* ''Chilton's Media Blitz''
* {{Creator/Mattwo}} (formerly)
* ''Michael The Comic Nerd''
* ''Soda Pop Theater''

* ''James Corner''

* CrossesTheLineTwice/ RefugeInAudacity:[[invoked]] ''MR Smooth's'' style of humor.

* CrossesTheLineTwice/ RefugeInAudacity: ''MR Smooth's'' style of humor.

* CrossestheLineTwice/ RefugeinAudacity: ''MR Smooth's'' style of humor.

* CloudCuckooLander: The Man With No Chin. Claims it's because of all the drugs he does. Also ''[=TheOtherDude92=]'', to a lesser degree.

* CoolOldGuy: Les.
* CrossestheLineTwice/ RefugeinAudacity: MR Smooth's style of humor.

* Webvideo/TVTrash

* Webvideo/TheFanficCritic (formerly)

* Webvideo/TvTrash

* Webvideo/TheFanFicCritic (formerly)

* ''Lotus Prince''

* ''[=Jockerlee77=]''
* Webvideo/TheCartoonPhysicist
* Webvideo/TheLiteraryLair
* {{Creator/Mattwo}} (formerly)

[[folder:Contributors of the Site]]

* ''Lotu sPrince''

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* BaldofAwesome: ''Les''.

''[[http://manicexpression.webs.com/ Manic Expression]]'' was founded by James Walsh as a place for bloggers and video-makers to come and show off their work. It now runs a variety of projects like the [[http://manicexpression.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1294286-outstanding-blog-of-the-week/ Outstanding Content of the Week]] (where people can nominate their work to be in the running to win), the [[http://manicexpression.webs.com/apps/videos/channels/show/3765972-manic-expression-presents-podcast-plays/ Podcast Plays]] (audio plays created by the members of Manic Expression) and a monthly podcast that anyone on the site can be a part of. As such the site is set up so that people can Express Themselves in a variety of new and interesting ways.

[[http://manicexpression.webs.com/ Manic Expression]] was founded by James Walsh as a place for bloggers and video-makers to come and show off their work. It now runs a variety of projects like the [[http://manicexpression.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1294286-outstanding-blog-of-the-week/ Outstanding Content of the Week]] (where people can nominate their work to be in the running to win), the [[http://manicexpression.webs.com/apps/videos/channels/show/3765972-manic-expression-presents-podcast-plays/ Podcast Plays]] (audio plays created by the members of Manic Expression) and a monthly podcast that anyone on the site can be a part of. As such the site is set up so that people can Express Themselves in a variety of new and interesting ways.

* WorldOfWeirdness.

* AuthorAppeal: Ryan [=McCarthy=] is really into beautiful, paint-like or anime-like art styles if his video game reviews are to be believed.
* AwesomeAussie: Atreyu
* BaldofAwesome: Les.
* BadassBeard: BigBlackHatMan and Creator/ThatLongHairedCreepyGuy.
* CloudCuckooLander: The Man With No Chin. Claims it's because of all the drugs he does. Also The OtherDude92, to a lesser degree.
* ClusterFBomb: Everyone on the site swears to varying degrees (though a few prefer the PrecisionFStrike), but SomeJerkFromBoston is really an artist when it comes to it. TheLavaBuster also has quite the foul mouth.
** Notably averted with the [[ThePunchline Comic Strip Critic]], whose worst swear so far has been "What the hell is the matter with you?"

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: TheMovieExplorer’s brother Oscar is always shown in sepia-tone with fake film-damage. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in [[http://www.manic-expression.com/apps/videos/videos/show/17793020-oscar-reviews-a-film this video]].
* DepravedBisexual: That Long Haired Creepy Guy and also MR Smooth. Also OtherDude92 whenever he's on the Manic Expression Digression Session podcast.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone on the site has their moments of snarkiness, with SomeJerkFromBoston and The OtherDude92 being notable snarkers.
* DeadBabyComedy: OtherDude92 has at times partaken in this particular brand of humor.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: MRSmooth, in spades.
* InvoluntaryDance: WebVideo/DeckerShado is forced into an Eighties-style dance number in the park by a movie with an incessantly repeated song.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: While not exactly a load of characters, BigBlackHatMan does tends to play quite a few different characters on and off his main show, Western Thought. For Western Thought there's [[{{Mentor}} Buck]], [[TheVoiceless Goof Ball]], and [[HarmlessVillain Snively Bodumfeder]] A.K.A [[MeaningfulName Bottom Feeder]]. And then there's the host of Behind The Webcam, [[BlueBlood Wallace A Bifdt von Huphle the fourth]], who has made the most appearances out of all BBHM's characters.
* NiceHat: BigBlackHatMan, of course. Gurning Chimp also has a pretty nice one, and so does Timdiana.
* OlderThanTheyLook: MR Smooth, who claims to actually be in his eighties.
* OopNorth: Gurning Chimp, who hails from Salford, England.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Every admin on the site is pretty nice and reasonable, but Les and site owner James Walsh stand out.

* SelfDeprecation: As he likes to point out with his name, The Man With No Chin suffers from a lack of a chin, or at least one that's very small and recessed.
* TeamMom: The Fanfic Critic.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The OtherDude92 and TheManWithNoChin.
* TheCasanova: MR Smooth, all the way (no {{pun}} intended).
* VitriolicBestBuds: The OtherDude92 and The Man With No Chin.
* VerbalTic: For Les it's using the word peace at the end of all his messages. Also doubles as his catch phrase.
* VillainProtagonist: Dr Holocaust for his show, and Holl E Woods plans to play one for his upcoming show.

* ''Jockerlee77''

* ''LotusPrince''
* ''BigBlackHatMan''
* ''HedonisticActor''

* ''AntoniGarcia''
* ''ChiltonsMediaBlitz''
* ''MichaelTheComicNerd''
* ''SodaPopTheater''
* ''LetsTalkAboutHockey''
* ''JamesCorner''
* ''TheSabotageShow''
* ''ShintaReviews''

* Webvideo/TeamYume

* Webvideo/LotusPrince
* Webvideo/BigBlackHatMan
* Webvideo/HedonisticActor
* Webvideo/{{Jaimetud}}

* Creator/AntoniGarcia
* Webvideo/ChiltonsMediaBlitz
* Webvideo/MichaelTheComicNerd
* Webvideo/SodaPopTheater
* Webvideo/LetsTalkAboutHockey
* Webvideo/JamesCorner
* Webvideo/TheSabotageShow
* Webvideo/ShintaReviews
* Webvideo/{{Jockerlee77}}