Line #1 Tropers/Wheezy


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3	''Wheezy'' debuted on November 7, 1990. It tells the story of CS Jones, a [[TheQuietOne quiet]] StarvingArtist whose internet handle, derived from a high school nickname, provides the current working title.
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5	The show is notable for its unusual format: It's made entirely in RealLife, in RealTime, and features no script or direction. The cast, crew, and audience are just whoever happen to wander in. Little of it has been written about, little moving footage of it is known to exist, and it's gone completely unadvertised, although various [[ShowWithinAShow spinoff stories]], {{character blog}}s, and pieces of ConceptArt [[http://instagram.com/thecsjones have been posted online]], to decent reception.
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7	Production began in the D.C. metro area, then moved to Florida 10 years through its run due to ExecutiveMeddling and cost concerns. With the move came a HalfwayPlotSwitch that took the series in a DarkerAndEdgier direction. This was widely considered a mistake. 15 years later, it relocated again to [[UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} Philadelphia]], where it's still set.
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9	It's received mixed reviews, and although it may have developed a small cult following in the areas where it's produced (it's hard to tell), many have also dismissed it as "depressing," "too self-indulgent," and "lacking focus." However, all of the cast involved have been praised for their extremely convincing performances [[AsHimself as themselves]].
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11	!!"Wheezy" Provides Examples Of
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13	* AbortedArc: The "college" arc ended very early in its run. This may have been a good thing, because it's believed it was just leading up to a "BurgerFool Job" arc.
14	** The "starting a band arc" has popped up a few times throughout the late '00s and early '10s, with a different supporting cast each time, but has never gone anywhere.
15	** The "first full-time job" arc also joined the list after only two weeks. The "second full-time job" arc didn't fare much better, at two months.
16	** The [[BigApplesauce New York]] arc also lasted only four months. It was planned to last years.
17	* AntiNihilist: He hopes he is this.
18	* AscendedExtra: Two of Jones's former roommates, who started out as two background characters from an "anime club" sideplot.
19	* BigApplesauce: The production moved to Brooklyn from October 2012 to January 2013. However, due to dwindling funds, it ended up back in Florida. The arc was described as possibly the most interesting thus far, but also one of the darkest.
20	* UsefulNotes/BipolarDisorder: A bad case of Type 1. In hindsight, has fundamentally shaped the whole story. Not treated until the Philadelphia arc.
21	* BrotherChuck: Many of the characters throughout all the arcs. See ShortLivedBigImpact for one example.
22	* ComingOfAge: This seems to be the overarching plot of the Florida arc.
23	* SugarWiki/CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The soundtrack, which spans all genres and features tracks contributed by thousands of artists, has been described as one of the highlights of the production.
24	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: One of Jones's great uncles. [[TakeOurWordForIt This will not be discussed further.]]
25	* DemotedToExtra: A common fate for cast members, most notably Jones's first girlfriend, his childhood best friend, most of his family, and almost everyone he knew in high school.
26	* EarlyBirdCameo: Jones's first girlfriend had a brief uncredited one four years before being properly introduced.
27	* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: This was the case for a most of the time Jones lived in his own apartment.
28	* EnsembleDarkhorse: A few characters that played minor roles during the high school and college arcs ended up as this for years afterwards, even the ones who never returned to the show.
29	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In early 2012, during the "moving out" arc.
30	* KudzuPlot: It is often criticized for this.
31	* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Don't ask him about that one RomanceArc.
32	* LongLostUncleAesop: Jones's second girlfriend and a few distant family members.
33	** Update: Second girlfriend had a cameo three years later. It didn't go well
34	* MythArc: The "Learning to Draw" arc has been running since 1993, and the "Learning to Write" arc since '95. The "Photography" arc, which started in '97, seems to have been the last major one. All three are still ongoing, with no sign of being cancelled.
35	* NoAntagonist. Except himself.
36	* ShortLivedBigImpact: A minor character from the high school arc who appeared in the series for less than three weeks before [[BrotherChuck vanishing without a trace]], and received little CharacterDevelopment beyond a single anecdote about her horrifically AbusiveParents and NightmareDreams. However, she left such an impact that one of the [[ShowWithinAShow stories within the story]], written years later, features a protagonist that's almost a direct {{expy}} of her.
37	* StoryWithinAStory: The series has spawned several examples of type 1, some of which have been {{defictionalized}}:
38	** [[Webcomic/YumeHime Yume-Hime]]
39	** [[https://www.facebook.com/notes/cs-jones/confession/462903327119047 Confession]]
40	** [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/232846385/Fireball-Pilot Fireball (Pilot)]]
41	** [[http://thatguyyoumetonce.deviantart.com/art/Ganzfeld-Pilot-Script-324927739 Ganzfeld (Pilot)]]
42	* TrashOfTheTitans: Two of the places Jones has lived since leaving home. The mess was his roommates', though.
43	* TropeCodifier: An in-universe example. During the "TvTropes obsession subplot" that mostly ran during the college arc, Jones started the following articles:
44	** Cut: WhatDoYouMeanHesNotLikeable
45	** DrosteImage
46	** YKTTW: Dead Horse Joke
47	** WordPureeTitle
48	** {{Portmantitle}}
49	** ReviewerStockPhrases
50	** GutturalGrowler
51	** YKTTW: Household Name
52	** CityNoir
53	** SoUnfunnyItsFunny
54	** JerkJustifications
55	** PolishTheTurd
56	** EldritchLocation
57	** DoomedProtagonist
58	** WordSaladPhilosophy
59	** SurrealHumor
60	** NightmareFace
61	** MachoMasochism
62	** YKTTW: Shift to Horror
63	** Cut: RaceToTheBottomOfTheBarrel
64	** SensoryAbuse
65	** ComplimentFishing
66	** AdDissonance
67	** BrokenAce (Thanks to Tropers/MeganPhntmGrl for launching and {{Wiki Magic}}ing the hell out of it, though. I'd entirely forgotten about it.)
68	** HumbleGoal
69	** GhettoName
70	** SlowTransformation
71	** MentalStory
72	** LethalKlutz
73	** SuicideDare
74	** OffingTheAnnoyance
75	** YKTTW: RapidFireDescriptors (Necro'ed and turned into a real page by Tropers/XFllo.)
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79	Hello - {{Kinkajou}}
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81	Ooh, CityNoir, a favorite trope of mine. Be glad you don't have snow in Tampa. ~[[OuttaTheBLAM a vandal]]
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83	Your drawings are so cool. Nice work on them! [[SincerityMode Sincerely!]] (P.S. I'm female.) ~ {{Arcadiarika}}
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85	One good act of vandalism deserves another. ~{{Zudak}}
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87	I shall start watching you here and on DA. (P.S. I'm tasakeru828, if you want to reciprocate) ~ {{FringeBenefits}}
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89	You are a great con critter. Thanks for giving me such lengthy advice on my cruddy art. -@/{{AHR}}
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91	And now to [[{{Pyromaniac}} set your page on fire.]] This is nothing new, from me anyways ;P - @/{{Nekoalexa}}
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93	Dude when Ghetto Name becomes a trope I'm entry pimping it all over the place - @/BoldAsLove
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95	^ Oh shit, I need to update that YKTTW now. It's been comatose for months.
96	- @/{{Wheezy}}
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98	So i herd u liek churchtanks - @/OurGLORIOUSLeader
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100	Thanks to you I now like "The Only Way" by Gotye. Like, a lot. So thanks. --@/{{Tre}}
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102	I recently stumbled upon '''Wheezy''' a short time ago, and even though it lags a bit in-between arcs, I love its scary realism~! - {{@/Tidal_Wave_17}}
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104	I never bothered to vandalise your page? A travesty! Also, I'm officially stalking you in Writer's Block and Visual Art now, just so you know. - @/{{Noaqiyeum}}
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106	I invade your page for Glorious Motherland. I will suck sweet minerals from the mountains of your hopes and dreams. - MrMallard
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