It would have to be a given that this is a contemporary setting.
I would be concerned that your readership might not be aware of the site.
The Revolution Will Not Be TropeableI have a character who follows my writing thread itself. It's not any great device, though, and the site isn't named or described beyond the thread. Just a gag—his hacking skills are such that he can access the thread of his own story lolol. I plan to have him post sometime.
whoever wrote this shit needs to step on a rake in a comedic fashionIn my game, the Magnificent Bastard is also the official lampshader of tropes, using actual trope names to denote things.
If it's a contemporary system and your characters are nerds, it's very likely Truth in Television.
edited 29th Oct '10 6:14:01 AM by storyyeller
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's PlayI once had an idea about a slice-of-life series about a theatre group with a Meta Guy who frequently talked abouted tropes, and I wondered if I should refer to the site/tropes by name.
If it does end up going somewhere, they wouldn't use the site's names for the tropes. It just seems...I dunno, like he would be a mouthpiece/ walking Shout-Out learned from this site, instead of being a character on their own standing.
Like... Setzer And Friedburg. Their work is basically, "look, we're refrencing this movie get it?" I rather not write him like that.
And it runs the risk of alienating non-Tropers.
I prefer puns.
For instance, bit character Headmaster Narm who has the characterization of a Large Ham.
Stuff like that.
Read my stories!
Is it too soon or to weird to have a character or two who are former TV Tropes addicts? (Only former in that the charters no longer have internet access.)
I like the idea of invoking a trope by name as a threat that would only work on said addict.
RC: You can’t bring her here.
AE: She’s sick I have to.
RC: You can’t. It’s against regulations. I’m sorry.
AE: Remember when we talked about Tropes?
RC: Yeah??
AE: Are you familiar w/ the idea of a Morality Chain
RC: Yeah
AE: Well she is mine and I know where you live.
RC: Ok bring her.
edited 28th Oct '10 7:03:10 PM by HistoryMaker