History Sandbox / Skewview

'''Our {{Stereotypes}} Are A-Typical''' -- Frankly, I've seen soooo many tropes born out of this concept... might as well not fight it and make an index of them... it has led to:

'''Our Blood Runs Thicker''' -- Family is more important than society's rules and laws. Sibling trope to:

'''Sacred vs. Profane''' -- Miracles, angelic/divine signs and the promise of safe heaven in a world riddled with misery, corruption and war. Eywa in Avatar; Water or the Green Place in Mad Max Fury Road; Veteran toward Boy at the end of The Road. Hope still in Pandora's Box.

!!! Narrative oriented

'''Eggspert''' -- A character that is only considered an ''expert'' by simply having done something one time more than anyone else. All medicine doctors know how pregnancy and birth works, doesn't mean they've all done it.

'''No Crook Norm''' -- A character that is believed by most other characters to have done something and is being investigated or persecuted for it, yet, the viewer/audience knows he is innocent or might otherwise lean toward that belief. Comes from Nixon's "I'm not a crook" speech.

'''Sacred vs. Profane''' -- Miracles, angelic signs and the promise of safe heaven in a world riddled with misery, corruption and war. Eywa in Avatar; Water or the Green Place in Mad Max Fury Road; Veteran toward Boy at the end of The Road.

'''Patient Hero''' -- A character whose actions affect all the other characters through branching correlation like a domino effect. Put another way, a character whose absence wouldn't have made the arc, story or even work possible. Palpatine, Cassian Andor, V from V for Vendetta. Nameless from Film/{{Hero2002}}.

'''Corner Creep''' -- The stalker, the the frequent flying follower, fanatic and the secret admirer of doubtful integrity or dubious character.

'''L'Ecole Francais''' or '''L'Ecole Cinematique''' -- where the dominant characteristics of the European schools of film-making are leaning more toward character driven, independent and small budget productions.

'''The Three Production Problem''' -- where it is commonly said that a film's production goes through three production phases: Pre-Production, Proper-Production, Post-Production. Basically, once by the writer, then by the actors and director and lastly by post and editing.

'''Near and Oh Dear''' -- An impending threat to a character is close. Maybe even violently knocking on the door, or worse, already walking throughout the house knocking things over.

'''Potentially Perilous for Paladins''' -- A quest that poses more challenges to a character class than it does for others.

'''Abandonware Index''' -- Listing of games that have been abandoned by developers and are now in public domain. Listing can include games that are still maintained by the community, are mod-able or have been picked up for remake or remaster.

'''Abandonware Index''' -- Listing of games that has been abandoned by developers and are now in public domain. Listing can include games that are still maintained by the community, are mod-able or have been picked up for remake.

This is itself meant to highlight the concept and relationship of spoken, acted upon and attitude or intent of the character that utters it. spoken, acted upon and attitude of the character that utters it.

!!! Prototypes

'''The Production Trifecta''' -- where it is commonly said that a film's production goes through three production phases: Pre-Production, Proper-Production, Post-Production. Basically, once by the writer, then by the actors and director and lastly by post and editing.

'''Class Action Swimsuit''' -- A character intentionally does specific body language or re-arranges the clothes on their body, to gain the attention of another.

'''Here and Near''' -- An impending threat to a character is close. Maybe even violently knocking on the door, or worse, already walking throughout the house knocking things over.

!!! Missed opportunities ? or WhatCouldHaveBeen

'''Common as Cream''' -- The common denomination item with regards to its value. The 20$ bill as opposed to the Penny.

'''Class Action Swimsuit''' -- A character intentionally arranges the cloths on their body, or does specific body language, to gain the attention of another.

'''L'Ecole Francais''' or '''L'Ecole Cinematique''' -— where the dominant characteristics of the European schools of film-making are leaning more toward character driven, independent and small budget productions.

'''Everybody Was Kung Food Biting''' -- Characters shown feeding themselves with their bare hands. They can use cutlery but there must be a component of violence or savagery in the way they do it. (May be Chairs, I admit).

'''The Trouble with Transfigurations''' - A trope stemming from WomanWereWoes, would involve many kinds of fantastic transformations and extend to all genders.

'''Half-Baked Niceness''' - An argument in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=07mzpnxr9hck6wc8pvtcvmf8 TLP]] for this relationship: '''Narrow Niceness''' < '''Improvised Politeness''' < '''Half-Baked Benevolence'''.

!!! Missed opportunities ?

'''Look Sky Walker''' -- (cannot find the TLP thread, this name would of been my contribution) A character distinguishes himself through showcasing mastery of a skill or ability.

'''Angered by Another's Apathy''' -- [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ns0pekzou7p7xq1023hoek7a this]] is sort of true about me because it has me feeling this way in regards to this next one:

Something narrowly nice is something a character can say < talking about ''them Yanks'' or the weather we're having is improvised politeness < opening a door for a lady but removing it from its hinges in the process is half-baked benevolence.

But OP seems to be ignoring my reasoninga... The Great Wall of Text Ya doesn't help, also OP seems to be engaging into equal lengthy discussions passing the Administrivia/TheSameButMoreSpecific by a significant margin -- it may very well be my second bomb ever.

I will be using this page as a workshop/blog to prototype a few ideas for TLP as well as works, check back if you would like to collaborate -- if you've received link here through PM, consider it my interest in collaboration. This is dry-dock development rather then TropeIdeaSalvageYard material.

'''Half-Baked Niceness''' - An argument in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=07mzpnxr9hck6wc8pvtcvmf8 TLP]] for this relationship: '''Narrow Niceness''' < '''Improvised Politeness''' < '''Half-Baked Benevolence'''. - I admit I'm striving for AddedAlliterative Appeal and the currently emerging [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=twu5xlok8f2dwjcytfusm1w3 Assonance And Consonance]] trope.

[=*=] OP seems to be ignoring my reasoning... it may very well be my second bomb ever -- The Great Wall of Text Ya doesn't help, also OP seems to be engaging into equal lengthy discussions passing the Administrivia/TheSameButMoreSpecific by a significant margin.

'''Half-Baked Niceness''' - An argument in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=07mzpnxr9hck6wc8pvtcvmf8 TLP]] for this relationship: '''Narrow Niceness''' < '''Improvised Politeness''' < '''Half-Baked Benevolence'''.

'''Half-Baked-Benevolence''' - An argument in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=07mzpnxr9hck6wc8pvtcvmf8 TLP]] for this relationship: '''Narrow Niceness''' < '''Improvised Politeness''' < '''Half-Baked Benevolence'''.

!!! Missed opportunities

'''Look Sky Walker''' -- A character distinguishes himself through showcasing mastery of a skill or ability.

'''Angered by Another's Apathy''' -- this is sort of true because it has me feeling this in regards to this next one:

'''The Production Trifecta''' -- where it is commonly said that a film's production goes through three production phases: Pre-Production, Proper-Production, Post-Production. Basically, once by the writer, then by the actors and director and lastly by post and editing.

'''Patient Hero''' -- A character who's deeds and actions affect all the other characters through branching correlation like a domino effect. Put another way, a character whose absence wouldn't have made the arc, story or even work possible. Palpatine, Cassian Andor, V from V for Vendetta.

'''Patient Nero''' -- A character who has started rumors, initiated flame wars and literal fires.

'''Euro Bash''' or '''From Prussia With Mauve''' -- A story that is set during a historical conflict predating the cold-war... or after it.

'''Everybody Was Kung Food Biting''' -- Characters shown feeding themselves with their bare hands. They can use cutlery but there must be a component of violence or savagery in the way they do it. (May be Chairs, I admit).

I will be using this page as a workshop/blog to prototype a few ideas for TLP as well as works, check back if you would like to collaborate -- if you've received link here through PM, consider it my interest in collaboration.


'''Mamazone Prime''' -- A woman character shown to be in a leadership position to a group or community of other women, or even men. Major Houlihan for the nurses in MASH. Queen bees for... well, bee hives.

'''Patient Hero''' -- A character who's deeds and actions affect all the other characters through branching correlation like a domino effect.

'''Everybody Was Kung Food Biting''' -- Characters shown feeding themselves with their bare hands. (May be Chairs, I admit).

I will be using this page to prototype a few ideas for TLP as well as works, check back if you would like to collaborate.