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mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#1: Nov 14th 2010 at 12:11:52 PM

Not only that, the image looks low quality to me. Sorta...fuzzy. Hurts me eyes.

I mean, yeah, she's obviously a reporter. What makes her Intrepid? The difficulty here, that I acknowledge readily, is finding an image that conveys Intrepid whilst differentiating this trope from the soon-to-be chosen Red Shirt Reporter image (which will be a reporter in severe danger).

Something with a reporter sneaking round an abandoned warehouse or something might be good.

Weirdly, for a JAFAAC, I find that the caption actually mystifies me a little, being completely out of context. I sort of get it, but it's hardly obvious to a non-fan. So it ends up being almost JAF.

Any thoughts? Fine as is? Too hard to change?

edited 14th Nov '10 12:12:53 PM by mmysqueeant

Ejia Since: Jun, 2009
#2: Nov 17th 2010 at 2:00:54 AM

If Jade weren't already in the Hot Scoop page, I'd suggest her. Then again, there really isn't much to suggest the reporterness in that page either. Hmm.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#3: Nov 17th 2010 at 10:06:10 AM

[up] She has a camera. That or a microphone is normally your big cue.

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KennyMan666 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#4: Nov 18th 2010 at 1:27:38 AM

I'd probably suggest Frank West - the fact that his shirt is bloody and he's holding a bloody baseball bat, in addition to carrying a larger than average camera, should get a lot of the point across.

DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#5: Nov 18th 2010 at 6:42:33 AM

Frank West >>>> Lois Lane.

mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#6: Nov 18th 2010 at 6:50:32 AM

Frank West definitely looks like this trope Up To Eleven in that pic, lol.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#8: Nov 18th 2010 at 7:35:49 AM

Frank West looks good for me.

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mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#9: Dec 2nd 2010 at 7:32:16 AM

Should I make a Crowner then? I'm fairly sure I can work out how independently.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#10: Dec 2nd 2010 at 9:28:44 AM

Empty Crowner is hooked. Add your options.

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#11: Dec 2nd 2010 at 9:45:58 AM

I'd say Raoul Duke, but I can't seem to find a good image of him.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#12: Dec 2nd 2010 at 10:31:24 AM

Just a note, I agree the image could be way better (voted for Frank, that rocks), but I think the Just A Face And A Caption accusation is getting overused. The Lois Lane image has some JAFAAC issues (not obviously intrepid, as noted above) but imo it's unfair to call it that overall. CBB sure, JAFAAC no.

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tbarrie Since: Jan, 2001
#13: Dec 3rd 2010 at 1:20:02 PM

"Intrepid Reporter", to me, does not mean "reporter willing to beat things bloody with a baseball bat". The Frank West picture is okay, but the Lois Lane one is significantly better.

edited 3rd Dec '10 1:20:18 PM by tbarrie

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#14: Dec 3rd 2010 at 1:22:12 PM

Yeah, I have to agree. This trope doesn't tend to include any violence on the part of the reporter. They'll sneak in and sneak out, but I'm sorry, the bloody guy with the baseball bat doesn't look a thing like a reporter.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#15: Dec 3rd 2010 at 1:50:00 PM

How about stealing the page image from Spirou And Fantasio. Mainly of Fantasio

mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#16: Dec 3rd 2010 at 5:30:23 PM

I do like that. Tintin, unfortunately, has no such pics. He hardly ever seems to actually use his camera.

tbarrie Since: Jan, 2001
#17: Dec 3rd 2010 at 10:16:54 PM

How about stealing the page image from Spirou And Fantasio. Mainly of Fantasio

Workable, but still not as good as the current pic.

edited 3rd Dec '10 10:17:37 PM by tbarrie

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#18: Dec 3rd 2010 at 10:43:18 PM

I think Frank West is more fit for Going for the Big Scoop, which is also in need of an image (hintity hint hint).

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#19: Dec 3rd 2010 at 11:46:04 PM

He does seem much more fitting for that trope. But he doesn't fit the trope definition of this trope and he doesn't look like the trope definition of this trope.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#20: Dec 4th 2010 at 5:43:38 AM

Disagree that the Lois Lane one is better, because it is only a reporter. There is no Intrepid anywhere.

EDIT: West is contentious, but I still consider him a better choice than Lois Lane, though not better than Spirou and Fantasio.

edited 4th Dec '10 5:46:12 AM by mmysqueeant

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#21: Dec 4th 2010 at 9:59:19 AM

But Frank's not this trope, he's Going for the Big Scoop. How does someone who doesn't follow the trope make a better image? Lane might not be either, but Intrepid mean sneaking into places and taking some minor risks. We have another trope for what Frank is. He belongs on that trope, not this one.

edited 4th Dec '10 10:00:22 AM by shimaspawn

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#22: Dec 4th 2010 at 11:48:43 AM

Obligatory trite definition link:

audacious: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

In that image, regardless of whether he actually fits the trope or not, Frank West gets across the idea of the trope. He looks fearless, and he looks like a reporter. Lois Lane...just looks like a reporter.

Going for the Big Scoop? He's not doing that in this picture. He's just standing there. It's a bad pic for that page.

Like I say, I prefer Spirou, West looks more like this trope Up To Eleven. But he still looks like this trope.

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#23: Dec 4th 2010 at 1:59:32 PM

Well the Spirou pic was added to the crowner

mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010
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#24: Dec 4th 2010 at 5:36:53 PM

Good job finding the Spirou image in the first place, it's near-perfect for this trope imho. Now we play the waiting game.

mmysqueeant I'm A Dirty Cowboy from Essairrrrcks Since: Oct, 2010

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