Tv Tropes

A Trope is a plot device. It does not mean that it is a bad thing. It is just a structure which is often used in TV or in any kind of story writing. These tropes have been collected together at this site. I have been reading it this afternoon while working after reading this XKCD strip.I think it appeals because it combines the fun of learning about how you have been played by TV in the past while also seeming like entertainment because it is so familiar to you.