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Miracle Day - Tropes are Us
Aug. 2nd, 2011 10:03 amOk - I've been skimming MD downloads because the premise of the show isn't of interest to me. And the little that I've watched is too slow paced and drawn out to keep my attention. If you're watching it and enjoying it that's great. To each their own.
But from the little I've watched and the plot recaps there doesn't appear to be much original story telling.
I've always wondered where Rusty gets his ideas from, but I think I finally figured it out: Tropes Are Us.
In my quick survey of MD - I was able to identify several right off:
We have the ever so popular Death Takes a Holiday: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathTakesAHoliday Often used in sci fi, its been done to death and better by sci fi writers and one hour TV shows. You do not need ten episodes to tell a zombie story.
Of course we also have Rusty's favorites Small Girl, Big Gun, combined with Action Mom. I couldn't find a trope for the "I'm Welsh" moment (awesome foreigner?), but maybe you can.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SmallGirlBigGun
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionMom
And let's not forget episode 4 and the His Name Is trope when the baddie is killed just before he can reveal who is behind the plot. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathTakesAHoliday
I spotted several more - but why should I have all the fun. What's your favorite MD trope? I'll be awarding a super sekrit prize for the best one. The judging will be based solely on which one makes me laugh the most. Look at it this way, at least I'm not making you strut around in a bathing suit and high heels and calling it a scholarship contest. One trope per post please, multiple posts welcome.
But from the little I've watched and the plot recaps there doesn't appear to be much original story telling.
I've always wondered where Rusty gets his ideas from, but I think I finally figured it out: Tropes Are Us.
In my quick survey of MD - I was able to identify several right off:
We have the ever so popular Death Takes a Holiday: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathTakesAHoliday Often used in sci fi, its been done to death and better by sci fi writers and one hour TV shows. You do not need ten episodes to tell a zombie story.
Of course we also have Rusty's favorites Small Girl, Big Gun, combined with Action Mom. I couldn't find a trope for the "I'm Welsh" moment (awesome foreigner?), but maybe you can.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SmallGirlBigGun
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ActionMom
And let's not forget episode 4 and the His Name Is trope when the baddie is killed just before he can reveal who is behind the plot. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeathTakesAHoliday
I spotted several more - but why should I have all the fun. What's your favorite MD trope? I'll be awarding a super sekrit prize for the best one. The judging will be based solely on which one makes me laugh the most. Look at it this way, at least I'm not making you strut around in a bathing suit and high heels and calling it a scholarship contest. One trope per post please, multiple posts welcome.
