Writers block? Insert ACP TROPES

[chalkey]

For those who ever look at the schedule and think: "What the fuck and I going to write this week?" I have composed a short list of tropes we've grown accustomed to on The ACP: Things that have not yet reached their "this is boring" phase, and have worked very nicely in the past.

1. The English Paper
-Discuss the movie/game/show/episode/whatever in contrast with others that are similar, noting common themes and elements. Explain why these themes work in this movie/game/show/episode/whatever.

2. The Overthinking It (named after a rival blog, taken from the submission guidelines)
-Take a piece of the work that is out of place and ultimately inconsequential.
-Make it look completely intentional, backing with hardcore evidence.
-Expand, expand, expand.
-Create conspiracy theory or humanizing vicarious emotional drive that forces this intentional oddity into existence.

3. The Suing the Work
-If it's antifeminist, attack it. If characterization sucks, attack it. If the Will They Won't They is drawn out, attack it.
-Explain why other shows get away with it, and why this one doesn't.
-Explain what makes this trope good or bad, and what the show needs to do to step up.

[marten]

wow, this is pretty good. We have our own tropes, sweet.

I think nostalgia might be incorporated into a trope, as well - at least half of what I've written has been revisiting why I appreciated certain shows as a child, and I know Chalkey and Jonah have had similar bents on a couple articles

[chalkey]

Name one nostalgia post I did.