Trope's Empire

I've really been digging reading the analytic breakdowns of tv tropes located here. Firstly, I love that there's a name for...like every trope! What's it called when there's always a happy ending on a show? Old relative dies and leaves the main character money? And it's all cross-referenced. So for example, if you look up Joanie Loves Chachi, you'll come to Happy Days spin-offs and the original series, which will then lead you to Jumping the Shark which will then give you a really in-depth listing of ways to Jump the Shark (whether it be by cast change, character or plot development, gimmick, or behind the scenes developments which can be seen on-screen), and finally numerous examples in everything from tv/film and fan fiction, to comic books and gaming.

DANGER WILL ROBINSON: you will waste your life, happily, at this site.

"Crap!" Stage

Crap. I'm at that stage of this podcast writing, and I just can't do it. I can't finish it. I have 3 episodes un-named...why did I start so large? Why do I always start so big? It's ridiculous. It would be different if I built it up to this size.

I've got 3 episodes unnamed, without a theme. I've got 6 episodes still to write. I feel out of ideas right now. I need someone else to write one of them, it's not my voice. I need a major rewrite on all of the ones that are actually done. I'm an idiot. God.

Why do I always do this to myself? People coming over: why don't I make 3 entrees? Friend stopping by: I'll bake a cake? Need to develop a short podcast format: why don't I go for a 10 episode varied-format structure, and hey let's make sure they're completely scripted and have an over-arching storyline/theme. Jesus.

I could kick myself for being such an idiot.