The Philosofan
"The Philosofan" is a 'Video Review Show' show on Geekvision and the That Guy With The Glasses forums dealing with the anthropological side of fandom, & geek culture, & fangirls. Lots of fangirls. It is created and hosted by TBelle, AKA Haley Baker, AKA Trickster-Belle. Her videos can be seen on Geekvision here.
Tropes used in The Philosofan include:
- Berserk Button: Calling TBelle a Fan Girl.
- Came Back Wrong: TBelle left to do research on Creepypasta. When she came back...things got weird.
- The Cast Showoff: Several times, there have been musical credits where Haley shows off her singing voice. & once co-producer Jess showed off her ukelele skills.
- Driven to Madness: Watchmen and Crime and Punishment seem to have this effect on TBelle.
- The Fair Folk: TBelle tends to like stories involving them, as seen in her Top 11 Anime & her Labyrinth thesis.
- Fan Girl: TBelle, albeit reluctantly. Not to mention her whole video explaining the concept.
- Guilty Pleasure: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen for TBelle.
- I'm Not Afraid of You: How she dealt with that pesky victim complex, in the same style as the movie she was talking about.
- Improbable Weapon: The umbrella.
- Lipstick and Load Montage: Primping up to get ready for a review is serious business.
- Occidental Otaku: TBelle's introduction to anime. It was an awkward experience.
- Old Shame: Her high school web show.
- Shipping Goggles: Wears actual goggles with the word "shipping" written on the lenses.
- Southern Belle: & proud of it.
- Talking To Herself: Arguing with her 'high school victim complex' in the Labyrinth thesis.