Theater Hopper
Theater Hopper is a now-ended web comic about movies written from the fan’s perspective. It is semi-autobiographical, combining characters based on real people with a supporting cast of fictitious creations.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between August 2002 and December 2012, these characters satirically addressed what was current in the world of movies and celebrity culture.
It can be read here.
Tropes used in Theater Hopper include:
- Chew Toy / The Rival: Ben Affleck was this until Gone Baby Gone came out, and then it switched to Shia LaBeouf.
- Erotic Asphyxiation
- Geeky Turn On: Charlie doesn't want to make it known that she is a nerd, as other nerds tend to go after her, proclaiming their love.
- Life Embellished: "semi-autobiographical..."
- No Name Given: The Fat, White Movie Producer and the two pitchmen.
- Not What It Looks Like: Leading to...
- What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?: The Nerd Police busted the main character twice so far, first for "Failing to recognize The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and again for "Spoilers While Tweeting".
- With This Ring: Charlie flushes her engagement ring down the toilet in the ladies' room when the other women disbelieve Charlie's protests of Not What It Looks Like.
- Write Who You Know: "...characters based on real people..."