Well, it actually says ironic DESCRIPTION cut in the comic up there… anyway i changed that to a redirect of Gilligan Cut cause that seemed to be what shaenon meant… if you think she meant something else i can change the redirect ^^
Good point… I was going by what the comic itself said…
Description Cut is a bit more obscure than Ironic Echo Cut… so maybe Shaenon & Jeff hadnt heard of it? I’m not really sure how much they actually edit/read TV Tropes,
Maarvarq is right that this strip lacks the echo necessary to qualify as an “Ironic Echo Cut,” but Kirala also makes a good point. Seems to me there’s a case to be made for distinguishing between a regular Description Cut that doesn’t necessarily involve anything ironic or contradictory (for example, as with several of the cuts in this week of Narbonic strips), and an Ironic Description Cut that does involve a contradictory element (like the one in today’s SH strip or most of the ones on the current TVTropes page for “Description Cut”).
I was about to ask how Breaking the Fourth Wall is possible in a two-dimensional comic strip, but of course that only applies to the printed version. A webcomic is digital—it’s 0s and 1s— so maybe we need a new term for what is being broken.
And now I’m thinking about It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. And now my brains hurt.
The image is two dimensional, but the fictional reality depicted within is three dimensional, so “fourth wall” is still correct.
For a two dimensional image depicting a two dimensional reality, I’d suggest maybe “breaking the plane”. Though to be honest, It’s a figurative phrase anyway, so IMO actually changing the phrase for different dimension (or wall) counts would just be pointlessly OCD.
According to his blog (sorry, no link. I’m lazy. check the comments of a few days ago, while Unity was milking Bessie) he’s not as thrilled with this job as he seems.
So how does one qualifying to work for DCT? Can I get a lateral transfer (as a GS-05) from the NPS if a certain percentage of my current assignment deals with chickens?
audible laughter
Haha!
He totally misses the bureaucracy and paperwork. You can tell.
On tv tropes it called a “Gilligan cut” the “Ironic echo cut” page is blank.
Well, it actually says ironic DESCRIPTION cut in the comic up there… anyway i changed that to a redirect of Gilligan Cut cause that seemed to be what shaenon meant… if you think she meant something else i can change the redirect ^^
wait no im dumb, i get it now. ok, now it redirects to ironic wcho cut
finally, my dedication to editing tvtropes at midnight pays off!
I thought that, given that Nick isn’t saying “This is cool!”, that this was more of a Description Cut.
Good point… I was going by what the comic itself said…
Description Cut is a bit more obscure than Ironic Echo Cut… so maybe Shaenon & Jeff hadnt heard of it? I’m not really sure how much they actually edit/read TV Tropes,
Go ahead and change it… your way seems right.
I think that might be the point – it’s neither quite Ironic Echo Cut nor Description Cut, so it would need Sweetheart’s page.
Maarvarq is right that this strip lacks the echo necessary to qualify as an “Ironic Echo Cut,” but Kirala also makes a good point. Seems to me there’s a case to be made for distinguishing between a regular Description Cut that doesn’t necessarily involve anything ironic or contradictory (for example, as with several of the cuts in this week of Narbonic strips), and an Ironic Description Cut that does involve a contradictory element (like the one in today’s SH strip or most of the ones on the current TVTropes page for “Description Cut”).
sounds good to me… hell, if you guys want to legit talk tropes you can pm me on TV Tropes, im PistolsAtDawn
… Although, to be fair, when Description Cuts happen, more often than not they are ironic.
And I am irrationally pleased that the header illustration for that page is this strip.
Wonder if Sweetheart id looking at this page:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/SkinHorse
I’m amazed that click-bait still gets me. I got stuck on Casanova
I was about to ask how Breaking the Fourth Wall is possible in a two-dimensional comic strip, but of course that only applies to the printed version. A webcomic is digital—it’s 0s and 1s— so maybe we need a new term for what is being broken.
And now I’m thinking about It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. And now my brains hurt.
Reaching out through the touch screen?
Tried it—an invitation to spread suntan oil on a fictional character—but my hands wouldn’t go through the screen.
Well, no. You need a Persona first.
They have to reach out to you…
This totally Excellent strip breaks the 5th and 6ths walls! (Now someone will have to tell me, or figure out what those are…)
Either you’re in a room that isn’t a simple rectangular shape, or you just broke the floor and ceiling.
Personally I was thinking either tesseract or ‘rotating on axis’ a’la Heinlein’s “Number Of The Beast”
The image is two dimensional, but the fictional reality depicted within is three dimensional, so “fourth wall” is still correct.
For a two dimensional image depicting a two dimensional reality, I’d suggest maybe “breaking the plane”. Though to be honest, It’s a figurative phrase anyway, so IMO actually changing the phrase for different dimension (or wall) counts would just be pointlessly OCD.
….And I thought Nick was doing clerical work or something else boring, given the last post in his blog.
http://nickzerhakker.wordpress.com/
I see that obscenity filter of his doesn’t work with blog posts. Maybe he should just communicate that way.
Some jobs are seventy-one hours of boredom to one hour of outright panic.
Maybe Nick was in hour seventy of the boredom when he blogged that.
Boy, Sweetheart’s really gone to the dogs.
Nick’s gonna be real unhappy when Skin Horse goes back up.
According to his blog (sorry, no link. I’m lazy. check the comments of a few days ago, while Unity was milking Bessie) he’s not as thrilled with this job as he seems.
I hope Sweetheart trims her nails frequently. Those can play havoc on plastic keys.
It’s even worse when you have claws, nyao. Even retractile claws like mine are hard on keyboards, trust me!
Protip: If you have to remind everyone what your character archetype is every fifteen seconds, you’re not in-character.
(TUNE: “That’s Amore”, Harry Warren & Jack Brooks)
When you’re lazing away
While Nick’s saving the day,
That’s ironic!
You ate three bags of chips
While he’s saving those ships,
That’s ironic!
Your life’s dull,
Nick’s is rather full!
Kraken on the hull,
Noshing ’til he’s full!
How demonic!
While you mope,
Will he give up? Nope!
He’s their only hope!
You’ll invoke a trope
That’s iconic!
You just sit on your butt,
While the scene makes a cut
That’s ironic!
While you grumble and gripe,
He will call you a pipe-
Cleaner now …
See, he hasn’t a choice!
He must curse with a voice
Electronic!
While you rest, he’ll get rid
Of that mukluking squid …
That’s ironic!
For whatever reason I especially enjoyed this one. Thanks Ed!
Yes, this one works well.
Kinda ironic that both Sweetheart and Nick would probably prefer each other’s jobs.
Hmm, seems like the latest voyage of the Mimi isn’t going too well…
But think of the science they can exlicate!
….and a day later, panels 2-3 are the illustration for “Description Cut” on TV Tropes. Nice work.
I’m surprised nobody’s bought this strip yet. That third panel is gorgeous.
Is Nick’s partner the Aurora? Or possibly a Sukhoi-47?
jdryefuss – Neither of those fits the illustration. The closest REAL aircraft to that would be the RQ-3 Dark Star, but that’s far off as well…
…and anyway, I’m pretty sure that’s supposed to be the Blackbird from the X-men movieverse.
…Is that a tiny callback to Voyage of the Mimi?
So how does one qualifying to work for DCT? Can I get a lateral transfer (as a GS-05) from the NPS if a certain percentage of my current assignment deals with chickens?
And so we have proved that not only will TVTropes ruin your life, but also your webcomic!
Heh heh heh