Disney Channel and romantic tropes

[meganbmoore]

My DVD player has died and I've been compensating by watching Disney Channel shows.  Do not ask.  I think I've mostly thinking about how they'd be so cool if I were 12.  All the supposedly charming or cool or cute guys need a ounch in the face.  The goody girls who I'm supposed to like are snooty and superior, all other girls are supposed to be annoying, materialistic comedic relief, but are more entertaining.  The smart boys are supposed annoying twats and the "cool" boys are annoying brats who could do with being grounded for years.  I think the only character I like is the hyper competitive and academic sister in some show that's a Brady Bunch knockoff that's named after her irritating stepbrother.  I despair over her taste in boys, though.  (The only show whose title I know is The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.  That one is entertaining, though I keep wondering why the adults haven't murdered all the kids.)

Make me stop watching them.

ANYWAY!

Over at Dear Author, they have a poll about favorite and least favorite romantic tropes.  Since this is a type of topic I never tire of (people's likes and dislikes) give me some of yours.

Comments

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Also, I like the Marriage of Convenience, possibly because it is, by definition, a romance plot in which the romance happens after the wedding. I don't like They Get Married And Live Happily Ever After -- this seems to negate the entire point of marriage, which is, to me, to join two different people and give them a chance to do the hard work of building a family and a life. Marriage is too difficult to be waved away with a Happily Ever After. I want to see the effort involved in making marriage work, and Marriage of Convenience is a trope that highlights that effort.