A better source of information (and fun) for this kinda thing is definitely TVTropes[1]. A wikipedia article on the same thing is a bit sterile in comparison. T

A better source of information (and fun) for this kinda thing is definitely TVTropes[1]. A wikipedia article on the same thing is a bit sterile in comparison. The best part is that TVTropes includes copious examples of every such trope in every medium imaginable. Be warned though, internet adventurers have been known to go down a TVTropes rabbit-hole and never return... [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin