History WebVideo / EchoChamber

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!!!Episode 1: ShowWithinAShow

!!!Episode 2: FreudianExcuse

!!!Episode 3: TerribleIntervieweesMontage

!!!Episode 4: DumbassHasAPoint

!!!Episode 5: UnresolvedSexualTension

!!!Episode 6: PsychoExGirlfriend

!!!Episode 7: WalkAndTalk

!!!Episode 8: RomanticFalseLead

!!!Episode 9: DidYouThinkICantFeel

--->Because I’m going to show him that no matter what that Dana girl does, I’ll do better. They want to have a fight by a pond? Well, he and I will have an even BIGGER fight by an even PRETTIER pond!

!!!Episode 10/Season Finale: MysteriousEmployer

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* DidYouJustHaveSex: How did Dana knew Tom was sleeping with Shannon again? He was ''way'' too much happy.

** Zack. [[spoiler: Except episode 2. And even then, it's so dark that you don't really see anything]].

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* [[WhatDoesSheSeeinHim What Does you See in Him?]]: Dana ask this to Shannon because in her eyes, Tom is gross and kinda of a jerk.

* HoYay: Unintentional on the characters' part:
-->'''Dana''': Tom, find someone else. Date... someone else. Sleep with anyone else.\\
'''Zack''': Not it!

!!Season 1 Episodes -- There are players embedded below.
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* Episode 1: ShowWithinAShow, in which the series and characters are introduced, and the cast struggle with the production of the TV Tropes vlog series.
* Episode 2: FreudianExcuse, in which the characters try to shoot a video about the aforementioned subject, but fail repeatedly as they examine their bad childhoods.
* Episode 3: TerribleIntervieweesMontage, in which the characters must find a new cast member for a female role; however, unfortunate circumstances lead to terrible applicants, causing a... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Terrible Interviewees Montage]].
* Episode 4: DumbassHasAPoint, in which the gang is working on trying to come up with a better graphic effects opening montage. Tom is frustrated and is baffled as to how to make the montage work, until Zack--of all people--comes up with a surprisingly insightful suggestion.
* Episode 5: UnresolvedSexualTension, in which Dana and Tom try to determine whether there should be any between their characters on the show. Things get complicated when he reveals he's attracted to Dana. And Zack will always be alone.
* Episode 6: PsychoExGirlfriend, in which Shannon reappears and is just generally creepy. Also, Dana snarks a lot.
* Episode 7: WalkAndTalk, in which [[InvokedTrope Tom tricks Dana into walking and/or talking]].
* Episode 8: RomanticFalseLead, in which Tom gets a date, and Dana may or may not care.
* Episode 9: DidYouThinkICantFeel, in which Tom and Dana hash it out, and someone leaves the show forever--all leading up to the season finale of Echo Chamber.
* Episode 10, The Season Finale: MysteriousEmployer, in which Mr. Administrator threatens to end the web show forever, unless Tom and Dana create something of transcendent beauty.

!!Season 2 Episodes
* Preview (embedded above): NeverTrustATrailer.
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!! Tropes used by the series in general:
* {{Adorkable}}:
** Zack.
** Tom, any time he lets the JerkAss thing go and is honest about how he feels.
** Dana, any time she lets go of the snark to be honest.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Shannon for Tom, Tom for Porn Girl, Zack for Dana, and (possibly) Dana for Tom.
* AllMenArePerverts:
** In episode 6, Tom is terrified of Shannon... until he sleeps with her again. At which point he no longer cares that she's stalking him, because she has great boobs.
** Zack:
-->'''Episode 5:''' "I'd do 'er."\\
'''Episode 5:''' "Bend over backwards to accommodate ''me!''"\\
'''Episode 6:''' "It's like she couldn't even ''see'' my boner!"
* BadBoss: Tom to Zack, Mr. Administrator to Tom.
* BrickJoke: In Episode 4, Tom tells Dana that the only food he has is rice, but that she could put salt on it. In Episode 6, you see Tom first cooking rice and later pouring copious amounts of salt onto it.
* BrutalHonesty: Dana apparently feels no need to be nice with anything she says to Tom, and tells him that he's completely incompetent, his videos are awful and she hates his guts.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Zack. He is good with After Effects, has a [=PhD=], and delivered a baby once
* ButtMonkey: Zack.
* CatchPhrase: Dana has the word "suck".
* CharacterBlog: Both Zack's [[http://twitter.com/#!/deadcatinabox in-character Twitter account]] and the [[http://tvtropes.info/echochamber/ Production Blog which seems to be written by Shannon]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Zack. And judging by his uncle Bill, {{it runs in the family}}.
-->'''Zack:''' Do you guys keep your dead cat in a box, too?
* ConversationalTroping: Happens a lot with this being about tropes.
* TheDanza: The three main characters are named Tom Pike, Zack Wallnau and Dana Shaw. They are played by Tom Pike, Zack Wallnau and Dana Shaw. Shannon is played by Shannon Azzato Stephens. Subtle, huh?
* DeadpanSnarker: Dana.
* TheDitz: Zack.
* EveryoneOwnsAMac:
** Tom is shown using an Apple laptop in episodes 4, 5, 6 and 10. Presumably, this trope will continue to show up in every episode where his computer is shown.
** The Editing Suite where they speak to the Administrator also seems to be full of iMacs.
** Dana is using an Apple laptop in Episode 10.
* TheFaceless:
** Zack. [[spoiler: Except episode 2. And even then, it's so dark that you don't really see anything]].
--->'''Tom:''' [[EnforcedTrope If you get near the front of the camera, I will stab you! I will actually stab you!]]
*** You also see him briefly in episode 4 [[spoiler: when Dana leaves for the night and it cuts to a view of him holding the camera]].
*** And again partially [[spoiler: episode 6 due to a VisibleBoomMic moment]].
*** {{Lampshaded}} in episode 10; the only defining features of Zack's sock puppet are a derpy tongue poking out and a camera.
*** The Season 1 finale has Zack [[spoiler: talking with his face partially obscured by his camera and then when he pulls it down he is facing opposite the camera]].
** The Administrator, who is both out of frame from just below the eyes and up, and back-lit so that his features are almost completely obscured by shadow. That's all we're saying about him. He scares us.
* FacePalm: Dana, ''a lot''. In TerribleIntervieweesMontage, she does the two-handed version.
* FreudianExcuse: Both Tom and Zack have these.
* FunWithSubtitles: On YouTube, you can add subtitles, which are sometimes funny or sarcastic.
* GotVolunteered: Zack.
-->'''Dana (to Tom):''' If you don't like him, why is he doing this with us?\\
'''Tom:''' His dad owns the equipment, and he made me let him tag along.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode is named after a Trope central to the episode, which is almost always [[TitleDrop discussed by name]] in the episode.
* {{Jerkass}}: Tom calls himself one in episode 2. [[InvokedTrope He's correct.]]
* {{Keet}}: Zack.
* LoveTriangle: Spoofed to hell and back with Tom, Zack, and Dana.
* ManChild: Zack.
* MissionControl: The Administrator.
* {{Mockumentary}}: See ShowWithinAShow.
* NoInnerFourthWall
* OnlySaneEmployee: Dana. Justified twice - Tom recruits her specifically to fill this role, and she mentions in episode 3 that being one makes her feel much more useful than any of her other jobs did.
* RoyalWe: Mr. Administrator's speech pattern, [[spoiler:except for TheStinger of episode 10]]. Bonus points for being an example of the trope ''and'' a meta gag.
* RunningGag: Dana telling Tom that he (or his works) suck.
* ShoutOut: In the production blog, Shannon refers to Dana as [[HarryPotter She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named]].
* ShowWithinAShow: Type 1. In the first episode Dana suggests they have a ShowWithinAShow in their first vlog in order to demonstrate the trope, which from the viewer's perspective would make it a Show Within A Show Within A Show, but Tom decides against it. In the other episodes, we see them making the vlog, but we never see the finished vlog itself.
* StalkerWithACrush: Zack follows Dana around because he loves her. Not that she cares.
* StrictlyFormula: Dana, Tom and Zach start talking about a trope. Trope occurs. HilarityEnsues.
* TheStinger: The outtakes, following the final credits. The ones in episodes 5 and 10 have actual plot relevance.
* TherapyIsForTheWeak: Zack. But he could really use some.
* TheTeaser: So far, all but episodes 5 and 7 have started with one.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tom doesn't seem to eat anything but rice and salt. He does vary it in episode 6 with some breadcrumbs and grated parmesan.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Mr. Administrator.
* WhiteVoidRoom: Mr. Administrator's headquarters.

** DrosteImage: Tom refers to the "David Hasselhoff's crotch" video version of this while trying to explain the trope. Even though it's completely irrelevant.

* LettingHerHairDown: Dana does this in discussion how to use {{UST}}, which backfires and totally works for Tom.

* ArgumentsByPonds: WordOfGod has stated that they hope for this episode to be the TropeCodifier. The entire episode takes place by ponds, and there sure is a bunch of arguing.
** The production blog [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this in Shannon's voice.

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The makers are a group of students from Carnegie Mellon, {{Pittsburgh}}. The lead is played by Tom Pike, aka Tropers/{{Tanzmetall}}. The show updates weekly for seasons of ten episodes.

* TheManBehindTheMan: TheStinger implies that the Administrator may be being pressured into finding a capable vlog maker by a power higher up the ladder.

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''Echo Chamber: The Adventures of a TV Tropes Vlogger'' is a TV Tropes "Trope of the Week" video show. The show is meant to illustrate various tropes, and to help TVTropes branch out into the WebOriginal medium.

'''Dana:''' "Oh, like ''WestWing''."\\