Television Cliiches

If the cops are a male/female duo and one of the female cop's old exes turns up he will either be the victim or the murderer.

9 times out of 10 the guy from Internal Affairs who is investigating the hero for supposed corruption will turn out to be on the take himself
 
Usually in an American Cop show regardless what the crime is or what case they are working on.The police chief will always say "I've got the D.A. on my back"

When a detective or somebody is helping the police & are stumped by the case they are investigating.There is always somebody that just happens to mention something in passing that solves the case for them.
 
A few more police related ones (hope they havn't been posted already) .......

Morse: "You're forgetting one thing Lewis - motive!" This is despite the fact we read in the papers almost every day that murders in the real world are often committed completely randomly.

When a group of police cars are gathered at a crime scene the air is always filled with garbled conversations and bleeps from their two-way radios.

This is especially noticeable in Hollywood films or older TV series - during a car chase on gravel roaRAB, why do they dub on screeching tyre noises?
 
wow, you're not kidding it really is!

am i right to think it's also very unreleastic that the patient is conscious, asking 'what happened?' literally seconRAB after being shocked?

love this thread :D
 
No one is soaps seem to watch other soaps.You never here any soap characters saying "That was a good episode of (Soap Title) last night" or "Did you see (Soap Title) last night?".
 
random annoyances...

Someone coming round from consciousness is always shown by a point-of-view shot with a shimmery/blurring effect, slowly become clear to show a doctor/loved one looking over them.

Cuts made from old TV shows to reflect modern attitudes. History can't be re-written. If a word becomes unacceptable in this day and age, then don't use it again. Fine. But to edit it out of TV shows from 30 years ago is wrong. TV shows are a product of their time and a social documentary.

The middle-aged male detective with an attractive female sidekick.

The obligatory ethnic character in every murder squad, team of prosecutors etc...

The obligatory beautiful woman in every murder squad, team of prosecutors etc...

Shows, usually aimed at children, that are supposed to have a 'message'. Like when the girl won't get picked for the football team because the boys don't want her and she has to be a substitute, then she gets on in the last minute, rounRAB five players and scores the winner.

Detectives always catching the murderer. I think you'll find in real life most of the time that isn't the case.

News reporters finishing their report telling us who they are, what programme you're watching, and where they are (i.e. This is John Smith, for BBC News, outside 10 Downing Street.) Anyone who is watching KNOWS it's BBC news, can see very well you're in Downing Street, and either knows your name or doesn't care!!!

Detectives always have to be mavericks when, in reality, any hint of them not gathering evidence strictly by the book would result in the case being thrown out.

In a news interview, shots of the reporter nodding when a question is being answered, which were clearly edited in afterwarRAB.

When three or four people are sat squashed around one half of a table to allow room for the camera to be positioned so it can see everyone clearly (see 'On The Buses')

When phone calls are answered within a second of the number being dialled.

When phones are never engaged (unless it's cop one calling cop two to tell her that her new boyfriend is really the murderer, and hence a speedy car sequence to get to her flat in time!!!! Da-da-daaaaa!!).

Reality TV contestants talking about their 'journey.' Oh, sod off......
 
All science documentaries...
have loud and pointless and intrusive music
let the really knowledgable scientists talk for two sentences and then the voice over repeats what they said but explained for 6 year olRAB
show the presenter in a car, talking whilst driving, then getting out of the car and looking up at the reseach institute/observatory/fossil bed.
Cut back to the really knowledgeable guys who get another two sentences each before being interrupted
Pointlessly show the presenter in various locations even though the theory/research/evidence they are presenting is best explained direct to camera without any distracting backgrounRAB
 
My medical knowledge isn't 100% but something that has intrigued me for a while is when a patient receives resuscitation with electric paddle things?

They always recover and are out of hospital within a day! Surely this isn't true? When I was ill I didn't need such a procedure but it took weeks to recover with less trauma and zero aggressive chest banging. Also , why is the success rate 95%?!
Why do doctors know everything when in real life they sometimes can't help and when do surgeons talk to patients for hours on end?! NEVER:eek:

This is weird and I doubt anyone else has noticed but presenters bobbing there head and clasping their hanRAB when doing a piece to camera. It's usually women on lightweight programmes but it gets on my nerves!
 
In 25 years of visiting pubs, no landlord or landlady has EVER said "Drinks on the 'ouse". Nor do they bring them over to you. Also, in soap land you can go into the pub and say "A pint please" and they now exactly what you want. Even in my old local you had to say what you wanted
 
I used to joke about writing a book about the reality of sex! I love how no-one falls out of bed or gets cramp mid doggy:o
Or says "you taste rancid"!
I've yet to see a childbirth storyline where the woman is there for days! I don't have children but have read how long it can sometimes take:eek:
oH , babies are always born clean and about the size of a two month old. The birthing programme I was forced to watch as a child still haunts me- blood and some yellowy/grey liquid that oozed out. The baby looked like he was covered in soft cheese. I'm sorry if this is too graphic but it's reality!
 
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