Television Cliiches

Soap opera characters only have conversations relating to current storylines. You never see them just having "hello, how are you" general conversations like real people have.
 
That's a flaw that exists in the comics and films although in the recent film, there is a gag about Bruce Banner getting stretchy trousers.
 
Documentaries on commercial channels which show you what they're going to show after the break before the break

and after the break they show you what they showed you before the break

i.e. they preview and re-cap before and after each and every break.

Are our short term memories that bad or do they have so little with which to fill the show that they need to pad it out like this - Sarah Beeny is particularly guilty of this.
 
When newborn babies are in an incubator, somebody always says to the worried parents: 'Don't worry, he/she's a fighter.' How do they know? It's only a few hours old, FGS!
 
Cars being chased always crash into boxes or market stalls. In any disaster movie, a grumpy scientist will always tell the maverick scientist he's out of control.
 
A chase ensues and the nasty man is gaining on the annoying dumb heroine we are all supposed to like and relate to (???) she falls over doesn't get up immediately but instead wastes time by looking back at him and screaming. Only after that she gets up grr!!!!!!
 
New to the 'Square' or to 'The Street' and need a job? Dont scan the local paper job aRAB. Just walk into the local pub and someone will have a job for you - whether its in the pub, local factory, or the local newsagent. You can also find rooms to rent by walking into the pub. You don't need to worry travel/commuting too much. Your place of work is more than likely just across the road from where you live.

Moving House? Don't worry, your wordly posessions fit into a small sports bag so that will save on removal van costs.
 
Nobody ever has a straightforward pregnancy or gets to the hospital with plenty of time to spare. They always have babies at home or in taxis and the babies are at least 2 months old at birth and perfectly clean.There is always doubt about the paternity and the new Mum never has stitches.
 
Most crime suspect interview scenes in TV cop shows would be ruled inadmissable by any court. They're often in quite a dimly lit room, with usually one cop sitting and the other pacing around, often walking behind the suspect and talking quietly in his ear. This is illegal. The room has to be well lit and ventilated and no interviewer is allowed to question from a standing position. They have to be seated and facing the suspect at all times. Of course, the dimly lit room is for dramatic purposes but I often get annoyed when I see something like this.

I'm a medical student and always shout at Holby City and Casualty when I see the staff behaving the way they do. They always have personal conversations in front of patients, like results of pregnancy tests, who fancies who, other patients etc... I'm sure the patients must all have selective deafness.

My other peeve, usually in shows like CSI, is when test results come back just at the moment that the detective walks into the lab.

Detective: Hey, you got the results of that DNA test I asked for?
Technician: Yes, it's just coming off the printer at this very moment. Lucky you walked in right at this point, isn't it?

p.s. I've just been banned from wearing my stethoscope round my neck. Let's see how long it takes for that rule to filter through to 'TV' land. You still see the white coats in some shows!!
 
When forced to say something by overconfident TV presenters nervous members of the public often fall back on tried-and-tested comments.

How do you feel? I
 
The boss always expects his minions to be able to drop everything at a moment's notice and work late that night. The minions, on the other hand, never complain but they do phone home to receive the appropriate dramatic earbashing.

Can you imagine anyone saying that whilst they appreciate that the boss wants them to work that evening it's terribly short notice and that they've got an appointment which they must attend; that the boss must appreciate that it is unreasonable to ask them to drop their plans at a moment's notice and that whilst they can't help this evening they should be able to help out the following day. Oh dear - doesn't really help to stack up the tension, does it?
 
In Star Trek or Space 1999, when a story had some member of the Earth crew who wasn't a regular character being prominently featured, you sure as heck knew that character was in for a sticky end before the episode concluded!
 
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