Things that really annoy you in tv shows

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When Rando members of the public become part of the police and can go to suspects houses to talk to them.

Watching a show on Netflix. Woman goes back to old town after her parents are murdered and then a series of murders happen. She becomes buddy buddy with the local cop and then goes to all the interrogations, suspects homes, fucking joined them all in a rescue mission.

Drives me bonkers when they do this!

Parents doing things whilst their baby sleeps peacefully in a Moses basket.

Mine would only ever sleep on me.

That they can always get the perfect parking space outside shops, houses, police stations, pubs etc. Never have to drive round muttering 'bugger, bugger' at too small spots and driving on.

How they can be arsed to stand and make a proper meal for breakfast.
Pancakes from scratch etc.
I can never be bothered so skip breakfast

When actors are walking with (clearly empty) coffee cups at an angle meaning it would be pouring on the floor or down their sleeve. Please can props people just put water in them then it looks right? See also carrying clearly empty handbags/bags/suitcases.

Oh my gosh yes the coffee cups!

SO many of these annoy me. Glad it’s not just me

And when someone runs in and says “turn in the tv” and it’s always just announcing the story they want them to see. HOW WOULD YOU KNOW TO TELL THEN IF THEY HADNT ALREADY STARTED SHOWING IT

Why can no one just have a baby in a nice normal way instead of whilst trapped in a flooded basement with an axe murderer or up a tree being chased by wolves or whatever other batshit scenario they come up with

Never saying goodbye on the phone.

When an adult enters the room looking all serious or upset so they tell the children to "go play in your room" and the children immediately get up and leave without complaint!

When they make arrangements to meet but never say when or where! “Just, meet you tomorrow” and never say bye, just hang up

"Fancy dinner later?

"Yes, sounds great"

"Ok, see you then"

See you WHERE for the love of God and what fucking TIME??

Please can props people just put water in them then it looks right?

Yes! This annoys me so much. Can someone please introduce a class at Rada where you pretend like your coffee cup has an actual liquid in it? They swing them about when they’re gesturing! Or just put cold water in them? Please.

When people in tv shows or films.
Think about getting pregnant. And within 5 minutes they are pregnant, have had the baby and the baby is now a kid who goes to school or can walk and talk.

It is never that easy or fast in real life.

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@WorraLiberty

"Fancy dinner later?

"Yes, sounds great"

"Ok, see you then"

See you WHERE for the love of God and what fucking TIME??

Lol, crossed posts

Agreeing to meet, but never the time or place!

@WorraLiberty

"Fancy dinner later?

"Yes, sounds great"

"Ok, see you then"

See you WHERE for the love of God and what fucking TIME??

This. It’s nonsensical. And so easy to script in!

Ha, and another cross post!

Also every English TV series has the characters living in either million pound mansions and driving range rovers, or in run down council estates surrounded by drugs and poverty. Where are all the normal towns full of 3 bed semis and people with average jobs?

When something's kicked off locally.

They switch the TV on and the news is instantly on. No having to wait for the programme to start, or for that particular news story to come on.

It's always just right there.

Most continuity errors.

When I used to watch the soaps, the way characters in soaps never, ever learn from their mistakes and carry on making the wrong choices. Although I suppose there wouldn't be as much drama then!😅

Anything medical. It's always bloody wrong. Also massive data protection issues. Oh Mrs x how's your Tony after having his appendix out?

Giving birth? On yer back screaming.

When the writers blatantly forget major aspects of the main characters lives.

I'm rewatching My Family (iplayer), and accept its shit from S3 onwards, but in S6 Susan talks about getting herself back into work again now the kids dont need her.

Even though during s1 and s2 she is a London Tour guide pretty much full time and quite the career woman.

When labour starts with waters breaking at an incredibly inconvenient place or time and then the woman immediately has excruciating contractions and has to rush straight to hospital, usually having the baby about ten minutes later.
After years of watching this happen repeatedly on TV, the reality was a shock!

When people are eating (or pretending to) and the camera switches scene. When the camera goes back, the portion size is bigger.

One show I watched was with a slice of cake
A full slice to begin with. Then after 3 pretend forkfulls, camera switched to something else and when it came back the cake was full again. Next time, it had one fork full removed. Then full again. It annoyed the shit out of me.

Crying with no tears. It pisses me off so much in soaps. Either stick some fake tears or whatever on or don’t claim to be crying. Screwing up your face and making crying noises with no tears is just fucking weird and distracting.