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Things that really annoy you in tv shows

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IHopeYouStepOnALegPiece · 23/12/2021 20:04

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!

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TooManyAnimals94 · 23/12/2021 22:33

If an animal is on screen it is making a noise. The Walking Dead is particularly irritating for this. I know what sound a horse makes...you don't need to play that whinny over the top of every scene with a horse in. And dogs are always barking or whimpering for no bloody reason.
Another childbirth one...when the whole friendship group turns up for the birth and are let into the delivery suite 10 minutes after the baby is born.

firetruckmum · 23/12/2021 22:33

When they give birth to 6 month old babies.

Mrsblobbyspants · 23/12/2021 22:35

@MrsMoastyToasty

On The Chase. "I'm Barry , I'm 57 and a retired postman from Liverpool " Barry comes up to the spot for his chat with Bradley Walsh. He says" Hi Barry, what do you do and where are you from? ".
This!

Annoys me every evening 🤨

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NameChangeCity123 · 23/12/2021 22:36

How they all go to bed and wake up with perfect hair and make up 🙄

TerribleCustomerCervix · 23/12/2021 22:38

When they’re in a moving car and the driver is looking at the passenger as they’re talking, waving their hands about like a mime artist instead of keeping their hands on the wheel.

Heatherjayne1972 · 23/12/2021 22:38

Medical people taking aages to put surgical gloves on
Real medics do it in one swoop takes about 3 seconds
I know they’re actors but it’s annoying

MollyQueenOfSocks · 23/12/2021 22:41

The Walking Dead*

Wtf autocorrect Hmm

Wheelerdeeler · 23/12/2021 22:42

They always sleep with curtains open

moonlight1705 · 23/12/2021 22:42

When they film something at night and it's meant to be atmospheric but in reality you can't see a bloody thing!! Yes we know historically there were only candles but you're filming using modern High tech cameras so try turning a few more lights on Angry

Then suddenly the scene switches to daylight and its all full colour and bright.

doadeer · 23/12/2021 22:43

People wearing shoes on their bed or sofa in a home. Yuk

DukkaTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 23/12/2021 22:43

Anything medical (holby city I’m looking at you)

Laying in a side room with a re-breathe mask not connected to any oxygen

Being ventilated via an oxygen mask

Swab results in five minutes.

Shocking asystole

Waking up from a coma, never any rehab. Can walk and talk straight away, no withdraw from sedation.

Always a perfectly round head bandage regardless of injury.

MollyQueenOfSocks · 23/12/2021 22:44

@NameChangeCity123

How they all go to bed and wake up with perfect hair and make up 🙄
Unless they are grieving or heartbroken. Then they wake up with panda eyes and hair overly matted, like they haven't combed it in weeks (even though it's been one night)
DukkaTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 23/12/2021 22:48

Giving birth to perfectly clean 3 month old babies.

AngelinaFibres · 23/12/2021 22:48

The married couple in 'The split' were both high powered lawyers and had 3 children and an amazing ,beautiful, enormous house. Every morning they left with their children leaving breakfast stuff everywhere. Every evening they worked late but still came home to an immaculate house and a meal on the table. No mention of the nanny , housekeeper, gardener and handyman it would have taken to keep all that going.

Justjoinedforthis · 23/12/2021 22:50

@CatsForLife

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.
Yes!! I actually emailed Eastenders about this, because I’m cool, and they fobbed me off.
BloomingTrees · 23/12/2021 22:51

When someone close dies, they cry a bit, go to the funeral and then it's like nothing happened.

AngelinaFibres · 23/12/2021 22:52

That when the police come to interview a subject in a crime drama the subject is rude, evasive, sarcastic or walks off halfway through the conversation because they are bored with the subject. I can't imagine doing that in real life if 2 detectives turned up at my house

Pebbledashery · 23/12/2021 22:53

One that winds me up is people switching the kettle on when they get in without filling it up with water.
I saw Kevin from Corrie do it the other day.

spotcheck · 23/12/2021 22:55

Oooo

In Grey's Anatomy when Jo for some reason couldn't do her hair because she has a baby now. She had immaculate hair all this time, and suddenly you have a baby, and forget how to make a ponytail.

The thing where they're driving, but having meaningful conversations with prolonged eye contact

Oh Grey's again.... Why do the surgeon' s do everything? Like, the AC is broken, so a SURGEON has to fix it? They have no premises staff?

RoxieHart5678 · 23/12/2021 22:55

Something dramatic happens...the conversation end...one person slowly starts to leave the room..the other stays on the sofa looking concerned...the person leaving turns and looks at them and says 'thanks'...silence and odd nod from sofa person. I don't think I know anyone in real life that's ever done the dramatic leave and thanks thing 🤣

Pebbledashery · 23/12/2021 22:56

People packing in soaps annoys me. Oh, let's go away to India with just a hair brush, the contents of my first drawer and some things from the wash basket.

CelebrateAndDreamofNewYear · 23/12/2021 22:57

I get irrationally irritated at films/shows, where the characters go to bed and NEVER close the curtains!!

They carry on with their nighttime routine, in full view of the local murderer, peeping Tom, milkman, cider swilling teens, Nosy Nora from Number Nine...🤦‍♀️ Drives me bonkers!

AngelinaFibres · 23/12/2021 22:57

That people on medical dramas die very quickly and tidily having said everything they need to say.
That it is tv law that whenever a pregnant woman gets into a lift, goes on a car journey in the snow , gets on a train said thing will get stuck, blocked or crash. Tis the law

RoxieHart5678 · 23/12/2021 22:57

And yes no tears crying, and perfect make up when waking up! Also why does no one on EastEnders ever put anything but butter on the their toast or take more than one bite or even cut it in half! Always rushing out the door with a square of cold toast covered in butter, sit down and put some jam on it you lunatics!!

AngelicaElizaAndPeggy · 23/12/2021 22:58

People who have really intense phone calls who then just hang up without saying bye. It takes me about 15 mins to fanny about saying bye!

Also, people who get shouty, say a big speech and then just piss off out the room leaving everyone else shocked.
NO-ONE DOES THIS IN REAL LIFE.

And don't get me started on coffee. That stupid Angela Black