Realities that don't exist in TV land

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Inspired by the ongoing curtains thread, what realities of the world do you consistently see ignored in TV and Film?

I'll start; Car Insurance. We've been watching a show recently where the characters are forever borrowing or swapping cars with family and friends. Vanishingly unlikely that everyone has open all-driver insurance (unless that's a more common thing in America maybe?).

Finding out your pregnant the day after you had sex

At the beginning of a film, whenever a supporting character says to the main character "when this is all over, lets go for a drink" and they hug, you know instantly the supporting character will be dead by the end of the film

Architectural firms aren't full of group chit chats, design magazines, inspirational books, colourful pens, paper and tiny models

I hate seeing it on TV. Its literally a few desks, cables everywhere, fights over mechanical pencils and rulers and the most absurd amount of pressure!

The reality is very bleak and depressing! 😂

Sex is the worst one. No foreplay and both orgasm at the same time within 30 seconds. Never having a wee after sex, all the women would have the worst UTIs!

@YolayCaprese the house things drives me mad too! We watch Six Four recently though and the police officer couple in that had a really regular three bed semi which was far more realistic!

I think John Nettles in Midsomer Murders was happily married and went home quite often. He didn’t drink because IRL he didn’t drink, either.

Think his wife was a bit dodgy though - every episode she had a new hobby and someone there would always get murdered !

Has anyone in Star Trek or Star Wars ever had to go to the loo?
Does the Starship Enterprise even have toilets??

Yes you see them in crew quarters. 🚽🧻

People with high pressured, responsible, professional jobs like surgeon, lawyer, senior architect etc who leave work at the drop of a hat without telling anyone to conduct affairs, or deal with personal issues etc Um.. you are conducting a coronary bypass at 2pm- you cant just leave work for 5 hours in the middle of the day

On the theme of detectives. Sleepy country villages have worse murder rates per head of population than my large northern city

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · Today 09:28
Has anyone in Star Trek or Star Wars ever had to go to the loo?

Star trek i mean

Midsomer is more dangerous than Detroit!

Go to work. I mean , you occasionally see them heading off on their commute but they seem to spend a huge proportion of their time at home or meeting for lunch.

The fact the women are always clean shaven and still have minimal make up on, even if they’ve been lost in a jungle for weeks on end 😂

Answering the door. Everyone does it within mere seconds.

Lighting in a period drama. Candles were either expensive or smelly so they were used sparingly, " the game isn't worth the candle " : and a lot country folk even used rush lights. Oil lamps were better but not much and again, expensive. Gas lightning was only available in a town or city and made the house stink of gas.

So, try this. Light two candles and then switch off ALL the lights in the house and draw the curtains. Then film that on your phone. Compare that to Poldark, Bridgerton or even Sherlock Holmes.

Oh and why do people never turn their lights on!? Especially at night, someone knocks on their door and they just walk through the house in the dark!?

Ha ha, yes! This was always our theory - Joyce was a prolific serial killer! 😂

When people arrange to meet,but they never state a time or place or date!

People in period dramas with perfect teeth, obvious makeup and bodies not right for the period.

Every breakfast time is a grand affair with freshly squeezed orange juice, hot pancakes with bacon and maple syrup in massive piles, bowls of fresh berries, toast and assorted pastries as the Mam/Dad has been up since 4am and none of the fucking kids ever eat anything more than a single nibble of toast as they breezily leave for school. All that waste. Don't get me started on the empty fucking coffee cups.

To be fair, I never wee after sex, and don't get UTIs 🤷‍♀️

Contrary to a PP and lights being off, people walking into their houses after dark, and ALL the lights being on. Do they not just leave a lamp or two on??

Mild illnesses. If anyone mentions “I’m feeling a bit under the weather” or “I’ve got a cold, I think I’ll stay in actually” or they start limping it can never mean they’ve just a cold or they’ve pulled a muscle or got a bunion. It’s always the first sign they’ve got leukaemia or a tumour or something.

Similar to this - if a female character feels sick or throws up - she is pregnant. Pregnancy is the only reason women ever vomit.

If they're in a new relationship or having an affair, they always wait till they're at work (because they either work together or their jobs intersect in some way) to have serious, dramatic discussions of their situation. They just can't wait till later, when both have finished work.

And romantic or other partners UNRELATED to their job can always bypass security and interrupt them in the middle of their working day. Eg how many scenes have you watched where a teacher in the middle of teaching a class leaves to talk to another character who shouldn't be there?

Never having a wee after sex, all the women would have the worst UTIs

Wait, what??! I’ve never routinely weed after sex in my 38 years of having it and never had an UTI - are you supposed to?!

Ooh x post with @Soakitup37