Things they don't do on telly or in films

[Dillygaf]

Appreciating that it is impossible to represent every nuance of everyday life on the screen, what annoying things don't happen on screen that do happen IRL?
For me, it's not adjusting car seats. How is a 5'4" person suddenly able to hop in a car that's just been driven by someone of 6' 2" without spending several minutes moving up/down/forwards/backwards. etc.
Also (mainly American) no-one says goodbye at the end of a phone call and most family meals are comprised of mashed potato - does anyone eat a roastie or a Dauphinoise?!

The absolutely giant breakfasts! A whole table laden with food and then they all grab a slice of toast and run out the door! If I had a table full of food there's no way I'd just skip past it. I'd at least want an egg!

Or they shower and then get into bed with damp hair. Dry your hair! You'll get split ends!

They get out of bed and get dressed without washing.
Women walk around with no handbag.

Have drinks in their cups. I always watch actors picking up "hot" drinks; it's so obvious when there's nothing in the mug at all.

When they go into somewhere order food or a drink. Food/drink arrives then they leave without touching it.

Say goodbye when they end a phone call.

They never pay taxi drivers.

Apparently in TV world, there are few other drivers, and no one else who wants to park their car. They drive right up to the door of wherever they’re going and there’s always a big parking space.

No-one is driving around for ages looking for a car parking space, resulting in frustration and tears and just going home. There is always a nice space at the front of building.

Adjust make up or hair, even in catastrophic situations.

Stumble on words or waffle about on anything unless the character has those specific traits.

Rifle through crap cupboards/draws - everything is easy to find.

They never have to stop to put their shoes on before leaving the house. Or look for their keys. Or go to the toilet.

Have sex that doesn't involve tearing each others' clothes off as soon as they get through the front door. So often they don't make it to the bedroom. Also a bizarre ability to wake up, with underwear back on in the morning, with hair nicely brushed.

They can always get a doctor appointment or a hospital bed straight away......(Doctors on BBC 1 ) 🤣🤣

Peeing.

They never close the curtains to go to bed - really annoys me!

Arrange where to meet. They just say "meet you in 10" and that's it!
Where?!

Wake up with perfect make up or have a massive fight scene and no one has a hair out of place or look like they've just been running/fighting etc. I get rosy cheeks just having a brisk walk and certainly don't sleep in make up/wake up with perfect eyeshadow/liner!

Never arrange times ?
'I'll see you later in the pub'
What time ??

-A couple arrange a date, but never get all the details. 'I'll see you at 7 then?' Well where, where are we going, are you collecting me, am I collecting you, where do you live, where shall we meet???
-Medical scenes, someone is rushed into A&E and they suddenly have ALL the scan, X-ray and blood results already there!
-TV shows which never showed a bathroom or toilet in the house. I 'think' the Brady bunch, Cosby show and Fresh Prince are examples of this.

When there’s a misunderstanding and the other person just walks out in anger they never go after them and explain. A standard household or shop door seems to become an impenetrable force field that they cannot breach.

Never order specific drinks at a bar. Just ask for a pint, or glass of white wine.

The number of times I have yelled at the screen, when an actress gets out of bed, having spent hours in a sweaty romantic entanglement, and just puts on her dress and goes out. I swear I can smell the body odour.

Action heroes never think “ooh, i’m going to be out chasing over rooftops and bashing henchmen for hours. Better have a wee before i go”

This never happens.

School lessons start, 5 mins happens then it's the school bell. They never last an hour or do any work.

And yes weve noticed the crazy breakfast tables in American dramas with all the things on the table for a feast but no one stops to eat. Do they eat like that every morning you wonder.

I would be pissed off if I prepared a breakfast banquet and nobody wanted any. I'd probably start a thread on here.

I never watched 24 but I understood the premis was it was literally 24 hours. And I wondered if they showed them going to the loo!