Things you notice aren't right on TV shows

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I'm just starting to watch the TV drama The Lady. After the police are in the flat it switched to a scene with Charles and Diana's wedding accompanied by I Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode - that hadn't been released.

People take a number off someone and suddenly it is in their contacts , not saying totally impossible

Someone has 10 children with a million different needs and they get a phone call as they are a Private detective and can leave for a stakeout in 2 minutes

Not a fan of aspirational representation because it ends up either being historically inaccurate or misrepresenting the majority of people who live here.

Ooh, how about when a couple is worried they are having trouble conceiving as a plot point. They talk about it ONCE, have ONE doctor's appointment then are called back in ONCE. At that point a doctor says to them with great confidence "I'm sorry to tell you you can't ever have children".

And then often says "and I'm afraid it's on your side" to either the man or the woman. Then they are sad! And the one whose fault it is says oh no you should leave me! Then they cry and say never, I would never, and within seconds are getting a dog and talking about adoption (which is a breeze right).

IRL ...the whole thing probably takes about 5 years to definitely know you can't have children, what with unexplained infertility, needing to TTC for years with gradually more invasive treatment....it must be pretty rare that someone has no gynaecological symptoms at all, and then suddenly finds they are totally infertile, in one appointment on one day. The doctor never even indicates that it might be one of several conversations or tells them what the reason is "You know that adenomyosis /low sperm motility/ impacted fallopian tube we've been investigating and that procedure you had under general anaesthetic, well here is the latest results..." they never say.

Even more unrealistically they never say maybe roll the dice, try a couple of rounds of IUI / IVF / have you considered egg donation. it's either you're fine - or you're stuffed!

Uggh, I know. Sadly, even some of the younger ones actually born and raised in the City seem to be adopting some exaggerated affectation, involving excess amount of flem and obnoxiously drawn out vowels.

Eeeeeeeeeerrmm, who ya tryna impress lid? No one cares whether you’re from Tocky, Crocky, Walton or Wilton! Unless you’re from the Wirral or Widnes, why would you feel the need to over play your accent and ‘prove’ your Scouseness?

I’m proud to be from Liverpool, but it honestly makes me cringe!

I’ve seen a couple of shows recently supposedly set in the 1960s when they turn the television on and it comes on immediately.
That didn’t happen because the valves needed to warm up so you had to wait quite a few seconds before anything came on.

Miranda appearing to be about to get a surgical abortion when she’s only 3 weeks pregnant. Charlotte being told a very certain “15% chance of pregnancy” by an OBGYN. Both nonsense, and get on my nerves. Also Carrie and Miranda talking about how 45 and 43, respectively, was their “scary age” meaning that if they weren’t pregnant by that age they would worry. Assuming you want a baby, in what world would you only begin to worry at 45?

But most of SATC was created by gay men, so perhaps it’s understandable that it was all over the place about women’s fertility.

Or at least act like there is something in them instead of tossing them around - don’t they teach them that in drama school?

... and then there will be an unexpected knock on the door, which turns out to be either their random police colleague or the murderer. It's never their neighbour from next-door-but-one with their Amazon parcel, is it?

A friend of mine was in The Lady, I'm going to note these inconsistencies and report back!!

I do recall an episode of Columbo where the pen pot on the desk kept jumping as the cut from side to side, a continuity faux pas.

And I know they must do it to save film (same with people not saying hello ro goodbye on mobiles) but police knock and the person must be waiting by the door as not even 1 second later it opens

And only maverick no one understands officers them solve the crime on their own, while their boss wants to fit up the first person to walk past the station

Inappropriate hair, make up, botox and filler on actors in period pieces.

Michelle Keegan in 10 pounds Poms for example. Very pretty but distractingly un-1950s looking.

It is the mid 70s, so whats the issue?

Teachers being in the middle of teaching something as the bell goes and the kids just leave while the teacher yells ‘your assignment is to finish chapter 10’ after them. No one is listening!

Also, do the teachers not know the end of the lesson is approaching and get the kids to pack away sensibly then stand behind their chairs waiting to be dismissed?

Drivers turning towards at the passenger in the front seat and not looking at the road as they drive for several seconds. It's terrifying.

Gear changes in every car chase, no car has that many gears.

Special mention to Terminator 2 when teenage John goes through about 50 gears on his motorbike.

Soap Operas - no baby is ever* planned and no one ever disposes of a pregnancy test carefully.

*Exception to rule, if the baby is planned, something inevitably will go wrong.

@AddictedToTea It’s not. When we watch medical shows my husband and I pick out all the inaccuracies and our daughters just laugh and laugh. My dh and I are both health care providers.Chicago Med (I don’t know if you get that there) is the worst of all. The pt. comes to the ER, goes to surgery, the ER nurse becomes a scrub nurse (not going to happen, ever) then they come back to the ER. Once again, not going to happen. Smh 🤦🏻‍♀️.

Teachers are always rubbish at lesson planning. They're mid-sentence, explaining some core concept, when the bell goes and all the kids just get up and leave.

I should have RTFT...

If you're weaving in and out of traffic you'd change down as well as up though.

Yep, when male characters leave Eastenders they can put all their worldly goods in one holdall

Also, if anyone becomes mentally ill they are immediately put into a psychiatric unit where they get treatment. Completely unrealistic these days when no help is available

I always notice when a character with brown eyes has two blue-eyed parents, which isn’t possible. Karen in Outnumbered, for instance. Happens loads - I always think they should give one of the actors coloured contact lenses.

I was about to add this one @WhatAMarvelousTune it used to annoy the hell out of me back in the day.

Any historical drama always has a cast with perfect skin, hair and teeth

Totally unrealistic