Unrealistic things in movies and tv shows that drive you crazy

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Anonymous wrote:They seemingly never repeat outfits. Ever.

Roseanne was perhaps the first and only show where people wore outfits more than once.

And yet all the flannels on Roseanne are from ll bean. (Most of Becky’s clothing in the new series is from nordstrom—yes, nordstrom sells bedazzled rose embroidered jeans) So unrealistic!

The most realistic clothing were the suits on the office, so ill fitting, it captured the average American office worker style so well

LL Bean flannels last forever so it makes sense to have a handful for life.

And for them to be readily available at thrift shops. LL Bean had to stop its forever lifetime guarantee because of this.

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Anonymous wrote:The homes! They always have new kitchens, flawless yards, furniture that looks like no one has ever sat in it - all in houses where people are supposed to be raising children.

Married with Children was the exception that proves the rule.

Roseanne also.

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Anonymous wrote:The easy ability to park on the street directly in front of any place you're going.

The end of Lost in America where Albert Brooks parks a huge RV on the street in a parking space in NYC.

Also everyone in House Hunters, which we know is fake, does more entertaining in a year than I have done in my life. The house is never right for all the entertaining they plan to do.

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Do any of you regularly keep your bra on during sex? I remember first noticing that in SATC, now it's constant. I suppose it lets actresses do sex scenes without being nude, but it's odd.

That's the only way the girls will stand at attention and point in the right direction

It’s also the only way they could get SJP in the show because she wouldn’t do nudity. I want to visit the alternate universe where SATC gets made with a different actress who does do nudity, because it’s completely unrealistic without it, and who doesn’t become an executive producer halfway into the run proceeding to mess up the whole premise of the show.

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The pregnant character is going about her business, and her water breaks. It’s a huge gush that everyone hears, and she’s rushed off to the hospital as if the baby is crowning that very second.

Scenes in an elementary school where the desks are in rows and the teacher’s desk is at the front. I’ve been a public school educator for 30 years. No classroom in elementary school is set up that way.

The other school annoyance is kids who are clearly too old to be in that grade. While I love Abbott Elementary, those kids are way too old to be in the grade levels that they’re supposedly in. Like some are clearly 11 year olds but supposedly in 2nd grade taught by Janine 😂

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When police or intelligence officers just decide to do something that you’d need a warrant/court order for. DH gets tired of me complaining about the “heroes” of these shows violating peoples’ civil rights.

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Anonymous wrote:Perfect hair all the time.
This is a weird one but when a character has many different coats. Maybe some people do but most regular people I know always wear one, max two winter coats.

Really? I have, off the top of my head, nine coats, probably more. Different lengths, styles, weights.

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Aliens who are the product of a completely different evolutionary process, yet look remarkably like humans.

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Sex - zero foreplay. The man just jams it in and the woman is screaming in pleasure.

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Do any of you regularly keep your bra on during sex? I remember first noticing that in SATC, now it's constant. I suppose it lets actresses do sex scenes without being nude, but it's odd.

That's the only way the girls will stand at attention and point in the right direction

It’s also the only way they could get SJP in the show because she wouldn’t do nudity. I want to visit the alternate universe where SATC gets made with a different actress who does do nudity, because it’s completely unrealistic without it, and who doesn’t become an executive producer halfway into the run proceeding to mess up the whole premise of the show.

Is there nudity in the new SATC?

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Anonymous wrote:Teenagers always have tons of time to hang out with their friends and do other fun things on a school night. Granted a show where kids come home from school and do homework until bedtime would be super boring, but where do these TV kids find the time?

Also, sneaking out in the middle of the night to see their love interest, who happens to live next-door.

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Anonymous wrote:They seemingly never repeat outfits. Ever.

Roseanne was perhaps the first and only show where people wore outfits more than once.

Mad Men did this also, at least for Peggy.

Mad Men was super deliberate about this and it was a creative choice. I remember reading the Matthew Wiener (the creator) was a stickler about realism and would get upset if the fruit on set was too big (because fruit was smaller in the 60s).

But regarding costumes, the costume designer, Janie Bryant, created realistic wardrobes for characters based on their presumed income, social status, etc. So yes, Peggy is the best example because in the first season, she's fresh out of secretarial school and has never worked in Manhattan before and has basically no money, so she's rewearing the same 2-3 things. As she moves up and becomes more financially independent, she invests in more clothes (still rewearing things, but higher quality and more options). It's a whole journey and it's really thoughtful and realistic.

But not just her. Joan rewore outfits. All Don's secretaries rewear. The wealthier characters don't rewear as often, but that's sometimes because you don't see them as frequently. But Betty definitely rewore certain clothes, especially around the house, as did the kids. And the actual Mad Men definitely rewear suits and ties, though Don and Roger are genuinely rich and can afford more of them and of higher quality.

The fashion on Mad Men is one of my favorite things. It was such a gift. They could have done it the easy way and just kind of given people what they were expecting based on stereotypes about the 60s and 70s. And instead the clothes were an integral part of the story and part of the storytelling, given you all this information about the characters and their relationships. If you ever want to rewatch that show, I recommend reading all the Mad Style posts on Tom & Lorenzo (fashion blog) because it's so enlightening.

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No one has mentioned the fact that actresses are often fully made up even right when they first wake up or while having sex with spouses in the middle of the night, or when they are sick, giving birth, or home with their kids. I don't mean camera makeup to make them look good under the lights and cameras, I mean full face makeup with false eyelashes, perfectly penciled in brows, countering, and lipstick. Sitcoms are particularly bad about this.

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Anonymous wrote:The pregnant character is going about her business, and her water breaks. It’s a huge gush that everyone hears, and she’s rushed off to the hospital as if the baby is crowning that very second.

Scenes in an elementary school where the desks are in rows and the teacher’s desk is at the front. I’ve been a public school educator for 30 years. No classroom in elementary school is set up that way.

The other school annoyance is kids who are clearly too old to be in that grade. While I love Abbott Elementary, those kids are way too old to be in the grade levels that they’re supposedly in. Like some are clearly 11 year olds but supposedly in 2nd grade taught by Janine 😂

This happened to me but, honestly movies are only two hours. Do you want to spend most of the time watching a woman give birth? And some people do give birth quickly.

Also the children are actors. But they are still children. that's why I like shows where adults play kids so they aren't exploited.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s your biggest pet peeve?

Here’s mine: When two characters from the same foreign country speak to each other in broken, heavily accented English rather than their mother tongue. That never EVER happens in real life. It’s baffling to me why directors always do this. I mean, directors: If you can’t find two American actors who speak fluent German, then just hire a couple of German actors and use subtitles for their scenes. It will make the movie feel more authentic and the audience will appreciate that you respect their intelligence.

Much better looking and much better dressing people than majority of the world's population.