Well, apparently, people have lots of thoughts on this topic because I got hundreds of responses.
“Empty coffee cups.
It drives me nuts when the cups are obviously empty.
When they set the cups down, they sound empty.
When they are carried, it never resembles a cup full with a beverage.
How hard would it be to add some water???”
You put on the mask, then scrub."
“When people tug on the reins of a horses mouth to get the horse to turn/stop.
“For me, it’s mostly women in historical pieces looking like modern Insta models.
like give us realism for all of the cast.
And hey let them have body hair and period-accurate makeup.
If you’re free to’t find food, you’re not getting edged up, dude.
It’s as though human biology stops in the apocalypse.”
The amount of people who would crash doing this is wild.”
It really grinds my gears."
“When a woman gets up after sex and wraps herself in a sheet.
“When people order a ‘beer’ in a bar.
Takes me completely out of the movie.
Who orders a beer?
Can’t they at least consider what they drink as part of their character?”
“I used to work in a prison, and they get EVERYTHING wrong.
I cant even watch anything set in a prison/jail environment anymore.
It takes me right out of the scene and into ‘nobody would ever do that’ mode.”
“Cellphones exist or don’t exist when it’s convenient for the plot.
I’m over here thinking,They aren’t going to try and call first?”
“Talking on the phone, specifically when you only see one side of it.
drives me mad.”
“That Black women just lie on a cotton pillow and go to bed.
We definitely sleep on a satin pillow or put on a bonnet before bed!”
“Characters being able to afford expensive designer clothes on a minimum wage.
Somehow, even only making $20 an hour they can afford fancy stuff and to live really nice?
“I have worked in nuclear power for 30 years.
I have rarely seen any movie or TV show get nuclear power, radiation, or contamination correct.
Not only is it handled incorrectly, but it is usually so very wrong as to be laughable.
There are a few examples of getting close, but even those have errors and misrepresentations.
“Therapy and therapists.
The therapist is often portrayed as out-of-touch with their clients' lives.
The vast majority of real-life therapists spend so much time and effort understanding their clients' situations.
TV shows and movies should be more supportive of a very challenging and necessary profession.”
Why does no fictional character ask clarifying questions?”
Realistically, there’s a legal process called probate that can last for months (or years).
Not only that, but disputes often occur during probate, and can drag out the process.”
“Everyone doing anything remotely scientific has brightly colored liquids.
The majority of solutions used in a lab are clear and colorless.”
“Windows never have screens.
It’s like bugs can just fly in.
Also, when nobody takes their shoes off in the house.”
There would be the equivalent of a nuclear meltdown.”
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