What Tv shows and Movies get WRONG!

bpb101

I Hate when you see something that tv and movies get wrong. ie a fact.
post what you picked up on below. Give the show/ movie and the episode if you can

limit discussions but a bit of chatter is okay

Not what would be impossible to happen. ie how could he survive that amount of bullets

ill start with the one that nearly ruined The big bang theory on me.
A few weeks ago in season 5 x14 , penny and Leonerd go to the gun range.
The gun is placed on a tray and a mag beside it.

Penny picks up the gun , check that their there not bullets in it.(As anybody should , as she has experiences with firearms as stated )
She then put in the mag and gives it to Leonerd (without cocking it )
when they kiss the gun fires...

This couldn't happen because there was no bullet in the chamber...

look below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tax8N6C4KIo

Professey Chin

Hacking a computer in pretty much every single instance of movies and tv.
How they have it would be the user doing this and getting access to secret information: wsekbfkasej fjsnfs fjfsdnjklfbsdfnjklsdbfksmfjkzsdkfmsdjkfbsjfsefsenfjnsdjkfcm

When in reality its more like:

For hours

Conor108

bpb101 wrote: »

A few weeks ago in season 5 x14 , penny and Leonerd go to the gun range.
The gun is placed on a tray and a mag beside it.

Penny picks up the gun , check that their there not bullets in it.(As anybody should , as she has experiences with firearms as stated )
She then put in the mag and gives it to Leonerd (without cocking it )
when they kiss the gun fires...
This couldn't happen because there was no bullet in the chamber...

I thought that not cocking it isn't a problem. It's a double-action firearm so the act of squeezing the trigger will pull the hammer back. Cocking it would just put into single-action mode where the gun would just require a shorter trigger pull to fire. Is that right?

But you're right, there's no round in the chamber.

I always think it's weird that cops confiscate monitors when they track down hackers in movies. Also this classic from NCIS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Hacking a computer in pretty much every single instance of movies and tv.
How they have it would be the user doing this and getting access to secret information: wsekbfkasej fjsnfs fjfsdnjklfbsdfnjklsdbfksmfjkzsdkfmsdjkfbsjfsefsenfjnsdjkfcm

Please enjoy this. Just mash the keys

bpb101

Conor108 wrote: »

I thought that not cocking it isn't a problem. It's a double-action firearm so the act of squeezing the trigger will pull the hammer back. Cocking it would just put into single-action mode where the gun would just require a shorter trigger pull to fire. Is that right?

the first bullets has to be cocked , the other bullets are cocked by the the force of the bullet exiting the chamber causes a the gun to autocock the next shot
the only exclusion is the revolver and this clearly wasn't

about the ncis video i was just thinking , take out the f ucking plug :L

bpb101

business is slow so ill trow out an other 1 from the bigbang

penny said, i've noticed that lenerod has had a little crush on me

Sheldon - little crush , the same way as Menelaus had a little crush on helen of troy.

Menelaus was married to Helen . it was paris, prince of troy that had a little crush on helen.
season 2 i think

Biggins

I can't name particular films or TV programs - but I do see the following all the time.

Someone wants for some reason to destroy a computer - so they shoot the monitor/keyboard/mouse and walk away - leaving the viewer hopefully with the impression that the internal data is now gone!
(Meanwhile the actual server elsewhere or the main PC unit under a desk is untouched!)

Totally stupid and frankly lazy production by those involved.
Pisses me off every time I see this daftness.

Bad Panda

Nobody ever says 'goodbye'/'talk to you later' on the telephone! They just say 'OK' or whatever and hang up!

And when they make a call - it gets through and the other person picks up way too quickly. It's like they dial, the call gets connected and the person picks up in a matter of two seconds.

lemd

Pumping an already loaded shotgun! I'm sure its threatening but does it not just eject an unused cartridge?

Conall Cernach

bpb101 wrote: »

business is slow so ill trow out an other 1 from the bigbang

penny said, i've noticed that lenerod has had a little crush on me

Sheldon - little crush , the same way as Menelaus had a little crush on helen of troy.

Menelaus was married to Helen . it was paris, prince of troy that had a little crush on helen.
season 2 i think

Yes but it was Menelaus's jealousy (the crush) that led to the launching of the 1000 ships.

lemd

1. A reversing car can still outrun the forward facing chase cars.
2. Anything you see in the final chase in Fast 5

mike65

No one ever finishes a drink or a meal or goes to the loo.

lempsipmax

Most people drink from empty coffee cups.

Rothko

http://www.cracked.com/article_18385_7-bull****-police-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies_p2.html

pickarooney

mike65 wrote: »

No one ever finishes a drink or a meal or goes to the loo.

In their own houses, no, but women on TV are forever going into bathrooms in restaurants. It's true that it's usually for gossip/make-up/drugs though rather than an oul slash.

Apolloyon

Another one that gets me is someone orders a meal, drink or cup of coffee and then not touching said item when it arrives. It's bad enough as Mike65 mentioned when they don't finish meals etc but when they don't even start, it stretches credibility too far. I know it's usually just a plot contrivance to get people to meet or talk but it's just so lazy! There are so many original ways of doing this. If only they tried harder!

mike65

True, never have so many pubs/bars had so little drink drunk in them. Then there is the smoking angle, these days even the baddies hardly ever light up.

KKkitty

On an average day you'd talk about the weather or something topical but not in soaps or movies. Almost every character cheats, lies or has a deep, dark secret too which bugs me. Real life isn't like that.

Finneen

Most people in the movies never watch television yet a lot will go to the cinema.

Cantona's Collars

Hawaii Five-0, In a recent episode there was a gunfight on the docks,the barrels were magically bulletproof yet walls etc weren't.

bpb101

i just remember one i think it was the simpsons , but i could be wrong

somebody firing 3 shots from a clearly double barreled shotgun
i think it was moe from years ago

Colmo52

bpb101 wrote: »

i just remember one i think it was the simpsons , but i could be wrong

somebody firing 3 shots from a clearly double barreled shotgun
i think it was moe from years ago

Like in South park where Kenny dies and is alive in the next episode.

Colmo52

Also the baddies are always very bad at shooting in any program/film.

The Black Oil

I generally let NCIS's technobabble stuff slide because it's OTT and in keeping with the feel of the show. Other shows that take themselves too seriously on the technology end...no, thanks.

DEVEREUX

Sound doesn't carry in space! Pet hate of mine.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/sci-fi10.htm

I think it would add to a sci-fi space flic if it adhered to the reality....A silent explosion would definitely be more dramatic in my opinion.

Cardinal Richelieu

mike65 wrote: »

No one ever finishes a drink or a meal or goes to the loo.

Or farts, do if you watch korean or chinese TV even the beautiful women fart. Must be a cultural thing.

bpb101

KKkitty wrote: »

On an average day you'd talk about the weather or something topical but not in soaps or movies. Almost every character cheats, lies or has a deep, dark secret too which bugs me. Real life isn't like that.

they didnt get anything wrong , that the plot , dont like it go elsewhere this thread is thing they accidentally got wrong

bpb101

Colmo52 wrote: »

Like in South park where Kenny dies and is alive in the next episode.

that not accidental that the plot! while the double barrel shotgun firing 3 shots is not

KKkitty

bpb101 wrote: »

KKkitty wrote: »

On an average day you'd talk about the weather or something topical but not in soaps or movies. Almost every character cheats, lies or has a deep, dark secret too which bugs me. Real life isn't like that.

they didnt get anything wrong , that the plot , dont like it go elsewhere this thread is thing they accidentally got wrong

It's wrong that there's no normal people in soaps. Everyone is so complex and even the simple things like eating and drinking are done stupidly. Even in their own homes no one finishes a meal or glass of water. People can disappear from a soap and never be heard of again. CSI types always get their baddies.

Guy:Incognito

Why does no one ever say the amount of money they are offering for something? In a one on one conversation one person writes an amount down and shows it to the other without showing the camera.

nagero

TV shows that can't do an anyway convincing 'driving a car' shot. Looking at you Hawaii 5-0

Colmo52

bpb101 wrote: »

that not accidental that the plot! while the double barrel shotgun firing 3 shots is not

It was actually sarcasm. Seriously though, animation dosen't follow the same rules. Anything is possible.

Kirby

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Why does no one ever say the amount of money they are offering for something? In a one on one conversation one person writes an amount down and shows it to the other without showing the camera.

They do this on purpose. Price is like technology....it doesn't age well.

So that when the show is aired in 5 years time, or in krapblakistan.....the amount isn't ridiculously low or high. It's just as low or high as the plot demands and doesn't have to get into specifics.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

KKkitty wrote: »

On an average day you'd talk about the weather or something topical but not in soaps or movies. Almost every character cheats, lies or has a deep, dark secret too which bugs me. Real life isn't like that.

they probably want to avoid something like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQNULEudss

pickarooney

mike65 wrote: »

True, never have so many pubs/bars had so little drink drunk in them. Then there is the smoking angle, these days even the baddies hardly ever light up.

Unless they conveniently set the show in the 1960s and everyone smokes from daybreak to lights out.

Skerries

Colmo52 wrote: »

Also the baddies are always very bad at shooting in any program/film.

Tipsy McSwagger

The worst is when the hero who has the odds against him goes into the final confrontation and gets shot in the chest. He then gets up kills the bad guy and shows he was wearing body armour all along. They never think about getting shot in the head.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

well most people shoot for the chest as the head is a pretty tiny target

Wetai

Dad watches Fair City: they seem to go to The Bistro[/i[ every time they want tea or anything. Don't seem to do it at home, ever.

When there was nothing else on: Two/three people playing an FPS on Hollyoaks. With an SDTV which wasn't split-screened.

Mindkiller

Worst for me was in the short lived series 'Life' when some juvenile hacker guy hid a bunch of incriminating evidence in an XML file in Prince of Persia 3 on his xbox. Good God what the fup :mad:

El Horseboxo

bpb101 wrote: »

Conor108 wrote: »

I thought that not cocking it isn't a problem. It's a double-action firearm so the act of squeezing the trigger will pull the hammer back. Cocking it would just put into single-action mode where the gun would just require a shorter trigger pull to fire. Is that right?

the first bullets has to be cocked , the other bullets are cocked by the the force of the bullet exiting the chamber causes a the gun to autocock the next shot
the only exclusion is the revolver and this clearly wasn't

about the ncis video i was just thinking , take out the f ucking plug :L

DAO pistols don't have to be cocked. On a lot of models it's impossible to pre cock whether via the slide or using the thumb. Check the slide. Some models will keep the cock down as seen in the video. It has no baring on the outcome of the first shot. Load the mag. The gun can now be fired via the trigger only. 3/4 of the way back will be a hard pull which cocks the gun and loads first bullet for the striker and full squeeze fires it.

mikemac1

If you crash a car it will explode into a fireball

How may times have you ever seen a car burnt out from an explosion on the news?
Now maybe this is something RTÉ would not show but it just doesn't happen and there are tens of thousands of crashes every year

If it does it's a freak occurance, it can happen but very rare

Apolloyon

Mindkiller wrote: »

Worst for me was in the short lived series 'Life' when some juvenile hacker guy hid a bunch of incriminating evidence in an XML file in Prince of Persia 3 on his xbox. Good God what the fup :mad:

I thought exactly the same when I saw the episode! I tried explaining it to my Luddite relative who watched it too but they didn't get it.

As regards smoking on television. From what I understand, it's less a health and safety problem and more of a continuity problem. Back in the 1960's, everyone smoked so it wasn't an issue. They simply acted while they were smoking. Now with so many camera angles and so many takes. It will be that much harder to get the cigaratte the right length in every scene. That's why nowadays, I think you only see them lighting up or stubbing it out to make a dramatic point.

Rothko

bpb101 wrote: »

i just remember one i think it was the simpsons , but i could be wrong

somebody firing 3 shots from a clearly double barreled shotgun
i think it was moe from years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW5hS4fvERg

bpb101

one thing that piss me off is when somebody run into somebody they knew from a few years ago or school in a coffee shop and he ask her out and say its a date , ill pick you up at 8
bye
bye


you dont know where the f uck she lives

Finneen

When they have a movie set in the past and all the clothes look like something from a costume shop. They should appear a bit dirty or worn?

Lightsaber

I hate it when some character in tv/film is in hospital or wherever, usually very ill and they 'flatline' (ie. heart stops beating) marked by the long drawn out beeeeeeep on the heart monitor.

Cue somebody running in with a defibrillator, administrating multiple increasingly dramatic shocks and hey presto the patient miraculously recovers.



In real life, shocks can only be used on a certain irregular heart rhythms and are NEVER used when the heart has stopped beating. When the latter happens only CPR and maybe medications are of any use.

Pedantic point maybe but it drives me mad!

First Aid Ireland

Lightsaber wrote: »

I hate it when some character in tv/film is in hospital or wherever, usually very ill and they 'flatline' (ie. heart stops beating) marked by the long drawn out beeeeeeep on the heart monitor.

Cue somebody running in with a defibrillator, administrating multiple increasingly dramatic shocks and hey presto the patient miraculously recovers.



In real life, shocks can only be used on a certain irregular heart rhythms and are NEVER used when the heart has stopped beating. When the latter happens only CPR and maybe medications are of any use.

Pedantic point maybe but it drives me mad!

The entire movie Flatliners was about that, wasn't it!

Biggins

The original TV A-Team firing of guns sequences!
They were supposed to be an ultimate best of the best, small army squad - yet every week in every episode, for all the guns that had and fired, they couldn't hit a barn door (or person) accurately at 10 yards.
They blew the schite out of nothing and killed no one!
(Yes, I know its was really a show made for young minds etc - but come on, have some bloody reality!)

That used to piss me off big time (still does lol)!
If any real trained soldier was that bad at firing a weapon, he himself/herself should be fired!

Elite squad my ass!

Conor108

Venom

The main thing that really gets on my wick is when someone in a TV show or movie is using a computer they never use a mouse :eek:

Also how an image/video no matter how bad the source it came from is, it can be zoomed in and blown up to picture perfect HD quality levels :rolleyes:

kitakyushu

It's a classic but I'll mention it anyway. Paying taxi drivers AFTER you get out of the car. Certainly wouldn't happen in Dublin and didn't happen in America when I was there either. This thing of casually getting out of the car and then leaning over the driver door and paying him? Don't know where that one came from!