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I love and hate cliche so much. What TV trope aggravates you the most? -- (link)

Posted by con_carne Mar 14 '14, 11:00

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This is worth it for the diatrive against fake TV band names alone (www.avclub.com)

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Either direction, either impossibly accurate shooters, or impossibly bad shooters. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 11:58 3
- related: the good guy can't get a clear shot at a bad guy, so he shoots under a car/desk/etc and gets the bad guy in the foot. - Roger More Mar 14, 12:06
- heh. I was just about to write about what takes a lot of science fiction down for me. Robots shooting and missing. - JaxSean Mar 14, 12:00
- 2 handguns and shotgun in the hands of good guys will always prevail over multiple automatic weapons in the hands of bad guys. ALWAYS! -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 11:59
Professionally trained SWAT guys/soldiers getting killed by bad guys/terrorists. - Mop (205 lbs) Mar 14, 11:50 2
- the Blacklist is pretty bad for this (also 24) -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 11:56
- Related...SWAT guys that can't hit the broad side of a barn, even with a sweet scope. -- nm - Jim Mar 14, 11:55
Absolute betrayal that gets forgiven for pragmatic or even romantic reasons, where in the real world these are permanent relationship enders. - Max Mar 14, 11:49
the cop lowers his gun to convince the bad guy to put his down too, no f'n way, they shoot first, ask questions later by training and rules -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:28
When the jerk character reforms and is nice to all the other characters, who all then decide they preferred the jerk as a jerk. -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 11:28 2
- Because the reformed character is overcorrecting his past mistakes and overdoing the niceness -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 11:30 1
  - Or just because they now find him boring. -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 11:32
Oh yeah, the worst of the worst. That the CSI lab guys not only are in the interrogation room, but LEAD the interrogation. Also... - Jim Mar 14, 11:26 1
- They ended the worst offender of that when Miami ended. At least Nick has police officer with him. Even if he is out front - JD Mar 14, 11:54
Also, it's not trope, but I hate when someone is playing an instrument that obviously is *not* playing the notes being heard. - JaxSean Mar 14, 11:25
The person being chased ALWAYS falls down. And I don't know if this counts, but I'm tired of the "coming up" on reality shows prior to commercials. - Jim Mar 14, 11:23 6
- Masterchef is the worst for this, plus the pointless suspense. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 11:51
- Or when they come back from a break and show what just happened on the show just before the break. - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Mar 14, 11:28 4
  - Yep. And come to think of it, Face Off actually does both. Hate that! -- nm - Jim Mar 14, 11:37 2
    - Hells Kitchen (which returned last night) does it after every break. As much as I love the train wreck of the show that is fricken annoying as hell. -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Mar 14, 11:45
    - I watch a lot of Velocity channel, and 40% of the hour must be them promoting their own shows. My mute button is getting worn out. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 11:39
  - those cop video shows are the worst, they show what's coming up later, what's coming up next, and after show it again so show what you missed if you - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:31
If you pressure them too much on the stand in court, they'll break down, implicating their guilt and telling you everything. - JaxSean Mar 14, 11:22 1
- or the bad guy admitting everything when confronted with some very mino evidence that a good lawyer would likely get tossed - Beaker Mar 14, 11:23
person stuck in the evil small town just happens to run into the one and only person that can help but is also immune to the powers that be -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:22
Smart people being socially inept. House, every smart person on BBT, Bones... -- nm - TWuG Mar 14, 11:20 2
- Oh yeah. Tangent: Beating book smarts with street smarts -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 11:22 1
  - Happens all the time. -- nm - IrishStephen (Master of The Filthy Jockstrap) Mar 14, 11:33
Spies that get caught every. single. episode. It made Chuck unwatchable after awhile. -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 11:16 3
- which is also why The Americans is awesome -- nm - Jovian Mar 14, 11:52
- Similarly, cops that get kidnapped and almost die, and knowing that every one of the crew will be kidnapped at some point. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 11:20 1
  - some random crime incident always gets routed to the one detective struggling with a major crime and that provides the missing piece of the puzzle -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 11:25
The car not starting especially when you need it to is the biggest for me -- nm - CQ Mar 14, 11:14 4
- But then no one would (a) get killed or (b) just *barely* get away! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 14, 11:26
- Or, even, better, the car not starting, and not starting, and not starting, and then the person yells "Cmon" and hits the steering wheel - prayformojo Mar 14, 11:21 1
  - all people in dire need of starting a car are Fonzie. They just need the desperation to activate their powers -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 11:25
- Exactly. See? This thread is just the best -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 11:20
not TV but in books the "hurting leading man finds a woman to heal him in the midst of some mystery or other" -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 11:12
1) About to catch criminal, catch them, oh no they got away 2) main character backing down from a standoff - aka every ep of The Following -- nm - MDH Mar 14, 11:11 4
- 2) is the reason why Raylan Givens is the man. -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 11:31
- every.single.f**king.episode. -- nm - Jovian Mar 14, 11:14
- Or when the bad guy stands over the good guy and explains what he is going to - amoxy Mar 14, 11:14 1
  - Monologuing! -- nm - Fro-Zone Mar 14, 11:14
Any time any storyteller includes the dialogue, "You just don't get it, do you?", I immediately dismiss them as a hack. -- nm - David Mar 14, 11:06 8
- The "oh my god" revelation dialogue in movies and video games sucks. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 11:38
- I do the same with "unfinished business", though it applies less generally -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 11:14 4
  - Oh, and "we've got company" -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 11:16 3
    - When surly locals are "the welcoming committee." -- nm - con_carne Mar 14, 11:25 2
      - Oh, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with [dumb or oddball character]" -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 11:36 1
        
        was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbour?! -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 11:37
- "You just don't get it, do you ya Frank!?" nm - Jovian Mar 14, 11:10
- heh -- (link) - CQ Mar 14, 11:07 [youtube]
I hate most TV Bands. Except Jeffster -- nm - amoxy Mar 14, 11:02 1
- See, Nashville is great for this. I am not even a country fan, but you could buy those artists are real - con_carne Mar 14, 11:04

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