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And the case they are working will end up linked to death of said police partner…
Most overused Clichés in movies/TV shows?
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And the case they are working will end up linked to death of said police partner…
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Double bonus: unpaid/barely paid secretary is the widow of said dead police partner
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Magnum PI doesn't fit this description at all.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Minimum 50% chance that any helicopter-related contemporary character in 80s American TV or film will suffer from Nam-related PTSD (AirWolf, Blue Thunder, Riptide, Magnum PI, Die Hard etc)
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
Most overused cliché filter?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
or the hanged man or the fool.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
I’ve seen lots of iron grates bolted into concrete walls that come free with a brief yank recently, have we had that one yet?
T & P
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When a goodie and a baddie are fighting over getting hold of a gun, it will invariably go off during the struggle, and the person who’s been shot will not have felt any pain or indeed be aware they’ve been shot until they look down and notice a blood stain blossoming on their shirt.
AverageJoe
...
I'll introduce you to my 14 year old Goth daughter.
One from today.
Her "That's not funny"
Me "You're face isn't funny"
Her "Your nan is dead"..
And another from today (bear in mind that Mrs Joe starts Chemo on Weds)
Her "I found some tweezers"
Mrs Joe "that's nice, you'll be able to pluck my chin hairs later"
Her "No need, they'll come out on their own soon".
Not scripted. She's genuinely funny, if not a little offside sometimes
donkyboy
Crazy Cat/Fox man
No. its always a case of the audience being kept in suspense as to who it was that was shot, until the shot one falls down.
AverageJoe
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She's half Jimmy Carr, half Frankie Boyle and half baby Baroness. If she doesn't make it (if she chooses too), she'll be the worst girlfriend ever x
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
What?
bcuster
Well-Known Member
The use of "as well" has become a verbal tic in public speaking. | TechRepublic
Has anyone noticed the recent overuse of the phrase "as well"? Almost every talking head on television, especially on news shows seems compelled to use
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Seems reasonable to me. I like using both. They’re interchangeable terms. Weird thing to object to. Not overused. Just used.The use of "as well" has become a verbal tic in public speaking. | TechRepublic
Has anyone noticed the recent overuse of the phrase "as well"? Almost every talking head on television, especially on news shows seems compelled to use
It’s like saying ‘the’ is clichéd
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
It's not a cliche in films or TV shows as well, it's just a turn of phrase that gets old men yelling at clouds. I mean the fact that the article references public speaking ought to have given it away.
Edit: fuck me, it's not even an article, it's just someone moaning in a comment thread. I'm not even convinced it's a common thing any more.
This motherfucker lol
Edit: fuck me, it's not even an article, it's just someone moaning in a comment thread. I'm not even convinced it's a common thing any more.
This motherfucker lol
bcuster
Well-Known Member
Listen to American newscasters. It's endemic. To me it's posing, fake & sounds artificial...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Nonsense. It’s just a synonymous phrase. Deliberately sticking to just one word/phrase when you can use more to stop sounding repetitive is more ‘fake’
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Ugh, I've just been reminded of one: the protaganist is unaware of a crucial piece of information that could be relayed to them in about 30 seconds but people keep coming into the room or explosions keep happening so they don't get the information and the viewer has to wait half an hour, supposedly, in suspense, until they get the information, because you know and they don't. But actually what you're thinking is, 'they could have been told it earlier, even with the explosions and shit, because actually it was really important and wouldn't have taken long'.
8ball
Maximum Facepalm
The use of "as well" has become a verbal tic in public speaking. | TechRepublic
Has anyone noticed the recent overuse of the phrase "as well"? Almost every talking head on television, especially on news shows seems compelled to use
I haven’t noticed this.
Will keep an eye out.
And an ear as well.
T & P
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If someone has to carry highly sensitive documents, illegal merchandise, or large amounts of cash across town in a briefcase, it is very important that it is handcuffed to their wrist. It might be a bit of a giveaway as to the enormous value of the briefcase’s contents, but not even the most dastardly of criminals would have the stomach to chop their hand off to steal it.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
And yet people in scifis have their eyes gouged and fingers chopped off to get through retina and fingerprint scanners
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
The guilty pause in most TV shows (and quite a few films).
If I was talking to someone and asked them "is there anything wrong / I need to know / a secret child you've yet to inform me about", and their response was a noticeable silence, followed by an unconvincing "no", I'm assuming they have a secret love child and also suck at lying.
In a similar vein, this exchange that happens in everything:
"Hey"
"What?"
............"nothing"
No one does this in real life
If I was talking to someone and asked them "is there anything wrong / I need to know / a secret child you've yet to inform me about", and their response was a noticeable silence, followed by an unconvincing "no", I'm assuming they have a secret love child and also suck at lying.
In a similar vein, this exchange that happens in everything:
"Hey"
"What?"
............"nothing"
No one does this in real life
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
They do 
T & P
|-o-| (-o-) |-o-|
I’ve mentioned this already in this thread, but no one ever IRL who’s been caught in an apparently compromising situation has opened up with ‘I can explain!’The guilty pause in most TV shows (and quite a few films).
If I was talking to someone and asked them "is there anything wrong / I need to know / a secret child you've yet to inform me about", and their response was a noticeable silence, followed by an unconvincing "no", I'm assuming they have a secret love child and also suck at lying.
In a similar vein, this exchange that happens in everything:
"Hey"
"What?"
............"nothing"
No one does this in real life
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
T & P
|-o-| (-o-) |-o-|
In any will-they-won’t-they situations where the protagonists have long been in love with each other but been afraid to express their feelings, their would-be first kiss will take place around the halfway mark, and will be interrupted by a phone ringing or someone walking into the room just about they’re about to lock lips. Upon which they will both look embarrassed and one of them will walk away, with the other looking crestfallen.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
In any situation where a moderately sized rock hard protagonist is kicking the shit out of a crowd of thugs there will be one absolute brick shithouse who steps forward for our hero to beat. Bonus points for 'come here little man', devastating wild haymakers and/or throwing our hero into bins/window/scenery
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