Movie or TV trends you hate?

[Matty45]

i would say plot lines that go on too long.

 

[Mumbles274]

Superheroes. Enough already

 

[N_igma]

Reboots and remakes that are almost universally shite.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Trying to cram all the set decoration and character back story into what is shown on the screen.

Dude, we know you spent a lot of time on this, but sparingly! SPARINGLY!

 

[dessiato]

What I hate most is showing two or three episodes from one season consecutively then doing the same from a different season. You end up getting, for example, S2 E4to6, then S6 E12to14. It really pisses me off.

Given how much time money and effort goes into creating these programmes, why can't the broadcasters at least show them properly and in order?

 

[Reno]

Titling horror sequels and prequels after the original film. It's confusing, stick a fucking number on it or do something clever with the title, like Aliens. The Thing (2011), a prequel, was the first to do that. Since then we've had Halloween (2018), Candyman (2021) and Scream (2022). What is wrong with 5cream ? ....or The Things !

 

[donkyboy]

I generally don't like flashback scenes.

 

[Reno]

I generally don't like flashback scenes.

That’s not a trend, there have been flashbacks for almost as long as films exist.

 

[Pickman's model]

what pisses me off is when there's a really good show and then netflix make several using the same thesis - for example, blank spot about a cop in a backwater town where all sorts of weird shit happens. there've since been at least three series using effectively the same scenario. and remakes, i can't stand things which were originally tv series being remade. remaking dad's army? the italian job? it's like there's a dearth of new ideas.

 

[Pickman's model]

I generally don't like flashback scenes.

you'll fucking hate dream sequences

 

[A380]

I generally don't like flashback scenes.

God, I hate scenes where a train is coming into a station. I mean there you are sitting in the picture house when this looks like a blinking train is coming right towards you. Horrible. I hope it doesn't catch on.

 

[RainbowTown]

God, I hate scenes where a train is coming into a station. I mean there you are sitting in the picture house when this looks like a blinking train is coming right towards you. Horrible. I hope it doesn't catch on.

Blame the Lumiere Brothers. They started it all way back in 1896...

 

[Indeliblelink]

I think that was the joke.

 

[UrbaneFox]

Blame the Lumiere Brothers. They started it all way back in 1896...

It was better without the sound.

 

[8ball]

Just realised these aren’t trends, just dumb things that annoy me:

Voiceovers can be grating.
Blood doesn’t spurt out like a fountain when you shoot someone.
Shoulder wounds are not trivial.
When people get blown up there’s usually a lot of mess.
Getting repeatedly knocked out over the course of a few seasons is liable to result in debilitating long term symptoms.
Imprecisely-dosed chloroform tends to either be ineffective or kill people.
CPR tends not to near-instantly revive people by itself.
People don’t read letters in the voice of the writer, it’s usually their own voice )or occasionally Stephen Fry or Morgan Freeman).
If you have a gunfight indoors, you’ll be deaf by the end of it.
Old injuries tend to be constantly bothersome IRL, as opposed to only kicking in at crucial plot points.
Why do so few characters seem to have any friends?
In real life people don’t end phone calls by just hanging up.
You’re supposed to pay for stuff in diners.
The effect of an explosion is not really nullified by turning your back to it and adopting a nonchalant gait.
No one builds bombs with a clear red digital display saying when it is going to detonate.
In reality, grenade fuses are horribly imprecise.
A mag doesn’t hold 12 rounds one minute, then more in a shooty scene and then less when the plot demands the protagonist be rescued from the ‘dead man’s click’.
It takes ages to bury a body by yourself.
Just make sure the massive axe murderer guy is properly dead ffs!

 

[MrSki]

Threads on things you hate or things you love seem to be your bag don't they Matty45

What do you do with the data you collect? Who were you last time?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Just realised these aren’t trends, just dumb things that annoy me:

Voiceovers can be grating.
Blood doesn’t spurt out like a fountain when you shoot someone.
Shoulder wounds are not trivial.
When people get blown up there’s usually a lot of mess.
Getting repeatedly knocked out over the course of a few seasons is liable to result in debilitating long term symptoms.
Imprecisely-dosed chloroform tends to either be ineffective or kill people.
CPR tends not to near-instantly revive people by itself.
People don’t read letters in the voice of the writer, it’s usually their own voice )or occasionally Stephen Fry or Morgan Freeman).
If you have a gunfight indoors, you’ll be deaf by the end of it.
Old injuries tend to be constantly bothersome IRL, as opposed to only kicking in at crucial plot points.
Why do so few characters seem to have any friends?
In real life people don’t end phone calls by just hanging up.
You’re supposed to pay for stuff in diners.
The effect of an explosion is not really nullified by turning your back to it and adopting a nonchalant gait.
No one builds bombs with a clear red digital display saying when it is going to detonate.
In reality, grenade fuses are horribly imprecise.
A mag doesn’t hold 12 rounds one minute, then more in a shooty scene and then less when the plot demands the protagonist be rescued from the ‘dead man’s click’.
It takes ages to bury a body by yourself.
Just make sure the massive axe murderer guy is properly dead ffs!

People firing guns in cars right next to the driver who just carries on driving instead of being completed disorientated by the noise and debilitated by ear pain.

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

Just realised these aren’t trends, just dumb things that annoy me:

Voiceovers can be grating.
Blood doesn’t spurt out like a fountain when you shoot someone.
Shoulder wounds are not trivial.
When people get blown up there’s usually a lot of mess.
Getting repeatedly knocked out over the course of a few seasons is liable to result in debilitating long term symptoms.
Imprecisely-dosed chloroform tends to either be ineffective or kill people.
CPR tends not to near-instantly revive people by itself.
People don’t read letters in the voice of the writer, it’s usually their own voice )or occasionally Stephen Fry or Morgan Freeman).
If you have a gunfight indoors, you’ll be deaf by the end of it.
Old injuries tend to be constantly bothersome IRL, as opposed to only kicking in at crucial plot points.
Why do so few characters seem to have any friends?
In real life people don’t end phone calls by just hanging up.
You’re supposed to pay for stuff in diners.
The effect of an explosion is not really nullified by turning your back to it and adopting a nonchalant gait.
No one builds bombs with a clear red digital display saying when it is going to detonate.
In reality, grenade fuses are horribly imprecise.
A mag doesn’t hold 12 rounds one minute, then more in a shooty scene and then less when the plot demands the protagonist be rescued from the ‘dead man’s click’.
It takes ages to bury a body by yourself.
Just make sure the massive axe murderer guy is properly dead ffs!

HOW MANY FOLK HAVE YOU KILLED

 

[Aladdin]

Dubbed voices that cant act.

Sick of all the trends towards violence. There is way too much imo especially on streaming tv like Netflix/ Now / Prime.

 

[Reno]

Just realised these aren’t trends, just dumb things that annoy me:

Voiceovers can be grating.
Blood doesn’t spurt out like a fountain when you shoot someone.
Shoulder wounds are not trivial.
When people get blown up there’s usually a lot of mess.
Getting repeatedly knocked out over the course of a few seasons is liable to result in debilitating long term symptoms.
Imprecisely-dosed chloroform tends to either be ineffective or kill people.
CPR tends not to near-instantly revive people by itself.
People don’t read letters in the voice of the writer, it’s usually their own voice )or occasionally Stephen Fry or Morgan Freeman).
If you have a gunfight indoors, you’ll be deaf by the end of it.
Old injuries tend to be constantly bothersome IRL, as opposed to only kicking in at crucial plot points.
Why do so few characters seem to have any friends?
In real life people don’t end phone calls by just hanging up.
You’re supposed to pay for stuff in diners.
The effect of an explosion is not really nullified by turning your back to it and adopting a nonchalant gait.
No one builds bombs with a clear red digital display saying when it is going to detonate.
In reality, grenade fuses are horribly imprecise.
A mag doesn’t hold 12 rounds one minute, then more in a shooty scene and then less when the plot demands the protagonist be rescued from the ‘dead man’s click’.
It takes ages to bury a body by yourself.
Just make sure the massive axe murderer guy is properly dead ffs!

Most overused Clichés in movies/TV shows?

Can be anything I would say on soaps , every new character must have a big secret they are hiding.

www.urban75.net

 

[8ball]

Most overused Clichés in movies/TV shows?

Can be anything I would say on soaps , every new character must have a big secret they are hiding.

www.urban75.net

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Reality TV
Blockbuster films packed with too many plot threads.
Bombastic CGI show pieces in film.
Films opening with monologues to explain the film.
Voice over throughout film that explains the plot, what a character is thinking, or explaining how you are supposed to feel.

 

[platinumsage]

Good dramas getting cancelled after one season or renewed beyond five seasons.