Tamdunk Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Overt, in-your-coupon, don't-give-a-feck about continuity breaks product placement. The worst I've seen was The Sopranos. The Porsche Cayenne, the Maserati Quattroporte, Pedigree, Coke cans everywhere, Michelin tyres, Crest toothpaste.......neverending bollox. I watched house of cards recently. The product placement in this even gets in the dialogue. "Is that a PS Vita?" "Just thought I'd come round for a Stella" etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Adverts for razors do my head in. The way they have clearly shaved someone with an electric razor, slapped some foam on him and then proceed to wipe off the foam with their superior brand of razor. Why not try it on someone with an actual beard or 2 day old stubble and the foam coming off full of hair, then we'd see how fucking good your razors are? I've tried these razors and they are not up to it. Then again my facial hair is so tough you could probably scrub plates with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Detective shows - what do they do the rest of the time? Watching New Tricks last night and I had to wonder what they were all doing in the office. One guy is out and about trying to solve a murder while his bos sits in an office doing...what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Overt, in-your-coupon, don't-give-a-feck about continuity breaks product placement. The worst I've seen was The Sopranos. The Porsche Cayenne, the Maserati Quattroporte, Pedigree, Coke cans everywhere, Michelin tyres, Crest toothpaste.......neverending bollox. Having supposed tech experts in crime shows use Bing to research a topic of interest really annoys me. 1. Actual research isn't done by using a web search engine. 2. No tech expert I know would use Bing if their life depended on it. Also, the website that contains the exact information they're looking for is *always* in one of the first four search results they get back. Say they've figured out the murderer is a plastic surgeon living in New York City who enjoys opera, they'll do a search for 'plastic surgeon nyc opera' (without any quotes, another bugbear) and immediately find the guy they're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Masterchef contestants saying "you eat with your eyes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Been watching the two 100k House series recently. Fantastic viewing, but the overuse of 'space' is doing my tits in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 TV shows where at the very start they show something odd - a conversation, a shooting - and you have no idea what's going on. Then the screen blacks out and says "48 hours earlier" or some such thing. Bugs me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Bear Grylls is a pussy. He climbs up and down shit and makes it seems like he's in difficult terrain, struggling to survive....not a peep out of his camera men. They're always waiting on him at the tops of a summits, down caves etc. They're the real bad muthafuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenioR Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Shows who over recap things. "On last week's show", "coming up after the break", "here's what happened before the break etc. It's only been 5 mins ffs we remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock001 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 A recap of the previous week is fine. You might have missed it. A recap of what you just watched is clearly for the brain dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanmistermustard Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Getting told what's still to come bugs the hell out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Shows who over recap things. "On last week's show", "coming up after the break", "here's what happened before the break etc. It's only been 5 mins ffs we remember! A recap of the previous week is fine. You might have missed it. A recap of what you just watched is clearly for the brain dead. Getting told what's still to come bugs the hell out of me. There was a brilliant satire sketch of this done by a British comedy a few years ago. Unfortunately, I can't remember the show or the two male comedians. It was along the lines of someone in a small shop asking if they had some product in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 There was a brilliant satire sketch of this done by a British comedy a few years ago. Unfortunately, I can't remember the show or the two male comedians. It was along the lines of someone in a small shop asking if they had some product in stock. This? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 This? That's the fella! Thought it was David Mitchell but couldn't think of the name of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 One that's quite annoyed me on The Big Bang Theory is how certain characters are getting into the homes of other characters when they don't have a key. How does Howard get into Leonard and Sheldon's flat here, when Sheldon is seen having to use his key to get in? And how does Leonard get into Penny's flat, when she has no idea he's even returned from the North Sea? As far as I'm aware in neither instance does the person already in the flat have a key to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 One that's quite annoyed me on The Big Bang Theory is how certain characters are getting into the homes of other characters when they don't have a key. How does Howard get into Leonard and Sheldon's flat here, when Sheldon is seen having to use his key to get in? And how does Leonard get into Penny's flat, when she has no idea he's even returned from the North Sea? As far as I'm aware in neither instance does the person already in the flat have a key to it. I'm pretty sure Sheldon and Leonard will have a spare key for Penny's flat - there was an episode where they talked about her having one for theirs, and having lost it. Sheldon also went in her flat to tidy it when she was asleep, and when she slipped in the shower. I know too much about this. Edit to remove the reposts of the vids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 One that's quite annoyed me on The Big Bang Theory is how certain characters are getting into the homes of other characters when they don't have a key. That's just standard US sitcom etiquette though, isn't it? Everybody bursting into each other's homes. And not being shot in the face, surprisingly. Frasier's the exception that springs to mind; he was always having his fake Mancunian slave answer the door because she should be grateful to be there, dammit. That, and the occasional mystifying episode of the other shows where someone will randomly decide to knock because the plot demands them not to have instant access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Leaving the front door open after they've walked in as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locheedfcno1 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Any stag do or hen party in the local pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Any stag do or hen party in the local pub Birthdays, baby showers, engagement parties... Etc, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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