Played out tropes in TV and Film

[Enigma]

On 20/07/2021 at 19:23, Paul Kersey said:

Serious shit always goes down on a cop's last day before he retires...

Mendozaaaaa!!!

[Tapiola]

Any car with a broken “tail” light will have a body in the boot upon being stopped. 

 

[Meldrew]

woman still wear their bra when its been implied they've just had sex.

 

you can fall into the Clyde with a duffle coat on, it'll be no more than damp when you get out of the water and bone dry in 10 minutes

 

cops always creep about with their gun up next to their heads

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by Meldrew

[54_and_counting]

Bad guy or a lowly rated, not really needed good guy, gets shot, one shot no matter the weapon usually kills them right away

One of the main people gets shot with same type of weapon, multiple times, weapons damage does enough damage to kill but leave enough time for said character to utter some final meaningful words

[sfha]

Any time someone sneaks into a house the racket from the door or window being shut is ear piercing, yet the occupiers don't hear a thing.

[Bully Wee Villa]

If ever anyone runs into someone the person that gets bumped into will always have been carrying loads of paper which will go flying everywhere.

[Fullerene]

10 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said:

If ever anyone runs into someone the person that gets bumped into will always have been carrying loads of paper which will go flying everywhere.

Not only that, the person who has been bumped into is perfectly understanding, not even remotely angry, and if two people are male and female it could even be the start of a new romance.

[TheScarf]

And said person who is bumped into, 99 times out of 100, will be someone important to the story later on.

[Meldrew]

40 minutes ago, Fullerene said:

Not only that, the person who has been bumped into is perfectly understanding, not even remotely angry, and if two people are male and female it could even be the start of a new romance.

new romance ? if the papers get scattered in a tv show, she'll get humped around the 35 minute mark in the missionary position and she'll still be wearing her bra, if its a film, she'll be on top and her bra will be nowhere to be seen, after that, sex will just be implied

Edited August 17, 2021 by Meldrew

[accies1874]

Character pointing a gun at someone, gunshot heard but not seen, it's revealed to have come from a third person.

[BFTD]

1 hour ago, accies1874 said:

Character pointing a gun at someone, gunshot heard but not seen, it's revealed to have come from a third person.

Character is said to have died off-screen. "Dead" character later recovers somewhat.

Slightly niche variation, but I've seen it multiple times - if a character has an evil identical twin who dies, it will be revealed that it was actually the good one who carked it, and the evil one has been roleplaying as their twin the whole time.

[Bully Wee Villa]

1 hour ago, accies1874 said:

Character pointing a gun at someone, gunshot heard but not seen, it's revealed to have come from a third person.

I actually fell for that watching a film the other day. Even though I knew the third party was also holding a gun. Fucking idiot.

[accies1874]

Character is said to have died off-screen. "Dead" character later recovers somewhat.
Slightly niche variation, but I've seen it multiple times - if a character has an evil identical twin who dies, it will be revealed that it was actually the good one who carked it, and the evil one has been roleplaying as their twin the whole time.

This is something I feel like I've seen hundreds of times but can't think of any examples.

I actually fell for that watching a film the other day. Even though I knew the third party was also holding a gun. Fucking idiot.

You're a fool.

[BFTD]

1 hour ago, accies1874 said:

This is something I feel like I've seen hundreds of times but can't think of any examples.

Last one I remember, which really pissed me off as it was so obvious, was Alien Covenant.

[Funky Nosejob]

2 hours ago, accies1874 said:

This is something I feel like I've seen hundreds of times but can't think of any examples.

Spoiler

 

 

[KingRocketman II]

23 hours ago, accies1874 said:

Character pointing a gun at someone, gunshot heard but not seen, it's revealed to have come from a third person.

the other trope similar to that is the protagonist and the villain rolling about and fighting over the same gun -  it then goes off. Villain gets up and walks away to suggest he is fine and we think that it is the protagonist that has been shot, only for the villain to either look down and see blood/slump to the floor. 

[DeeTillEhDeh]

the other trope similar to that is the protagonist and the villain rolling about and fighting over the same gun -  it then goes off. Villain gets up and walks away to suggest he is fine and we think that it is the protagonist that has been shot, only for the villain to either look down and see blood/slump to the floor. 

Another similar one used ad infinitum in TV series is the old Mexican standoff and a shot is fired - cue cut to credits.

Line of Duty has done this a few times.

[54_and_counting]

Or when two heroes are in the middle of a massive battle, gunshots or whatever going off everywhere, no one can stand still for even a second as everything is going nuts 

Then for some strange reason they will be able to find the sweet spot of the battle, where no bullets, bombs or anything can get to them, to discuss their plans and reload their weapons, where the noise doesnt even penetrate their surroundings so they can speak normally and not shout

[KingRocketman II]

3 hours ago, 54_and_counting said:

Or when two heroes are in the middle of a massive battle, gunshots or whatever going off everywhere, no one can stand still for even a second as everything is going nuts 

Then for some strange reason they will be able to find the sweet spot of the battle, where no bullets, bombs or anything can get to them, to discuss their plans and reload their weapons, where the noise doesnt even penetrate their surroundings so they can speak normally and not shout

or have a flashback/recurrence of a trauma which effectively allows protagonist to stand still without cover in the middle of a battle for 10 mins or so before "snapping out if it" and re-engaging, unharmed. 

[Fullerene]

A psychic is involved in the storyline.  They are obviously a fake and this is repeatedly shown to be true.  However near the end of the story they make a prediction and it turns out to be true.