Did Not Do The Research

[Ragsnstitches]

Obviously... Video Related.
At first I thought you were someone who was asking for help because you didn't research something.

ANYTHING to do with computers, computer programs, games or whatever, are so batshit retarded in those shows, I'm offended by it. The less they say about it the better...

The exposition scenes, where some supposed computer whiz explains what is happening, are so unnecessary it makes it even worse.

- "Mr. Director, I think we need to show the audience what is happening, otherwise they might feel we are pulling the plot turner out of our arses"

- "You're right, I'll do up a scene with the sole purpose of info bombing the audiance, so they aren't feeling left out or stupid"

- "Want me to start some research?"

- "Nah, just pull some pigeon techno babble out of your arse, audience is too stupid to tell".

That's how I imagine most of the premier shows today are made... and it infuriates me sometimes.

 

[Lizardon]

Is this really a problem? I mean if the cop investigation shows (pretty much anything with the letters C S and I somewhere in the title) were accurate, wouldn't it make their jobs harder. It would literally be a tutorial for murderers and the like and how NOT TO GET CAUGHT.

By making deliberate inaccuracies, there is a chance that they will make a mistake and get caught. It's also why I will never touch any virtual reality game. People can barely tell the difference now and that is just scary!

My sister is studying forensic science. Shows like CSI have unintentionally showed people ways to avoid getting caught. One example was that pre-CSI, most crime scenes were full of forensic evidence, but many people now know that bleach will remove a lot of incriminating evidence and use it over water to cover their tracks.

Glass. As usual. The whole "glass is a liquid!" thing.
The one argument: There are a few windows from like 200 years ago that look like that!
Well, considering we have glasses from even further back that look like they did then...
"But it's a VERY slow process."

Just... Bothers me. EVERY time. Expecially since few accept counter arguments.

They have debunked this and shown that the reason some older glass is thicker at the bottom was simply due to the way the glass was made. Windows made with this process have even been found installed with the thicker side at the top.

 

[Spectral Dragon]

Glass. As usual. The whole "glass is a liquid!" thing.
The one argument: There are a few windows from like 200 years ago that look like that!
Well, considering we have glasses from even further back that look like they did then...
"But it's a VERY slow process."

Just... Bothers me. EVERY time. Expecially since few accept counter arguments.

They have debunked this and shown that the reason some older glass is thicker at the bottom was simply due to the way the glass was made. Windows made with this process have even been found installed with the thicker side at the top.

True. I know this. That is why I do NOT believe that glass is a liquid. My sensei, chemistry teacher even! Tsk tsk, I have proof in my living room that glass is solid, damn it!

 

[Shoqiyqa]

Every time a grenade causes some massive explosion, that's not how they work! Also, I think this clip from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia applies


Couldn't find a better quality video

7-second fuses now?






Spot the odd one out?

The other kind of grenade, the rocket-propelled kind, may produce some NSFW language:

 

[Furioso]

Every time a grenade causes some massive explosion, that's not how they work! Also, I think this clip from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia applies


Couldn't find a better quality video

7-second fuses now?

Well my point was about the fiery explosions, not the fuse length

 

[Murderiser]

One slightly glaring problem with Mass Effect is Liara. She is a Xeno-archeologist (someone who digs up and categorises the remains of unknown civilisations) and yet is listed as an 'Asari Scientist'. Archeologists do know a smattering of science (it does help with digs) but they are firmly in the HUMANITIES camp and are not SCIENTISTS, as they study the works of humans. I think the confusion probably set in as it is possible to gain a doctorate in both history and archeology which does give them the right to stick 'Dr.' in front of their names.

This may sound pedantic, but as a humanities student, this is such a collosal error I'm amazed that none of the writers pointed it out!

 

[Dags90]

Every thread on evolution ever. No exceptions.

Do you mean the "ZOMG Evolution has stopped, Idiocracy is soooo true" crowd? Or maybe Lamarckians?

Anyway, I saw some show that tried disproving maternity with blood typing, but they got it wrong. They tried to claim that a woman whose blood type was A couldn't give birth to a child whose blood type was B. Or something like that, it was a really amateur mistake any sort of science consultant should've pointed out.

Also always worth a chuckle is the "hacking" scene from Jurassic Park.

 

[SageRuffin]

The Final Destination movies. Someone must have failed physics (among other subjects) back in high school.

My personal favorite? The bridge collapse from 5 when the bus falls windshield-first into the water and the bus driver rolls onto the windshield. If I may use the same analogy from what I said on YouTube (if wordier), imagine you're wakeboarding. Now, imagine you being in front of the boat, WHILE THE BOAT IS STILL PULLING YOU. That's how that part of the scene looked, those of you that haven't seen it (pun not intended).

 

[Aleol]

Swords, Swords and swords. Nobody seems to understand how longswords work; even though they clearly have two sharp edges and a pointy end, most people think their heavy club-like metal sticks. Seriously? Also, katanas are seriously overrated. They're no better than any other sword

Also armor. Why does armor seem to be made of paper and heavy as a steel beam in movies and videogames? A guy in a full plate harness is not going to go down easily at all, and yet most depictions of it have blades going straight through it. Even stabbing through plate was difficult. and there are other armors too that are given the shaft. I don't mind it in games so much (unless it's a goddamn cutscene), as it's mostly just visual aesthetic, but movies have no excuse. Also, their maille must be really bad quality, because apparently swords can cut through those as well (they can't) maybe a hard stab, but not a cut.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArmorIsUseless

 

[Murderiser]

One slightly glaring problem with Mass Effect is Liara. She is a Xeno-archeologist (someone who digs up and categorises the remains of unknown civilisations) and yet is listed as an 'Asari Scientist'. Archeologists do know a smattering of science (it does help with digs) but they are firmly in the HUMANITIES camp and are not SCIENTISTS, as they study the works of humans. I think the confusion probably set in as it is possible to gain a doctorate in both history and archeology which does give them the right to stick 'Dr.' in front of their names.

This may sound pedantic, but as a humanities student, this is such a collosal error I'm amazed that none of the writers pointed it out!

She's over a hundred years old and is considered young for her species. Think about it... our lifespan is about 80 years, but she's probably spent close to 80 years in school! I think she's had time to extensively study both archaeology and xeno-biology (and probably even a few more things).

There are certainly some people right now who would get several doctorates if they had the chance. And given how Liara's character is established, she's definitely the type.

Except that, when you enter her apartment in the Shadow Broker, she clearly only has the one doctorate. Plus, I'm going to assume that because Asari live longer, their educational courses would be longer too.

 

[Dags90]

Fringe, mediocre acting and bland characters.

GTFO!

Watch a show before going for it's jugular ay.

I watch Fringe regularly, and I have to say that Anna Torv is consistently wooden. She's gotten better, but she's not great. I don't think it's a coincidence that she's connected/related to Rupert Murdoch. Thankfully the writers seem aware of her limited range and have written it in.

Anyway, you reminded me about the shapeshifters. The mercury that helps them keep shape is so obviously not mercury it drops my suspension of disbelief.

Mercury doesn't work that way!

 

[Mr Jack]

One that has always bothered me is the portrayal of close quarters combat. In pretty much any film, game or visual media, if you have two armies squaring off, the will line up, then run screaming towards each other in an incoherent mass.

You can get away with this if it is a bunch of Berserks, but if you are trying to tell me that that was how experienced soldiers or professional armies would have fought, then you should have done some research.

 

[Usagi-Zakura]

Everyone talking about hunting monkeys in a game called APE Escape. There is a difference. Monkeys typically have tails, apes do not.

I'm an animal-nerd so things like this actually really bothers me. I don't care if the word monkey is funnier than the word ape. Chimpanzee can be a funny word, why not use that? It certainly looks far more accurate.

 

[Denamic]

Glass. As usual. The whole "glass is a liquid!" thing.
The one argument: There are a few windows from like 200 years ago that look like that!
Well, considering we have glasses from even further back that look like they did then...
"But it's a VERY slow process."

Just... Bothers me. EVERY time. Expecially since few accept counter arguments.

It's both.
When frozen, it's crystalline and solid, but it gradually become softer and less viscous when heated, eventually becoming liquid.
It's very hard, if not impossible, to tell exactly when it can be considered liquid and vice versa.

 

[Joshimodo]

One slightly glaring problem with Mass Effect is Liara. She is a Xeno-archeologist (someone who digs up and categorises the remains of unknown civilisations) and yet is listed as an 'Asari Scientist'. Archeologists do know a smattering of science (it does help with digs) but they are firmly in the HUMANITIES camp and are not SCIENTISTS, as they study the works of humans. I think the confusion probably set in as it is possible to gain a doctorate in both history and archeology which does give them the right to stick 'Dr.' in front of their names.

This may sound pedantic, but as a humanities student, this is such a collosal error I'm amazed that none of the writers pointed it out!

Others have mentioned Liara's likely science acumen, but you also have to take into account that the archaeology in ME is focussed around the Protheans, meaning that you're not discovering pots and decayed walls, but massive, highly advanced buildings and tools. Science!

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

This little gem from one of my favorite shows:


I was struck stupid and it irritates me every time I see that episode.

 

[Wargamer]

One that has always bothered me is the portrayal of close quarters combat. In pretty much any film, game or visual media, if you have two armies squaring off, the will line up, then run screaming towards each other in an incoherent mass.

You can get away with this if it is a bunch of Berserks, but if you are trying to tell me that that was how experienced soldiers or professional armies would have fought, then you should have done some research.

Some did. One of the reasons Rome did so well was because they fought in rigid, disciplined battle lines, whilst the other side was a mob.

In mob vs mob combat, you will eventually devolve into one on one combat. After all, you're not TRYING to maintain coherency.

Compare that to, say, a viking shieldwall. You fight in that formation with shields locked together, overlapping the shields next to you. You will rarely fight one on one, and if you do you die fast - being "solo" in that fight means that A) the guy to your left AND right are dead, and B) there's nobody else to fill in their positions.

So yes, you WILL see the kind of fighting Hollywood always portrays... but it's usually an endgame that kicks in once one side has been so utterly hammered any semblance of order has been crushed.