RS Loc: W Columbia, SC

Oh, yeah . . . you guys have sure hit on a lot of things that for a while, I thought
I was maybe the only one to see -- first of all, that coffee drinking where they
make it appear as if there is nothing in the cup (which I'm sure there isn't really),
but they could at least make it look believable to the viewers.

Plus others, like rearview mirrors removed so we get a good view of the driver and
passenger, streets being wet in many movies, the quick access to all/any computer,
etc, etc . . .

There were some in older movies where a car with hubcaps looses one during a
police chase, for instance, but has it back on in a later scene of the same run.

Picking out such fallacies in TV shows and movies tend to bring back a bit of
memories from my days/nights in MI and ending up in PI work; and, I DO want to
say thanks that I am not the only weirdo (as I often get called by family members)
for picking out this kind of stuff that so many seem to not care about . . .

RS Loc: W Columbia, SC

Yeah, re that telephone number with the 555-xxxx being a dead number, I learned that a good while back, too.
They didn't want to get sued by someone whose number might have been inadvertently given out and starts
getting calls from people playing the part from the movie or whatever.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

What annoys me more than anything else is canned laughter. In scene after scene you can hear the same level of laughter -- it starts with a few people, grows to a maximum, then slowly backs out with one or two little giggles at the end. It gets to the point that all I hear is the dumb laughter. Some of the better shows may have three that they rotate but it is still detectable.

picturedude Loc: Yosemite natl. park, Ca.

Next time you see an elevator on the screen, look at the floor where the car meets the floor, there's no break in the floor. Mostly in older flicks like the Andy Griffith show. Not only that but listen to the sounds the doors make opening or closing, just a couple sheets of plywood.

skylinefirepest Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.

Oh geez, you have hit probably my pet peeve...I hate canned laughter with a passion and they use it when there is nothing funny. And the use it with some so called comedies after each sentence whether it was meant to be funny or not.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Yep.

Always remember, in the USA, virtually ALL commercial programming is there as filler bait to lead you to the ads. It may be disguised as something entertaining or informative, but the networks just want to make a buck.

picturedude Loc: Yosemite natl. park, Ca.

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BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

Did you ever notice that no crime can be solved without a Mini Maglite.

Scouser Loc: British Columbia

And what about those car scenes where the driver is talking to the passenger, for 20 seconds or more. Try taking your eyes off the road for even 10 seconds, in traffic, during a car chase, and see where you end up!

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

Did you know the "booze" is actually tea?
But the beer is actually beer, but warm dead beer.
Why? There's not really a good substitute that actually looks like beer.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I've seen lots of MacBooks with the apple disguised.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Unless McGiver is on the scene, then all it takes is a paperclip!