Another Way to Avoid Writing: Pet Peeves On-Screen

[holdouttrout]

abyssinia4077 and I were talking about our on-screen pet peeves. Hers has to do with bad science. Mine is any time it calls for a character to "play" piano. Ninety-eight percent of the time (yes, I'm making that up), the hand movements aren't even in the right SECTION of the piano. Even when they don't show the hands, I can tell by body language whether or not the actor is even making an honest attempt.

And don't get me started on music syncing.

So what's your pet peeve? Something you know so well that any little thing wrong jumps out of you and takes you right out of the story?

Comments

[majorsamfan.livejournal.com]

Well, with Star Trek, it was supposed to be the universal translator, I think, but it only worked unless they wanted it NOT to - e.g., episode of ST:TNG where Picard and alien are on planet together and have to learn each other's language. (And they had a few other instances where they discussed language situations, like when Picard had to say a certain thing a certain way and where the deaf guy's 3 telepathic interpreters were killed and Data had to learn sign language.)

And like pepper_field said, looping - ZOMGosh! that episode (2010) of SG1 where Sam's pronunciation of Aschen was changed...and then later in the episode (or maybe in 2001) someone else said it the way Amanda had originally pronounced it - is another peeve. I guess it's hard for them to recapture the moment of acting, especially when it's days, weeks or even months later. Some are better at it than others.