Twoply 0 #1 April 24, 2007 Name the most common inaccuracies that you've seen on regular TV shows. Things I'm referring to are how police detectives are always really cocky and have the perfect little phrase for the moment or how every person who gets administered CPR, comes out of unconciousness and coughs. Anymore, I only watch Heroes. But I will tell you that cutting off the top of someone's head like Sylar does, isn't as easy as it looks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #2 April 25, 2007 Give me a break. My education and career ruined every gosh darn legal show out there. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darwin143 0 #3 April 25, 2007 One time on CSI Grissam said terminal velocity is 9.8 m/s^2. That is the acceleration due to gravity, not terminal velocity. As an engineering dork, I haven't let him live that one down since Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 April 25, 2007 Two common innaccuracies that bother me are the evening news and the morning news.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #5 April 25, 2007 I hate it when they blur out the good stuff on Girls Next Door. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 April 25, 2007 You beat me to it.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apollard24 0 #7 April 25, 2007 Quote I hate it when they blur out the good stuff on Girls Next Door. They do not blur it out on the DVD's. Breathe out so I can breathe you in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misaltas 0 #9 April 25, 2007 Military uniforms far too often are incorrect in some way. Insignia or awards worn improperly, out of context, or just wrong. Funny, it would be so easy to take a few moments to get it right. Movies are worse, especially since many which have some military element to it have paid advisors. Not that it bugs me, but it kinda ruins the illusion of the story when you see mistakes like that. Like when a boom mike drops into frame. Or when Jimmy Fallon showed up in the middle of Band of Brothers.Ohne Liebe sind wir nichts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #10 April 25, 2007 Cars never have rearview mirrors. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #11 April 25, 2007 QuoteGive me a break. My education and career ruined every gosh darn legal show out there. I was gonna say Law and Order and The Practice, but you summed it up quite well.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #12 April 25, 2007 QuoteMilitary uniforms far too often are incorrect in some way. That is due to law, not for lack of attention to detail or being technically correct. Some shows/movies are better than others where it isn't as obvious."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #13 April 25, 2007 All the medical shows that 'shock' (defibrillate) asystole (flat line). You don't shock the heart to start it, you defibrillate ventricular fibrillation to stop unwanted cardiac activity.----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #14 April 25, 2007 QuoteAll the medical shows that 'shock' (defibrillate) asystole (flat line). You don't shock the heart to start it, you defibrillate ventricular fibrillation to stop unwanted cardiac activity. What is done to a flat line, anything? What really bugs me is the extremely dark work environments of so many shows.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #15 April 25, 2007 What's this "TV" of which you speak? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #16 April 25, 2007 QuoteQuoteAll the medical shows that 'shock' (defibrillate) asystole (flat line). You don't shock the heart to start it, you defibrillate ventricular fibrillation to stop unwanted cardiac activity. What is done to a flat line, anything? I've always claimed with enough epi and atropine you can get a rythym out of a steak, but I have yet to actually try it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #17 April 25, 2007 QuoteI've always claimed with enough epi and atropine you can get a rythym out of a steak, but I have yet to actually try it. You're so cute. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #18 April 25, 2007 It doesn't matter what day of the month it is or how many consecutive nights in a row a story is, it doesn't matter what time of night it is, it's always a full moon. Further, that full moon is probably on the horizon at mid-night. Further still, any time-lapse shot of the moon rising has a 50/50 chance of being backwards . . . as does any shot of the sun rising or setting. I will forgive a certain amount of exaggeration in the size of the moon compared to the rest of the sky because that is a commonly perceived optical illusion and looks pretty neat in real life, but the reality is, the moon and sun both take up about 0.5° of sky and they're REALLY tiny compared to the rest of the sky. Neither should ever appear to damn near fill the entire sky.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #19 April 25, 2007 Doogie Howser is not a real doctor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #20 April 25, 2007 Quote What's this "TV" of which you speak? A device used for many purposes including entertainment. Some claim an extraordinary amount of pride in not using or even having the device, because they view it as a waste of time and such. The device has much in common with the internet and internet forum sites.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansSuit 1 #21 April 25, 2007 How about recorded 911 calls on COPS and the like. You hear the tones of the dialer pushing 9-1-1. On a recording of the call, you wouldn't hear the dialing. On a side note, why do we still call it "dialing". Are there still dial phones anywhere?Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
everymansaved 0 #22 April 25, 2007 Yeah, I'll second the medical stuff. A lot of medical info on TV is bunk, and it gets annoying.God made firefighters so paramedics would have heroes...and someone can put out the trailer fires. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #23 April 25, 2007 QuoteQuoteMilitary uniforms far too often are incorrect in some way. That is due to law, not for lack of attention to detail or being technically correct. Some shows/movies are better than others where it isn't as obvious. To quote pops jumper "You beat me to it. "My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #24 April 25, 2007 About the only things I really notice are the skydiving errors, like most of us on here do. There is the commercial for auto insurance where a car chase scene is being filmed on a high rise parking garage and the car veers away from a head-on collision and goes over the edge, and falls some 200 feet or more into the water... I had the feeling it was Chicago in the Blues Brothers movie... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenfly00 0 #25 April 25, 2007 QuoteQuoteAll the medical shows that 'shock' (defibrillate) asystole (flat line). You don't shock the heart to start it, you defibrillate ventricular fibrillation to stop unwanted cardiac activity. What is done to a flat line, anything? CPR, epinephrine and atropine.----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
