Small things that really annoy you in media

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Like the title says, small things that are not outright bad but just make it hard to understand or be immersed in the story. The example that made me start the thread is whenever there is a currency in a work, but you never get a straight answer about its value as reference. Is 100 credits a huge thing or just enough for a small meal? Are gold coins actually incredibly valuable or barely enough for anything? It's particularly annoying in Japanese media that usually just multiplies by 100 what you'd assume to be the real value.

 

[Bionicle Enthusiast]

I haven't watched any TV in years, but I fucking hated, and still hate, sitcom laugh tracks.

 

[The Last Stand]

Instrumentals in old movies to set the tone.

I haven't watched any TV in years, but I fucking hated, and still hate, sitcom laugh tracks.

Same reason: I want to laugh when I think something is funny.

 

[Flatline]

When TV shows or movies include an unnecessary, androgynous character.

 

[TATE MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODE!!]

Depiction of technology. I'm pretty tech illiterate but can tell when a writer thinks a computer is some magic box.

 

[Generic Anime Girl]

sex scenes

 

[Hellwalker]

"Hacking" scenes in shows like CSI.

 

[BIONICLE 10127 1]

People exposing their backs in sword fights.

 

[WelperHelper99]

Any time welding is shown in a TV show, or a general shop environment. Its always just guys with angle grinders making sparks on steel. It looks cool for the camera, but they aren't actually doing anything, it just makes the audience think they are.

 

[Bionicle Enthusiast]

Instrumentals in old movies to set the tone.

Same reason: I want to laugh when I think something is funny.

I agree wholeheartedly. Quite frankly I also find it insulting to the viewers intelligence. It's why I prefer dry humor shows.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

Whenever people play videogames. For example theyll be playing a ps1 game on the tv with a n64 controller furiously bashing the buttons. I always picked up on that stuff.

 

[Mandy Stroyer]

Any depiction of social media sites/apps immediately dates it. It feels very "how do you do, fellow kids". Just have them call or text each other.

 

[Dysnomia]

Depiction of technology. I'm pretty tech illiterate but can tell when a writer thinks a computer is some magic box.

I hate the beep beep boop effects they have. Or when a character just randomly taps keys and makes up tech jargon. You can tell the writers have no idea what they are talking about or how to implement it properly.

 

[HiveDull]

I fucking hate walking and talking. It's everywhere, they do it all the time. I especially hate it when they walk and talk with a loud soundtrack playing that isn't properly mixed so you can't hear where the characters are saying.

 

[eDove]

The little immersion-breaking details like a 555 area code get to me. I understand why they do it but I find it just as obnoxious as the Wilhelm Scream.

 

[pollution jim]

midgets

 

[Grandmas Secret]

I read a book where the word "yuppers" was used several times and I regret wasting my time

 

[🔪Cold Steel Brand Rep🔪]

I would rather drink laundry detergent than listen to a podcast with a tranny in it.

 

[Dick Johnson]

Whenever people play videogames. For example theyll be playing a ps1 game on the tv with a n64 controller furiously bashing the buttons. I always picked up on that stuff.

This goes along with mine, which is when (relatively) minor technical details are incorrect. Usually it seems to come from a writer that has just enough knowledge to come up with some words that sound sort of appropriate to someone who is unfamiliar with the subject, but will be laughable to anyone who knows what they're talking about. Gun stuff, car stuff and military stuff seems to collect these errors like flies on a picnic.

 

[Chongqing]

Depiction of technology. I'm pretty tech illiterate but can tell when a writer thinks a computer is some magic box.

I'm watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer, a show from the 90s, and it's amazing how they think every computer is connected and you can just access any files you want. It's hard to tell, but it seems like the writers present computers to be mapped out and tied to physical addresses, buildings and even rooms/offices. Almost as if in the phone book you could just find everybody's IP addresses.

Like, if you want to edit a record file on your principal's computer, you can just bring up the file on your computer, edit it, and the principle would be none the wiser. How do you know where his computer is in the Internet? Who knows. It's never explained. It's like some quasi-metaverse idea.

The same thing happened in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He accessed the record files, changed the records, and it was no problem.