The Top 10: Unrealistic Clichés in TV Drama
22nd April 2018
A lot of these are little formulae we’ve come to expect from stories in each genre, like ‘one upon a time’ in fairy tales. Their dramatic usage trumps their divergence from real life, like whooshing spacecraft.
That said, a lot of these bother me, especially looking at the other guy when you’re supposed to be driving. (I’ve actually known people who do that, and they invariably spark panic in the passenger.)