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re: How come when they open a present on a TV show….

Posted on 12/22/23 at 1:18 pm to
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 12/22/23 at 1:18 pm to
Time constraints?
This post was edited on 12/22/23 at 1:19 pm
Posted by LaLadyinTx
Cypress, TX
Member since Nov 2018
6073 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 2:17 pm to
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The box and lid are wrapped separately and all they just lift the lid off the box. No tape to break, no wrapping paper, no cussing.

This is not real life.


I have wondered about this pretty much my whole life.
Posted by LaLadyinTx
Cypress, TX
Member since Nov 2018
6073 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 2:20 pm to
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Opening a package in a movie or TV show is shoe leather. Just like saying goodbye when they are on the phone. It is mundane, takes time, and adds nothing to the story


But it takes away from the story because it takes me out of the moment. I always think...wow, that's so weird. It's just bad.
Posted by RachelGreen
Member since Dec 2015
73 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 2:47 pm to
Continuity between different shots of the same scene is a common reason.
Posted by Revelator
Member since Nov 2008
58173 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 2:53 pm to
One of the biggest things about tv that doesn’t reflect real life is no one ever talks over another person, or multiple conversations aren’t taking place at once. They always wait until the person says their line, then the next person speaks
This post was edited on 12/22/23 at 3:12 pm
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 12/22/23 at 3:27 pm to
Television and film are not intended to depict reality.

They are intended to depict the illusion of reality.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33932 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 3:30 pm to
Because there's a dick in there and tearing it open could be catastrophic.
Posted by LSU75
just happy to be here
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 12/22/23 at 4:05 pm to
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One of the biggest things about tv that doesn’t reflect real life is no one ever talks over another person, or multiple conversations aren’t taking place at once. They always wait until the person says their line, then the next person speaks


That would be incredible if it was reality.
This post was edited on 12/22/23 at 4:07 pm
Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
12018 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 5:05 pm to
How about every citizen of Genoa City ( young & The Restless) are in tip top shape but they eat out at nearly every meal and never work out ?

Also, Christine Blair has been raped at least two times; almost drowned by a psychotic individual; been cheated on, and yet goes to work each day with a smile on her face ( without therapy intervention)
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114038 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 5:18 pm to
quote:

The box and lid are wrapped separately and all they just lift the lid off the box. No tape to break, no wrapping paper, no cussing.

This is not real life.



I am just assuming here, but I would image its that way on TV its a time issue. Unwrapping a gift isn't important to a story so they just make it quick. "Here is a gift" Person opens up the top "oh wow its what I always wanted"... Story moves on.

In real life, for whatever reason some people think they need to put several layers of wrap on it along with a tight arse ribbon and if it doesn't require a pocket knife to open it, it isn't wrapped good.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29643 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 5:21 pm to
White men don’t have black wives like on TV

Asian men don’t have white wives like on TV

Not every family has a 5 course dinner with a perfectly placed set of china and silverware

This post was edited on 12/23/23 at 9:56 am
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76523 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 5:30 pm to
In my 43 years on earth I’ve never known anyone to swallow dry pills without washing them down with something but I guess it’s not uncommon in the world beyond my circle
Posted by tigersbh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
10320 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 5:56 pm to
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Why did all those people in shows in 70’s & early 80’s somehow end up in quicksand but were pulled out at the last second?


This! When I was a kid, I thought quicksand was a real threat.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62871 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 6:04 pm to
No one watches TV on TV
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20512 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 6:34 pm to
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No one rinses out their mouth after they brush their teeth


Why do you rinse your mouth? Do you never use mouth wash? Do you rinse after mouth wash? Maybe I should start my own thread? I like the feeling of clean teeth when I sleep I guess?
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
68891 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 7:15 pm to
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No one rinses out their mouth after they brush their teeth


You are supposed to do this? I always did what they do on tv and still have never had a cavity.

Posted by sparkinator
Lake Claiborne
Member since Dec 2007
4464 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 7:16 pm to
And everyone huddles together on one side of the crowded dining table instead of spreading out around it evenly spaced. Everyone has to face the camera and very few actually eat anything. They all just stir or pick at their food.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76523 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 9:58 pm to
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Why do you rinse your mouth? Do you never use mouth wash? Do you rinse after mouth wash? Maybe I should start my own thread? I like the feeling of clean teeth when I sleep I guess?


So you brush your teeth with toothpaste and just leave your mouth full of toothpaste and don’t rinse it? That’s weird bruh
Posted by HangmanPage1
Wild West
Member since Aug 2021
1396 posts
Posted on 12/22/23 at 11:10 pm to
How come on tv and movies, they will have one person prepare a five course breakfast only for one person to take one bit and say oh I have to run I’m gonna be late. Like who the frick does that?
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38592 posts
Posted on 12/23/23 at 4:51 am to
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No one rinses out their mouth after they brush their teeth


This is actually the correct way to brush your teeth.

Floss
Tongue scraper
Mouthwash
Brush

I had done this wrong for many years, believing mouthwash was last.
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