TV Clichés that annoy you the most? - Blu-ray Forum

wonderer99 · 11-18-2016, 06:36 AM

OK so it can be from a production perspective or maybe a particular show does something over and over again. Or anything in the TV world really that annoys you.

The reason for the thread is that I have just discovered the show The Curse of Oak Island. I was very happy with this as I have followed the Oak Island story since I was a young child and it has fascinated me for the over 25 years. I was so excited that I have 3 seasons of a show about the island and the quest to solve its mysteries.

However as soon as I started watching the first episode I cringed. It was going to be one of those American shows.

Yes the ones that treat the audience like they are 12. Basically the kind of show that has to repeat the same information at least 4 times every 10 minutes(after every ad break American viewers seem to need to hear the entire story again) and every action and development is acted out for the cameras. Which is fine if you are dealing with actors but not, like in this show, real people whose true desire is to not be in front of the cameras on a reality show. "Hey guys look what I have found" Cue dramatic drum soundtrack. Oh the drums.Probably the single worst trait of an American shows like these.

Major discovery.....Dramatic drums
Minor discovery.....Dramatic drums
Possible discovery.....Dramatic drums
Discussing what to order for lunch......Dramatic drums
Establishing aerial shot.....Dramatic drums

This story is fascinating, intriguing, baffling and dramatic enough. It does not need all this gung ho, f**k Yeah, Americanization. I am going to try to see past all this as the topic fascinates me enough to watch the process and see the current situation on Oak island as it happens. So rather than just have a rant I thought I would turn it into a thread so others can air their TV grievances to.

11-18-2016, 06:36 AM	#1
wonderer99 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2010	TV Clichés that annoy you the most? OK so it can be from a production perspective or maybe a particular show does something over and over again. Or anything in the TV world really that annoys you. The reason for the thread is that I have just discovered the show The Curse of Oak Island. I was very happy with this as I have followed the Oak Island story since I was a young child and it has fascinated me for the over 25 years. I was so excited that I have 3 seasons of a show about the island and the quest to solve its mysteries. However as soon as I started watching the first episode I cringed. It was going to be one of those American shows. Yes the ones that treat the audience like they are 12. Basically the kind of show that has to repeat the same information at least 4 times every 10 minutes(after every ad break American viewers seem to need to hear the entire story again) and every action and development is acted out for the cameras. Which is fine if you are dealing with actors but not, like in this show, real people whose true desire is to not be in front of the cameras on a reality show. "Hey guys look what I have found" Cue dramatic drum soundtrack. Oh the drums.Probably the single worst trait of an American shows like these. Major discovery.....Dramatic drums Minor discovery.....Dramatic drums Possible discovery.....Dramatic drums Discussing what to order for lunch......Dramatic drums Establishing aerial shot.....Dramatic drums This story is fascinating, intriguing, baffling and dramatic enough. It does not need all this gung ho, f**k Yeah, Americanization. I am going to try to see past all this as the topic fascinates me enough to watch the process and see the current situation on Oak island as it happens. So rather than just have a rant I thought I would turn it into a thread so others can air their TV grievances to.

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