From comments on the board, most people would throw dramatic necessity out a twenty story window and stomp on it after it hits the pavement. I’ve never seen anyone post on the board, “this is not 100% realistic, but it makes for a better story.”
I’d like people who spend half the show talking on cell phones whine more about running out of battery charge.
I’d like people who drive in the city have to run late because they couldn’t find a parking space.
I’d like scenes of graphic violence and mutilation happen off-screen, and scenes of happiness and love appear on-screen, rather than the way it’s normally broadcast.
There wasn’t a small child involved as a hostage, but in Above the Law, Steven Seagal had his gun on about six guys.
One guy: You can’t kill all of us…
Seagal: Bang.
One guy: urk.
Other five guys drop their weapons.
I’d like to see Steven Segal running away from a fight. Bonus points if he’s crying and his pants are on fire.
Although, Ethilrist, yeah, that was a pretty good scene. 
And, what expert told them that revolvers and lever-action carbines would still be the weapons of choice after we have everyday space travel? :dubious:
That reminds me of the “Speed” doctrine, in which Keanu maintains that you shoot the hostage in the leg, so he/she’s too much trouble to drag along.
Mrs. Evil Captor points out that this sounds exactly like a scene from one of those “Naked Gun” movies, with Drebbin as the cool cop. She’s right. So much so that I’m wondering if I actually once saw such a scene and now have “repurposed” it as my own idea.
Last week on The Unit. Two of the soldiers rush a room where a bad guy has several hostages, and is holding one in front of himself. The bad guy turns and instead of a painful, “drop your weapon!” they just both open fire with their pistols and drop him unceremoniously.
Previously on the UWF–video of Eddie Gilbert laying the Russian Flag on the fallen Cowboy Bill Watts as Ivan & Nikita Koloff and Korchenko look on…
(Cut to Jim Ross at the announce table)
…and in our main event, inside a steel cage, it’s gonna be the Russians–Ivan, Nikita, and Korchenko against Cowboy Bill Watts, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams, and The American Dream Dusty Rhodes. Loser of the fall must leave the UWF.
(Cue Russian National Anthem–arena boos as the heels enter the cage)
(Cue Springsteen’s Born in the USA*, and the arena explodes with raw emotion as the Big Cowboy, Doc, & Dusty charge the ring)
Russian asses are kicked soundly, and Watts scores the pin on Korchenko…
Ahhhh…good times, good times.
*yeah, I know about the lyrics. Watts didn’t notice, and used the song for his entrance music–as did Doc & Dibiase, and probably other babyfaces in other promotions)
I was impressed by a story line in The Practice, which previously had been a show where the protaganist’s priest had been a confidant and important part of his life for many years on the show. He and his wife are expecting a child and discussing his religious upbringing. Where as previously the wife was sympathetic to his religious background, the recent Preist sex abuse cover up scandalsmade her not feel comfortable with the Catholic Church anymore and the husband came to agree with her and severed his ties to the church.
Carnack rips the envelope
“What is too cold, what is too hot, and what is just right?”
Yep. On the second season DVDs, producer Bill Lawrence and (I think) Zach Braff talk about this in one of the commentaries. For the first season, they used real scrubs. When it was picked up for a second season, they had specially tailored scrubs made. They’re customed-fitted for each cast member. The women’s scrubs ride lower on the hips and the tops are cut lower and are more fitted in the boobage area.
Well, stylistic choice, of course.
While I don’t expect revolvers and lever actions to make a comeback, it wouldn’t surprise me to see weapons very similar to AK-47s and Colt 1911s survive way into the future. They’re just really good at what they do, and practical. It’s hard to make improvements to the basic designs. For a universe in which practical, non-gee-whiz-gadgety tools are valued, this doesn’t seem too far off the mark.
I’d like, for once, to see people brush their teeth when they wake up in the morning, and not immediately make out with their SO, or eat breakfast, or get dressed and leave the house. How about taking care of those gummy teeth first? Ugh!
I’d like the bed sheets to fall naturally on people in bed, so if a man’s or a woman’s naughty bits are exposed, so be it. I’m always amazed at how so many women manage to keep the sheets over their breasts before, during, and after bumping uglies. And along these lines, I’m also amazed at how many women, who are otherwise uninhibited enough to be sleeping with a guy they just met, insist on keeping their bra and/or tank top on during the deed. As if.
Oakminister, you lost me. Was that a wrestling scenario that you would like to see on tv?
Yeah, the magic microscope. There was an episode of Buffy where Willow looked at something under a microscope and told everyone its chemical composition. Sorry, folks, the most you can usually do with a microscope is make teeny weeny things seem bigger.
Oh, and before you hang the phone up, say goodbye. Jeez, people on TV are just so rude.
Alternatively, I’d like to see the characters learn other lessons and develop into real jerks.
“Remember, kids, if you break Mommie’s boring old lamp, frame your kid brother and act innocent. He’ll get his ass kicked into next week, and you’ll get a raise in allowance.”
“Remember folks, no matter what you do, there’s always some sleazy lawyer who can get you out of it if you pay him enough money, even after you drunkenly plow your oil rig into the orphanage and escape with minor bruising and first degree burns. (Hope you saved your allowance after the broken lamp!)”
Sorta-kinda. It’s a slight revision of the way the actual angle was booked in the mid-1980s. In the original version, the six-man tag match was a main event at the Superdome, back before PPV was very common. Don’t think it included the cage or the loser leaves stipulation–though they did the loser leaves matches around the horn after the Superdome card. A very young Oakie wanted to see it live, but was unable to attend at the time.
The angle was huge at the time. Reagan was President, the Cold War was on, and Watts was always doing the “Proud American” bit–he was not above including shoot political observations in his scripted commentary. Eddie Gilbert was the weasley heel, who sold out America by siding with the Russians. Part of the gimmick was when his team beat an opponent, he’d cover them with the Russian flag. This infuriated Watts, and delicious mock violence ensued. Finally, Gilbert called out Watts on TV. Gilbert apologized, said he’d seen the light, and wanted to make things right. If Watts would just come down to the ring, they’d shake hands, and burn that evil flag right in the middle of the ring. Watts appeared, and entered the ring. Gilbert blathers on, buying time for his men to get in position, and then they ambush Watts. Watts did a blade job, and bled a good bit as they laid him out…and then they PUT THE RUSSIAN FLAG ON COWBOY BILL WATTS. Now this was back when kayfabe was still alive, and many of the fans were “true believers”. They wanted to kill Gilbert. Literally. The guy got actual death threats. And they dutifully lined up and bought tickets to watch the Big Cowboy dispense justice for them. Classic angle. Built up over time, and sent the fans home happy. Remind me to pit Vince McMahon and “sports entertainment” sometime. Gimme that old school booking again
I’d like to see the suicide of a non-dying character depicted as being ultimately rational and justifiable, even sympathetic. (Kinda like “dying of a broken heart”—only with a Glock.)
I think they did this on Star Trek a couple of times…and to what effect? The episodes where they have “unusual” people smooch are they ones everyone remembers…bah.
Just once, I’d like to see the bad cop/good cop routine being answered with a suspect’s “Up yours.” Where do they find all these people who don’t know about BC/GC?