Even if people are having clever, snappy dialogue in real life, it rarely comes out the way that Amy Sherman-Palladino’s characters talk.
People talking are a lot less precise- more filler words/phrases and more pauses are common.
Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.
That brings up one of my pet peeves.
It really takes me out of a movie or show when someone says something extremely witty. Rapier-like in its insight and hilarious… but they don’t seem to know that. They’ll deliver the line fairly straight, and even the other characters might smile or chuckle, but never laugh with each other about it.
OR even acknowledge that it was well-put.
If I had a friend who said “Please, a little respect, for I am Costanza, Lord Of The Idiots.”… I’d be laughing out loud. And he would be, too.
And when our other friend, say, Elaine walked in, I’d say “You’ve got to hear what George said! We were arguing over who’s the bigger idiot, and then he blew his chance at Knicks tickets and, well, George, do the line again.” And then laughter would ensue. Again.
I’ve never seen a funny and/or brilliant comment be an unremarked-on throwaway line in real life.
Really? I have absolutely hilariously lines every day that whoosh right over my audience’s heads. That’s my life. Sometimes I’ll repeat what happened to my gf (who has a rapier wit) and she cracks up, both at what I said, and the fact that my audience totally missed it. My audience = my employees.
When it bothers me is when it’s a group of friends that demonstrably have the same sense of humor (and reference points, and intelligence level).
So my peeve would apply to you and your gf, where one of you would say an “absolutely hilariously line”, but neither of you would react much (leaving that for the audience, which is why it takes me out of the show).
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And I feel for you. I had ONE co-worker who, as a writer and a Renaissance Man, got all my one-liners. I’d look out over a group and he’d be giving me a chuckle and a raised eyebrow, while everyone else was thinking about… monster trucks, maybe?
Yep. Of course, my audience is high school students. I’ll throw out a killer line or reference and…nothing. That’s when I’ve been known to turn and mutter “Sometimes they’re just for me.”
Ah, but when you are in sync… She thought I had another itch.
debating if I should self report the “misread thread title” thingy …
ahhh and … “sex in the pool” is also overdone in movies … and overrated … vs. IRL
My very first apartment had an enormous claw-foot tub in the bathroom which actually was long enough to comfortably lay down in. Probably leftover from the Victorian Era. But yeah, it would be a cold place to sleep.
I’ve slept in a big claw bathtub before. The secret is to steal the comforter from the guest bed and line the tub with it. It also helps to be dead drunk and young.
You haven’t met my family. It’s how we roll.
You have my sympathies. But my Trope Of Annoyance isn’t about family or coworkers, they can be obtuse. It’s a group of smart, witty friends who WILL get your jokes, and who WILL laugh… unless you’re all in a TV show.
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If I’d known that sleeping in a cold bathtub was a possible result, I’d’ve never touched a drop of alcohol.
I’ve been where the bathtubs were taken and had to sleep on the hardwood floor. It helps to lie against the wall.
Hey, one of the best sleeps I’ve ever gotten was on a hardwood floor with my leather jacked as a pillow. I woke up feeling like a million bucks. Yes, I was 22 or so at the time, but that still doesn’t seem to completely explain it.
When I was also young, I slept outside under the stars at a SCA event on nothing but a sheepskin and my cloak. Woke up feeling great.
I didn’t even have a cloak.
A sheepskin and a cloak? Luxury! Every time I’ve slept outside at an SCA event, I’ve slept on a pile of gravel with a wet dishrag for a blanket.
(This is literally true.)
Our hero is talking to his sidekick right before he goes off to face the villain and instead of explaining what he wants, just says “You’ll know what to do.”
This sounds like the set-up for a “dad joke.”
Oh contraire. I’ve had many pleasurable assignations on a waterbed I slept on for years with several different women, including the future Mrs. CaptMurdock. It takes a little coordination to get started, but nature quickly takes over.
Uphill? Both ways? In the snow? 