Last week, I revealed the Top 25 things that only happen on TV (and in the movies) according to the Have Happy Fun Time blog (and supposedly many other blogs and websites). Since the release of this article, many TV Squad readers commented to add their own item to the list. Since some of them are really true and funny, I thought it would be a nice idea to share with everyone.Cars and car chases
- The streets are always wet in a car chase. Even if it's in the middle of a drought in Southern California. - Boomstick
- No one ever gets out of a car and locks it -- even on the meanest streets. - Magnetite2
- No matter how wet the streets are, a car's tires always make a screeching noise when turning a corner or coming to a quick stop. - john blocker
- In bedroom scenes, men have sheets that reach their waist, but women have L-shaped sheets that come up to their chests. - Suetu
- On TV and in movies when people make a date with each other they just say "So, Friday it is"" and walk away! They psychically know the time and place and everything! - potatobiker
- Women on TV almost always wake up with their hair and makeup perfect! - ORKMommy
- People on TV never change their clothes or remove shoes when entering homes. Does everyone sit on their bed in knee-high boots? - SpaceVenus
- Shooting the locking mechanism on a door will either cause the door to be permanently open, or permanently locked. - kip
- A character, while running and holding a gun, will eject the spent clip, insert a loaded clip, and load the chamber; all perfectly and all without breaking the stride in their run. - Mack Swift
- People on TV, never seem to say "goodbye" at the end of a phone call. Both parties seem to psychically know when the conversation is over and they hang up in a dramatic fashion. - Lenny (Two readers replied to this entry with "It's typically queued by the music." and "That only works in the 555 area code.")
- Most characters, no matter how poor, don't bother to get change from anyone -- cabbies, hot dog vendors, at the coffee shop, etc. They almost always say, "Keep the change." All TV vendors/cabbies should make sure their total prices are 1 cent over the dollar to maximize their profits from these generous suckers. - horsenbuggy
- On the subject of ventilation systems, why is the inside every single one of them sparkling clean like they have a team of air shaft gnomes scrubbing them everyday? What the heck kind of filters are they using that manages to trap every speck of dust coming in, even in the run-down prison from My Name is Earl? - kevjohn
So there you have it. TV Squad readers' Top 14 things that only happen in TV! Have anything to add to the list, feel free to comment below!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
2-10-2008 @ 12:19PM
ddrgirlie said...
It also only pours when it rains. Never drizzles, never increases or decreases.
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2-10-2008 @ 12:46PM
Dawn said...
No one ever uses milk or sugar in their coffee. They just pour about an inch of black coffee in a cup.
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2-10-2008 @ 12:47PM
Ravin said...
Ever notice how no one ever unwraps a gift? They just lift off the pre-wrapped and bowed lid off the box.
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2-10-2008 @ 12:50PM
Isabelle Carreau said...
Plus the gifts are always wrapped as if professional wrappers had wrapped them!
2-10-2008 @ 12:49PM
Nicolas Graf said...
Not only do the tires screech on wet streets, they also screech on unpaved dirt-roads…
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2-11-2008 @ 9:56AM
ORKMommy said...
OMG...I just had a Dukes of Hazzard flashback!
2-10-2008 @ 1:01PM
superbagman said...
I groaned as soon as I saw the 24 picture because I KNEW it was going to be "no one goes to the bathroom." It's been seven years, so that one has gotten a little old. But I will admit GigG made me laugh with the "nothing escapes Jack Bauer" line. Funny stuff.
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2-10-2008 @ 1:04PM
Dawn said...
Children are always happily off playing in their own rooms, never annoying their parents.
I wish.
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2-10-2008 @ 1:17PM
Argus said...
...And if the adults suddenly need to go out, then the children will be fine there by themselves, no sitter mentioned.
2-10-2008 @ 1:48PM
Dev said...
In "24," you can get anywhere within the Los Angeles city limits in 30 minutes. Anywhere!
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2-10-2008 @ 2:37PM
Galley said...
Actually, I think it's closer to 20 minutes.
2-10-2008 @ 2:02PM
Michael said...
when tho power goes ouut its not like turning off the lights it ALWAYS makes a loud bang when going out watch any show or movie featuring a blackout and you'll know what i mean
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2-10-2008 @ 2:11PM
kim akins said...
Cars ALWAYS blow up after they get in a wreck or roll down a hill. And no one, except the hero survives a car wreck.
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2-10-2008 @ 3:28PM
Brent McKee said...
Unless the car wreck was on "The A-Team" then everyone survived everything.
2-10-2008 @ 7:00PM
Bus said...
Or the car is on fire and never blows up or the fire extinguished. AVP:R (coming soon to a cable station near you) had Aliens attacking humans, and for some reason a car was upside down and on fire, and a pan across the streets again revealed the same car was still on fire in the pouring rain. Yes, the pouring rain, not a drizzle.
2-10-2008 @ 2:12PM
pumpkinhead said...
All bedrooms have a special lighting system installed so that, when the main light is turned off, a soft spotlight automatically comes on and shines directly on the bed and its occupants.
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2-10-2008 @ 2:53PM
Argus said...
And lets not forget that when a character has some sort of tragedy occur in his life, its requisite that it starts to rain to mirror his emotions. He then has to run outside into said rain, spread his arm's out like he's Jesus, and yell "NOOOOOOOOO!"
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2-10-2008 @ 3:15PM
Dawn said...
If a movie or tv show happens on Christmas, there is always tons of snow and it snows on Christmas Day.
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2-10-2008 @ 3:21PM
Etta said...
Notice how when people park their convertibles on the street they never stop to put the top up or lock them? They just get out and go, no matter what the neighborhood is like.
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2-11-2008 @ 10:42AM
Nick Post said...
As a convertible owner, we leave the top down or the car unlocked because replacing a slashed top costs much more than anything stolen from the car. Unless they decide to steal the seats.