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[apocalypsos]

You know what I would love to put a moratorium on in my entertainment?

-- I see this in books mostly, but when a female character insists on using the word "poop". God, that drives me nuts. Do you know anyone who stills uses that word? 'Cause I sure as hell don't. And as a curse word? ARGH. I might buy it from a character who's an upper-crust snobby Northeasterner, but please don't expect me to buy it from a city chick with no money. Trust me, we curse. We really curse. If adult men in stories don't say it, why the hell should a thirty-year-old woman who's supposedly had a hard life say it?

-- Heavily pregnant ladies in elevators. Dude, NO. Stop that. Nobody finds it funny, because it's the same dumbass jokes every time, and nobody watches a pregnant lady get into an elevator during an action movie and go, "Oh, no! She's getting into the elevator! Whatever will happen!" It's annoying, so stop that.

-- Any "I'm supposed to be a callous jerk" male sitcom-or-comedic-film character who says to a fat lady, "And when is your baby due?" Because at that point, I don't think he's a jerk -- I think he's either mentally handicapped or clinically insane, neither of which is amusing.

Anybody else want to put a moratorium on a stupid cliche or character trait while we're at it?

Comments

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Potty humor in general. So tired of it.

The cliche of disaster movies: "You're the good looking hero. I'm the overweight, balding guy who's not gonna listen to you. I die horribly just as we discover you were right all along." I know, I know. I like the disaster too, but the obnoxious "I'm not listening" person buying it is so predictable at this point.

The music means something scary is about to happen. Let it scare us!

[aliaspiral.livejournal.com]

yes, yes i do.

personally, i HATEHATEHATE when a fic i am reading and enjoying about two characters getting together, gets them together and the story drops all semblence of a plot and they have SEXSEXSEX over and over and over unrealistically! i adore PWPs, thats not the problem. *glares*

i would also like to see the end of all badfic. period.

i would also like all my movies and books and fic to reduce their plotholes from the size of mac trucks to the size of mouseholes.

and i want those damn kids outta my yard! *waves walking stick threateningly*

(sorry about that, i just realized exactly how whiney and demanding i sounded)

[drewbeartx.livejournal.com]

Any gay male is almost always:
A) a flaming, lisping queen/slut (sitcoms)
B) an asexual being gay in name only (sitcoms & dramas)
or C) a tragic & oppressed figure who's probably suicidal (dramas)

Can I PLEASE see a normal guy with a nice, healthy relationship who just happens to be gay? Please?

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see a person who usually doesn't explain themselves give at least a one-sentance reason why something is happening - "I need you to put your life in danger for this mission because you're the only person who knows how to do X" instead of "You've got to do this", for example.

It'd be great if people during difficult times in relationships would say what was bugging them about their partner instead of getting into disasterous situations that could be solved with a few minutes of talking.

[genepool23.livejournal.com]

Speaking of heavily pregnant women in elevators, I am reminded of an incedent that happened to me a couple of years ago.

I got into my elevator at work, and there were two women already in there. One of them was, obviously, very pregnant. So anyway, normaal elevator ride, la de da, until the pregnant woman turns to her friend and announces, brightly and smiling, "Im gonna miscarry!"

It took me a couple of minutes after getting off the elevator to regain my composure and come to the realization that Carrie was a woman in their office, and apparently, she would be missed.

*headslap*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, FOR REAL. Not only did someone repost "Prisoner of Azkaban in 15M" in its entirety without permission a few months ago, but they also took out all the curse words and replaced them with "fudge" and "poopy." As in, "Oh, poopy." NO MA'AM. YOU ARE GROUNDED.

The cliche I hate is that, whenever someone's gender is obscured (think motorcycle helmet), everyone's all like, "Whoa, that dude is AWESOME!," and then it turns out to be a girl. Sigh.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

Can I PLEASE see a normal guy with a nice, healthy relationship who just happens to be gay? Please?

Well where's the entertainment value in that??

I don't think there are any nice, healthy relationships anywhere on TV! That would be boring to watch.

[hemlock-martini.livejournal.com]

* The token ethnic sidekick who dies horribly about 3/4ths of the way through, so that the (white) hero can save the day all by himself.

* The token Big Strong Black Dude who is incredibly tough but ends up dying anyway.

* The Wacky Computer Guy. "He's got a laptop and emo glasses! He must be an INTARWEB GENIUS!"

* Robot driving instructors and talking pies who travel back in time for some reason.

[miggy.livejournal.com]

I've said it before, re: what I would do if I was writing a big-budget disaster movie:

The family would be preparing to flee the scene, only to discover that their dog is missing. They spin wildly around and see the dog sitting in the middle of the street. Buildings above it are cracking and divesting themselves of all their decorative elements; also, a few spires. The dog looks helplessly at them and barks. Bark! Bark!

The adorable young child of the family breaks away from the hands of the Responsible Grownup. The kiddie runs to the dog and hugs it fiercely and tells it to come on, you're okay!

Then a wall falls off one of the buildings and crushes them both to death.

Responsible Grownups are, in fact, smarter than dogs or adorable kiddies.

[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

No more confrontations outside of LoveInterest's house in the rain. Just NO. If you can't have a civilized conversation on a nice sunny day, you may be a drama addict and your relationship is dysfunctional. I never again want to see two people out on the street, arguing about how they can't live without each other or have broken each other's hearts. If they must, I want a car suffering from reduced visibility to run them both over. And then back up and do it again.

Making out in the rain is still okay though, because it is wet and sexy, but not if it's right after the fight. I have objections to makeup!sex in general.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

when a female character insists on using the word "poop". God, that drives me nuts. Do you know anyone who stills uses that word?

::raises hand:: I have a 3 year old. All mothers of toddlers say "poop", god help us.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

Can I PLEASE see a normal guy with a nice, healthy relationship who just happens to be gay?

Go rent "Four Weddings and a Funeral". :)

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but there's a difference between "I have a three-year-old and can't curse in front of them," which is acceptable, and "I'm surrounded by adults and am supposedly in the middle of kicking serious ass," in which it isn't, and is mostly worthy of mocking.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, I so need to watch that when I get home. :)

[aliaspiral.livejournal.com]

think motorcycle helmet

not in Grease 2! that has to count for something!

[marag.livejournal.com]

Oh no, healthy relationships don't have to be boring, even if many writers think so. Having a healthy relationship doesn't mean you can't have conflict. A healthy relationship doesn't mean that things can't go wrong and all kinds of things can't happen to the couple.

Believe me, I've in the healthiest marriage I know and that's never stood in the way of plenty of drama and conflict in our lives! (In fact, I'd be delighted for our lives to be boring for a little while. Just a month or so of boring would be quite restful, actually.)

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

I don't think Will from Will and Grace fits any of those stereotypes.

He was kind of in a closet with a revolving door, though. Like being gay was his secret identity.

[marag.livejournal.com]

Mmm, yes, that's an excellent point. I must admit I've occasionally been guilty of using rain to show that characters are sad ::hangs head in shame:: but I can't stand the scenes where characters are standing in the rain and arguing.

Good grief, people! Go stand in a fricking bus shelter or something. Standing in the rain just shows you're not smart enough to get under cover.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

Agreed. When I'm kicking ass and taking names, it's no-holds-barred.

I wouldn't mind, though, seeing some tough chick have to take down someone verbally in front of their myna-bird two year old. That has serious comic potential. ;)

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind, though, seeing some tough chick have to take down someone verbally in front of their myna-bird two year old. That has serious comic potential.

You know, I've already had NaNo inspiration once on this thread, and the longer it gets, the more silly story ideas that come into my head. ;)

[thornsilver]

1. Ethnic sterotypes. The list is long and I will probably miss some anyway.

2. Women on dangerous situations/lost in the wilderness with perfect hair, nails and makeup. And all dipilated.

3. Any male character who just had gaysex and proceeds to think/say "but I am not gay, I am just attracted to him" should be immidately hit by lighting.

4. And in smut: please make your victims chracters use lube when having anal sex.

[wal-lace.livejournal.com]

Actually, I do know a girl - no, wait, an about-to-be-26-year-old woman - who says 'Oh, Poo' as a swear word. But then, she has a Hello Kitty keychain and a habit of periodically declaring that her boyfriend has the smallest bum in the world, so she's not exactly normal.

And in that third point - you don't include when Roz did it to a police woman on Frasier, do you?

Anyway, I want a moratorium on Heroes Ignoring Bullet Wounds. It's not something you walk off, it's a lump of metal embedded in your body! And also on people somehow acquiring magic horses which can run all day without dropping dead.

Oh, and Stupid Chiefs. If the Cop/Soldier/Fireman/Secret Agent hasn't been able to build a working relationship with the guy set above him, it doesn't say good things about him. This doesn't apply if the chief is actually evil, of course.

[adjectivegirl.livejournal.com]

If I see ONE MORE DAMN MAGICAL BLACK WOMAN IN MOVIES I'M GONNA THROW MYSELF OUT A WINDOW.

And aim for a studio exec. Stop with the special powers so we don't have to characterize bullshit.

"Spunky" or "quirky" females. I don't CARE how cute it is that she wears knits. How about rage filled women? Lot more of those around than are represented.

Rain. Just--rain. I'm looking at you, John Cusack.

[wal-lace.livejournal.com]

But... but... one of them died. That was the funeral.

Ye gods, I'm losing my Manly points by tearing up just thinking about it.

Still, I'm getting them back by plotting to kill Andie McDowell.

[miggy.livejournal.com]

While not guys, Carol and Susan on Friends had the longest-running relationship on the show, were great parents, were crazy about each other and had a healthy sex life, and were shown having a traditional wedding ceremony in 1995.

I miss my dead gay show.