Faux Life: Things That Happen On TV But Not In Reality

[SVNBob]

3 hours ago, Quof said:

(or maybe she uses her fingers to transfer the last drops to her mouth, after the camera is off). 

Unlike Nigella, who doesn't bother to wait until the camera is off.

[KittyMom4]

On 4/1/2021 at 6:55 PM, WinnieWinkle said:

Anyone stealing my garbage is in for a sorry surprise - not unlike anyone who might break into my house expecting to steal something of value. As Mr T would say "I pity the fool".

Yep! Mr. Keps pointed out that my necklace holder is visible through the window. I pointed out that all 10 necklaces together are probably worth no more than $100.00. It's not like I inherited Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection.

You'd have to dig through dog pee soaked paper towels (old dog) and a bunch of rotten vegetables/fruits that I was going to make something with and completely forgot about. Have fun with that.

21 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

Right? Hell, I wouldn't wear a skirt in the winter even if my legs weren't bare underneath. 

I hadn't worn a skirt since last October, when the weather warmed to a balmy 60 degrees a couple weeks ago I wore one, with stockings, but wore my winter boots to and from my car as it was wet and muddy.

21 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

My favorite is when women are wearing high heels in the wintertime. 'Cause, y'know, it's not like they'll have to walk across any icy sidewalks or roads or anything at some point. 

LOL, I had a coworker who wore spiked heeled boots on an icy winter day, she fell ass over teakettle in the parking lot. Thankfully the only thing that was hurt was her dignity but from that day on she wore flat bottomed footwear to the office. Sorry but it ain't worth breaking an ankle or bruising a tailbone to look "good" in the parking lot for goodness sakes. 

[Mabinogia]

Back before Covid, when I had to commute to work I would look like Sven in Summer Blowout scene in Frozen. You're lucky if you can see my eyes peering out from behind the big fuzzy hat and scarf wrapped around my face. Winter in New England is not the place to go if your priority is looking Instagram cute. lol

[Annber03]

14 minutes ago, BexKeps said:

LOL, I had a coworker who wore spiked heeled boots on an icy winter day, she fell ass over teakettle in the parking lot. Thankfully the only thing that was hurt was her dignity but from that day on she wore flat bottomed footwear to the office. Sorry but it ain't worth breaking an ankle or bruising a tailbone to look "good" in the parking lot for goodness sakes. 

Oh, dear. Glad she was all right, though. And agreed-especially if I'm going to work. It's not exactly like I'm dressing to impress anyone (sure, you want to look professional and all that, but you know what I mean) or put on a fashion show, after all. And if I do want to look good for someone at the office, I think they'll understand if I need to wear boots instead of some sexy heels 😛 (and if they don't, that's a whole other issue, LOL). 

But yeah, if I am going somewhere where walking around in winter boots all day just wouldn't be feasible and I want/need to wear another type of shoe, I just put the other shoes in a bag and carry them with me to the place in question. Then once I arrive, I change out of my boots and into those shoes. It can be a bit of a hassle sometimes, yes, but it's better than falling on the sidewalk, that's for sure. 

[Irlandesa]

I wear skirts and dresses year round but without tights in the winter?  Heck no.  At the very least, I'm wearing some kind of leggings or long underwear to take off inside if my workplace is too hot.  BTW, where are the thermostat wars in TV office places? 

This talk of wearing high heels reminds me of the movie Working Girl.  One thing I loved and wish I saw more on TV and in movies was the fact that she wore sneakers when she commuted to work and changed her shoes when she got there.

[Callietwo]

I have a large box and two drawers of shoes in my office to change into when I get there.  Mid-summer, I had to dash in to grab a few pairs there were still there even though we'd been home since March. 

If we ever go back, it'll be like getting a whole new-ish shoe wardrobe again, it's been so long.  

[Lady Whistleup]

Oh, speaking of which: movie hookers are always wearing super short skirts and hooker heels. In real life hookers usually dress in regular street clothes to blend in. 

[Quof]

10 minutes ago, Irlandesa said:

One thing I loved and wish I saw more on TV and in movies was the fact that she wore sneakers when she commuted to work and changed her shoes when she got there.

See, and I've always thought that was stupid.  Unless you are running to work, there is no need to wear sneakers.   I have a variety of shoes that are comfortable for walking - ballet flats, loafers, oxfords, etc, that I can wear with business attire when I don't want to wear heels on the commute.  I don't have to look like a slob. 

[DoctorAtomic]

It depends if you're in a high metro area taking subways/buses/trains. You might actually have to run. 

[KittyMom4]

When it's warm enough for shoes here in Upstate NY I wear flats to work. First because I noticed that the back of my heels would get worn from having my foot on the gas pedal where it rubs against the floormat. Second because by the end of the day my feet are done with heels, nothing feels better than sliding into a comfy flat or sandal after being in heels for 8 hours. 

One thing that rarely happens in real life:  People dressing like they work on Madison Avenue at the office. Our office runs the gamut from skirts and blouses to leggings and tunic sweaters, high heels to flip-flops, fully made-up to au naturel. No one is perfectly coiffed and looking like Crystal Carrington on Dynasty. 

 

[Shannon L.]

15 minutes ago, Lady Whistleup said:

Oh, speaking of which: movie hookers are always wearing super short skirts and hooker heels. In real life hookers usually dress in regular street clothes to blend in. 

I always get a kick out of that when I see it--especially if the location is on Hollywood Blvd.  I used to live 2 blocks north of the most popular blocks of Hollywood Blvd and I don't remember ever seeing prostitutes being so obvious.

[Hiyo]

“No one is perfectly coiffed and looking like Crystal Carrington on Dynasty.”

Obviously, they are not trying hard enough.

[Crashcourse]

When showing kitchens, there's always a large bowl of (usually) uneaten fruit on the table or kitchen island.  On very rare occasions, some kid might grab a banana or apple before dashing out the door.

[merylinkid]

I wear skirts even in winter because it's hard to find pants that fit me properly.   Let me tell ya, in winter, Jack Frost has been nipping places I wish he wasn't.   One day after a snowstorm I wore heels to court because the parking garage was literally right across the street.   No problem right?   Except the parking garage was full (cars parked overnight from the snow storm).   So I had to park a few blocks further away.    I just took off my heels and walked in my stocking feet because of course I was wearing hose.   The hose were ruined.   But I didn't fall.   Word preceded me and everyone in the courthouse was talking about the lady running down the street in her stocking feet and carrying a trial bag.   Did I mention was late from having trouble finding parking?   One thing I really appreciate about Zoom Court - no commute.

 

 

[Lugal]

Due to the lay of the land in my town, I lived in a cold patch, the air was several degrees cooler there than other places in town, so in early spring, I would show up at work with long sleeves and a jacket when everyone else was there in T-shirts.

[DearEvette]

2 hours ago, Quof said:

See, and I've always thought that was stupid.  Unless you are running to work, there is no need to wear sneakers.   I have a variety of shoes that are comfortable for walking - ballet flats, loafers, oxfords, etc, that I can wear with business attire when I don't want to wear heels on the commute.  I don't have to look like a slob. 

That was specific to the 80s tho.  Women wearing sneakers to work started because of the New York transit strike in 1980.  There was no subway or bus transportation in or among the five boroughs for almost two weeks.  People had to find alternate methods to get to work, from walking to biking, even rollerskating.  Women began to wear sneakers as a comfortable long distance walking shoe and because not only were some of the distances long but they were walking over bridges and some pretty grotty places where you probably didn't want to have to mess up a nicer flat.  It became this whole big phenomena.  They were dubbed "the sneaker brigade" Even after the strike ended, the fashion of the sneaker with the power suits persisted for awhile until it petered out.  

[Lady Whistleup]

Speaking of clothes screen clothes are never too baggy or too small and a button in the front popped. Like Travis Bickle. His GI jacket fits him perfectly. His hair is just the right length. For someone who has PTSD he either takes his clothes to a tailor or only buys clothes that fit him just so.

[Mabinogia]

4 minutes ago, Lady Whistleup said:

Speaking of clothes screen clothes are never too baggy or too small and a button in the front popped. Like Travis Bickle. His GI jacket fits him perfectly. His hair is just the right length. For someone who has PTSD he either takes his clothes to a tailor or only buys clothes that fit him just so.

No matter how depressed, miserable, poor or insane a character, they always have professional hair care, perfect teeth and well tailored clothes. 

 

[GaT]

5 hours ago, Lady Whistleup said:

No one on tv is ever wearing the thick control-top pantyhose that's about two shades too dark for your actual skin tone with a big run down the thigh because you snagged your hose against a door leaving the house.

And they never wear mismatched panties & bras, or granny panties, or panties coming off the elastic.

3 hours ago, BexKeps said:

I noticed that the back of my heels would get worn from having my foot on the gas pedal where it rubs against the floormat.

YES! I started noticing that my shoes were getting ruined from driving, so I started wearing sneakers to commute & changed into shoes when I got to work.

[WinnieWinkle]

1 hour ago, Mabinogia said:

No matter how depressed, miserable, poor or insane a character, they always have professional hair care, perfect teeth and well tailored clothes. 

On Two and a Half Men (which I see WAY more than I want) Alan is meant to be a total cheapskate and/or always broke yet he dresses well and had numerous matching pajama and robe sets.  This is meant to show the audience he's a fussy little man but honestly if he was truly broke and/or a cheapskate he would not have even one matching pj and robe set let alone 2 or 3!

[Zella]

I noticed on the 1970s version of The Getaway, when Steve McQueen character's Doc gets out of prison, he is wearing a very ill-fitting suit. It's one of the only times I've ever seen that, and it is quite noticeable even to someone like me, who is pretty fashion inept. I assume the bad clothes were a Peckinpah touch since he bitched about McQueen ensuring there were scenes of him looking like "a pretty boy" in the final cut. LOL

One thing I liked about it, though, is nobody commented on it to draw attention to it. It was just there for you to notice. 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Zella

[Crashcourse]

2 hours ago, DearEvette said:

That was specific to the 80s tho.  Women wearing sneakers to work started because of the New York transit strike in 1980.  There was no subway or bus transportation in or among the five boroughs for almost two weeks.  People had to find alternate methods to get to work, from walking to biking, even rollerskating.  Women began to wear sneakers as a comfortable long distance walking shoe and because not only were some of the distances long but they were walking over bridges and some pretty grotty places where you probably didn't want to have to mess up a nicer flat.  It became this whole big phenomena.  They were dubbed "the sneaker brigade" Even after the strike ended, the fashion of the sneaker with the power suits persisted for awhile until it petered out.  

Ahhh yes, I remember those times.  Women started wearing sneakers in DC, but I don't think the trend lasted as long here as it did in NYC.  

[Lady Whistleup]

Oh here's another one: in basketball movies the coach is always a gruff, Bobby-Knight type who wears team jackets. They never have a basketball coach be like Coach Cal, Pat Riley, or Rick Pitino with the slicked back hair and Armani suits.

[Popples]

35 minutes ago, Lady Whistleup said:

Oh here's another one: in basketball movies the coach is always a gruff, Bobby-Knight type who wears team jackets. They never have a basketball coach be like Coach Cal, Pat Riley, or Rick Pitino with the slicked back hair and Armani suits.

The slicked-back hair, high fashion suit wearers are always the bad guys in those movies.

[Ohiopirate02]

8 hours ago, Popples said:

The slicked-back hair, high fashion suit wearers are always the bad guys in those movies.

Pitino looked the other way when his assistants invited escorts to party with recruits, so I'd say he's a bad guy.  And I believe he was unaware of what his assistants were up to because he was too busy cheating on his wife.  I could be getting the timeline wrong here, but I know he is guilty of both.

[dalek]

I get why it is generally not shown on tv, even on shows such as Call the Midwife, where is does happen occasionally, but it just seems like even on medical shows, when a woman gives birth, no one ever deals with the afterbirth/placenta.

[Hiyo]

Who has time to even notice the placenta when we all know a woman only takes 20 minutes tops to give birth?

[BlackberryJam]

3 hours ago, Hiyo said:

Who has time to even notice the placenta when we all know a woman only takes 20 minutes tops to give birth?

Unless she's going to die, then it drags out longer. 

[supposebly]

4 hours ago, dalek said:

I get why it is generally not shown on tv, even on shows such as Call the Midwife, where is does happen occasionally, but it just seems like even on medical shows, when a woman gives birth, no one ever deals with the afterbirth/placenta.

I have wished all my pregnant friends a TV birth. Unfortunately, my good wishes don't work.

[Moose135]

13 minutes ago, supposebly said:

I have wished all my pregnant friends a TV birth.

Trapped in an elevator with a stranger?

Edited April 6, 2021 by Moose135

[supposebly]

No, the normal ones that are over in 2 minutes.

[Mabinogia]

34 minutes ago, Moose135 said:

46 minutes ago, supposebly said:

I have wished all my pregnant friends a TV birth.

Trapped in an elevator with a stranger?

Only if the baby daddy isn't in the picture and the stranger is attractive. Just think of the "meet cute" story they will tell the child when it grows up. 

[Hiyo]

If it's not your future husband, it will almost certainly be your most disliked rival (and possibly the baby daddy's current SO).

[Llywela]

14 hours ago, supposebly said:

I have wished all my pregnant friends a TV birth. Unfortunately, my good wishes don't work.

One of my friends had a very TV birth - precipitous labour at 31 weeks, baby was born in 15 minutes flat, at home on the bathroom floor. The ambulance didn't get there in time. Her husband delivered the baby with support from the 999 operator. They even had the TV drama of fearing for the baby's life because she was premature (she was fine, very healthy lungs - now a bouncing 10-year-old).

And then there was my aunt, who went into labour at her sister's funeral, which I've always said was a tremendously soap opera thing to do! 😄 

[Katy M]

15 hours ago, supposebly said:

I have wished all my pregnant friends a TV birth. Unfortunately, my good wishes don't work.

I've never given birth, but I've seen people online who said that hey have, say that all the screaming that happens on tv doesn't happen in real life. So, doesn't that mean that tv births are more painful?

[DearEvette]

Granted, I have only given birth twice, but yeah, I don't remember screaming.  I remember lots of groaning and "oh fuck, that hurts."   One thing I did not do that seems to happen in tv is curse at my husband and swear we'd never have sex again.

One very TV thing about my first birth was one of my attendants in my birthing room was a brand new intern.  First day on the maternity ward.  She had her shiny new medical coat and looked like someone who should be on ER on Grey's Anatomy.  After I had the baby she was right there with us crying happily.  She said it was the best thing she'd ever seen.  She was so lovely.

[Hiyo]

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One thing I did not do that seems to happen in tv is curse at my husband and swear we'd never have sex again.

Wait, you mean you didn't grab him or someone by the arm and squeeze so hard and painfully that they dropped to the floor on their knees while screaming something at them that can only be described as Exorcist Voice?

I am shocked and disappointed.

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And then there was my aunt, who went into labour at her sister's funeral

What, she couldn't have saved it for someone's wedding?

[DoctorAtomic]

I thought that's how the baby came out. 

[Blergh]

1 hour ago, Katy M said:

I've never given birth, but I've seen people online who said that hey have, say that all the screaming that happens on tv doesn't happen in real life. So, doesn't that mean that tv births are more painful?

Only to the sound editors- NOT the performers!

[Shannon L.]

2 hours ago, Hiyo said:

Wait, you mean you didn't grab him or someone by the arm and squeeze so hard and painfully that they dropped to the floor on their knees while screaming something at them that can only be described as Exorcist Voice?

I had an Exorcist moment, but only once and it was brief.  When we first got to the hospital, my husband brought the video recorder (this was for after the baby was born and we were both cleaned up and comfortable). The room was nice, almost like a hotel room, and he wanted to show everyone what it looked like, so he started to record it.  He happened to point the camera at me when I was in the middle of a painful contraction, and I growled through gritted teeth "Don't record my contractions", so he stopped immediately, rewound the tape and recorded over it. 

Ah, tv pregnancy.  My favorite is how good everyone looks and feels after the birth.  You're up for hours, working hard at something painful and you look like you've had a great night sleep followed by a day at the spa.  I was happy, but damn, did I feel I'd been beaten with a baseball bat and didn't look much better.  And I sure as hell didn't "forget" the pain and effort the minute they handed me the baby.

[Annber03]

1 hour ago, Shannon L. said:

My favorite is how good everyone looks and feels after the birth.  You're up for hours, working hard at something painful and you look like you've had a great night sleep followed by a day at the spa.  I was happy, but damn, did I feel I'd been beaten with a baseball bat and didn't look much better.  

LOL, this amuses me, too, and I've never given birth! My parents have talked about how, the day I was born, my mom had left for the hospital at, like, three something in the morning, and I was born after 2:30 pm. She was so tired that she kept falling asleep during the whole thing, and my dad kept having to wake her up to do the breathing exercises and whatnot :p. 

[Shannon L.]

How about the frantic husband? For our 1st, my husband bought a book and read it almost cover to cover while I happily watched TV. He was there immediately if I needed something,  but otherwise, we calmly did our own thing until it started getting serious.

[RealHousewife]

Everyone sleeping together and it not even being that weird. This may be more of a soap thing. On Days of Our Lives, the same woman has been with your brother, your ex, your current partner at some point, your neighbor, your cousin, everybody! Lol

One of the characters on Days has a sister who slept with her husband. She has slept with two of her brothers in law. Her maternal grandmother had slept with her father.

There’s another character who got with someone who’d been with his father and has also been with his brother’s first love. 

Basically, if you’re not blood relatives, you’re probably banging at some point. 

[Blergh]

Can anyone top Nellie Oleson Dalton's childbirth of her twins on Little House on the Prairie? Not only do both Doc Baker and Caroline manage to assist without so much as getting their hands messy or even needing to roll up their sleeves but just hours later, Nellie herself has walked down the stairs and across the street to her parents' store, having transported her newborns  with her husband and in her pre-pregnancy clothes looking perfectly relaxed (with her curls immaculate) telling her parents and in-laws that childbirth was "a piece of cake"!

[Anduin]

14 minutes ago, Blergh said:

Can anyone top Nellie Oleson Dalton's childbirth of her twins on Little House on the Prairie? Not only do both Doc Baker and Caroline manage to assist without so much as getting their hands messy or even needing to roll up their sleeves but just hours later, Nellie herself has walked down the stairs and across the street to her parents' store, having transported her newborns  with her husband and in her pre-pregnancy clothes looking perfectly relaxed (with her curls immaculate) telling her parents and in-laws that childbirth was "a piece of cake"!

My sister was on her feet an hour after the birth of her second child. I distinctly remember her wandering around the loungeroom and offering to make my dad a cup of tea. However, I don't remember her offering hot drinks to anyone else, or if he accepted. And apparently women with several children find it easier with practice?

Clearly some people can cope better than others, though I suspect that Little House is taking it too far.

[Shannon L.]

4 hours ago, Anduin said:

My sister was on her feet an hour after the birth of her second child. I distinctly remember her wandering around the loungeroom and offering to make my dad a cup of tea. However, I don't remember her offering hot drinks to anyone else, or if he accepted. And apparently women with several children find it easier with practice?

Clearly some people can cope better than others, though I suspect that Little House is taking it too far.

Second kids tend to be easier.  With my first, I could barely walk for a week, but with my second, the minute the nurse walked into the room to assist me to the bathroom (it's a requirement the first time you get up to walk after child birth), I bounded out of bed and was at the bathroom door in seconds.  I even started cooking dinner not long after getting home (my husband insisted that I sit down and he'd handle it, but I was fine).

[GaT]

In any mystery movie that has a stage as part of the story, a giant light will fall from the rafters barely missing the main character.

[Mabinogia]

15 hours ago, GaT said:

In any mystery movie that has a stage as part of the story, a giant light will fall from the rafters barely missing the main character.

That's the whole reason I never pursued a career in the theatre. That and the fact that I didn't want to be poisoned (or laxatived) by my understudy. 

[Shannon L.]

Can someone tell me if it's common in street/bar fights for one of the people involved to head butt the other one really hard?  I know adrenaline can help you to not feel pain as acutely as you would otherwise, but that's one move that I can imagine hurts like hell, no matter how amped up you are.

[Hiyo]

It’s one of those moves you need to do correctly, otherwise yes, you could hurt yourself as much as your opponent.