Movie and TV tropes
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I've noticed this for a while - the door.
When a character leaves a room, or a space, s/he almost never closes the door behind him/her. It stays open.
And, another thing.
Characters decide to meet up at some location, be it a remote desert location, or at someone's house. They drive up, and there's a significant amount of distance between the characters. Why?
If I were meeting someone, I'd be within a dozen feet of them when I got there.
Sorry, just bitchin' and moanin'.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Slow day?
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I like the emotional monologues to end a conversation, after which the speaker turns and leaves immediately. The other person, duly chastened, stares at the retreating figure for roughly three seconds, saying nothing, and then it goes to commercial.
I bet lots of people have learned this as a normal way to win a conversation, only to be disappointed when the other person says something in response, completely ruining the moment.
Education is extremely important.
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Slow day?
@Doctor-Phibes said in Movie and TV tropes:
Slow day?
Oh...next time you watch a series, make note of how many doors are closed after the protagonist leaves a room.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Movie and TV tropes:
Slow day?
Oh...next time you watch a series, make note of how many doors are closed after the protagonist leaves a room.
@George-K said in Movie and TV tropes:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Movie and TV tropes:
Slow day?
Oh...next time you watch a series, make note of how many doors are closed after the protagonist leaves a room.
This is what made Star Trek so groundbreaking
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I like the emotional monologues to end a conversation, after which the speaker turns and leaves immediately. The other person, duly chastened, stares at the retreating figure for roughly three seconds, saying nothing, and then it goes to commercial.
I bet lots of people have learned this as a normal way to win a conversation, only to be disappointed when the other person says something in response, completely ruining the moment.
@Horace said in Movie and TV tropes:
I like the emotional monologues to end a conversation, after which the speaker turns and leaves immediately. The other person, duly chastened, stares at the retreating figure for roughly three seconds, saying nothing, and then it goes to commercial.
Often used in soaps.
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@Horace said in Movie and TV tropes:
I like the emotional monologues to end a conversation, after which the speaker turns and leaves immediately. The other person, duly chastened, stares at the retreating figure for roughly three seconds, saying nothing, and then it goes to commercial.
Often used in soaps.
@Catseye3 said in Movie and TV tropes:
@Horace said in Movie and TV tropes:
I like the emotional monologues to end a conversation, after which the speaker turns and leaves immediately. The other person, duly chastened, stares at the retreating figure for roughly three seconds, saying nothing, and then it goes to commercial.
Often used in soaps.
I don't know, I've never watched soap operas. Why do you ask? I feel accused. Not that I'm defensive. I have no idea what soap operas are like. Nobody watches those anyway, certainly not me.
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@Catseye3 said in Movie and TV tropes:
@Horace said in Movie and TV tropes:
I like the emotional monologues to end a conversation, after which the speaker turns and leaves immediately. The other person, duly chastened, stares at the retreating figure for roughly three seconds, saying nothing, and then it goes to commercial.
Often used in soaps.
I don't know, I've never watched soap operas. Why do you ask? I feel accused. Not that I'm defensive. I have no idea what soap operas are like. Nobody watches those anyway, certainly not me.
@Horace said in Movie and TV tropes:
@Horace said in Movie and TV tropes:
I like the emotional monologues to end a conversation, after which the speaker turns and leaves immediately. The other person, duly chastened, stares at the retreating figure for roughly three seconds, saying nothing, and then it goes to commercial.
Often used in soaps.
I don't know, I've never watched soap operas. Why do you ask? I feel accused. Not that I'm defensive. I have no idea what soap operas are like. Nobody watches those anyway, certainly not me.
No accusation. For most of my lifetime I didn't watch them, either. Then I watched two days' worth, and I was hooked for years thereafter. They are mesmerizing. And you are not immune, my friend. Everybody is susceptible. Judges watch them. Surgeons watch them. Prisoners watch them.
Clergymen watch them.Okay, maybe not clergymen.
In any case, I gather they are disappearing anyway. A grievous development.
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I've noticed this for a while - the door.
When a character leaves a room, or a space, s/he almost never closes the door behind him/her. It stays open.
And, another thing.
Characters decide to meet up at some location, be it a remote desert location, or at someone's house. They drive up, and there's a significant amount of distance between the characters. Why?
If I were meeting someone, I'd be within a dozen feet of them when I got there.
Sorry, just bitchin' and moanin'.
@George-K said in Movie and TV tropes:
I've noticed this for a while - the door.
Maybe a variant of a known door trope?
