That may well be true. In any event, it isn't something that especially annoys me. No, it's the many times repeated clichés, the lazy scripting, that bug the hell out of me. Sometimes these things can be turned around on themselves and become amusing - "Let's split up and search for clues", for instance which unfailingly cracks me up. The tripping over thing though, it's like nails on a chalkboard for me. My suspension of disbelief gets shattered, usually along with my interest in the programme.
Tbf @Loz have you ever been chased by a maniac wielding an axe? Maybe you trip too Ps if you have, was he a garage owning Scotsman ?
I've been married, yes. Hardly. They can't run for more than a metre or too before flaking out. It's the diet, you see
tbh, you would need to be a maniac to own garage. and besides, in your own gaff you run for or from nobody.
We would need s miracle now....queue hero opening door....then timer being stopped at <5 secs Bond Mission impossible Star Wars Countless others
And then the ghost turns out not to be real and is only the grumpy janitor dressed up as a ghost. He'd have got away with it too if I weren't for those meddling kids. You realise Scooby Doo is aimed at children don't you?
My missus goes mad when I say,"Why doesn't he tell his bloody mates?" It happens all the time: cop gets phone call,"the baddies are meeting at Pier 17 in twenty minutes",and he gets up/puts on his jacket and strides out...leaving a room full of bemused colleagues.Who turn up at said pier after the shoot-out to gaze adoringly at their hero. It's that moment,in virtually every film made in English,that I just think whats the point in watching any more and lose interest. Strangely it doesn't happen in so often in foreign language films. A good example,(it's the 2009 movie),is the original Argentinian version of," Secrets in Their Eyes"...if you haven't seen either and don't mind sub-titles,I highly recommend it. As much as I like Americans,I think Hollywood panders to the lowest common denominator in viewers intelligence terms.
If you grew up in the 70's, you'll remember that every other show was a cop show and therefore every other show had a long, boring foot chase that went on and on. I don't know if anyone recalls that show, Barnaby Jones - the star was a sixty-year-old Buddy Ebsen who regularly chased down perps a third of his age after a four minute foot race. Bonkers.
Nearly as bonkers as the dukes of hazard, having the doors of their car wielded shut to assist In the numerous quick get aways that were necessary every episode
Apparently there's a making of of the TV series Chips being released on the big screen soon, can't imagine the caper those boys will get up to
