Media Inaccuracies

[Dee]

What pisses you off in the media (books, movies, television), that has been and still is portrayed inaccurately?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/08/movie-minutiae-9-common-film-errors-that-are-just-the-worst

 

[Webster]

Anything by Dan Brown...period, full stop.

 

[Dee]

Improper wardrobe is one of my pet peeves. I read this on a site about certain shows regarding police and forensic work. People dressed in expensive suits who investigate bloody murder scenes, etc.

 

[beowulf]

anything that comes out of hollywood involving history

 

[DrLeftover]

anything that comes out of hollywood involving history

Yeah, I'll go with that.

I think my favorite is when you're dealing with "period pieces", such as Medieval Europe, and everybody had perfect teeth and clear skin.

 

[Webster]

I think my favorite is when you're dealing with "period pieces", such as Medieval Europe, and everybody had perfect teeth and clear skin.

Good point, Doc...on the other hand, no one watches a period piece for the bad teeth and pasty skin either.

 

[DrLeftover]

Good point.

And I am sure William Wallace had an excellent dentist.

Mel Gibson as the legendary Scotsman in the 1995 film.

 

[Webster]

Good point.

There's a whole section over at TV Tropes that deals with media inaccuracies: Reality Is Unrealistic.

 

[DrLeftover]

That's the site where they point out things like the General Lee's tires ALWAYS squealed when making a high speed turn ON A DIRT ROAD!

Yeah, love it.