Tropes I Can Do Without
Common annoyances and problems that jolt me out of a story
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- StarsCush JumboJames NesbittRichard ArmitageThe lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom and a homicide detective are disturbed by a terrible event from the past.The hammering sound track drove me away from this show. Too bad, as it had an excellent cast.
- StarsMatthew GoodeTeresa PalmerAlex KingstonDiana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.How can there be so many long corridors with flickering fluorescent lights? FIRE THE JANITOR!
- CreatorDick WolfCraig TurkStarsMissy PeregrymZeeko ZakiJeremy SistoProcedural drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.A Dick Wolf series that I really like, but with that annoying percussion sound track.
- CreatorRene BalcerStarsRoxy SternbergKeisha Castle-HughesAlexa DavalosIt follows the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the notorious criminals on the FBI's Most Wanted list.Dick Wolf strikes again with an annoying Techno Rave sound track.
- CreatorDerek HaasDick WolfStarsCarter RedwoodVinessa VidottoLuke KleintankElite agents of the FBI's International division travel the world with the mission of protecting Americans wherever they may be.Yet another Dick Wolf series with the same "music" background. Hey, Dick, we can recognize tense scenes without the drums and bass!
- CreatorDaragh CarvilleRichard ClarkStarsDaniel RyanErin ShanagherAndrew DowbigginPolice in the Morecambe Bay area in Lancashire investigate missing persons and suspicious deaths.This show contains one of those annoying sequences where someone drives a car but never watches where they are going. The protagonist searches side streets and storefronts looking for her missing son, but could easily have killed him by her inattention to what was right in front of her.
- DirectorRobert YoungStarsDeborah FindlayLaura HarlingJoanna ScanlanAfter placing an ad for employment as a governess, Jane Eyre (Samantha Morton) journeys to Thornfield Hall to inquire about a possible position. She is hired by the housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax (Gemma Jones), to care for young Adele (Timia Berthome), the daughter of the brooding Mr. Rochester (Ciarán Hinds), who lives at the estate. After much trepidation, Eyre and Rochester begin a romantic relationship, but dark secrets surrounding Rochester threaten to destroy the couple's love.Like many other shows, this features someone with a candle (or a flashlight, or a cellphone) going to explore a dark attic (or basement). First off, why are you doing this AT NIGHT? Couldn't things wait until the next morning when the sun is out? Second, you must know that a candle can be blown out by a draught - couldn't you find an oil lamp or a candlestick with a chimney?
- DirectorCédric LagarrigueStarsJames CosmoConleth HillJeffrey HrebenachEnter the gritty and medieval fantasy world of Westeros as players will forge alliances and wage battles as they play a pivotal role in the ongoing war for power of the Seven Kingdoms.