tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post8503657897934281366..comments2024-03-22T07:38:11.573+00:00Comments on Sitcom Geek: Hack Scenes - The BetrayalJames Caryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01315185952705396144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-83654217842719888312015-09-17T15:23:31.185+01:002015-09-17T15:23:31.185+01:00I agree. This type of scene has been done a lot. B...I agree. This type of scene has been done a lot. Brilliantly, in I'm Alan Partridge' when Alan discovers Michael is friends with other men at the petrol station he works at: 'Michael, what the hell's going on?'.<br />lozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061643266563922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272008603641292743.post-36760177551271324012015-04-17T01:23:22.329+01:002015-04-17T01:23:22.329+01:00Not exactly sitcom-related... but I remember readi...Not exactly sitcom-related... but I remember reading an interview with Russell T Davies where he drew up a list of hack scenes from soaps that annoyed him because they just don't happen in the real world. Two examples:<br /><br />That moment after two characters have argued when one of them stomps off in a rage, only to turn around just before leaving the room for one last, cutting line. ( Cue Eastenders-style drum beats... )<br /><br />Somebody having a phone conversation hangs up without saying goodbye. Who does that? ( That said, I can think of one instance in an early RTD Doctor Who where that does happen... )<br /><br />One of my personal bugbears ( love that word! ) is that perennial favourite of cop shows - the mortuary attendant or forensic scientist who chomps on a sandwich while standing over a dead body. Just to show they're mavericks and unafraid of germs. Why oh why etc?<br /><br />Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.com