Here's something I'm surprised you didn't mention. Almost every time someone says anything like "it can't be any worse" or "what could be worse?", something worse happens shortly after. It's very common in shows, movies, and even games.
One of my biggest peeves is in a police/detective type show when they finally find where the killer is, where the hostage is, where the ________ is etc, the main characters are the first ones there, even if it is on the other side of town, the next city over, the next state etc . . . Like there were no other police available to get there before the killer kills again, the hostage dies from lack of air, , the ______happens etc.
Actually, it was the "Dumb Dad" cliché, basically the same thing, but 1/2 of a sentence is hardly a mention. It's completely different from the "ugly guy/hot wife" one mentioned, and it's easily my 2nd least favorite cliché, right behind good ol' "To Be Continued".
I feel if someone does a show that about someone who with an actual normal life, and not a lot of drama then the show will be cancelled in before their freshman season ends.
Here's one: canned laughter. It's supposed to be used to prompt the audience watching to laugh at appropriate moments, but it usually comes off as a distraction which is why Malcolm in the Middle did not use it and that's the reason that show was a huge success.
Totally agree and I'm glad more modern comedy shows don't use it, such as Modern Family, the Middle and others. Like we aren't capable of knowing when to laugh ourselves?
That's a good one. And how about the cop shows where a cop lookalike takes the place of a bad guy only to have his wife or best friend from the age of 4 show up?
No "X hours Earlier"? If the beginning of the episode isn't enough to get people to watch the show, skipping to an intentionally vague or misleading dramatic point later on in the story is just insulting and smacks of bad writing.
Actually, it can be very clever writing if it is executed correctly. Entertainment is about being attention-grabbing. We teach our students in writing to use attention-grabbing beginnings in their stories. I don't see anything wrong with that. I've seen many shows use it very effectively.
You know those TV episodes where the character loses their prized possession and spend the whole episode looking for it. But when they found out who stole it, they just casually say "OH YOU CAN KEEP IT YOU NEED IT MORE THAN I DO"
During! You mean at the end surely? A cliffhanger that is during an episode is kind of pointless unless maybe you mean it's right before an ad break. But most modern shows don't really do that because so maybe people watch tv episodes on catch up or through a streaming service.
It might sound weird as a minority, but I don't really like the whole add a minority into a tv show just for the sake of it being "diversed" because when they do that they usually make the character really stereotypical so it just reminds the people watching the show who are being stereotyped, that their different. Idk, this is just my opinion.
Classic example. The original "Magnum PI" had an all male main cast. In the reboot that's coming out soon, they made Higgins a girl...because, I guess, you HAVE to have a girl in there somewhere. (My husband said that it might have been better to have had TC the girl, if it HAD to be done.)
Karen Fahel yeah! Like how they made a woman doctor (From doctor who in case you don't know) when it's always been a man. It's meant to be revolutionary but it just doesn't sit right with me
Here's a cliche I greatly despise from sitcoms like That 70's Show and Friends: A couple starts off with great chemistry the audience loves, and then break up because of forced-in conflict. It's either because one of them did something unintentionally bad, because of a simple disagreement, or because they suddenly start having doubts about their relationship for some reason. It could work if they get back together after just a few episodes, but seriously, just let the couple be frickin' happy!
Sitcoms have their own cliches: 1. Immediately falling in love with clasmate/co-worker/customer/doctor 2. Breaking and replacing someone's favorite item 3. Not liking a pet and by the end starting to liking it but the real owner shows up 4. STEREOTYPES 5. Watching a movie and the same situation is created. 6. People hearing others/checking texts about secrets aboutthemselves
im surprised that for the cliffhanger segment, they didnt show the one with Glenn surrounded by walkers at the dumpster. or how they didnt show who Negan killed
#4 Learning something at the end. Makes me think about one of the hardest laugh i've ever had. It's the end of a Family Guy episode where Peter has fucked up and are now in the hospital. Then Lois asks him "so, did you learn anything from this?" and peter says "NO!". Then the episode ends quickly.
So basically this video tells me you want to watch TV shows that are like a normal day............... I watch TV and Movies for entertainment. Not to experience what I experience every single day XD lol
5:40 Daredevil had a legitimate explanation for Matt's spacious apartment. He shows to Karen that there's a giant light-emitting billboard across the street, which makes the apartment unsuitable to anybody who isn't a blind man. Plus, he talks about how there was a big legal dispute with the co-ops, which led to Matt getting the large corner apartment at a discount. Of course, in The Defenders, he suggests to Jessica Jones that the billboard was the only reason he got the apartment on the cheap.
I absolutely hate cliffhangers at season's end. Because the Twits in Suits decide not to renew a show. Nothing worse than getting hooked on a show, waiting and then finding out that it has been cancelled. Aaaggghh!
A scene from one of my favorite shows: (The Warner Siblings are in Transylvania trying to find a place to spend the night) (The camera pans over two nice-ish looking hotels before settling on a creepy, run down castle.) Yakko: Hey, there’s a GREAT place o spend the night! Yakko: (Smirks at the audience.) We’re not that stupid. We just know the plot. I really admire those writers for being able to call themselves out on those kinds of cliches. Speaking of which, going into the spookiest place possible should probably also be on this list. I don’t think half of these horror movies/shows would exist without it.
It's more about pandering to audiences who are actually the smallest portion of viewers, but who throw the biggest, loudest tantrum. Forced diversity has only ruined character development by forcing roles and plotlines that the story didn't call for itself. Imagine Game of Thrones' first three seasons if 10% of that main cast were forced into gay plot lines that conflict with the story (whereas Renly was not shoehorned into the story but his gay plot line was called for) and 50% of the warrior characters were forced to be random depth-less sword-swinging women instead of letting Arya and Daenerys develop into those roles over time and you have today's media.
B Er I feel like this comment is meant to justify the lack of real diversity in tv and movies. It is true that the US is mostly white, but the distribution of people varies. According to the CIA World Factbook, the US is about 70% white. That leaves 30% for other races. That number is rarely reflected on tv and movies. Also depending on the location of a show the percentage of non white characters should be larger. Shows set in large cities like New York should have higher numbers of non white characters.
My most hated Cliché - Overprotective Cliché To be clear on what this cliché is, it can be either; (1) Character (A) holding Character (B) back from doing something due to risks, despite B having an opportunity to make a difference and have a meaningful life. (2) A character lying about something(whether by giving false information and/or not coming forward with important information as soon as possible) because they claim it's protecting someone, when in reality, it's only making things worse by leaving characters unprepared, the situation not being dealt with and some characters being put in a difficult position. Big problem in Superhero Media
@7:06-7:20, OMG! Look at that Big Ball Pit, I Totally Love Ball Pits!❤️ I’m gonna get a Big Ball Pit with a Big Slide in my New Dream House in Hollywood, When I get my Dream Job at Nickelodeon!
Here are some other TV Show Cliches: Special guest stars Very Special Episode Clip Show Poorly-Disguised Pilot Back for the Finale Dysfunctional Family Overprotective Parents Cousin Oliver Catchphrases Love Triangle New Transfer Student Detectives Fighting Crime Musical Episode Breaking the Fourth Wall Filmed in front of a live studio audience Character is killed off Cliffhanger The Ghost Banned Episode Theme Song Grand Finale To Be Continued "Previously seen on..." Laugh Track Two-parter episode Jumping the Shark Narrator Voice-Over Overprotective parent
A cliche I hate the most is when children get upset, they just walk/run away and either the parent goes after them to talk to them or they don’t. It’s like “Stop running away and talk to them.”
#6 is Miraculous Ladybug in a nutshell. JUST REVEAL YOUR IDENTITIES ALREADY, IT’S CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT’S PREVENTING!!! Season Two is also starting to introduce us to those cursed love triangles to make it even worse. I mean, there were a couple of those in Season One, but at least we knew that there was NO way Adrien was going to end up with Chloé, because that girl is a JERK. But Kagami and Luka are halfway decent people!!! 😩 WHY MUST YOU DO THIS, ZAG?!?!?! And that concludes my daily kid’s show rant. Come back next time to hear me ramble about Animaniacs.
1. The #1 bane of my existence as a TV viewer. That's the reason why I rather wait for certain TV show to be complete with a good closure & be uploaded on any streaming site just to binge watch them.
I have been wondering. Do the cliches in television shows mean that they are bad, good, or somewhere in between? For me, personally, I have not been bothered by them because I came to understand that sometimes TV show writers have a tough time trying to come up with anything original these days. In other words, having to rely on cliches are often something to fall back on, and at other times, something hard to avoid as well.
Robert Polanco As a budding writer, I’ve been discovering that myself. Just doing some simple fan fiction is surprisingly hard without those kinds of cliches. One of my favorite ways I’ve seen it combated in a TV show is that they go ahead and do it, and then they poke fun at themselves for doing so (the example I’m thinking of is Animaniacs). WatchMojo kinda touched on this during the “morals” cliche, but it can be used for anything, from songs to the pretty girl to “we’ve gotta go into the spooky forest because the script says so.”
Depends on whether the cliche is unintentional, or if the writers are rehashing Honeymooners or Hill Street Blues plots because they can't come up with an original idea.
the forgotten breakup--a breakup between two characters is a dramatically convenient way to end a single episode. but the show's structure may require them to stay together, and reconciliation is harder to do, so sometimes they'll wait a couple of episodes then just show them back together with no explanation...
I knew Doctor Who was gonna be mentioned somewhere in here. The Thumbnail is literally the "To Be Continued" screen from seasons 5-6 from the new series.
5:38 I'm Daredevil they explain how he has a huge apartment. Sad that you show the one series that actually did explain it then you go on to say no series does
I gave a like but I wish there was a bit more humor in your commentary because .... honestly these tropes and cliches are expected because we love or love-hate them!! :) agree with the list thought! Especially #1!
The only thing worse than a cliffhanger chiche, is the final episode cliffhanger that is sometimes pulled when the studio knows that their show is getting canceled. Probably because they think that fan demand will be enough to save them.
What about when in shows like Tom and Jerry the chaser for some reason when running off a cliff, they stay mid-air for like 3 seconds and then the character looks at you or if it’s blindfolded, it tries to touch the floor and then they fall
What about the trope in many TV sitcoms where two characters who insult each other and don't get along get trapped together, and then start to confess that the other person isn't that bad after all?
But my co-workers do have catchphrases or 'quirks' that we do, and it's fun reviewing/poking fun at one another by trying to point it out.If it happens naturally I don't see it being that big of an issue
Multiple outfit changes during the day. Who does that in real life? Also the quantity of different clothes characters have in some shows. Who could afford such a huge wardrobe...and where would they store it?
Well Chandler did adress the issue of cost of the appartment since he said "And becauce of rent controll it was a freaking steal". Joye and Chandler had a smaller apartment, but higher rent as they had to have two paying the rent. I do not Think Rachel payed much rent early on.
Congrats WatchMojo on the “ Token Minorities thing” you have proven everyone’s point that hates social justice warriors for the two new Star Wars films
Don't forget, the major main or supporting character that EVERYONE THOUGHT was good or bad was ACTUALLY on the opposite side the WHOLE time cliché.. Anyone get that one?? We see it alot in BOTH movies and TV alike when they allow for good and bad guys and happen sometimes even in very new shows fairly early
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Here's something I'm surprised you didn't mention. Almost every time someone says anything like "it can't be any worse" or "what could be worse?", something worse happens shortly after. It's very common in shows, movies, and even games.
Addendum to #1: the worst thing is ending a season with a cliffhanger and then not being picked up for the next season.
Eliot Hamilton Agreed.
Yes!
Teen titans (original): *you called?*
@@duncanchillake8024 yes
WHERE IS SEASON 6?
Honestly, I think everyone is so used to seeing these cliches that it`s easy to overlook them.
One of my biggest peeves is in a police/detective type show when they finally find where the killer is, where the hostage is, where the ________ is etc, the main characters are the first ones there, even if it is on the other side of town, the next city over, the next state etc . . . Like there were no other police available to get there before the killer kills again, the hostage dies from lack of air, , the ______happens etc.
You forgot "The character that everyone thought was dead all the time is actually still alive." Clichè
The Stark Kids
That’s more like a soap opera cliche.
Hopper
**cough cough**Shadow the Hedgehog
It's called Not Quite Dead.
New younger kids being brought on when the original kids are growing up.
Yes, that's always been a staple---and a lot of times the new kids are *really* annoying little SOBs.
Ah, yes! "Cousin Oliver syndrome"!
Bunk'd?
Next generation?
“To Be Continued” kills me!! 😡😡😂😂
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Cody Whitlock haha
Infinity war.....
Especially when it never does. 😧
All hale Jojo. The mighty To Be Continued arrow.
What about the wife character always being right and the husband character always being wrong cliche!
That's a real life cliche :p
Especially in Peppa Pig
Actually, it was the "Dumb Dad" cliché, basically the same thing, but 1/2 of a sentence is hardly a mention. It's completely different from the "ugly guy/hot wife" one mentioned, and it's easily my 2nd least favorite cliché, right behind good ol' "To Be Continued".
@TheRapper10000 you seem triggered
There is always an episode where the characters sit around and "remember" stuff that happened in the past and its filled with clips from old episodes
I hate how almost every season of Criminal Minds ends on a huge cliffhangers. It drives me nuts, honestly.
Speaking of Criminal Minds...
MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER!!!
Same here. It would be nice for one season to wrap up without a cliffhanger.
They reason for that is because they always were close to being cancel
JasonJMist no there not
Especially this season. They put a he most vulnerable characters, Reid and Garcia, in danger and have yet to renew it. It's so frustrating.
I feel if someone does a show that about someone who with an actual normal life, and not a lot of drama then the show will be cancelled in before their freshman season ends.
Here's one: canned laughter. It's supposed to be used to prompt the audience watching to laugh at appropriate moments, but it usually comes off as a distraction which is why Malcolm in the Middle did not use it and that's the reason that show was a huge success.
Totally agree and I'm glad more modern comedy shows don't use it, such as Modern Family, the Middle and others. Like we aren't capable of knowing when to laugh ourselves?
The one that really used to bug me is Saturday morning kids' cartoon shows with laugh tracks.
Damn its been 15 years since Malcolm in the middle
Only the sitcoms who know they’re not funny uses canned laughter.
I hate canned laughter.
They didn't put the fact that almost all tv shows have a dumb, or less smart that the others, character
Another cliché: the main characters never have spouses. They just meet new people and never form lasting relationships until the last season.
You forgot the ever popular good twin-evil twin cliche. Most recently used in Gotham, Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska.
That's a good one. And how about the cop shows where a cop lookalike takes the place of a bad guy only to have his wife or best friend from the age of 4 show up?
Linda W Pretty Little Liars took that cliché and did it to death, then back to life and so on...
No "X hours Earlier"? If the beginning of the episode isn't enough to get people to watch the show, skipping to an intentionally vague or misleading dramatic point later on in the story is just insulting and smacks of bad writing.
Actually, it can be very clever writing if it is executed correctly. Entertainment is about being attention-grabbing. We teach our students in writing to use attention-grabbing beginnings in their stories. I don't see anything wrong with that. I've seen many shows use it very effectively.
"It was a cliffhanger! How annoying was that? Why didn't they just finish the story?" -Dr. Nefarious
You know those TV episodes where the character loses their prized possession and spend the whole episode looking for it. But when they found out who stole it, they just casually say "OH YOU CAN KEEP IT YOU NEED IT MORE THAN I DO"
There is nothing more annoying than a cliff hanger during a series finale.
During! You mean at the end surely? A cliffhanger that is during an episode is kind of pointless unless maybe you mean it's right before an ad break. But most modern shows don't really do that because so maybe people watch tv episodes on catch up or through a streaming service.
TickedOff Priest True... But is what LITERALLY EVERY show made ever that lasted for any amount of time.. another to constitute a couple seasons did
Especially when it's on a Netflix show because you'll have to wait for over a year to watch the next season...
TickedOff Priest Agreed
I watching you season 6 finale of the walking dead😒👉
It might sound weird as a minority, but I don't really like the whole add a minority into a tv show just for the sake of it being "diversed" because when they do that they usually make the character really stereotypical so it just reminds the people watching the show who are being stereotyped, that their different. Idk, this is just my opinion.
Me too. It seems like they do it just for the sake of it, so its disingenuous to me
Classic example. The original "Magnum PI" had an all male main cast. In the reboot that's coming out soon, they made Higgins a girl...because, I guess, you HAVE to have a girl in there somewhere. (My husband said that it might have been better to have had TC the girl, if it HAD to be done.)
Karen Fahel yeah! Like how they made a woman doctor (From doctor who in case you don't know) when it's always been a man.
It's meant to be revolutionary but it just doesn't sit right with me
Here's a cliche I greatly despise from sitcoms like That 70's Show and Friends:
A couple starts off with great chemistry the audience loves, and then break up because of forced-in conflict.
It's either because one of them did something unintentionally bad, because of a simple disagreement, or because they suddenly start having doubts about their relationship for some reason.
It could work if they get back together after just a few episodes, but seriously, just let the couple be frickin' happy!
Sitcoms have their own cliches:
1. Immediately falling in love with clasmate/co-worker/customer/doctor
2. Breaking and replacing someone's favorite item
3. Not liking a pet and by the end starting to liking it but the real owner shows up
4. STEREOTYPES
5. Watching a movie and the same situation is created.
6. People hearing others/checking texts about secrets aboutthemselves
Pregnancy test found in the trash, leading to a comical mix-up. Lethal Weapon just recently dusted this one off.
"To be continued" when there's no new season to follow it up is the worst. "Point Pleasant" is a perfect example of this.
im surprised that for the cliffhanger segment, they didnt show the one with Glenn surrounded by walkers at the dumpster. or how they didnt show who Negan killed
#4 Learning something at the end.
Makes me think about one of the hardest laugh i've ever had. It's the end of a Family Guy episode where Peter has fucked up and are now in the hospital. Then Lois asks him "so, did you learn anything from this?" and peter says "NO!". Then the episode ends quickly.
So basically this video tells me you want to watch TV shows that are like a normal day............... I watch TV and Movies for entertainment. Not to experience what I experience every single day XD lol
i stopped the video at #10 to come and say that!
SuperDan Yeah #10 And it’s already not showing good signs since it’s basically saying “You mean shows have CONFLICT?!”
I mean, most tv show cliches are pretty normal for me. I watch them to laugh at people and see how they handle things as compared to how I do/did.
yeah, that's what CCTV is for
5:40 Daredevil had a legitimate explanation for Matt's spacious apartment. He shows to Karen that there's a giant light-emitting billboard across the street, which makes the apartment unsuitable to anybody who isn't a blind man. Plus, he talks about how there was a big legal dispute with the co-ops, which led to Matt getting the large corner apartment at a discount. Of course, in The Defenders, he suggests to Jessica Jones that the billboard was the only reason he got the apartment on the cheap.
Do “top 10 movies that should have been longer”
Justice League!
Infinity war.
PrexorAMVs yes
04:23 tell that to Mordecai.
I absolutely hate cliffhangers at season's end. Because the Twits in Suits decide not to renew a show. Nothing worse than getting hooked on a show, waiting and then finding out that it has been cancelled. Aaaggghh!
#10 DRAMA ALERT.
A scene from one of my favorite shows:
(The Warner Siblings are in Transylvania trying to find a place to spend the night)
(The camera pans over two nice-ish looking hotels before settling on a creepy, run down castle.)
Yakko: Hey, there’s a GREAT place o spend the night!
Yakko: (Smirks at the audience.) We’re not that stupid. We just know the plot.
I really admire those writers for being able to call themselves out on those kinds of cliches.
Speaking of which, going into the spookiest place possible should probably also be on this list. I don’t think half of these horror movies/shows would exist without it.
#1 Cancellation
You could've shown Tim Curry in Criminal Minds instead of that girl. I always get so depressed when I see that scene so Thank you Watchmojo for that.
DAREDEVIL IS A LAWYER! Of course he can afford that apartment! Not to mention its in Hell's Kitchen which is cheaper than the rest of New York City!
How about when they're speaking or even shouting & the people directly next to or behind them can't here the conversation.
I really don't think shoehorning diversity for the sake of diversity is going to magically make the show better.
It's more about pandering to audiences who are actually the smallest portion of viewers, but who throw the biggest, loudest tantrum. Forced diversity has only ruined character development by forcing roles and plotlines that the story didn't call for itself. Imagine Game of Thrones' first three seasons if 10% of that main cast were forced into gay plot lines that conflict with the story (whereas Renly was not shoehorned into the story but his gay plot line was called for) and 50% of the warrior characters were forced to be random depth-less sword-swinging women instead of letting Arya and Daenerys develop into those roles over time and you have today's media.
Sylvester Stogether Nobody can help that the US is mostly white.
Have you been watching Timeless. It sounds like you're talking about timeless.
B Er I feel like this comment is meant to justify the lack of real diversity in tv and movies. It is true that the US is mostly white, but the distribution of people varies. According to the CIA World Factbook, the US is about 70% white. That leaves 30% for other races. That number is rarely reflected on tv and movies. Also depending on the location of a show the percentage of non white characters should be larger. Shows set in large cities like New York should have higher numbers of non white characters.
It's called tokenism and it happens a lot in more than just TV and movies
My most hated Cliché - Overprotective Cliché
To be clear on what this cliché is, it can be either;
(1) Character (A) holding Character (B) back from doing something due to risks, despite B having an opportunity to make a difference and have a meaningful life.
(2) A character lying about something(whether by giving false information and/or not coming forward with important information as soon as possible) because they claim it's protecting someone, when in reality, it's only making things worse by leaving characters unprepared, the situation not being dealt with and some characters being put in a difficult position.
Big problem in Superhero Media
@7:06-7:20, OMG! Look at that Big Ball Pit, I Totally Love Ball Pits!❤️
I’m gonna get a Big Ball Pit with a Big Slide in my New Dream House in
Hollywood, When I get my Dream Job at Nickelodeon!
How about the "Comic Relief" so annoying he wouldn't have lasted a week in real life?
So that's literally all of the Big Bang Theory then
I have tried such attitude in real life-you get bullied within 10 minutes
Another one regarding cop shows. 90% of dialogue consists of either bad jokes or exposition.
Or how every cop (in the main cast) or a member of his/her family will be involved in or be victims of a crime sometime during the show
Yep that too.
What about where, in most cop shows, sometime during the series, the commanding officer will say to someone on his/her squad "My office...now!"
What about the "I don't know what you're talking about" cliche? That line is very annoying!
Spsuperstar they use that in movies, too
Here are some other TV Show Cliches:
Special guest stars
Very Special Episode
Clip Show
Poorly-Disguised Pilot
Back for the Finale
Dysfunctional Family
Overprotective Parents
Cousin Oliver
Catchphrases
Love Triangle
New Transfer Student
Detectives Fighting Crime
Musical Episode
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Filmed in front of a live studio audience
Character is killed off
Cliffhanger
The Ghost
Banned Episode
Theme Song
Grand Finale
To Be Continued
"Previously seen on..."
Laugh Track
Two-parter episode
Jumping the Shark
Narrator
Voice-Over
Overprotective parent
I read the title as top 10 television glitches .... slightly disappointed
tiannabananah I did, too. 😮
A cliche I hate the most is when children get upset, they just walk/run away and either the parent goes after them to talk to them or they don’t. It’s like “Stop running away and talk to them.”
I just want everyone to know I have a couch to sell
Wise Guy how much man
Wise Guy how much?
It's priceless
Joshsome 4678 We can bargain, but be sure to know only the finest prices I offer
lord reet the overlord List your price my good man, and we shall bargain
#6 is Miraculous Ladybug in a nutshell.
JUST REVEAL YOUR IDENTITIES ALREADY, IT’S CAUSING MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT’S PREVENTING!!!
Season Two is also starting to introduce us to those cursed love triangles to make it even worse. I mean, there were a couple of those in Season One, but at least we knew that there was NO way Adrien was going to end up with Chloé, because that girl is a JERK. But Kagami and Luka are halfway decent people!!! 😩 WHY MUST YOU DO THIS, ZAG?!?!?!
And that concludes my daily kid’s show rant. Come back next time to hear me ramble about Animaniacs.
What does it say when I recognised the thumbnail from Doctor Who?
Why WatchMojo did you have to put Spencer/Maeve, I don't care how many times I watch that, it still breaks my heart!!
1. The #1 bane of my existence as a TV viewer. That's the reason why I rather wait for certain TV show to be complete with a good closure & be uploaded on any streaming site just to binge watch them.
This is the only watchmojo video I will ever watch...mojo...
Top 10 TH-cam Cliches :- Top 10 Lists
cringy diss tracks from tryhards
The “its gonna be ok when its really not” cliche
Well sometimes it is
Man, you guys are not shy about spoiling the life out of these shows.
Wow 1 minute out. That's crazy
No "Who shot J.R." clip for the Cliffhanger cliche reference?
I liked most of the shows used as examples in this list.
Ending on the most famous cliffhanger of them all..... LMAO. XD
I learned something here today.
I have been wondering. Do the cliches in television shows mean that they are bad, good, or somewhere in between? For me, personally, I have not been bothered by them because I came to understand that sometimes TV show writers have a tough time trying to come up with anything original these days. In other words, having to rely on cliches are often something to fall back on, and at other times, something hard to avoid as well.
Robert Polanco As a budding writer, I’ve been discovering that myself. Just doing some simple fan fiction is surprisingly hard without those kinds of cliches. One of my favorite ways I’ve seen it combated in a TV show is that they go ahead and do it, and then they poke fun at themselves for doing so (the example I’m thinking of is Animaniacs). WatchMojo kinda touched on this during the “morals” cliche, but it can be used for anything, from songs to the pretty girl to “we’ve gotta go into the spooky forest because the script says so.”
@Emerald Greene - I truly understand what you have been saying. Very good point.
Depends on whether the cliche is unintentional, or if the writers are rehashing Honeymooners or Hill Street Blues plots because they can't come up with an original idea.
the forgotten breakup--a breakup between two characters is a dramatically convenient way to end a single episode. but the show's structure may require them to stay together, and reconciliation is harder to do, so sometimes they'll wait a couple of episodes then just show them back together with no explanation...
hit and miss casting--the facts of life started with nine schoolgirls before narrowing them down to four.
*SEE YA NEXT WEEK,SAME BAT TIME SAME BAT CHANNEL* _Batman cliffhangers endings_
I knew Doctor Who was gonna be mentioned somewhere in here. The Thumbnail is literally the "To Be Continued" screen from seasons 5-6 from the new series.
You put "cliffhangers" at #1 and dont even show clips of either "Best of Both Worlds" from ST:TNG or the Dallas episode where J.R. was shot - WTF?!
5:38 I'm Daredevil they explain how he has a huge apartment. Sad that you show the one series that actually did explain it then you go on to say no series does
Hacking doesn't require a mouse just like windows but it makes it a lot easier though
I Don't Care
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Didn't know Haymitch was in Cheers.
JessiSarah who the fuck is haymitch? Just kidding I read the hunger games
Walking Dead is the most predictable show ever
Juicy Kev true, But What did you expect? It is based on a comicbook! 🤔
No
Every TV executive's pet peeve is this video. Suffice to say, they hate being called out like this.
You forgot about the cough of doom.
I just watched the newest episode of Chicago PD on NBC app and they ended it on a to be continued...
I cried!
Who else can't wait for 13 reasons why season 2! 👍
Jay Kay May 18th. Can't wait!
Fuck no
Cliches are one of the 10 most beautiful things in life.
Yes?
Daredevil addressed the apartment issue
I gave a like but I wish there was a bit more humor in your commentary because .... honestly these tropes and cliches are expected because we love or love-hate them!! :) agree with the list thought! Especially #1!
The only thing worse than a cliffhanger chiche, is the final episode cliffhanger that is sometimes pulled when the studio knows that their show is getting canceled. Probably because they think that fan demand will be enough to save them.
How I Met Your Mother is a good example of Wont They
What about when in shows like Tom and Jerry the chaser for some reason when running off a cliff, they stay mid-air for like 3 seconds and then the character looks at you or if it’s blindfolded, it tries to touch the floor and then they fall
8:20 can anyone tell me which episode of firefly this is?
Awesomeness
I like how they consider Jesse’s “Bitch” a catch phrase 😂
You missed the opportunity to put in the clip where Rick from Unikitty saying "Catchphrase"
If you watch classic Simpsons, you'll notice the writers ruthlessly poke fun at these clichés
Characters hallucinating dead characters, dumb character, two side stories ,what if episodes.
And a computer beep when you make a mouse click, zoom in, close something, etc. No computer beeps as much a a cellphone does.
What about the trope in many TV sitcoms where two characters who insult each other and don't get along get trapped together, and then start to confess that the other person isn't that bad after all?
Only clicked on the video cause I recongnized the thumbnail from Doctor Who
I checked out when they chose "Cheer's" to represent their "Hangout Spot" trope. The show was ABOUT the Bar!
But my co-workers do have catchphrases or 'quirks' that we do, and it's fun reviewing/poking fun at one another by trying to point it out.If it happens naturally I don't see it being that big of an issue
>Sees "To be continued".
>No Roundabout
DISAPPOINTED!
Not even realizing how early I was
Multiple outfit changes during the day. Who does that in real life?
Also the quantity of different clothes characters have in some shows. Who could afford such a huge wardrobe...and where would they store it?
My favorite tv cliches the love triangle, affairs, gay and lesbian couples, family feuds,and the underdog
🎵🎵"Hanging from a cliff and that's why he's called Cliff Hanger." 🎵🎵
Well Chandler did adress the issue of cost of the appartment since he said "And becauce of rent controll it was a freaking steal". Joye and Chandler had a smaller apartment, but higher rent as they had to have two paying the rent. I do not Think Rachel payed much rent early on.
2:28
"Zoom and enhance cliché"
*DING*
Congrats WatchMojo on the “ Token Minorities thing” you have proven everyone’s point that hates social justice warriors for the two new Star Wars films
Don't forget, the major main or supporting character that EVERYONE THOUGHT was good or bad was ACTUALLY on the opposite side the WHOLE time cliché.. Anyone get that one?? We see it alot in BOTH movies and TV alike when they allow for good and bad guys and happen sometimes even in very new shows fairly early
#2.. you hit it right on the nail.. should of mentioned The George Lopez show, Martin, all relationships in Friends, Seinfeld, that 70’s show..