Cliche's in fiction that annoy you most

[gifibidy]

the sound effects they add to technology

i dont mind the other stuff (unless its really ridiculous)

but the sound effects PISS ME OFF

 

[Luthir Fontaine]

cop drama
its all one big cliche after another

 

[CrazyGirl17]

That humans always ALWAYS are the big heroes. Its always teh humans that are the bulk of the good armies, its always human heroes that defeat the big bad guy and its always humans that take command. Sure other races help - but Its always humans that are the most important...

And then theres the thing that other races has to be dead or dying in some way. Like LotR where the elves are fleeing and becoming rare and the dwarves are getting their shit wrecked. We see that again in games like DA. Why cant the elves be the big race for once? Or the dwarves? Why always the most boring idiotic race of humans? >_>

This, for starters.

Also, the cliches of war games (seriously, how many of those games are there?) with Russians as the bad guys.

How long has it been since the Cold War...?

 

[winginson]

Have to go for "There is always a happy ending" and "Protagonist always finds love". Especially when it makes absolutly no sense for it to happen. As such most of my favorite movies/games/books at the moment are when these are not the case.

I'm all for romance in games, as I think anything thats important in life should be in games. But that should include things like the love interest not being interested. In the "you get to know them, your character gets a bit obsessed with them, and after many conversations and invested interest they tell you that you are just a good friend" way.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

In fantasy, when the main character is a farm boy, that turns out to be the "chosen one" or becomes a king or something like that.

 

[8-Bit Grin]

I want aliens to look Lovecraftian.

If it looks human, it doesn't count.

They are from a place with far different conditions than us, and their bodies should reflect that.

 

[Bloodstain]

Pretty much all the medical stuff. It may be because I'm damaged job-wise but damnit, it's not too hard to make it half-believeable, is it?

- CPR does not work if you randomly press and release, especially not if you do it by bending and stretching your arms. You have no idea how quickly you'll run out of power.
- Defibrillators... just... they don't cure a flatline. All you can do is reset the heart in case of VF. They won't resurrect the dead.
- If a person is unconscious just shout at him to wake up, don't ever bother to get him into recovery position or even check his breath and/or pulse. I mean who needs this medical shit anyway? This is a land where we brush off shots to the legs like so!

This video is in German, but you will get the idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmbp4joRO0g
It is painful, to say the least.

Holy Shatner! I know why I deleted this crap out of my program list...

I don't even watch TV anymore, found it on YouTube.

And you're right regarding the medical stuff, yes.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

NOT EVERY ANIMAL IS A DOG.
HORSES ARE NOT DOGS.
GORILLAS ARE NOT DOGS.
ALIENS ARE NOT DOGS.
That is all.

I'm senseing some hostility here. Do you not like dogs?

Dogs are fine-
I should elaborate- every time there is an animal character in a movie or something, someone holds up a bone or something, it bolts upright, and starts panting. Either that or they're sniffing the ground trying to find something, as if not only every animal thinks they're a dog, but a bloodhound at that.

I feel your pain.

You've cited the example I thought of!
(Good movie, nonetheless, I must admit)