Computers in TV and Movies annoy me.

[Lionheart]

Dec 28, 2009 18:02:27 GMT -5 Lazy peon said:

Dec 28, 2009 17:39:07 GMT -5 SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts said:

I was watching G4 a few years ago and there was a commercial for a video game design class and the actors did that. They had PS2 controllers, one guy was turning both analogs and the other guy was just pressing random buttons. I wonder if there are any two player games that require that?

They were tightening up the graphics.

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[Dean-o]

I especially hate when they zoom in on a blurry or zoomed out picture, video camera, or any other type of image and instantly enhance it so it's crystal clear.

[paulbearer]

Zorin : I find the computer indispensable *pushes button*

"Secret agent 007 , licence to kill"

Zorin : Would you be interested in stamina.......or speed ?

[@TenaciousBe]

I can forgive a lot of this, because hey, it's a TV show and they can't waste 30 minutes rendering up a 3D image or whatever.

What DOES irritate the ever-loving piss out of me, though, is the fact that it's almost 2010, and every computer on TV and in the movies still sounds like a 1985 Macintosh when you click the mouse button. THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT ANYMORE. HOW f***ING HARD IS IT TO RECORD A NEW SOUND BITE?!

[RI Richmark]

Dec 28, 2009 18:41:28 GMT -5 Confused Mark Wahlberg said:

You mean I can't hack into the Pentagon in 30 seconds with my Netbook?!?!?!

Sure you can. Just keep pressing random buttons and soon you'll be nuking Pizza Hut because you're order is late.

[PaperStreetBrigade]

Not sure if this counts, but I think Mythbusters has a sponsorship deal with Dell. They obviously use Apple laptops and have to tape an X over the Apple Logo. During some of their commercials its obvious that they use a blue screen on the laptop and superimpose movies/images on the screen.