Official Meme Thread. [NO POLITICS]

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

The best way to ruin entertainment trying to be dramatic about something is to know too much about the topic they're portraying. I was hoping they agreed to being campy about the cyber stuff, but it seems more like they doubled down on trying to take it seriously. Which means I guess I know what questions I'll be answering at Christmas dinner this year.

Oh they at least doubled down. There may have been some quadruple downing going on in this particular episode since this particular version of NCIS plays off that they have a computer "world class genius" on the staff. He wrote an "antivirus program" that attacked this particular vulnerability during a commercial break.

[Tcoat]

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[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

MomHawk banned me from talking over the shows when "the techies" start doing stuff that in the real world would take months to accomplish (or unaccomplish) that are done in minutes after typing on a keyboard like a 1980's gate agent at the airport.

Also, who in the hell can anything meaningful out of a screen of text scrolling faster than a starship in hyperspace?

my favorite 'hacking' scene. it blows right past impossible, and loops back to funny for me:

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

MomHawk banned me from talking over the shows when "the techies" start doing stuff that in the real world would take months to accomplish (or unaccomplish) that are done in minutes after typing on a keyboard like a 1980's gate agent at the airport.

Also, who in the hell can anything meaningful out of a screen of text scrolling faster than a starship in hyperspace?

I can't even watch that shit. I have to turn away.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I can't even watch that shit. I have to turn away.

People are more sensitive to watching things that are in their line of work. It is just harder to let your suspension of disbelief kick in when when deal with something every day.
If we applied real world logic and rules to every movie and show there would be nothing but very slow and boring how to documentaries on.

On the other hand we are greatly entertained by things we know are impossible since we don't have to deal with them. I for one have no issue how they depict computer "experts" be they hackers or fixers since watching a show where the special agent says he needs help and the IT department say "put in a ticket and we will get to it" would not be fun to watch.

Ugly people do not all of sudden become drop dead gorgeous when the change their hairstyle and loose the glasses.

Cars can not do several dozen long distance jumps and just keep going.

Good guys can not shake off a bullet to a limb because they wrapped a rag around the wound.

Bad guys do not all die instantly when a bullet barely grazes their baby finger.

Being pelted by gamma rays does not turn people into the ever loving Hulk
Hulk
Hulk

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

People are more sensitive to watching things that are in their line of work. It is just harder to let your suspension of disbelief kick in when when deal with something every day.
If we applied real world logic and rules to every movie and show there would be nothing but very slow and boring how to documentaries on.

On the other hand we are greatly entertained by things we know are impossible since we don't have to deal with them. I for one have no issue how they depict computer "experts" be they hackers or fixers since watching a show where the special agent says he needs help and the IT department say "put in a ticket and we will get to it" would not be fun to watch.

Ugly people do not all of sudden become drop dead gorgeous when the change their hairstyle and loose the glasses.

Cars can not do several dozen long distance jumps and just keep going.

Good guys can not shake off a bullet to a limb because they wrapped a rag around the wound.

Bad guys do not all die instantly when a bullet barely grazes their baby finger.

Being pelted by gamma rays does not turn people into the ever loving Hulk
Hulk
Hulk

Wait,..what?

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

People are more sensitive to watching things that are in their line of work.

I think it's just things where people have reached a level of expertise... I absolutely HATE watching (almost) anything where they're trying to play a musical instrument. Plenty of other things too, but that's the one that just gets under my skin like nothing. And this is definitely not in my line of work, and I certainly can't play nearly as many instruments as bother me.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I can't even watch that shit. I have to turn away.

Frustrated because you can't keep up?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Wait,..what?

- he weren't talken ta YOU, there Idaho -

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Frustrated because you can't keep up?

It's all so technical.

[x808drifter]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

It's all so technical.

Just wait till they start using the new turbo encabulator's in these shows.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by cjd

I think it's just things where people have reached a level of expertise... I absolutely HATE watching (almost) anything where they're trying to play a musical instrument.

Yea, that's where I get even with MomHawk. She is a musician by advocation and had played in a couple of event bands (Piano/keyboard, Flute, organ, a few other things). She has the same negative reaction but usually just laughs and lets it go.'

I completely understand with the "IT stuff" it has to be that way to keep the story moving, but still they could at least try to do a "time fast forward" version of something realistic.