And it really irks me a lot.

Update: Man, I have gotten tons of great responses here and a lot of activity. The comments section turned out way better than Reddit. Thank you all! <3

    • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works
      51·
      10 months ago

      There are a few gems here and there. Avatar: The last Airbender is one of those, Star Wars Andor is another.

    • krey@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      10 months ago

      yes, for example series with characters discovering things or work together to overcome an obstacle. for example, a lot of star trek episodes. but you’re not wrong this drama stuff can spice things up and is widely used. just don’t make a whole movie out of it, like Batman vs. Superman. and it’s important the characters have reasonable motivation to do it, so it doesn’t feel out of character.

    • Orphie Baby@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      32·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, there are a lot of movies and shows where people talk like human beings. Hell, as a writer, nobody in my novels holds the idiot ball nor fails to talk like a normal person, just because that would be convenient for the plot to move along.

      • krey@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        10 months ago

        i hate the idiot ball. thx for avoiding it.

        however, the person we were replying to seems to have edited their comment in a way nothing makes sense any more. maybe the idiot ball is real. idk 😅