TV Show Goofs!

[jdietz]

How many here get riled up when you spot obvious mistakes in tv shows?

Watching CSI Miami Thursday evening on AMC. They were discussing a murder weapon and discovered that it was a .223. The bullet they were looking at on the screen was a 158gr SWC and then the CSI investigator said it came from a Ruger 10/22.

After screaming at the TV I went downstairs and read my American Rifleman.

 

[Smokey Joe]

Never argue with a fool...

J Dietz--because he'll drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience.

In the case of TV shows, (1) the writers really don't care about firearms accuracy, (2) the intended audience doesn't care--Or doesn't know the difference, (3) Some TV shows seem intent on putting firearms in a bad light when possible, in a casual sort of way; it mustn't be preachy or distract from the "entertainment," (4) and it makes one wonder, when they make any sort of "statement of fact" in the show, about which one is not so familiar as with firearms, how much of that "fact" is as casually made up as the firearm misstatements.

It's no use getting riled up. If a particular show bothers you, stop watching it. If it REALLY bothers you, write to the sponsors and complain, and threaten to stop buying whatever the sponsor sells. Then stop watching it.

 

[Tommygunn]

When watching TV shows like CSI, LAW & ORDER, CASTLE, BLUE BLOODS, and others dealing with "police procedural" types of plots, the best thing is just to relax, ignore what you know about firearms, and watch the show.
An old canard that bugged me is the silenced revolver. From old episodes of MANNIX, NAKED CITY, IRONSIDE, HAWAII FIVE-O, and many other crime dramas, the bad guy would quite often be shown screwing a silencer onto the barrel of a .38 snubbie before going into action. He'd shoot someone and the gun would go PFFFT with the audio volume of a mouse fart.
Now, some people here know the old Russian 1895 Nagant can actually be silenced. But do you think Steve McGarrett's boys ever came across a thug with a Nagant? No way.
And silencers don't "silence" in real life like they do on TV anyway.
TV is entertainment. Enjoy it for that purpose ....just don't take it seriously.

 

[Justin]

TV isn't real life. Watching crime shows and expecting accuracy about firearms makes about as much sense as trying to understand how to do open heart surgery by watching a few episodes of Grey's Anatomy.

Instead of watching stupid tv shows, if we all just chose to dry fire during that time instead, we'd all be better off.