MickeyRealiTV
Even in this enlightened day and age one can still hear the occasional complaints about TV not being like "real life." While I would certainly never dispute the difference between the two, I am rather curious about why someone would complain about the difference. The world of TV tends to be exciting and dangerous- too exciting and dangerous; in just a few generations evolution would select only trained stuntmen and women for survival. Also, while there are a very few writers and actors who might be able to pull it off, a show where our protagonists grapple with problems like waiting an hour and a half in the doctor's waiting room, or balancing one's checkbook, would make for less-than-gripping TV.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: Dr. House and his team would be seeing several patients per day, let alone per week. The only people who get an entire team to themselves for days on end have SERIOUS money... at least, until they get their bill.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: We would have alien invaders dropping in every second Thursday- of course, inhuman alien monsters could never hope to do as much damage as our own human, terrestrial leaders.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The day the bombs went off the people of Jericho would have shot half the town and razed three quarters of it trying to grab and hoard as much as they could.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: CNN and C-SPAN would have laugh tracks.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: Many of the Lostaways would suspect that Sayid had something to do with the plane breaking up.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: There would be a surge in mass transit passengers as people's cars were being destroyed during the daily high-speed chases on the way to and from work.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: At least some security camera or amateur videographer would have caught Clark Kent flashing to superspeed (The monitors in the Luthor Mansion don't count; evidently Lex only reviews the tapes when Lana is changing clothes).
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Computers would never freeze up or display the Blue Screen of Death; they could hardly ever even be turned off.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The characters would have a lot of time for exposition while waiting for their machines to boot up.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Forget fancy disguises; just put on a pair of glasses and no one will recognize you.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: Calling someone a "cartoon" would be classified as "hate speech." The PC term would be Dimensionally-Challenged Person, or Rendered-American.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Just about anything could cause super-powers, but unfortunately gaining such powers almost always turns people Evil.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The CSI team would be spending most of their time on affidavits and depositions for the batteries of lawyers hired by some of the wealthier criminals they had nabbed.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: We could just fade through the boring parts of our day... which means that virtually no office work would ever get done.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: OSHA would be looking into why LutherCorp laboratories and offices are exploding on almost a weekly basis.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: The government actually could keep various deep, complex conspiracies secret, instead of leaking secrets like a pinata.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The estate of Wile E. Coyote would be suing the Acme company for unsafe products and fraudulent advertising. They would probably name Road Runner in the suit as an "attractive nuisance."
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Furry woodland critters would be using so many consumer electronics and other goods that they would be advertised to them: "So simple you don't even need an opposable thumb!"
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: Dr. House and his team would be seeing several patients per day, let alone per week. The only people who get an entire team to themselves for days on end have SERIOUS money... at least, until they get their bill.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: We would have alien invaders dropping in every second Thursday- of course, inhuman alien monsters could never hope to do as much damage as our own human, terrestrial leaders.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The day the bombs went off the people of Jericho would have shot half the town and razed three quarters of it trying to grab and hoard as much as they could.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: CNN and C-SPAN would have laugh tracks.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: Many of the Lostaways would suspect that Sayid had something to do with the plane breaking up.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: There would be a surge in mass transit passengers as people's cars were being destroyed during the daily high-speed chases on the way to and from work.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Computers would never freeze up or display the Blue Screen of Death; they could hardly ever even be turned off.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The characters would have a lot of time for exposition while waiting for their machines to boot up.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Forget fancy disguises; just put on a pair of glasses and no one will recognize you.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: Calling someone a "cartoon" would be classified as "hate speech." The PC term would be Dimensionally-Challenged Person, or Rendered-American.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Just about anything could cause super-powers, but unfortunately gaining such powers almost always turns people Evil.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The CSI team would be spending most of their time on affidavits and depositions for the batteries of lawyers hired by some of the wealthier criminals they had nabbed.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: We could just fade through the boring parts of our day... which means that virtually no office work would ever get done.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: OSHA would be looking into why LutherCorp laboratories and offices are exploding on almost a weekly basis.
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: The government actually could keep various deep, complex conspiracies secret, instead of leaking secrets like a pinata.
IF TV WERE LIKE REAL LIFE: The estate of Wile E. Coyote would be suing the Acme company for unsafe products and fraudulent advertising. They would probably name Road Runner in the suit as an "attractive nuisance."
IF REAL LIFE WERE LIKE TV: Furry woodland critters would be using so many consumer electronics and other goods that they would be advertised to them: "So simple you don't even need an opposable thumb!"
From my post, you'll know that I like for TV to have some basis in reality, however too much adherence to real life would just be dull.