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Some of these may have been mentioned before, but with almost 1,600 posts, I am not going to go through them all. Since sheltering in place and working from home, I have been watching a couple of episodes of Cheers during lunchtime, and although the below comments are not unique to this show, it is by far more prominent given the show's premise.
Anyway, a person shows up to meet someone else, and orders a drink. The drink arrives, the person doesn't so much as taste the drink, doesn't pay for it, and after a couple of lines says "well, I'm off" and then walks out. (To be fair, the beer that was used on that show was apparently all but undrinkable, so one could hardly blame them for not wanting to drink it.)
Also, characters (often Frasier and Norm) are seen knocking back drinks, and then reveal they have an important meeting/job interview to go to and walk out. Maybe it is me watching it with 2020 eyes, but I thought the whole three martini lunch had gone out of fashion before that.
Both Norm and Cliff, and many other characters, spend hours drinking seemingly endless amounts of beer, and never once show even a hint of intoxication, and would often talk about hopping in their car and driving somewhere.
Lastly, Sam pours coffee during all times of the day, but the coffee never seems to be hot.
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On a commentary track for a Boy Meets World episode, cast member Will Friedle notes his trick for eating on screen - in this particular scene his character is sitting on a couch with a big bowl of cereal. Friedle notes how he makes it look like he's actively engaged with the food by constantly stirring it, gathering a spoonful, getting ready to take a bite, and then, right before he does so, he stops to talk - spoon is lowered back in the bowl to stir some more as the scene progresses. If you don't notice this "trick," then it appears he's really "working" that bowl of cereal, even though he never eats any!
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Jul 3, 2020 - 11:34 AM
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Thor
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On a commentary track for a Boy Meets World episode, cast member Will Friedle notes his trick for eating on screen - in this particular scene his character is sitting on a couch with a big bowl of cereal. Friedle notes how he makes it look like he's actively engaged with the food by constantly stirring it, gathering a spoonful, getting ready to take a bite, and then, right before he does so, he stops to talk - spoon is lowered back in the bowl to stir some more as the scene progresses. If you don't notice this "trick," then it appears he's really "working" that bowl of cereal, even though he never eats any!
But that's exactly what I find annoying!
For God's sakes, EAT SOMETHING!
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Jul 4, 2020 - 6:54 AM
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Solium
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On a commentary track for a Boy Meets World episode, cast member Will Friedle notes his trick for eating on screen - in this particular scene his character is sitting on a couch with a big bowl of cereal. Friedle notes how he makes it look like he's actively engaged with the food by constantly stirring it, gathering a spoonful, getting ready to take a bite, and then, right before he does so, he stops to talk - spoon is lowered back in the bowl to stir some more as the scene progresses. If you don't notice this "trick," then it appears he's really "working" that bowl of cereal, even though he never eats any!
But that's exactly what I find annoying!
For God's sakes, EAT SOMETHING!
Its annoying when they don't eat or drink. There's probably a more practical reason though. Do we really want to see food in their gums and teeth while they're acting? Everyone needs to be model perfect on screen. I imagine the few times actors eat on screen its the last shot of the day.
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In a lot of WW2 films involving Germans, an officer says Heil Hitler! with a big extravagant Nazi salute, & our man reply's with a half-hearted slight movement of the arm. It shows us he's a good guy & not an evil Nazi.
I just saw this yesterday in my annual 4th of July viewing of The Great Escape. The true-believer Gestapo give von Luger an intense glare for his half-hearted HH.
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