Felt like blogging about a pet peeve of mine. Last night, we watched an episode of "Life". I like Damian Lewis in the lead role, and I've generally enjoyed the first few episodes. However, last night, apart from some huge continuity issues, the specter of my pet peeve raised its ugly head. Ever notice those little coffee cups? Someone has one in virtually every episode of every show or one scene in every movie. Often, they are the paper variety with the plastic lids. Unfortunately, it is frightfully obvious that the cups are completely empty. You can tell by the way the actors hold the cups, pass the cups, gesticulate with the cups. I don't understand this. As many coffee cups as we've all held... If pretending is difficult, then why can't they put water in them to give them weight and a semblance of reality? I understand not wanting to put hot coffee in them, but the water makes a lot of sense.
Welcome to the world of my hyper-critical eye. Still, I hate being jolted out of the experience of the story by something so easily corrected. Anyone else?
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