See, that gets me sometimes - we as writers have to strive for clarity and avoid cliches and silly catch phrases like that. We have to research and make sure what we write is acurate, historical, scientific - yada yada yada.
Then tv can go and do this, all the time. To the point where other people will read something and say "Hey, that's not really how things work - I saw it on Star Wars, man, and THAT was real! It wouldn't be on TV if it wasn't real."
usually followed by "Dude, where's my car." but it still annoys me.
I recall (and this is a bit embarassing to admit but for the sake of conversation, I'll throw myself in front of the bus here) reading an interview wherein that guy . . . crap . . . married to Sarah M Geller, last name Prinze . . . anyway, he'd written an episode of (ahem) Mutant X.
Anyway, this actor-turned-writer was going on about how BRILLIANT his dialog was, how cutting edge and "out there" his script was compared to the drivel all the other show writers were putting out.
So I watched it.
It was LAUGHABLE! Full of cliches, and smack-your-forehead silly remarks.
Just bad.
Bad bad bad. And this actor-turned-writer was so proud . . .
It was just sad.
