Can anyone think of a sitcom that DOES NOT contain the dialogue:
"We have to talk"
or in American:
"We have to tok"
"We have to talk"
Even worse, is when characters say, "Can I ask you a question?"
Erm...? 
My most hated thing is when (usually in Eastenders or Corrie), a character is plainly trying to impart a super-important piece of information to another character who just isn't listening and carries on with their train of thought. It's so ridiculous and unrealistic.
DR LEGGE:
Look Mrs Cotton I'm afraid I have some bad news...
DOT COTTON:
Oh really, well talking of bad news I was talking to Ethel the other day and gawd bless her, her hip's started playing up again...
DR LEGGE:
It's your results Mrs Cotton...
DOT COTTON:
...I mean I says to her I says Ethel dear, you have to take it easy at your age I mean none of us are as young as we used to be...
DR LEGGE:
Mrs Cotton, your results show that...
DOT COTTON:
...and that Pete Beale don't help, selling that rubbish on his fruit and veg stall, I mean call that fruit and veg, now in my day...
DR LEGGE:
(SHOUTING) Mrs Cotton, you have cancer!
DOT SHUTS UP MID-FLOW AND STARES.
CUE DRUMS:
Dum! Dum! Dum! Dum dumdumdumdumm...
WHY do they do that???
Dot's got cancer?
I should say that I don't watch Eastenders anymore which should be obvious from the characters I chose for that example.
Quote: Graham Bandage @ October 21 2008, 11:36 PM BSTDot's got cancer?
But how could she possibly have got that?
Quote: zooo @ October 21 2008, 11:42 PM BSTBut how could she possibly have got that?
Playing in the sewage of Ians Cafe.
Quote: Lee Henman @ October 21 2008, 11:35 PM BSTMy most hated thing is when (usually in Eastenders or Corrie), a character is plainly trying to impart a super-important piece of information to another character who just isn't listening and carries on with their train of thought. It's so ridiculous and unrealistic.
DR LEGGE:
Look Mrs Cotton I'm afraid I have some bad news...DOT COTTON:
Oh really, well talking of bad news I was talking to Ethel the other day and gawd bless her, her hip's started playing up again...DR LEGGE:
It's your results Mrs Cotton...DOT COTTON:
...I mean I says to her I says Ethel dear, you have to take it easy at your age I mean none of us are as young as we used to be...DR LEGGE:
Mrs Cotton, your results show that...DOT COTTON:
...and that Pete Beale don't help, selling that rubbish on his fruit and veg stall, I mean call that fruit and veg, now in my day...DR LEGGE:
(SHOUTING) Mrs Cotton, you have cancer!DOT SHUTS UP MID-FLOW AND STARES.
CUE DRUMS:
Dum! Dum! Dum! Dum dumdumdumdumm...WHY do they do that???
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