Literary Necessititus
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25807)
Pikeville, North Carolina
February 17, 2022 4:43pm CST
What is Literary Necessititus you ask?
This is the phrase K and I use to explain some of the more ridiculous plot devices used in movies and TV shows to keep the story moving. We enjoy pointing out such far-fetched plot devices, especially in Hallmark mystery movies. Why the Hallmark movies? Because the writers of those movies often have no clue as to how something would be handled in the real world and resort to bizarre happenstance to explain why what happened did happen where it happened and when it happened just when the right person was there to see it happen.
Hallmark isn't the only regular employer of Literary Necessititus. Most cop and detective shows, as well as medical shows, use it a lot. You'll know you're seeing it in action when you find yourself thinking or saying, "That would never happen that way in real life."
Watch for it. Give yourself a pat on the back when you catch them at it.
PS: The photo isn't really a small dinosaur standing in the lake eating leaves.
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@Deepizzaguy (95387)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Feb 22
My late brother in law who served in the armed forces in Vietnam when he saw the movies about the war, he would tell my sister that the events in the movie are not what happened in real life which bothered him.
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@Deepizzaguy (95387)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Feb 22
@DWDavis That is a good rule to follow.
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@kaylachan (58927)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Feb 22
It's still fun to watch those things. And, sometimes, unless you're a doctor, cop or lawyer, you might think some isn't real when it is. Sometimes, they'll do something you would do in real life, but use the wrong term for it.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
18 Feb 22
That photo is ethereal
I love that way you have coined the Hallmark movies.
Doesn't Lifetime do that too?
I love that way you have coined the Hallmark movies.
Doesn't Lifetime do that too?2 people like this
@snowy22315 (171220)
• United States
19 Feb 22
That is really a neat photo. You have to suspend belief to watch some of these shows and enjoy them for sure.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
Love it!
Easy to spot, isn't it?
And, yes-that does look like a dinosaur.
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@wolfgirl569 (96449)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Feb 22
Love the photo. At first I seen an alligator
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@DWDavis (25807)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Feb 22
The Hallmark romances of the past couple of years do all follow the same formula to the point it becomes boring watching them. They weren't always so much alike. If you go back ten years or so, some of them were much better - better acted, better filmed, better directed, and with better scripts.
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