TV Programmes and Car Alarms...

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Fil6, Jan 5, 2016.

  1. Watching Silent Witness last night, I have been a great fan over the years. But one thing really annoys me....

    Why do they insist on having to overlay a 'beep beep' sound when a cast member locks or unlocks their car. One of the leading roles drives a brand new Merc, I have never heard modern cars 'beep beep' when locked or unlocked.

    Any ideas why?

    I am going to write into Terry Wogan... He stills hosts 'Points of View'.. right?
     
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  2. Same as the squawking Crow in every TV night scene :)
     
  3. Pudelwagen

    Pudelwagen Supporter

    I think you can programme them to beep if you really want them to.

    I've said it before and I'll say it again, the most annoying thing for me is that silly whirring noise they ALWAYS dub onto helicopter footage in news reports. Grrrrr!
     
  4. The wife's company c300h gives a little honk of the horn when she locks it.....
     
  5. Tuesday wildchild

    Tuesday wildchild I'm a circle!

    For the blind viewers.
     
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  6. I stand corrected. Still annoying though!!
     
  7. REALLY!!!.... Not sure if Silent Witness is the best TV show for blind viewers.
     
    Last edited: Jan 5, 2016
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  8. Tuesday wildchild

    Tuesday wildchild I'm a circle!

    Switch AD on and see what they hear.
     
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  9. Inspired comment!
     
  10. rickyrooo1

    rickyrooo1 Hanging round like a bad smell

    same thing irritates me with message tones on tv when someone has a text...... does anyone still use the "sandard" nokia "beep beep" NO.
     
  11. rickyrooo1

    rickyrooo1 Hanging round like a bad smell

    Oh, and i think Barry Took does it now.
     
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  12. Moons

    Moons Supporter

    You mean the 'invitation to interrogation' signal...

    Not unlike the vibration alert, though that can be mitigated by never leaving the phone down on a hard surface.
     
  13. 77 Westy

    77 Westy Supporter

    Yes – I didn’t know there was a non-standard Nokia "beep beep":)
     
  14. And also in films when someone looks through binoculars they show it as two circles partly overlapping?! Every time I've ever looked through binoculars it's just one circle!!

    And another thing when they show cars having been on a journey they never have the foresight to warm the engine up before shooting the scene.... Invariably the exhaust gives the game away that the engine is cold!

    And ....
     
  15. ...and...bombs in films always have really big 1970s LED displays on...
     
  16. yes but i have a standard nokia :D i did have dina dina but it attracted too much attention :D
     
  17. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Supporter and teachers pet

    Nah it's still Robert Robinson ent it?
     
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  18. And this -
     
  19. Tuesday wildchild

    Tuesday wildchild I'm a circle!

    A bullet in the real world won't knock you on your arse.
     
  20. I think it would...
     

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