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They cite ornithologists, biologists, archiologists -- and the worst off are chess players? No, the worst off are hackers who will cringe at almost any movie t

They cite ornithologists, biologists, archiologists -- and the worst off are chess players? No, the worst off are hackers who will cringe at almost any movie today. Probably our consulting fee is just too high for Hollywood.

FeteCommuniste 10y ago
Judging by my wife's comments when we watch shows, lawyers are probably even worse off for inaccuracies (and this often goes just as well for shows that are about the justice system). But they also get a lot more screen time.
- tyingq 10y ago
  Interesting. Can you ask her if there's a movie or tv show that gets it mostly right?
  - Natsu 10y ago
    IANAL, but I have some in the family and I believe the answer will be 'My Cousin Vinny' of all things.
  - mcguire 10y ago
    My Cousin Vinny is usually mentioned at this point.
  - greggyb 10y ago
    My Cousin Vinny. My sister and my brother-in-law are both lawyers. They love this movie. Their professors all love this movie. And from earlier this week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13885659 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13885659
  - FeteCommuniste 10y ago
    She couldn't think of one off of the top of her head, but she mentioned The Good Wife (again, a show about lawyers) as being particularly bad. She saw My Cousin Vinny, but long before she had studied law, so she doesn't remember it well enough to say.
  - tyingq 10y ago
    While trying to answer my own question, I found a pretty neat site with lots of posts about how law is portrayed in pop culture. http://lawandthemultiverse.com http://lawandthemultiverse.com Their take on "The Lincoln Lawyer": http://lawandthemultiverse.com/2011/05/27/the-lincoln-lawyer/ http://lawandthemultiverse.com/2011/05/27/the-lincoln-lawyer...
Semiapies 10y ago
Or military personnel, who don't even see actors wearing uniforms and giving salutes properly. A funny thing; one movie I've seen called out on different occasions by naval veterans as actually getting a lot right, particularly in how people interact in the service, was the comedy Down Periscope.

FeteCommuniste 10y ago

Judging by my wife's comments when we watch shows, lawyers are probably even worse off for inaccuracies (and this often goes just as well for shows that are about the justice system). But they also get a lot more screen time.

tyingq 10y ago
Interesting. Can you ask her if there's a movie or tv show that gets it mostly right?
- Natsu 10y ago
  IANAL, but I have some in the family and I believe the answer will be 'My Cousin Vinny' of all things.
- mcguire 10y ago
  My Cousin Vinny is usually mentioned at this point.
- greggyb 10y ago
  My Cousin Vinny. My sister and my brother-in-law are both lawyers. They love this movie. Their professors all love this movie. And from earlier this week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13885659 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13885659
- FeteCommuniste 10y ago
  She couldn't think of one off of the top of her head, but she mentioned The Good Wife (again, a show about lawyers) as being particularly bad. She saw My Cousin Vinny, but long before she had studied law, so she doesn't remember it well enough to say.
- tyingq 10y ago
  While trying to answer my own question, I found a pretty neat site with lots of posts about how law is portrayed in pop culture. http://lawandthemultiverse.com http://lawandthemultiverse.com Their take on "The Lincoln Lawyer": http://lawandthemultiverse.com/2011/05/27/the-lincoln-lawyer/ http://lawandthemultiverse.com/2011/05/27/the-lincoln-lawyer...

Semiapies 10y ago

Or military personnel, who don't even see actors wearing uniforms and giving salutes properly. A funny thing; one movie I've seen called out on different occasions by naval veterans as actually getting a lot right, particularly in how people interact in the service, was the comedy Down Periscope.