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« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2010, 01:12:27 AM »

I love this thread.  And I love how well this cliche has been picked out.

The only one that springs to mind for me is the tv series Level 9.  The whole cast seemed like a Special Forces team of the type described here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_9_%28TV_series%29

Ooh, and the cast of the Painkiller Jane tv show.  They had a distinctly "Special" Forces feel to them as well.
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« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2010, 04:44:46 AM »

Another particular favorite cliche is the standard "You men have been hand picked from different branches of the military, different backgrounds, different specialities, and heck, some of you probably aren't even military at all.  Here are one or two sentences that describe each of you.  Now you'll be going out on a top secret mission together without having any time to train together as a team."

It's even better if they top it off with a "You'll be given some special equipment and/ or weapons that are still in the experimental development stages.  You won't get a chance to train with these either."

It's almost like they WANT some of these groups to fail.
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« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2010, 04:45:37 PM »

Another particular favorite cliche is the standard "You men have been hand picked from different branches of the military, different backgrounds, different specialities, and heck, some of you probably aren't even military at all.  Here are one or two sentences that describe each of you.  Now you'll be going out on a top secret mission together without having any time to train together as a team."

It's even better if they top it off with a "You'll be given some special equipment and/ or weapons that are still in the experimental development stages.  You won't get a chance to train with these either."

It's almost like they WANT some of these groups to fail.

So very true, I was trying to think of an example but again drawing a blank.  I was going to suggest something like T-Force but I mean the whole cyborg thing throws off the idea of any resemblance to reality.  There has to be at the at least they're people aspect. 
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« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2010, 12:25:55 AM »

Yes, "experimental weapons" might as well be "will break when you most need it" or "make some awesome shot but then need 10 minutes to recharge". 

Don't feel bad if you find yourself drawing a blank thinking of movies which feature a randomly slapped together team. There are alot of movies out there which do this one but are truly forgettable. A good spoof example would be "attack of the killer tomatoes" where they send the best diver they have along with others on a team for a land based mission for .... what was the purpose of the diver again?
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« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2010, 12:57:21 AM »

Don't feel bad if you find yourself drawing a blank thinking of movies which feature a randomly slapped together team. There are alot of movies out there which do this one but are truly forgettable. A good spoof example would be "attack of the killer tomatoes" where they send the best diver they have along with others on a team for a land based mission for .... what was the purpose of the diver again?

Those deadly corn sharks, have to have a diver for them.  Actually, that is a bit of inside joke for me buddy from Kansas said he knew alot about sharks and we commented yes the deadly Kansas Corn Shark. 
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« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2010, 09:02:29 PM »

Don't feel bad if you find yourself drawing a blank thinking of movies which feature a randomly slapped together team. There are alot of movies out there which do this one but are truly forgettable. A good spoof example would be "attack of the killer tomatoes" where they send the best diver they have along with others on a team for a land based mission for .... what was the purpose of the diver again?


Those deadly corn sharks, have to have a diver for them. 


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