1.) Leave no man behind! That is, unless he/she is foreign or an alien or something, then leave behind whoever you want.
2.) Most powerful politicians (especially Conservative ones) are either aliens, demons, or pundits for one or the other.
3.) Bad aliens/demons bleed green goo, REALLY bad aliens/demons bleed black goo.
4.)It's the waitress! Or the store clerk!
5.)It is possible to remove someone's 'soul' or 'heart'by sticking your hand in their stomach. Convenient.
6)If there is a couple in bed and neither one is a main character, one or both will be dead before long.
7.) Camping is particularly dangerous.
8.)Prostitutes either end up dead or are killer monsters themselves.
9.)If aliens show up offering to help Earth....run for hills!
10.) Any soldier who mentions being recently married, having a sweetheart back home and/or expecting a baby will be dead within half an hour.
11.) Have you found a set of numbers and can't figure out what they are for? Not a telephone, postal code or bank number? IT'S COORDINATES, IT'S ALWAYS COORDINATES.
12.) When traveling back in time one must be very careful not to do anything that could change the future. Unless you are on Doctor Who, in which case, do whatever the heck you want! Screw the timeline!
13.)Brothel Madams are always full of wisdomnosity.
14.)Most bad guys have glowy eyes-otherwise, how would you know they were bad?
15.) Time travel usually comes with some bad side effects, normally pus-filled abscesses.
16.)As a protagonist on a Sci-Fi show you will have to kill a lot of people to serve your purposes, however if someone else does the same thing they must be punished and/or killed.
17.) Conveniently all aliens, demons and ancient gods speak English!
18.) Actors/Writers want a holiday? Time for a flashback episode!
19.) If there is an imminent threat to someone's life a good idea is to leave them alone somewhere and tell them to lock the doors while you go investigate something else.
20.) No one's dead until...well, no one is ever really dead. Ever.
Number 10 was my favourite.
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