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SOME- ahem, some categories of television shows seem more prone to this type of acting than others: * Programs going for dark and edgy, where the constant shouting is supposed to reinforce how permanently angry/edgy/completely bonkers the character is. Police procedurals in particular are prone to this. * Children's programs with young actors who constantly shout at each other and EMPHASIZE every WORD they THINK is IMPORTANT! -- the audio equivalent of Bold Inflation. * Adult presenters on children's TV who assume their young Viewers are Morons. * The occasional infomercial, especially if it's by Billy Mays. * Or someone else trying to be Billy Mays. * Or the UK's equivalent, Barry Scott. * THERE IS NO EQUAL TO BILLY MAYS! * Brian Blessed! So loud he deser

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  • SOME- ahem, some categories of television shows seem more prone to this type of acting than others: * Programs going for dark and edgy, where the constant shouting is supposed to reinforce how permanently angry/edgy/completely bonkers the character is. Police procedurals in particular are prone to this. * Children's programs with young actors who constantly shout at each other and EMPHASIZE every WORD they THINK is IMPORTANT! -- the audio equivalent of Bold Inflation. * Adult presenters on children's TV who assume their young Viewers are Morons. * The occasional infomercial, especially if it's by Billy Mays. * Or someone else trying to be Billy Mays. * Or the UK's equivalent, Barry Scott. * THERE IS NO EQUAL TO BILLY MAYS! * Brian Blessed! So loud he deser
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  • SOME- ahem, some categories of television shows seem more prone to this type of acting than others: * Programs going for dark and edgy, where the constant shouting is supposed to reinforce how permanently angry/edgy/completely bonkers the character is. Police procedurals in particular are prone to this. * Children's programs with young actors who constantly shout at each other and EMPHASIZE every WORD they THINK is IMPORTANT! -- the audio equivalent of Bold Inflation. * Adult presenters on children's TV who assume their young Viewers are Morons. * The occasional infomercial, especially if it's by Billy Mays. * Or someone else trying to be Billy Mays. * Or the UK's equivalent, Barry Scott. * THERE IS NO EQUAL TO BILLY MAYS! * Brian Blessed! So loud he deserves his own category. * He has his own category. * He IS his own category. * "... If they're not laughing, it's not comedy. Well either that, or you're just not SPEAKING LOUDLY ENOUGH!" In extreme circumstances, a character will become so loud that the show can be watched only with the volume turned down, making it a problem when the quieter characters speak. In the worst case scenario, the character will become such a headache that the viewer might be put off watching. These are the shows that you can't have on in the background when you're talking to someone; you'll be drowned out. Can be justified if the actor in question has had a stage career, where voice projection is critical, or if the show is being taped in front of an audience where people in the back row might otherwise have trouble hearing what's happening on stage. However, the fact that many shows with an audience manage to achieve an "indoor voice" suggest that the trope can be avoided. See also: * Cute but Cacophonic, when characters you wouldn't expect are this, hence it's often used in comedies. * Large Ham, who probably lacks an indoor voice but gets away with it by virtue of sheer charisma. * Make Me Wanna Shout, where someone with No Indoor Voice uses volume as a weapon. * Punctuated for Emphasis, where, in addition to shouting, the person also adds an exclamation mark after each word.
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