Tide falls

The tide falls away.
Drenched beach will dry to powder.
Then the sea returns.

Rain in shows

As you know, I love rain. For me, they justify grey skies. So the screen time for rain in shows bothers me. From live-action to cartoons, I feel that too many productions include rain only for a few minutes and only to set a dark, dramatic mood. It's always full-on pouring, too, that picks up within seconds and dies out just the same. Not to mention that, when the rain stops, the clouds instantly part. It's simply cliché.

I don't have anything against shows using precipitation to actually drive the story. While a storm causing conditions too dangerous to travel in is its own cliché, this honestly doesn't bother me as much. My problem is simply that rain is too often just a cheap mood-setter though. Why can't it be treated as a normal event? Why can't it rain for half an hour without some tragedy going on? Why can't it rain multiple times in a single day? Can the rain still fall softly? And how about those beautiful conditions where part of the sky is clear and sunny but it's still raining from the clouds overhead? Precipitation shouldn't be saved solely for clichés!

I'm not about to switch to a career in film or animation to implement these changes. I'm going to keep my wishes in mind for any stories that I write and videogames that I develop, though. That's where I'm headed, so that's where I'll take my ideas.