Got coffee?

This is enough to drive one to drink. Watching TV shows that show their characters "acting" out a scene holding a styrofoam coffee cup. They move their arms around, gesticulating, spinning around, with each movement emphasizing the point they're trying to make. It also emphasizes the fact that there is nothing in that styrofoam coffee cup. Worst offenders are soap operas and the Global series Rookie Blue. McNally on the radio, "Central, I'm reporting a 2-11 in progress...committing a crime by acting while holding an empty cup."
This reminds me of many episodes of M*A*S*H*. When Hawkeye, Trapper, Hunnicutt or anyone else visiting the Swamp sampled the homebrew, at least they held a martini glass in which it was obvious there was a drink. It added movement to the scene. You could see it. You could almost taste it. It was real and honest, not phoney and distracting. Is there some legalistic rider in today's contracts that states these actors can't hold onto hot coffee in case they burn themselves?

I'll drink to that.