Screenwriting Memes

Every chemist watching sci-fi movies just died a little inside. The periodic table isn't some exclusive VIP club that elements can just opt out of! It's literally a comprehensive chart of all known elements in the universe. When screenwriters throw in the "not on the periodic table" line, they might as well say "this car runs on imagination juice" or "this computer is powered by rainbow dust." Just once I'd love to hear "we've discovered element 119" instead of this nonsense. Hollywood writers, please—just spend 5 minutes on Wikipedia before writing your next science monologue!