Artists, Dequirk Yourselves!

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/07/dear_hollywood_these_things_do.html

My sins:

1. Being followed by an omniscient narrator (hard to avoid in non-first person)
2. Obsessive fear of govt

?: Basic knowledge of science

Wouldn't you assume most non-stupid characters over a certain age possess that? I think it needs to be specified how that translates into irritating quirkiness (which I'm sure it can and does).

Inspiration