In real life, bullets are little lumps of lead that fly through the air at great speed and generally put holes in whatever they hit. On TV bullets are made from Applied Phlebotinum and rarely penetrate objects like couches or overturned dinner tables, unless the plot dictates otherwise. TV bullets have several other remarkable characteristics. Alternatively, a machine gun will riddle a person with bullets, but his surroundings will remain unscathed, suggesting the bullets somehow curved in the air to hit only him, possibly to curb property damage. Good bullets.