If they did, they would solve mysteries much more quickly. For example, if there is a room full of dismembered humans, a cage full of cute and cuddly critters, and a large, vicious creature roaming free in the room, what happened? The sci-fi characters haven't seen hours and hours of science fiction programming. They don't have the benefit of seeing this same plot (or any other number of plots) repeat endlessly. As a viewer, I instantly know that it was indeed the cute creatures who ate the people, and the predator ate the cute creatures to keep them in check. This was a recent Sanctuary plot. But these characters had not seen Gremlins or the "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star Trek to know that cuddly creatures can be vicious and almost always breed uncontrollably.
In addition, my years of viewing has lead me to understand that whatever first seems very likely and obvious is not the case. The big vicious creature is just too obvious. It must be something else. This applies to life as well. If you're in the forest and it appears that a bear attacked someone, because a bear is present with the dead person, it must not be the case. Instead, look for something smaller, less predictable, like a rabid squirrel.
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