So there is no Rochester action going on here? In many ways, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was "the most important member" of the Jack Benny radio and television franchise - but he was still a servant.
~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "B. Smith" <daikaij...@...> wrote: > > I agree with Justin. Alec is in many ways the most important member of > the team and he's been had quite a bit of exposure in several > episodes. The Bank Shot Job and The Stork Job are two episodes to > watch if you want to see him in action. His intro in the pilot episode > is epic nerdy goodness. > > I like this show quite a bit. It's like Burn Notice for me in that > it's pretty lightweight overall and fun. There is some darker stuff > lurking underneath but it doesn't overwhelm the proceedings. There are > some plot elements that could make for a very interesting second season. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" <tdlists@> > wrote: > > > > I've seen all the episodes aired so far. You might not like where it is > > going, but he gets back story and goes on missions. Last week he > saved a > > few hundred people and went undercover as a corporate hot shot. > > Unfortunately, it was an episode in which he also screwed up a job > a little > > because he was late for work as a result of staying up all night > play with > > the new version of war craft. However, unfortunately I see signs of > the rut > > you describe. > > > > The people who put this together did Independence Day and The Librarian. > > So don't expect much. However, in future episodes, it seems to me > that all > > the players start getting back story and all get to shine. While > it's light > > weight, it does not seem driven by one character with accessory > characters. > > It also seems to have improved since the first episode. Let's hope > they do > > not lock into this predictable character format. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > > Behalf Of ravenadal > > Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 9:21 AM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Leverage and the paradigm of the black > technology geek > > > > I just saw my first episode of Timothy Hutton's new TNT series > > "Leverage." "Leverage" is what you would get if you artificially > > inseminated "Mission:Impossible!" with "Oceans Eleven." I like it and > > have scheduled my DVR to record future episodes but I feel compelled > > to mention that the lone black regular character, Alec Hardison (Aldis > > Hodge), like IM's Barney Collier (Gregg Morris)and Luther Stickell > > (Ving Rhames)- heck, like Hogan Heroe Sgt. James 'Kinch' Kinchloe (the > > late great Ivan Dixon), both completes and depletes me. > > > > On one hand, all are self-contained, obviously well educated, > > articulate electronics experts. On the other hand, all are given > > precious little to do. While the other, primarily white cast mates > > get to cavort about wearing masks and assuming other identities, the > > lone black technology geek is tethered to his computers and his > > listening devices. More often than not their electronic wizardry saves > > the day but they rarely get any of the glory. > > > > In short, our hero gets to witness the pageantry but rarely gets to > > participate in it. While there is plenty of interaction between most > > of the white characters, our hero is literally a "black hole" into > > which camera light goes but nothing - no personality, no back story, > > no nothing - escapes. > > > > And, as such, he is the ultimate "Invisible Man." > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa > > hoo! Groups Links > > >
