You don't like Fargo? Ha-ha! I hear you, though: like most cliches, Fargo pushes things a bit much. When they back off just a bit and let him appear to be more normal, he's much more effective.
What did you think about "Max Headroom" playing the Aussie Great White Hunter? He's coming back for at least a guest shot soon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:25:49 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] "Eureka" Thoughts I was getting sick of the silly Fargo side plot distractions, but last week they did not have one, it seemed more like season one (which was my favorite), so I am starting to like it again. Getting rid of the sister who found everything wrong with him was a good move too. I realize they need conflict, but I do not think it worked with her. I also like that they decided to have Carter move on, if they are not going to get him together with Alison, then let him move on. I like the chemistry that he has with the new woman and that they did not pretend that he and Alison never existed. I’m also had the moved away from everyone calling him stupid and let the theme shift back to he as the commonsense guy often being the one with the big ideas. I get the sense that maybe they experimented and are returning to what worked in the first place. I did not like the 5 day stupid think either. I’m not sure why they keep pursuing that angle. I hope it is a fluke. By the way, I liked the husband on True Blood, but I think he is just a guest star with at best re-occurring status. Let’s hope there are no Fargo bowling or car stories next week and that they stay on track From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 8:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] "Eureka" Thoughts Everyone watching the new season of "Eureka"? I must saying I'm enjoying it, even more than last season. I think that's because Carter is noticeably more instrumental in solving cases than last year. Every ep so far, as the big brains discuss string theory, M-branes, and quantum mechanics, Carter's always the one guy in the room who cuts through the superficial coverings to get to the heart of a problem. Indeed, one wonders how the scientists can do anything: as smart as they are, they seem to exemplify what my mom used to say about "Book sense, but no common sense". Fortunately they have also toned down the Carter-is-kinda-dumb thing too. Tracey mentioned that last year that had gotten out of hand. There are still some moments like that, but I frankly don't think they're needed. Carter's obviously not a supergenius, so let's lose the "Uh...English please? I'm clueless" schtick. A couple of weeks ago, for example, Allison spoke of the space object coming to Earth in 126 hours, and Carter looks confused. Allison then had to amend and say "five days"! Give me a break: you telling me Carter, an intelligent and highly competent man of the law, can't figure that out? Again, good thing that angle is being minimized. Some other thoughts on the show: * I like the new lady brought in, who runs Section 5 (?) At first she irritated the hell out of me by belittling Carter's intelligence, but I like the tender side and sense and humour she has. * Good to see that Carter is falling for the new scientist. For some reason I never really liked his love for Allison, and it's less appealing to me this season for some reason. I say let that angle die, and let him move on. * Anyone know why the guy who played allison's ex- and new-husband left the show? I thought he was coming back, but here he's on "True Blood" now. * When is Henry going to get a life and a love? I hate what they did by killing off his love, and this recent--spoiler!--storyline of bringing back a computerized copy of her, then killing it off? WTF?! And speaking of that, Henry is mayor now, but doesn't seem to do any mayoral stuff. He basically still sports the mechanics' garb, when he's not at GD running experiments. Does he even have an office at city hall? * Carter is sheriff, charged with keeping all law and protecting everyone in the town, including those at Global Dynamics. Yet he doesn't have a high security clearance. Allison refused to discuss the oncoming spaceship with him because of that, and that top secret section that's been reopened is off limits to him without an escort. Okay, I guess I'm confused: if he's "only" the sheriff, maybe he wouldn't have top secret clearance to everything at GD. But, more times than I can count, Carter risks his life by entering some high dangerous lab to fight a creature of living ooze, gravity wells, etc. In fact, Carter's the *only* person who consistently tackles these dangers, which usually means he's finally brought in to these top secret discussions. Is it logical, therefore, for his clearance to be relatively low?
