Wow, guys...I hadn'r realized I hadn't been here since August...Been in school for welding so I a bit worn out...You won't believe how many ways there are to fuse metal together...and I'm not very good at any of them...On thing I can say for sure; when I'm done with this welding class, I'll be a pretty good carpenter! LOL
________________________________ From: Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> To: SciFiNoir2 <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, August 24, 2009 6:51:03 AM Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] "Eureka" Thoughts Keith, I'm with you on all of your points. As for why they wrote out Stark's character -- the only thing I can think of is that he got tired of the role. They weren't really giving him much to do with it. I've since seen him on a liquor commercial, but not "True Blood", as I don't have HBO and am not a fan of the show. As for Carter's security clearance, that makes no sense to me, either. Feels as though the writers didn't take the extra step in the thought process, simply left it at the supposition that a town sheriff shouldn't have access to top secrets, even if most of those top secrets are the cause of most of the troubles he has to deal with. I half-hoped that, as the series went on, there would be a point at which such was recognized, he would be bumped up "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik ________________________________ To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com From: KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:52:34 +0000 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? ________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. Find out more.
