When they all went to the door, I didn't think "That's not FBI procedure" or suchlike, because, frankly, what do I know about FBI procedure? Whatever the X-Files and Twin Peaks got right, pretty much. But I did think "Oh, no, something bad is gonna happen somewhere else while they're all grouped together like that." If that was the intent, then it worked.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
-t - Jun 23, 2005 10:01:29 am PDT #9991 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Allyson - Jun 23, 2005 10:03:09 am PDT #9992 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Oh, I think it is a nit, to clarify.
Having Danny run to the back door sacrifices the scene of the four of them with guns drawn at a ten-year-old, which to me is hilarious. The tactical sense of it never occured to me at all.
But to be clear(er), I understand that the nit can sacrifice the scene if you're focusing on that error. Makes the scene less powerful or not at all powerful. In which case to the person scratching it's no longer a nit but big ole bunny gnawing on your skull.
Kristen - Jun 23, 2005 10:04:57 am PDT #9993 of 10001
On a TV show that involves the FBI, I begin with the expectation of fulfilling, at least nominally, the standards of FBI procedure.
Well, they did have a guy who had, you know, been an FBI agent. So if they get some FBI procedure wrong, I'm probably going to cut them some slack. Myabe next season they'll get a better FBI consultant.
Which leans towards Kristen's assertion that it's not a nit.
To me it's a question about story/characterization, which would put it beyond a nit. Would these people really do this thing that they seem to doing right now?
But I'm sure the people who don't like Web's pen colour think it's really important too, and perhaps not a nit either.
It's really important to me and yet not at all vital to the story or the character. Which is, what I think, makes it a nit.
Yellow. Pen. It's just wrong.
Allyson - Jun 23, 2005 10:10:16 am PDT #9994 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Also, I'm taking out some issues I've read around the net, here.
Most notably, the assertion that Rebecca is too unprofessional at her job, and shouldn't be an FBI agent and therefore the show is ridiculous.
And i keep thinking, "yes. she wasn't supposed to be a field agent. thanks for getting it."
Kristen - Jun 23, 2005 10:11:33 am PDT #9995 of 10001
I've stopped reading around the net. No good can come of it.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2005 10:11:45 am PDT #9996 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So, shall we roll this (beagle) puppy over and get the new thread kicking?
Polter-Cow - Jun 23, 2005 10:12:14 am PDT #9997 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Dude, did they miss the part where Web specifically pulled her through the ranks?
Kristen - Jun 23, 2005 10:12:44 am PDT #9998 of 10001
I think they were putting in the fabric softener during that scene.
-t - Jun 23, 2005 10:13:31 am PDT #9999 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Man, I was rattling around the kitchen making dinner during the pilot, and I picked up on that.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2005 10:13:47 am PDT #10000 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And i keep thinking, "yes. she wasn't supposed to be a field agent. thanks for getting it."
There was a specific reference to her being groomed towards statistical analysis before Web grabbed her, despite her desire for field work. I'm not sure how detailed/rigorous her field training would be in that case.
eta Woohoooooo!!!! My first 10000!