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[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.
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.
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.
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."
I've stopped reading around the net. No good can come of it.
So, shall we roll this (beagle) puppy over and get the new thread kicking?
Dude, did they miss the part where Web specifically pulled her through the ranks?
I think they were putting in the fabric softener during that scene.
Man, I was rattling around the kitchen making dinner during the pilot, and I picked up on that.
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.
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The harsh mistress is done having her way with y'all, so trip on over to:
"The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People" Jun 23, 2005 12:25:21 pm PDT
And remember, mind the sharp edges...