I'm an elitist, does that count?
You'd be the first person I'd call if saving the world required an expert in reaming out people.
My food is problematic.
River ,'The Message'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[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.
DavidS - Aug 03, 2005 3:20:52 pm PDT #2107 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Topic!Cindy - Aug 03, 2005 3:22:33 pm PDT #2108 of 10001
What is even happening?
Or pretty hair.
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2005 3:28:50 pm PDT #2109 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But a meritocracy hardly rules out Bauer or Bristow, and John explicitly makes that distinction.
Strega - Aug 03, 2005 4:46:56 pm PDT #2110 of 10001
I suppose it would help if I read the original comment. I probably saw it and don't remember -- do you have a link?
Maybe it depends on what you mean by unattainable. I took that as, they are very much action heroes, and while there is a pretense that they're jus' plain folks, they're only "normal" compared to, I dunno, James Bond or Bruce Wayne. Each of them could individually do the work of a team of people in GF. I do not think I could ever be as capable as they are at all things they can do. But I could conceivably become an expert at something.
Like, if GF needed someone to drive a car, they might get some NASCAR guy to do it. It's not a skill I have, but it is an achievable skill. Bauer or Bristow would drive themselves, while working out their personal problems over a cell phone, and defusing a bomb with one hand, and get there faster.
CaBil - Aug 03, 2005 5:18:27 pm PDT #2111 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
There is a 1001 people on the frequency, spread throughout the world, with every conceivable skill set and knowledge. While primary agents tend to be on the Bauer/Bristow level, any given mission can have dozens of additional GF watching via cell and laptops, being managed by Aleph. Also, if you are the only person on the Frequency when something blows up nearby, you get called, even if you are not usually in the field.
Edain - Aug 03, 2005 5:33:52 pm PDT #2112 of 10001
"Being hungover is like winning the lottery, except they pay you in regret!" - T-Rex
Hmmm, interesting, TV guide for today does have it correctly listed as no Inside episode on Fox, but for Global(Canadian channel that airs the Inside) still shows a new episode coming on tonight.
Edit: nope, got Fear Factor.
DCJensen - Aug 03, 2005 5:50:20 pm PDT #2113 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
If that is so, it's a cruel blow for us USAians.
HiddenSky - Aug 03, 2005 6:30:39 pm PDT #2114 of 10001
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Any word on what's up with the Inside site on FOX saying "Scheduled to return on 8/24"? Of course, it's FOX, so I won't believe it until it happens, but...
Betsy HP - Aug 03, 2005 7:30:31 pm PDT #2115 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I want Allyson to start Snark Maga, and I can be her acolyte. We can snark people to death and beyond.
Edain - Aug 03, 2005 7:52:32 pm PDT #2116 of 10001
"Being hungover is like winning the lottery, except they pay you in regret!" - T-Rex
I would assume that's an error, HiddenSky, since they've already told Tim that no more would air, but who knows.