Dude. It's set in 1966. The only way there's an evil computer genius is if there's a time machine.
ETA: And, no, before anyone asks, there isn't a time machine.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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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.
Kristen - Jan 20, 2006 6:39:17 am PST #7641 of 10001
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2006 6:41:03 am PST #7642 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Computers in 1966 were evil by default. There was no Apple.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2006 6:41:12 am PST #7643 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ETA: And, no, before anyone asks, there isn't a time machine.
A true evil genius would have built a time machine.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2006 6:43:44 am PST #7644 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hey, by 1966 there can be evil geniuses who use armies of robots...
Kristen - Jan 20, 2006 6:51:58 am PST #7645 of 10001
You guys understand that the whole purpose of writing samples is to get jobs on shows that do not star Pamela Anderson, right?
Tom Scola - Jan 20, 2006 7:00:31 am PST #7646 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Wouldn't that mean that the best way to guarantee you won't land a job on a Pamela Anderson show is to write a spec for a Pamela Anderson show?
Kristen - Jan 20, 2006 8:26:17 am PST #7647 of 10001
No, that would guarantee me not getting a job on any show.
lori - Jan 20, 2006 9:32:18 am PST #7648 of 10001
I was born in 1966. Are you writing about that? Do I get born as an evil genius?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2006 10:37:35 am PST #7649 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
There are surprises on that Mars lander that you haven't told anyone about yet, aren't there Lori?
Largo - Jan 20, 2006 10:46:11 am PST #7650 of 10001
You guys understand that the whole purpose of writing samples is to get jobs on shows that do not star Pamela Anderson, right?
Everyone has to start somewhere, Kristen. ;)
ETA: Besides, writing for "Stacked" wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. It's FOX, though, so I wouldn't give up the day job just yet.