Is the movie Boiler Room named after the scam? Why is the scam named that, if so? If not, why is the movie named that?
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2010 6:36:33 pm PST #3979 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Juliebird - Jan 19, 2010 6:44:11 pm PST #3980 of 11998
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
My google-fu tells me that the scam is called that because of the "highly pressurized" sales tactics. Like the things in a boiler room that are, erm, highly pressurized?
Cass - Jan 19, 2010 7:40:53 pm PST #3981 of 11998
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
And Neal was insane-o-wrong hot with that gun. Damn.
Mmrmph
Lee - Jan 19, 2010 9:26:36 pm PST #3982 of 11998
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
And Neal was insane-o-wrong hot with that gun. Damn.
Yes. Mmmph
I would be tempted to say that White Collar just got gayer than Angel, but that doesn't account for the OMG level of OT3ness in this ep. I think it just blew the Leverage OT3 action out of the water.
I approve.
Juliebird - Jan 20, 2010 1:50:38 am PST #3983 of 11998
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Someone else pointed out that Neal's line about guns was basically (or exactly) the same as Shaw's on Chuck. The Superman coincidences continue.
le nubian - Jan 20, 2010 1:50:50 am PST #3984 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, 1) how could Peter just go and see Kate and 2) why didn't he bring Neal with him? That's probably the only thing I can't really hand wave away.
Juliebird, I think the director is primarily responsible for the awkwardness in the Peter and Kate scene. Kate is a HORRIBLE actress first of all. But second, the audience was supposed to initially believe Peter is BAD, so Peter had to act ambiguous at the start. It didn't work.
Juliebird - Jan 20, 2010 2:15:49 am PST #3985 of 11998
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
len, that was me moaning about the Peter and Kate scene.
Okay, I just picked up on Mozzie's "Superhuman" comment to Neal at the end. I larfed.
le nubian - Jan 20, 2010 2:30:32 am PST #3986 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
okay, let me edit!
Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2010 3:05:29 am PST #3987 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I saw the Two-Live Crew Job again off my DVR. Damn, that's such a good episode!
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2010 4:20:53 am PST #3988 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm guessing Peter didn't bring Neal because Peter doesn't trust Kate. There's no way he'd be able to show Neal she's untrustworthy with him there, but what he did might give him enough ammo to convince loverboy.
Kate is absolutely appalling. I'm guessing there really is no payoff for her looking so much like Elizabeth, so it's just a real piece of lousy casting, in a show that's done pretty damned well so far.