Yes, well, the CDC building is portrayed as being rather technologically sophisticated.
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
Simon ,'Out Of Gas'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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smonster - Dec 09, 2010 2:27:13 pm PST #15266 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
le nubian - Dec 09, 2010 2:32:46 pm PST #15267 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
the real CDC wouldn't allow filming.
Ginger - Dec 09, 2010 2:46:17 pm PST #15268 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The real CDC finally cracked down on security a couple of years after 9-11. It would be kind of insane to let anyone film there, since that's where they keep the really scary stuff. Right after 9-11, in a feat of cognitive dissonance difficult to fathom, Congress voted down funding the CDC had been allocated for a new main building to replace the building where the hot zone lab was located, a badly built and way-too-small building with persistent leaks. They finally got the funding back and that new building is pretty high tech. The CDC is on a campus with several buildings, surrounded by high chain-link fence.
chrismg - Dec 09, 2010 4:43:57 pm PST #15269 of 30001
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Re: Fringe
That is really, really, really fucked up.
And consider what show I'm talking about here.
aurelia - Dec 09, 2010 6:34:32 pm PST #15270 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Fringe totally tried to top Donnie Pfaster. It was way creepy in the dancing scene, but the emotional story was the A plot. Having the creepy guy drive the heartbreak home was an extra twist of the knife though.
Oh, Olivia.
Polter-Cow - Dec 09, 2010 8:15:30 pm PST #15271 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is really, really, really fucked up.
The title telegraphed the creepiest fucking scene of the episode, but damn.
Oh, Olivia.
For reals. I feel like I haven't actually seen the doppelganger aftermath treated so seriously before. Buffy had a similar story, of course, but Peter and Fauxlivia were together for MONTHS.
Anyone else notice that in the beginning, the man is walking by a train...on Firefly Railways?
sumi - Dec 10, 2010 5:27:51 am PST #15272 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, they really did the doppelganger aftermath well. I feel that Olivia is going to be buying all new bed linens, clothing, possibly a new apartment. . .
le nubian - Dec 10, 2010 6:04:32 am PST #15273 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think if I were her, I would get rid of the clothes and bed linens, but I'm not sure I'd get rid of the apt. That's a nice place and you put some paint on the walls and get a couple of new couches, and it doesn't feel like the old place anymore.
sumi - Dec 10, 2010 6:14:19 am PST #15274 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, time to redecorate.
smonster - Dec 10, 2010 7:30:26 am PST #15275 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
That last scene in the yard, and Peter's final quiet "I'm sorry" after she walked away just broke me.