the pilot was written by JJ and Kripke. the trailer intrigued me and i like those kind of shows. so i'm in. at least for a few eps.
You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
tiggy - May 14, 2012 8:03:09 am PDT #20177 of 30001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
le nubian - May 14, 2012 8:05:34 am PDT #20178 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Why couldn't they have written something where EMPs have gone off and fucked up technology for a bit?
§ ita § - May 14, 2012 8:11:50 am PDT #20179 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Now, I've seen stories where EMPs just blacks out all electronics currently running, but everything is okay in the time it takes to reboot. And others where the EMP fries whatever is running sufficiently to damage it, and it can't just start back up. And whatever was off at the time is still fine.
How do EMPs actually work in real life?
Ginger - May 14, 2012 8:12:51 am PDT #20180 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My thoughts exactly.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 14, 2012 8:13:47 am PDT #20181 of 30001
"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
I thought they tended to fry all conductive electronics that aren't specifically shielded against them, whether they were currently in operation or not?
§ ita § - May 14, 2012 8:19:55 am PDT #20182 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wikipedia to the rescue:
Typically in motion picture or electronic entertainment, the effects of an EMP are incorrectly shown as temporary. Another recurring misconception is the idea that EMP only affects active electronics
Consuela - May 14, 2012 8:20:07 am PDT #20183 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
How do EMPs actually work in real life?
What Matt said. I think they really fry the electronics, or so I recall from the research I did a while back. The military has specially-hardened sites & resources to protect their stuff in case of an EMP.
Tom Scola - May 14, 2012 8:27:06 am PDT #20184 of 30001
hwæt
Ginger - May 14, 2012 8:36:03 am PDT #20185 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's really hard to predict. A single continent-wide pulse is improbable, because the strength of the pulse is affected by distance. The scenarios in which bad guys set off multiple devices in different cities are more probable. Unless we're talking about some kind of alien technology, there would be equipment that survived. A number of power plants still have largely analog controls, but a lot of substations would probably be fried.
Jessica - May 14, 2012 8:44:06 am PDT #20186 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's the "and it will never come back on" that's the sticking point. I can buy some kind of worldwide blackout where everything stops working. A flobitinum goes off and all the electric things go boom, fine.
I cannot buy a scenario where this couldn't fix the problem at least temporarily.