[quote="mordraine"]They did it the other night too, on Tina Fey's new show[i]30 Rock[/i] . It was seriously disappointing.[/quote]
You're talking about the AIDS in the chicken nuggets part right?
[quote="mordraine"]They did it the other night too, on Tina Fey's new show[i]30 Rock[/i] . It was seriously disappointing.[/quote]
[quote="J@ke"]You're talking about the AIDS in the chicken nuggets part right?[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]I hear your argument, but it felt to me like they added that scene specifically to show the car. It didn't feel like a natural flow of the story. It was jarring and took me out of the show. I dislike it when that happens.[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]No, that was funny stuff.
What I'm talking about was the whole "GE trivection oven" thing. Shit, they even brought in a picture of the damn thing, and Alec Baldwin went on and on about how you can cook an entire turkey in 22 minutes.
At first I thought it was a fake product, until they had an ad for the damn thing during the next commercial break. Ugh.[/quote]
[quote="Count Zero"]Actually, I listened to the "30 Rock" thing on NPR the other day. That was purposeful. it had nothing to do with product placement. It had to with a play on with the giant mega corporations have exectives coming into run things that have no idea about how writers or creative people actually work. It was nothing to do with product placement. He decided to use an actual product because it made it more over the top.[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]And you believed it?[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]No, that was funny stuff.
What I'm talking about was the whole "GE trivection oven" thing. Shit, they even brought in a picture of the damn thing, and Alec Baldwin went on and on about how you can cook an entire turkey in 22 minutes.
At first I thought it was a fake product, until they had an ad for the damn thing during the next commercial break. Ugh.[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]And you believed it?
I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that NBC is owned by GE.[/quote]
[quote="Count Zero"]As to the Heroes car thing. It very well could have been the props guys saying, "We have a Nissan Versa, wanna use that?" Think how stupid it would have been if two working class schmoes from Japan rented the new BMW or Mustang model. I am sure when NBC made money of the spot, but I am willing to guess that all the script says is "Hiro keeps insisting on a very popular car type." It would have been dumber if they would have used a fake car.[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]Soooo... to get off the dead horse topic...
I have a theory on the Petrelli brothers. I think that they can't fly unless they are near each other.[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]Okay, I hope the whole autopsy silliness has been put to rest, all you doubters.
Oh, and since we're apparently going to be using this thread for a while yet, I went ahead and fixed the title so it didn't have those irritating ",,,"[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]I'm not sure we ever witnessed that much of her back before to notice.
I loved that ending, though. Hiro, from the future!
And now we know that Claire is the key to it all. Speaking of Claire, I personally love what she did to that guy.
Okay, so my wife has a theory about Nikki (Vegas mom) and her ex, DL. My wife thinks that her alter-ego killed the men that DL is accused of killing, and then burried them in the desert. How else did she know where they were burried?
My favorite scene in the show was Nikki in the elevater when her alter-ego took over. "Nikki's not here now." Oh, man, that was awesome. :D
Chris[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]My favorite scene in the show was Nikki in the elevater when her alter-ego took over. "Nikki's not here now." Oh, man, that was awesome. :D[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]Yeah, that was one of my favorite scenes too. And you know what else was cool about that scene? She's beating the crap out of the mobster, but we don't actually see what she's doing to him. But I also liked when Hiro and his friend were coming down the escalator ala Rain Man, and I also really liked the scene with Isaac painting the Claire painting with his eyes all clouded over. Fuck yeah, that was a good ep last night.[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]Okay, so my wife has a theory about Nikki (Vegas mom) and her ex, DL. My wife thinks that her alter-ego killed the men that DL is accused of killing, and then burried them in the desert. How else did she know where they were burried?[/quote]
[quote="Count Zero"]I think the dead man in the desert is DL.[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]I don't think so. Niki's son knows where DL is, I think he's alive. I also think he's the man working for Claire's dad.
Chris[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]Nope on both counts. DL is still alive and DL will be appearing in future episodes (found that out on another site).
BTW, speaking of Claire's dad - does anyone else find it amazing how fast he gets around? He was in Vegas, LA *and* Texas in last night's episode.[/quote]
[quote="mordraine"]BTW, speaking of Claire's dad - does anyone else find it amazing how fast he gets around? He was in Vegas, LA *and* Texas in last night's episode.[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]Who said he was in LA? I assumed that the cop was taken to Texas by the bald black guy.
BTW, has anyone noticed this: The only black man with powers to show up so far, and he's a villain.[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]BTW, has anyone noticed this: The only black man with powers to show up so far, and he's a villain.
Chris[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]BTW, has anyone noticed this: The only black man with powers to show up so far, and he's a villain.
Chris[/quote]
[quote="BlanchPrez"]I'm not making it a race issue yet. I'm just pointing it out. Deal with it.
Chris[/quote]
[quote="Skyman"]I'm not really sure he knows...he hasn't said that much. He just does that one dudes bidding[/quote]
[quote="Gotetsu"]Daddy told him to "take just the one." Which indicates to me that they have some shared knowledge. Otherwise, he would have said "take just the girl/guy."
He knows something. And he's going to be important I think.[/quote]
[quote="Skyman"]Now if he turns out to be DL, the kids father, that will be nice but I will be disappointed by the writting slightly unless it's more involved.[/quote]
[quote="Neuro"]Why in the world do you think it's [the morgue scene] "cheating", Devlin?[/quote]
[quote="devlin1"]All right, I've just watched it (a day late, as usual). I tried to watch it during my tutoring time tonight, but students kept showing up. WTF? Trying to watch TV over here, you fucking freshmen.
I personally feel the editing differences between the morgue scene last week and this week are... well... cheating. I know no one else feels that way, but I will say I'm glad they addressed it. We, as a nation, can move on.
I'm still entertained by this show, but not to the extent that you guys seem to be. A lot of things feel a little clumsy or forced, like the ubiquitous symbol. I will require a pretty convoluted explanation for why it shows up as a tattoo on Nikki's back and as a doodle on Claire's textbook. The psychic dude's pendant and the pattern in the DNA... okay. Those can easily be connected, although the former had better follow from the latter or it just doesn't make sense.
I dig Future Hiro. I look forward to the team-formation episode.[/quote]
[quote="Gotetsu"]
Actually, I think he just likes the attention that being contrary gets him.:wink: [/quote]
[quote="devlin1"]... A lot of things feel a little clumsy or forced, like the ubiquitous symbol. I will require a pretty convoluted explanation for why it shows up as a tattoo on Nikki's back and as a doodle on Claire's textbook. The psychic dude's pendant and the pattern in the DNA... okay. Those can easily be connected, although the former had better follow from the latter or it just doesn't make sense.[/quote]
[quote]I dig Future Hiro. I look forward to the team-formation episode.[/quote]
[quote="dnd3eplayer"]Yeah, future-Hiro's cool. Flawless English, I'm wondering how far ahead he was.. Also, Peter must have a wicked facial scar later on - we'll probably get to see it happen (maybe soon).[/quote]