Tuesday, January 20, 2009

LEVERAGE: It's Practically a Single Entendre



Always with the conference room scenes. Good Lord, it's dark in there ...

The Mile High Job is one of those episodes that seems so simple. It begins with us in the writers' room cheering "They're on an airplane, and have to pull off the con before they land! It's practically a bottle show!" and ends with a 70-foot replica fuselage on the soundstage. Oh, and we had to build an airplane bathroom with wild walls, because you just can't get a camera in there for the beautiful fight carnage.

Interesting dynamic in this ep, actually, and one of the episodes you can see the various creative styles of the writers really highlighted. The Notorious B.E.R.G. wrote this one. She favors contained spaces and an active victim/surrogate victim in the con. Chris Downey likes the "setting" episodes -- "It's a wedding! It's a --" -- whoops, spoiler, never mind.

I tend to construct the villain plan absent the heroes, then drop them in. Also, I favor multiple little cons on the way to the big con -- witness the pilot, Homecoming, and the season finale, along with various tweaks along the way. A lot of times I start with "What will we steal?", while Chris starts with "where are we?" There's a fair bit of cross-pollination in the room, of course, and we've spot-welded our approaches several times -- Berg and Chris worked together on The 12 Step Job, while our Filthy Assistant's first script, The Juror #6 Job, shows the taint of both Chris and I.

Layered on the plots, of course, are the stories. Which, as we all know, are not the same thing. Homecoming was about the team learning that being good guys is a lot harder than being bad guys. Two Horse is about dealing with your past. Bank Shot is all about the team growing up, cementing the family bond -- the 'kids' having to pull off the gig on their own. Miracle is about faith and hubris, of course, and you can go on and on. We don't like to lay it on too thick, but the team story is the top layer. End of day, it's very hard to get the audience to give a shit about the vic-of-the-week. In 42:30 they just don't have the screentime. So tying our guys in -- in hopefully non-hacky ways -- is the key to the show's emotional grounding.

For what it's worth, Mile High Job is a trust episode betwen the rest of the team and Hardison. I'd put it in the first half of the season arc. For those of you playing the home game, Bank Shot is the swing episode -- the transition to where the team is fully invested in each other, and walking away is not really an option.

Unless somebody really, really screws up.

Right, questions ...

Richard Jensen: Question about the fight scene. How much is written in advance and how much is blocked out in the shooting?

Depends on the fight scene and who's writing it. Usually we drop one signature bit in there, just to create a framework. Hold on ... let me pull up a pdf of Bank Shot. Tweak the formatting a bit ...



EXT. STANTON PARK - MOMENTS LATER

At the black SUV, THUG #1 stays in the driver's seat, THUG #2 and the head METH DEALER approach the briefcase. They pop it open on a nearby trash can.

THUG #2: It's more than we asked for.
METH DEATHER: Well, ain't that punk just full of surprises.

A BANG as the rear door pops open. Reveal ELLEN CLARK [mid- 40's, a cut over her left eye presumably from battling the thugs during her capture]. She's gagged and her wrists are duct-taped. She bolts from the SUV, manages to make it a few steps, but stumbles. Instantly the Meth Dealer is over her. He draws a REVOLVER, moves to pistol-whip her.

METH DEATHER (CONT'D): Where the HELL you think you're going,
old lady? Where the --

A hand CLAMPS on his raised wrist. He looks back. REVEAL Eliot, holding the Dealer's raised gun-hand.

ELIOT: Hey, what smells like crank and screams like a girl?

Before the Meth Dealer can reacts, Eliot KICKS out his right knee. The Meth Dealer SCREAMS like a girl and collapses. Eliot casually turns to the other Thugs as he empties the chamber to the revolver, letting the rounds fall.

ELIOT (CONT'D): Hmm. Right answer.

Thug #2 rushes Eliot. Eliot moves inside, one-two-three brutal blows, then aikido-flips the guy into a mid-air spin. Thug #1 is halfway out the driver's side door when Eliot closes and KICKS the door, slamming the Thug into the door frame. The SUV door swings open, allowing Eliot to SLAM the door on him again. As that Thug drops, the first one attacks from behind -- Eliot spins, PUNCHES through the window, grabs the THUG and SLAMS him up against the door by pulling his shirt.

As the last Thug drops, Eliot notices little BAGGIES OF METH scattered on the ground. He kicks one idly, turns back to Ellen Clark. Eliot crosses to Ellen, crouches. Throws on his most charming smile. She pulls off her own gag.

ELLEN: Who are you?
ELIOT: Well, ma'am. We'd be the cavalry.


Not exactly as played, but close enough. Charlie Brewer then turned this into something about 300% more complicated and cooler. They tend to fall on either side of this in level of detail.

R.A. Porter: ... I was also amused by the foley work during Eliot's knife conversation.

If there is one thing we can teach you, Spec-Monkeys, it is this: foley + volume = comedy

Sapphire Smoke: By the way, those bridesmaids dresses were disgusting looking, PLEASE tell me that was the point of them lol. You mentioned about scenes/lines being cut for time and stuff, are there any particularly good ones you wish ended up making it in this episode or any of the previous ones?

They were as intentionally ugly as our Costume Designer would let us get away with. I, personally, always marvel at that awful tradition.

I don't miss anything in particular. [EDIT: Actually, three things worth discussing, but they're spoilery. We'll do it tomorrow.]

It's worth noting that in the middle Nate/Sterling scene in Two Horse -- the one at the stable office -- Sophie, Parker and Hardison are actually crammed in that closet directly behind Sterling. The scene started as a comedy scene, and ended up in editing as a dramatic scene.

Alan Scott: Also, some of us haven't been exposed to your Holmes/Watson rant--and if we didn't want to hear you rant, we wouldn't be reading your blog.

Commenter ajay pretty much nailed it: Absolutely. At the beginning of "A Study in Scarlet", Watson has just returned from Afghanistan with a nasty case of PTSD. He went straight into the Army from medical school, and straight to Afghanistan the next year. So he can't really be more than 26 or so when the novel starts - Victorian doctors went to university at 18 or so and studied for five or six years. And Holmes is about the same age if not younger - he's studying at the university, he's had no previous job that anyone mentions, and Watson doesn't describe him as significantly older than himself.

John Watson is a twenty-six year old combat hard-ass with mujhadeen shrapnel buried in his leg (or shoulder, depending on the story), not some foppish fuckwit with a bowler hat. Sherlock Holmes is your substance-abusing perpetual grad student solving cases for the London underworld/working class that the cops won't touch. THAT'S why everybody fucks up Holmes and Watson including, probably, my favorite writer in the world.

About two years ago I was developing that version of Holmes and Watson with a director to do a TV pilot, and our agents correctly argued that no network was really looking for that. However, it's my fondest wish to someday do that show.

Oh, and they're women. Did I mention that?

Maybe, someday.

kinesys: Also: Much love for Dan Lauria and Nicole Sullivan. I love seeing the comedic actors that you're pulling out of your hat and giving them the opportunity to pull out some dramatic chops. I actually did NOT recognize Dan Lauria at first.

More on the way. Brent Spiner was nice enough to drop by. Wheaton owes me one if we go a second season.

billjack: I've noticed some inconsistency in the characters' skills--most notably Parker can act and improv this week when her inability last week was a plot point. How do you keep track of each character's strengths and weaknesses in their skill-sets? ... Are you tracking changes in the characters' skills over the season (as you clearly are with the relationships)? Many shows end up with every character just good enough at every necessary skill as the plot requires them to be which would be a shame to do with such clearly defined characters as these.

The assumption is that most of them have Thief 101 skills. However, they all have their strengths, and you won't see a ton of crossover. Sophie and Parker do the lifts and pickpocketing; Eliot never touches computers except when it's a plot point that he has to; Hardison is the only hacker and never does sleight-of-hand, etc. and can't pick a lock. We wound up giving Eliot and Hardison more con stuff because, well, Kane and Aldis are just really frikkin' funny. You will note that Eliot is almost never part of a long con -- short scenes only.

There is a definite arc to Parker's ability to roleplay throughout the season, and Sophie's tutelage is one of the little relationship runners. It pays off in a big way in an upcoming episode. You'll note that usually, even when she's good, she's very close to blowing it at all times. Same thing with Eliot and Hardison cross-pollinating skills as their relationship -- I wouldn't call it a friendship -- evolves over the course of the season.

Joseph: Any other ideas for the DVD release - cut scenes, video diaries, commentaries. I cannot wait for this release! Have you thought of doing any podcast commentaries?

We've got a ton of b-reel, and that'll be a big part of the next few months, putting that together. We may do podcasts as a dry run for the DVD commentary, if people are into it.

Mitchy: This might have been filmed earlier but the Hardison/Parker scenes still zing as much as last week; is that a pairing that hit the ground running for you and the script writers or was it just luck that paired them up so often in these first episodes?

No, we intended that relationship when we developed the show, and once we saw the chemistry in the pilot we were relieved that we could explore it. Nothing worse than trying to force a relationship on characters who just don't click organically. On the other hand, the team kind of naturally splits along those lines: Nate and Sophie doing brainwork/long con, Parker and Hardison doing insertion/security work, and Eliot beating the shit out of somebody.

Warlach: That said, just a quick question: surely the mirror in the cabinet where you first see Hardison place a bug would make the device pretty obvious?

It's a reactive alloy that will blend in with the wood grain and -- HEY! LOOK OVER THERE!

Kevin: The plotting on this episode seemed a little shaky to me. In addition to what Tal_Kaline noted above, there were a number of inconsistencies that seemed unrealistic ...

We freely admit, this one was our big-comedy "farce with guns." We kind of cashed our Big Comedy card with this one. But frankly, it was worth it. The Fun Train will NOT BE STOPPED!!

All right, I need to get to bed, because some of us are writing six more goddam episodes. Thanks for watching, and we hope you enjoy tonight's Leverage-y diversions. Consider this your episode Open Thread.

101 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sure you guys have the plot all worked out, twists, character development, yadda yadda yadda -

- but it's Gina Bellman speaking French. And after that Gina Bellman speaking English with a French accent. That's. Well. That's pretty much all I need.

I think it's time for a lesbian spanking inferno in Leverage.

John Seavey said...

But the real question is, do your airplane restroom walls contain a trans-dimensional portal in the mirrors out of which zombies can inexplicably spring forth to assault the hapless occupant, as in the classic film "Flight of the Living Dead"?

(Yes, it is a classic film. Yes, it is. YES. IT. IS.)

John said...

So we can add "it's practically a bottle show" to the list of five-word phrases that always bring disaster?

Joshua James said...

Quick note, Rogers ... Leverage got a pop culture mention at Mother Jones ... someone (I think it was Drum) was going down the line of Obama cabinet portraits and making comments (Susan Power is hot, etc) and regarding one such person, remarked that he "looked like a mark from LEVERAGE".

Just thought you'd wanna know. Heh-heh.

Unknown said...

Um, I am sorry, are you whining about having writing to do? Don't force me to kick your drunken Irish ass Rogers.

Anonymous said...

"Oh, and they're women. Did I mention that?"

Who? Who are women? And why is this significant? I know you can't possibly be making sexist remarks, so I must have missed something. I just woke up, so maybe I'm just not firing on all cylinders. Anyone fill me in?

Oh, and I LOVE "looked like a mark from LEVERAGE".

Kat said...

Holmes and Watson as women. I like that! I hope you get a chance to make it. I say this as someone who hasn't liked any version of Holmes except Jeremy Brett's.

I have to say, what excites me most about tonight's ep is the fact y'all got Jeremy Roenick on! Yes, yes I know. Forget the con, the victims, Sophie speaking French, it's the hockey player that gets me.

Also, Blue Beetle got a mention on another blog I read. It was a post to let people know to watch that Batman ep.

Simon Underwood said...

Can I just say this, your mid-twenties chick Holmes & Watson...I'm writing my spec, right now.

Since you worship The Moff as I do, I was wondering how familiar you were with his earlier work, like Coupling, Joking Apart and most importantly, Press Gang. You know he's always been this good, right?

Anonymous said...

I tend to construct the villain plan absent the heroes, then drop them in.
Is that the Dungeon Master school of writing?

Kidsis said...

Great post!!! Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Gina told us that Tim took a picture of her and Amy Berg eating a hot dog.

If there is a God, you will let us see it.

If not, the other guy will make you show it to us.

Unknown said...

Tom Baker and Sarah Jane: who worked that into the script I wonder? Shameless.

Anonymous said...

Actually, Rogers had nothing to do with the reference. As to whether the writer was pandering to her boss... no comment.

Unknown said...

I really enjoyed the episode, even moreso because last Thursday's events ensured it would be dramatic and entertaining, not horrifying. If you'd landed the plane on the water I would've bought a lottery ticket.

R.A. Porter said...

Not just #5 and Sarah Jane, but Sebastian McCoy and Peter Davison (I was a Baker guy growing up, but I did *love* the cricket outfit.)

What I want to know is if the causeway landing - which was ridiculously cool and looked really good considering your budget - was inspired by the urban myth about the Interstate Highway System of if it was just done because it was cool.

Oh, and I second the request for the hot dog footage. :)

More of my thoughts in my review here.

Anonymous said...

Okay, Now you're just showing off. I've been in love with Sara Rue for AGES.

It would also not surprise me insofar as the create the villains plans first approach comes out of gaming. I run a vampire larp and if it has taught me anything about creating scenarios it is,"Plan events but DON'T plan reactions to events."

This comes from a game where I watched as a number of players ran for their lives when confronted with a thermo-nuclear device in full countdown mode. and I watched as the Game master got angry and started yelling at the players backs. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IT'S A NUKE FER CHRISSAKES! YOU'RE GOING TO RUN?!?"

Also: High praise on the bathroom fight.Brutal. Reminded me of the pilot of Burn Notice where Westin talks about bathrooms as being good for fights. "Lots of Hard Surfaces..."

With ratings holding steady,any idea when you know if you've been picked up for a second season? Inquiring minds want to know.

Scavenger said...

Well, there's some piloting synchronicity for you. Good timing!

Tara O'Shea said...

Hardison is now officially MY FAVOURITE. He's made of awesome. If there were awesome-sniffing dogs, he would be stopped at airports across the land.

Keith R.A. DeCandido said...

The Doctor Who references made me jump about. The World of Warcraft bonding made me laugh loud enough to scare the cats. Bravo!

(And we already know that Hardison's a Who fan, since he mentioned Torrenting Who episodes in "The Bank Shot Job," so he probably picked those aliases deliberately.)

Now we just need a Farscape reference. *nods*

deepstructure said...

hey kathryn, i was pleasantly surprised to see jeremy in there also. john, is he trying to make an acting career now?

CtRokJ said...

Just what was that movie being shown. I couldn't place it. I LOVED the fight scene. But seem to have missed the Doctor Who stuff in this episode.

Gerald So said...

The Doctor Who references are gold. "Mile High" is my new favorite episode. Everything in it works. Here's my blog post about it.

Congrats on the six additional scripts.

Anonymous said...

A very enjoyable episode that reminds me why I do not fly.

Unknown said...

Definitely a fun episode - but was there a scene cut that linked Hardison's "birthday" to getting back into the main guy's desk? Or did I look away at the wrong moment and miss it?

Maya said...

Nate and Sophie are adorable and the ending scene between them was the sweetest. I love what you all (all the writers) are doing with this relationship in every episode.

Hardison: “I now pronounce you man and wife. Now go on and kiss that bride.” PERFECT! Nate should’ve listened to Hardison!

They know each other 10 years already? Something happening between them is waaay overdue! =D Seriously, I hope they do get together once Nate is finally ready.

Here's a question. Were a few N/S scenes deleted from this episode? I remember seeing promotion photos of Nate and Sophie having fun with the fuzzy, pink handcuffs at the airport and one photo of them going down the escalator we also didn't get to see in the episode. Is there a chance we see those some day if they exist? Oh, and I vote “yes” on doing those DVD commentaries, definitely. Behind-the-scenes stuff is gold for die-hard fans (like me).

There were so many other great moments I loved in this episode, Hardison is just hilarious in this one, Parker, yes, she's still funny as the awkward one at social interactions and Eliot can still give a good punch. Love these characters!

OhShinyTomato said...

Okay so I have to say, Parker saying it's more common to die from "autoerotic asphyxiation" made me totally choke on my soda I was drinking. It was great, and gave me some kinky ideas for a fanfic but that's besides the point... LOL.

Okay as for the DVDs, I have a few suggestions. I don't know if your a fan of Xena: Warrior Princess, or have seen the DVD box sets they put together, but they are freaking SUPERB. Seriously, they are the best DVD sets I have ever gotten. And that's saying alot, cause I own alot of TV boxsets lol.

At least 50% of the episodes have interviews with the cast/creators/writers on that particular episodes, there's commentary with both the actors and the writers on like 3 or 4 episodes per season. There's also bloopers, behind the scenes, photo galleries, and bunch of other extra stuff they like to throw in there.

Seriously, if you do something like that, I might offer to have your babies or something lol. But really, they are the best box sets I've gotten. And um, Leverage needs to live up to that because it's now in my top three shows.

On a side note, I noticed you have Danny Strong coming up in "The Snow Job" (who I know from Buffy) and I also believe I saw the guy who played Holland Manners from Angel (I don't know his real name) and I have to say, with them two and Christian, it's like a Buffy/Angelverse reunion for me, and I'm excited. xD

Also:
[EDIT: Actually, three things worth discussing, but they're spoilery. We'll do it tomorrow.]

Can't wait for that xD

Anonymous said...

The Dr. Who references? Totally sweet, but what cemented it for us was Hardison in the conference room talking to two Genengro employees, and you can see a muffin tray on the table...with the muffin tops missing.

My wife - a former admin at a consulting firm - loved that.

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Joshua James said...

Question ... it seems from the sample you posted that you all use traditional screenplay formatting for your scripts, as opposed to (what I've read, anyway) TV format (with Scenes A, B, C, and action lines all in CAPS) ... true?

If so, how did that come about and is that possibly a new thing (because screenplay format is more accessible, I think)?

Kathleen said...

nice WoW shout out. Enjoyed it.

Unknown said...

Nice way to stick the Librarian in there, folks, as the in-flight movie. It doesn't hurt, does it, when you've your own thinking actioneer to use for back drop, does it?

Damn fine episode, by the way, everyone was hilarious and Hardison-centric was a nice back-flavor this week. You even avoided the witty racial stuff being cliche, instead it was just dumb funny and pulled off with tight dialog and acting. Not to mention his blinding them with bul...buzzwords was priceless.

As per usually, I enjoyed Parker and Hardison a lot, but I think that's because I default more to their roguish archetypes, sometimes Eliot's, as opposed to the charmers like Nate and Sophie. I adore the ensemble, though, but my default is more toward the former than the later.

But, speaking of Nate and Sophie, I don't think it is time for something to happen between them, I think it is time for something to happen between them, AGAIN. They obviously not only have a past, but have a more intimate past that isn't mentioned, but seems implied. I could be high and wrong, but I don't think so.

Plus, they both always have the old married couple vibe. :D

By the way, talk about a kismet future prediction/similarity moment about awesome jobs by airline pilots.

Unknown said...

apart from the other Hardison-shoutouts that were mentioned: thanks also for the A-Team reference at the end there, that made it final: Hardison is the coolest bar none on current TV.

Plus: the figures on the bay look mighty impressive, is there any way that can be sold to the suits as positive? (like proof of overseas interest or something)

Unknown said...

Two questions:
When Parker was giving the instructions about water landings and the emergency exits, was it clueless insensitivity that generated the comments about drowning and burning to death or was it the puckish sense of humor of someone who isn't afraid of being fired?
Also, the amount of background research the team does is amazing. How do they always know that every man Sophie meets wants to sleep with her?

Mike Cane said...

I am your pathetic blog pimp bitch, Rogers.

My new blog is about the Palm Pre -- and I not only get LEVERAGE in it, I indulge my Parker pr0n lust too!

The Pre Needs … Leverage!

Don't tell me how sad this is! I'm introspective and such!

Chris said...

Age of the geek, baby!

This is one of those episodes where I kept thinking "No, this is my favorite bit! No... wait..."

A pleasantly simple episode with a damned compelling plot... oh I could get used to this!

Oh wait. I already have. Well done, sir!

Unknown said...

My favorite part was the World of Warcraft shout out. I don't even mind that he's a Horde since that means I get to pwNzoRR his beech arse in AV.

Andrew Cunningham said...

When it comes to snipping bits, I'd far rather you cut the client meetings. They tend to be rather dreary, with lots of concerned looks and restrained tears - and this episode had enough references to what they were up to that it would have worked just fine without the opening scene.
I wonder if you haven't got into a habit where you assume you need to drive home the cause they're working for, when that side of things occasionally serves as a sour note in an otherwise terrific episode.

Unknown said...

Also, the amount of background research the team does is amazing. How do they always know that every man Sophie meets wants to sleep with her?

I guess because every man does. Or something. Most comments here seem to indicate similar data.

Anonymous said...

Okay, now I have a question.
The plane landing at the end was a pretty spiffy bit of CGI. I was wondering if it was done in house or if you had to farm those shots out to an outside effects house?

Micah said...

Really, the show keeps getting better. Parker is the best flight attendant ever - autoerotic asphyxiation, HEE. And Hardison - Hardison is my absolute favorite, which is saying something with a cast this good. I love the way he plays the racial stuff, and he had about six different classic lines in this episode. Plus, the fact that he was late because he was playing WoW cracked me up - I don't play myself, but I know at least three different people who failed out of college because of that game. It's so very true.

I wasn't really a huge fan of the Nate/Sophie thing at the beginning, but it's definitely growing on me.

Anyway, congratulations on the new scripts, and I hope it gets a full second-season renewal soon. I started watching the show pretty much because of this blog, which I've been following for years, and it's been fun to watch it come together. Plus, I've got my girlfriend and at least two other friends hooked on it so far, and am working on a few more people. I'd hate to addict people to a one-season show.

Micah said...

One question, actually - when getting a new person to watch the show, since things have been airing out of order, would you recommend I show them the episodes in chronological order or airing order?

Anonymous said...

Add me to the list of people who would like to know how Jeremy Roenick got cast as the security guard. He was pretty good, for a hockey player.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the reference! It's interesting that if you get the characters' ages right, Holmes and Watson make a lot more sense. Two professionally successful men in their forties sharing a fairly small flat is a bit unusual. If they're in their mid-twenties - no problem.

Incidentally, do you think Watson's the hero rather than Holmes? Holmes is brighter, yes, but so are all sorts of sidekicks - Dr Maturin for one, Mercutio and Abe Sapien for two more.

Unknown said...

Incidentally, do you think Watson's the hero rather than Holmes? Holmes is brighter, yes, but so are all sorts of sidekicks - Dr Maturin for one, Mercutio and Abe Sapien for two more.

I can't quite go that far -- Watson rarely hits the level of involvement or pro-activityI kind of require for my protagonists. However, there;s an argument to be made for how the Watson character drives the emotional story.

Anonymous said...

My husband and I really like Leverage, but watching this ep (on Tivo; sorry we didn't get to it sooner) was hilarious. He's a pilot and a computer programmer, and kept pausing the Tivo to read Parker's screens down in the hold. Let me just say that when we saw OS X and Ableton Live Engine in there... well, OK, we're still chuckling.

Creative. Very creative.

Stellar Drift said...

While light, its nice the World of Warcraft reference actually made sense (unlike when they tried it on Stargate SG1) - a future joke could have him complain that Blizzard (the company who makes the game) has "nerfed" his class the most - but then don't mention what class he plays - this would probably have all the "WoW" fans arguing which class he plays ;)

And now that you have mentioned her father, perhaps you should have his daughter Georgia Moffett on in a guest shot (Look her up if it doesn't click ;) - though what I'd really like to hear is a reference to Firefly :)

Anonymous said...

I'm really enjoying the show but that bit with using the dead pet threat to clear the flight attendant out of the way just keeps ruining the taste of the episode for me. On the one hand, that sort of behavior is totally in character for con men. And that's why I don't generally like con/thief focused stories. Even when it's really fun afterwords I keep coming back to the fact that the protagonist screws people over for a living. I can't identify with the one with the power, I've always got this little voice in the back of my head that says in a world of predators I'm meat. Probably I'm just too think skinned - I can enjoy Blackadder because it's all about the schadenfreude but a lot of Monty Python leaves me cold because it's mostly about the punishment of the innocent. Anyway, so far when people had to be gotten out of the way, like in the Stork Job, either it turned out OK (producer gets money back) or you can make some claim that the person brought it on themselves (director bails on job to take other offer). They're the good guys, they only punish the guilty. But the flight attendant was set up to put her job at risk because she didn't want her pet to die. And the scene is totally played for laughs, like the pink handcuffs. But I'm afraid my fun train jumped the tracks there. OK, let the "lighten up" flaming begin.

Kevin said...

Peggy said "I want to live in a world where it isn't corporate suicide for a professional woman to casually mention WoW." Or something like that. She was busy being extremely amused at the time.

We thought this episode was great.

Anonymous said...

For what it's worth, Mile High was exactly the sort of freshman-season "finding their footing" story I was feeling a little short changed of a couple of weeks ago. So, you know, thanks for putting that together for me on such short notice.

Actually, I'm guessing it's that darn episode ordering again, because I thought we already trusted Hardison to be a badass within his particular idiom.

Anonymous said...

I can't quite go that far -- Watson rarely hits the level of involvement or pro-activityI kind of require for my protagonists.

Fair enough. Except in "The Hound of the Baskervilles", perhaps, where Holmes is offstage for half the book. And a few of the short stories along the same lines - "The Dying Detective", possibly "The Solitary Cyclist".

bourgon said...

Tom Baker... Sylvester McCoy... A-Team... and a well-done fight scene in the bathroom (yes, apparently I like the choppy cuts. Thank you). Well done!

Unknown said...

well, choppy cuts can be done well (see e.g. some Hong Kong movies or the Bourne series) or extremely badly (see James Bond - Quantum of Solace), where badly means that instead of creating the impression of fast motion, they create the impression of standstill even though there is a lot of motion. One of the reasons why QoS was not the cool movie I'd hoped it would be *sigh*

Anonymous said...

So, yeah, due to shenanigans (I had a herd of nerds in town, what was I to do but run with them?) I didn't get to watch this episode until I was on the bus this morning. Sophie as a flight attendant made my day (What? Me identify with the angry woman who likes explosives? My lawyer will deny it!)

And the Tom Baker/Sarah Jane thing? Now the BUS DRIVER thinks I'm insane-crazy laughing lady. Thanks a lot.

With regards to Sherlock Holmes, you are totally right and they should film your story and show it every Christmas. I have spoken!

Anonymous said...

The twist didn't make any sense to me. Why would Haldeman send his head of security on the plane to kill the accountant if he was just going to blow up the plane, the head of security doesn't need to be around to make sure she dies, so now you've just killed one of your top people for no good reason. And you still have to get rid of whoever sabotaged the plane for you.

billkauf said...

(Surprised no one's asked this...)

What was your opinion of Guy Davis' "Baker Street", at least in terms of characterization?

Mike Cane said...

Ah, it's good to have caught up on this episode and so be able to read the Comments finally.

That CGI, though ... um, no.

LOVED Parker's safety spiel!!

And poor Parker! Handing out drinks in yet another episode! (Really, does Beth sometimes say, "Hey, I became an actress so I wouldn't have to do this again!"? Ha!)

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Anonymous said...

Penyakit ini umumnya muncul karena penderita mengejan terlalu keras pada saat buang air besar. Dengan mengejan terlalu keras, maka pembuluh darah di sekitar anus dapat melebar dan pecah menimbulkan infeksi dan pembengkakan yang berakhir pada masalah wasir atau ambeien tersebut.

Unknown said...

Penderita Penyakit kondiloma atau Kutil Kelamin yang telah terinveksi disarankan untuk segera melakukan pengobatan secepat mungkin sebelum Virus HPV penyebab kutil kelamin makin banyak berkembang biak di dalam sel darah makin lama dibiarkan akan memperparah kondisi organ vital karena kutil kelamin akan terus membesar sehingga terlihat seperti jengger ayam untuk penderita yang baru tertular kurang dari satu bulan biasanya akan lebih cepat ditanggulangi obat kutil kelamin Paling ampuh dari De Nature dan terbaik ada hanya di http://obatkutildikemaluan.blogdetik.com/ untuk mendapatkan informasi yang lebih jelas mengenai pengobatan kutil pada kelamin silahkan kontak langsung di nomer 0852 808 77 999 atau 0859 7373 5656 Bagaimana mengobati Ambeien itu sendiri. pengobatan yang terbaik untuk Ambeien adalah dari luar dan dalam sehingga Ambeien benar benar tuntas dan tidak akan kambuh lagi. obat Ambeien terbaik "Ambeclear dari De Nature" AlamiAdalah obat Ambeien herbal yang memang terbaik untuk mengobati Ambeien, dan sudah terdaftar di badan obat dan makanan (BPOM) dengan nomer registrasi POM TR: 133 374 041. terbuat dari bahan alami antara lain terdiri Daung Ungu, Mahkota Dewa dan Kunyit Putih.

Unknown said...

cara mengobati kutil kelamin pada wanita tanpa harus menggunakan operasi cukup dengan menggunakan obat khusus kutil kelamin paling manjur dari klinik de nature manjurserta sangat aman untuk ibu hamil

Unknown said...

Apabila anda sedang mencari pengobatan kutil kelamin untuk pria maupun wanita segera kunjungi kami http://obatkutilkelaminwanita.blogdetik.com cara mengobati kutil kelamin pada wanita tanpa harus menggunakan operasi cukup dengan menggunakan obat khusus kutil kelamin paling manjur dari klinik de nature manjurserta sangat aman untuk ibu hamil

Unknown said...

Penyakit kencing nanah bisa disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor seperti seks bebas, penularan, virus hpv, lingkungan, gaya hidup dan lainnya, Maka dari itu kita harus waspada dengan penyakit kencing nanah ini, karena penyakit kencing nanah sangatlah berbahaya, Namun untuk anda yang menderita penyakit kencing nanah, maka anda tidak perlu khawatir,

Unknown said...

Berhati-hatilah anda yang suka berganti-ganti pasangan seks, karena sangat besar sekali kemungkinannya untuk terkena penyakit kencing nanah atau gonore maupun yang lainnya.



Unknown said...

Bagi anda yang sedang mencari obat herbal buat kencing nanah atau gonore, kami sarankan untuk memilih obat herba dari De Nature dengan nama Gang jie dan Gho Siah sebagai pengobatan alternatif tradisional alami untuk kencing nanah atau gonore.

Unknown said...

Berapa Harga untuk Obat Wasir Ambeien alami daun ungu AmbeclearAmbeien adalah gangguan atau penyakit yang terjadi pada saluran pencernaan manusia

Unknown said...

Bukan hanya pengobatan medis saja tapi ada juga pengobatan rumah alami yang dapat digunakan untuk menyingkirkan penyakit kutil kelamin ini. Intinya, karena kutil ini muncul di daerah yang sensitif, maka anda harus mencari pengobatan yang terbaik pada kulit Anda dan jika diperlukan juga dibantu dengan tenaga medis yang professional. Sebab dokter akan menjadi sumber informasi yang baik untuk mengobati penyakit ini.

Cara Mengobati Wasir Ambeien said...

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obar herbal manjur alami said...

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Unknown said...

Cara yang sering di lakukan untuk menghilangkan kutil kelamin adalah dengan cara pembedahah atau operasi, cara ini tentu memerlukan dana yang tidak sedikit. metode Pilihan pembedahan yang dapat Anda lakukan

Unknown said...

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Pengobatan Ambeien Wasir said...

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kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

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Unknown said...

Sekitar Vagina Tumbuh Daging, Berbahayakah? Kutil Pada Kepala Penis mirip bunga kol atau jengger ayam, Merupakan Penyakit Yang diakibatkan Oleh Virus.Kutil kelamin, atau disebut juga condyloma acuminata, adalah kutil atau daging berwarna kulit atau keabuan yang tumbuh di sekitar alat kelamin dan

obar herbal manjur alami said...

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Unknown said...

penyakit yang ditularkan melalui hubungan seks : vaginal, oral dan anal. Juga dapat menular melalui persentuhan kulit dengan daerah yang terinfeksi.

Cara Mengobati Wasir Ambeien said...

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Unknown said...

Sebelum kita membahas tentang pengobatan ambeien, dalam kesempatan ini
saya ingin menjelaskan sekilas tentang ambeien, agar kita semua bisa
memahami benar apa itu penyakit ambeien

Unknown said...

obat wasir, Adalah  Obat alami berkhasiat dalam bentuk kapsul yang berasal dari tanaman herbal seperti daun ungu, mahkota dewa dan kunyit putih, diberikan pada penderita jika penyakit masih dalam tingkatan stadium ringan

kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

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Unknown said...

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Reseller De Nature said...

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Anonymous said...

Wasir atau dikenal juga dengan ambeien merupakan salah satu jenis penyakit

Anonymous said...

yang sangat mengganggu. Ambeien atau wasir ini muncul..

Anonymous said...

yang sangat mengganggu. Ambeien atau wasir ini muncul..

obar herbal manjur alami said...

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kLINIK oBAT mANJUR said...

obat ambeien wasir paling manjur mengobati penyakit wasir ambeien tanpa efek samping terbuat dari bahan alami herbal seperti daun ungu mahkota dewa kunyit putih

Anonymous said...

Assalamualaikum wr.wb, Salam Sehat semuanya. numpang komen ya gan.

Unknown said...

 Apabila menemukan ada daging atau seperti Kutil yang tumbuh di area kemaluan atau alat ...

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