November 24, 2008
Man in the box
Posted by pete at November 24, 2008 8:24 PMI gave Heroes more of my valuable free time than multiple alternate future plotlines and Suresh doing his best audition for The Fly III warranted. Luckily, I found another way to get my Adrian Pasdar fix while digging around Half-Price Books last weekend:
Three episodes in and I'd forgotten how good this was. Look past the goofy Lawnmower Man computer effects, the creepy/annoying stepmom, and the way-too-Stephen J. Cannell soundtrack and you've got a show that was years ahead of its time. Granted, in a post-Sopranos/Dexter/The Shield world the existence of a sociopathic protagonist who blackmails and murders his way up the corporate ladder seems almost quaint, but in 1996 people couldn't turn away from a character who uttered lines like "Sorry Mom, but servicing you tonight is the least of my concerns" fast enough. Fox, already notorious for series infanticide, cut its run after four episodes.
And there's nothing like seeing the look on someone's (like your spouse's) face when they see that closing shot in the pilot for the first time.
I remember that show…off to put it in my queue.
There was one episode where he beat a lie detector test by placing a tack in his shoe. Always wondered if that would work in real life. Not saying I need a lie detector test anytime soon….
Not saying I need a lie detector test anytime soon….
*is jolted off his chair by the loud beeping and vibrating coming from nearby*
Sorry. That one was just staring right at me, daring me.
I think this is the first time in a long time that I’ve put a TV show in my Netflix queue after reading about it on a blog. Damn you and your sexy way with words, Pete. ;)