The truly criminal upshot of this is that Barry Sanders never got a ring, though at least he is in the HoF.

And it's also the setting for the flashback "One Shot, One Kill" mission (though you don't get to spend a ton of time there after the 'one shot').

While I can now appreciate the campy wackiness of this clip, nothing will ever make up for the time I and several of my friends (all of us ~12 years old) got roped into seeing this turkey at the local Saturday "Horror Movie" matinee. I'm pretty sure this was my first experience of feeling 'ripped off.'

Serves me right for trying to use logic. :)

Let's face it: "major changes for the spies" means major changes for Sterling, not the rest of the team since the whole world— er, the whole show revolves around this guy. (I mean seriously, Barry- it's ridiculous how self-centered this guy is... You've got that right, Other Barry!)

But the Machine can and does do everything you just ascribed to the NSA etc., and it is already in direct conflict with them because they no longer control it. And for the record, Linux / Apache systems can also be compromised, it's just not as easy (and typically requires physical access, but that can be arranged -…

Yay! Been waiting for your recap since the Intelligence recap went up earlier today. :D This episode was firing on a cylinders right from the start and kept me glued to the TV like no show has since BSG's first season. Even Reese and Fusco's scenes, which had a whole different pace from the rest of the show.

Good write-up. :D

Under the Canadian shield emblem is the Molson's intake. 'Cause Northern Thunder runs on beer, eh? :D

I just posted a similar response with out seeing yours. :) Oblivion was a perfectly OK scifi flick with a decent story, and it was well put together. I think one reason it didn't do better with audiences was that its marketing made it look much more action oriented than it really was.

Fortunately (in my opinion), Oblivion wasn't really a flop. It didn't do blockbuster numbers but it more than doubled its budget in theaters. ($120 mil budget, $286 mil b.o.)

Both Elysium and Oblivion fall into that gray area of "OK." I think Oblivion turned out better if only because it didn't pretend to be more than it was, which was a pretty straight-forward SciFi 'B' movie. Elysium suffered from too heavy a hand in its socio-political commentary and a lack of insectoid alien refugees…

One thing this episode clearly illustrates: Fox still has no idea how to properly schedule a program. This was one of the best episodes shown so far, yet they delayed it because - why?

Oh god yes, agreed on King Kong, and your point about Jackson's unhealthy love of spectacle. The scene in KK where they've all fallen into the ravine and are being swept downstream along with most of the megafauna they've encountered so far - I couldn't help laughing out loud in the theater because it was so…

Lots of good recommendations so far. Let me add: Greg Bear! A fine choice if you're interested in microbiology, nanotech, genetics and a bit of psychology mixed with solid characters and well-built near future societies.

Agreed! They haven't had a mediocre episode yet this season, and even better the episodes have each featured a different style or approach - a sure sign that the production is firing on all cylinders now. I credit Greg Nicotero with getting things working and Scott Gimple with keeping them on the right track.

This episode finally did something the show hasn't been good at (yet) - the 'slow burn' plot building toward a frightening and tense final act. Those last 12 minutes were absolutely gripping stuff!

WTF indeed. I racked my brain trying to recall a 'racy' scene in Neverwhere and drew a complete blank; eventually I had to go read the linked article - and I still don't remember it! Clearly it made a huge impression on me compared to the rest of the story. /sarcasm

Hey- is that guy flipping me off?

Because the numbers are "non-relevant," i.e. they were originally just a byproduct of the machine's surveillance programming. I gathered that the machine would flag particular IDs then run them against its directives to preserve national safety and prevent terrorist actions, so any ID that fell outside of those…