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Karl J. Barnes
07-19-2006, 08:05 AM
Finally, the Sci-Fi Channel did a non-space opera/ monster hunt series! Eureka is a grown up version of Eerie,Indiana( an old Fox(?) series from the 90s). The two hour premiere(okay not exactly two hours with all the commercials and plugs up-coming shows, but still...) was fantastic, if a little predictable.

The shows,I think, fantasic cast will hopefully make this a series for the ages, like a funnier and more human version of the X-Files. With some actual science and intriguing characters,I'll be watching on Tuesdays at 8PM(9PM on the East Coast).

So what did everyone else think of the show?

Spastic Minnow
07-19-2006, 10:52 AM
I could watch this more, why not. The characters are a bit weak but the idea is cool.
If that was the pilot though I hope they realize it's an open chance to toy around with some things by the next episode. First thing to ditch- Matt Frewer's rediculous Austrailian accent, or Matt Frewer completely. I like Matt but I don't see his dog catcher character catching on.

kalorama
07-19-2006, 10:59 AM
I liked it. An interesting idea with lots of potential. The cast was good (Joe Morton is always a plus in my book). What else has Colin Ferguson been in? He's one of theose "I've seen him in something but I'm not sure what" guys. I'll give it a shot for a while, see how it develops.

Typo Lad
07-19-2006, 11:17 AM
I missed it! Hope it's on iTunes soon.

OhMyGato
07-19-2006, 11:36 AM
What else has Colin Ferguson been in? He's one of theose "I've seen him in something but I'm not sure what" guys. I'll give it a shot for a while, see how it develops.

he was in The Opposite of Sex. Anybody else notice that the guy who played the mechanic/crazy scientist was the founder of Cyberdyne Systems Corp in T2? WORD!

Liked last night's episode a LOT. It's on every tuesday at 9, correct? Or was that just last night?

DonC
07-19-2006, 05:54 PM
I missed it! Hope it's on iTunes soon.


It's on Sci-Fi again this Friday.

Ryan K
07-19-2006, 06:46 PM
I watched it last night and really enjoyed it for the most part. The second hour was filled with a bit too much technojargon for my tastes and I got really bored for about a half hour, but I really enjoyed the quirky small town stuff. I'm not gonna start setting my watch to catch future episodes, but if I remember its on I'll watch.

Tish-the-Scorpion
07-19-2006, 07:31 PM
Finally, the Sci-Fi Channel did a non-space opera/ monster hunt series! Eureka is a grown up version of Eerie,Indiana( an old Fox(?) series from the 90s). The two hour premiere(okay not exactly two hours with all the commercials and plugs up-coming shows, but still...) was fantastic, if a little predictable.

The shows,I think, fantasic cast will hopefully make this a series for the ages, like a funnier and more human version of the X-Files. With some actual science and intriguing characters,I'll be watching on Tuesdays at 8PM(9PM on the East Coast).

So what did everyone else think of the show?except eerie indiana was better.plus the towns weiredness was ambiguous in origin.this show is just gheyness....

Aggie
07-19-2006, 08:08 PM
except eerie indiana was better.plus the towns weiredness was ambiguous in origin.this show is just gheyness....


yeah...but eerie indiana didn't have sally richardson...<meow>...:evilsmile

Tish-the-Scorpion
07-19-2006, 08:14 PM
yeah...but eerie indiana didn't have sally richardson...<meow>...:evilsmile
yeah sali is a hot peice of ass but....*shakes head* uh uh

Aggie
07-19-2006, 09:17 PM
yeah sali is a hot peice of ass but....*shakes head* uh uh


hey, if i had to sit through a couple of hours of shit like walking tall and evil remains to see ashely scott...i'll pretty much sit through annnnything for sallie richardson...ooops...i think i just soiled myself w/ glee again...:D

Kirayoshi
07-19-2006, 10:49 PM
I enjoyed it immensely. Got a kick out of Matt Frewer's dog-catcher/Crocodile Hunter/Captain Ahab character, although I could see where he could wear thin with too much exposure.

The show so far has a Northern Exposure vibe to it; average joe/fish out of water character finds himself transplanted in a small town with a population of colorful characters. I especially liked the deputy sherrif. And I hope that they keep Maury Chaykin on the show as a semi-regular. Plus the series' main villain wasn't who I was expecting it to be(my money was on that arrogant lead scientist).

Only gripe: it took forty minutes to reveal that the 'fugitive' Jack was transporting was his runaway daughter, which I figured out as soon as we saw her.

Lord of Denial
07-20-2006, 05:20 AM
Who is the woman that play's the inn keeper/ shrink/ badguy/ total MILF?

You guy's can have the DOD agent I will take the Inn Keeper anyday.

Kirayoshi
07-20-2006, 08:47 AM
Debrah Farentino, according to IMDB.

And it's great to see Joe Morton(Brother From Another Planet, Terminator 2) as the mechanic. An underused actor who should get more screen time.

Dennis K
07-20-2006, 09:02 AM
I meant to watch it, but I had to study for a mid-term exam, I'm sure they'll be rerunning it over the weekend though.

SPAfreak
07-20-2006, 09:42 AM
Eureka is an oddly charming show. It's not the best thing that I've ever seen, but it's far from the worst. I'm going to continue watching and enjoying the show.

On a side note, the Mouth Breather from Wonderfalls was in the show as the lead scientist's assisstant. It was nice to see him again.

OhMyGato
07-20-2006, 10:14 AM
I enjoyed it immensely. Got a kick out of Matt Frewer's dog-catcher/Crocodile Hunter/Captain Ahab character, although I could see where he could wear thin with too much exposure.

Max Headroom was awesome.

And I'm totally on board with the Salli Richardson hotness camp. She is Halle Berry-hot.

also, i liked the gadgets the dude from Ally McBeal had. That digital camera pic he took of himself virtual fighting like Donatello was a cool effect.

kalorama
07-20-2006, 11:22 AM
Max Headroom was awesome.

And I'm totally on board with the Salli Richardson hotness camp. She is Halle Berry-hot.

That's an insult to Salli and a compliment that Halle doesn't deserve.

Spastic Minnow
07-20-2006, 12:06 PM
Really weird instance of coincidence or unconscious memory.

For some reason this morning I started to think of John Ritter's old dramedy "Hooperman" and realized I couldn't quite place who the actress was who played the building super/ love interest in the show. I remember liking her when the show was on and so I wondered if she ever did anything after the show. Check IMDB, it's Debrah Farentino. Her credits show a long list of small TV roles of which I may have only seen 1 or 2 but would have no reason to remember but now here she is starring in a show I watched only two days ago, apparently unconsciously sparking a 19 year old memory of Hooperman, which I haven't seen since it went off the air.

CaptainAwesome
07-20-2006, 02:37 PM
I watched this today, and I liked it a lot. I think it has potential to be a really cool show. The only problem is that I had to record it and I missed the ending. For some reason this show went about 5 minutes over-time, so it cut off right at the part with the psycho-therapist and the wife having tea. I was so pissed that i didnt get to see it.

Wild Card
07-20-2006, 07:11 PM
I only got to see the last hour of it but I like what I saw. It seems like that a lot of people watch the premiere (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=37171&type=0).

Karl J. Barnes
07-21-2006, 07:23 AM
I only got to see the last hour of it but I like what I saw. It seems like that a lot of people watch the premiere (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=37171&type=0).

Maybe SciFi will get the hint and actually start doing MORE shows like Eureka and leave the z-movie "originals" to someone else.

OhMyGato
07-21-2006, 08:22 AM
I watched this today, and I liked it a lot. I think it has potential to be a really cool show. The only problem is that I had to record it and I missed the ending. For some reason this show went about 5 minutes over-time, so it cut off right at the part with the psycho-therapist and the wife having tea. I was so pissed that i didnt get to see it.

wait, so did you see what happened at tea?

CaptainAwesome
07-21-2006, 11:32 AM
wait, so did you see what happened at tea?
I saw that the psycho-therapist was poisoning the wife but then it cut off. I dont know if they showed anything important after that, but if not I can guess what happened.

blackdragon6
07-21-2006, 12:47 PM
it seems like something i would enjoy more if i was younger.

Wild Card
07-21-2006, 04:52 PM
For those who mis it the frist time the replays of the pliot are as follows all times EDT
Today (friday night) 7:00pm
Sunday morring (or Saturday latenight which ever you want to call it) 3:00am
Sunday affternoon 4:30pm
Monday night 11:00pm

Nikita
07-25-2006, 12:16 AM
Finally, the Sci-Fi Channel did a non-space opera/ monster hunt series! Eureka is a grown up version of Eerie,Indiana( an old Fox(?) series from the 90s). The two hour premiere(okay not exactly two hours with all the commercials and plugs up-coming shows, but still...) was fantastic, if a little predictable.

The shows,I think, fantasic cast will hopefully make this a series for the ages, like a funnier and more human version of the X-Files. With some actual science and intriguing characters,I'll be watching on Tuesdays at 8PM(9PM on the East Coast).

So what did everyone else think of the show?


I watched it tonight for the first time. We just got cable again but we only have basic so no sci-fi channel but the show is repeated on USA on Mondays. I liked it alot. I look forward to future episodes.

OhMyGato
08-16-2006, 08:36 AM
anybody see last night's episode?

Typo Lad
08-16-2006, 08:42 AM
My kid wouldn't go to sleep, so I missed it.

Feh.

OhMyGato
08-16-2006, 09:55 AM
Sci Fi says last night's episode will be on Saturday at 7pm if you didnt tivo it.

Typo Lad
08-16-2006, 09:57 AM
The Sabbath won't be over yet, so no dice there.

Thanks though.

Mr. Croup
08-16-2006, 12:04 PM
yeah...but eerie indiana didn't have sally richardson...<meow>...:evilsmile

She was also the voice of Elisa Maza, on Gargoyles.

Typo Lad
08-18-2006, 11:25 AM
Oh wow, that scene in the bedroom was perfect. Just perfect.

The end scene with them was cheesy though.

SPAfreak
08-19-2006, 05:32 AM
Oh wow, that scene in the bedroom was perfect. Just perfect.

The end scene with them was cheesy though.

True, but it really fits the tone of the show. Eureka really isn't afraid to grab that cheese and run with it from time to time.

Aggie
08-19-2006, 05:49 PM
True, but it really fits the tone of the show. Eureka really isn't afraid to grab that cheese and run with it from time to time.


and for the most part, it works...it has a lot of potential and i actually like it more than the 4400...maybe because it doesn't take itself too seriously...but there's enough there to keep you interested...it still needs a few more eps. under its belt before it's hitting on all cylinders, i think.

SPAfreak
08-22-2006, 05:05 AM
and for the most part, it works...it has a lot of potential and i actually like it more than the 4400...maybe because it doesn't take itself too seriously...but there's enough there to keep you interested...it still needs a few more eps. under its belt before it's hitting on all cylinders, i think.

Bingo. The show isn't high art and it knows it. There's nothing there to make you think, just stuff to make you sit back for an hour, enjoy yourself and have a chuckle or two.

Wild Card
08-24-2006, 07:23 PM
On the SciFi homepage I notice that they are advertising an online series call EUReKA Hide and Seek. Since I live in Dial-Up Hell I havn't watch it has anyone seen it? How close to the TV series it is?

Jmacq1
09-07-2006, 11:17 AM
You know, a few episodes in, I have to say that I think it's starting to find its' stride.

Finally giving Nathan Stark a little bit of depth beyond "Romantic Rival/Not-Quite-Evil "Heavy" was a big plus in my book. (Plus replacing the arrogant lead-scientist guy with him was a definite good move. Ed Quinn's a guy you believe could actually intimidate people). Now if I could just stop thinking "Tony" every time someone calls him "Stark". (Anyone besides me wonder if the resemblance between Tony and Nathan is intentional?)

Also enjoying how after the first few episodes it's starting to look like more people in the town are actually accepting and trusting Carter as opposed to immediately dismissing him as an idiot. Even geniuses have to eventually start noticing that the guy gets results. ;)

Anyway, I'm enjoying the heck out of this show. Anyone know how it's been doing ratings-wise since the premiere?

Lord of Denial
09-07-2006, 01:56 PM
You know, a few episodes in, I have to say that I think it's starting to find its' stride.

Finally giving Nathan Stark a little bit of depth beyond "Romantic Rival/Not-Quite-Evil "Heavy" was a big plus in my book. (Plus replacing the arrogant lead-scientist guy with him was a definite good move. Ed Quinn's a guy you believe could actually intimidate people). Now if I could just stop thinking "Tony" every time someone calls him "Stark". (Anyone besides me wonder if the resemblance between Tony and Nathan is intentional?)

Also enjoying how after the first few episodes it's starting to look like more people in the town are actually accepting and trusting Carter as opposed to immediately dismissing him as an idiot. Even geniuses have to eventually start noticing that the guy gets results. ;)

Anyway, I'm enjoying the heck out of this show. Anyone know how it's been doing ratings-wise since the premiere?


I think it is Sci-Fi's hightest rated program.

noh-varr
09-07-2006, 03:23 PM
I don't know if it's their highest rated show, but it's definatly doing healthy ratings and won't be going anywhere, they are airing commercials for it on their other channels like USA so that is also a good sign they are putting more money behind it.
I definatly enjoyed this week's episode, though I do kinda wish they had kept the android around for more episodes, could have been a decent arc. I do feel they need to bring in or bring back some more town folk, where's Henry's old flame/new girlfriend? She appeared in the one episode said she was sticking around, and then nothing. I am Henry bias so it may be why I wonder, he's my favorite character. i'd just like them to flesh out the town more, which they do seem to be doing as Joe and Stark got more past exposed this week. Though I think the end reaction should have been Joe reacting to the demise since she had more connection then Zoe did. I hope it's touched upon next episode at least. Overall I must say it's getting better as each week passes, glad that it seems to be sticking around.

sschroeder
09-07-2006, 06:35 PM
Some of developments in these episodes feel at least slighltly out of order and the production numbers seem to support that.

For example, Carter drops Zoe off at school like it is for the first time, when in earlier episodes she had already been in a play and had friends over.

It isn't a big deal though.

Lord of Denial
09-08-2006, 06:36 AM
Anybody got a guess as to what the " Artifact" is and what it does that is in Level 5?

noh-varr
10-03-2006, 08:05 PM
So what did everyone think of the season finale? I loved it, I hated the ending but it was motivated about caring about the characters, not hating the show itself. I really liked the alternate future, and would love for that to be the way the show ends. Plus it looks like Alison's son got cured, I mean things were perfect!

So next season, does Stark remain? In the alternate future he was fired for playing with the artifact, will that repeat itself? Will we find out who the consordium is? I was expceting for them to show us during the talk between someone from the consordium and the psychologist, but it wasn't to be. And I really feel for Henry, really worry if he may go back to leaving with Kim now dead.

Lord of Denial
10-04-2006, 05:58 AM
So what did everyone think of the season finale? I loved it, I hated the ending but it was motivated about caring about the characters, not hating the show itself. I really liked the alternate future, and would love for that to be the way the show ends. Plus it looks like Alison's son got cured, I mean things were perfect!

So next season, does Stark remain? In the alternate future he was fired for playing with the artifact, will that repeat itself? Will we find out who the consordium is? I was expceting for them to show us during the talk between someone from the consordium and the psychologist, but it wasn't to be. And I really feel for Henry, really worry if he may go back to leaving with Kim now dead.


I really liked it and " The Artifact " just keeps on become more mysterious and more epic. This piece of tech if it is tech is thousands of years beyond our own and billions of years old. It alone survived the big bang and it does not exist in time nor in space.

Could it be a page taken from Galactus orgin and it is like a cosmic egg that is the sum total of the last universes energies that helped birth this universe.

Jmacq1
10-04-2006, 06:09 AM
I'd imagine Stark will still be around next season. He's too good a foil for Jack to ship him off just yet.

I'm a bit confused though...Did Carter keep all his "future" memories? That seemed to be the implication at the end of the episode...and if so...did Henry as well? That could make for some huge changes next season.

But on the other hand, it makes things weird, because "future Jack" was definitely in a different place than "past Jack" (not to mention potentially having knowledge of the Consortium, etc...). He was more mature, and a good bit less jokey/humorous. But I suspect he'll be back to his "old self" by the beginning of next season. The show just wouldn't be the same without him that way.

PS: Naked Jo = Teh Hotness. Even if nothing much was seen. ;)

Lord of Denial
10-04-2006, 06:16 AM
I'd imagine Stark will still be around next season. He's too good a foil for Jack to ship him off just yet.

I'm a bit confused though...Did Carter keep all his "future" memories? That seemed to be the implication at the end of the episode...and if so...did Henry as well? That could make for some huge changes next season.

But on the other hand, it makes things weird, because "future Jack" was definitely in a different place than "past Jack" (not to mention potentially having knowledge of the Consortium, etc...). He was more mature, and a good bit less jokey/humorous. But I suspect he'll be back to his "old self" by the beginning of next season. The show just wouldn't be the same without him that way.

PS: Naked Jo = Teh Hotness. Even if nothing much was seen. ;)


Joe is DAMN fine!

noh-varr
10-04-2006, 10:16 AM
I'd imagine Stark will still be around next season. He's too good a foil for Jack to ship him off just yet.

I'm a bit confused though...Did Carter keep all his "future" memories? That seemed to be the implication at the end of the episode...and if so...did Henry as well? That could make for some huge changes next season.

But on the other hand, it makes things weird, because "future Jack" was definitely in a different place than "past Jack" (not to mention potentially having knowledge of the Consortium, etc...). He was more mature, and a good bit less jokey/humorous. But I suspect he'll be back to his "old self" by the beginning of next season. The show just wouldn't be the same without him that way.

PS: Naked Jo = Teh Hotness. Even if nothing much was seen. ;)

I think Stark will still be around too. But there will have to be some sort of plot where he could lose his job since it did happen in the future. Maybe this time Stark gets a secound chance? Or maybe Henry does get the job and is caught trying to tamper with time so Stark returns and clears him?

I don't think they will keep the future selves still inside the past selves. It would just really complicate things. Maybe the two remember that their future self took over and for what reason. Still putting tension between the two as Jack stopped Henry from saving the woman he loved (who I really wanted more of this season, and really sad she's gone).

Farealmer
10-04-2006, 01:02 PM
The problem is they are going to have to do something really impressive to make him staying in Eureka sound anywhere near reasonable. Considering that in the timeline that no one got hurt he still got fired. So i doubt that someone dieing is going to be taken better.

Jmacq1
10-04-2006, 01:07 PM
Actually, it was implied that he got fired because Henry pulled some strings/"Lobbied" for him to lose his job. If he doesn't do those things, presumably Stark would keep his job. It's not like this is the first time someone's died in Eureka as a result of some wacky experiment.

Farealmer
10-04-2006, 01:25 PM
Yeah, but IIRC his experiment wasn't verified or even legal. It's one thing to lose a rank and file scientist, but they lost one of their big ones with this. And Henry may still do it, if not to get Starks postition then to see him take responsibility for it.

noh-varr
10-04-2006, 02:13 PM
That's why I hope that one of the main plot lines next season will be the ramifications of Stark's actions. Plus maybe in this timeline Jack will find out about the consordium and find their involvement in it? There's a chance that the chip that was put into Stark's head may have had more to do with things then we believe, Stark seemed like he didn't even know about the test right before hand after getting hit with that ray that made him go out for a few minutes. It could have just been a result of coming back to though.

I feel the show got more steam as it went going, I care about pretty much the whole cast now even many of the extras like the twins and such. I'm really looking forward to the new season.

Forefinger
10-04-2006, 02:16 PM
I've caught bits and pieces of the series. It looks good. If I ever see that they are going to have a marathon or something, I'll record all the episodes and catch up.

Lord of Denial
10-04-2006, 06:07 PM
I've caught bits and pieces of the series. It looks good. If I ever see that they are going to have a marathon or something, I'll record all the episodes and catch up.


They had on on the same Tuesday the last ep of the season aired. It showed all season one eps.

Toreador
10-05-2006, 12:03 AM
I don't think that Jack and Henry will keep those memories since now that the timeline has been restored there is no future Jack and Henry to go back in time and fix things. I'm thinking that the memories will fade shortly until they seem more like dreams then actual memories. Otherwise Jack and Henry would have too much foreknowledge of what will happen and solve situations too quickly.

Deathstroke
10-05-2006, 05:13 AM
Sci-Fi has officially renewed the show for a 13 episode second season that will begin Summer 2007.

Jmacq1
10-05-2006, 08:45 AM
Yay! Though I suppose it's not too much of a surprise. The show had by all accounts been doing quite well, and is probably cheaper than some of their other shows to make.

brundlefly
10-05-2006, 10:00 AM
That's why I hope that one of the main plot lines next season will be the ramifications of Stark's actions. Plus maybe in this timeline Jack will find out about the consordium and find their involvement in it? There's a chance that the chip that was put into Stark's head may have had more to do with things then we believe, Stark seemed like he didn't even know about the test right before hand after getting hit with that ray that made him go out for a few minutes. It could have just been a result of coming back to though.

I feel the show got more steam as it went going, I care about pretty much the whole cast now even many of the extras like the twins and such. I'm really looking forward to the new season.

I gathered that the chip was a limited-time-only survelliance device, as it was referred to as "biodegradable" and mentioned in the past tense in the conversation between the Consortium and the psychologist, as thought it was only being used for the covert survelliance of the artifact experiment, and then it would disintegrate/disappear afterwards. I could be wrong, though.

I agree that EUREKA got better and better as it went along. Great characters and story concepts in this show and I can't wait until next season.

kalorama
10-05-2006, 10:25 AM
Yeah, but IIRC his experiment wasn't verified or even legal. It's one thing to lose a rank and file scientist, but they lost one of their big ones with this. And Henry may still do it, if not to get Starks postition then to see him take responsibility for it.

There was nothing in the episode to indicate that the experiment on the "artifact" was unauthorized. In fact, it's been pretty well demonstrated that, as head of Global Dynamics, Stark is the one with sole discretion when it comes to doling out authorization.

Mac Danny
10-05-2006, 12:07 PM
I don't think that Jack and Henry will keep those memories since now that the timeline has been restored there is no future Jack and Henry to go back in time and fix things. I'm thinking that the memories will fade shortly until they seem more like dreams then actual memories. Otherwise Jack and Henry would have too much foreknowledge of what will happen and solve situations too quickly.


Thing is, Future Henry kept his memories of the past. So why woudn't Past henry and carter rememeber thier fuure selves? Carter seems to remember his future with Allison.

Forefinger
10-05-2006, 12:31 PM
They had on on the same Tuesday the last ep of the season aired. It showed all season one eps.
I guess I'll have to be on the lookout for it the next time.

Farealmer
10-05-2006, 01:22 PM
There was nothing in the episode to indicate that the experiment on the "artifact" was unauthorized.
Didn't future Stark say so when he was looking at the time machine Henry made.

Toreador
10-05-2006, 05:35 PM
Thing is, Future Henry kept his memories of the past. So why woudn't Past henry and carter rememeber thier fuure selves? Carter seems to remember his future with Allison.


Well, now there's a problem with Jack. When future Jack went back into the past to prevent Henry from stopping the experiment future Jack prevented the incident that lead future Jack to travel back into the past. So now future Jack is erased since that alternate time line doesn't/never existed.

As for future Henry, he doesn't have any memories of the altered time line since he is from the original time line so he still has the future memories but for how far along we don't really know since the show didn't tell us when Henry 'Leaped' into the past. It could have been 6 months from the accident or 60 years from the accident. And since this could probably cause problems with the writers since Henry has already lived through the original timeline and could solve most of the problems that come up easily the writers will probably have him forget ever having those memories.

Lord of Denial
10-06-2006, 06:40 AM
Well, now there's a problem with Jack. When future Jack went back into the past to prevent Henry from stopping the experiment future Jack prevented the incident that lead future Jack to travel back into the past. So now future Jack is erased since that alternate time line doesn't/never existed.

As for future Henry, he doesn't have any memories of the altered time line since he is from the original time line so he still has the future memories but for how far along we don't really know since the show didn't tell us when Henry 'Leaped' into the past. It could have been 6 months from the accident or 60 years from the accident. And since this could probably cause problems with the writers since Henry has already lived through the original timeline and could solve most of the problems that come up easily the writers will probably have him forget ever having those memories.


Dude, awesome quantum mechanics rant or you just have way to much time on your hands!:)

Phil Clark
10-06-2006, 08:48 AM
The problem though is that future Starks drawing of the second timeline was inaccurate. When the single event was changed and the second timeline was created, it would not travel parallel with the original timeline, it would shear off at an ever increasing angle since changing one event would then change the next event which would change the next and so on... So while a certain amount of what occured on the second timeline could still happen on the first timeline, there are bound to be enough variances that even if Carter and/or Henry has full memory of the second timeline, the further into the future we travel, the less those memories are likely to coincide with the first timelines events. So there is pleanty of room for him/them to not know what is coming next, because everything is different.

Of course they will likely just go with never again mentioning this paradox and treat it as if his/their memories of the future have faded with time.

Mac Danny
10-06-2006, 11:07 AM
Also, Is the Consortium Stark?

Since the phone he was talking to her on had a GD screensaver and We saw the product placement of Cisco Systems in Future Stark's office.

Also does anyone want Stark's first name to be Tony. Man that dude looks like he has a super powere suit lying around somewhere don't he?

-Dan

Jmacq1
10-06-2006, 01:05 PM
Yeah, he does. He's probably a clone of Tony. ;)

But seriously, the first time they introduced him I totally went "Man, if that isn't supposed to be a nod to Tony Stark I don't know what is...."

There was a movement among the show's fans to get Ed Quinn cast as Iron Man....

Toreador
10-07-2006, 12:34 AM
The problem though is that future Starks drawing of the second timeline was inaccurate. When the single event was changed and the second timeline was created, it would not travel parallel with the original timeline, it would shear off at an ever increasing angle since changing one event would then change the next event which would change the next and so on... So while a certain amount of what occured on the second timeline could still happen on the first timeline, there are bound to be enough variances that even if Carter and/or Henry has full memory of the second timeline, the further into the future we travel, the less those memories are likely to coincide with the first timelines events. So there is pleanty of room for him/them to not know what is coming next, because everything is different.

Of course they will likely just go with never again mentioning this paradox and treat it as if his/their memories of the future have faded with time.

That may be true but they didn't say exactly how long Henry took before he 'leaped' back in time to change it. If it was short enough the divergence might be so slight (maybe .1% off) that the time lines could appear parallel but not be.

It would be like if you had 2 almost parallel poles with 1 pole a micrometer out of alignment with the other. If the poles are only 1/2 meter long you couldn't tell they weren't parallel but if they were a kilometer long it would be easy to tell they're not parallel.

One idea of how long Henry took to solve the problem could be the 4 years that was shown in the episode. In the original timeline Henry took 4 years to solve the problem then went back in time to save Tamlyn Tomita (don't remember her character's name) from the explosion. Now in the revised timeline 4 years have passed but having already saved her Henry doesn't 'leap' this time. But without Henry's initial 'leap' to revise the timeline time starts to unravel and you have the problems that were shown.

CE_Rap
10-07-2006, 02:54 AM
Yeah, he does. He's probably a clone of Tony. ;)

But seriously, the first time they introduced him I totally went "Man, if that isn't supposed to be a nod to Tony Stark I don't know what is...."

There was a movement among the show's fans to get Ed Quinn cast as Iron Man....

He kicks Robert Downey Jr.'s ass