Alias
So Nate, whose blog is so defunct it is embarrassing to link to it, turned me on to Alias a while back. I’ve been getting the seasons through Netflix, which is how I view all TV these days. Anyway, I’m on Season 4, and I’m watching the “tech” guy Marshall, who normally works from the safty of his office. In this episode, he has to act as an agent, and he inadvertently killed the person he was trying to get information from. It just so happens that the data is encrypted with a bio-metric retinal scanner. So now Marshall is tasked by a “real” agent to cut the guy’s eyes out. Marshall says, “I don’t think I can do this.” To which Jack Bristow, a senior agent talking into Marshall’s ear replies, “Sure you can, I’ll talk you through it.”
Now this struck me as really funny, because I’ve said that a thousand times to people I’ve had to work with over the phone. When I have to do this it doesn’t matter how much experience a person has, I can get them through it. So I immediately stopped the show to write this entry. For the life of me, I can not fathom what Jack plans to say to get Marshall through this, but if I had to guess he’ll do it coldly and calculated. Secondly, does everybody do this regardless of what industry you are in? — “It’s no problem, I’ll just talk you through it.”
As for what Jack says, you’ll have to watch the show to learn the answer.
Anyway, that just caught me off guard and I felt like sharing. On a related note, I have really enjoyed the show (thanks Nate!). They have this sci-fi 15th century prophet, Rembaldi, thread running through the whole series. What could be better than a spy show with sci-fi overtones? Well I gather Nate could do without the sci-fi, but I really like the formula.
2 responses to “Alias”
jvp says: We started watching Alias mid-1st season and stuck with it until the end. However, I think seasons 4 and 5 didn’t match the quality of the first 3, and started to get silly. I’d be interested to know what you think as you work your way through them. Have you been looking for the number 47?
Jamie says: Ali and I have definitely noticed a decline in quality starting with season 4. She has almost completely lost interest. I keep watching and telling her, “surely it is going to get better.” She says, “I don’t think so, and quite calling me Shirley.” However, I noticed that season 5 is only 4 discs, and a season is usually 6 discs, so that told me it was canceled mid-season and that things were not likely to improve.
As for the number 47 I know it was special to Rembaldi, but I honestly haven’t been keeping an eye out for it, and really only remember being mentioned in regards to the manuscripts.
We started watching Alias mid-1st season and stuck with it until the end. However, I think seasons 4 and 5 didn’t match the quality of the first 3, and started to get silly. I’d be interested to know what you think as you work your way through them. Have you been looking for the number 47?
Ali and I have definitely noticed a decline in quality starting with season 4. She has almost completely lost interest. I keep watching and telling her, “surely it is going to get better.” She says, “I don’t think so, and quite calling me Shirley.” However, I noticed that season 5 is only 4 discs, and a season is usually 6 discs, so that told me it was canceled mid-season and that things were not likely to improve.
As for the number 47 I know it was special to Rembaldi, but I honestly haven’t been keeping an eye out for it, and really only remember being mentioned in regards to the manuscripts.