Scorpion

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 4:13 AM

How disappointing. Saw the second episode.
Apparently all of the characters have been dumbed down, practically as dumb as the Butt-Bang Theory characters. One guy has debilitating OCD, and the only smart character left is the autistic kid.

I've been wondering if it is coincidence that the lead actor looks similar to Kirk Cameron - from another series which dumbed down the smart character to give greater appeal to the masses.

I'll probably give it another shot, but it looks dismal for now.

SUASOR

Saturday, October 4, 2014 12:22 AM

I was two eps and gone. Nice premise but as has already been pointed out, execution was poor. That's being generous.

WISHIMAY

Saturday, October 4, 2014 2:03 AM

It's only two eps in, people. Usually takes a season to work out the kinks and develop the characters. But we like it OK. There's quite a few holes in the writing, but it at least keeps our interest.

Lead guy is a hottie, and they picked the right lead girl.

ECGORDON

Saturday, October 4, 2014 2:36 AM

Sometimes only one episode is enough for me to make my decision, so I didn't watch the second.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, October 4, 2014 3:09 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Wishimay:
It's only two eps in, people. Usually takes a season to work out the kinks and develop the characters. But we like it OK. There's quite a few holes in the writing, but it at least keeps our interest.

Lead guy is a hottie, and they picked the right lead girl.

Kadyn Wong?

WISHIMAY

Sunday, October 5, 2014 8:01 PM

Katharine McPhee. Kadyn is just backup, honestly she could phone in what she does. I think they picked Kathy because she seems non-threatening, and for a woman to seem non-threatening to other women it's kinda rare. I have the opposite vibe. I've made women back up just by walking into a room, lol. Hubby has the same thing, other guys will come up to him and pick fights out of NOWHERE, just because he has such an intimidating presence.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 3:41 AM

Looks like the lead guy is going to be in Interstellar, which I've seen posters for a while now, but just saw a trailer - could be awesome.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, November 15, 2014 2:29 AM

Watching this, I keep hearing the lead character refer to others as "normals" which really irks me, does not sound realistic, and yanks me out of the suspension of disbelief. I have never heard any of the geniuses or high-IQ people I know use this term. It is not even a term that occurs to me, either.

Have any of you ever heard of somebody use this term, outside of TV or film? I mean in real life. This just sounds alien to me, as if the term was originated in another country. Yes, the lead character is from the UK, but the term still grates. If I ever heard of this term spoken, it would have been from a wannabe who was trying to impress.

Anybody?

WISHIMAY

Saturday, November 15, 2014 9:14 AM

Well, I have heard use of neuro-typicals and non-neuro-typicals frequently. He calls his group "enabled" and in some ways they are and in some ways they aren't

People who have special abilities and higher IQ's ARE different in many ways. It can make living an isolating thing and many tend to become arrogant about their talents in order to cope. I won't say what mine is(mainly because I don't believe that IQ tests have any relevance to skill or achievement or even being human), but I will say that the average American has an IQ around 100. I am not near 100. Unless you have a vast experience reservoir to draw from, an IQ of 100 means you probably ARE a neuro-typical. Does that make you less or wrong? Not necessarily. It just means you are more likely to answer certain questions or think in a more predictable fashion. Some of the nicest people I've met are well below the 100 mark. I'd probably take them over an arrogant ass for most things, but I will say they aren't very...stimulating... sometimes.

WISHIMAY

Saturday, November 15, 2014 9:45 AM

‘It’s a very difficult subject to talk about because you always feel that eyes are on you, and people view you as different. I like to see myself as someone with a problem, but one I can solve. It is definitely getting better. Since the diagnosis I’ve learned strategies for coping with it and the best one is always to just walk away.’

Was reading an interview about Susan Boyle, who has Aspergers. I think it sums up what a lot of high-functioning people feel like- outnumbered.

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