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The 4400: New season of uncanny abilities.
Zephyr_Fate
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One of the few good sci-fi shows left on TV, and strangely enough on USA, is starting it's fourth season today.
For those not in the know:
The 4400 is a show about, well, 4400 people who were abducted by aliens, spread out through time, and returned all at once with unique and extraordinary abilities. Sorta like X-Men, only less cheesy. Many problems have occurred purely because they are different.
That's pretty much it without spoilers. It's a pretty dark show, as well. Anyone else watch this unique series? I personally prefer it to Heroes. *ducks under table*
For those not in the know:
The 4400 is a show about, well, 4400 people who were abducted by aliens, spread out through time, and returned all at once with unique and extraordinary abilities. Sorta like X-Men, only less cheesy. Many problems have occurred purely because they are different.
That's pretty much it without spoilers. It's a pretty dark show, as well. Anyone else watch this unique series? I personally prefer it to Heroes. *ducks under table*
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Note: I have not seen Heroes, but I'm going to jump in on season two.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
The only bad thing I could say about the 4400 is that there has been three seasons worth of promises of open warfare, and no open warfare as of yet.
Except for
It's so..delightfully one-sided.
The season opener was pretty good though. Except for a few minor plot points I feel like I'm back in the loop.
Alanna disappeared in the last episode of last season by
It absolutely should have, but the only show with more self-contained episodes is TNG. Thats another point Heroes has over 4400, still only 2 points though.
Which is a problem I had with Heroes.
Btw, is it just me, or did they switch actors for
ditto ditto. The characters in the 4400 just feel a bit more real, and also, that Wayoun guy is funny.
The sad part was, the panel was right before the Adult Swim panel, in the same room, so it was PACKED. Standing room only, people leaning against the walls, fire hazard level packed. We were there for Adult Swim of course, but the poor 4400 people though they had somehow acquired a massive fanbase, and commented on it multiple times throughout their presentation, with genuine shock. I felt bad for them.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
But yeah, it's a keen show. Not as good as Heroes, but still very worth watching. I wish the cute blonde hadn't left last season though. Her daughter's just an annoying bitch.
That's as may be, but I meant in this week's season opening, the character looked and sounded slightly off compared to last season's finale. It was slight enough that I wasn't sure, but it looks like they got a replacement actor that was doing a very good mimic of the original.
thoughts on this week's episode:
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Also,
I get what your saying, and it makes perfect sense, the kid was a springboard for Jordan's character to ramp up to where he needs to be, I just think it could've been a lot more fun having the kid around for a while still, maybe somehow exiled to an Island w/ his lunatic fanatics showing up every once in a while as a third, or fourth maybe, 'faction' throughout the show. I just really liked how one scene we see the principal talkin to NTAC all worried about what's going on, then by the time they come back he's standing on top of a bus proclaiming the kid's greatness and his willingness to die for him. Just a lot of possibilities that feel lost. Now, if Collier just absorbed the kids power, then that's even better.
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Hmmm....good point.
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I can see him visiting a special someone in jail.
in a way, he already has.
as for his death, resurrection and the time he spent travelling the world afterwords, i think he'd simply been abducted again. saved by the same faction from the future that sent the 4400 back in the first place, in reaction to the rival factions attempt to kill him.
In general, I love how random people are going to be popping up with their power. There's a lot of potential there, what with it being illegal and all. What's gonna happen when NTAC has to go after the promicin-positive people that are healing the sick or using their abilities for good?
Also, has anyone seen the websites and the extra material on the website? The pro and against sites? I thought it was pretty nifty, and it made me realize something: most of the abilities people gain from promicin are not going to be able humanity unless the government is able to put those people in places where they can be of assisistance. As long as the government is jailing them and forcing them into custody, they won't be of any help to anyone at all.
Also, there's the obligatory question: would you take it? I don't think I would take promicin, but I could definitely see why someone would.
as for random people showing up with powers, i'm more interesting in April's return to the series. we saw her buying a promicin shot at the end of the last season, and she's been confirmed as being alive in the first ep of this season, so they seem to be suggesting that she's survived taking the shot. likewise it'll be interesting to find out what power kyle developers(perhaps Cassie is a manifestation of the power he doesn't think has developed yet).
would i take it? it being a hypothetical question i wont say 100% yes, but thinking about it i'm certainly leaning more towards it than against. of course there's more to consider than just the 50% chance of death. there's also the fact that not all abilities seem to be beneficial to the individuals who posses them. i wouldn't rush out for a shot if they were real, but even with the downsides i'd be more looking for a reason against rather than for.
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