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Post by Rachael on Oct 17, 2006 15:42:26 GMT -5
That last and the one above it certainly look like a single helix - I'm just gonna ignore the "base" parts for now, since they're...not right. Well, I ran some image-enhancing software (courtesy of Sharky-Spring-laboratories) on that last image, and I think you'll be amazed by what I came up with! Yuh-huh. Well, then. I think Sue's right. It's a seahorse. I suspect the helical explanation is correct...but that won't EVER explain what it was doing embedded in the computer files.
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Post by Matthew on Oct 17, 2006 16:24:07 GMT -5
Okay, I think this is what Matthew was going for. Isaac's painting #2 became Shielded/Reader Guy's silver necklace became and the computer image became Putting all three side by side: You give me an embarrassment of riches, Sara! Thank you! the is exactly what I was talking about. Thank you so much!
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Post by Matthew on Oct 17, 2006 16:27:33 GMT -5
Well, I ran some image-enhancing software (courtesy of Sharky-Spring-laboratories) on that last image, and I think you'll be amazed by what I came up with! Yuh-huh. Well, then. I think Sue's right. It's a seahorse. I suspect the helical explanation is correct...but that won't EVER explain what it was doing embedded in the computer files. Ya got me on that one: I don't think there IS an explanation other than the prop guy going "wouldn't it look cool if we..."
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Post by Vlad on Oct 18, 2006 8:08:23 GMT -5
*intones in a very hushed, thoughtful, cautionary voice*
If you had a secret, what would you do? If you could save the world, would you commit great sacrifice? Would you tell your secret? Would you be believed? If you had great power would you use it for good, for evil, for beneficence, for greed? Who could you trust? Would you wear tights?
*cough...ahem*
Oh, who knows? I only have one great power and I ain't talkin'. Wild horses couldn't drag it out of me! Let's just let it lie with it involves oil, vigorous motions and it leaves a lot of smiles and moans in it's wake. And no, it's not punning! That requires much less oil.
But our dear S'cubie, Sara, has a great power that everyone can enjoy. Okay, okay two. I mean she is, after all, The Planetary Voice Of Reason. But away from her day job, she also has an alter-ego... by night she becomes... The Reviewer!
Yes, dear S'cubies, we are adding ...
A welcome addition to our regular reviews, this delightful show has become "can't miss TV" for the board and mass audiences everywhere. And who better to review the first episode of this phenomenon than our sometimes caped and occasionally crusading Sara? Yes, dear readers, she will valiantly show you the way!
For your very first installment of the awesome review of this amazing show's premiere, leap on over to the S'cubie website and check in the HEROES: EMERGENCE Fortress of Solitude Bat Cave area. Make sure to thank and comment to this mighty champion, Sara, in the review thread located here. Don't forget your secret decoder rings! Hiro needs your help!
Vlad
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Post by Sharky on Oct 18, 2006 9:49:41 GMT -5
Save the cheerleader. Save the world. Hee! ;D If I had a dime for every time I've said those same words...
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Post by Sara on Oct 18, 2006 14:40:19 GMT -5
So, in my continuing quest to do as little work as possible I took a look at some of the other pics in the 9th Wonders gallery, and this image of Simone caught my eye--it struck me as very... ambiguous.
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Post by Matthew on Oct 18, 2006 15:05:56 GMT -5
So, in my continuing quest to do as little work as possible I took a look at some of the other pics in the 9th Wonders gallery, and this image of Simone caught my eye--it struck me as very... ambiguous. Whut? The whole "face in the briefcase" vibe thing? Ambiguous? ya think?
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Post by Sara on Oct 18, 2006 15:09:06 GMT -5
So, in my continuing quest to do as little work as possible I took a look at some of the other pics in the 9th Wonders gallery, and this image of Simone caught my eye--it struck me as very... ambiguous. Whut? The whole "face in the briefcase" vibe thing? Ambiguous? ya think? I was thinking more of the part where her entire face except for her eyes is obscured in shadow, but that works too.
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Post by Karen on Oct 22, 2006 13:08:53 GMT -5
I thought that...but I figured that your average television show isn't gonna be up on the differences between DNA and RNA. Even if it is RNA...the bases are mostly gone. It's just the sugar/phosphate backbone and a couple of sad little bases projecting from it. Snerk! Poor little lonely bases!!! hey, there's three. Enough for one codon, though they're not equally spaced... Isaac's Painting #1 Isaac's painting #2 Shielded/Reader Guy's silver necklace The data page that Mohinder and Eden open up from the flash drive in Little Mo's tank: (rotated: All A, T, G, C. Not a Uracil to be seen... ) Same image, After Matthew put little white squares over all the little " " that were in the code sequences. And smoothed some corners a bit. Could be a single codon for symbology's sake, with a sort of Duchampesque view on the base-positioning... but I dunno. Whatever it is, I think it's a really neat little symbol, and I'm hoping that one of our graphics geniuses can come up with a nice crisp black graphic .gif of it..... Sara, Jan, could I ask one of you to give it a whirl? I'm also hoping it doesn't mean "DEATH TO ALL WHO SEE THIS, MWUHAHAHAH!" too. And no, there weren't any screencaps of NotNiki's shoulder tat available yet. The current issue of Discover Magazine had an article about epigenics in it. You can't get to the article online unless you are a subscriber. Here's a site which explains epigenetics theory: What is Epigenetics?Basically, it outlined how our DNA is the instruction book for the human body, but that the 25,000 genes also need to be instructed on what to do and where and when to do it. Example: "A human liver cell contains the same DNA as a brain cell, yet it somehow knows to code only those proteins needed for the functioning of the liver. The instructions aren't found in the DNA itself, but on it. In an array of chemical markers and swithes, known as 'epigenome'." The 4 symbols from Heroes are all slightly different, the only common being the 's' figure that looks like DNA. What if the markers on the the figure are the epigenome? That would explain why each one have a different power, while the DNA that got 'switched on' is the same. The article's name, by the way was - "DNA is Not Destiny". The whole nurture vs nature debate.
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Post by Karen on Oct 22, 2006 20:25:32 GMT -5
Here are some more screencaps of the symbol(s) that I captured tonight: On the map in Suresh's room: On the pool: On a drawing in the room where Isaac was killed: On the sketch that Peter drew in the hospital:
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Post by Sara on Oct 22, 2006 21:24:21 GMT -5
Wandering around the internet tonight I discovered that the lady spinning the roulette wheel in Vegas (she slaps Hiro's hand when he tries to take their last chip back) was Kristin Veitch of eonline.
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Post by Lola m on Dec 14, 2006 22:54:13 GMT -5
#claps# Erin!! Dude! I love your "double helix" metaphor, not only because it's cool and fits the show, but because you really brought out a theme that I hadn't consciously noticed for the ep. The idea of the heroes starting to come together, "connecting strands" as you so nicely phrase it, was something I had seen. But the underlying / matching thread of them naming or defining themselves hadn't jumped out at me like that until I read your review. And, I like how you emphasized that this process of naming isn't just about the "what" - what is their power, what do they do with it. In effect, "what" are they? But also who are they? How will these powers change their lives. Then you expaned on this idea by examining Nicki and Claire and they way they view themselves, the roles they are trying to fill. Both have moments to be a "hero" and both, as you point out, attempt their heroics on someone else's behalf, not their own. Which is kinda one of the hallmarks of a hero, I guess, eh? 'Course, there are big giant flaws in the way each of them take action . . . . You really made me think with this review, Erin. And that always makes me happy. Also - this? Excellent! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Queen E on Dec 16, 2006 17:48:03 GMT -5
Erin!! Dude! I love your "double helix" metaphor, not only because it's cool and fits the show, but because you really brought out a theme that I hadn't consciously noticed for the ep. Thanks, Lola! It seemed to fit with what I was saying... It didn't jump out at me immediately either. It was actually the conversation between Niki and Nathan that made me think, "Huh" and I went back and rewatched looking for other instances. Wow; I'm so honored by that! It took me forever to write it, and I was worried I hadn't gotten down exactly what I wanted to say... As for the heroes, as I said in my review for episode 2, a lot of their powers seem to be outcroppings of abilities/issues that were inherent to them. Niki with her "double life," and Peter with his empathy, Hiro and his desire to leave his cubicle life, etc. But those are only aspects of the whole person; what happens when those aspects get stronger than the rest of what makes you you? There is a danger of getting so lost in the power that you're subsummed, either by a lust for more power, or a loss of contact with the rest of humanity or reality. (Maybe that's why there was so much "role-playing" in this episode.) Some of them are more susceptable to this than others, I think. And word on the problematic actions of Niki and Claire. Niki seems to be more in danger than Claire does, in the long run, but I imagine it'll be a journey for both of them... Heh. Yeah, that struck me as a really sucky way to wake up, in general. Thanks, Lola! You always have such interesting things to say, and always make me think more! #bighug#
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