May. 15th, 2011
"The Spider in the Web"
Mysterious uniformed guy shows up in compound.
Introduce Time And Space Association. Logo design: spider or web?
Will our team want to join TASE or not?
needs subplot conflict / contrast
"Ash and Smoke"
Explosion sets part of compound on fire. Lots physical danger & FX.
Tef active / inactive?
Alex and Ash arguing over who's in charge of what
1) Defy authority.
2) Destroy property.
3) Take people's clothes off.
"Silk Stronger than Steel"
TASE is a dimension-spanning organization supervising efforts to keep the manifold safe.
Showcase several TASE teams / installations.
Alex interested in implications of TASE re: connections between dimensions.
TASE interested in Alex's theories & genius. Bailey very suspicious.
Midge shows up & makes things worse.
"Her Hidden Face"
Shadowy intrigues --> need more muscle! but sneaky muscle!
Dusty has assembled a stealth strike team of lesbian mercenaries. Alex hires them to help.
Chris makes passes at all the mercenaries. Does he not know what "lesbian" means?
"The Trembling"
Shot-to-hell TASE team stumbles into compound bleeding & crying.
Kay, Morgan, Pat & Tim clean up the mess.
Alex & Bailey listen dubiously to pleas for help.
Chris volunteers everyone's help. Everyone mad at Chris.
Some kind of doom --> Chris needs rescue --> who will save him?
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1. The numbered list in "Ash and Smoke" is from the movie Sweet Liberty.
For more about the episodes of Schrodinger's Heroes, see:
"The Television Show (Part 1)" for aired episodes
"The Television Show (Part 2)" for unaired episodes
"The Television Show (Part 3)" for unscreened episodes
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Poem: "TiME to Go"
May. 15th, 2011 12:56 pmToday I saw this exciting article about a proposed mission to Titan that would actually land a boat in one of its bodies of methane. The mission has to outcompete others if it's to get past the proposal stage. Oh, I want to go to Titan and explore its waves! It is a scientist's job to build, but it is a poet's job to inspire. So I give you this...
-- a triolet
We dreamed, when first we ventured on the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
Our own ancestors shared these thoughts, it's true.
They dreamed, when first they ventured on the blue;
What they could only dream, now we can do.
So craft a stranger hull, and rig the spars:
We dream, and venture forth beyond the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
Poem: "TiME to Go"
May. 15th, 2011 12:56 pmToday I saw this exciting article about a proposed mission to Titan that would actually land a boat in one of its bodies of methane. The mission has to outcompete others if it's to get past the proposal stage. Oh, I want to go to Titan and explore its waves! It is a scientist's job to build, but it is a poet's job to inspire. So I give you this...
-- a triolet
We dreamed, when first we ventured on the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
Our own ancestors shared these thoughts, it's true.
They dreamed, when first they ventured on the blue;
What they could only dream, now we can do.
So craft a stranger hull, and rig the spars:
We dream, and venture forth beyond the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
Poem: "TiME to Go"
May. 15th, 2011 12:56 pmToday I saw this exciting article about a proposed mission to Titan that would actually land a boat in one of its bodies of methane. The mission has to outcompete others if it's to get past the proposal stage. Oh, I want to go to Titan and explore its waves! It is a scientist's job to build, but it is a poet's job to inspire. So I give you this...
-- a triolet
We dreamed, when first we ventured on the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
Our own ancestors shared these thoughts, it's true.
They dreamed, when first they ventured on the blue;
What they could only dream, now we can do.
So craft a stranger hull, and rig the spars:
We dream, and venture forth beyond the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
Poem: "TiME to Go"
May. 15th, 2011 12:56 pmToday I saw this exciting article about a proposed mission to Titan that would actually land a boat in one of its bodies of methane. The mission has to outcompete others if it's to get past the proposal stage. Oh, I want to go to Titan and explore its waves! It is a scientist's job to build, but it is a poet's job to inspire. So I give you this...
-- a triolet
We dreamed, when first we ventured on the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
Our own ancestors shared these thoughts, it's true.
They dreamed, when first they ventured on the blue;
What they could only dream, now we can do.
So craft a stranger hull, and rig the spars:
We dream, and venture forth beyond the blue,
To sail a foreign sea and chase its stars.
[Ash's office is now crowded with the entire team of Schrodinger's Heroes. Keys click as Ash types rapidly at her computer.]
Alex: "Did he just basically say 'verbs not nouns' there?"
Ash: "Yep."
Quinn: "We should totally sell tickets."
Alex: [Cracks up laughing.] "I hope you're recording this."
Ash: "That bank there saves our data." [Points to another console.] Our lawyer should have a field day."
Pat: "No doubt. I'll pass the word whenever you give me the recording."
Ash: "All right, folks, you heard it -- we've got company outside. Kay, Chris, go give them a warm welcome."
Kay: "We'll button them up for you. Any idea how long until you call the police?"
Ash: "A while yet, I think. Jinx isn't a total waste of silicon. He actually found a pinhole for me to patch so he couldn't get through it. I'm almost impressed, so I think I'll let him poke around a while longer and see if he finds anything else."
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[Lefty is still in the auxiliary computer room, alone now. His laptop is smoking faintly and emitting an intermittent crackling noise. The main computer has started talking back to him in a prim tone.]
Lefty: "Aw, crap, no don't restart -- Crap."
Computer: "Command unclarified. Repeat."
Lefty: "Go screw yourself."
Computer: "Command unclarified."
Lefty: "When I get my hands on the sorry bastard who built you, I'm going to take him apart joint by joint! This system makes no sense. It can't possibly work."
Computer: "Programmer description mistaken."
Lefty: [Clang as he kicks the console base.] Ow, crap, my foot!"
* * *
[Ash's office still holds the whole team except for Kay and Chris who are guarding the prisoners. Ash finishes typing something and leans back.]
Alex: "How long do you think it will take him to realize that we've captured all his buddies and they aren't coming back for him?" [Reaches forward to knead Ash's shoulders.]
Ash: "I don't know, but this last bit of coding should keep him busy for at least twenty minutes. He'll never get through all my firewalls anyhow." [Groans happily.] Oh yeah, keep rubbing right there. You have the best hands, Alex."
Quinn: [Munches popcorn and talks with his mouth full.] This is more fun than watching Schrodinger play with scorpions."
Ash: "Why thank you, Quinn! Now quit hogging the popcorn."
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In case you missed it, you can double back to "Verbs Not Nouns (Part 1)" here.