Bit disappointed in some of the programs, hopefully they will get things going.

Most of the Law & Orders seem to be HD, Monk is shown in HD, but 'The 4400', 'Burn Notice' and Psych aren't, these shows are HD programs aren't they? I know 'The 4400' is, because it's shown in HD in other parts of the world, I would assume Burn Notice is because it was originally show in letterbox(wasn't it? )

I really would like to see all their original shows in HD(at least the ones that are in HD), they have a lot of good programming.

Edit: Changed All of the Law & Orders to Most, since the ones showing for the majority of the day aren't in HD :)

Psych has been HD on NBC in the past.

This has bugged me too, I hope USA gets their act together. I have DVD sets of Psych and 4400 and they are both widescreen.

Should THE 4400 get another season (don't see why not), I would bet that when it pops up next summer, it'll be HD.

This is very disappointing. The only reason I watch USA is for Psych, 4400, Burn Notice, etc.

Should THE 4400 get another season (don't see why not), I would bet that when it pops up next summer, it'll be HD.

Oh, I agree, I'm sure the original programming will be HD in first run, and I suspect that the rest of their original programming will end up being shown in HD. There is still a lot of HD shown that is not listed in the guide. The Steve Martin/Queen Latifah movie yesterday afternoon was in HD, but it wasn't listed in the guide that way, SciFi doesn't list anything HD yet, but they definitely show several shows and some movies in HD.

very disappointing indeed..at least show your own programs in HD..is that too much to ask?

Same thing on scifi..eureka reruns are SD letterboxed. Their own f-list saturday night movie repeats are also SD letterboxed.

This is very disappointing. The only reason I watch USA is for Psych, 4400, Burn Notice, etc.

You have great taste! I toss Dead Zone into that mix as well.

Wow... the disappointment continues... Eureka isn't HD? Argh.

very disappointing indeed..at least show your own programs in HD..is that too much to ask?

Same thing on scifi..eureka reruns are SD letterboxed. Their own f-list saturday night movie repeats are also SD letterboxed.

I've actually caught gems such as Wraiths of Roanoke in HD.

All I know is, BSG Razor had better be in HD OR ELSE. :D Of course, I have nothing to back up my "or else" since I'll watch it no matter what. Boy, I miss that show.

I've actually caught gems such as Wraiths of Roanoke in HD.

All I know is, BSG Razor had better be in HD OR ELSE. :D Of course, I have nothing to back up my "or else" since I'll watch it no matter what. Boy, I miss that show.

I feel certain it will be in HD, Flash Gordon and Stargate Atlantis first run episodes are in HD, I feel certain Razor and BSG will both be in HD, I'm sure the reruns of Eureka, Burn Notice, The 4400, etc will get there, I'm still in shock at all the channels that popped up so quickly, I figured SciFi and USA would get there, but I wasn't really expecting them to be up, but I'm glad they are, even the SD programming is still much sharper and crisper on the HD than on it's SD counterpart.

I changed the title to include SciFi, since it's getting about as much conversation as USA.

No one mentioned it, but Bionic Woman reruns are in HD on SciFi as well.

No one mentioned it, but Bionic Woman reruns are in HD on SciFi as well.

I ran into a 'Life' replay in HD on USA over the last weekend sometime.

I suppose the repurposed broadcasts in HD on USA would impress me if they were of shows that are on at times when I'm recording other things. Bionic Woman qualifies. I have the second HD DVR ostensibly because of Tuesday and Wednesday 9PM-10PM. Does anyone know whether, when House is repurposed on USA, is it in HD? That would cover the other time-slot.

Of course, come January, more conflicts occur: Monday, Friday and Sunday 9PM-10PM and Sunday 10PM-11PM.

I've actually caught gems such as Wraiths of Roanoke in HD.



Yes, the new saturday night movies are in HD, but the *repeats* of movies that premiered say, last year, are not HD.

Every BSG ep, with the exception of the original "miniseries" pilot, have been shot on HD video (a la Star Wars Ep II/III).

They have ran BSG on UHD and NBC in HD, S4 & RAZOR will be broadcast in HD on SciFi. Perfect shows to showcase the new HD feed.

The real question is, are the S3 reruns coming up in Nov. They better be broadcast in HD!!!

I suppose the repurposed broadcasts in HD on USA would impress me if they were of shows that are on at times when I'm recording other things. Bionic Woman qualifies. I have the second HD DVR ostensibly because of Tuesday and Wednesday 9PM-10PM. Does anyone know whether, when House is repurposed on USA, is it in HD? That would cover the other time-slot.

Of course, come January, more conflicts occur: Monday, Friday and Sunday 9PM-10PM and Sunday 10PM-11PM.

House was in HD last Friday.

Any idea when SciFi will start listing their HD shows in the guide? I see there is a Eureka marathon next week, it would be nice if it were in HD, I doubt it will, but I would love to be wrong.

Any idea when SciFi will start listing their HD shows in the guide? I see there is a Eureka marathon next week, it would be nice if it were in HD, I doubt it will, but I would love to be wrong.

Sure that they will at some point, esp after the # of HD programs they broadcast increases. At this point, it's hit or miss in regards to D* guide info.

Heck, the D*-carried CBS local HD signal in my area doesn't list HD programming in the guide info (but is the HD signal w/ CBS HD programming), yet the OTA-available version of the same in the D* guide does.

Guessing this all has to do with what info/data the sources feed D*.

When I heard they went HD, I was only excited about the prospect of HD movies since they show alot that I like. And I cannot think of one show I watch on either channel.
But that hasn't happened. :(

Wow... the disappointment continues... Eureka isn't HD? Argh.
It is easy to be disappointed in folks making decisions you don't like, though those decisions are based on experience, expertise, professionalism, and fiduciary responsibilities.

Jeremy...where is the disclaimer, lol.

Jeremy...where is the disclaimer, lol.
What disclaimer? :confused:

It is easy to be disappointed in folks making decisions you don't like, though those decisions are based on experience, expertise, professionalism, and fiduciary responsibilities.
I bow to you, my friend. ;)

Oh, I agree, I'm sure the original programming will be HD in first run, and I suspect that the rest of their original programming will end up being shown in HD. There is still a lot of HD shown that is not listed in the guide. The Steve Martin/Queen Latifah movie yesterday afternoon was in HD, but it wasn't listed in the guide that way, SciFi doesn't list anything HD yet, but they definitely show several shows and some movies in HD.
It's better to not list it in HD and SHOW it in HD than the other way around!

With D* having Scifi-HD I envy you all for the moment. Hopefully though BSG Razor will be in HD. Im sure it will be, otherwise wait a week longer and buy it in HD when its for sale on dvd and hddvd. Thats my plan unless dish adds scifi by then.

It is easy to be disappointed in folks making decisions you don't like, though those decisions are based on experience, expertise, professionalism, and fiduciary responsibilities.I hope you realize that there is a difference between expressing disappointment and casting reckless aspersions. Indeed, that's really the main point of my signature.

I bow to you, my friend. ;)C'mon. You, at least, must have realized his error. I'd be very disappointed in you if you didn't.

With D* having Scifi-HD I envy you all for the moment. Hopefully though BSG Razor will be in HD. Im sure it will be, otherwise wait a week longer and buy it in HD when its for sale on dvd and hddvd. Thats my plan unless dish adds scifi by then.

It will be in HD, however, only a DVD release has been announced, no HD DVD or Blu Ray that I have heard of.

I hope my local TW cable gets Sci-fi HD before Battlestar season 3. Prolly too much to ask to get it before the movie airs.

I hope you realize that there is a difference between expressing disappointment and casting reckless aspersions. Indeed, that's really the main point of my signature.
I do realize there is a difference, and that's why I modified it to fit the situation. And I still stand by it.

I am about to go from Dish to Direct. I'm fed up with their poor showing of new HD. I have only been with them for 3 months. There equipment seems to be far ahead of direct bit good equipment if of little value if the program is not there. Also they told me a bunch of stuff when I signed up that was not true about what I would get free:mad:.

So with the basic 200 Channel package and HD does one get Sci-Fi HD, The national GEO HD and HD Net? I couldn't tell for sure on the web site if what they were showing was what you auctualy get or if it was what was avaliable in HD.

What about the DVR, I must say I love the Dish 722, in 3 mo. not a problem. Any issues with the HD DVR? Can you receive OTA locals and record them on the DVR?

Thanks

I do realize there is a difference, and that's why I modified it to fit the situation. And I still stand by it.Yup, so you agree that my comment was appropriate, then. No problem... my confusion, then.

Yup, so you agree that my comment was appropriate, then. No problem... my confusion, then.
Your comment was just as appropriate as the ones you deride.

The broadcast of Pirates of the Caribbean last night on USA was in HD and looked pretty darn good!

I see that there is a sort of mini-marathon of Firefly on SciFi this Friday, any chance it will be shown in HD?

Is SciFi ever going to start listing any of their shows in the guide as being HD? LetterBox doesn't really help much, because they still show a lot of shows in LB that aren't in 16:9.

I just noticed that some of the SciFi-HD listings are now showing up in the guide as being HD. Resident Evil:Apocalypse is going to be in HD tonight according to the guide and in my recorded shows, it lists Stargate:Atlantis last night as being in HD.

Hopefully they will get their listings in order, noticed that all the Stargate:Atlantis shows next week at 5:00 pm are listed as HD.

Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, I'd like to update that new episodes of Psych are in HD. The first two of the winter/spring run have been HD. I'm also seeing a lot more other programming in HD. At least, as far as I've seen, the SD is not being stretched. Of course, now that the shows I pay attention to are HD, that's pretty much all...well, I pay attention to.

Well, it looks like only season 1 and season 4 of Stargate:Atlantis are in HD, I was looking at the guide and everything was in HD, then all of a sudden it switched to not HD and it coincided with Season 2. I hope the guide is wrong, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. We've already(some of us anyway) seen season 1 on UHD, several times, at least they are showing the earlier Season 4 episodes in HD, I hadn't seen those before, but I hope they get Season 2 and Season 3 in HD.

Well, it looks like only season 1 and season 4 of Stargate:Atlantis are in HD, I was looking at the guide and everything was in HD, then all of a sudden it switched to not HD and it coincided with Season 2. I hope the guide is wrong, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. We've already(some of us anyway) seen season 1 on UHD, several times, at least they are showing the earlier Season 4 episodes in HD, I hadn't seen those before, but I hope they get Season 2 and Season 3 in HD.

Well, they did show season 2 in HD, so I was pleased. But, it looks like they are only going to show season 2 in the 5:00 pm slot, and then start back over with the pilot episode in Season 1, why why why :( I was really loving watching the whole series in order, and season 2 ends on a cliffhanger and is a three parter with 2 of the three in season 3, which of course they won't show. It's just like UHD did with season 1, they left it hanging.

I noticed that USA was going to repeat season 1 of Burn Notice, the guide doesn't list it as HD, I hope they change and show it in HD, that show has some nice scenery, I bet it would look good in HD.

I don't think it is in HD, but I hope I'm surpreised.

I don't think it is in HD, but I hope I'm surpreised.
I'm not able to look right now, but I could have sworn my DVR is saying HD. Of course, D* could be wrong - or I could be.

I'm not able to look right now, but I could have sworn my DVR is saying HD. Of course, D* could be wrong - or I could be.

The D* guide isn't listing it as HD. The guide now lists two episodes, this Thursday and the next Thursday, neither is listed as HD, I'm still hoping. They never did show any of the 4400 or Dead Zone reruns in HD, so who knows.

The D* guide isn't listing it as HD. The guide now lists two episodes, this Thursday and the next Thursday, neither is listed as HD, I'm still hoping. They never did show any of the 4400 or Dead Zone reruns in HD, so who knows.
I'm probbaly wrong about it then. I could have sworn it had the HD marker by two of the episodes (2 HD/2 SD) when I did a search for it. I could be thinking of something else I might have also been searching for, though.

As someone who doesn't get USA HD, I can testify that almost everything they air on the SD channel is in letterbox now. House repeats, movies, even Becker--though strangely not older episodes of Criminal Intent.

4400 and dead zone were both canned right around the time USA went HD...that might explain the lack of HD on those shows (why bother looking for HD transfers if the show isn't coming back?)

4400 and dead zone were both canned right around the time USA went HD...that might explain the lack of HD on those shows (why bother looking for HD transfers if the show isn't coming back?)

Well, they were being shown overseas with only a few weeks delay in HD(at least 'The 4400' was), so I suspect they had the transfers already.

yeah i was saying that they were probably lazy to look for the transfers, considering both shows were canned....

According to the guide, episode 3 of Burn Notice on May 1st will be in HD!

I watch the repeats of "Becker" on USA and they are letterboxed. The one on now is. I didn't even know "Becker" was done in HD. The original run on CBS ended in 2004.

I watch the repeats of "Becker" on USA and they are letterboxed. The one on now is. I didn't even know "Becker" was done in HD. The original run on CBS ended in 2004.

Oh yeah, it was in HD on CBS....used to watch it when Terry Farrell was on it.

I've actually caught a few episodes on USA where they are in HD.

I watch the repeats of "Becker" on USA and they are letterboxed. The one on now is. I didn't even know "Becker" was done in HD. The original run on CBS ended in 2004.
Since ER was being shot in HD as early as 1995, it's not surprising a studio comedy with few set pieces would also be.

Does anybody know why USA will show the same episode of a show in HD sometimes and in SD other times? I have recorded various episodes of Monk and L&O:CI in both HD and SD (and yes, the SD aired after the HD). Seems very strange to me.

Thanks! :)

Tonight's Burn Notice was in HD!

Yeah just to confirm...sweet sweet burn notice, will be in sweet sweet HD this season...only a few more weeks to the premiere..as you can tell...im excited!

Yeah just to confirm...sweet sweet burn notice, will be in sweet sweet HD this season...only a few more weeks to the premiere..as you can tell...im excited!

I saw the commercials today. Oh man, am I looking forward to it. Can't wait to see what's her name. She if effin hot.

Loved the Billy Idol song for the promo.

However, I watched the latest episode and it really wasn't as crisp as I would expect from a show shot in a beautiful setting like Miami. Granted, it was storming all day here and I was getting a few minor dropouts, but it still didn't look good compared to episodes of Psych and Monk.

I don't have USA-HD yet, so I'm curious. Is their new show In Plain Sight shown in HD?
All I know is Mary McCormack would have have looked incredible in tonight's episode in HD. WOW!

Yup, In Plain Sight is shown in HD.

Yup, In Plain Sight is shown in HD.

I don't have USA-HD yet, so I'm curious. Is their new show In Plain Sight shown in HD?
All I know is Mary McCormack would have have looked incredible in tonight's episode in HD. WOW!

Damn, until recently I couldn't have cared less about whether my provider offered USA-HD. Now, because of Mary McCormack, its become a major imperative. Between her looks and personality, she is a knock-out in the role. Last night was a good ep (what i'd give to have been Marshall in that ep ;) ), but the show feels like its still trying to find a firm direction. Great that Mom was gone, but the hotty sister may be staying. And Missy, with her comedic touch, always adds a little something to a show. They should try to tailor a recurring role for her.

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Damn, until recently I couldn't have cared less about whether my provider offered USA-HD. Now, because of Mary McCormack, its become a major imperative. Between her looks and personality, she is a knock-out in the role. Last night was a good ep (what i'd give to have been Marshall in that ep ;) ), but the show feels like its still trying to find a firm direction. Great that Mom was gone, but the hotty sister may be staying. And Missy, with her comedic touch, always adds a little something to a show. They should try to tailor a recurring role for her.

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I watched last week's episode yesterday afternoon in HD and that white shirt she was wearing certainly clinged to her top half pretty nicely. And the sister has body for days.

She'll be worth looking at again when her lips shrink down to human size.

I watched last week's episode yesterday afternoon in HD and that white shirt she was wearing certainly clinged to her top half pretty nicely. And the sister has body for days.
Tell me about it. I had never seen her before and thought she was pretty without trying too hard for it in the first show. but it seemed like her look kept changing from doe-eyed to squinty, like she didn't want to look too beautiful, due to the nature of the role. But yes, that white shirt from last week made me a fan for life. Much more impressive than the push-up hooker outfit from last night. Yeah, nice bod on the sis, but I don't seem to notice her when Mary shares the same shot.
She'll be worth looking at again when her lips shrink down to human size.
Oh please, CP, you are getting way too pickyune here. The woman is seriously hot in virtually every extent! Tell you what, if you ever get the chance to kick her out of bed :rolleyes:, PM me and I'll be more than happy to take up the slack with this castoff. ;)

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She wouldn't be in the bed, she'd be in the aquarium sucking the algae off the glass. :D

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan, but what she did to her lips makes her look ridiculous.

I saw the commercials today. Oh man, am I looking forward to it. Can't wait to see what's her name. She if effin hot.

I assume you are talking about gabrielle anwar...or maybe the super hot tricia helfer is who guest starring this season...

lots of sex appeal for burn notice this season

Okay, so I recently switched to DirecTV and I finally have USA-HD. I have to ask, is In Plain Sight real HD? If so, that really wasn't the best picture I've ever seen unless they do something to the film to make it look less than clear.

A lot of shows (for some reason) employ a really grainy look, to make the show seem grittier. I dunno -- if I was the art director, I'd insist on capitalizing on the crisp and clear picture capability available, and insist that the gritty tone be communicated using audio or dialog instead.

Okay, so I recently switched to DirecTV and I finally have USA-HD. I have to ask, is In Plain Sight real HD? If so, that really wasn't the best picture I've ever seen unless they do something to the film to make it look less than clear.
Tell you what, Tom, you convince my provider to cough-up USA-HD, and I'll be more than happy to respond to your inquiry. ;) Sometimes the video noise is an intentional artistic choice to enhance atmosphere (see 'The Shield', 'Blackhawk Down', 'Aliens', etc., and sometimes its just form compensating for a lack of substance.

BTW, as much as I'm enjoying Mary McCormack, I really wish IPS would hunker down and settle on the direction that they wish the show to have. The premise is there, but it still feels like its coming to terms with its water wings. Also, while it is abundantly clear that this show is trying to be 'hip', an episode like last night's, in which the ultimate *cough* reveal *cough* became transparent within the first five minutes detracts from part of its appeal. Yes, at USA, 'characters are welcome', but that's no substitute for the lack of an interesting plotline, even when its accompanied by '60's - 70's rock allusions. :rolleyes:

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A lot of shows (for some reason) employ a really grainy look, to make the show seem grittier. I dunno -- if I was the art director, I'd insist on capitalizing on the crisp and clear picture capability available, and insist that the gritty tone be communicated using audio or dialog instead.

yeah, it was a very rough looking picture last night, it's not normally that way, or I haven't noticed it. Those scenes reminded me of when I had bad astigmatism and had my glasses off, I've never been a big fan of the intentional look like that. It actually distracts me in a lot of ways, I spend too much time trying to figure out what I'm seeing on the screen.

They seem to use this tactic whenever the filming is supposed to be in a hot locale, for some reason. I've noticed it with Dexter as well.

Tell you what, Tom, you convince my provider to cough-up USA-HD, and I'll be more than happy to respond to your inquiry. ;) Sometimes the video noise is an intentional artistic choice to enhance atmosphere (see 'The Shield', 'Blackhawk Down', 'Aliens', etc., and sometimes its just form compensating for a lack of substance.

BTW, as much as I'm enjoying Mary McCormack, I really wish IPS would hunker down and settle on the direction that they wish the show to have. The premise is there, but it still feels like its coming to terms with its water wings. Also, while it is abundantly clear that this show is trying to be 'hip', an episode like last night's, in which the ultimate *cough* reveal *cough* became transparent within the first five minutes detracts from part of its appeal. Yes, at USA, 'characters are welcome', but that's no substitute for the lack of an interesting plotline, even when its accompanied by '60's - 70's rock allusions. :rolleyes:


Really wish I could help ya there Palladin. I switched because I gave up all hope on Cablevision ever adding good HD channels and that garbage VOOM certainly did not count.

I have to agree on wanting the show to find a direction. The same thing week in and week out will become stale fast, no matter how hot Mary or her sister are. Speaking of the sister, even though I find her to be a knockout with an unbelievable body, her character really is a waste. Same with the mother. It was cute for all of 5 minutes, but now I dread when they switch to their storyline of the week.

Oh, and thanks guys for the info on how this show is shot. Glad to see it's not me or that this is yet another channel that touts HD but really isn't.

I have to agree on wanting the show to find a direction. The same thing week in and week out will become stale fast, no matter how hot Mary or her sister are. Speaking of the sister, even though I find her to be a knockout with an unbelievable body, her character really is a waste. Same with the mother. It was cute for all of 5 minutes, but now I dread when they switch to their storyline of the week..

Same here. Sometimes I find myself hoping its only a commercial. ;) It seems that the USA original programming (as opposed to the L&O stuff which apparently never learned how to die gracefully), has a very definite formula that seems to weave through the concept.

Take a premise, one that mixes action/adventure with glib. but hopefully clever one-liners; choose an up and coming new face with breakthrough potential who won't bust the budget (at least not first season); add an amiable and easily recognizable actor from either a former TV show or who has a niche audience and can help keep things light and comfortable initially for the audience in these new unfamiliar surroundings (who again, won't break the budget), and you've got the USA playbook for their current series, Burn Notice, Psych and In Plain Sight. And so there is no misunderstanding, let me be clear that this formula existed way before the USA Network, and continues today on other networks as well. But at USA, it is pracrtically canon.

Now on BN & Psych, you've got two seasoned side-men who are very likeable, Bruce Campbell and Corbin Berenson. Both have gotten a fair amount of face-time in their prior roles (and deservedly so, as they are usually great fun to watch). But on IPS, you have what in many ways seems to be a 'guy show' conflicted with being a 'kind-of' chick' show due to the nature of the lead character and the actress for whom it was fitted. Now this isn't intended as any kind of a negative, as I've made clear previously that I love both the character and the actress.

The problem is the 'appendages', or more specifically the 'female appendages', and the way they are being utilized to develop a 'personal life' for Mary, which not only creates an unnecessary distraction (i.e. it has practically nothing else to do with the episode's story, and often brings the otherwise satisfactory pacing to a static halt). Jinx (maybe there's a hidden meaning there :rolleyes:), and the sister, seem to be incapable of qualifying even as two-dimensional characters, and do nothing but pale against Mary's 'I'm going to call bull$h!t, when I see it' attitude. Yes, I get the point that she has no other real friends besides Marshall & Stan, because of her sensibilities and tough non-compromising attitude, and can appreciate that.

There's an old expression: "If it ain't broke. don't fix it". But unfortunately, in this particular circumstance, something does need to be remedied in order to make this show more cohesive before it devolves into some sort of half-assed crossover of La Femme Chiquita and Desperate Housemothers. :rolleyes:

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Wow, Mary looked really good tonight. :D

Wow, Mary looked really good tonight. :D
Yeah, smokin. :) Beautiful Blondes in Black (like that alliteration?) are turbo. In fact, any good-looking woman in black is, but Blondes even more so.

Coupla things:

1) I have to go back and check, but I'm fairly certain they repeated a short bit from an earlier show (perhaps the pilot?) in last night's ep. Dershowitz makes some kind of comment to Mary to the effect that he's letting her get her way because "you're so hot" or something to that effect, to which she replies "you think I'm hot?" (pause take) "Thank you". Now if this is going to be a running gag, I'm cool with it. But if the writers are starting to lift from their own scripts of earlier shows with only 4 or so episodes out, its time for fresh blood in the bull pen. Either that, or its time to take the script continuity assignment away from the P.A. intern.

2) Much to my surprise, taking the episodes so far into consideration, I'm pleased to note that last night's episode finally demonstrated a firm direction for this show, and how it can jell together. The sister's potential rivalry (both sibling and otherwise) juxtaposed well with Mary's 'reluctance' (read: 'fear') toward commitment, and offers all sorts of entanglements which are not uncommon in real life. The 'mother' however, in my mind, must still be removed 'with extreme prejudice'. And I like where Marshall's character is heading as the overeducated and sensitive lawman.

3) Last night unfortunately contained another example of how differently Mary's face can look depending on the make-up, and no CP, I'm not talking about her lips. There were a couple of scenes where she looked like she was just rushed out of make-up so they could get the scene shot, and the result wasn't nearly as flattering as usual.

Hello! Production Crew! Let's try to remember that this show is a showcase for Mary (both the actress and the character), and that screwin' around with the character who is not only the meat and potatoes, but also the creme brulee, of this show, may not be the ideal approach.

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Coupla things:

1) I have to go back and check, but I'm fairly certain they repeated a short bit from an earlier show (perhaps the pilot?) in last night's ep. Dershowitz makes some kind of comment to Mary to the effect that he's letting her get her way because "you're so hot" or something to that effect, to which she replies "you think I'm hot?" (pause take) "Thank you". Now if this is going to be a running gag,

I'm pretty sure that's the first time we've actually heard the line in a show, but it has been shown numerous times on the previews, they show previews/snippets weeks in advance, there is a line about sleeping with her boyfriend, that I don't think we've ever seen in the show yet. Heroes was bad about showing previews from shows weeks in advance also.

Yeah, that scene where he tells Mary that she's hot has only been shown in the commercial previews so far. When I saw her in the black dress in last week's preview for this week's show, I said to myself this is the episode that they've been showing in the commericals all this time.