text: Home Gadgets SLIDESHOW Original Star Trek tech: What has (and hasn't) panned out We may not have the fancy gadgets of Star Trek: Into Darkness, but we've already surpassed much of the tech in the original series. By Evan Dashevsky, Staff Writer, TechHive | May 16, 2013 3:00 AM PT Share All Slides SLIDEFEATURED PRODUCTS 2260 or 2013? Knob-based navigation Phaser Communicator Automated doors Tricorder Hypospray Tractor beam Deflector shields Cloaking device Impulse drive Spaceships Transporter What we don't have Share this Slideshow Direct link: See larger image 2260 or 2013? In 1966, Gene Roddenberry created a television show that followed the adventures of the Starship Enterprise as it bounced around parts of the cosmos where no man had gone before. The crew met some sexy aliens, played with tribbles, and even had a run-in with their evil, goateed doppelgangers from a parallel universe. As we near the release of the franchise's latest big-screen offering, Star Trek Into Darkness, it's a good time to take a look back at which of the fanciful technologies from the original 1966 series have basically become real (or are on the cusp of becoming real). Following are some examples of Shatner-era Star Trek tech that are just about here now. See larger image Knob-based navigation When designing the Enterprise's navigation systems, the Star Trek prop masters opted for assorted multihued doodads. In the real world, although we still use physical buttons to interact with our computers, we are quickly transitioning to infinitely versatile touchscreens as well as air-gesture-based interfaces and voice commands. Are we there yet? Been there, done that. Star Trek tech of 2260 is outmoded by the tech of 2013. See larger image Phaser Star Trek's iconic phaser was a photon-based weapon whose technology was based on the then-nascent optical "laser"—a term that had been used for the first time only in 1959. Laser weapons have come a long way since then, and we're about to see the big bang-bang kind and smaller handheld designs. Are we there yet? Yup. While not widespread or especially refined, laser weapons are quite real. See larger image Communicator These primordial cell phones allowed planetside crew members to communicate wirelessly with someone hundreds of miles away using a tiny handheld device. That probably seemed magical at the time. Are we there yet? Yessir. Communicators were basically less flashy Motorola Razrs, which to their credit were very cool back in 2003. See larger image Automated doors One of the most memorable, if subtle, technologies in the original Star Trek series was the ship's automated sliding doors. The first commercial automated doors in the United States became available in 1960, and although they aren't as widespread in the real world as they are on the Enterprise, it's hard to find a modern mall, supermarket, elevator, or subway car without one. Are we there yet? The future of room-entering is here. See larger image Tricorder In the original series, a tricorder was a bread-box-size device with a remote probe that Bones could use to instantly diagnose whatever tertiary character the episode was in the process of killing off. Are we there yet? We're close. In addition to existing health apps for smartphones and tablets, there is the $10 million XPrize to create a real-life, functioning tricorder, which might make such tech a reality in the very near future. See larger image Hypospray The Trek docs always used a "hypospray" that injected medicine into the body using a high dosage of air. Are we there yet? Yes and no. Needleless jet injectors have been around since the 1960s, but have fallen out of favor due to issues with infection. The researchers behind an experimental computer-aided injector that debuted last year claim to have perfected the technology, and will start human trials soon. See larger image Tractor beam When the vastness of space is your workplace, a tractor beam is a nice tool to have. Are we there yet? Sorta. Using some highly experimental physics, one group has been able to pull in an object using a beam of light. Unfortunately, for now the technique works only on 30-micrometer spheres. See larger image Deflector shields Though the show never explicitly explained the physics behind deflector shields, they helped to protect the Enterprise from all manner of alien attack or amorphous space hazard. Are we there yet? In theory, yes. While we haven't had the need for such a shield quite yet, scientists have theorized about a portable magnetosphere that would protect future astronauts from radiation. But for now it's all still just an idea. See larger image Cloaking device The tech blogosphere is always more than willing to jump on the "real-life cloaking technology" bandwagon, though the point of reference has shifted lately from Star Trek to Harry Potter. Are we there yet? Yes—in a way. Researchers have created functional cloaking devices that can bend specific kinds of light waves, rendering them invisible (within a small band of the microwave spectrum, at least). See larger image Impulse drive Although warp-drive travel (moving beyond the speed of light) remains science fiction, the "impulse drive"—the standard propulsion that starships use for rapid interplanetary travel—will have to evolve as we venture farther spaceward. Are we there yet? Yup! We already use chemical propulsion to reach space, but it's wasteful. Currently, scientists have been using solar-powered ion thrusters to launch unmanned vehicles to nearby planets. See larger image Spaceships In the 1960s, the show's creators probably thought our space ventures would be more advanced than they are in 2013. Are we there yet? Kinda. While they're nowhere near a full-fledged Starfleet, companies such as Virgin Galactic and SpaceX are dipping their toes into private space travel. On the positive side, we still have about 250 years to catch up. See larger image Transporter Perhaps no Trek tech is more iconic than the transporter that Scotty used to beam people all over the friggin' place. Are we there yet? Mostly no—but, using a weird aspect of top-shelf particle physics known as quantum entanglement, researchers have managed to transfer information instantaneously across several dozen miles. 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The 1991 draft is the last in a line of weak classes that began in the early '80s, as baseball, inspired by the NFL and the NBA, started to take the draft more seriously. But the class of '91 was as weak as any class since the draft began and would have been the clear-cut worst of all time if it weren't for the presence of a couple of stars, including one who's headed for Cooperstown.
Amazingly, through the first eight rounds, 61 percent of the picks were college players, while the final 89 rounds produced 59 percent high school players. Typically, the percentages are much closer, particularly following the first 100 picks.
Major league stars: 3 of 1600 selections
First round major leaguers: 29 of 44 selections
No. 1 Pick
Brien Taylor, RHP -- New York Yankees
Taylor was hyped up like nobody's business and backed that up with a promising curveball and a fastball that often reached the mid-to-upper 90s. He struck out 213 batters in 88 innings as a high school senior and stood 6-foot-5 with tons of projectability. Oh, and he was left-handed, too.
Tragically, after two very good seasons as a pro, Taylor tore his left labrum and dislocated the shoulder on the same side in a fight and was never the same again.
Scott Boras, who represented Taylor in 1991 when the Yankees signed him to a then-record $1.55 million bonus, claims Taylor is still the greatest high school pitcher ever. At least one scout agrees.
"I was an Expos checker for that draft and saw Taylor on several occasions," he said. "And yeah, I saw hundreds of the best high school arms since 1979, and Taylor was probably the best I've seen, too. You just don't see that kind of velocity, especially on a left-hander."
Best First-round Pick
Manny Ramirez, OF -- Cleveland Indians, No. 13 overall
Ramirez is one of the game's greatest hitters and has been for more than a decade. He's a surefire Hall of Famer who has never been linked to PEDs, tallying 530 homers and a career OPS+ of 155 -- incredible.
Despite some non-talent issues, such as lack of hustle on ground balls to the infield, and his overblown issues with the Boston Red Sox in 2008, Ramirez has had a sensational career and is still going strong at age 36. He's already totaled more than 200 home runs with two clubs, and if he plays long enough, he'll do so in Los Angeles, as well.
Ramirez has five 40-homer seasons and 12 years with 100 or more RBIs. His career on-base percentage sits at .412 as of April 21, and he's finished in the top 10 in MVP voting nine times in the past 12 seasons.
Worst First-round Pick
Kenny Henderson, RHP -- Milwaukee Brewers, No. 5 overall
Henderson passed on a half-million dollar bonus, reportedly demanding $1 million, and headed to the University of Miami instead. The right-hander was not re-drafted and signed a free-agent deal with San Diego in 1995 but never made it past Advanced-A ball in three seasons as a pro.
Regardless of Henderson's success, or lack thereof, when teams pick that high and fail to sign him, something went wrong. Apparently, someone didn't do his homework on Henderson's signability.
Adding insult to injury, Milwaukee passed on Ramirez, Cliff Floyd and Shawn Green, among others.
Best Late-round Picks
Derek Lowe, RHP -- Seattle Mariners, 8th round, No. 215 overall
All Lowe has done in parts of 13 seasons -- 10 full -- is win 127 games and save 85 more, while serving as a shutdown closer or a reliable, front-line starter for whomever he plays. After being traded with Jason Varitek from Seattle in 1996, Lowe's career took off.
He led the league in saves with 42 in 2000 and then won 21 games as a starter two years later. He's not a big strikeout arm as a starter, but he misses just enough bats to compliment one of the best sinkers the game has seen in the past three decades.
Lowe annually ranks in the top three in ground ball-to-fly ball ratio, and he's as durable a pitcher as there is this side of Roy Halladay. He's made 32 starts or more every season he's spent in the rotation and has surpassed 200 innings five times in seven seasons, missing the mark by 2/3 of an inning in 2007.
He's 36 and showing very few signs of slowing down after signing a free-agent deal with the Atlanta Braves this past winter.
Mike Sweeney, C -- Kansas City Royals, 10th round, No. 263 overall
One of the more underrated bats of the first half of this decade, Sweeney has been slowed only by injury and, now, his advanced age. The former catcher brings a career .299/.368/.489 line to Seattle with him this season, with three OPS+ seasons of 130 or better.
Mike Cameron, CF -- Chicago White Sox, 18th round, No. 489 overall
Cameron made his mark in Seattle after being acquired in return for Ken Griffey Jr. prior to the 2000 season, but has continued to contribute solid offense and above-average defense in center field into his mid-thirties. In his prime, Cameron was arguably the best defensive center fielder in all of baseball, and his bat still shows as above-average for the position.
His best season came in 2001 at the pitcher-friendly Safeco field, when Cameron hit .267/.353/.480 with 25 home runs and 34 stolen bases while dazzling with the glove. He's a three-time Gold Glover but probably deserved six or eight more.
Cameron has been a high-value player for 10 years now and, at age 36, is still contributing strongly in Milwaukee.
Jason Isringhausen, RHP -- New York Mets, 44th round, No. 1157 overall
Isringhausen was part of the trio of Mets pitching prospects that was supposed to lead New York to the promised land -- Bill Pulsipher and Paul Wilson were the other two. And while he's done it in the bullpen and not in the rotation, Isringhausen has had a nice career, making him a sensational 44th rounder.
The 36-year-old enters the 2009 season with 293 saves and a career ERA+ of 117, despite fighting injuries since late 2006.
One That Got Away
Raul Ibanez, OF -- Texas Rangers, 54th round, No. 1375 overall
Ibanez gets knocked for being a bad defensive outfielder, and even in his prime years he lacked range, but offensively Ibanez has improved significantly in the latter years of his career -- a true late bloomer.
Ibanez has had an OPS+ of 120 or better for three straight years -- all at Safeco. The ballpark is somewhat friendly to lefty pull power, but Ibanez likes to go the other way and hits a lot of fly balls.
He's 37 and just inked a three-year pact with the Phillies and is off to a terrific start, smashing five homers and four doubles in the first two weeks of the year. Ibanez is closing in on 200 home runs, and while his OBP isn't top-drawer, he's typically hovering over .350 in his late-prime surge.

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A classic car restoration company from Essex has returned from the prestigious Monterey Car Week in California with three best in class wins and a special award.
The 1951 Geneva motor show prototype Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupé restored by JD Classics was awarded Best in Class in the Post-War Touring category at the Pebble Beach concours of elegance, on August 17. It is the first left-hand drive FHC and was the original Jaguar press car. Its restoration was completed less than a week before the start of the event.
A best in class trophy was also awarded to its Jaguar XK120 Jabbeke speed record car in the Post-War Sports Racing Category. This unique XK120 featuring the "bubble" canopy also picked up the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy special award, which is presented to the most significant car at the event of British origin.
This is the car in which Jaguar's famed test driver Norman Dewis set the World Speed Record for a production car at 172.412mph in 1953. Dewis was in the car to collect the award.
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Looks like it will be turn based, which I like the sound of.
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May 21, 2012 at 3:27 UTC
It looks ok, but Im not sure theres eneough there to get me to invest time in it. I do love my mech games, but I prefer them more in a ride in style
May 21, 2012 at 4:42 UTC
leif: i guess you will have seen this then : http:/
May 21, 2012 at 5:19 UTC
leif: i guess you will have seen this then : http:/
/ mwomercs.com
It looks interesting, perhaps a bit slow, whens the release?
This one also looks good http:/
May 21, 2012 at 5:25 UTC
This one also looks good http:/
/ www.hawkengame.com
signed up for Hawken.... see if i get a key for the Beta now ;-)
As for MWMercs... not sure on release date. I've been signed up for a while now, but the vids of gameplay etc have been popping up for about 2 months now.
May 21, 2012 at 7:18 UTC
Hawken does look good might need to keep my eye on that one
May 21, 2012 at 11:23 UTC
A bunch of friends and I would stay up 'till 4 or five in the morning playing Battletech in my floor's study lounge in college. This game looks to definitely take me back to those days. I still have all of my rule books, maps and mech printouts. We used to use a program to create new mechs to try out on each other. I may have to see if I can get those friends to check this game out too. Ah memories...
May 21, 2012 at 12:03 UTC
Havent played Mechwarrior is years. Will checked out the new game. Hope it is worth it,
May 21, 2012 at 12:54 UTC
It looks ok, but Im not sure theres eneough there to get me to invest time in it. I do love my mech games, but I prefer them more in a ride in style
Amen to this. Nothing wrong with strategy, mind you, but the old MechWarrior video games were awesome! I'm looking forward the Smith and Tinker reboot.
That said, to the OP, have you ever heard of the MechCommander series? Only two games were released, sadly, but it's got live-action cutscenes, not unlike Command and Conquer, and a surprisingly good story. Not to mention the well-designed game mechanics. And a map and mech editor. And multiplayer.
Come to think of it, it's one of the better strategy games I've ever played. Time to go dig through the old CD stack and host an LAN party.
May 22, 2012 at 3:18 UTC
On the subject of mech games, did anyone ever play phantom crash?
It was an extremely underated game, the mech combat was really good and the plot was absolutly fantastic. I thought it was going to be just a mech game but they slowly slipped in a gripping plot about what happens to the human mind when it goes digital.
May 23, 2012 at 4:49 UTC
@TruLAN - Played a bit of MechCommander in my brothers house, my PC wasn't good enough to run it at the time. It was very good. I remember setting up ambushes, where one fast mech would have to get enemy mechs to chase him, then you'd bushwhack them.
Like you, I'd love to play a game right now.
@Leif - never heard of Phantom Crash. I keep meaning to try out a mech game on the XBox, but I never have.
May 23, 2012 at 6:51 UTC
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Hawken does look good might need to keep my eye on that one
Just signed up for the beta :)
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My hair has just enough natural curl to turn it into a nightmare if I just let it dry naturally. For the past ten years I've been using the same brand of color for touching up those rapidly increasing gray strands and I've been so frustrated that the conditioner that comes with the hair color is not available as an item for sale by itself. With the color, you only get a small tube with instructions to use half at the time of the color application and to save the last half for 2 weeks later. For years it was the *only* conditioner with which I was ever even close to being 100% satisfied. But, alas, it has never been made available except with the color kits. I've tried every name brand out there and granted, some are better than others. So, as soon as the first time I saw the Garnier Sleek and Shine products I was determined to give them a try - plus the fact that I had seen the television ads. Don't we all wish our hair looked like *that? *So, I thought I'd give them a try. I purchased one of each of the Sleek and Shine products: shampoo, conditioner and the "smoothing milk" (it seems they've apparently discontinued that to my great disappointment). I was instantly impressed from the first use and have remained an intensely loyal customer for about 2 years now. I'm always in a rush - not a lot of time to spend taming unruly hair. But all I have to do when I use the Sleek and Shine is blow dry and slide my straightening iron through a few times and I'm ready to go. No fuss, no muss. I'll keep using it for as long as it's available. I do wish they would make the smoothing milk available again. I'm just not quite as satisfied with the leave in conditioner that apparently took its place.
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I consider myself a sort of expert on shampoos and conditioners. I have tried just about every brand and formula out there. From the time I was a teen I switched brands after almost every bottle looking for the best. I had heard of the Garnier brand and decided to try it. From the commercials I had expected a good conditioner that left my hair soft and managable. This was not the case. From the first smell I was not impressed. The scent wasn't that pleasent to me. I proceeded to use the product anyways. It was very thick coming out of the bottle and almost greasy. I spent what seemed like forever rinsing my hair of the conditioner. When I thought it was finally out I rinsed a little more. After getting out of the shower and drying my hair I was not impressed. My hair felt like I never rinsed it. There was a residue left on my hair that made it look and feel greasy. It was hard to style afterwards and I immediatly hair to rewash and use another product on my hair. I gave that bottle away and would never purchase Garnier Fructis again. I would not recomend this to anyone!!
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Great conditioner, not too heavy so it doesn't leave your hair flat and limp. Reduces the frizz and leaves your hair looking and smelling great.
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My natural hair was seriously a mess! I looked like a Cockapoo most of the time, and my old conditioner was not cutting it! So, I browsed through the aisles looking for a product to fix my damaged beyond repair hair, and stumbled upon Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine. It won over my heart by stating that it was for 'Frizzy, Dry, Unmanageable Hair'. With this in mind, I tried it as soon as I returned home, along with the matching shampoo. After the first wash, I felt a difference. My hair became softer, shinier, and less frizzy. It repaired the damage almost immediately after the second wash, and my hair never felt better. The best part about it is that I use it with dyed hair, and it does no damage to the color. I love this conditioner, and cannot use anything else anymore!
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This conditioner is great for anyone that has dry hair or hair that is prone to being dry from the heat or humidity. I use heat on my hair so sometimes it looks frizzy but after using this shampoo and conditioner together my hair looks great. The price of this conditioner is great and with many online coupons you can get it for even a better deal. This conditioner is found in my stores so it is easily accessible.
This conditioner makes my hair look silky and shiny without making it look greasy or dirty. I love how this conditioner works, I can feel my hair untangling the minute that I put the conditioner in my hair. I use to have to use leave in conditioner even after using conditioner in the shower but since using this conditioner I no longer have to.
The smell of this conditioner is great. Smells very clean and fresh. The smell is subtle and not over powering.
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Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Fortifying Conditioner is one of the best conditioners I have used for my hair. I use a flat iron on my hair on a daily basis, and I find that this really dries out my hair. This conditioner does a wonderful job at helping to restore the moisture level in my hair. I use Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Fortifying Conditioner about three times per week on all of my hair. I use it on the ends on a daily basis. I love how creamy and thick this conditioner is and how it really penetrates my hair. I can often find high value coupons for this product which makes it a very economical choice for conditioner.
Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Fortifying Conditioner is one of the most effective products I have used on my hair. It makes my hair soft, help to keep it healthy, and makes it really shiny.
I love the scent of Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Fortifying Conditioner. It has a flowery and fruity scent and I absolutely love how the scent stays on my hair all day.
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I began to start using this product because it was recommended to me by a friend. It was advertised that it was a great conditioner for treated and/or damaged hair, so I thought it would be especially good for me, as those are my greatest concerns when it comes to searching for a good brand of conditioner. So far, it seems to do what it had promised. Not to mention, the scent of the conditioner is so incredible! After using this product only a handful of times, I find that my hair not only a lot more sleek and shiny, but also softer as well. One flaw I found with this, however, is that I felt as though it did not help getting rid of or preventing dandruff. Therefore, I will have to continue looking elsewhere for a product that will take care of that issue. Overall, I would rate Garnier's conditioner as quite effective, but not completely perfect. It is also very affordable for the everyday consumer.
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I would recommend using this conditioner if you want a straight and sleek look to your hair. I mix up my conditioners all the time so my hair does not get used to one. I went through a phase where I wanted my hair to look super straight and long. I started using this conditioner and definitely achieved a sleeker look to my hair. I had a good experience with it. It moisturized my hair as well. It definitely is not the conditioner you want to use for volume though. However, if you want that straight, sleek look, this is the conditioner for you. I pull it back out on days when I am using a flat iron on my hair. It definitely enhances the look.
It is effective at assisting your hair in being sleek. Therefore, it gives you somewhat of a flat look. It pairs really well with a flat iron.
The scent is great. It made my hair smell really nice. I would recommend pairing it with the matching shampoo. That will enhance the scent in your hair.
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I absolutely love Garnier Fructis Products, they are the very best, and this conditioner is great. I have very long hair, which is dry and at times gets very frizzy. This conditioner helps so much is keeping my hair from frizzing out after I wash it. It leaves my hair shiny and manageable, and also has a great scent. Garnier has such fantastic products and their prices are very affordable for such great product. My boyfriend has very thick curly hair and this conditioner works well for his hair type also. He really loves the using it, because it keeps his hair which is also kinda long, from knotting and frizzing as well. So with two us us both with very different hair types, both using and achieving great results with this, it is definitely a recommended product to use. I rarely buy any other brands of hair products, and always tell family and friends to try garnier.
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This is the perfect conditioner to follow up the shampoo in this collection. This rich, incredibly effective condition transforms my damaged, frizzy hair from being almost impossible to manage, to being smooth, shinier, silky, and easy to brush. It transforms my hair, making it healthier, and all around better. It really makes a difference in my hair care routine, and it is among my favorite hair products for sure.
In just one wash, this conditioner adds moisture to my dry hair, reverses some of my hair damage, and reduces the amount of frizz in my hair dramatically. In a week, this rich formula transforms my once extremely unhealthy hair into becoming drastically healthier, softer, easier to manage, and much better. It makes my hair shiny, soft, and silky, which are adjectives I used to never use to describe my hair. I am in love with this conditioner, and it really works wonders for me.
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Campbell, who lives in Woodbridge, N.J., had just taken off with four Swedish tourists on a helicopter tour above New York City when he heard a loud noise.
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Stem-cell-like glioma cells are resistant to TRAIL/Apo2L and exhibit down-regulation of caspase-8 by promoter methylation
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Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL/Apo2L) is a promising cancer drug. However, many tumours are resistant to TRAIL-based therapies. Glioma cells with stem cell features (SCG), such as CD133 expression and neurosphere formation, have been recently identified to be more resistant to cytotoxic drugs than glioma cells lacking stem-cell-like features (NSCGs). Here we report that SCGs are completely resistant to 100–2,000 ng/ml TRAIL, whereas NSCGs revealed a moderate sensitivity to TRAIL. We found that SCGs exhibited only low levels of caspase-8 mRNA and protein, known to be indispensable for TRAIL-induced apoptosis. In addition, we detected hypermethylation of CASP8 promoter in SCGs, whereas NSCGs exhibited a non-methylated CASP8 promoter. Reexpression of caspase-8 by 5-Aza-2′-deoxycytidine was not sufficient to restore TRAIL sensitivity in SCGs cells, suggesting that additional factors cause TRAIL resistance in SCGs. Our data suggest that therapy with TRAIL, either as monotherapy or in combination with demethylating agents, is not effective in treating glioblastoma because SCGs are not targeted by such treatment.
KeywordsStem-cell-like glioma cells Caspase-8 TRAIL Apoptosis CD133
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Carter was a field operative who worked alongside James Bond in the Madagascar sequence of Casino Royale (2006). He was portrayed by Joseph Millson.
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Homeland S02E12: "The Choice"
Unlike other shows, Homeland works best for me when I have no fucking idea what is going on. During its glory days of Season 1, the simplest of answers that should form the backbone of the series (is Brody playing for the bad guys?) were murky, leaving us all paranoid and unsure of just about everything.
The biggest problem I've had with the most recent episodes of Homeland aren't the obvious questions of plausibility (a killer hack into a Wi-fi-enabled pacemaker? Nazir taking Carrie prisoner to work Brody over? Nazir materializing out of warehouse fog like something out of Aliens?), it's the obviousness of the threat. As soon as Abu Nazir showed up stateside and was in our faces, so much of Homeland's mystery disappeared. The scariest part of The War On Terror is not knowing whether the terror is coming from some desert mountain cave in Afghanistan or if its coming from your neighbor's house. When there's an obvious target, like a Nazir or an Osama Bin Laden, the focus becomes narrow. It simplifies things down to, "He's our guy, let's hunt the pig down and kill him." When the threat is unknown, everyone, even those we think we know, can be a suspect.
Homeland moved back towards what made it so great in Season 1 with tonight's Season 2 finale "The Choice," a satisfying, jarring, and uneasy hour of television. And I'm not just saying that because the horrible opening credits weren't included. But omitting the free jazz, pagan masks, and brain-cramping symbolism of the credits signals a greater goal for the episode other than avoiding starting off on the wrong foot. To me, the new feel of the beginning and end of the episode was a sign that the show is ready to redefine itself for Season 3 and leave the past behind.
I actually really enjoyed the first half of "The Choice" as a mellow epilogue to the season and the death of Nazir, though I'm assuming most of you found it achingly boring. It may have mostly been Brody and Carrie having those new-relationship chats that we hope we never get caught in public doing (juggling, Brody? That's funny to you?), but it was a glimpse of an optimal future free of naysayers telling them to keep their hands off each other and served as the foundation of things to come in the second half of the episode. Quinn spying on the lovebirds provided ample tension, and seeing the humanity creep across his face while he ate tuna fish (or was it cat food?) straight out of the can on a stakeout was a fantastic preamble to his version of Breaking Bad's "I'm the one who knocks" speech with Estes. Saul was held captive by Estes and had to have the proper daily allowance of milk snuck in, Brody gave Mike the okay to bang his wife over some crappy beer, Carrie had to choose between a career that would make her life hell and a boyfriend that would probably make her life hell, and Dana got a confession from Brody that somehow later made her convinced that he wouldn't be capable of blowing people up. This first half was the healing process after the Nazir nightmare and a glimpse of what things could be now that things were back to normal again. It was also the beginning of a series heading into one of the most boring third seasons in TV history.
But even with all the justified talk of ridiculousness in recent episodes, Homeland has been anything but boring and we all knew Season 2 would not go quietly into the night and set up the next season of Brody and Carrie sneaking around like horny teenagers. However, I didn't think it would be that! A bomb tore through the CIA headquarters at Langley, shredding more than 200 people to bits–including Estes, Finn Walden, and Momma Walden (R.I.P. you guys!)–and kicking us all in the groin again when we least expected it. Most importantly, it dumped a whole bucket of metaphorical gasoline over the metaphorical flame of uncertainty and paranoia that makes Homeland so damn good.
Did Brody know the bomb was going off? (I say no.) And is that why he pulled Carrie out of Walden's CIA memorial? (Again, no.) Did Brody's reasoning that Nazir set this all up a long time ago make any sense, or was this more pillow talk and he was actually instrumental in the bombing? (It sounds like a stretch to me.) Did these cuts to Saul looking slightly menacing with evil music in the background point to him as a participant in the act of terror? (They were meant to plant a seed of doubt for sure, and the show has gone out of its way to try to make that a possible option, but I have to say no.) Heck, some people even think Saul's wife could be part of this. (No way.) Were the terrorists who claimed responsibility for the explosion actually responsible for the explosion, or were they just stealing credit? (I'm thinking they were responsible, and have a perfect person to set up as part of it in Brody.) Who moved Brody's car? (I dunno!) Who leaked his confession tape to the news networks? (Probably the terrorists, but if you're one of the nutjobs clinging onto the idea that Saul could be involved, then it could have been him.)
We've selfishly settled into a cycle of television watching where we demand answers to questions that series raise, but Homeland is never stronger than when we don't know the answers. Terrorists leave people cowering because the fear they propagate comes from the unknown. Just when we thought the threat had been neutralized when Nazir ate lead (okay, none of us really thought the threat was gone), "The Choice" gave us another unknown. When Homeland isn't about star-crossed lovers, it's about the destructive mentality caused by terrorism, not the terrorists themselves. I don't want Homeland to be about chasing a bad guy, I want Homeland to be about everyone clamoring for answers and so damn scared that they can't even trust their closest friends. "The Choice" accomplished that in just about every single way.
It also set up some interesting possibilities for Season 3. Saul got promoted the hard way, putting him at the head of the CIA, or what's left of it. Will he butt heads with Dar Adul and whatever sneaky shit he's up to? Brody on the run means that he might not only disappear from America, but he may also disappear from the series while Carrie tries to clear his name. But how long can Homeland go without its Emmy winning male lead? I wouldn't be surprised to see the writers pull Brody back in quickly by having him captured and maybe even put on trial while Carrie does her thing to find the real culprit. There are already a lot of theories that Damian Lewis will be used sporadically next season, but in this business, you never bench your cleanup hitter and my money's on Brody's run as a fugitive not lasting that long at all.
Overall, I dug the finale for putting Homeland back into a place where I think it's at its strongest: in uncertainty. It might not have atoned for some of the silliness that came before it, but there was an ample amount of course correcting so that we're at least back to a point of interest where the possibilities are plenty. Whether or not Season 3 brings the show back to its paranoid best or continues to move towards unbelievable 24 adventures remains to be seen. And if future episodes decide to cut out the opening credits, even better.
– Mandy Patinkin was particularly fantastic in this episode, playing his role with a ton of ambiguity. While I don't honestly think Saul is involved in any terror plot, I like the show's push towards raising the question.
– Saul tells Carrie what we're all thinking: "You're the smartest and the dumbest fucking person I've known."
– Are we supposed to believe that Nazir's plan all along was to have Walden killed in a way that would set up a CIA-only memorial so that Nazir could blow the whole thing up? And that plan involved keeping Brody in the loop so that his car could be used as a bomb-delivery service? And that Nazir's death would mean the CIA's guard would be down? Because if so, that's one complex plan that's extremely difficult to pull off considering one step in it is dying before the plan is completed. It might help explain some of the craziness of the prior two episodes, but it doesn't explain them satisfactorily.
– Saul threw in a Les Miserables reference when he called Estes "Javert." Just in time to promote the big Les Mis movie coming out in a few weeks that my wife is trying to get me to go see with her. (I'm not going.)
– What's with all the milk in this series?
– Chris Brody, after seeing his dad's confession on television, can just go to sleep that night like it's no big deal.


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Christopher Thor Britt (31 July,1971 / Michigan)
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Raven And The Fox (Reprise) - Poem by Christopher Thor Britt
A raven, dark as sorrow's dream
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