Rhino
2013-04-13 15:18:12 UTC
Okay, I'm not really being serious. I don't consider Blue Bloods to be
science fiction. But last night's episode did strongly suggest the story
was taking place in the (near) future.
In the final scenes, which showed the soap box derby, there was an
announcement that it was the 2015 Bay Ridge Derby. That puts it two
years into the future. By some definitions, everything that purportedly
happens in the future is science fiction.
For what it's worth, I've seen every episode of this show and this is
the ONLY evidence of the show taking place in the future that I can recall.
Mind you, parallel universes are also widely deemed a science fiction
idea and Blue Bloods clearly depicts a parallel universe. It has been on
for three seasons now and we've met two different mayors and neither of
them was Michael Bloomberg. But virtually all (scripted) programs are
alternate universes so, in a sense, almost all scripted programs are
science fiction ;-)
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Two other things about that episode.
First, why did they have Danny run out of ammo during his gunfight with
the killer? I don't know if NYPD detectives typically carry spare clips
of ammo but we DO know that Danny always carries a backup gun in an
ankle holster. We've seen him use it in past episodes. Why did the
writers ignore that this time around? Don't they have continuity people
to make sure that sort of thing doesn't happen? My best guess is that
they felt the need to get him bruised and bloodied a bit for his final
scene with Linda where they kissed and made up. But couldn't they have
had a throwaway line in there somewhere in which he mentioned dropping
his backup gun for repairs or something?
Second, why would anyone need a blowtorch to work on a soapbox racer? We
saw both Henry and Frank fire up blowtorches to make adjustments to the
car but it gave the appearance of being made entirely out of wood. Now,
I've never seen a soapbox racer live and I haven't even seen one in much
detail on film so I may be out to lunch on this point. Does anyone
familiar with soapbox racing know if metal parts are permitted? I
thought the idea of soapbox racing was that these were entirely
hand-made vehicles constructed out of materials found around the home,
like soapboxes. (I've never seen a wooden soapbox but that might have
been standard before manufacturers went to cardboard for powdered
detergent or plastic for liquid detergent.)
science fiction. But last night's episode did strongly suggest the story
was taking place in the (near) future.
In the final scenes, which showed the soap box derby, there was an
announcement that it was the 2015 Bay Ridge Derby. That puts it two
years into the future. By some definitions, everything that purportedly
happens in the future is science fiction.
For what it's worth, I've seen every episode of this show and this is
the ONLY evidence of the show taking place in the future that I can recall.
Mind you, parallel universes are also widely deemed a science fiction
idea and Blue Bloods clearly depicts a parallel universe. It has been on
for three seasons now and we've met two different mayors and neither of
them was Michael Bloomberg. But virtually all (scripted) programs are
alternate universes so, in a sense, almost all scripted programs are
science fiction ;-)
--
Two other things about that episode.
First, why did they have Danny run out of ammo during his gunfight with
the killer? I don't know if NYPD detectives typically carry spare clips
of ammo but we DO know that Danny always carries a backup gun in an
ankle holster. We've seen him use it in past episodes. Why did the
writers ignore that this time around? Don't they have continuity people
to make sure that sort of thing doesn't happen? My best guess is that
they felt the need to get him bruised and bloodied a bit for his final
scene with Linda where they kissed and made up. But couldn't they have
had a throwaway line in there somewhere in which he mentioned dropping
his backup gun for repairs or something?
Second, why would anyone need a blowtorch to work on a soapbox racer? We
saw both Henry and Frank fire up blowtorches to make adjustments to the
car but it gave the appearance of being made entirely out of wood. Now,
I've never seen a soapbox racer live and I haven't even seen one in much
detail on film so I may be out to lunch on this point. Does anyone
familiar with soapbox racing know if metal parts are permitted? I
thought the idea of soapbox racing was that these were entirely
hand-made vehicles constructed out of materials found around the home,
like soapboxes. (I've never seen a wooden soapbox but that might have
been standard before manufacturers went to cardboard for powdered
detergent or plastic for liquid detergent.)
--
Rhino
Rhino