Hugh Manatee goes mainstream

[orz]

Is it time for a new sig quote?

Don't mind if I do!

[professorpan]

Yes, you can "play," too, Pan.

And I have played. I've shown how easy it is to generate a "keyword hijacking" that is indistinguishable from yours.

[brainpanhandler]

Is it possible to change life midstream and get back to who you are at your core? From Greg Berlanti (Brothers & Sisters, Dirty Sexy Money, Everwood) and Marc Guggenheim (Brothers & Sisters, Law & Order, The Practice) comes a story about a lawyer who finds himself at a crossroads between the man he has become and the man he wants to be... even if that means being a prophet.

Driven by ambition, Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller, The Flying Scotsman) has built a successful career at a top San Francisco law firm in representing the biggest and richest corporations where "screwing over the little guy" is common practice. After experiencing a series of odd hallucinations, including a crooning vision of George Michael, Eli turns to his neurologist brother, Nathan (Matt Letsher, The New Adventures of Old Christine), only to be told there is nothing wrong with him. As the visions persist, he's anxious to find the cause of his delirium and seeks the help of Dr. Chen (James Saito, I Think I Love My Wife), a Chinese acupuncturist who specializes in holistic medicine. Though skeptical of his practice, Eli finds Dr. Chen can help him recall important memories from his past.

Eli's visions continue to intensify and begin to affect his practice, relationships and how he is perceived. But it's not until Eli puts his own life in peril that Nathan recognizes similar episodes their father shared and reconsiders what may be ailing his brother. Upon another review of the symptoms and an MRI, Nathan discovers Eli is suffering from an inoperable brain aneurysm that's causing his illusions.

If Nathan represents science, Dr. Chen represents faith. As Eli struggles to cope with his diagnosis, he looks to Dr. Chen for his take on the relationship of his revelations to his aneurysm. Dr. Chen suggests there could be a divine answer for why he's having delusions of grandeur - Eli may be a prophet.

While Eli is skeptical of being a prophet, his visions have helped him to recall what his father once impressed upon him -- "You're meant to do great things... speak inspired words... you're going to help people." With his father's words in mind, Eli redefines his outlook on life and his intent as a lawyer, beginning with a case in which he represents an old acquaintance against one of his firm's most important clients. Despite opposition from his imposing boss and future father-in-law, Jordan Wethersby (Victor Garber, Alias), and fiancée Taylor (Natasha Henstride, Commander in Chief), he chooses to stay the course.

Eli's resolve will be further tested by his colleagues, who include his sassy assistant, Patti (Loretta Devine, Crash), and fellow counsel Matt Dowd (Sam Jaeger, Catch and Release), an ambitious, competitive shark who exemplifies everything Jordan would like Eli to be. He'll also be challenged by Maggie Dekker (Julie Gonzalo, Veronica Mars), an inexperienced, junior associate who questions his commitment to change.

Eli Stone stars Jonny Lee Miller as Eli Stone, Victor Garber as Jordan Wethersby, Natasha Henstride as Taylor Wethersby, Loretta Devine as Patti, Sam Jaeger as Matt Dowd, James Saito as Dr. Chen, Matt Letsher as Nathan Stone and Julie Gonzalo as Maggie.

Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim are co-creators and executive producers. Chris Misiano (The West Wing) also serves as executive producer and director. The series is produced by ABC Studios.

http://abc.go.com/primetime/elistone/index?pn=about


Now if Oliver Stone should develope a brain aneurysm...

Wow. Nice find, bph. I'm glad I waxed on at great length about leaving no "Stone" unturned.

Looks like you're showing us a textbook example of perfectly timed (pre-Nov. 18 + 22) subliminal discrediting of whistleblowers.

The same methods were used in 1997 with the tv show, 'Spawn,' which was a counterpropanda response to Don Wilson's new evidence regarding MLK.

Can you find all the mirrors and negative framing of whistleblowers regarding JFK, RFK, and Jonestown in this new tv series called 'Eli Stone?'

Check for keywords from historical scandals, homonyms, narrative themes, professions, character names, actor names, even actor branding from previous roles...it's all there.

Yes, you can "play," too, Pan.

At least a couple of things jump out at me ( and being relatively easy to spot need to pass through a decoy filter as well). Eli Stone sounds like he lies stone. The dichotomy of the science/faith based explanations of Eli's visions and memories mirror the competing explanatory theories for JFK's assissination. On the one hand there is Nathan's diagnosis of an inoperable brain aneurysm/warren commission report and on the other hand there is Dr. Chen's divination of Stone's visions and memories/JFK conspiracy theories. If it is true that most Americans consider acupuncture to be quackery and they subliminally connect that with JFK conspiracy theories then that would theoretically reinforce an attitude toward conspiracy theories that would be in the best interests of the alleged conspirators or their beneficiaries. That's all I got for now.

On Edit: For some extra paranoia points... he lies stone sounds like here lies stone which would of course be inscribed on a tombstone. This is a second layer to the psyop: stone is dead, metaphorically (and literally?) Ach...This way lies madness (not to mention ridicule). It's so damn easy to make fun of this stuff Hugh.