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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Director Shaw, who turns abusing sarcasm into an art form. |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Director Shaw, who turns abusing sarcasm into an art form. |
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** Leo, especially when teasing Steven about his past relationship with Samantha. |
** Leo, especially when teasing Steven about his past relationship with Samantha. |
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Unavoidable when your male lead is Boris Kodjoe. |
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Unavoidable when your male lead is Boris Kodjoe. |
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* [[Fake American]]: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is English. Boris Kodjoe is a naturalized American: he was born in Austria with a German mother and Ghanaian father. |
* [[Fake American]]: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is English. Boris Kodjoe is a naturalized American: he was born in Austria with a German mother and Ghanaian father. |
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* [[Fake Defector]] |
* [[Fake Defector]] |
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Samantha looks a lot like [[Doctor Who|Martha's little sister Tish]]. |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Samantha looks a lot like [[Doctor Who|Martha's little sister Tish]]. |
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*** [[Uncanny Family Resemblance|Probably a cousin]]. |
*** [[Uncanny Family Resemblance|Probably a cousin]]. |
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** And Steven looks like [[Resident Evil Afterlife|Luther]]. |
** And Steven looks like [[Resident Evil: Afterlife|Luther]]. |
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** The Blooms run missions for [[Major Dad]]. |
** The Blooms run missions for [[Major Dad]]. |
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** In 1.02, [[Burn Notice|Nate Westen]] took espionage lessons from his big brother. |
** In 1.02, [[Burn Notice|Nate Westen]] took espionage lessons from his big brother. |
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** [[Alias (TV series)|Julian Sark]] shows up in episode 7 as a reporter / corrupt oil executive. His name? Matt ''[[Mission Impossible|Hunt]]''. |
** [[Alias (TV series)|Julian Sark]] shows up in episode 7 as a reporter / corrupt oil executive. His name? Matt ''[[Mission: Impossible|Hunt]]''. |
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** Hoyt tried to buy a nightclub with [[Parks and Recreation|Tom Haverford]]. |
** Hoyt tried to buy a nightclub with [[Parks and Recreation|Tom Haverford]]. |
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** Apparently [[Dollhouse|Boyd]] and [[Dollhouse|Victor]] are involved in busting and aiding (respectively) the world of counterfeit. |
** Apparently [[Dollhouse|Boyd]] and [[Dollhouse|Victor]] are involved in busting and aiding (respectively) the world of counterfeit. |
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* [[Ho Yay]]: One sided by Hoyt to Steven. |
* [[Ho Yay]]: One sided by Hoyt to Steven. |
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{{quote|'''Samantha:''' It's the wife of the man you're in love with...}} |
{{quote|'''Samantha:''' It's the wife of the man you're in love with...}} |
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* [[Idiosyncratic Wipes]]: Setting changes are announced by postcards come to life, complete with a modern [[Regional Riff]]. |
* [[Idiosyncratic Wipes]]: Setting changes are announced by postcards come to life, complete with a modern [[Regional Riff]]. |
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* [[Ivy League for Everyone]]: Samantha was recruited while at Yale. [[Truth in Television]], the CIA and other organizations tend to look for intelligent, highly motivated recruits and Yale specifically has a long association with the agency. |
* [[Ivy League for Everyone]]: Samantha was recruited while at Yale. [[Truth in Television]], the CIA and other organizations tend to look for intelligent, highly motivated recruits and Yale specifically has a long association with the agency. |
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* [[Magical Computer]] |
* [[Magical Computer]] |
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* [[Stock Scream]]: Used in the pilot. |
* [[Stock Scream]]: Used in the pilot. |
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* [[Television Geography]]: In "Not Without My Daughter", there's no way the first scene takes place in North Korea - it's too well-lit. North Korea at night is [http://doctorbulldog.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/northkorea-at-night.jpg a big black empty space above South Korea], not to mention that in Pyongyang, there is a mandatory lighting reduction after 9 pm at night. |
* [[Television Geography]]: In "Not Without My Daughter", there's no way the first scene takes place in North Korea - it's too well-lit. North Korea at night is [http://doctorbulldog.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/northkorea-at-night.jpg a big black empty space above South Korea], not to mention that in Pyongyang, there is a mandatory lighting reduction after 9 pm at night. |
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** Anybody who has been to Madrid once could write a long list of things that are plain wrong with the pilot, but those [[Decade Dissonance|1970s-looking posters]] advertising [[The World Cup]] with grammar mistakes and a chubby guy in a three-piece suit sporting a mustache straight from [[The Edwardian Era]] <ref>The lamest possible cameo Greg Grunberg could made in his career</ref> deserve an award. And just as we thought soccer was making inroads in the United States... |
** Anybody who has been to Madrid once could write a long list of things that are plain wrong with the pilot, but those [[Decade Dissonance|1970s-looking posters]] advertising [[The World Cup]] with grammar mistakes and a chubby guy in a three-piece suit sporting a mustache straight from [[The Edwardian Era]] <ref>The lamest possible cameo Greg Grunberg could made in his career</ref> deserve an award. And just as we thought soccer was making inroads in the United States... |
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* [[Tempting Fate]]: The minefield scene. |
* [[Tempting Fate]]: The minefield scene. |
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{{quote|'''Russian:''' I assure you, This is safe procedure. Follow me. *'''''BOOM!'''''* |
{{quote|'''Russian:''' I assure you, This is safe procedure. Follow me. *'''''BOOM!'''''* |
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