Eberts!

[marycrawford]

So, someone recced an Invisible Man story on crack_van that ... really didn't make my day, and to make things better I went on a hunt and finally found my I-man discs again. I still haven't watched most of the second season (shut up, I'm slow) and I didn't remember where I left off, so I picked an early 2nd season episode at random.

It was The Importance of Being Eberts, and now I am just fizzing with love for this series again, for Hobbes and Darien and, of course, Eberts. I love this show. Eberts! Winking at Bobby Hobbes! And both Darien and Bobby immediately recognize that this means Eberts is Evil.

I love how Hobbes gets all snippy when Darien turns Eberts invisible but not him, and Eberts' reaction to being turned invisible:

Eberts: Wow! Oh! That was incredible!
Fawkes: I get that a lot.

And this:

Fawkes: Ah, that’s not that bad. The guy does know his computers.
Hobbes: There’s no backspace in combat, my friend. He’s a liability.
Fawkes: Did you just say 'there’s no backspace in combat'?

And the Ping of Death and Hobbes' belief that scissors cut rock and Ebert's first name and HobbesNet, and the way Hobbes and Darien talk about banana splits while sneaking into a building:

Hobbes: Yeah, but I like warm chocolate. I like warm things in my mouth-
Fawkes: Oh, that’s nice.

Comments

[flambeau.livejournal.com]

Aw, Eberts. Eberts is the cutest thing that ever cuted.

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

He is! Even Hobbes can't deny it. "I mean he's like a little...a little Eberts!"

[therienne.livejournal.com]

We had to rewind the TiVo on the sundae discussion several times. We are convinced, to this day, it was adlibbed, and they just let it stay. *G* (Cause they're foooooools)

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

You know, that makes sense - because that conversation really comes out of nowhere. Well. More so than usual, even. *g* And I had to check a transcript to see that that was really what they were saying...

[nightwalker.livejournal.com]

That show is on my list of "Why is this not on DVD yet? You can put out The A-Team but not this?!"

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Well, from what I've gathered so far, it IS on DVD (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008AWQX/026-1131613-3390015), only in a region 2 edition.

I have a region free DVD player (and it's always worthwhile to enter your exact DVD player make/model + 'region free' into Google - often there are codes) but it's still pretty expensive, and I worry that when the region 1 edition comes out it will have more extras.

Mary, who loves extras *g*

[barkeep.livejournal.com]

When I read your subject my first thought was, "Why is she posting about my cat?"
My cat is, of course, named after the illustrious Albert Eberts of I-Man fame.
:-)
Man, I miss that show.
Did you catch the episode of "Las Vegas" that V. Ventresca and P. Ben Victor guest starred in?
It was episode 7, "Pros and Cons". I highly recommend it just for PBV and VV doing the thing that they do.

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Aw, you have an Eberts cat! If that is him in the icon, he does have the proper facial expression for it, too. *g*

And no, I've never seen 'Las Vegas'. Sounds like fun.

Mary, making eyes

[barkeep.livejournal.com]

That is the Eberts cat in the icon - he's a funny little cat.

I'll see if I can track down that ep of "Las Vegas" somewhere for you...
:)

[marycrawford.livejournal.com]

Oooo! That would be very nice indeed.

Mary, making bigger eyes and admiring Eberts