# If you're not watching "Human Target" then you hate America **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613 "2010-03-24T12:53:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/1 "2010-03-24T12:53:05Z")
I’d been DVRing this show since I saw the pilot, which was pretty good, in a cheesy action sort of way. It pushed the “there’s absolutely nothing on while I try to fall asleep on Sunday night, so I might as well see what’s on the crappy local VHS channel” level of awesome. It’s MacGuyver. It’s James Bond. (Okay, maybe it’s more Remo Williams…) It’s that chick from Alias. It’s Rambo. It’s Jason Bourne. Ooh, look! It’s that little squirrelly guy that played Rorscharch in a role where he goes around under dark of night breaking people’s fingers! Awesome! There’s also a fantastic cavalcade of gorgeous women falling all over Christopher Chance, the dialogue is wonderfully predictable, and there’s a surprising amount of explosions for a television show. Give it a look. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/2 "2010-03-24T12:58:55Z")
I like it. The three main actors have been on my radar for some time and they’re more than adequate in this series. Great escapism. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/3 "2010-03-24T13:58:13Z")
All kinds of badass silly fun. And one ep had \*\*[Leonor Varela](http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&aq=0h&oq=&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS320US321&q=leonor+varela)\*\*as one of his old flames. Hummina - and not just on looks; she did a great job. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/4 "2010-03-24T14:02:25Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > And one ep had \*\*[Leonor Varela](http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&aq=0h&oq=&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS320US321&q=leonor+varela)\*\*as one of his old flames. How the hell does Michelle Rodriguez keep getting work when this woman exists? ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/5 "2010-03-24T14:07:30Z")
I like this show too. It has my favorite Bad News Bear in it… Jackie Earle Haley. IMO one of the best actors out there where no one remembers his name. I’m glad to see he’s working. IMDB shows a gap from 1993 - 2006. To jog peoples’ memory: He was Rorschach on The Watchmen; …Moocher in Breaking Away; and …Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/6 "2010-03-24T14:23:48Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I like this show too. It has my favorite Bad News Bear in it… Jackie Earle Haley. IMO one of the best actors out there where no one remembers his name. I’m glad to see he’s working. IMDB shows a gap from 1993 - 2006. > > To jog peoples’ memory: > He was Rorschach on The Watchmen; > …Moocher in Breaking Away; and > …Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears. My first exposure to Haley was in [Little Children (2006)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404203/) where he had a very unflattering role as a pedophile. [Chi McBride](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564277/) was very effective as House’s (and Cuddy’s) boss in several episodes. And I remember [Mark Valley](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0885090/) best from _Boston Legal_ and the first few episodes of _Fringe_. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/7 "2010-03-24T14:29:58Z")
I liked Chi McBride in _Pushing Daisies_, and Mark Valley (so that’s his name - I forget it in 10 minutes again) in _Keen Eddie_. And don’t knock Michelle Rodriguez. I think there is room for both her and Leonor Varela, in the same scene, in a bubble bath,… Excuse me, I’ll be back in 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/8 "2010-03-24T15:17:41Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Excuse me, I’ll be back in 15 minutes. New SDMB slogan: “‘It’s taking longer than we thought’ - not just for ignorance any more!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/9 "2010-03-24T16:01:53Z")
I keep expecting Chase to say, “How do you like me so far?”\* Guerro (Jackie Earl Haley) is my favorite character in the show. I never would’ve expected “bad ass”, “menacing”, and “hacker” to work well together, but he pulls it off. He could carry his own show, dude. \*The actor’s catchphrase in the woefully-overlooked Keen Eddie. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/10 "2010-03-24T16:09:02Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Guerro (Jackie Earl Haley) is my favorite character in the show. I never would’ve expected “bad ass”, “menacing”, and “hacker” to work well together, but he pulls it off. He could carry his own show, dude. I second that idea. This generation’s Robert Duvall. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/11 "2010-03-24T17:03:44Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I second that idea. This generation’s Robert Duvall. Too squirrelly to be a Duvall. More like this generation’s Elisha Cook, Jr. But Haley is great on the show and has been on a terrific streak since his _Little Children_ Oscar nod–including a memorable turn in Scorsese’s _Shutter Island_ (which no one had mentioned yet). And I’ve been a fan of Chi’s since _Boston Public_. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/12 "2010-03-24T17:22:03Z")
Jackie Haley also has a spot in the new _Nightmare On Elm Street_-he plays Freddy Krueger. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/13 "2010-03-24T18:14:10Z")
Well that sucks. With his newfound popularity, clearly he’s going to need to be killed by the end of the season as he gets more and more offers from the big screen. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/14 "2010-03-24T19:55:28Z")
Anyone catch Chi saying, “Ah, hell no!” in the last episode?" 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/15 "2010-03-24T19:57:27Z")
I love this show and am glad to see that I’m not alone. I know it’s cheesy but I **like** cheese! ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/16 "2010-03-24T19:59:15Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Anyone catch Chi saying, “Ah, hell no!” in the last episode?" > > 🙂 Yup - twas perfect. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/17 "2010-03-24T22:58:13Z")
I love the show. It’s a rare blend of silly and smart, and no, Guerrero is not someone to be taken lightly. I also like the way they’re slowly adding backstory and setting up, “The confrontation with the heroes’ pasts,” in ever more menacing ways. The writers actually understand construction, which is a nice change of pace. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/18 "2010-03-25T13:41:22Z")
Last night’s episode was another fun romp. I didn’t realize Grace Park was so tall (5’9", according to IMDB). I don’t remember her being that tall on Battlestar Galactica. In heels, she was taller than Chance (5’11" per IMDB). It was also nice to see Mithos (Highlander series, Peter Wingfield) get another paycheck. They seem few and far between for him. And, of course, Chance gets the girl and Winston gets the cab. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/19 "2010-03-25T15:26:19Z")
Really enjoy this show, a lot. So Grace Park, never heard of her, but wow she is really beautiful. What else has she done? ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613/20 "2010-03-25T15:30:02Z")
I really enjoy this show also. Hope it hangs around for awhile. Nothing wrong with cheese, if it’s well-made cheese. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613.md?page=2)