Here is a link for the specs for the first Corvette.
You will note the engine is 150hp @ 4200 RPM.
150 hp is just weak as shit. They didn’t even have manual transmissions. Just two speed automatics.
Zero to Sixty in 11 seconds. Modern models can do that in half the time. So I guess they must be twice as fast.
Top speed 108 mph.
I’ve been a fan of Lauren German ever since Hostel II, but sadly she appears to have mostly stuck with procedural tv since then. (Except for the indie gem The Divide, which was great.)
She’s the only reason I tuned in, and found it just barely interesting enough to try a few more episodes. I hung with both Bones and The Mentalist for multiple seasons for largely the same reason, tuning in for Robin Tunney and Emily Deschanel. (What can I say? I liked Deschanel in Boogeyman.)
It does seem weird that the woman is always the wet blanket in this formula for procedurals, whereas the guy is the stick in the mud in comedies. What’s up with that? (Selfie, Dharma & Greg, hell, all the way back to I Dream of Jeanie.)
Interesting point! Maybe someone out there will come up with a fun gender-reversal version, with a handsome-but-normal male cop stumbling upon a ravishingly-beautiful succubus with a heart of gold and a devilish sense of humor, who just wants to help, for her own bizarre reasons… I’m sure that it could be the next big “supernatural detective drama” hit!
Except for the sexiness, and the supernatural stuff, Murder, she wrote kinda fits the bill. Jessica Fletcher’s the one who actually solves the murders while the hapless cops are often too serious and should just stay out of her way. The show didn’t have a regular cop character to have sexual tension with unless you count Tom Bosley who, I admit, is totally dreamy.
Tom certainly was a dreamboat! The lucky devil coulda gotta any woman he wanted…
Jessica Fletcher was pretty level-headed.
I’m thinking of the pairing of opposites: By-the-book, square, borderline joyless wet blanket is paired with a flaky, zany, wacky, possibly mentally unstable member of the opposite sex. For dramas the guy is the goofball, for comedies the woman is.
I did think of a counter-example that kind of fits: iZombie. Liv is the wacky female sidekick to a stick in the mud male cop. It’s not a perfect example, since much of Liv’s zaniness is from taking on the personality of the brains she eats, but I think it still counts. Bonus points for being a relatively new show that’s still actually on the air.
Good Golly, that is a great example! I had forgotten about this show (iZombie). I need to start watching…
It looked like he was doing no more than 50 when he was pulled over, so what’s the problem?
Starting in 1955 V8s were available in the Vette. Horsepower varies but a '62 fullie was 360hp which isn’t too bad.
As far as the shows goes, I loved it. Lucifer was so matter of fact about being the devil.
Well, why wouldn’t he be, since according to the show, the devil has a heart of gold, and devotes himself to righting wrongs?
As far as I can recall, the only “bad” thing about him is he doesn’t like kids. That makes him about as bad as W.C. Fields. He’s not even as bad as that Mayhem guy in the insurance commercials, when he should be evil incarnate.
I liked how he seems to be obsessed with the therapist. She’s obviously lusting after him, which he indulges as long as she answers his questions and reveals his rocky relationship with God. JMHO.
55 & 56 vettes had the 265 cu. in. V-8. 1957’s had the 283 cu. in. with 283 horsepower; even fuel injection. It could do 132 mph. More than you want to know at: http://blog.caranddriver.com/chevrolet-corvette-timeline-milestones-and-more-from-c1-through-c7/
I enjoy this aspect of the show, as well.
There’s no problem. It’s not a problem.
In fact, I don’t know how we ever got into any kind of “problem area” here.
The important thing - I think - is that this is a fine show with a great deal of promise and potential and I sincerely hope that it pays off. It sure does look like it’s gonna pay off and be a very entertaining show.
I especially like the actor who plays Lucifer. He is very likeable.
The Corvette in the show appears to be a '61 or '62 and they were all V8’s, the top level producing 360 HP in a very lightweight car.
Everyone in creation in supposed to be Yahweh’s, well, creation, so he, even mors than Old One-Eye, is father to all. Jesus is said to be Yahweh’s only BEGOTTEN son-- that is, the only son created sexually.
Far be it from me to question your theology (seriously–no snark, I’m pretty rusty on the whole thing) but isn’t that the whole point of Jesus–that he was born of a virgin, no sex involved? Did you mean he’s the only one who was actually born, as opposed to created?
I would guess the angel in black is from the mythology some important angel that serves God. Maybe St. Michael (the holy archangel)? Just a guess. I would expect that would become known in future episodes.
However, so far, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of entertainment value associated with him. It would be a lot more entertaining and enjoyable if Lucifer was able to kick his butt somehow.
Don’t you think?
Mary didn’t have sex, but Jesus was created more or less biologically (after the initial magic).
Missed this first time around.
This objection seems to fall apart just based on the Lord’s prayer, which starts off “Our Father…”