John Doe

[justin]

This has only been on a few weeks in this country but I'm getting into this programme.



The story is about a man who wakes up on an island with no memory about his past but knowing almost everything else that's knowable.



Also he can only see in black & white (though he sees certain people in colour) and he has a strange mark on his chest which has traces of metal beneath it.



He uses his knowledge to help the police while trying to find out about his past.



So does anyone else watch John Doe?

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You know the worst thing about people in a relationship? The fact that they're in a relationship. - Hilda Spellman

[Gatito Grande]

Um, hate to break this to you, but in this country (where produced, the U.S. of A.), this show was canceled (I think it ran a full 22 eps though). I saw about the first half of the season, but then it seemed to lose focus, and I stopped watching it. YMMV, though.



GG Unless you know something I don't about a revival of the show elsewhere? These things happen sometimes. Out

[justin]

I'm not particularly surprised since that's what happens to most programs that I like (Earth 2, American Gothic, Nowhere man, Space above and beyond - the list is endless)

Anya in a wimple...I'd pay full admission for that. Gods Served And Abandoned - by Antigone Unbound


You know the worst thing about people in a relationship? The fact that they're in a relationship. - Hilda Spellman

[theatremouse]

i watched it and liked it while it was on. writing had a tendency to ramble into the predictable cop-speak, but hey, what can ya do?

i file this one under Had Potential, Didnt Get The Chance to Live Up To It OR Fail Miserably.



oh well.



thing that bugs me kinda though, is that the creators insisted that , unlike the xfiles, they knew what the unraveled version of their conspiracy was when they started, and itwas apparently just a matter of what to giveaway when. and they were all hopeful. and then got canceled, but of course, no resolution.......

Tara: Five what by five what?

Willow: See? That's the thing: no one knows..

[emma peel]

I liked John Doe, too.

I really started to notice and look forward to seeing Rekha Sharma, who played Stella, a kinda computer-nerd who I thought was really gorgeous. Wow!

Then they cancelled the show.

Janice

[justin]

Well it was the last ep today and as Theatermouse said there was no real resolution.



These are the questions that were left unanswered (I'm going to put them behind a spoiler thing because a, I haven't tried this code yet and b, some people might not have seen the last ep)





The obvious questions are how did John Doe lose his memory and how did he gain his knowledge?



It seems to be connected to the metal fragments in his chest. Has he got a computer in his chest?



Why is John Doe colour blind? What causes him to see certain things in colour?



Who is Teressa? Why were the pheonix group so interested in her? In the last ep when their headquarters they killed Michael but tried to take Teressa with them, why is that?



Is Digger really the head of the Pheonix group? If he is why didn't he use his friendship with JD to nudge him towards finding the staff? Also isn't it a bit coincidental that John went into his bar?



is there any significance to Daniel the time traveler from Enterprise being there pretending to be an NSA agent?



Also why is Q helping the pheonix group?



Well that's all I can think of at the moment.

Postel's Prescription: Be generous in what you accept, rigorous in what you emit.

[LokiPromise]

Sounds pretty similar to the french comic XIII (Thirteen) or the Bourne Identity.

BB:Hello Xander...and Anya, how is your money?!

A:Fine!Thank you for asking!

[justin]

Well no amnesia stories aren't very origional however in this case the twist was his knowing almost everything else.

Postel's Prescription: Be generous in what you accept, rigorous in what you emit.

[Tempest Duer]

I liked John Doe a lot as well. I like the whole "man without a memory" concept in general. I wasn't too keen on the whole thing with how he knew everything except who he was, but they dealt with that pretty well.



It had potential. I'm really annoyed that they cancelled it.

Willow: Hey Buff. One more thing. Buffy: Yeah? Willow: I’m gay. Buffy: Okay, Will. Xander owes me ten bucks.

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