And computer networking, especially the ability to remote into a system and make changes or deliver updates en masse, was nowhere near as robust as it is today meaning a lot of those fixes were done manually.
we are seeing multidimensional cross sections of them, which give them such an otherworldly appearance
Accurate or not I've always liked Vonnegut's description of the viewpoint from the 4th dimension to the 3rd:
“The creatures can see where each star has been and where it is going, so that the heavens are filled with rarefied, luminous spaghetti. And Tralfamadorians don’t see human beings as two-legged creatures, either. They see them as great millepedes—“with babies’ legs at one end and old people’s legs at the other,” says Billy Pilgrim.
When I am running away from something to escape danger I do not do so facing the danger and aiming a gun.
I guess you and that cop have a better method of running away from danger that somehow isn't primarily concerned with increasing safety by maximizing distance from the danger?
Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Perfect run time, great pacing, nice gift wrapped complete series ending which still left an opening for further shows in the same timeline.
Yes.