Dr. Daniel Pierce is an eccentric neuroscientist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex criminal cases.Dr. Daniel Pierce is an eccentric neuroscientist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex criminal cases.Dr. Daniel Pierce is an eccentric neuroscientist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex criminal cases.
- Pamela Weilman
- (as Debra Lynne McCabe)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe episode contains two scenes with a hospital patient named Jimmy (played by Joseph O'Toole) who suffers from aphasia, which is a real condition where patients can't comprehend spoken language. Jimmy can detect if someone lies based upon physical behaviour, and finds it amusing when someone lies and laughs. Both scenes contain real footage to showcase that ability, both feature former US presidents. The first is George W. Bush, the clip used is when he states that Saddam Hussein possesses Uranium and therefore it justifies the invasion of Irak. The second clip features Bill Clinton and is shown without sound (as it's part of a montage), but he clearly says "I did not have sexual relations with that woman", referring to Monica Lewinsky. In both scenes, Jimmy laughs, indicating that he believes both of them lied.
- GoofsAt one point Dr. Pierce is shown watching what is supposed to be a Chicago Cubs spring training game on his TV. However, the game he is watching is actually being played in Wrigley Field in Chicago, with the ivy on the outfield wall in full bloom. He would have to be watching a game being played in the summertime during the regular season, in direct contradiction of the winter weather seen during the rest of the show.
- Quotes
Daniel Pierce: Reality is a figment of your imagination. Who here hasn't woken up breathless from a nightmare and thought 'oh thank God it's just a dream'? That's because neurochemical impulses fire when we're dreaming or fantasizing or hallucinating are indistinguishable from the one's banging around inside our skulls when we actually experience those events. So... if what we perceive is often wrong, how can we ever know what's real? And what isn't.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Note : This review was first posted on Kritikenstein, my weblog.
- igoatabase
- Jul 10, 2012
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1