{"id":11510,"date":"2013-11-07T22:40:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T03:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=11510"},"modified":"2013-11-07T22:40:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T03:40:20","slug":"did-you-see-the-human-torch-guest-star-on-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2013\/11\/07\/did-you-see-the-human-torch-guest-star-on-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you see the Human Torch guest star on Revolution?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love it when comic books pop up as props on episodic TV. Over the past few years, I’ve spotted copies of Justice Society of America<\/em> on Alcatraz<\/em><\/a> and The Eternals<\/em> on Law & Order: SVU<\/em><\/a>. (Meanwhile, an episode of Mary Tyler Moore<\/em><\/a> featured an unidentifiable comic which I think was probably mocked up specifically for the show. At least, I’ve never been able match it up with any real cover.)<\/p>\n

I watched Revolution<\/em> today\u2014an episode from October 30, which means I’m still one behind, so no spoilers please. In “Dead Man Walking,” computer genius Aaron Pittman is trying to figure out (and duck, ’cause here comes one of those spoilers) why his dreams\/visions\/angry outbursts\/whatever are causing people to burst into flame, and so researches his troubles by reading …<\/p>\n

\"RevolutionHumanTorchScreenGrab\"<\/a><\/p>\n

… a comic book about the Human Torch. Specifically, Saga of the Human Torch<\/em> #4, dated July 1990.<\/p>\n

\"SagaoftheHumanTorch4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We never get to see the inside of the issue, but I can’t imagine that Aaron found much good advice there.<\/p>\n

I wish the poor guy luck though. And hope we’ll be seeing him paw other comics in the future. <\/p>\n

Which we very well might. After all, he is<\/em> a geek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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