This, is my new Wednesday night addiction… on television that is.
A (CONFIDENTIAL) TOWN HISTORY
As World War II came to a close with mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact that science and technology would have on the continued security of our world became catastrophically apparent. America nearly lost the race to build the atomic bomb; it could not risk such a close call again.
With the help of Albert Einstein and other trusted advisors, President Harry S. Truman commissioned a top-secret residential development in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, one that would serve to protect and nurture America’s most valuable intellectual resources. There our nation’s greatest thinkers, the über-geniuses working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best architects and planners were commissioned to design a welcoming place for these superlative geniuses to reside, an area that would offer the best education for their children, the best health care, the best amenities and quality of life. A community was created to rival the most idyllic of America’s small towns — with one major difference: this town would never appear on any maps. At least, none that haven’t been classified “eyes only” by the Pentagon.
So goes the premise of this quirky, and mind-boggling sci-fi series that is just now being shown in Asia, thanks to Starworld.
But, lest you think that a series about a non-existent town inhabited by eccentric geniuses, mad scientists and crazy inventors would be another ho-hum affair, think again. The scientific fact-filled show boasts of it’s own share of twists and turns, mysteries and intrigue in every episode that would keep you glued to your set, and wanting for more. At least, for science-fiction buffs like yours truly.
Think “The X-Files”, and you’d get my drift.
The highly-rated series from the Sci-Fi Channel by the way, is now well on it’s way to a second season in the US — and we’re just starting out on the first season.
Oh well, there’s always the friendly neighborhood dvd pirates (Jack Sparrows, as Alternati calls them) I can run to for the entire first season episodes.
Intrigued? Read more about this show on their website.
The Incurable Pessimist 