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The Middleman

The Accidental Occidental Conception

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired 6/23/08

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Wendy and The Middleman attempt to stop a revived Terracotta Warrior from unleashing a hail of fire upon Earth.

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Matt Keeslar

The Middleman
Natalie Morales (II)

Wendy Watson
Brit Morgan

Lacey Thornfield

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BANANA! BANANA! TERRACOTTA PIE!

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"Mediocre"

By SartaqKhan, Sep 21, 2009 Report Abuse

Episode starts of as Wendy bails out her roommate from jail after she protests a sushi joint in the nude. Something about tuna.... TV14 DSL material abounds. The CGI was lame. The story was worse. A reformed succubus and incubuses who work in fashion are the Middleman's afterlife/magical contacts. On the way through hell Wendy wants to know about her father. So she pesters an individual best classified as a homosexual cliche( in hell LOL that is so not politically correct) to look through his files. I can see the niche groups tuning out during these moments. The PETA roommate is a dumb blond, homosexuals in hell, people in fashion are blood sucking harpies from hell, Chinese people own restaurants, and on and on... Mediocre filler episode not worth watching.moreless

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Lots of mud, but still good fun.

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By TheWompmiester, Jun 28, 2008 Report Abuse

This episode built on the great work of the pilot to present something even better. I found this episode to be funnier, punchier and much more engaging. It really seems as if the show's creators are well on the way to finding a winning formula.

The Middleman now has his own vehicle with it's own name "The Middlemobile". Not much of it was shown apart from the fact that it is a black 1970's muscle car. I am supposing that the lack of detail was so that they can add sci-fi gadgets and gizmos as the series progresses, something that many viewers such as myself look forward to eagerly.

I don't know who is responsible for costuming but their decision to stick with the choice in the pilot of short shorts for the female actors is excellent. I say you can never have too many short shorts and they can never be too short.

The only criticism I have is that the writers don't seem to know that the saying is "a sticky wicket" not "a sticky widget", it comes from the game of cricket which is played with wickets.

An excellent episode that left me eager to see the next episode.moreless

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By VGFreak8, Jun 27, 2008 Report Abuse

Wendy must bail Lacey out of jail after a radical act of protesting the rights of animals. Wendy and The Middleman have to find a Terracotta Warrior that had supernaturally come alive. He wants to find and kill the heir to the Chinese throne. It will unleash death unto the world though. Wendy and The Middleman must go to the Underworld to stop it all. They sucessfully rescue him, but Wendy gets distracted while trying to look up whether her dad is dead or not. Lacey gets sucked into the fashion world when Roxy, a famous fashion designer, offers her a job. Lacey seems to lose her animal rights way, but she has a secret plan.

This episode was great! The Underworld clerk guy was funny, but he seemed gay This episode had funny parts and I liked it. I give it a 9.5 out of 10!moreless

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- Production on The Middleman moved to Los Angeles, California after the series was picked up. The pilot episode was shot in Vancouver, Canada. Edit
- Featured Music "Sideways" by Let's Go Sailing "Maybe" by The Submarines Edit
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- Wendy: Uh, the Boy Scouts called. They want their family counseling merit badge back. Edit
- The Middleman: (about Wendy's worries for Lacey) I can see this development is upsetting, but I must remind you to... Wendy: (interrupting) ... Delay any emotional reaction until we've safely delivered the Earth from peril. I got it without the lecture. Edit
- The Middleman: The name of the heir to the Qing dynasty is Duncan? Edit
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- The Middleman: Guns of Navarone! Referencing Alistair MacLean's The Guns of Navarone, a 1957 novel that follows an Allied commando team's efforts to destroy a German fortress. In 1961, the book was adapted into a feature film starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn. The movie won an Oscar for Best Special Effects. Edit
- Wendy: I too fight for the truth and preservation of American values. Wendy is paraphrasing Superman's slogan: "Fighting for truth, justice and the American Way." As with much of the superhero's early mythology, the line was created for the radio show narration in the fall of 1942 and later incorporated into the comic book. In the movie Superman Returns (2006), the producers upset many purists by changing the line To "Truth, justice, and all that stuff." Edit
- Frank Herbert's Dune There are a number of references to the Dune novels, first published by Frank Herbert. Frank Herbert (1920-86) is best known as the writer of the six Dune novels. Director David Lynch adopted the first novel into a movie in 1984. The Sci Fi Channel produced their own miniseries based on the first novel in 2000, and subsequently produced Frank Herbert's Children of Dune in 2003. The 2000 mini-series starred Matt Keeslar (The Middleman) as Feyd-Rautha. * Duncan is named after Duncan Idaho, a warrior and secondary character. * 1965 Caladan Lane, the street that Duncan lives on, is the home planet of the Atreides family. 1965 is the year Herbert published the first Dune novel. * Jessica, Duncan's mother, is named after the mother of the main character, Paul Atriedes. * The Middleman's expression "50 Daffodils to Shaddam of Corrino!" refers to the first Emperor of the Dune novels, Shaddam Corrino the IV. * The aliases of Doctors Kynes and Rabban refer respectively to the house physician of the Atriedes family, Dr. Liet-Kynes, a paleontologist, and the Beast Rabban, the over-governor of Arrakis once the Harkonnen family take control of the planet. * Frank Herbert Junior High School is named after the author. Edit