To get this thread started off right, I thought I'd start with this:



So, here's my question: Do you agree with the above picture? Why or why not? To put it another away, do you think Marco is in some ways a tragic character?

I guess I'm asking because I've always seen Marco as a kind of loner. Sure, NTAC keeps him around because he's a freaking genius, but at the end of the day, it's not like he's really buddy-buddy with anyone at NTAC. (Well, except for Diane, and that's probably only because of Maia now.) On the positive side, I'm glad that at least he'll be seen with a potential love interest in One of Us.

I think Marco is a very underutilized character. Like Riley on Painkiller Jane, he's stuck in the office while others go do exciting things. Riley usually manages to get into things, however, while Marco doesn't seem to do very much. For the record, I like sidekicks better than heroes-sidekicks do everything heroes do, only without all the fanfare. Marco could definitely have a story or two where he gets to shine and save the day, and I think it would vastly improve the series. Heck, there's an episode of Gunsmoke in the Smithsonian Institute as one of their examples of a Western, and the hero of the episode is not Matt Dillon, it's Chester, the sidekick and the man who was never once deputized. And I do agree that Marco and April could make a good couple-I'm not pushing love story for the sake of love story either. These are two people who have been in the shadows and if they were to join forces, they could really make a difference to the people around them. They don't have to be romantical, although I'd like to see that. They could just be good friends.

Hey, Bubba, the Marco character reminds me somewhat of you in that you are the quite easy going intelligent type. Am I right or am I wrong??????

Yup...I knew it! Now everything Marco comes on....I will think of Bubba...giggle

Agreed, agreed, and agreed.

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I am looking forward to our genius being a little happy maybe with a love interest????

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Ug temptation. I ain't clicking away but now I'm very curious. But I too really like Marco. He's loyal, vastly intellegent, looks great in glasses, has that subtle sense of humor...I don't know if he's a tragic character, but he certainly is lonely, and that's sad.

"If you're one of the many people suffering from loneliness, then you're not alone. And yet, you are alone. So very alone."

Couldn't resist! That quote had me in stitches.

I agree with you PJ., he is really buddy with anyone in NTAC. But I just like this character.

Marco, cute in this epi. Though not seen enough. ...and Garrity, "You can't fire this." LOL

It was nice seeing Tom and Marco together, though I wonder if Tom was only being nice to him so the entity could manipulate Marco in the future.

I'm leaning for manipulation. Tom tolerated Marco on his best days, and suddenly he's buddy-buddy with him! By the way, I liked how in that scene Meghan eventually caved but Diana didn't stop giving Tom the suspicious eye.

You're right, zippy, Tom really used to simply tolerate Marco - he'd get so impatient when Marco would do his explanations. They've certainly become better friends, and Tom has alot more respect for Marco than he used to.


I loved Diana's suspicious looks! She was so not buying how easily they found Richard!

I think Marco is symbolic of many people in our society whose skills are not being utilized to thier full potential. Something I think Jordon Collier is ironically trying to prevent.

Ah...EasyMac, thank you for the swooning moment!

Good point there Jason. Jordan is favoring supernatural abilities over natural ones. A pity really.

Does anyone know if Marco is left or right handed? If he's left handed, then someone please hand him a vial of promicin. We can't have him be exterminated by Jordan's obsessions with the haves. Besides, he'll probably develop superbrains, and Jordan, having a freaking ubergenius in Promise City would totally help you out.

Maybe Marco can come up with a workable solution

Wonder twin powers activate.... in the form of a workable solution to the have and have nots.... and in the form of.... Marco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's right handed.

I had a feeling that was the answer but I just went searching through the caps - this page of caps from No Exit show him holding a pen in his right hand pretty clearly - especially this one:

But maybe he has a REALLY REALLY




BIG


HUGE


GIANT

corpus collosum

I think you're right Phanta. That guy's brain is probably huge, so why not his corpus thing?

I'm thinking we may have to get out the ruler and measure his.... um, corpus callosum. Yeah, that's it! His corpus callusom.

Ruler? You think that's big enough? Or should we use a yard stick.

I'll just use my hands to measure it.

LOL you are too much Kraftie LOL.

Good Idea though. Think two hands will be enough? I could --lend a hand......

I am sure my two hands will satisfy...er... be enough. But Marco likes a challenge, so sure... lend a hand!

Yardstick? Multiple hands? Wow, Marco's corpus collusum's got to be huge. I SOOOO have corpus collusum envy now.

Awww PJ, you'll always be first in my heart.

ROFL! Thanks.

You guys should join the forum at Richard-Kahan.com and talk about the size of Marco's corpus callosum there!

I wouldn't want to pollute the sanctity of Richard-Kahan.com with my talk of corpus collusi.

Sorry PJ you're number 3 for me. Mike, Tom, PJ (although that was the name of my evil boss at the bookstore)

Fair enough!

You should pollute it with talk of other things though - it needs some action!

I wonder if Marco's name is on the list. Personally, I think it would be a shame for him to end up being strictly a former love interest.

He needs to take the shot...or at the very least defect from NTAC and work on solutions to HELP 4400. He seems to have a great deal of sympathy for P Positives.

I love love love Marco! I support any suggestions to have him around more often.

I'm rewatching the whole show lately, and everytime they're in that theory room he says something clever. He is SO cute

What is it about a pair of geeky glasses and a clever comeback that makes the women swoon on this board?

P.S. Do I really need to add that I wouldn't mind seeing more of Marco on the screen?

He is a cute litte geek isn't he.

For a guy, yeah he is.....

He is very cute. Not my type, but cute, like in a brother/best friend kinda way.

I agree, Phanta. But could you imagine having Richard Kahan/Marco as a best friend? I'm sure you'd be drowning in clever witticisms all day long...

Id love it. My best friend is a guy, its wonderful. The Marco part would be fascinating to me. I'd probably annoy him LOL
Explain that again---again ---again. LOL

I make better friends with men than g/f-b/f--never works out. IN fact, I have more male friends than women friends.

actually marco is a bigger character than most people give him credit for. he is the one who finds out the information that gives them leads, and has saved ntac/4400's on many occaisons. not everyone has to be out on the field to make a difference, besides, I don't think marco would last long if the crap hit the fan compared to someone like tom. marco just isn't aggresive enough, he's the geek with the information. I can't see him as being a field agent. it may very well be that marco has to take the shot. I wish we could see who has to take the shots on the list. could answer some questions and create new ones.

4400s is a Marco hater, yo!