I Tweeted Jeff Eastin...and Got An Answer!

[elrhiarhodan]

Am I the only one who caught the reference to Blade Runner in last night's ep? 

I've been browsing around a bunch of post ep recaps, and no one mentioned that the baddie's name - Deckard - might be a nod to Rick Deckard.  So I did what any fangirl would do... I tweeted the White Collar writers (who rarely answer me) and Jeff Eastin.



Just got a response back from JE:




ETA - Heard from the White Collar Writers, too:


I am a happy, happy fangirl today!

Comments

[asimaiyat.livejournal.com]

I was hoping so, too! One of my favorite movies. That's too cool.

[elrhiarhodan]

I know, I know...

Makes last night's ep even more awesome!

[stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com]

Cool! I love when showrunners/writers are just as geeky as their fans.

(Can you ask when Sean Maher will pop up as Neal's brother/cousin/relative? I'm not on Twitter but am totally pushing for that to happen until it does!)

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Awesome! :)

[igoformerlot.livejournal.com]

Good catch! They seem really happy you "got" it. :)

I love this fandom! :D

[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah...smart showrunner/smart writers love their smart fans!

[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah! It is, isn't it!

[elrhiarhodan]

Geeky is as geeky does! Love this show...plot holes not withstanding.

Sorry - but don't know who Sean Maher is!

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Wow that's totally awesome!!!

[misagoddess.livejournal.com]

Very cool!

[phantomminuet.livejournal.com]

Yay, you! I knew it had to mean something, but I could place where I'd heard it before.

[elrhiarhodan]

I'm so flaily happy right now...

May even try to get some writing done tonight!

[elrhiarhodan]

It sort of flitted against the corners of my memory and when I saw it spelled out...it was the absolutely perfect AH HAH moment.

And given the relative speed of JE's answer...he was happy that someone made the connection.

[elrhiarhodan]

I know...I know.

Happy me. Happy happy me.

[sonia6349.livejournal.com]

You, good person, are covered in awesome sauce! Good one.

[elrhiarhodan]

Thank you, bb.

(Dripping awesomesauce all over my entire flist)

[stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com]

*gasp* You must watch Firefly!

Seriously, though, he's an actor who looks a heck of a lot like Matt Bomer, down to the pretty blue eyes and the hair and the making me drool when shirtless.

Google is being uncooperative, but here's a couple of pictures:

[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah...can see it now.

Thanks!

[stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com]

Actually, Eddie Cahill (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0128655/)/Tag from Friends should be part of this family, too...mm.

(Sorry, it's a *really* slow day at work, can you tell?)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Cool! I love that he's so responsive to fans.

[dauntdraws.livejournal.com]

I feel like such a bad fan, I didn't catch that! How awesome! And how amazing too that he replied to you. :) And the writers too! What awesome people!

[dauntdraws.livejournal.com]

I didn't even think of that but the resemblance is AMAZING. <3

I Tweeted Jeff Eastin...and Got An Answer!

[cerublu02.livejournal.com]

I can't see pics on my phone ATM, but awesome that they geek!tweeted you back! (yay for nod to Rick Deckard and yay for you getting reference. It was bugging me the other night but I couldn't place it for the life of me. THANKS. ;)

PS: You're on Twitter? LOL

[elrhiarhodan]

There is something about that pose:

[stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com]

It occurred to me last season, when Neal was shirtless-sculpting in drawstring pants, and I was like, "I've seen this before..."

[stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com]

Riiiight? I just did a double-take there.

Also, you should watch Firefly, and not just for Sean Maher.

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

OMG, awesome, he is such a nice guy, I fangirl him as much as Tim and Matty. :D

[elrhiarhodan]

As much as Peter likes smart...Eastin understands that the show loves smart - and loves the layers and the misdirection and the puzzles. He loves that the fans trust him to bring the intelligence. Now I just wish his writers were just as smart about their fact checking...or at least hire a lawyer as an advisor.

[elrhiarhodan]

I was really, really surprised that I was the only one who caught it. I spent my lunch hour trolling the other post-ep recaps...and saw nothing.

It's kind of a Yeah Me! moment...I don't have too many of those (where I'm the first to catch something).

Re: I Tweeted Jeff Eastin...and Got An Answer!

[elrhiarhodan]

I only tweet re White Collar. I've had my twitter account almost since the day it went on line, but I rarely use it.

The pics are simply screen caps of my tweets and their responses.

[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah - he does seem like a super nice guy. I wish he was in NYC when I was at the location shoot in July.

[damietta.livejournal.com]

I love that movie, and the reference went right by me. Thank you for pointed it out; and it is so fun you got an answer! (It probably made their day, too!)

[psycho-warbaby.livejournal.com]

Hey that's awesome! I love how interactive Jeff Eastin, the writers and even the cast are! The writers or Jeff have never answered any of my posts, but I did get a reply once from Sharif!