I'm not sure I remember which episode - he calls it "cosmic" and of course, you know how Cisco loves to name things. Maybe in S2, when Jay looks at it? Hmmm - it'll be a hardship to rewatch (not!!!)
ETA: Wikipedia, believe it or not, has the answer, and it's a doozy. Apparently the "cosmic treadmill" is a real thing in the DC universe, and was built to allow speedsters to precisely move forwards and backwards in time. In The Flash, we learn that Cisco calls it "cosmic" in "Fury of the Firestorm" in response to Jefferson Jackson's question.
"In the TV series The Flash, a similar treadmill built by Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) is used to test Barry's (Grant Gustin) speed limits, monitor his vitals and other factors related to his speed. In "Rogue Time", Barry attempts to travel through time by running on the treadmill, in an effort to recreate his experience in the previous episode. He is unsuccessful, and Dr. Wells notes that the ability to time travel might depend on one's mentality, not the speed itself.[2] This treadmill makes brief appearances in the fourth, seventh and twenty-first episodes as well. In "The Fury of Firestorm" after Jefferson Jackson asks what kind of treadmill is Cisco replies 'Cosmic'."
Have you ever gone to Springfield!Springfield to check out the episode scripts? They are actually dumps from the closed captioning, but very useful. Here's the link to The Flash.
Of course, I prefer Joe and Harrison (in all his incarnations). I actually started watching it because I love Jesse L. Martin and Tom Cavanagh. I got hooked immediately and have been seriously bitten by the fic bug (written about 30k since the first of January).
It's not as light as I expected but def lighter than Arrow - it's sort of like the difference between Superman and Batman (except for the last Superman movie, though)
What really draws me in is the whole family component to The Flash. The overarching story is about protecting one's family - whether it's Barry trying to exonerate his father, or Joe watching out for his foster son, or Harry trying to rescue his daughter. Everything ties into family - even the villains - Hartley's been kicked out of HIS family, Len's protecting his sister, and I could go on and on.
I haven't been able to really get into Arrow - I've gotten about halfway through the first season, but I know the basic premise and I've enjoyed the crossover eps. They have inspired me to give Arrow another shot.
I have the first ep of LoT from iTunes and from there, I'll decide if I want to get the whole season. I can't stand watching commercial television anymore.
Plotting out a WC/Flash crossover that will not be cracky, because there's no reason why Harrison Wells is not Neal Caffrey's father (and there's a huge plothole in Family Business that explains that).
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Date: 2016-01-28 01:58 am (UTC)ETA: Wikipedia, believe it or not, has the answer, and it's a doozy. Apparently the "cosmic treadmill" is a real thing in the DC universe, and was built to allow speedsters to precisely move forwards and backwards in time. In The Flash, we learn that Cisco calls it "cosmic" in "Fury of the Firestorm" in response to Jefferson Jackson's question.
Have you ever gone to Springfield!Springfield to check out the episode scripts? They are actually dumps from the closed captioning, but very useful. Here's the link to The Flash.
Of course, I prefer Joe and Harrison (in all his incarnations). I actually started watching it because I love Jesse L. Martin and Tom Cavanagh. I got hooked immediately and have been seriously bitten by the fic bug (written about 30k since the first of January).
It's not as light as I expected but def lighter than Arrow - it's sort of like the difference between Superman and Batman (except for the last Superman movie, though)
What really draws me in is the whole family component to The Flash. The overarching story is about protecting one's family - whether it's Barry trying to exonerate his father, or Joe watching out for his foster son, or Harry trying to rescue his daughter. Everything ties into family - even the villains - Hartley's been kicked out of HIS family, Len's protecting his sister, and I could go on and on.
I haven't been able to really get into Arrow - I've gotten about halfway through the first season, but I know the basic premise and I've enjoyed the crossover eps. They have inspired me to give Arrow another shot.
I have the first ep of LoT from iTunes and from there, I'll decide if I want to get the whole season. I can't stand watching commercial television anymore.
Plotting out a WC/Flash crossover that will not be cracky, because there's no reason why Harrison Wells is not Neal Caffrey's father (and there's a huge plothole in Family Business that explains that).