Topic: Scorpion Cbs

Adam Curry discusses the difficulties of getting work done while his Italian developer, Andrea, and his family are sick with the flu. A formal knighting ceremony is held for Sir Sheehy and Dame Stacey. The hosts briefly argue over the success of the TV show "Scorpion," which Dvorak insists is a failure despite high viewership numbers.

The hosts mock the "enhance" trope in procedural dramas, specifically a clip from *Bones* involving a fictional Library of Congress font database. Despite the "idiotic" science, the show *Scorpion* is noted for its high viewership, pulling in over 10 million viewers on CBS.

The hosts mock the CBS drama "Scorpion" for its unrealistic portrayal of technology. They specifically highlight a scene involving a "word macro trigger" used to delete files, calling out the show's writers for using nonsensical technical jargon to impress a non-technical audience.

CBS is launching CSI: Cyber, a new franchise focused on crimes occurring in the "deep web." A pilot episode featured technically inaccurate dialogue regarding "nodes" and "icebergs" of the internet. This follows the success of Scorpion and indicates a broader trend in television to dramatize cyber warfare and untraceable digital currency heists.

The CBS drama series Scorpion is criticized for its highly unrealistic portrayal of technology and hacking. A specific scene involving the remote hacking of a car's "mainframe" via Wi-Fi to shut down an engine and raise its temperature is highlighted as scientifically impossible. Despite these technical flaws, the show remains a ratings success for CBS, drawing over 10 million viewers and competing strongly in its primetime slot.

The CBS procedural "Scorpion" is ridiculed for a scientifically inaccurate plot involving "biohacking." In the episode, a hacker supposedly creates a custom computer virus that physically infects a child through a laptop. The hosts highlight the absurdity of the premise, noting it as a prime example of television content designed for a technologically illiterate audience.

The CBS show "Scorpion" featured a plot involving a virus that disabled air traffic control, leading to a "fourth option" of shooting down planes. This fictional scenario is compared to real-world aviation protocols for radio failure. Pilots are trained to look for emergency landing spots and use transponder codes to signal a loss of communication, contradicting the dramatic "shoot-down" narrative presented in the show.

The new CBS show "Scorpion" is criticized for its scientifically inaccurate and "stupid" plot involving a software bug that shuts down air traffic control. The hosts suggest that such shows are part of a coordinated effort to increase public anxiety about cyber security and infrastructure vulnerabilities.