Okay. I started watching seasons 1-4 on dvd and I had to stop midway thru season 2 because of this one line that kept being used like 3 times per episode.
I wonder if anyone else noticed it, or wondered if it was deliberate or just a bad case of script-writers block??.
It's just one of those sayings that they used often....
Along with "Off you go....."
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what a weak mind you have..
shareRead haney's book apparently have a good'un(have a good one) is 1st SOF-D/CAG's unofficial motto
shareThanks for clarifying what "good'un" meant. I would have had absolutely no idea what that meant.
shareThanks guys. I was just a bit like "oh may gawd" during the first season they really seem to over use it. If it wernt for the shows other qualities id have stopped watching on that very basis lol.
shareYou guys haven't spent a few days with anyone in the military. There are a few phrases that get used over and over again so it's no surprise they made it onto the show.
Obviously they can't use the more popular vulgar ones on daytime TV lol
"Smooth seas do not make for skilled sailors"-African Proverb
I liked Jonas' way of answering questions with questions. Apparently it has rubbed off on everyone [wives included]. My personal fave was, "If you DID know the answer, what would it be?".
The only dignity in poverty, is the struggle to escape it! - Walijan Abdul-Khaliq
Col Ryan did this as well, when Kim Brown went to tell him about seeing Tiffy at the motel in season one. If I remember right...
shareits like Jack Bauer saying a certain word all the time ..
shareSort of like Col. Jack O'Neill with "For crying out loud."
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Just watch some of Mamets movies and youll see his odd dialog in the story telling.
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Actually, watch anything Mamet written or directed and you realize that all his characters talk the same. They're crisp, eloquent regardless of the circumstances and upbringing, and they don't ever have to think before they come up with a smart comeback. Between that, the fact that Mamet keeps hiring the same actors (including his wife), and his obsession with conspiracy, I really grew tired of The Unit and don't look forward to his work much anymore.
Compare Ricky Jay's character in The Unit (Bob's CIA case officer) which his character in The Heist (2001) - another Mamet presentation. It's not the same actor, it's the same character!
Weird that nobody pointed out that "Now how 'bout that..." was just Jonas's catchphrase. It helped define his character. I know other members on the team used it occasionally, but it was just that they respected and worked closely with him. All professions have their own jargon, and all workplaces have common jokes or catchphrases. A job like The Unit is so much more intimate and intense that they generate a lot more of this shared language and culture as does the military in general. Words like "SNAFU" and "FUBAR" come straight from military-speak. (I capitalized them because they're acronyms. The F's are just what you think....)
The only time I didn't like these little catchphrases or military jargon is when the wives or the president tried to use them. They're probably entitled, but it just sounded cutesy.
lol dont take it personally. have you ever watched David Mamet films? This is one of his lines. i used to think he was crazy, the dialogue he writes, but it's there for a purpose. in this case, its meant to show how resilient the the characters are. ie 'how about that?' means: ok, lets roll with the punches. not sure if it works though.
shareMilitary jargon is foreign or obscene to those unfamiliar. Get some teammates together and you won't understand the demeanor or jokes used constantly, especially with experienced combat troops.
It's a military thing, you wouldn't understand.