well, i've always assumed that it was his alien heratige. enough of a coinicidence that he looks human. that you could maybe account for by claiming parallel evolution (opposable thumbs are so useful, and it's handy having all the major sensory equipment gathered so it can be more easily focused on one object, and... ).

still, it'd be cool if they were compatible. with the human shape and the flying and the super speed and everything, you're already suspending enough disbelief that saying they're genetically compatible is just a drop in the bucket. laugh

i do like the idea that they need some help of some sort, but that's just me.

in any case, for those who are curious, here's the scene from FH.

Quote
Three a.m. From O.S. a RHYTHMIC THUMPING. CAMERA MOVES to
find Misha pounding his head on his work table. He looks
wretchedly up at the clock, hair and glasses askew.

MISHA
My God. In a few hours he'll be
here.
(looks off)
Sam. _Sam_.

REVEAL Sam. He's across the room, hunched wearily over
mounds of files and data, typing things into his computer.

(CONTINUED)

--page break-- "THE FAMILY HOUR" (#22) Buckner & Ross-Leming 4/2/97 28.


42 CONTINUED: 42

MISHA
It _doesn't_!!

SAM
Ah.
(squinting at data)
These figures can't be right...

MISHA
You've got to help me.
(no response)
_Sam_.
(beat)
What the _hell_ are you working on
over there?

SAM
Just a little project of my own.
Nothing important.

MISHA
You... wouldn't hold out on me.
(no response)
Sam, I'm in debt! If you've got
something over there I could use to
buy time...

SAM
No... no... I don't think so.

A tiny framed mirror is among the things on the wall over
Sam's work area, reflecting the papers spread out before
him. Misha fishes through the pile of gadgets on his
workbench, finds a tiny silver tube, squints through it.


43 HIS TELESCOPIC POINT OF VIEW 43

Sam is putting a thick file folder into a metal briefcase.
Just before the lid shuts, we can see "STAR LABS - Top
Secret" printed on the file folder. Sam shuts the case,
locks the combination lock.
and that's all that's relevant (probably a bit more, too... wink ).

imo, it's perfect for the season finale (they didn't know it was the series finale at the time it was filmed). enough that you know there's some hope, but vague enough that future writers have plenty of flexibility.

Paul

When in doubt, think about penguins. It probably won't help, but at least it'll be fun.