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more about #vforvendetta SuperTuna: "...including at least 16 individuals known only as "Number Two"... I'm sorry - the only thing that pops into my head is Austin Powers shouting "Who ... more » OMG! Ponies!: Of course TK421 isn't listed. That lazy good-for-nothing is never at his post. more » chriscrob: 007. Red XII. more » Dracoster: Where's X5-452? more » Purple Dave: Some of us prefer to refer to the Ho-Borg as 69, because that is a much more enlightening descriptor of her purpose on the show. more » Soupytwist: Agent 355... *contemplative sigh* Brian K. Vaughn really set the bar so high with her, I just don't think anyone will ever create another character, ... more » GrumpierGrunt: what about agent 47? more » OsDavis: What about the unborn Seven Constanza? (Well, hey, if House is sci-fi, Seinfeld gets in by dint of the visit to Bizarro World and the time-travellin... more » foolish-rain: Seven of Nine might be disqualified, since her name on the set was the alphanumeric "44 of D". At least according to those of her castmates who attend... more » Alizarin: V and 1812 can hang out together. 1812 can play V some music when ever he needs it. more » gunluva is prepared to drop.: 343 Guilty Spark? John 117? more » TheGreenRanger: Oh V, I do adore you so... more » tetracycloide: No 3Jane? Way to drop the ball. more » Liz Weinbloom: So, we're not counting the numerical designations of the various regenerations of the Doctor, then? more » Mortimer Gray: 1812 is one of the cutest bots in the universe. more » bluehinter: Considering all the recent love for Torchwood: Children of Earth, I'm surprised the 456 didn't get mentioned (though I guess they're technically a rac... more » ophmarketing: I can't believe you left out Six from "Blossom." Well, OK. I can. But still... more » ejs2000: I would like to nominate 5 from the strip "Peanuts": 555 95472, or 5 for short, debuted in the September 30, 1963 strip, and appeared occasionally un... more » Selcouth14: + 28: Can we please stop mentioning Henchman 24? I've been working out tremendously to try and get over his death...maybe a few more reps and I can go for ... more » ShubNecktie: I'm not sure THX 1138 qualifies, but I'll still mention him. more » -
#triviagasm
16 Great Characters with Numbers For Names
This week, we're gearing up for 9, Shane Acker's film about nine animated rag dolls, each known only by their number. With that in mind, we list 16 other characters who have numerical monikers.
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#interview
Speed Racer Designer Explains Future City's "Carchitecture"
Owen Paterson designed the bleak cityscapes of the Matrix movies and V For Vendetta, and now he's creating the candy-colored neopolises of Speed Racer. Not to mention concept cars with wheels that can turn a full 180 degrees. We tracked him down in Sydney, Australia and asked him about the visual influences behind Cosmopolis, the city where Speed races, and the cars which Speed and his opponents drive. Along the way, he dropped a surprising amount of backstory about the alternate world of the Wachowski's Speed Racer, coming in May. More »
