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Tally XD · 05-27-2008, 08:07 PM

This looks interesting! I hope it isnt one of those cheeze shows that lasts one half season.

CTV Series Flashpoint Picked Up by CBS for U.S. Broadcast
-- New CTV drama becomes first Canadian series since Due South to air on network television in both Canada and U.S. --
-- CBS Paramount Network Television Partners with CTV and Toronto-Based Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment --
Los Angeles, CA (January 29, 200 - A new CTV original Canadian drama series currently in pre-production has been picked up by CBS for broadcast later this year in the United States. Flashpoint (working title, a.k.a. Sniper) is a new police drama about an elite, big city Strategic Response Unit (SRU). CBS has picked up 13 episodes of the one-hour drama series, which was green-lit by CTV in December. When it premieres later this year, Flashpoint will become the first Canadian series since CTV's Due South in 1994 to air in network primetime in both Canada and the United States. Production begins in Toronto in April.

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**mhillsing23** · 05-27-2008, 08:16 PM

Sounds like it may be worth a shot. I am sure there will be all kinds of gun related errors and exaggerations, but that is typical for TV.

gsx1138 · 05-27-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mhillsing23

Sounds like it may be worth a shot. I am sure there will be all kinds of gun related errors and exaggerations, but that is typical for TV.

I doubt that. I usually use the double ricochet method for killing someone I can't see around a corner.

Bucc5207 · 09-19-2008, 10:44 AM

Disclaimer: I think Flashpoint is often pretty lame, but I watch it anyway when it's the least lame thing on.

Bald Sniper Guy was using something very weird last night - it was a shoulder-fired object with all kinds of stuff applied to it. In particular, it looked like it had a Glock slide mounted up front on top. It might also have had a shotgun tube, but I never got a long enough look to be sure. I swear at one point it looked like it was jointed so that BSG could aim it around a corner.

Anybody know what that was?

Simmons5 · 09-19-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucc5207

Disclaimer: I think Flashpoint is often pretty lame, but I watch it anyway when it's the least lame thing on.

Bald Sniper Guy was using something very weird last night - it was a shoulder-fired object with all kinds of stuff applied to it. In particular, it looked like it had a Glock slide mounted up front on top. It might also have had a shotgun tube, but I never got a long enough look to be sure. I swear at one point it looked like it was jointed so that BSG could aim it around a corner.

Anybody know what that was?

It's an Israeli made gun attachment. I think its called side fire or sure fire. It allowds the operator to us the gun around a corner with a small LCD screen that allows the gun to be exposed but not the operator. Versions are made with a pack pack and a larger LCD screen so the team following the person can view what the camera sees. I think it was on future weapons.

**mhillsing23** · 09-19-2008, 11:41 AM

I saw that too, and I was wondering what it was. I figured it was just some Hollywood rig that didn't exist.

StewieGriffin · 09-19-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mhillsing23

I saw that too, and I was wondering what it was. I figured it was just some Hollywood rig that didn't exist.

It exists, Mack got to play with it. It also comes in a kitty cat stuffed animal look for when you go ultra covert.

Tally XD · 09-19-2008, 06:34 PM

So far I have just not been really impressed with this show. I do watch it but only when there is nothing else better to watch.

Bucc5207 · 09-22-2008, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Simmons5

It's an Israeli made gun attachment. I think its called side fire or sure fire. It allowds the operator to us the gun around a corner with a small LCD screen that allows the gun to be exposed but not the operator. Versions are made with a pack pack and a larger LCD screen so the team following the person can view what the camera sees. I think it was on future weapons.

Thanks for the tip. It's called Corner Shot. Here's a link. CornerShot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glad to know it's not some made-up Hollywood thing.

MGD 45 · 09-22-2008, 11:22 AM

It's an ok show, but sometimes the gear doesn't match up & neither do their SWAT tactics on certain situations........but hey, it's a TV show......

05-27-2008, 08:07 PM	#1
Tally XD XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Florida Posts: 1,400	Flashpoint - New Police Sniper series on CBS This looks interesting! I hope it isnt one of those cheeze shows that lasts one half season. CTV Series Flashpoint Picked Up by CBS for U.S. Broadcast -- New CTV drama becomes first Canadian series since Due South to air on network television in both Canada and U.S. -- -- CBS Paramount Network Television Partners with CTV and Toronto-Based Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment -- Los Angeles, CA (January 29, 200 - A new CTV original Canadian drama series currently in pre-production has been picked up by CBS for broadcast later this year in the United States. Flashpoint (working title, a.k.a. Sniper) is a new police drama about an elite, big city Strategic Response Unit (SRU). CBS has picked up 13 episodes of the one-hour drama series, which was green-lit by CTV in December. When it premieres later this year, Flashpoint will become the first Canadian series since CTV's Due South in 1994 to air in network primetime in both Canada and the United States. Production begins in Toronto in April. Read more here __________________ _________________________________________ "My first priority will be to reinstate the assault weapons ban as soon as I take office. In the first year, I intend to work with Congress on a national no carry law, one gun a month purchase limits, and bans on all semi-automatic guns." *-Barack Obama, VPC Fund Raiser, 2007* _________________________________________

05-27-2008, 08:16 PM	#2
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,983	Sounds like it may be worth a shot. I am sure there will be all kinds of gun related errors and exaggerations, but that is typical for TV. __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

09-19-2008, 10:44 AM	#4
Bucc5207 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 245	Unusual weapon in last night's show Disclaimer: I think Flashpoint is often pretty lame, but I watch it anyway when it's the least lame thing on. Bald Sniper Guy was using something very weird last night - it was a shoulder-fired object with all kinds of stuff applied to it. In particular, it looked like it had a Glock slide mounted up front on top. It might also have had a shotgun tube, but I never got a long enough look to be sure. I swear at one point it looked like it was jointed so that BSG could aim it around a corner. Anybody know what that was? __________________ The polhode rolls without slipping on the herpolhode lying in the invariable plane. -- Herbert Goldstein

09-19-2008, 11:41 AM	#6
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,983	I saw that too, and I was wondering what it was. I figured it was just some Hollywood rig that didn't exist. __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

09-19-2008, 06:34 PM	#8
Tally XD XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Florida Posts: 1,400	So far I have just not been really impressed with this show. I do watch it but only when there is nothing else better to watch. __________________ _________________________________________ "My first priority will be to reinstate the assault weapons ban as soon as I take office. In the first year, I intend to work with Congress on a national no carry law, one gun a month purchase limits, and bans on all semi-automatic guns." *-Barack Obama, VPC Fund Raiser, 2007* _________________________________________

09-22-2008, 11:22 AM	#10
MGD 45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 1,285	It's an ok show, but sometimes the gear doesn't match up & neither do their SWAT tactics on certain situations........but hey, it's a TV show...... __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

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