I smell of dust, old books and bluebells. Police Academy, 13 and three-quarters. : comments.
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Trust me, you want some military training!
My "Becoming a Cop" series centered on course work (lists the course names in one part of it) and firearms training. But I had Blair test out of numerous courses (and Jim forced to attend some too) The courses were all out of police training manuals around the US.
As an anthropoligist, yeah, he might get through the culture shock since he lived among warrior cultures in the field :)) But the hunter/gatherer part in the U.S. just applied to finding the nearest Dunkin Donuts. . .
Roslyn
Re: Trust me, you want some military training!
I'm sure you do. I'm sure the courses are very tough and you'd need to be pretty dedicated to want to do them - which is my point; I don't ever see Blair really wanting to be a cop. He loves working with Jim, sure, when he's *studying* him and doing his academic thing. The rest... naw, just don't see it.
I used to be an academic; I know those people well and I can't think of a single one who'd want to join the police, and Blair is, very much, an academic. That part of his character was spot-on, I think.
I haven't read your stories, sorry, but if they were called 'Becoming a Cop' that probably explains why ::G:: Where can I find them?
Re: Trust me, you want some military training!
I'm pretty new at this but yes, he would be an academic first and foremost. Still, the press conference would have limited those options for some time to come. Academia in the US is pretty cut throat from my experiences there. (I just got him through the PhD finally) :-)
I might have written differently had I seen the show before beginning to scribble. However, Blair's desperation for family and belonging could have led him in that direction for a spell (with a lot of literary license modifying the birth process for that incarnation!). And then moving towards a more specialized aspect of that job. . .
I haven't read your stories, sorry, but if they were called 'Becoming a Cop' that probably explains why ::G:: Where can I find them?
Oh, yeah well (blush), they are all post TSbyBS with Blair as a cop - it offered a framework for writing, prior to seeing the series. Link at my LJ to www.wolfpanther.com
The academy description is in the first part of the 'Becoming' series called 'Idealistic Cop'.
Now that I've found your LJ, I will spend this rainy morning happily wallowing at your Temple!
Roslyn
Re: Trust me, you want some military training!
Well I'd say that legally, neither Rainier nor Sid Graham would have a leg to stand on. Blair never submitted the thesis that was publicised so, strictly speaking, he defrauded nobody academically. IF he'd submitted a fraudulent thesis, then that would be a different story; he didn't. Blair would, IMO, sue.
Likewise, Sid Graham who publicised a manuscript without the authors permission - again, Blair is in his rights to take them to court over that. (One day I'm going to write that Boston Legal crossover. Alan Shore would be perfect... (o:
Eve canonically... Dany Bilsdon said there was no way Blair would ever be a cop; he would go to the academy, realise it wasn;t forhim and they would 'get him back in academia, somehow'. Of course, since there was no 5th season there's no post TSbyBS canon so we can all do just exactly what we like ::G:: Those who want Blair as a cop can do that, those, like me, who don't like that idea at all, can take it the way we like - everyone's happy. (o:
Wallow away! It's mostly the nonsensical ramblings of a fool. I hope you find something to interest you. (o: