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I googled this and found a very informative article on ScreenRant. Most of what follows is from my own recollections, so, apologies for any errors.
Bear oringially belonged to a crime gang. Because Bear was a trained attack dog, taught commands in Dutch, Reese was able to turn the dog against his owners, who did not treat him so well. Bear helped him take down the crime gang.
Reese then brought Bear to live with Finch in the library, and he remained part of the gang for nearly all of the rest of the series. Shaw had a very special connection to him.
Bear oringially belonged to a crime gang. Because Bear was a trained attack dog, taught commands in Dutch, Reese was able to turn the dog against his owners, who did not treat him so well. Bear helped him take down the crime gang.
Reese then brought Bear to live with Finch in the library, and he remained part of the gang for nearly all of the rest of the series. Shaw had a very special connection to him.
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It is based on a screenplay developed by J. J. Abrams and Jonathan Nolan, which is inspired by movies like Enemy of the State, The Bourne Identity, and particularly Minority Report. The idea for the show came about long before Edward Snowden and Prism story came out. The show also contains the usual "cop tv drama" elements.
It was revealed at the end of season two that Finch was injured in the ferry explosion that killed his friend Nathan Ingram. He has been seen in flashbacks to have spent time using a wheelchair for sometime afterwards, in 2010. It wasn't just his leg that was injured, his cervical vertebrae was affected and he has pins in his neck from spinal fusion surgery, as shown in an early season one episode. Finch limps and has trouble turning his neck. Brian Egendorf: Just to add to this, his arm does not work well, and sometimes trembles. Also, It is alluded to at one point that he can actually have better surgery to actually fix some of his spine problems, but he refuses to do it, because he'd have to come out from hiding and pretending to be dead to do it.
The Machine applies differently colored boxes in order to categorize the people it observes. Boxes can change as the Machine re-evaluates its assessment of the individuals it monitors.
White box: Individuals the Machine is currently monitoring, but who do not pose an immediate threat.
White box with red corners and crosshairs: Indicates imminent/ongoing violence by the indicated individual.
Red box: Relevant threats and individuals who pose a threat to the Machine or one of its administrators.
Yellow box: Individuals who know about the Machine.
Black box with yellow corners and crosshairs: Individuals who know about the Machine and communicate with it. The Machine designates these individuals as an "analog interface". Root is the only known analog interface now.
Blue box: Members of government teams; the scope of this box is unclear, but includes agents acting on "relevant" numbers.
Wheeled vehicles (such as cars, trucks and buses) are coded based on status of individual passengers within.
Starting in Season 3, the boxes are slightly modified to have solid vertical lines rather than dashed ones, along with a central target identifying the vehicle being monitored.
The Machine also categorizes and marks watercraft and aircraft.
Boats, ships and ferries are assigned a white diamond. (Seasons 1 and 2) In Season 3, this was modified to have solid lines instead of dashed ones from the left and right corners to the crosshairs above and below them, with a central target similar to that of the vehicle box. It is not known if the colour changes based on the occupants.
Airplanes and helicopters under normal operation receive a green triangle along with flight number and airport codes.
Aircraft under imminent threat or transporting software considered a threat to the Machine are assigned a red triangle instead of green. (4C (2014), RAM (2014)).
The Machine can also recognize celestial objects such as Mars,(God Mode (2013)). and can access satellite imagery to track air traffic or individual planes.
The Machine monitors areas around potential terrorist targets, such as sky lanes, shipping lanes, and major railroads,(Dead Reckoning (2013)). Exclusion zones are coded in white or red, which may represent a threat appraisal, or the value of the target.
To evaluate strategies, the Machine simulates some of the possible future scenarios. During these simulations the boxes appear in a usual way, but it can simplify parts of these simulations in order to save time. In these cases the boxes appear with a simplified style.
White box: Individuals the Machine is currently monitoring, but who do not pose an immediate threat.
White box with red corners and crosshairs: Indicates imminent/ongoing violence by the indicated individual.
Red box: Relevant threats and individuals who pose a threat to the Machine or one of its administrators.
Yellow box: Individuals who know about the Machine.
Black box with yellow corners and crosshairs: Individuals who know about the Machine and communicate with it. The Machine designates these individuals as an "analog interface". Root is the only known analog interface now.
Blue box: Members of government teams; the scope of this box is unclear, but includes agents acting on "relevant" numbers.
Wheeled vehicles (such as cars, trucks and buses) are coded based on status of individual passengers within.
Starting in Season 3, the boxes are slightly modified to have solid vertical lines rather than dashed ones, along with a central target identifying the vehicle being monitored.
The Machine also categorizes and marks watercraft and aircraft.
Boats, ships and ferries are assigned a white diamond. (Seasons 1 and 2) In Season 3, this was modified to have solid lines instead of dashed ones from the left and right corners to the crosshairs above and below them, with a central target similar to that of the vehicle box. It is not known if the colour changes based on the occupants.
Airplanes and helicopters under normal operation receive a green triangle along with flight number and airport codes.
Aircraft under imminent threat or transporting software considered a threat to the Machine are assigned a red triangle instead of green. (4C (2014), RAM (2014)).
The Machine can also recognize celestial objects such as Mars,(God Mode (2013)). and can access satellite imagery to track air traffic or individual planes.
The Machine monitors areas around potential terrorist targets, such as sky lanes, shipping lanes, and major railroads,(Dead Reckoning (2013)). Exclusion zones are coded in white or red, which may represent a threat appraisal, or the value of the target.
To evaluate strategies, the Machine simulates some of the possible future scenarios. During these simulations the boxes appear in a usual way, but it can simplify parts of these simulations in order to save time. In these cases the boxes appear with a simplified style.
Harold Finch owned (owns?) the tech company (called IFT) that built The Machine. He's a tech genius and possibly set up the company when he was younger with fellow M.I.T. classmate Nathan Ingram. The company then expanded and grew from there like many other "dot-coms", (think Bill Gates and Microsoft), eventually becoming a tech billionaire.
Also, once he started working on government contracts, he was pretty much given a blank check to develop the machine. The funds to keep the machine running went pretty much to his bank. Although, he used some trickery to access it once he had to pretend to be dead. When the existence of "The Machine" was made public, his access to those funds were cut off.
Also, once he started working on government contracts, he was pretty much given a blank check to develop the machine. The funds to keep the machine running went pretty much to his bank. Although, he used some trickery to access it once he had to pretend to be dead. When the existence of "The Machine" was made public, his access to those funds were cut off.
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- How many seasons does Person of Interest have?5 seasons
- How many episodes does Person of Interest have?103 episodes
- When did Person of Interest premiere?September 22, 2011
- When did Person of Interest end?June 21, 2016
- How long are episodes of Person of Interest?43 minutes
- What is the IMDb rating of Person of Interest?8.5 out of 10
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- Who wrote Person of Interest?Jonathan Nolan, David Slack, Amy Berg, Ashley Gable, Amanda Segel, Andy Callahan, Dan Dietz, Denise Thé, Erik Mountain, Greg Plageman, and others
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- What is the plot of Person of Interest?An off-the-grid and presumed-dead former CIA agent, John Reese, is hired by a mysterious tech billionaire software genius, Harold Finch, to prevent violent crimes before they happen in New York City via an advanced surveillance AI.
- Who are the characters in Person of Interest?Bigfoot, John Reese, Harold Finch, Abby Monroe, Adam Saunders, Agent Regina Vickers, Alex Duncan, Ali Hasan, Alicia Corwin, Alistair Wesley, and others
- What genre is Person of Interest?Action, Crime Drama, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
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