1 | ''Level 9'' was a short-lived series airing on UPN between 2000 and 2001. |
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3 | Hidden within the US Government, Level 9 is a team of government agents, geeks, and reformed hackers who solve cyber crimes. |
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7 | !!This series contains examples of: |
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9 | * ArcVillain: Level 9 was created in response to threats from the cyber-hacker Crazyhorse. |
10 | * BoxedCrook: Roland Travis joined Level 9 as an alternative to going to jail for cyber crimes. |
11 | * DisposableSexWorker: In "Digital Babylon", the team tracks down a killer who's been targeting performers in online sex shows. |
12 | * DoubleMeaningTitle: |
13 | ** "Through the Looking Glass" is a LiteraryAllusionTitle and a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_glass_self the looking glass self]]. In the episode, Wiley uses the "looking glass" as a metaphor for the virtual world online. |
14 | ** "Ten Little Hackers" is TitledAfterTheSong "Ten Little Indians" and features a hitlist of Jargon and nine of his high school classmates. |
15 | * FunWithAcronyms: The Geosynchronous Orbiter Display, a satellite array jokingly referred to as "the eyes of GOD". |
16 | * FunWithHomophones: Crazyhorse's name is "like the Indian chief but spelled differently". His name is never actually spelled out in the show, but in a series with hackers, there's an implied reference to Cray supercomputers. |
17 | * HackedByAPirate: In "Mail Call", Travis opens an email with a trojan horse that, among other things, puts a taunting GIF on his monitor. |
18 | * HollywoodHacking: Sosh, Jargon, and Travis' primary roles on the team. |
19 | * JurisdictionFriction: In "[=DefCon=]", a team of Feds trips up on Level 9's operation and apprehends Travis. After talking to each others' bosses on the phone, the Feds sheepishly pack up and leave. |
20 | * NeverSuicide: In "A Price to Pay", the team investigates the apparent suicide of Annie's mentor. |
21 | * NoodleIncident: "Shootin'" Hooten doesn't want to discuss how he got his nickname. |
22 | * NoSuchAgency: Level 9 is recruited from across "the entire federal law enforcement sandbox", doesn't officially exist, and denies knowledge of the agency if asked by civilians or other government agents. |
23 | * OneOfTheBoys: In "Through the Looking Glass", Sosh mentions that she played Little League baseball. Bear in mind the series was made when Little League franchises were starting to face Title IX challenges. |
24 | -->'''Sosh:''' My little brother...couldn't believe I wanted to play hardball with the boys, and when I made the All Star team, he practically had a heart attack! |
25 | * PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: "[=DefCon=]", "Reboot", "Digital Babylon", "Avatar", "Wetware", and "Eat Flaming Death" are titled after Internet memes and computer/hacker culture. |
26 | * ShamefulStrip: In the closing minutes of "Digital Babylon", Sosh is tracked down by a creep and forced to perform a striptease for him. She kills him by bashing his head in with a keyboard. |
27 | * WitnessProtection: "Mail Call" involves the theft of the entire Witness Protection Program database, which cross-references the witnesses' aliases with their previous lives. |
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