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Tony Stark is a "next level" rich scientist, engineer/inventor, and ladies man. His IT related sides are incidental at best. The only recent and decent "IT guy

Tony Stark is a "next level" rich scientist, engineer/inventor, and ladies man. His IT related sides are incidental at best. The only recent and decent "IT guy" series was Mr. Robot and the differences from any other field are obvious. The main "IT guy"-character is presented as socially dysfunctional. The supporting IT-people are tiny little gears turning in their cubicles. Military - always fighting in the harshest condition, against the toughest enemies, saving the world. Lawyers - good looking people, living a lavish lifestyle in corner offices of New York skyscrapers, having the cool monologues that wow the courtroom. Doctors - brilliant but otherwise normal people facing very difficult decisions every day, making brilliant decisions to save life after life, and dealing with loss. Spies - absolutely superhuman skills and knowledge, constantly capable of turning the tide of any way with a single person concentrated effort. (The more you go towards the "military/spy" side of things, the more likely it becomes about superhumans.) IT focused movies/characters are probably just not attractive to the wider audience. Or at least nobody really proved that they can be. So even in Mr. Robot didn't focus on the hacking as much as on the larger plot. It simply made a very realistic point of that hacking.

simplestats 5y ago
On NCIS everyone is a superhuman at whatever they do. In addition to the traditional super-cop there's the super-forensics genius and the super-hacker from MIT. I think it's just the kind of show more than the kind of character. And people who watch (and write) hero shows are probably older generations and far less aware of modern job roles beyond the old professions. But TV always veers off into personal drama, presumably to chase ratings, whether it's doctors or cops or anyone else.
- walshemj 5y ago
  Well I kind of assume that the team is an Elite one - though the two people typing at the same time makes me cringe
  - simplestats 5y ago
    You mean because the show is about them? In the scheme of things they seem to be basically rank-and-file detectives. All the science/tech stuff they do tends to make me cringe. A hair from a nearly-extinct field mouse found in just one park? whatever. I guess that beats big "revelations" you can see coming a mile away.
    - walshemj 5y ago
      There's more than one grade of Special Agent and Gibbs deputised for the Director at one point. So it's a stretch but as the team was designated Major Case Team i could see it working
boppo1 5y ago
Ok you have a point. Anyway, check out Halt & Catch Fire if you haven't.

simplestats 5y ago

On NCIS everyone is a superhuman at whatever they do. In addition to the traditional super-cop there's the super-forensics genius and the super-hacker from MIT. I think it's just the kind of show more than the kind of character. And people who watch (and write) hero shows are probably older generations and far less aware of modern job roles beyond the old professions. But TV always veers off into personal drama, presumably to chase ratings, whether it's doctors or cops or anyone else.

walshemj 5y ago
Well I kind of assume that the team is an Elite one - though the two people typing at the same time makes me cringe
- simplestats 5y ago
  You mean because the show is about them? In the scheme of things they seem to be basically rank-and-file detectives. All the science/tech stuff they do tends to make me cringe. A hair from a nearly-extinct field mouse found in just one park? whatever. I guess that beats big "revelations" you can see coming a mile away.
  - walshemj 5y ago
    There's more than one grade of Special Agent and Gibbs deputised for the Director at one point. So it's a stretch but as the team was designated Major Case Team i could see it working

boppo1 5y ago

Ok you have a point. Anyway, check out Halt & Catch Fire if you haven't.