How Scentists On TV Went From Bruce Banner And The ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Professor To ‘CSI’ And Walter White

“Gone is the lone genius with a shed full of goofy contraptions and bubbling liquids. Today’s fictional researchers work in realistic labs, with high-tech equipment, and in teams with others. Their dialogue is scattered with words from the latest scientific literature, and they have so much depth and personality that they carry entire shows.”