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When I see you smile,
My heart always skips a beat.
And when I hear you laugh,
I beg you to repeat.

The way your eyes shine,
And glisten with purity.
How beautiful and soft your lips are,
I may lose my sanity.

These are things I notice
When I see you smile.
The way you laugh,
All worries left behind.

The way your soul brightens the room,
And touches deep inside ...

(poem by 4love)

A couple of weeks ago I put a first Surface post on my journal. 
Austin featured in three of the episodes as a mysterious character named Jackson Holden. 



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Season 1, Episode 5: Who Turned out the lights?
Original Air Date: 17 October 2005

Short summary: Good friends and keepers of "Nimrod," Miles and Phil, are confronted and questioned by Animal Control officers when a neighbor's dog is reported missing. Meanwhile, Laura (Lake Bell) and Richard (Jay R. Ferguson) continue to follow the unidentified species via a GPS tracking device from a local pier when suddenly all the power in the city goes out and digital data is destroyed. Elsewhere, Circo and Lee, who have been secretly following Laura, invite her to join their investigation.

Season 1, Episode 7: On the Run
Original Air Date: 7 November 2005

Short summary: Dr. Lee gives a small account of Cirko's death to his superiors, concluding that it was a necessity in the long run, before revealing a new and budding clue in this investigation. Laura and Rich enlist the help of Jackson (Austin Nichols) when her home is mysteriously ransacked by strangers, sending the trio under the radar and up the coast. Meanwhile, Nim's uncontrollable behavior forces Miles and Phil to steal a pizza delivery car and lead the police on a chase to the beach where Miles lets Nim go in the ocean. Nim reluctantly swims away and Miles turns back to the shore where his parents and the police are waiting for him.

Funny review from TV-Squad

This episode also had what is quite possibly the best scene of any TV show on any network this year. All I can say is "wow."

About about 20-25 minutes into the show, Laura and Rich need a place to hide, so Lake Bell does the only thing she can: she strips down to her underwear and swims out to Jackson's boat to ask him to hide them out. I could sit here and describe the whole scene in incredible detail, but I won't, for obvious reasons. Let's just say it made me really happy, even though I had just come back from the dentist.

You know why I love this show? It seems to reinvent itself every week or two. It's driving along like a movie or a really long miniseries, with plot changes and things happening to the characters you don't expect and developments that hold your interest. It's smart, it's mysterious, it's a little magical and romantic, and it has big monsters.
Oh, and Lake Bell. It has Lake Bell.

You see, other people had other reasons to watch the show, besides Austin.

Not us ;D

Surface (originally titled Fathom) is a science fiction television series that premiered on NBC on September 19, 2005. The program aired fifteen episodes (its full first season) until February 6, 2006, before going on hiatus due to the coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics and awaiting word on whether it would be renewed for a second season. On May 15, 2006, NBC officially announced the series' cancellation, despite average ratings, leaving the outcome of the plot as a cliffhanger ending. With the end of the season being called a "season finale," it left impressions that it would continue for at least one more season.

Austin was in three episodes.  He played a wealthy, mysterious character named Jackson.

He left the show to start filming Glory Road.

Surface fans were really upset when the show ended after only one season, and tried to get it back.

You can still sign the online petition to bring back Surface 

More information on Surface

Tagline: The fate of the world is in their hands; they just don't know it yet

Austin’s first words on the show: “I usually like my calamari pan-fried”

Season 1, Episode 4: Episode #1.4 - It is time to track these unidentified species

Original Air Date: 10 October 2005

Laura and Jackson head out to sea where she ends up using a GPS device to track one of the creatures. Rich finds proof that the sinkholes in his visions are real causing him to continue obsessing over his brother's death. Meanwhile, Lee tries to talk Cirko out of telling the Pentagon that the new species should be considered extremely dangerous.

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Who is Jackson?

Wallpaper thanks to The Surface Area.

 

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