Scanjet 4670?

One possibility I'm looking at for book scanning is HP's old Scanjet 4670, which seems to have been VERY strange but would possibly do quite a lot of what I would want. Basically, it's a transparent inverted flatbed, basically a thick lid containing the scanning mechanism - you put things under the lid face up, you can see the alignment precisely because the scanner is transparent, glass front and back. Doesn't solve all of the problems of scanning old books etc. but it looks like it would generally get the alignment right first time, and re-positioning stuff repeatedly to fix alignment problems is one of the things that buggers books.

They don't seem to have a stellar reputation for colour fidelity, but since 99% of what I scan is grey scale or text that wouldn't necessarily be a huge problem.

http://reviews.cnet.com/scanners/hp-scanjet-4670/4505-3136_7-30535469.html

http://www.lordpercy.com/hp_scanjet_4670_scanner.htm

The trouble is I've never used one, or seen one outside a photo, and can't currently find anyone with one for sale. Looks to have been USB, not USB 2, which may mean slowish speed. Anyone know anything about them? Was there a later version?

Imaginary TV series meme - Jellystone

The meme goes like this:

1. Ask and I'll assign you the basis of some show idea.
2. Create the characters you need, including the actors who'd play them. Photos optional but recommended.
3. Come up with a general synopsis of the premise.

There have been some wonderful answers, most notably

• freifraufischer's Right Place, Wrong Time, in which a time traveller ends up trapped on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. Includes links to several more of these outlines.
• melyanna's No Sheep for You, a New Zealand drama series.
• aj's Gotham, basically the Batman saga continuing after Bruce Wayne's death
• havocthecat's The Lonely Sky, a space pirate series.

So I thought I'd have a go.

freifraufischer gave me the prompt: Crime Fighting Park Ranger. Setting and time period optional. Since the only Park Ranger I'm even slightly familiar with is the one in Yogi Bear, this has somehow become ( Jellystone! )

Okay, if anyone wants me to suggest a series please comment below...

later I should maybe mention that I'm generating premise ideas semi-randomly by shutting my eyes and walking towards the book shelves, and seeing which books I touch first.

I've now also seen

irony_rocks seems to have originated this meme with Disavow, a spy series.
djkiwi2576 wrote Lateral Moves, a medical series.
rodlox wrote Time Enough, time travelling cop show.