The ideas come from anywhere and everywhere. Rashad Raisani, the 29-year-old screen writer who is executive story editor on the fourth season of Burn Notice, explains how the following riddle haunted him for years: ‘You have died and are in limbo. There are two doors. One door leads to heaven, and the other leads to hell. There are two guardians, one by each door. One guardian always tells the truth, the other always lies. What one question can you ask to find out which is the door that leads to heaven?’
Haunted you? For years? Holy crap. I mean, maybe for a couple of hours, but days would be a poor showing and years is just… Maybe if you were told the riddle when you were just a mote in grand-pappies eye or something…