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Webcam Love Girls Blog » 8 Reasons ‘24′ Has Jumped the Shark — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:28:08 +0000

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By: ByeBye Jack

ByeBye Jack — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:56:29 +0000

Oh…and "its still better than the rest of TV"…

A less smelly pile of &*%$ is still a stinking pile of &*%$
I for one am not gonna pick it up and eat it just because it is less smelly than the neighbor's dog's pile. Apparently, others will eat anything.

By: ByeBye Jack

ByeBye Jack — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:52:29 +0000

"It is TV" has to be the most insepid response I can think of. So, you sit and stare at static, because it is "TV". TV can be light and absurd, that is why we tune in.

However, the absurdity has to be well written, which this drivel is not. I was the HUGEST 24 fan from season 1. I have warmed a bit, but tonight I turned it off halfway through the White House attack because I just couldn't take the stupid anymore. That isn't fair, I shouldn't put stupid in the same category with this. These people should be outright embarrased.

Jack Bauer can do anything. Unfortunately I just watched him jump the shark.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:05:41 +0000

Actually, a lot of people thought Season 5 was the best of all of them, not much-derided.

By: thinker

thinker — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:55:14 +0000

Seriously.Everyone here needs to #1 read Dave Barry as they watch 24. It makes it so much more interested and #2 watch Heroes first….

By: Phocus

Phocus — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:18:33 +0000

24 is fun. It’s a TV show. It’s escape from hyped slope shouldered leaders and transparent media types who got into news ‘to make a difference’. Good guys battling bad guys…and the good guys always win. Sooner or later, the good guys win. That’s enough for me. If I want a serious downer story or performance, I will rent a Will Ferrel movie.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:07:02 +0000

Does anybody else see 24 as simply a “metaphor”?

Time pressure is real. Decisions have to be made. Consequences are dire. No, we don’t really believe that all this could happen in 24 hours. It is ridiculous. But time is not absolute, anyway. An hour is arbitrary to begin with, as is a day.

I think it’s really cool that an entire season of a program takes place in ONE FREAKING DAY! One spin of the earth. There’s never been anything quite like 24, never will be. Keep the format. Let the haters hate. Those who love the show will not be bothered one bit.

I guess I’m just seeing this 24 thing as a loose version of reality … it’s an art form.

By: anderbilt

anderbilt — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:45:51 +0000

QUOTE: Russ – February 6th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
“I almost forgot. The horrible Gene Roddenberry acolyte Brannon Braga (yes, one of the people responsible for the slow-hacking-cough death of Star Trek) is writing most of the “24″ episodes.”

O
M
G

that seals the deal. no way am I watching this.

By: JohnM

JohnM — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:20:23 +0000

I agree with everything Ben wrote (except for his criticisms of David Palmer’s character, whom I thought was great). You nailed the tired “24″ formula on the head. I’d add that I’m still puzzled as to why they bothered to replace CTU with the FBI, which seems exactly the same as CTU (a huge office filled with people busily working who never actually seem to add anything to the investigation), except that they feel bad about it when they torture terrorists, and that their office looks much less cool. And ALL of the FBI characters thus far have been about as interesting as cardboard cutouts. I’m also tired of the fact that all Chloe and Buchanan get to do is stare at computer screens and talk to Jack on the phone. If you’re going to bother to bring them back, give them something to do! Lastly, along the lines of what Ben wrote, I’d like to see realistic terrorists for a change, as opposed to mercenaries for hire working for a shadowy master who all look as if they had just come from a snazzy club on Sunset Boulevard just before launching their attack. The “24″ writers should try watching the great Showtime series, “Sleeper Cell,” sometime, which actually depicted terrorists in a more realistic light (fanatics motivated by deep personal flaws who are constantly short of cash), as opposed to portraying them as stylish mavericks who are only out to make money.

Why did the show creators bother to announce a “reboot” of the show only to fall back into all the same tropes within the first couple of hours? The rest of the season had better be a RADICAL departure from the usual cliches if it’s to be salvaged. Personally, I’m still hoping that we’re going to find out that Tony is still working for the bad guys.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:56:40 +0000

Agree with a few earlier posts that Renee is going to be a star in this series….Jack needs a companion that ‘gets him” and she is much more like him than not.
There will be plenty of episode building regarding this budding relationship and many ways for these two to “get each others back” – her current love interest is toast..

Big fan of the show – and can get past the redundant nature of a series that is this far into annual success –
The fact that it is contemporary in it’s portrayal of threat is enough to keep me entranced. My wish for next year will be that they simply get on to the inevitable and bring in the Taliban or Al Qaeda as the real world enemy -it will provide an opportunity to further demonize the radical sect of Muslem.