LIVE-BLOGGING 24, Comments
by JudeIn loving memory of Andrew’s youth, here we go…
Ok, so we’re late to the party. What are you going to do, set up a perimeter? This is the show I love, then love to hate, then actually hate, then come back to to see how much Kiefer’s drinking has wrinkled his face, because I also like to drink. Every year, it seems that Jack Bauer, the most bad-ass little man since Wolverine had his chest waxed and grew 8 inches into Hugh Grant, makes choices that put those he loves just slightly ahead of national security. Everyone else who does this pays for it dearly, often with the perp walk….but not Jack… SO FAR this season, Jack was compelled to come back from lovely Africa to face a Senate hearing about his…methods of interrogation. CTU is no more (which is good, as it was the single most penetrable security organization in the United States), but when the FBI comes calling for Jack’s help, it isn’t long before the old gang gets back together.
First we find Tony Almeda, whom we like to call Schlumpy, for his round-shouldered sensitivity. He’s rockin’ a goatee, still has amazing hair, and is apparently one of the bad guys…EXCEPT HE ISN’T ANYMORE! Schlumpy is back with the angels, in the form of modern dance versions of Old Man Buchanan and The Scowl (Chloe). The three of them are trying to save the world from super-secret evil that has infiltrated the U.S. Government, all paid for with African diamonds, which really helps in a recession. It’s a hard job for 3 people…but now they have a 4th, and his name, is Jack Bauer.
Oh, and there’s another very thin love interest for Jack. And the president is a woman. And her husband is kind of pathetic. And their son was killed for looking into the conspiracy. And his (former) fiancee is HOT and technically available. And the whole show centers around the most handsome African actor in the history of the world (we need a name for him) trying to get back his country from evil rebels…and a singular device. This device glows in a lovely blue, and can apparently do magic and is essentially more powerful than the entire United Stated military.
Sweet. Let’s roll people…live blogging – keep refreshing the page and jump in the comments and make fun!
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Quick update before we start – The hot fiancee is very dead, and currently NOT available.
9:09pm - The First Gentleman laid down the law, and now he just needs to lay down a little while.
9:12pm – Two Senegalese leaders trying to out-presence each other…very nice.
9:13pm - When did Tony shave?
9:15pm – Chloe has really nice hair this year, but has Old Man Buchanan even noticed?
9:17pm - Get ready for the Ohio Simpleton Players…
9:18pm – Garafalo certainly picked up some techspertise at Air America.
9:23pm – Ok, first political potshot…Madame Presiden’ts White House sems to be reacting more quickly than a certain perfect person’s is to the Kentucky ice storm…
9:24pm - Hey, TONY’S GOATEE IS BACK!
9:25pm – Oh yeah, Captain Ohio is going down with the ship.
9:28pm - Is it possible, does Garofalo scowl more than Chloe?
9:29pm – Oooh, some African militant is scared of Jack Bauer…
9:30pm - CIP, CIP, CIP!
9:32pm – Promos for American Idol during 24 are the most I ever see of that supposed cultural juggernaut.
9:35pm – I’m not a doctor, but bleeding out of the ears looks bad.
9:36pm – The CIP guy has not fallen into Stockholm Syndrome just yet.
9:37pm – Oops, poor CIP guy.
9:39pm – Crazy director guy from Entourage is the best actor at the FBI.
9:40pm – He. Had. A. Name! and it was John Bruhner.
9:48pm – Hey, Madame President seems a little compromised right now…bring back Powers Booth!
9:49pm - ALL female presidents have their husbands kidnapped, doesn’t everybody know that?
9:56pm – Perfect, let’s get Ethan in on this.
9:58pm - Oh, F#%k you, Jack. Schlumpy does not need to turn himself in. You weren’t going to until your hand was forced. Wait, is Jack kind of like an Obama appointee?
10:02pm – I’m going to go ahead and call that a lame episode. Maybe it was because I had to peck at these keys, but mostly, i think it was really lame.
10:04pm – Best part of the episode was the preview of next week. “You can trust me.” Good luck with that.
10:08pm – Well, that wraps up the first week of this experiment… easier than actually writing a thoughtful post, but I was hamstrung by the need to hold back my wit, lest I outshine and upset Iowahawk, who some people think is very funny. See you in the comments.
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Don’t forget the Liberal propaganda like everything else where they keep putting up images of a Black President until people get brainwashed into accepting the idea. That, alone, should bury this POS show among conservatives.
jude!!!! WTF?
Does anyone remember that time when Jack Bauer yelled, WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!!
I like that part.
Here’s the thing, this infiltration plot seems more like the Muslim Brotherhood than anything else to me, so I’m giving this season a political pass until proven wrong.
Andrew, how come Jude gets to be Jack Bauer and I have to be this middle-aged bald guy?
Can I be Captain Kirk? Or Greg Brady?
Not so embarrased to say I have never seen the show. Maybe a little embarrased. (Noticed there was a lot of screaming “where’s the bomb” on the teasers.) Sorry I can’t be of more help to the thread.
I forgot Janeane Garafalo’s on the show.
I’m trying to think of any actor who has sold out their personal principles more and seem to have drawn a blank.
Garafalo on “24″ is like John Wayne visiting Hugo Chavez.
Should I just go and call her Garofellow, or is that too cheap?
Garo-sellout-no talent-fellow … how’s that for cheap?
I’m going to go ahead and say that this isn’t eh smashing success we hoped – so far. Let’s finish up big, people!
You know, I say that a lot. “Bring back Powers Booth,” I mean.
I knew I wasn’t alone. Something that feels so strong, so right, can’t belong to just one person.
Atta boy, Joec! That’s the kind of big finish I was talking about.
"hic"
CONTRIBUTOR: John Nolte – February 2nd, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Does anyone remember that time when Jack Bauer yelled, WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!!
I like that part.
Me too.
But John, wouldn’t that be preceded by “Dammit!” Or is Jack toning down the curses this year?
Personally, the entire season will be worth it if we get to watch Chloe kick Garafalo’s ass!
Cool! My comments weren’t even “awaiting moderation” this time. Thanks Jude!
One thing I do like seeing is good old Bill sporting an assault rifle.
They need to get John Carpenter to write and direct and do the music score of “24″. I can see it now: Big Trouble In Little CTU That Was Disbanded.
CONTRIBUTOR: John Nolte – February 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Andrew, how come Jude gets to be Jack Bauer and I have to be this middle-aged bald guy?
Don’t feel bad, John, even Bill has more hair than me. Besides, we got beards which proves we’re tough.
Dammit Ernie, you mispelled “embarassed”! We don’t hav time to mispell werds!
I’m kinda surprised Captain Ohio didn’t bother to wear eye protection.
Somebody missed the multitude of mandatory, OSHA required safety classes.
I also enjoyed seeing Bill with the assault rifle. Chloe said she was a stay-at-home mom, so where’s the kid? Has anyone noticed how they’re puting belladonna into Kiefer’s eyes to keep them dialated and looking stressed out? That could burn the retinas.
i just started watching 24 this season, and I love it so far. a few comments:
-janeane garafalo's lips are scaring me more than dubaku right now. they're all i pay attention to whenever she's on screen. yikes.
-loved the ohio plant manager, at least until he died.
-i really hope tony doesn't turn out to be a double-agent. that ending made me wonder.
-I also think Garafalo may be the mole.
Garofoloe and folks like Martin Sheen amuse me when they posit how they can’t bring themselves to work in vehicles that would compromise their principles (but, when the money is right, they always seem to find a way) due to their personal beliefs – and I saw Martin Sheen tell Charlie Rose that he couldn’t play a conservative Republican as a good guy – but they can easily find it within themselves to play such things as demonic serial killers or habitual criminals. Which, of course, tells us about what they really think about someone who has the audacity to…..well, disagree with their politics.
“Killer? I can do it.”
“Against the welfare state? Can’t grasp that character.”
Hillary – February 3rd, 2009 at 6:57 am
“I’m disappointed I couldn’t participate However, I was sitting in class for my conceal carry permit.”
Did you have to turn in your fingerprints like a criminal so they can put you in a database? Did you sign up for a free speech permit? How about an eating permit? You don’t need permits for rights.
Jude, I’m not sure but I think most everyone missed the spirit of you post.
9:00pm Bauer fakes head shot to sultry FBI agent, she falls into a dirt ditch and is subsequently buried.
9:07pm Feisty FBI agent is excavated from ditch joins reluctantly super secrete effort.
9:15pm Agent stops at hair salon and the Gap to refresh her appearance. (This sequence was left out of the show but must have happened given her immaculate appearance in subsequent scenes.)
I was prepared to drop the show too, but I decided to give it a try. I think they’re actually subtly showing where the left agenda doesn’t fit with reality. When I saw Garafalo, I almost changed my mind but persevered. Her character has already been forced to buy time for her boss to torture, so maybe I’ll keep watching.
What is this ” 24″ you speak of?
24 is crazy good … and it is excellent for making your own drinking games. There is the ‘damn it’ game, and the ‘gun that never runs out of ammo’ game. Also, the ‘heavy sigh’ game. Loads of fun, and really entertaining.
For everyone talking about how the show was either between “lame” and “watchable”: I think this is because you’re watching 24 and thus basing it on a comparison against the first (and second, maybe third) season(s) of 24. If and Episode of CSI or House were as action packed as last night’s episode, people would be beside themselves at the fast-paced sequences of events on those dramas. I mean, COME ON, guys, last night they were able to infiltrate the holding area where terrorists had been keeping the prime minister of an African country, took out the bad guys (save for the main one), destroyed the CIP, we watched the CIP creator get blown apart, a chem factory was near a catastrophic explosion & the plant manager died saving his own employees and the first gentleman, fresh of accidentally killing a perp, gets kidnapped by Shooter McGowan’s doppleganger. When was the last time such action was on Law & Order? That was just above “lame”? Really?
BTW, of course it’s not believable. You know, they don’t really run DNA samples through the spectrometer and get results in 30 minutes, just in time to catch the killer while matching up his sneakers with the subdermal/exoskeleton treadmarks left beneath the outer-flesh, either. Neither do gimpy doctors really look out the window & notice a mosquito flying askew and suddenly realize – 51 minutes in to the episode – that all those LPs and biopsies were really unnecessary because there really was an outbreak of Dormagomuleric-hyoptrensiactisis (made it up), as evidence by the blood carrying mosquitos uneven flight patterns.
Can’t compare 24 against the first few seasons, IMO. It’s no longer as fresh as it was then. Much like comparing anything Elvis Presley did against the classics he put forth in the late 50s, there’s just no way “Burning Love” is going to be comparable with “I want you, I need you, I love you”. If Wilt scored 60, it’s still a good game, even though it’s not as good as that hundred point outing.
24 was great, folks.
John – does anyone remember a time when Jack called in and DIDN’T say “we don’t have a lot of time?”
I am still amused that one electronic device has the power to open valves in small towns with insecticide plants, airline pilots to suddenly behave like zombies and turn anywhere the fake controllers send them but hey, with “24″ there are just certain things you have to accept and go with them.
Work must be getting slow for Garafalo for her to take this gig…
The Unit is much better, more authentic, better written, better performed. 24 has been watered down and suffers from same old same old.
Maybe Janice is going to be the new “Nina” ????
Nobody suspected Nina of being the mole. And I wouldn’t put it past 24 to make liberal Janine Garafalo the villain. Ha!
Who can I dislike more than Garafalo? She probably ends up with an assault rifle at the end of the show taking out the bad guys at the FBI and saving some of the day. She is SO pathetic. Almost threw up when I saw her on the show the first time.
“24″ is on too late for me to stay up so I just watch it wednesdays on the computer. This is 1 of only two TV series that I will watch with regularity.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOO Jack and gang
It was Kiefer’s grandfather (Donald’s father-in-law)that created the health care system in Canada.
Although I may not agree with most of Kiefer’s political beliefs, I still enjoy his acting and enjoy watching 24 – the good and bad. At least he doesn’t do the grand standing that most liberals in Hollywood do. His speaking of his political beliefs were due to his being asked by Charlie Rose in the interview that was done.
"Janis Gold Must Die"
http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/02/03/...
Plus: An up to date body count.
I loved your post! I hate what has happened to my boyfriend, Jack Bauer. He isn’t the man I fell in love with. In the first episode this season, they had him dressed like someone’s dad and that’s really NOT SEXY! I think everything about the new season is sad. I miss the old terrorists and Jack killing a lot of bad guys and CPU having that totally awesome facility and Jack falling in love with women who he could never give a normal life to and occasionally seeing Jack without his shirt on. I may miss that part most of all. *sigh*
I suspected it, but it kind of breaks my heart to see it, Kiefer admiting to being a Democrat, and claiming that Bauer is, and where does he give this interview? a BRITISH newspaper, good at bashing on foreign soil, he USED to be my favorite actor.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/02/kiefer-sutherland-interview-tv-film
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