The big question is whether FOX will finally actually air a two hour show, or will they continue their habit of advertising such but then just showing one hour shows, back to back. I know, it seems trivial, but in reality it’s more of a cliffhanger than anything left in the actual show… WILL Jack live? mwahahahaha….
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As the forces of evil gather around the world in cabals of socialism, collectivism, and despotism, all thrilling at the enthrallment of our own President, we few gather here to watch a show that, tame as it may be, feels like the last place in America where some basic common sense is allowed to save lives. Obama may want to give cover for the next attack by discrediting the methods the Bush administration used to keep us safe, but in between lame “green” ads about global whatever-they-call-it-now, Jack Bauer just keeps laying down the law. And being absolutely ridiculous the whole time.
Tonight’s drinking game: Jack Head Twitches!
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So, like you, I enjoy the series “24,” which follows a man trying to save the United States from its enemies, using any means possible. And within one complete day, he succeeds.
Of course, in real life this is impossible – it’s what we call fantasy.
But, not anymore. Today if such actions occurred it real life, it would simply be called criminal.
Because it has… and it was.
Earlier today President Obama said charges might be brought against those evil Bush lawyers behind the just-released memos justifying the harsh interrogation techniques used against folks who wanted to blow up our country. Or more specifically, blow up Los Angeles. (more…)
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[There are spoilers in this post.]
24 isn’t the first thing most people would think of when looking for a pop-culture representation of papal guidance, but if you’ve been watching 24 this season, you’ve seen a taste of what Pope John Paul II meant by “the genius of the feminine.” You’ve seen the complementarity of men and women at work.
During Monday night’s show, that Port Authority officer was not that innocent, having agreed to help a supposed electronics-smuggling ring (tempted by the extra money it would bring his family, with twins on the way). Seeing his regret once he knew the stakes–that he was aiding another terrorist attack on the United States–Jack Bauer couldn’t let him die if it was within his power to keep him alive. (more…)
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1. Anyone who goes to college at 16 and graduates Summa Cum Laude is clearly not smart.
2. Even though he is 24-years-old, and that SOUNDS cool, it’s not. Ask yourself, is Jack Bauer a callow youth? Don’t the young hotshots always go down hard when they’re around him?
3. Having happily posed for a picture with him, Kiefer Sutherland is expecting a little LOYALTY, thank you very much. (more…)
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In 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.
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Jack Bauer’s return for four action packed hours on Sunday and Monday cannot come soon enough. Even with the tease we had late last year of ‘24: Redemption,’ it’s been far too long since we’ve seen our favorite terrorist buster in action.
I know some have grown weary of the the over-the-top story lines, but I was late to the game in watching the show. I missed the first couple of seasons so I still sit at the edge of my seat during every commercial break. I am still able to suspend my disbelief.
The political undertones and controversies surrounding the show never enter my mind — it’s just great TV. ‘24′ is one of the few television shows my wife and I look forward to watching together. The clock can’t tick fast enough for Jack Bauer’s return.
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Looks like Fox’s “24″ may have jumped the ideological shark.
The show, featuring Kiefer Sutherland as the terrorist-hunting Jack Bauer, returns after a long absence Sunday night (8 p.m. EST). “24″ delights right-leaners by showing an American hero battling terrorists without apology.
November’s “24: Redemption,” a Fox TV movie designed to set up the new season, threw a bone to conservative viewers by openly mocking a UN official.
This weekend, though, Jack does some serious navel gazing.
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