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'24' is a Show Full of Surreal Life Lessons
Morning Call ^
| 4/9/06
| Renee A. James
Posted on 04/09/2006 9:53:55 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
If you watch Kiefer Sutherland and "24," you learn to handle 60 minutes of tension, heartbreak and deception each week. And that's just between the characters of the president and the first lady.
But although fans love it, even the most ardent learn to overlook a lot regarding plot devices and characters.
Example: Jack Bauer, toughest guy on the planet and lead terrorist hunter, who can withstand torture, gunshots, drugs and severe mental anguish, found a pretty cool job for his annoying daughter, Kim.
After her stint as a runaway and a troubled teen in season one, she became an agent at the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU).
Kim, whose previous claim to heroic fame was escaping a wildcat while lost in the mountains of southern California, was now among the elite specialists who would save the lives of everyday Americans should the very worst take place. God help us.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 24; chloe; chloerocks; flank2; jackbauer; jackbauerpowerhour; lessons; tv; wwjbd
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To: Euro-American Scum
Jack Bauer simply must have an autographed 8 x 10 glossy of Ronald Reagan in his office. So does Gary Sinese's character in CSI: NY.
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posted on
04/10/2006 9:22:09 AM PDT
by
najida
(He who cannot dance puts the blame on the floor. *Hindu proverb*)
To: najida
Maybe I ought to start watching that show too.
262
posted on
04/10/2006 9:28:31 AM PDT
by
Euro-American Scum
(A poverty-stricken middle class must be a disarmed middle class)
To: Andy from Beaverton
And on top of everything else, Jack has the weaver stance down cold.
263
posted on
04/10/2006 9:30:29 AM PDT
by
Euro-American Scum
(A poverty-stricken middle class must be a disarmed middle class)
To: don-o
Chloe (IT uber alles) totally ROCKS That's certainly true. But she was awesome when she took out some bad guys with an M16 last season. But then, conservative babes with guns are so hot.
264
posted on
04/10/2006 9:32:42 AM PDT
by
Euro-American Scum
(A poverty-stricken middle class must be a disarmed middle class)
To: Dr. Scarpetta
and he looks so much like Nixon...
Sometimes, I see a flash, like a mannerism or body movement that Itzin uses and it very much reminds me of Nixon. Interesting, isn't it, because if you put similar pictures of them side by side, they don't really "look" alike.
Cosmetically, they don't appear to have given him the 5 o'clock shadow or any other laughable, trite, or superficial similarity to Nixon, but sometimes Itzin moves his jaw in a way Nixon did or the cadence of his speech reminds me of Nixon.
Excellent actor in Logan's role!
Oh, Dr. Scarpetta, only a few hours in "our" countdown...its like when I was a kid on Christmas Eve...I'd want to go to bed early because I knew when I woke up, Santa would have brought all the gifts and the waiting would be over! Yippee!!!!
Attention Deficit is a helluva thing.....
"The waiting is the hardest part." (Tom Petty)
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posted on
04/10/2006 10:01:17 AM PDT
by
hummingbird
(Bloggers killed the Media Stars.)
To: Dr. Scarpetta
If I remember correctly, Vincent Dinofrio is a huge liberal.
Yes, he is. He's great on L&O:CI, but I read somewhere that he went apesh*t (or batsh*t; you have a choice on this one) on the set when he learned Bush had won his second term in office.
Apparently, he has a very volatile spirit, at least politically....especially when it comes to Pres. Bush and conservatives.
He's still hot...(((BLUSH)))
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posted on
04/10/2006 10:06:25 AM PDT
by
hummingbird
(Bloggers killed the Media Stars.)
To: hummingbird
We were watching Season 2 of "24" last night on UPN. It's strange going back and forth between seasons, but we were dealing with hostility yet AGAIN in the administration towards CTU! LOL
267
posted on
04/10/2006 10:08:11 AM PDT
by
Dr. Scarpetta
(There's always a reason to choose life.)
To: Dr. Scarpetta
"...but we were dealing with hostility yet AGAIN in the administration towards CTU! LOL"
"Same as it ever was...."
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posted on
04/10/2006 10:11:05 AM PDT
by
hummingbird
(Bloggers killed the Media Stars.)
To: Euro-American Scum
LOL! I've thought from the beginning that they were trying to make him look like Nixon! His hair, that jutting out jaw, the on the knees praying; all of that was Nixon!
269
posted on
04/10/2006 12:10:55 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: COEXERJ145
To: evad
Best.Line.Ever. I just watched the episode with commentary and Mary Lynn Rajskub(Chloe) said that was her favorite line:)
To: EdnaMode
Edgar.....
272
posted on
04/10/2006 2:27:33 PM PDT
by
COEXERJ145
(Real Leaders Base Their Decisions on Their Convictions. Wannabes Base Decisions on the Latest Poll.)
To: Dr. Scarpetta
I usually factor out an actor's political leanings once I'm into the meat of the show, unless they wear it on their sleeve during the show. Tim Robbins may be a total basket case, he's married to Susan Sarandon afterall, but that doesn't make "The Shawshank Redemption" a less good movie.
273
posted on
04/10/2006 2:35:54 PM PDT
by
ABG(anybody but Gore)
("By the time I'm finished with you, you're gonna wish you felt this good again" - Jack Bauer)
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
I like SVU, although they went too political for about 4-5 episodes in November/December. They got back on track since the new year. My fave character on that show is ADA Novak. She's got a lot of spunk and a good sense of humor.
To: EdnaMode
I like her too. But there's something about Hargitay that I've never been able to pin down...
275
posted on
04/10/2006 2:54:40 PM PDT
by
ABG(anybody but Gore)
("By the time I'm finished with you, you're gonna wish you felt this good again" - Jack Bauer)
To: silent_jonny
Jack may be the muscle of the show, but Chloe is the brain. (And the heart--awwww :) And President Logan (Itzin) is the zit. You just want to POP 'im!
Jonny, have you followed the drama in the 50th district of San Diego - the race to replace the disgraced (R)andy Duke Cunningham?
One of the front runners looks sooo much like Logan (only balder) and his last name, of all things, is "Roach".
276
posted on
04/10/2006 4:02:11 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: SuziQ
I've thought from the beginning that they were trying to make him look like Nixon! I don't know if that was their intent, but they sure succeeded, whether they were trying to or not.
277
posted on
04/10/2006 4:26:11 PM PDT
by
Euro-American Scum
(A poverty-stricken middle class must be a disarmed middle class)
To: EdnaMode
EDGAR!!!! (sniff sniff) Things won't be the same without him. Without a doubt the coolest techno-geek that ever lived.
RIP Edgar. You took one for the team.
278
posted on
04/10/2006 4:28:39 PM PDT
by
Euro-American Scum
(A poverty-stricken middle class must be a disarmed middle class)
To: doodlelady
One of the front runners looks sooo much like Logan (only balder) and his last name, of all things, is "Roach". I just Googled Roach--the resemblance between him and Logan is spooky!
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posted on
04/10/2006 4:45:26 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Do you hear that sound? It's me screaming in horror." -- Retrokitten)
To: EmilyGeiger
Was he one of the actors that was on the communist blacklist during the McCarthy hearings? Nah. In fact, IIRC, William Holden was Ronald Reagan's best man when he married Nancy :)
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posted on
04/10/2006 4:49:57 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Do you hear that sound? It's me screaming in horror." -- Retrokitten)
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