Posted on 01/25/2005 6:53:10 AM PST by wkdaysoff
It's no secret where I'm going to be every Monday night for the next six months - in front of the TV watching 24, Fox's gripping, edge-of-your seat, real-time series.
For three seasons, I've been an avid viewer and I'm hooked once again after watching 24's exciting fourth-season opener last weekend.
As usual, rogue protagonist Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, is breaking the rules to track down terrorists.
But the terrorists aren't eastern Europeans or traitorous government officials this time. The evil-doers are a Muslim couple apparently involved in a mysterious train derailment and the kidnapping of the U.S. Defence secretary...
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I'm still a little upset about the 9/11 thing.
Yes...it will be very interesting to see where they go with the Heritage Foundation reference. Where that came from, I have no idea...
HISTORY TEST
Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple
choice test.
Do you remember?
-1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by
a. Superman
b. Jay Lenno
c. Harry Potter
d. Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and
massacred
by:
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
3.During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped
in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
4. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year
old
American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair
by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
6.In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver
trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
7.In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
9.In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr.Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women
problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
10.On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles
to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one
crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by
the passengers.Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
11.In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a.Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
Nope, ....I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do
you?
I'm betting the son turns out to be gay and he's protecting his lover, which is why he refuses to disclose who he talked to.
Sorry. I should have referred to Gere as the moron. I apologize.
I think a listing of all the movies that portray a bunch of white supremisist rednecks plotting the overthrow of the "zionist" government would be an interesting contrast to the whining of this bunch.
"24" is the best action TV show today.
Calling Jack Bauer. Clean up on CAIR aisle.
Well, he didn't die but he a has a good deal to explain later.
New girlfriend: Why did you break up with your last girlfriend?
My Mom didn't like her.
So she made you break up with her?
No, my Mom killed her.
Nutmeg has a 24 ping list.
Yeah, I as a little disappointed/concerned by that. But, otoh, it would not be surprising to find that terrorists have 'locals' as collaborators, insiders to go where the terrorists presence might be noticed.
NOTE TO SELF: Start watching Fox's "24".
24 kidnappings & escapes per season. Can they perhaps come up with something new? This show lost it's way after the first season.
The only 'spoiler' info I have heard is that sometime later in the season, there will be a Muslim character 'more to CAIR's liking'. I'm betting on Behrooz as the hero...but with 24, you never can tell.
Oh yeah, it was good. I just have a feeling that we're going to be disappointed from here on out. I imagine the story will go like this: Muslim son exacts revenge on his father with the help of his mother, goes to CTU, and becomes the hero by helping CTU find the real terrorists (white Halliburton executives aligned with the DOD). I also wonder whether the show will make the anti-nuclear power crowd be the ones who were "right".
You would think CTU could do a better job of screening its employees, though.
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