Muslims upset about Fox's 24

Edmonton Sun ^

[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...

[Puppage]

That's what drove me away. I'M KIDNAPPED! Oh, I've escaped. I'M KIDNAPPED AGAIN! Oh, I've escaped...UGH!

[silent_jonny]

That girl always seemed to get kidnapped!

LOL--ain't that the truth!

[silent_jonny]

I thought she had a phone conversation with him

Yeah, but that's no proof that he was in NY. If he's part of the conspiracy, then I suspect that his call might have been a way of keeping tabs on her whereabouts.

[skimbell]

Yeah, Jack had a he11 of a life in the first season. His wife was every bit as ditzy as his daughter. No wonder he started with the drugs.

Kim Raver is a nice touch though.

[stig]

However, something caught my eye in the channel flipping, something that looked GOOD. It was what appeared to be a Special Ops guy blowing the Hell out of numerous Militant Islamic Terrorists. I stopped - Watched - and liked very much what I was seeing. The show, Fox's 24. Not bad!

Don't get me wrong it's a great show but the show is pure fairy tale. Jack Bauer would have been arrested for torturing a prisoner and the secretary of defense would be dead. In today's USA we brought up on charges an Army Colonel who shot at a prisoner. We bring up on charges Army personnel who put underwear on prisoner's heads.

Jack Bauer may as well be the Easter Bunny.

I'll still watch the show because it's good. But I do wonder where did Keifer Sutherland stand on the Army prison harrasment scandal? Is this going to be another set of actors making their living off of a protecting America theme similar to Harrison Ford only to come out against America when we could use their support?

[television is just wrong]

The last Clancy novel made into movie with Ben Affleck, changed the plot from muslims to nazi's. I refused to see it because of this critical plot change.

If the muslims feel so badly, they need to modify their own people's behavior, and stop the hate towards the rest of us.

[television is just wrong]

Last week, Irish Americans were cast as bad guys, on the show ALIAS, Where is the outcry???

IRA members are white not muslim. You can only offend white people and get away with it???

[silent_jonny]

No wonder he started with the drugs.

Jack became addicted to heroin so he could infiltrate a Mexican drug cartel in Season 3, which took place roughly 5 years after the events in Season 1.

[far sider]

The only thing I want to know is, where's Kim? It doesn't like 24 without her wondering around lost in the woods, babysitting a terrorist's kid, or getting chased by a mountain lion. Oh well.

But seriously, just when I was starting to like Chloe they take her off the show. Maybe she'll be back.

[television is just wrong]

Richard Gere needs to pound salt.

[1066AD]

Heritage Foundation would be in context she's the SecDef's daughter and apparently in tune with his politics.

[silent_jonny]

The last Clancy novel made into movie with Ben Affleck, changed the plot from muslims to nazi's. I refused to see it because of this critical plot change.

In defense of the movie (which was terrible, BTW), there were Nazi terrorists in Clancy's novel, as well. The movie just deleted the Muslims and kept the Nazis.

[JarheadFromFlorida]

Maybe CAIR should spend more time policing their own and draining the cesspool of Islamists that is giving the religion of peace a bad name. How bout some street marches and candlight vigils against Muslim radicals for starters?

[silent_jonny]

But seriously, just when I was starting to like Chloe they take her off the show. Maybe she'll be back.

I think she will. I HOPE she will, anyway.

[PigRigger]

"Well, I enjoyed watching the terrorists get blown away last night just the same."

I too was unexpectedly caught up in that scene. They portrayed the military in a very professional and positive manner. Very uncharacteristic of network TV. It's about time. Scares me, I believe I enjoyed watching those bastards get annihilated a bit too much. However, in the end, the muslim kid will turn out to be the hero. Maybe that's a good thing......

[drt1]

Very well put. I guess I forgot to add onto my post (Thought of it the moment I hit the Enter) "I only wish that reality was in conformity with this Hollywood hypocrisy". There, now I've completed the post. :-)

[freedomlover]

You watch Alias for the plot? Uh huh ;)

[television is just wrong]

hmm, you could be right. There are a few twists evolving throught his plot. The daughter recognized one of the men in the compound he was white. They haven't id'd him yet. Things are slowly unfolding.

[shield]

Last night after the show was over, I waited to see next wks. cuts. At the end of that, there was a picture of one of our fallen soldiers with his name, picture of him, praising him when that was over there was a wonderful salute to our soldiers thanking them for their service to America.

I'll always support this show just because of that salute to our soldiers. Way to go '24.'

[Navy Patriot]

I would not be surprised if we find out later that there (sic) "cause" has nothing to do with Islam.

Maybe, but it's going to be hard to divorce Islam from the evil doers in this plot, as just about all the bad guys are middle eastern Muslim males and a mmMf.

Maybe they are all dupes of Gary Halwell, wasp right wing fundamentalist preacher, who dyed his hair, grew a beard and convinced them he was Osama Yourmomma, Muslim terrorist icon. Oops, that would make them Muslim again.

Nah, there are too many wanton killers identified as Muslim, to get out of that stereotype cleanly, the plot would move too far into the unbelievable area and they would lose audience.