Posted on 02/21/2006 2:46:51 PM PST by presidio9
I just finished watching an episode of "24" when the husband asked what I had going on for the week. "You know I always feel rotten after '24'," I said. "Oh, feeling worthless again?" "'Extremely. Like a total slacker." "24" is the television action-thriller featuring Counter Terrorism Unit agent Jack Bauer, who in only four television seasons and 96 hours has saved the world four times. And what will I be doing tomorrow? I have a dental appointment. Big whoop. Jack Bauer once survived a plane crash and pulled a chunk of a jetliner out of his thigh with his bare hands and didn't even scream. Me? I let the world know when I need an ibuprofen for my carpal tunnel. Jack Bauer once discovered that a cell phone was actually a bomb and hurled it out a window to save the president. My cell phone rarely rings, let alone explodes. Jack Bauer never sleeps, never blinks and has been killed twice. Even then he only stayed dead for an hour. I need a minimum six hours of sleep a night or I can't form complete sentences the next day. Who in their right mind would want to talk about their life after watching Jack Bauer live his? The entire CTU staff is equally spellbinding. They are all of child-bearing age but you never see them bustling out of the office to attend a soccer game or a fielding phone call from a kid asking if there are any more Oreos. They are constantly viewing grainy surveillance videos, slamming suspects up against walls, pounding on their desks and yelling, "Get me the president!" Oh yeah, and they all type 250 words a minute on the computer. I've yet to see a one of them eating a tuna sandwich at their computer. This doesn't mean it hasn't happened. What it really means is that "24" is so intense, I watch most of it with my eyes closed. Just once I would like to see that touch of realism where a CTU agent spills a Diet Coke on a desk. Or does a Google search. Instead, they flash from computer screen to computer screen, effortlessly accessing bank statements and tracking Ken Lay-size deposits of suspected enemies. Me? I don't have a clue how to crack into someone's bank account. I suppose you'd need some basic info like name, address and phone number to get started. Sure, I could search somebody on switchboard.com, but I'd get hung up on the site asking me if I wanted to use my credit card to pay $14.95 to get the unlisted phone number. I don't know, $12.95 maybe, but $14.95 sounds a little pricey. That would never happen to Jack Bauer. The computer would instantly spit out the unlisted phone number in order to avoid being shot. Sure, by comparison my life is dull. But in all fairness, I am distracted by the basics that never seem to dog Jack Bauer. Things like eating and sleeping. How does Jack Bauer get clean socks? Anybody? Does he never go to an ATM? When does he get his haircut? Does the man ever check his credit card statement? Silly me. That must be what he does during the commercial breaks.
Remember 24 is only one hour per episode and one day for the whole year. You do wonder if he ever needs to relieve himself.
I hate for the show to end. Commercials are tough waiting on the show to startup again.
Keep it. But read the thread next time.
And why does every terrorist act in "24" happen in California?
Kinda like Indiana Jones dealt with the guy attacking him with the sword...bang!
I'm pretty sure that George Mason did that.
duh!....cos that's where Hollywood is...where else can you find all those actors they need?
:D
Actually, I have two problems with this show:
The liberal conventions, and the fact that it tends to degenerate into maudlin soap-opera schtick at times (is this to keep the female audience interested?).
Al Bundy was a hero. Didn't he get the beer tax repealed?
Look Lori, Jack does'nt need to worry about the basics. He has a wife or girlfriend available to do those mundane things (except when his wife was killed by his former girl friend, that is). Since he is busy protecting us all, and you as well, why worry about the details? My aside: too bad he's just a TV phantom on our screens. We could really use him.
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Because the terrorists know that Chuck Norris is in Texas
According to the Laws of Physics, it is impossible for Chuck Norris to build more muscle. Upon realizing this, Chuck Norris swiftly roundhouse kicked every law of physics known to man, as well as those known only by Chuck Norris. He now has the ability to will His muscles to any level of strength He desires at any given time.
When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.
Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
There is no chin under Chuck Norris' Beard. There is only another fist.
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.
Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris.
Summary: Jack Bauer doesn't stand a chance.
"The liberal conventions, and the fact that it tends to degenerate into maudlin soap-opera schtick at times (is this to keep the female audience interested?)."
ummmm...cos added emotion keeps emotions in check?
We love the show 24 !!!
Totally agree....
I noticed that too when I read the article. First season around 8:00, Nina and either Tony Almeida or Myers had tuna sandwiches while working at her desk.
Al to Mrs. De Groot:
"So you think I'm a loser? Just because I have a stinking job that I hate, a family that doesn't respect me, a whole city that curses the day I was born? Well, that may mean loser to you, but let me tell you something. Every morning when I wake up, I know it's not going to get any better until I go back to sleep again. So I get up, have my watered down Tang and still-frozen Pop Tart, get in my car with no upholstery, no gas and six more payments to fight traffic just for the privilege of putting cheap shoes on the cloven hooves of people like you. I'll never play football like I thought I would, I'll never know the touch of a beautiful woman, and I'll never again know the joy of driving without a bag on my head. But I'm not a loser. 'Cause despite it all, me and every other guy who'll never be what he wanted to be, are still out there, being what we don't wanna be, forty hours a week, for life. And the fact that I haven't put a gun to my mouth, you pudding of a woman, makes me a winner!"
Maybe there are other incidents that we don't see on the show.
Maybe there are dozens of other CTU offices all over the country, and maybe they all fend off world-ending terrorist threats.
I know lots of Freepers, including some whose opinions I respect, are crazy about "24" ... but I just *can't* take Kiefer Sutherland seriously!
Give me a few seasons of "Walker, Texas Ranger" on DVD!
DVDs are the only way to watch the program. Hard on the nerves and blood pressure (but mine is low, so it's OK).
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