Get these two together and terrorism would be gone in 24 hours!
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.
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Interesting. I had a lot of the same thoughts when I watched seasons 1-3 through the first time.
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.
I'm pretty sure that George Mason did that.
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.
We love the show 24 !!!
Great post thanks for the laugh
Get these two together and terrorism would be gone in 24 hours!
The supporting cast is noteworthy.
The Chloe O'Brian character is my favorite. Facial expressions that don't quit.
Sorry, I just cannot get into this show, Keefer is a LARGE lefty, quit watching lame TV and get out and help our country somehow people
Note the florrid facial features, the swelling of the parotid glands, the puffiness, the veins on the nose and cheeks, the bulbosity of the nose. He has also a raspy voice. If he his an alcoholic, it doesn't bode well for his future as an actor.
BRUCE LEE!!!
