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'24' : An hour of realism
The Washington Times ^ | 4/29/05 | Christian Toto

Posted on 05/02/2005 2:32:12 PM PDT by Evolution

Fox's "24" is pulling off the unthinkable this season. No, it's not that it's one-upping previous seasons with an electric blend of nightmare terrorist scenarios and bold twists. It's that it's dispensing with the politically correct evasions that pervade prime time episodic television. "24" identifies the terrorist enemy without flinching and lets the good guys fight to win -- without apologies. In the process, the show is earning a conservative cult following.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 24; foxtv; hollywood; jackbauer; torture
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To: eastforker

Oh yeah, forgot about Edgar. He's pretty forgetable.


101 posted on 05/02/2005 4:14:16 PM PDT by mercy (never again a patsy for Bill Gates - spyware and viri free for over a year now)
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To: eastforker

yeah I would guess Tony for sure......

what about the former President now being called in to help...or Mike Novak the Chief Advisor

and hey what happened to the Secretary of Defence William Devane, he should have been kicking the wussy VP's butt, why wasn't he called into help, did he die and I missed it?

I like the new CTU boss, that woman was dreadful......


102 posted on 05/02/2005 4:15:03 PM PDT by littlelilac
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To: TommyDale
I'm so grossed out . . . and I started it.

I'm so ashamed.

103 posted on 05/02/2005 4:15:12 PM PDT by savedbygrace ("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
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To: altura

Marwan the rat, that is priceless!


104 posted on 05/02/2005 4:17:58 PM PDT by littlelilac
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To: littlelilac

Could be, like I said there is three bombs in all, one in Iowa and I would guess the other two one might be in DC. I could see Palmer dying,saving the world and mike , he will be usefull for a while then again Mrs. Palmer got wacked so I don't know, anything can happen on "TWENTYFOUR".


105 posted on 05/02/2005 4:18:51 PM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: TommyDale

Another pseudo intellect heard from. Boy, you guys crack me up.


106 posted on 05/02/2005 4:20:28 PM PDT by bfree (Liberals are evil)
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To: eastforker

Anybody here remember the plot twist that used to be on Dallas? You would have to be in the oil industry to understand but that show was really quite realistic.


107 posted on 05/02/2005 4:21:25 PM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: Evolution
Here's a cool thread from last week:

Rush Talks 24 (Chloe "was fabulous!", compares 24's wimpy president to John Kerry)

108 posted on 05/02/2005 4:22:02 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: TomGuy
Chloe rocks! Chloe rocks! Chloe rocks! Chloe rocks!

(Oh, did I say that out loud?)

109 posted on 05/02/2005 4:24:28 PM PDT by savedbygrace ("No Monday morning quarterback has ever led a team to victory" GW Bush)
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To: altura

I had a big ole rat move in ... back in the day. He was nearly white but with cinamon highlights. I didn't wanna kill him either. One day I grabbed both the cats and plopped em down within three feet of ole Cinamon as he was nonchalantly nibling on something in the corner of the closet behind some shoes.

This was not a small rat. Probably weighed two pounds. The cats arched up their backs and ran away. Worthless pussies.

Finally I trapped hiim and took him where he could bother other people.


110 posted on 05/02/2005 4:24:31 PM PDT by mercy (never again a patsy for Bill Gates - spyware and viri free for over a year now)
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To: savedbygrace
CHLOE WILL RETURN!
Image hosted by Photobucket.com
Mary Lynn Rajskub as “Chloe”

1 posted on 04/27/2005 6:08:40 PM CDT by silent_jonny

111 posted on 05/02/2005 4:28:52 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: eastforker

yessiree, I was a big fan of Dallas in the day.....Dirty Dealings R Us

so does that mean "West Wing" is close to the mark LOL

I don't watch it much, would they have the guts to let a Republican president win this election......has the election happened on that show


112 posted on 05/02/2005 4:30:11 PM PDT by littlelilac
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To: Ron in Acreage

"Jack Bristow in Alias doesn't take any crap either. Also a great show."

Now that is THE best show on TV. This year, though, I decided to wait for the DVD to come out. Can't wait to see the season.
Re 24 -is this a guy thing? I can't watch that -I end up wired, eyes spinning, and can't sleep for the night. I'm not even able to watch the DVD. Someone I know says his wife reacts the same way. My husband breezes through it!


113 posted on 05/02/2005 4:30:11 PM PDT by ananda
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To: Myrddin
The "Murder She Wrote" series was likewise unbelievable. How many people ever have contact with a murder in the span of a lifetime? The main character manages a murder every week. Not very real.

My sister calls that show "Murder She Hopes." Uncanny...folks drop like flies when Jessica Fletcher appears. LOL!

I love 24...you never see Jack Bauer sleep because his sleep/wake oscillation pattern is so finely honed that it is impossible to detect his "down time."

As for Chloe..."you go, girl!"

"Chloe got a gun..."
114 posted on 05/02/2005 4:30:32 PM PDT by hummingbird ("If it wasn't for the insomnia, I could have gotten some sleep!")
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To: bfree
Another pseudo intellect heard from. Boy, you guys crack me up.

Well, I would rather be known as a "pseudo intellect" than a total idiot who watches this crap.

115 posted on 05/02/2005 4:32:02 PM PDT by TommyDale
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To: TomGuy

My favorite part each week is the "muslim body count". If only that could be true. I'm surprised the UN and it's backers haven't protested this yet.
Last week, the VP reminded me what would have happened if Kerry?Edwards had gotten in. Two clowns unprepared.


116 posted on 05/02/2005 4:33:38 PM PDT by bfree (Liberals are evil)
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To: ananda

no I am female and love it but then I'm a fan of crime dramas, including CSI of course.....and I loved the Agency, the hokey CBS show based on the CIA Counter Terrorism Unit......it only lasted a season but the episode where a terrorist infects himself with small pox with plans to infect the US sent several shivers up my spine


117 posted on 05/02/2005 4:34:28 PM PDT by littlelilac
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To: TommyDale

Then why waste your "superior" mind posting about the show.
You're are just another pompous,phony blowhard.


118 posted on 05/02/2005 4:35:08 PM PDT by bfree (Liberals are evil)
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
Next time she asks to borrow his computer, he better turn it over fast. First offense: Chloe smirks when supervisor authorizes Edgar to turn over the computer. Second offense? Edgar might not want to take a chance after Chloe got a gun!
119 posted on 05/02/2005 4:35:29 PM PDT by hummingbird ("If it wasn't for the insomnia, I could have gotten some sleep!")
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To: bfree

Oh, so you think this is realistic? I suppose you work in the intelligence community?


120 posted on 05/02/2005 4:37:02 PM PDT by TommyDale
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