tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post3276604115922717500..comments2023-10-31T13:15:14.564-02:30Comments on An Ontarian in Newfoundland: Why 24 has jumped the shark ...Chris in NFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06064023598020493124noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-12780303056482583772007-02-20T19:27:00.000-03:302007-02-20T19:27:00.000-03:30"Torture on 24":http://www.newyorker.com/fact/cont..."Torture on 24":<BR/><BR/>http://www.newyorker.com/fact/<BR/>content/articles/070219fa_fact_mayer<BR/><BR/>The more I read about this show, and the more I see (very little, admittedly), the more it annoys the hell out of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-86142544529602491102007-02-20T12:54:00.000-03:302007-02-20T12:54:00.000-03:30I prolly shouldn't be reading this. I'm only as fa...I prolly shouldn't be reading this. I'm only as far as the beginning of Season 4 on DVD. And I've been bothered by the fact that it's not good writing, acting, or plot that's keeping me watching. It's the <I>gimmick</I>.<BR/><BR/>Makes it that much harder to take when Jack Bauer is a hypocrite. He must save daughter Kim at all costs, to hell with the planet. But when it's Tony Almeida, Michelle Dessler or Ryan Chappelle, well, national security comes first and they're disposable.<BR/><BR/>Most stunning moment so far... Bauer's brutal killing of Ryan Chappelle. It's starting to become preposterous and from what you're telling me, there's more of that to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-40685900069717205632007-02-17T12:11:00.000-03:302007-02-17T12:11:00.000-03:30Andrew, you really need to watch Season 5. Especi...Andrew, you really need to watch Season 5. Especially if this season ends up disappointing you...<BR/><BR/>Chris, I agree, this season is a little...well...lacking. I'm a little disappointed at this moment, but I'm going to save full on "what the hell?" for when they really lose me. I was ticked when they killed Curtis, but that was probably for the "OMG" moment more so than the story line. And the fact that I can pretty much predict whatever it is they've got going on each week has left me a little cold. Considering I watched all five seasons in a row over the holidays, I can safely say that the reveals in last seasons episodes were quite nice and I think this season has really been a little over the top. Let's hope they get back to the winning formula. I'm starting to lose my interest in Jack Bauer as a result. And that's just BAD!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891041230874404452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14665637.post-81623983363155338222007-02-17T04:46:00.000-03:302007-02-17T04:46:00.000-03:30i'll keep tuning in (ie: downloading) each week to...i'll keep tuning in (ie: downloading) each week to see how obama and hillary make out. she'll struggle back somehow, those clintons can't stay away from the oval office for too long. i just hope that little snake habeas-corpus suspending neo-con secretary of defense is part of a rogue multinational satellite missile terrorist organization and jack gets into some epic hand to hand combat with him in the finale. i just started watching the show this season, i can look forward to that right? how great was it that kumar really was a terrorist? ha! take that aclu!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com