Category: 24

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Events happen in real-time.

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That my friend is the sound of inevitability. For eight seasons we heard the reassuring movement of time despite the best attempt of foreign terrorists, domestic terrorists, madmen with nukes, foreign plots, bioweapons, and moles to bring down the U.S. of A. No matter what happened between hour One and hour Twenty-four you knew that Jack Bauer was going to burn it out of hiding, grab it by the throat, and crush its larynx. My wife watched the first two seasons and then just rolled her eyes whenever she’d catch me watching the continued adventures of Mr. Bauer and the CTU (which is also the name of my new Synthpop band). Yes, Jack is indestructible. Yes, there is always a mole in CTU. Yes, someone from Division wants a report. Yes, they just hacked a kernel.

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Like death, taxes, and Chief O’Brien having to suffer at least once a season on DS9, Jack is something that is always true… an absolute in a world without absolutes. 24: Live Another Day lives up to the grand tradition, embraces it, and delivers exactly what those of us who have watched Jack Bauer and a revolving door of field agents do day after horrible day – to paraphrase Patton, “Make the other son-of-a-b&%#^ die for his country.” I think Patton and Jack would have gotten along quite well.

There’s no reason to go into what happened in this 12 episode season which took place in London, England. You’ve either already watched it because you are a fan, dismissed it because you are not a fan, or are a communist pig. 24 brings out absolutes like that.

What I can tell you is it was 24 and almost an improvement because they didn’t have 24 hours to pad with silly plotlines. Oh, there are silly plot lines for sure, they are just easier to ignore. It also brought closure to a lot of plot lines seeded throughout the whole series.

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Inevitable. They will make another 24. And I know I will be watching it because like sands through an hour-glass so are the days of Jack Bauer’s life.

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24 Is Back!

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It was always just a matter of time before Fox’s hottest show returned.  I know everyone is old now, and it is all stuff we have seen before, but it is 24.  This is the show that really started the modern era of event TV, so it was just a matter of time until Fox threw a bunch of money at everyone, and started to rake in the viewers.

President Heller (William Devane) is in London to secure air-base rights for his anti-terrorism drone program, but most of the people in London hate the drones, so they are putting pressure on parliament to not renew the treaty.  Meanwhile the London office of CTU is tracking down a target that might threaten the President, and of course that target is Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland).  He is not a threat to the President, but he believes there is one, so he is trying to work his magic one more time.

Like I said this isn’t the most original plot ever.  On 24 the President’s life is always at stake, but it is still interesting, and the drones at least make it feel current.  I do hope they can change things up a bit as the series goes on.

The actors all know what they are doing.  They have been playing their parts for so long that they just are their characters.  There were rumors awhile ago that they were going to reboot the series, but without Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe) there is no 24.

While 24 is no longer new and exciting, but it is still interesting and entertaining, and it is just good to see the gang back on TV for one more ride.  If you have never seen 24 before, you can probably catch up, but I would still start with the first couple of seasons since they are much more intense.