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In Reply to: Uh Oh! I watched the first disc of the first season of "24" posted by sjb on July 28, 2006 at 17:01:45:

...Jack's wife and especially the daughter Kim are real losers.
Another fine character, as a person: Tony.
Stick with it.
clark

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I'm sticking with it but I'm finding it disappointing in that - sjb 09:01:42 07/30/06 (8)
no one seems to be very intelligent.

"Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. " T.S. Eliot
- Street smarts don't count? You don't like Chloe? Nina? (I mean, for their brains...) Plus... - clarkjohnsen 10:03:38 07/30/06 (7)
  ...aren't they all government workers?
  clark
  - LOL! (about the government workers) - sjb 11:47:53 07/30/06 (6)
    The thing is I don't see too much street smarts. Jack getting the cop killed, leaving the car so findable in the compound when he found his family and getting the assassin stabbed, and Nina and Tony(?) leaving the first mole alone to kill herself are just 4 examples out of probably a dozen I've noticed so far.
    The whole thing going on with the Senator's family is like a bad soap opera and Nina's just flat. Smart? Okay, if I'm correct that she's a mole she's smat enough to keep that from them but how smart can they be if I figured that out right off the bat?
    
    "Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. " T.S. Eliot
    - Waal... ya gotta realize... - clarkjohnsen 07:37:49 07/31/06 (5)
      ...this was the writers' first time out in the new format and as it was not known whether the program would succeed, the first 24 was plotted out only halfway. After its astonishing success came the annual renewals, along with tighter lines.
      That said, everyone agrees on the following:
      1) The daughter Kim should be made to die in a most gruesome fashion, and soon.
      2) The third year was rather weak.
      3) The fourth year was the best so far -- Imagine! They *dare* to use Islamic terrorists! How... politically incorrect! The nerve! The protests! The Unreality!... Those people don't do that sort of thing...
      And a couple of very moving memories: In the #4 two Arab brothers who run a sporting goods store find themselves taken over by the terrorists. And in #5 a very young, very frightened submariner (previously unknown to us, just a sailer at his station) receives instructions from Jack over the cellphone -- on how to approach a man from behind, grab him and slit his throat. Stunning moments, both.
      clark
      - Can one jump - say in a year from now - from season 1 to season 4 and not be totally lost? - sjb 15:00:30 07/31/06 (4)
        
        In Reply to: Waal... ya gotta realize... posted by clarkjohnsen on July 31, 2006 at 07:37:49:
        
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        "Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. " T.S. Eliot
        
        Can't say. As in a long novel, the characters are well developed, and so... - clarkjohnsen 08:01:33 08/01/06 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Can one jump - say in a year from now - from season 1 to season 4 and not be totally lost? posted by sjb on July 31, 2006 at 15:00:30:
        
        ...when something momentous happens to any of them, you understand the significance -- but only if you've not been skipping chapters. Plus you would miss such delights as the machinations of the President's wife Sherry, the fierce ongoing loyalties of two men in the Presidential staff, and Chloe's coming out of her shell. (Mary Ryskind is a breakout actress.)
        If however you're only in it for the thrill, be my guest.
        clark
        PS You still work at F. Cut?
        
        Well, either way it'll be a long time before I consider taking the plunge again. And yes, I do. nt - sjb 18:12:17 08/01/06 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Can't say. As in a long novel, the characters are well developed, and so... posted by clarkjohnsen on August 1, 2006 at 08:01:33:
        
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        "Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. " T.S. Eliot
        
        Watching 24 is akin to reading a novel along with your friends. - clarkjohnsen 07:58:29 08/02/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Well, either way it'll be a long time before I consider taking the plunge again. And yes, I do. nt posted by sjb on August 1, 2006 at 18:12:17:
        
        (Which, by the way, is lots of fun.) You can discuss it as it progresses. Watching it the way you do, places you in a vacuum.
        I asked about work because I put something in the mail for you there over a week ago...
        clark
        
        Re: Watching 24 is akin to reading a novel along with your friends. - sjb 09:33:26 08/02/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Watching 24 is akin to reading a novel along with your friends. posted by clarkjohnsen on August 2, 2006 at 07:58:29:
        
        Ahhh. I haven't been there in about a week. One nice perk at this job is that I have the benefits of being a full time employee but only have to be at work when I'm on a project. I'll stop in today.
        
        "Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. " T.S. Eliot

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