In Reply to: LOL! (about the government workers) posted by sjb on July 30, 2006 at 11:47:53:
...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
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Follow Ups
- Waal... ya gotta realize... - clarkjohnsen 07:37:49 07/31/06 (5)
- 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)
- Can't say. As in a long novel, the characters are well developed, and so... - clarkjohnsen 08:01:33 08/01/06 (3)
- 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)
- Watching 24 is akin to reading a novel along with your friends. - clarkjohnsen 07:58:29 08/02/06 (1)
- Re: Watching 24 is akin to reading a novel along with your friends. - sjb 09:33:26 08/02/06 (0)