tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post5253950420945872458..comments2023-08-09T09:01:29.229-07:00Comments on Pliny's Tangent Du Jour: Why We Stopped Watching '24'Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-86042759343252164112009-03-19T09:43:00.000-07:002009-03-19T09:43:00.000-07:00No worries Mac - I never thought you were one of T...No worries Mac - I never thought you were one of THOSE ;)Pliny-the-in-Betweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580900408227953736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-20458075863973296962009-03-19T07:27:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:27:00.000-07:00US and THEM are merely for demonstration.By US, I ...US and THEM are merely for demonstration.<BR/><BR/>By US, I mean thinking Americans. By THEM, I mean everybody else.<BR/>I meant no political affiation with us and them, sorry if I inferred suchmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-27636497496457909002009-03-19T07:25:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:25:00.000-07:00You're right on base Pliny.I remember a republican...You're right on base Pliny.<BR/><BR/>I remember a republican mouthpiece spouting Jack Baur's praises last year during the primaries. As in "vote for my candidate, he's tough on terrorism. He'll get the job done just like Jack Baur!". The commentator went on to tell us 24 was the most popular show in America at the time. Therefore, most Americans would agree with Jack's tactics - if it meant catching the bad guy.<BR/><BR/>the constitution is for everyone, not just the ones we agree with. This goes for US and THEM .machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073782907747032366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-8875431236735928022009-03-18T10:26:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:26:00.000-07:00I have never seen the show. I don't know whether ...I have never seen the show. I don't know whether or not Jack got some suitable comeuppance at one point (or whether that comeuppance was framed as a form of unjust punishment that only made him into a martyr to a broken system that cares about human rights). I also don't know whether the world they were portraying was designed for propaganda purposes, instead of just vacuous entertainment purposes that merely happened to be colored by the thoughts of real-life nightmare scenarios racing through the public consciousness. What I do know is that the same guy, getting 24 action-packed hours to thwart a massive terrorist threat every year and half or so (for a total of 7 glorious times)not only strains credibility, but patience as well (or at least it would for me). Of course, they apparently plan on ending the series with one more season and a movie and that's it. So luckily they aren't planning on pushing too far into turning Jack Bauer into a human avatar of the god of antiterrorism.Asylum Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500952310972756918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746564418600302090.post-65146264262599891802009-03-17T12:20:00.000-07:002009-03-17T12:20:00.000-07:00You're not paranoid Pliny.The old tricks are the b...You're not paranoid Pliny.<BR/><BR/>The old tricks are the best one's!pboyfloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475980562742243007noreply@blogger.com