Comments on: THE TAO OF JACK

By: Jennie C.

Jennie C. — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:04:21 +0000

Someone else mentioned it in passing, but I’ll mention it again: we got a silent clock at the end of the last (12-1pm) episode. Who died? Surely not because of the First Gent (have to confess, i like todd palin’s “first dude” appellation better)

By: jazplyr

jazplyr — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:27:16 +0000

In the diversity of opinions on this forum, one common thread stands out plainly, which is; the Janis Gold character is at best…pathetic.

By: Wramblin' Wreck

Wramblin' Wreck — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:59:02 +0000

I think that this season’s 24 is probably showing the FBI quite realistically; mostly bureaucratic paper pushers that treasure their job first. Romances and in-fighting are probably accurate as well. I have not been around the FBI very much but this portrayal is dead on for the EPA and state health agencies.

I also find Madame President to be the epitome of the Liberal’s Liberal.

I truly hope that 24 has not jumped the shark but it is not looking all that good at this point.

By: soccer dad

soccer dad — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:23:44 +0000

I was going to mention that Ryan Chappelle was killed 7 AM Season 3, but I see that someone beat me to the punch.

The best conversation this week was between Walker and Moss. He’s criticizing her for torture and she’s saying that she got accurate info. (We know that, she doesn’t yet.)

The anti-torture folks say you can’t do it, besides it isn’t effective. But, in this instance, it was effective. Of course it’s fiction. But I know Israel claims that they’ve used coercive techniques successfully in cases of “ticking time bombs.” By saying that coercive methods never work, the anti-torture crowd are saying that there’s no choice. In truth, there probably is a choice, but they don’t want to admit it. Their position that you let 10 or 100 or even 1000 (or more) die, rather than torture a terror suspect can’t be very popular. But that’s the choice they have to defend. And they won’t.

I think you wrote that Sam is ticketed for the morgue because she’s got black hair. I don’t think that the murder suicide will be successful. Something about that subplot says: botch.

By: jazplyr

jazplyr — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:23:38 +0000

“Please don’t take my slavering for violence and blood seriously”.
To belabor the obvious, “24″ is a work of fiction. Consequently, the writers have the prerogative; push the envelope, test the limits of believability. I still remain convinced, the action will be manifested and, at times it won’t be pretty to look at. My personal fantasy would be a knock down drag out involving Chloe and Janis Gold. It would be glorious!

By: Juan Paxety

Juan Paxety — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:01:19 +0000

Can’t Chloe shoot a death ray through to Garafolo’s computer?

By: retire05

retire05 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:30:52 +0000

“The only people who care about our “moral authority” are European leftists who don’t grant us any such thing no matter who the president is.”

This from the man who laments the water boarding of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed?

By: The MaryHunter

The MaryHunter — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:14:03 +0000

I wonder: have any of the other 24 blogs considered the 800 lb gorilla in the room: the ultimate bad guy in not only 24: Redemption but also this season (as far as we know) is African... and that Obama is the son of an African? I would imagine that the Obot set would utterly slam the show for being at least insensitive, if not politically incorrect. How dare Fox impugn the ancestry of Our Supreme Leader.

By: The MaryHunter

The MaryHunter — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:28:01 +0000

Correction: there was most certainly a sniff of gunpowder, it just didn’t make its mark — or rather, it did made exactly the mark Jack wanted it to.

Is it me, or is Garafalo is simply getting badder and badder? Is there no nadir to the weakness of her performance? Kill.Her.Off.Puhleez.

By: cedarhill

cedarhill — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:01:25 +0000

My wife left part way through this episode to watch a taped rerun of “As The World Turns”. She said it was more realistic and believable.

Rick’s recaps are better this year given the material he has to work with. The last episode was more like watching a herd of flies having a gas passing tournament than 24. Maybe they’re working up to making more Pink Panther films.