Comments on: JANIS GOLD MUST DIE

By: Jack Schwanz

Jack Schwanz — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:42:31 +0000

Where does a morbidly obese MF’er like you get off ripping on women for their looks?? “Hello, pot? It’s the kettle. You’re black.”

I see that originality is not one of your strong suits. I have often wondered how it would be to spout cliches instead of like, you know, thinking as most normal humans who have more than 1 or 2 brain cells working actually do from time to time.

You are going to have to do better than that if you want to get my goat. Might I suggest you read of few posts on this site and glance at the comments from some of my more imaginative detractors?

ed.

By: Avery Won

Avery Won — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:48:33 +0000

I just wish one little thing: Give the character “Gold” just one of the following lines. “Ya know, four thousand people die every year in America from choking on peanut butter - that’s like six years of combat in Iraq! Or, “Ya know, more people were murdered in the city of Chicago last month then killed in the the whole country of Iraq which is five times the size - when is the President going to declare Chicago lost and pull us out?”

By: P-ster

P-ster — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:38:03 +0000

I’m with those who are frustrated because the plot seems to be going nowhere but I’m even more confounded with the underlying theme. How is invading Sengala to remove a genocidal dictator even at the potential cost of tens of thousands of American lives supposed to make America look good when invading Iraq to remove a genocidal dictator in real life supposedly made America look so bad? Maybe that’s part of what’s bothering me about this season.

In Iraq, we had selfish national interests - strategic interests like oil. If you’re a liberal, that is a no-no. They believe we should only commit American troops to die in battle when our motives are selfless and noble like stopping genocide.

ed.

By: jazplyr

jazplyr — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:30:52 +0000

“Why is 24 treating federal government control as a fait accompli”.

Wramblin’ Wreck, the answers to all of your questions can be summed up in two words:
Evan Katz.

By: Mike Volpe

Mike Volpe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:09:48 +0000

Rick, no one is a bigger 24 fan than me, but this season is just awful and it goes well beyond just Garofalo. The whole thing is very stale to me. I don’t know if it is just that the story lines have all been done. I don’t know if the actors are horrible. Yet, I can’t get into any of it. I don’t like the President. I don’t like the FBI. I don’t much like the villains. I don’t think Jack gets enough screen time.

I don’t think there is one problem with the show this year. I think it is a giant mess and I don’t know that it can be fixed easily.

The writing is not up to standards of previous years. No suspense, little action, too many plot threads, and not enough characters we can care about.

I keep hoping it will improve but I’m pretty much with you - it sucks.

ed.

By: Wramblin' Wreck

Wramblin' Wreck — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:30:10 +0000

One premise used in this year’s 24 deeply disturbs me. That premise is the comment of all of America’s infrastructure through a government firewall. While the producers of 24 have used this premise to show how easily terrorists can take over various controls, what is not being shown is that the government can control all of the infrastructure, even private business!

Why should the government have any right to operate a privately owned chemical processing facility? This concerns me greatly. Air traffic control is one thing. This can be argued to be within the sphere of the government’s interest, but chemical manufacturing? This is most definitely not within the federal government’s enumerated rights I believe; or at least I hope this is the case. What about water treatment, oil and gas processing, etc., etc., etc. Why is 24 treating federal government control as a fait accompli.

I won’t dwell on the lack of manual control or venting of toxic gases into the control room. One simple ball valve would have prevented this problem (and ruined the narrative.) An engineer who designed such a system would be laughed at all the way to the unemployment bureau. The regulators who would approve such a system would also be worth of promotion. But this type of scenario is just small peanuts and has been used before on past seasons of 24.

But I want to see if the writers of 24 make any effort to point out the government’s total control of the country’s infrastructure and follow up on it.

Wramblin’ Wreck

By: Locomotive Breath

Locomotive Breath — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:41:00 +0000

What was really stupid was that the plant manager (THE PLANT MANAGER!!) had to talk to Janis to find out how the plant worked. ‘Cause, like, there was no one else there with him who knew a thing about it.

Garofalo used to be kind of cute in a cherubic way. Now she’s just a dried up old husk.

By: boqueronman

boqueronman — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:23:53 +0000

Your “fisking” of Inane Gar-awful-o was worth the read. I don’t watch the TV show you are talking about. In fact, I watch almost no U.S. TV (try BBC/ITV drama from bittorent) for fear of running into the ubiquitous multi-culti/feminist sledge hammer. But, she really is the acting equivalent of the fingernail-on-the-blackboard or itch-you-can’t-scratch. Sometimes that’s actually the character’s role; and, in that case, she fills the bill magnificently. Otherwise, spare me.

By: jazplyr

jazplyr — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:14:59 +0000

This should not be mis-understood as “pick on Tim week”. That said, Tim if you ever have rodent issues or house pests, just copy the photo on the top of this blog and place it in the needed locations. Should be sufficient to scare them off. Just kidding.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:56:19 +0000

Your comment on Sharon Tate was uncalled for..her first movie Eye of the Devil was a slow moving movie but her portraying a witch was excellent for a first movie role..the way she altered her voice and of course she was beautiful to look at. She may have been learning as and actress but she had enough of what it takes to threaten Stars as famous as Elizabeth Taylor and several others..ask her sister? Sharon Tate was one of the most if not the most beautiful woman who ever lived and many have paid for a movie ticket just for that..could there be some jealousy?

Abthalutely yeth. I just adorrrrrrrred her, don’t ya know? I mean, beeutiful girlths alwayths bring out the cat in me.

ed.