24
Confession time. Not only am I a LOST addict, but I’m hooked on 24 as well. There are other shows I really like (Medium, CSI, My Name Is Earl, The Office, and Rescue Me), but 24 and LOST are the only two I take great pains not to miss.
For someone who proudly went ages without even basic cable, it shames me to admit I’m now badly addicted. From 9 to 11 most every night, after I get my daughter to bed, I’m in front of the TV. Geoff’s just as bad, although he usually has his laptop computer right there so he can work during commercials. (He’s probably really just playing solitaire, but it looks like he’s working.)
I’m developing something of a love-hate relationship with 24. The writers need to be more creative. They’ve found a formula that works so they’re chicken to venture into something vastly different. There’s always some top US government official or CTU agent who is corrupt and feeding info to the bad guys. There’s always some potentially catastrophic event that Jack manages to avert at the last possible second, but that catastrophic event was really just supposed to distract attention from the villain’s actual goal. Jack’s loved ones (and even liked ones) fare badly. They get kidnaped, rescued, then kidnaped again. Bad guys are captured, then just as they’re about to reveal some vital information (which they seem to like doing outdoors in alleys next to buildings with lots of windows), they get taken out by a sniper’s bullet.
And yet I love the show. I’m frustrated with it, but I love the intensity of it. They have some really great characters (especially Chloe and Jack), and classic lines. “The only reason you’re not unconscious now is because I don’t want to carry you.”
I liked the two days of two-hour shows to kick off the season. What a great way to make certain the viewers are hooked. It worked for me.
January 25th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
as absurd as it is to have a climax to every hour of your day I must say 24 is my favorite show