Originally Posted By DAR Has anyone seen the ads they've been showing? I giggled with girlish delight when I saw them. However, I do have a question to ask. How does Jack shave get his hair cut so quickly? Hair that length takes a little time.
Originally Posted By eww4 Bump. Only Six days left until Day Six. To get things going, has anyone seen the season six preview from the DVD set of day 5? Care to regale us with what we can expect before Jack's first day of freedom?
Originally Posted By DAR Tonight was the premiere. Excellent. Remember to not post any spoilers until it's over on the West Coast.
Originally Posted By hopemax Jack's escape...my DH said, "That's so wrong, even for Jack, just wrong."
Originally Posted By DAR Did anyone notice that they really upped the violence quotient tonight? Not that I'm complaining.
Originally Posted By DAR Check out what is coming this August: <a href="http://www.spawn.com/news/news2.aspx?id=13026" target="_blank">http://www.spawn.com/news/news 2.aspx?id=13026</a>
Originally Posted By Shooba Does the Jack action figure come with "biting action" for killing the bad guys? I did turn away a little during the torture scenes. The episode was good, if not "more of the same". Whether he's been in Chinese prison or not, you'd think people would actually listen to Jack at this point...
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 EEK! that "escape scene" was a bit much I still can't get over the fact that he was stabbed in the shoulder area, had some sort of rod shoved in his back etc. and was still able to dodge and weave and run a short time later. I reach for something in a weird way and I'm wincing for days just reaching to put on my seatbelt. Maybe that's why he didn't put on his seatbelt
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Originally Posted By ecdc I stopped watching 24 after season 2 (the infamous "Kim gets chased by a cougar" season). A friend told me that seasons 2 and 3 were really the nadir of 24 and to give it a shot again. If last night is any indication, it will be a good season. My biggest problem is the seeming need 24 has to have a shocking, jaw dropping moment every episode. So the most loyal of characters suddenly become traitors, secondary characters become murderers just to add tension (Kim's boss when she's a nanny), etc. I'm really ok with an episode or two that's more methodical and slow to let the plot develop and unfold. I don't need someone getting shot or something blown up every episode.
Originally Posted By DAR <<A friend told me that seasons 2 and 3 were really the nadir of 24 and to give it a shot again. If last night is any indication, it will be a good season.>> In terms of quality season 2 is my least favorite. The second half of season 3 are some of the best episodes the show has ever done. The last two seasons have just been terrific.
Originally Posted By hopemax >My biggest problem is the seeming need 24 has to have a shocking, jaw dropping moment every episode. < Okay, *THAT* continued...
Originally Posted By DAR Yeah I was getting a little frustrated for about the first hour and half because it really did seem like more of the same, but then......holy..........
Originally Posted By Shooba They really keep upping the ante. By next season it will be a plot to detonate the entire planet. Very gripping episode. Was it a nuclear bomb or just a meltdown in season 4? I actualy found Bauer killing Curtis the most shocking and emotional part of the episode. The show continues to provide lots of moral condrums, from the shooting to everything about racism and treatment of citizens during wartime.
Originally Posted By DAR ^^^There have been a series of articles out there that 24 has kind of become a fantasy for conservatives. There was a panel hosted by Rush Limbaugh discussing the show. I think to call the show conservative is really selling it short. It's no more a conservative show than Syriana was a liberal movie. Both were too complex to pinpoint one thing about them.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper It is Barbara Striesands favorite show too, so I don't think it can be given one tag or another. It is balanced. As for Jack's escape...I had just sat down and started on my first chicken wing. My wife had to leave the room. That was brutal. And last night...oh my goodness.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Last night really made us stop and think. If we were one of the family members being held hostage what would we do? Call the police or not? Boldly walk into a wearhouse of terrorists?, etc., etc. Very frightening stuff to ponder. The killing of Curtis just seemed weird to me. I know that Jack was expected to do it but maybe he could have placed the shot in an area where Curtis would have survived. Hey they do that on the soap operas all the time Anyone else watch Numb3rs? Don't you wish Peter MacNichol was really flying around in space and not being all sleazy on 24?
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 WOW! What a premier! So far, I don't think I like Wayne as president. And I get annoyed when these people don't listen to Jack....haven't they learned to trust him?? Geez. It was shocking with Curtis! I knew something was going to happen though with the way Curtis was acting. O.K. the ending shocked me too.....didn't think they would actually detonate the thing!
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 <<<Don't you wish Peter MacNichol was really flying around in space and not being all sleazy on 24? >>> LOL, it's funny, I am so used to him as "Biscuit" from Ally McBeal. I don't like the sleazy him.
