Spring Break
Diversions's first look at new season of '24'
Rick Crawford
Issue date: 1/9/09 Section: Diversions
The following article was written between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
I now know what it is like to be Jack Bauer. No, I've never fought terrorists or saved the country from any sort of attack. I am like Jack Bauer because I have seen the first four episodes of the seventh and newest season of 24. So therefore, like Jack Bauer, I am better than you.
But I am going to be completely honest with you: I hate 24 and I think that Kiefer Sutherland is one of the most overrated actors of our time. I mean come on; did you see him in Phone Booth? That movie is literally one of his most well known films, apart from A Few Good Men, which he did not play a large role in.
So why did I spend four hours watching the beginning of the season of 24? I really do not know. Mostly it was because my editor wanted me to, and that I did not have a better excuse or anything else to do.
I do not particularly like the kind of TV show where each episode is crucial, like 24 or Lost. This style makes the viewer tune in every week and if they miss one episode, they are completely lost in what is happening. And trust me, after watching only the first four hours, there were enough twists that if you miss one episode, you will have no clue what is happening in a number of plots and subplots.
Anyway, on to the actual review of the upcoming season.
In case you missed it, season six was cut short because of the writers strike. So in November, 24: Redemption, a TV movie, was produced to tie in seasons six and seven. This has nothing to do with what I'm writing about now, but for all you die hard 24 fans, you might want to check it out.
It now 8:00 a.m., some day of some month of some year, and the new president, Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones), has been inaugurated and is trying to figure out how to deal with a genocide happening in the African country of Songalia (not real). But as we all know, it is never that easy and the situation quickly gets more complicated and is intertwined with other plots, which will be mentioned later.
I now know what it is like to be Jack Bauer. No, I've never fought terrorists or saved the country from any sort of attack. I am like Jack Bauer because I have seen the first four episodes of the seventh and newest season of 24. So therefore, like Jack Bauer, I am better than you.
But I am going to be completely honest with you: I hate 24 and I think that Kiefer Sutherland is one of the most overrated actors of our time. I mean come on; did you see him in Phone Booth? That movie is literally one of his most well known films, apart from A Few Good Men, which he did not play a large role in.
So why did I spend four hours watching the beginning of the season of 24? I really do not know. Mostly it was because my editor wanted me to, and that I did not have a better excuse or anything else to do.
I do not particularly like the kind of TV show where each episode is crucial, like 24 or Lost. This style makes the viewer tune in every week and if they miss one episode, they are completely lost in what is happening. And trust me, after watching only the first four hours, there were enough twists that if you miss one episode, you will have no clue what is happening in a number of plots and subplots.
Anyway, on to the actual review of the upcoming season.
In case you missed it, season six was cut short because of the writers strike. So in November, 24: Redemption, a TV movie, was produced to tie in seasons six and seven. This has nothing to do with what I'm writing about now, but for all you die hard 24 fans, you might want to check it out.
It now 8:00 a.m., some day of some month of some year, and the new president, Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones), has been inaugurated and is trying to figure out how to deal with a genocide happening in the African country of Songalia (not real). But as we all know, it is never that easy and the situation quickly gets more complicated and is intertwined with other plots, which will be mentioned later.
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