Magnifisyncopathological: <i>24</i> and Torture

January 10, 2005

24 and Torture

Jim Henley makes good observations.

I myself began to wonder just as Jack Bauer pulled out his pistol: Just what the fuck do you expect to accomplish with - by your own admission - mere minutes of time to spare?

And then I remembered: Oh yeah. This is TV Land, where Jack Bauer can accomplish damn near anything as long as he has a cell phone, a firearm, and a pulse.

The producers missed a grand opportunity to raise some good questions. Next episodes are one tonight and I look forward to the unfolding.

UPDATE 2/8/2005 11:35am
The Jack Bauer Power Hour

UPDATED 4/18/2005 11:06pm
Additional posts: Fox's '24': A Libertarian Nightmare, Inner Outrage; The Enslavement of Behrooz Araz, The Total Erosion of the Fourth Wall, and The 24 Embrace of Contemporary Politics

UPDATED 5/2/2005 10:58pm
Humanity Revealed in FOX's 24

UPDATED 3/13/2006 9:47am
My Take on FOX's '24' Ethics

Posted by Drizzten at January 10, 2005 04:56 PM

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