Jack Bauer == Wile E. Coyote?
On his blog, Irwin talked some trash about 24, but after some folks explained the wonderful campiness that is 24, he replied “well i feel better now, because I actually thought you guys were liking this show in a good way. but apparently, it’s one of those campy things that i never understand, that makes more sense. so basically it’s like watching a road runner cartoon, where jack is wile e. coyote.”
That is such a perfect description of the show. I love it.
January 25th, 2007 at 10:37 am
I’ve never seen the show and had no idea what the premise of it was, but all the ridiculousness expatiated on in that post makes me want to watch it.
January 25th, 2007 at 11:12 am
It’s a… hmm, I don’t know how to describe it. The IMDb synopsis says “Federal Agent Jack Bauer can’t afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day.” Basically, he goes around doing whatever he wants (almost always with help from someone at CTU without their boss knowing) and stopping things from going wrong. They kill characters all the time too. The situations are pretty out there, but watching it as a cartoon where you know it’s completely ridiculous, it still is pretty intense
I have the first 4 seasons on DVD, and you’re welcome to borrow one (or more) if you want. I can mail the discs down and you can give them back in March (or mail them back another time).
January 26th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
See, I always thought you liked it as a serious show…makes sooo much more sense now.