So apparently, there are mad people hating on this season of 24. An article posted on one message board on the Fox Web site claims that a lot of people aren't happy with this season and that it's "off" somehow. This article seems a little biased since they only quote people who aren't enjoying the season so far. The posts responding to this article are mostly defending the show, and point out that a lot of people are still liking this season.One thing that I thought was odd about the article is the following quote.
Last season was just too good. Almost everyone agrees that "Day Five," in which Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) came back from the dead and saved the world from terrorists with nerve gas, was the best yet. It landed "24" its first Emmy and set up any follow-up to be a letdown.
I think this is a broad overstatement. While season 5 was the most popular in ratings yet, I think it's a bad idea to say that it was overwhelming every one's favorite. Amount of viewers does not equal every one's enjoyment. Personally, my favorite season is 3, how can you not love the Salazar's? Season 5 is a close second, but 3 wins because Tony and Michelle are both major, living characters.
After 6 seasons, some aspects of the show that you could overlook previously (like the fact that there's never traffic in LA) do seem to be a little more ridiculous. However, it's really easy to pick a show apart and over analyze everything. A lot of things that happen on 24, just need to be taken for what they are. Yes Jack never eats, sleeps or needs to charge his cell phone, get over it. Would you really want that to be included in the show?
One valid point that the article brings up is that with so many major characters being killed off in season 5, we don't know, or particularly care about the new characters. Personally, I just think that this season is vastly different from previous seasons. We've probably seen Jack show more emotions this season than in all the other seasons combined. It's also different in the sense that there is more political debate about civil liberties than usual.
I remember after seeing Spiderman 2 with a bunch of my friends, one of them said that he didn't like it because there wasn't enough action, and he didn't like the personal life of Spiderman. This is one of the things that draws me to the Spiderman movies is the fact that Peter Parker is a tortured hero and has so much conflict. My friend said all he wants is to see Spiderman fight bad guys. Maybe this is what people want 24 to be like, just Jack beating up evil terrorists, not caring about his personal feelings. But perhaps that's me being over broad now.
My friends and I have been really enjoying this season. We also enjoy the fact that we now like to think of Jack having Babe as a half-brother. This makes the show infinitely funnier.
1 comment:
that'll do susan, that'll do
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