Thoughts on tonight's 24 (first two hours): spoilers for those who haven't seen it at DVinfo.net

Heath McKnight · January 14th, 2007, 09:06 PM

SPOILERS!

I've seen maybe one or two episodes of 24, but my friend got me really into it. So I tuned in and was blown away. I like that Jack's a broken man, that he was messed up pretty bad for almost 2 years by the Chinese.

But I do like that he's a hero, something not really seen in TV or movies these days. Well, at least TV. I guess he's a non-superhero hero.

Thoughts?

heath

Nate Schmidt · January 14th, 2007, 09:24 PM

I thought the episodes were incredible! I like how we see a different Jack, a broken Jack. This is definitely one of the most political and controversial season so far and I love it!

Frank Granovski · January 15th, 2007, 06:22 AM

He may have been broken but he snapped out of it pretty fast. He must have popped some Viagra.

Mark Bournes · January 15th, 2007, 07:01 AM

2 great episoides, looking forward to tonight's episodes.

Wade Spencer · January 15th, 2007, 10:19 AM

I didn't know he was a vampire, and I've never seen anyone get stabbed in the knee before...

Scott Hayes · January 15th, 2007, 10:30 AM

I love 24. However, as good as these episodes were, the continuity should have been adjusted. If I was producing, I would have either left Jack with the deshoveled look for a while longer, or made his transfer to Fayed later in the episode. there was just no way he is getting a haircut and shave in 8 minutes. The kid's storyline, and FBI search could easily have been introduced earlier in the episode, just to add some buffer between things
and keep the timing more realisitc. So far Season 5 Premiere >>> S6.

Nate Schmidt · January 15th, 2007, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wade Spencer

I didn't know he was a vampire...

Jack...er..I mean Kiefer has lots of experience as a vampire, check out The Lost Boys lol.

Frank Granovski · January 16th, 2007, 01:40 AM

Yeah, and the US prez was a vampire hunter on Buffy. Did you know Jack's uncle started the NDP?

Finally...L.A. got nuked. I wonder if CTU went up with it?

Nate Schmidt · January 16th, 2007, 08:41 PM

So what did you all think of the whole thing with Curtis? Personally I knew something was going to happen when Curtis said "We'll see about that." or whatever it was. I thought it was a very powerful scene, but at the same time Curtis's actions seemed very out of character for him, he was always very by the book, and IIRC in Season 5 didn't he try to convince Jack not to kill Henderson at one point? (when their roles was reversed) Anyways just my $0.24

Heath McKnight · January 16th, 2007, 10:13 PM

The end of part 4, with Curtis, saw my wife screaming out. The ending wasn't too good for her, either. So, she'll stick with the guilty pleasure stuff.

hwm

Chris Harris · January 17th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Curtis' death, just like Ryan Chapelle's death in Season 3, didn't seem to flow, in my opinion. It was pretty out of character for Curtis. Don't get me started on Chapelle's death either. I felt it was too formulaic, and like they just decided one day "Hey, we killed George Mason off last season, let's kill off his successor in another sacrificial fashion." Anyway, a bit off topic. Curtis getting killed by Jack served a purpose, but I just thought it wasn't very Curtis-like to do what he did.

Frank Granovski · January 17th, 2007, 01:52 AM

Poor Curtis will be back working in Daddy's New Westminster (Vancouver area) barber shop or on a new TV show.

Barry Gribble · January 17th, 2007, 07:43 AM

It's really hard to say what is in character for someone who watched his fellow soldiers beheaded by someone on television. That is definitely something you can keep in check, but only to a point. It was actually not unlike Jack for him to decide that regardless of what the president said, he knew what needed to be done. Regardless of what makes sense for curtis, I thought it was a great thing to add for Jack. Ouch.

The continuity questions are always there. The thing that continues to kill me about the show is that everything takes 20 minutes or less to get to, and often it is only 10. And this is in LA! From the terrorist holding cell, to a remote street where the bus is taken out, back to the terrorist warehouse all in one hour. Say what you want about a field agent being on the phone with the president, but going three places in one hour in LA is unrealistic :).

Justin DeAre · January 17th, 2007, 03:29 PM

The only thing that seemed out of line to me was how quickly Jack went from not speaking for 2 years while in a Chinese prison to entering coordinates on a Nextel phone that he found in a parked car...

Keith Loh · January 17th, 2007, 05:53 PM

At least his car jacking skills hadn't atrophied while in China.

"Stay down!"

January 14th, 2007, 09:06 PM	#1
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Thoughts on tonight's 24 (first two hours): spoilers for those who haven't seen it SPOILERS! I've seen maybe one or two episodes of 24, but my friend got me really into it. So I tuned in and was blown away. I like that Jack's a broken man, that he was messed up pretty bad for almost 2 years by the Chinese. But I do like that he's a hero, something not really seen in TV or movies these days. Well, at least TV. I guess he's a non-superhero hero. Thoughts? heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

January 14th, 2007, 09:24 PM	#2
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	I thought the episodes were incredible! I like how we see a different Jack, a broken Jack. This is definitely one of the most political and controversial season so far and I love it! __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

January 15th, 2007, 07:01 AM	#4
Mark Bournes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jupiter, FL Posts: 565	2 great episoides, looking forward to tonight's episodes. __________________ Mark www.sharkvp.com

January 15th, 2007, 10:30 AM	#6
Scott Hayes Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 692	episode thoughts I love 24. However, as good as these episodes were, the continuity should have been adjusted. If I was producing, I would have either left Jack with the deshoveled look for a while longer, or made his transfer to Fayed later in the episode. there was just no way he is getting a haircut and shave in 8 minutes. The kid's storyline, and FBI search could easily have been introduced earlier in the episode, just to add some buffer between things and keep the timing more realisitc. So far Season 5 Premiere >>> S6.

January 16th, 2007, 08:41 PM	#9
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	So what did you all think of the whole thing with Curtis? Personally I knew something was going to happen when Curtis said "We'll see about that." or whatever it was. I thought it was a very powerful scene, but at the same time Curtis's actions seemed very out of character for him, he was always very by the book, and IIRC in Season 5 didn't he try to convince Jack not to kill Henderson at one point? (when their roles was reversed) Anyways just my $0.24 __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

January 15th, 2007, 06:22 AM	#3
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	He may have been broken but he snapped out of it pretty fast. He must have popped some Viagra.

January 15th, 2007, 10:19 AM	#5
Wade Spencer Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wellsboro, Pa Posts: 285	I didn't know he was a vampire, and I've never seen anyone get stabbed in the knee before...

January 16th, 2007, 01:40 AM	#8
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Yeah, and the US prez was a vampire hunter on Buffy. Did you know Jack's uncle started the NDP? Finally...L.A. got nuked. I wonder if CTU went up with it?

January 16th, 2007, 10:13 PM	#10
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	The end of part 4, with Curtis, saw my wife screaming out. The ending wasn't too good for her, either. So, she'll stick with the guilty pleasure stuff. hwm __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

January 17th, 2007, 12:53 AM	#11
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	Curtis' death, just like Ryan Chapelle's death in Season 3, didn't seem to flow, in my opinion. It was pretty out of character for Curtis. Don't get me started on Chapelle's death either. I felt it was too formulaic, and like they just decided one day "Hey, we killed George Mason off last season, let's kill off his successor in another sacrificial fashion." Anyway, a bit off topic. Curtis getting killed by Jack served a purpose, but I just thought it wasn't very Curtis-like to do what he did.

January 17th, 2007, 01:52 AM	#12
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Poor Curtis will be back working in Daddy's New Westminster (Vancouver area) barber shop or on a new TV show.

January 17th, 2007, 07:43 AM	#13
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	It's really hard to say what is in character for someone who watched his fellow soldiers beheaded by someone on television. That is definitely something you can keep in check, but only to a point. It was actually not unlike Jack for him to decide that regardless of what the president said, he knew what needed to be done. Regardless of what makes sense for curtis, I thought it was a great thing to add for Jack. Ouch. The continuity questions are always there. The thing that continues to kill me about the show is that everything takes 20 minutes or less to get to, and often it is only 10. And this is in LA! From the terrorist holding cell, to a remote street where the bus is taken out, back to the terrorist warehouse all in one hour. Say what you want about a field agent being on the phone with the president, but going three places in one hour in LA is unrealistic :). __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

January 17th, 2007, 03:29 PM	#14
Justin DeAre Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 42	The only thing that seemed out of line to me was how quickly Jack went from not speaking for 2 years while in a Chinese prison to entering coordinates on a Nextel phone that he found in a parked car...

January 17th, 2007, 05:53 PM	#15
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	At least his car jacking skills hadn't atrophied while in China. "Stay down!" __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery