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The Thief:
--- Quote from: Inlander ---So, is this one of those one of those threads that's specifically for fans of the show/band/film in question, or am I allowed to say that I think 24 is a reprehensibly and needlessly sadistic show whose "cliffhanger on the hour, every hour" style makes a mockery of its proclaimed realism?
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I don't think it would be wise to sacrifice entertainment for realism, in this case. The cliffhangers add to the show, no matter how sadistic you think they may be.
Also, criticism is welcome in this thread, but please please please don't troll.
Vlishgnath:
I don't think anyone that watches 24 even remotely buys into the feasability of such a premise. And I can guarantee you that none of us care.
You can't take an idea like this seriously, so I personally just kick back and enjoy the 'splody stuff.
Inlander:
Sorry, I'm not trying to troll. It's just that I really hate the show. I'm not saying that just for the sake of flaming: the fact that almost every season seems to involve torture of one kind or another - and more to the point seems to revel in it and even justify it - is to me utterly repugnant.
As for the cliffhanger thing, yes it does make the show more exciting. But it also makes the show less realistic - I don't know what it's like in the U.S., but when 24 first started screening in Australia every critic under the sun was trumpeting it as some new benchmark for realism in television. You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
Ozymandias:
I could never get into 24. The premise just grated on me.
I'm sure it's a great show, but gimme Lost instead, whose motto is "Realism? Fuck that. We've got a black kid who can summon polar bears!"
Jarne:
24 can in no way be seen as realistic. It's more like a James Bond for the post 9/11 years. It has got a formula it recyles involving the whole "worst case terrorist scenario", Jack's love interests and a bunch of moral choices (including torture and whatnot) that the characters have to make. Up until season 4 it even had really interesting villians who had alot of personality.
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