November 23, 2008, - 8:28 pm
Shark-Jumper Extraordinaire: So Far, New “24” Sucks
By Debbie Schlussel
So, it’s about a half-hour into the new “24” prequel movie, and I have one word: yaaaaaaawn.
So boring, and the PC African theme doesn’t help. It feels like the most possibly boring college course in anthropology or archeology that you mistakenly took because you thought the professor was cute or that you were forced to take because of some stupid requirement in broken clay pot appreciation. Didn’t I already see this in “Blood Diamond” and “The Constant Gardener” (both of which were box office IEDs)? This “24” movie should have been called, “Son of ‘The English Patient'”. What a shocker that far-left pan-Islamist “Human Rights Watch” just ran an ad during the show . . . or is that a public service announcement that FOX gave them for free?
“24” was fun when it was about terrorist plots inside America with ties to Islam. Now, it’s just a yawner. With the writers strike, Jack Bauer should have retired along with his show. It’s simply jumped the shark.
Oh, and by the way, some gay activist in New York is upset that I wrote that Cherry Jones–the actress who plays “24”‘s new chick Prez–has the name and brains, but not the looks, of a porn star, and that she wants eight years of Obama. The name speaks for itself, and reading her comments, I’m sure you’ll agree.
And this same gay activist wants you to know that Ms. Jones is an openly lesbian spokesdude. Hmmm . . . Why didn’t the liberals who write “24” (yes, they are all liberals, despite producer/creator Joel Surnow being a conservative) make her a gay President? That would have, at least, added some comic relief to this horribly unexciting show.
Did you watch? Do you agree?
For me, it’s strictly:
Zzzzzzzz . . . .
It’s sad when the only thing exciting on the show is that computerized time-clock. “24: Redemption” is more like “24: Regurgitation”.
I enjoyed it. I went into it expecting a B grade action movie and pretty much got what I expected. My favorite part was when Jack and the UN aid worker were arguing back and forth. One of the best lines came from that exchange-“You can go hide in the shelter with the other children!” So true about the UN!
I know the show has the potential to be so much better. And yes, it is way too predictable, PC, etc. now. But, I’ve waited long enough for my man Jack! I just wanted to relax and enjoy it.
cirrus1701 on November 23, 2008 at 10:12 pm