shearman wrote:Canbus wrote:
shearman wrote:
Canbus wrote:
shearman wrote:
http://spoilertv-24.blogspot.com/20...work-print.html
Not sure how many of you are 24 fans, but here is a leaked work in progress trailer of the 24 TV Movie to air on November 23rd. Personally, I'm stoked and I can't wait until 24 finally starts up again.
Lost hope after Season 4. Not sure how much things are going to change at this point. Season 6 sucked. Season 5 tried TOO HARD to be like Season 1, but failed.
How can you say Season 5 tried to be like Season 1? The plots were not even remotely close, and the whole stature of the show was different. In Season 1, the threat was much more local and personal, there wasn't a huge threat. In Season 5, there's was a huge threat, much like those after Season 1. And I dissagree with you on Season 6, but it doesn't seem like you're the kind that can be perssuaded of anything.
Season 5: Plot twists were non-sensical and were just placed in for the sake of shock-value, and multiplied by 100.
Season 6: First four episodes were great. Everything else just went downhill.
I agree that Season 6 went downhill after the first 4 and that it was the worst of the six. I just don't think it sucked. I disagree with you about Season 5, but even if I didn't, I don't really see how that tracks back to Season 1.
Goal of Season 5: "Oh hey, let's try to make Season 5 as great as Season 1 by mimicing Season 1.'s formula! We're going to one-up Season 1 by adding in a crapload of plot twists and we'll TRY to be as original!" That's what Season 5 was basically about. Plot twists that were originally "good" but that left mixed results: Michelle, Palmer, and Tony getting killed off just for the sake of killing them off; Charles Logan being part of the conspiracy; every CTU character is flat; and then the Season 2-esque finale. Regardless of these twists, it fell into the worst list of cliches possible:
- Incompetent CTU boss
- Government official: "We'll always go against Jack Bauer, despite the fact that we keep repeating mistakes from past Seasons."
- ZOMG, chemical warfare again!
- Jack Bauer ALWAYS saves the day at the cost of his allies' or family's lives.
- Whoever WAS the ally is miraculously the traitor again (Mr. RoboCop anyone?)
