Shot In The Dark: Mitch Needs Life: The "24" Files

May 22, 2006

Mitch Needs Life: The "24" Files

As mentioned earlier, I went the better part of six years without a video store membership.

In the five weeks or so since, I've gotten to the last disk of season 4 of "24". I'm on episode 93 of 96.

So far, I've been able to suspend my disbelief about a lot of things; how everything in LA is a ten minute drive from everything else (not even in Fargo, buddy), how everything in the US Southwest is 20 minutes away by helicopter, and how a group of geeks in a basement in LA can find every bit of information in the world via computer.

The only scent of genuine shark so far? Terrorists capture parts of the nuclear "Football" in the California desert. Within the hour, their accomplices are able to ambush a military nuclear weapons convoy in Iowa (Iowa?), at a time when US forces were on heightened alert.

Posted by Mitch at May 22, 2006 05:12 AM | TrackBack

Comments

Ha! That's exactly what I think about while watching "24"...they get places faster than I do in our town of 1700 or so...it seems to be just around the corner from wherever they are. We're up for the final episodes tonight of the current 24...it's been a hell of a show this year. For one thing the asinine daughter showed up only once (they must've gotten letters or something...everyone hates her and the girlfriend, Audrey). I quit watching for a couple of seasons mainly because of the stupid personal plots. This year they have been kept to a minimum and it works. Oh, and Chloe...what a gal!

Posted by: Colleen at May 22, 2006 06:59 AM

I have to have my daughter Tivo 24 for me tonight because of a campaign meeting so please don't post anything about tonight's episode until the weekend when I'll have a chance to see it ok.............Thanks
Ed

Posted by: Ed at May 22, 2006 01:46 PM

Ditto.

I have seen exactly two hours of this "day". I will need to wait until the DVDs come out.

In August.

Posted by: mitch at May 22, 2006 03:18 PM

As I recall, the nuclear convoy was not only in Iowa, but in a "mountain" in Iowa. Although not a geologist, I just don't recall any mountains, or even hills, in Iowa.

Posted by: Skipper at May 22, 2006 06:11 PM

Sorry Ed,
It seems Day 4 isn't quite over yet...

Posted by: Kermit at May 23, 2006 07:38 AM