When everything gets voice-activated, where will we go for peace and quiet?
From 2001 until about 2010, no TV show was more action-packed and tension-filled than 24. Its to-the-minute setup was designed to make you feel as if the terror was happening in real time, and in a post 9/11, super-patriotic America, that was the recipe for good television. And a perfect recipe for suspense – each ‘beep beep’ of the countdown clock would bring the scene close to the very edge of disaster, leaving you waiting to see if the world’s most long-suffering and duty-bound counter-terrorist agent, Jack Bauer, really could save the day.
I love suspense, and a roller-coaster ride like 24 provided all the suspense I could ever need. I remember watching the season five finale in 2006, where Jack finally catches the villain behind a multitude of events going all the way back to season two. It was a MOMENT – and I was fully engaged, screaming ‘GET HIM JACK GET HIIIIIM!!!!!’ at my TV and gesturing wildly enough to safely guide a Boeing into its parking space.
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