Alternate post titles: A dose of the left, 3 More Reasons to watch 24, 3 more justifications for watching a show that primarily features torture and rugged, roguish men defying rules, punching people and overall just being really masculine. I went with the rhyming for obvious reasons.
Janeane Garofalo is joining the cast of 24 (thanks for the tip, Jamie). As if I needed any more incentive to watch this show. Adds further intrigue to my earlier blog about the political intonations/qualms with the show and its creator. I cannot wait. Just three more seasons to get through before the premiere. Garofalo told the Ottawa Sun that she was surprised: "I feel like I'm being punked. I feel like the creators are going to make me say things that cause my sphincter to tighten."
This announcement comes on the heels of the announcement that Cherry Jones will play the President in the next season. Jones is not only a woman and a Tony-award winning actress, but also an open lesbian.
AND...yes, there's more...the show is going green. They are switching to biodiesel, renewable sources of energy and hybrid vehicles. They're attempting to be completely carbon neutral by the season finale. They also plan to spread awareness of climate change and carbon reduction in storylines when appropriate and Kiefer and company are reportedly filming PSAs about climate change.
First a black President (David Palmer/Dennis Haysbert, I love you), now a woman as Commander in Chief? Then you invite Janeane Garofalo, a woman who has "liberal" tattooed on her, to join the cast? And then you take the initiative to make 24 an environmentally conscious and green show? And make environmental PSAs?! What kind of Right-winger are you, Joel Surnow? A soon-to-be-denounced one is my guess.
Oh, I am so happy to have this news to back up my love of Jack Bauer and CTU. It's like when Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo appeared on Gilmore Girls. Thank you gods of legitimacy.
5 comments:
I didn't need to legitimize my love. Jack had me at "hello"
ok i am actually pretty proud of this show for being an example of bipartisanship and something that has seemed to successfully avoided the left vs. right fight that dominates everything. Like, yes we are "right wingers" but are still going to promote a black president, a woman president, we are going to go green and have a public and very loud known liberal activist as a castmember. it's refreshing. right now nobody will break out of their "camp" -- like conservatives want to showcase their major causes (the need for defense, the war, the take-down of gay marriage and abortion) and make sure that nobody gets confused (and liberals do the same). Even though i've only watched 4 episodes and didn't particularly love the idea of renegade jack bauer anit-establishment-within-the-establishment white man killing people in the name of his personal notion of justice and morality, i do like seeing this show and the direction its going -- without explanation. hopefully this isn't too long/boring/annoying for a blog comment.
Laura, I'm happy to see your praise. What would be even greater than commending the show would be to give yourself the pleasure and privilege of continuing on the epic journey of adrenaline and emotion that is 24.
Erin, you of all people should know that Jack doesn't bother with "hellos."
This only proves that you could never understand the enigma that is Jack Bauer.
I wanted to say he had me at his first "damn it" however that isn't a classic movie moment now is it?
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