I Still Believe That There Is Gold At The End Of The World
I know, I know. But I've been busy. Sort of. Not really. Just not much to say.
Except on "24" tonight, there was a joke that pissed me off quite a lot. There are a couple surprising things about this. First, I love "24." Usually, I'll go along with anything they serve up, no matter how preposterous or fascist. Second, "24" went for a laugh line. At least I hope it was for a laugh, because otherwise it was really offensive.
You can count on one hand the number of times in six seasons that "24" has gone for a joke--and no, I am not including "Chloe said something inappropriate again". The folks on "24" don't just take themselves seriously, they treat themselves like they're the ones really saving the world every week. They have to. The minute the show begins to become a little self-referential or amusing, the cracks that I'm willing to overlook now will seem a lot bigger. If even Jack Bauer begins to wonder to himself why the guys CTU sends with him always get shot while he always escapes, then that's it. I have to start asking ALL the questions.
But tonight, Milo was in Bill Buchanan's office defending a CTU agent of Muslim descent. The White House handed down some obnoxious order about all Middle Eastern agents going through an extra layer of security, and Milo was complaining that it was slowing down his attractive Semitic co-worker. And to demonstrate how absurd the idea of her being a sleeper agent was, Milo said...
"She's a registered Republican, for God's sake!"
You catch that? She can't be an enemy of the country...she's a REPUBLICAN.
Now, I know that the exec producers of "24" are conservatives. They get all gooey every time the Heritage Foundation throws them a dinner. They court conservative publications and go weak in the knees for Rush Limbaugh. And, of course, there's the entire content of the show, where concern for civil liberties = DEATH. It's my favorite show and all but shit, guys, enough's enough.
Hopefully, Milo eats it sometime this season.
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One more thing. I saw this a couple of months ago with my brother when it originally aired. It's Tom Waits on "The Daily Show" singing his song "The Day After Tomorrow," which is pretty much the best anti-war song written (obliquely) about the Iraq war. Where Green Day and Neil Young are blunt and clumsy, Tom Waits is elegant and subtle.
When it aired, they cut it off halfway for the credits, but the whole thing is on the web. Well, the whole performance, anyway--Tom Waits cut one verse to keep it to time, so if you want to hear the song in its entirety you need to buy this.
Which you should do.
Except on "24" tonight, there was a joke that pissed me off quite a lot. There are a couple surprising things about this. First, I love "24." Usually, I'll go along with anything they serve up, no matter how preposterous or fascist. Second, "24" went for a laugh line. At least I hope it was for a laugh, because otherwise it was really offensive.
You can count on one hand the number of times in six seasons that "24" has gone for a joke--and no, I am not including "Chloe said something inappropriate again". The folks on "24" don't just take themselves seriously, they treat themselves like they're the ones really saving the world every week. They have to. The minute the show begins to become a little self-referential or amusing, the cracks that I'm willing to overlook now will seem a lot bigger. If even Jack Bauer begins to wonder to himself why the guys CTU sends with him always get shot while he always escapes, then that's it. I have to start asking ALL the questions.
But tonight, Milo was in Bill Buchanan's office defending a CTU agent of Muslim descent. The White House handed down some obnoxious order about all Middle Eastern agents going through an extra layer of security, and Milo was complaining that it was slowing down his attractive Semitic co-worker. And to demonstrate how absurd the idea of her being a sleeper agent was, Milo said...
"She's a registered Republican, for God's sake!"
You catch that? She can't be an enemy of the country...she's a REPUBLICAN.
Now, I know that the exec producers of "24" are conservatives. They get all gooey every time the Heritage Foundation throws them a dinner. They court conservative publications and go weak in the knees for Rush Limbaugh. And, of course, there's the entire content of the show, where concern for civil liberties = DEATH. It's my favorite show and all but shit, guys, enough's enough.
Hopefully, Milo eats it sometime this season.
--------------------
One more thing. I saw this a couple of months ago with my brother when it originally aired. It's Tom Waits on "The Daily Show" singing his song "The Day After Tomorrow," which is pretty much the best anti-war song written (obliquely) about the Iraq war. Where Green Day and Neil Young are blunt and clumsy, Tom Waits is elegant and subtle.
When it aired, they cut it off halfway for the credits, but the whole thing is on the web. Well, the whole performance, anyway--Tom Waits cut one verse to keep it to time, so if you want to hear the song in its entirety you need to buy this.
Which you should do.
posted by Matthew at 3:30 AM
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