Blow by Blow Review: "24" February 14th, 2005
A quick note before this week's Blow by Blow:
This is easily the best season of "24" to date: When you consider the story arcs sliding back and forth next to each other in a constant state of edge of your seat flux, with solid, staple characters coming in and out, with just a dash of previous season cast support - it's genius folks.
On to the Blow by Blow for February 14th, 2005:
-- No I told you so attitude? Huh? With the boat that Erin, a Director of CTU is in at this point, I find it almost incredible that she'd want to try to play the "no attitude game" at this point. There are times when even the leader of departments need to accept and deal with it, and clearly, she chose not to.
-- Adjusting files to skate? Come'on! My eyes just bulged out of my head and wrapped around my neck: They're going to alter the base files to attempt to shift blame for "hiring" what is this season's Judas? If anything they should know that things like that don't wash, and that eventually, they're going to be found out.
-- Nucular? How abour Nuclear? One of the bones that just about anyone regardless of political leaning will focus on, is the use of the President's not too alien word: "Nuculur." Even funnier is when we visit Dictionary.Com:
Now, not only do you see the regular and humankind pronunciation listing:
"nu·cle·ar ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nkl-r, ny-) adj.
Biology. Of, relating to, or forming a nucleus: a nuclear membrane. Physics. Of or relating to atomic nuclei: a nuclear chain reaction. Using or derived from the energy of atomic nuclei: nuclear power. Of, using, or possessing atomic or hydrogen bombs: nuclear war; nuclear nations. [From nucleus.] "
We also find an interesting note in regard to "usage."
"Usage Note: The pronunciation (nky-lr), which is generally considered incorrect, is an example of how a familiar phonological pattern can influence an unfamiliar one. The usual pronunciation of the final two syllables of this word is (-kl-r), but this sequence of sounds is rare in English. Much more common is the similar sequence (-ky-lr), which occurs in words like particular, circular, spectacular, and in many scientific words like molecular, ocular, and vascular."
See, what I figure is this: The president has initiated some black op team to infiltrate the offices of Dictionary.Com in an effort to covertly alter the perception of the world in general - that's right - the eventual goal? To eliminate the previous pronunciation of "Nuclear" and institute a "new Nuculur world order." :) Surely that's what next season will have as it's twisty-turny rollercoaster-esque storyline.
-- Going to Visit Uncle Nasim for Medicine? Call me crazy, but does anyone else just want to club Behrooz to death with a frozen ham for being stupid? The proverbial shit has hit the fan, Mom's been shot, she is bleeding to death, and it's time to contact Uncle Nasim for help? Isn't the cultural props for women in their culture general pretty low?
-- Heartwrenching: What was probably one of the briefest scenes to date, is one of the most powerful. As the first nuclear reactor fails, we see at least three men doing their best to help minimize the damage, even though they have been fatally exposed to radiation. This is why while the costs will be high in the war on terrorism, the overall viewpoint that America takes will eventually win out.
-- Hate to Be the IToldYouSo Channel, But: Did I call traffic during the evacuation or what? With anything as fatal as a nuclear event, I don't think that "giving up" is the way to go, but there's hope, and then there's inevitable. I think in almost every case, people would choose to meet their own fate rather than have it dictated due to a traffic jam.
-- Actors Stellar Non-vocal Communications: As someone that worked as a professional interpreter for the Deaf for more than 10 years, my absolute kudos to the "24" players' ability to use non-verbal communication. In partculart, STELLAR marks for Dina (portrayed by actress Shohreh Aghdashloo), the mother with not only the ability to etch emotion into the viewership in regard to the cause of bringing America to its' knees - but conveying the love of a mother for her son: All by saying next to nothing.
-- Show Me the Document = Terminal Cliche for Behrooz? Anyone that understands the US Policy for negotiating with terrorists would know that, regardless the risks, they wouldn't deal. What will the newfound illegitimacy of that document mean for Behrooz? Sadly, it probably means death.
-- Again Total Conviction Factor: Again, kudos to Dina (portrayed by actress Shohreh Aghdashloo) on the ability to show what is complete and crystal clear conviction in regard to the cause, and the balance that is her son's life.
-- May I Have a Side Order of Bulletproof Jacket? Can someone please put a kevlar vest on the mother? Does she need to be on point? Does she need to be at the scene at all?
This is easily the best season of "24" to date: When you consider the story arcs sliding back and forth next to each other in a constant state of edge of your seat flux, with solid, staple characters coming in and out, with just a dash of previous season cast support - it's genius folks.
On to the Blow by Blow for February 14th, 2005:
-- No I told you so attitude? Huh? With the boat that Erin, a Director of CTU is in at this point, I find it almost incredible that she'd want to try to play the "no attitude game" at this point. There are times when even the leader of departments need to accept and deal with it, and clearly, she chose not to.
-- Adjusting files to skate? Come'on! My eyes just bulged out of my head and wrapped around my neck: They're going to alter the base files to attempt to shift blame for "hiring" what is this season's Judas? If anything they should know that things like that don't wash, and that eventually, they're going to be found out.
-- Nucular? How abour Nuclear? One of the bones that just about anyone regardless of political leaning will focus on, is the use of the President's not too alien word: "Nuculur." Even funnier is when we visit Dictionary.Com:
Now, not only do you see the regular and humankind pronunciation listing:
"nu·cle·ar ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nkl-r, ny-) adj.
Biology. Of, relating to, or forming a nucleus: a nuclear membrane. Physics. Of or relating to atomic nuclei: a nuclear chain reaction. Using or derived from the energy of atomic nuclei: nuclear power. Of, using, or possessing atomic or hydrogen bombs: nuclear war; nuclear nations. [From nucleus.] "
We also find an interesting note in regard to "usage."
"Usage Note: The pronunciation (nky-lr), which is generally considered incorrect, is an example of how a familiar phonological pattern can influence an unfamiliar one. The usual pronunciation of the final two syllables of this word is (-kl-r), but this sequence of sounds is rare in English. Much more common is the similar sequence (-ky-lr), which occurs in words like particular, circular, spectacular, and in many scientific words like molecular, ocular, and vascular."
See, what I figure is this: The president has initiated some black op team to infiltrate the offices of Dictionary.Com in an effort to covertly alter the perception of the world in general - that's right - the eventual goal? To eliminate the previous pronunciation of "Nuclear" and institute a "new Nuculur world order." :) Surely that's what next season will have as it's twisty-turny rollercoaster-esque storyline.
-- Going to Visit Uncle Nasim for Medicine? Call me crazy, but does anyone else just want to club Behrooz to death with a frozen ham for being stupid? The proverbial shit has hit the fan, Mom's been shot, she is bleeding to death, and it's time to contact Uncle Nasim for help? Isn't the cultural props for women in their culture general pretty low?
-- Heartwrenching: What was probably one of the briefest scenes to date, is one of the most powerful. As the first nuclear reactor fails, we see at least three men doing their best to help minimize the damage, even though they have been fatally exposed to radiation. This is why while the costs will be high in the war on terrorism, the overall viewpoint that America takes will eventually win out.
-- Hate to Be the IToldYouSo Channel, But: Did I call traffic during the evacuation or what? With anything as fatal as a nuclear event, I don't think that "giving up" is the way to go, but there's hope, and then there's inevitable. I think in almost every case, people would choose to meet their own fate rather than have it dictated due to a traffic jam.
-- Actors Stellar Non-vocal Communications: As someone that worked as a professional interpreter for the Deaf for more than 10 years, my absolute kudos to the "24" players' ability to use non-verbal communication. In partculart, STELLAR marks for Dina (portrayed by actress Shohreh Aghdashloo), the mother with not only the ability to etch emotion into the viewership in regard to the cause of bringing America to its' knees - but conveying the love of a mother for her son: All by saying next to nothing.
-- Show Me the Document = Terminal Cliche for Behrooz? Anyone that understands the US Policy for negotiating with terrorists would know that, regardless the risks, they wouldn't deal. What will the newfound illegitimacy of that document mean for Behrooz? Sadly, it probably means death.
-- Again Total Conviction Factor: Again, kudos to Dina (portrayed by actress Shohreh Aghdashloo) on the ability to show what is complete and crystal clear conviction in regard to the cause, and the balance that is her son's life.
-- May I Have a Side Order of Bulletproof Jacket? Can someone please put a kevlar vest on the mother? Does she need to be on point? Does she need to be at the scene at all?
posted by Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking at 10:00 AM
1 Comments:
Mike I love these reviews...I do want to add after you and I discussed this earlier with the other 24 fans at work...I think the Heller's daughter is more involved in the terrorists plan than what we are lead to believe. I know you don't see it yourself, but that is how I am leaning right now...mark me down!!!
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