24 Season Opener - Part II

Last night the terrorists nuked L.A. - awesome!

And by 'awesome' I'm only talking about the importance of keeping the '24' storyline moving along at a healthy, action-packed clip. Of course, there may be some red state residents who have grown very weary of the toxic cultural runoff from the West Coast, and they may daydream at times - but nobody really would like to see Los Angles nuked in real life, of course. The place may be filled with shallow, brainless Hollywierdos - but they're American boys and girls, dammit. And thank God fictional characters like Jack Bauer are willing to shoot their friends (in a dramatic standoff in the third act) in order to defend them and stick up for the Red White and Blue.

The Kumar guy from the 'White Castle' movie bought the proverbial farm last night, along with Curtis, several dozen terrorists, and the sympathetic NPR-listening father - who got nuked. The terrorist from Deep Space Nine and the weasely presidential advisor (a mandatory 24 archetype) from Ghostbusters 2 are both still alive and kicking. This show is a gift for people who like to play "where have I seen that guy" - note that it helps to have a laptop in the living room with a browser on IMDB. (Last season it was Hobbits.)

Regular blogging will now resume. Everyone on the Internet is talking about the show (HT Nixguy) - so it's a challenge to say anything original. And my apologies to readers who don't watch the show.

Tags: 24, Fox