Random Stranger posted:The real question is why the head of HUD would make any difference positive or negative on a re-election campaign to make it worth firing him. Maybe he just gave a speech about how Mexicans don't deserve any housing. Kirkman is a WASP so they might want to give the cabinet post to someone who is more diverse or as a favor to some powerful donor. I didn't take it as a "if we don't swap you out, we are going to lose the election" kind of deal but more "optimize the administration for the second term". It's basically a plot device to have him fired without him actually being at fault.
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Holyshoot posted:Synopsis of episode two. This is why I loving said he should open the closet on the fired thing immediately. Well my expectations just hit rock bottom. It's probably for the best, I should clearly approach this as a "goofy funtimes" show instead of sperging about the plot.
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Antti posted:This is why I loving said he should open the closet on the fired thing immediately. Yep, just enjoy the ride and try not to analyze it too much.
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Previously on 24... Edit: Hahahaha... the governor of Michigan is the bad guy for this ep Zero One fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Sep 29, 2016 |
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honestly suprised the police are beating that kid and not just shooting him. e: oh well i guess the end results the same Stairmaster fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Sep 29, 2016 |
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Wasn't expecting to find a thread about this show, here. I was also surprised that I kind of, maybe like it I guess? It's goofy, but Sutherland is a good actor and it kind of feels like X-TREME WEST WING. If you pretend you're watching "X-TREME WEST WING" it's really fun. Anyway. Sutherland should have sent the national guard after Michigan's governor. I wouldn't mind watching another version of this show where a fully militarized game of thrones power grab happens in the wake of a similar tragedy in modern America.
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Aaaaaaah the loving son, no one wants to see this poo poo showrunners.
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MiddleOne posted:Aaaaaaah the loving son, no one wants to see this poo poo showrunners. His hairstyle is incredibly stupid.
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This show is way cheesier than I was expecting. Its really network tvish (in a bad way) huh...
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The Dearborn stuff was a bit of TV melodrama. I lived in Dearborn on 9/11 and I can't recall any sort of riotous backlash against muslims at the time. Not even at school, where I had a dozen classmates named Muhammed. Granted, this show's terrorist attack was on an infinitely grander scale, but still, Dearborn is a pretty chill place with regards to religion. The largest mosque in the US sits inbetween a protestant church and a jewish synagogue.
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Kraps posted:His hairstyle is incredibly stupid. They'll hopefully put him in CryoPrison after they catch him dealing hard drugs out of the residence.
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This show is on the verge of becoming really dumb. If next episode they act like the Michigan thing never happened, which I have a feeling they will, it will cross the verge. So far nothing feels very impactful.
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Gonz posted:The Dearborn stuff was a bit of TV melodrama. I lived in Dearborn on 9/11 and I can't recall any sort of riotous backlash against muslims at the time. Not even at school, where I had a dozen classmates named Muhammed. Granted, this show's terrorist attack was on an infinitely grander scale, but still, Dearborn is a pretty chill place with regards to religion. The largest mosque in the US sits inbetween a protestant church and a jewish synagogue. Bit of a difference between killing 3,000 normal people and 900 of our leaders of the country.
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This show gives me irl anxiety every time they talk about repopulating the government. Think about how many members of the government show up in an episode of the West Wing, and who might've died: you've got POTUS and VPOTUS, cabinet members, everyone's Secret Service details, senior WH staff (and their secretaries?), virtually everyone in the House and Senate; then there's non-government people: spouses, special guests, maintenance people, reporters from every major (and many others) outlet for every medium, and on and on. They can't even say the very common phrase "on the hill" because there's no hill anymore. gently caress.
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Don't you watch the show? It's no big deal. I don't think I've seen even one person cry
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blue squares posted:Don't you watch the show? It's no big deal. I don't think I've seen even one person cry Who would cry over dead congressmen in 2016?
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blue squares posted:Don't you watch the show? It's no big deal. I don't think I've seen even one person cry Hey the other survivor (that was cool and unexpected) said she cried and prayed. Kraps fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Sep 29, 2016 |
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FEEDSAWblue squares posted:Don't you watch the show? It's no big deal. I don't think I've seen even one person cry someone talked about crying
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blue squares posted:Don't you watch the show? It's no big deal. I don't think I've seen even one person cry To be fair, most of these people would be hyper-competitive career types who would cry of joy because they are up for a huge promotion after everyone else died.
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The resolution to that Michigan plot was pretty lame
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Can the terrorist blow up his family so he goes full Jack Bauer mode.
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MiddleOne posted:Aaaaaaah the loving son, no one wants to see this poo poo showrunners. Does network TV ever get teenagers/kids right (as series regulars)? At least in drama/action series? Hell, same question for cable TV, really. The only examples I can think of are recurring or guest stars and even that is hit or miss.
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Shooting Blanks posted:Does network TV ever get teenagers/kids right (as series regulars)? At least in drama/action series? Hell, same question for cable TV, really. The only examples I can think of are recurring or guest stars and even that is hit or miss. Action or drama no. Because it always boils down to the kid acting like an adult when they shouldn't be. Or being incredibly boring because kids and teenagers are boring and their drama is dumb. Other tv shows modern family does great with it.
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The drug-dealing son is seriously like some C-plot ripped straight from 24. I'm waiting for someone to torture the kid forcing Kirkman to call a missile strike somewhere.
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Shooting Blanks posted:Does network TV ever get teenagers/kids right (as series regulars)? At least in drama/action series? Hell, same question for cable TV, really. The only examples I can think of are recurring or guest stars and even that is hit or miss. Shameless on Showtime. Many teenagers and they're all amazing actors and characters.
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nooneofconsequence posted:The drug-dealing son is seriously like some C-plot ripped straight from 24. I'm waiting for someone to torture the kid forcing Kirkman to call a missile strike somewhere. Kirkman will fake torture his own son to force terrorists to plant a fake bomb (which was sold via the darknet to them by the FBI) which will be found, datamined and used to extrapolate the GPS coordinates of someone's cell phone via metadata that ultimately leads to Kirkman's psychology professor from his freshman year at Oberlin that always wanted to force him into a leadership position so he can show off his *~true potential~*
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Sep 29, 2016 21:28
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Kirkman will order the NSA to open a socket at some point, i'd imagine.
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Set up a perimeter and open a socket.
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nooneofconsequence posted:Set up a perimeter and open a socket. on a mac Crusty Nutsack posted:Shameless on Showtime. Many teenagers and they're all amazing actors and characters. Debbie isn't. At least this last season she wasn't imo.
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Holyshoot posted:on a mac Well, her latest storyline annoys me too, but having known chicks in middle/high school that wanted to get pregnant more than anything RIGHT THEN, it's disturbingly realistic. I'll give them that.
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Crusty Nutsack posted:Well, her latest storyline annoys me too, but having known chicks in middle/high school that wanted to get pregnant more than anything RIGHT THEN, it's disturbingly realistic. I'll give them that. Jesus. Glad I was a prude until junior/senior year. Avoiding the crazies. If they use his son to somehow make him do something no logical thinking person will do, I think that will be my tipping point that not even Jack Bauer can save.
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Holyshoot posted:on a mac "He's using a Chromebook! It's a special type of laptop from Google that can't be hacked!"
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Shooting Blanks posted:"He's using a Chromebook! It's a special type of laptop from Google that can't be hacked!" Did they really use a chromebook in 24? I only remember Chloe working on a giant mac pro when she was free lancing for CTU in the last season.
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You are all forgetting the most important storyline - the affair of the White House Chief of Staff guy and Kirkman's chief of staff lady. There might even be the chance that they already hooked up in the past.
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nooneofconsequence posted:The drug-dealing son is seriously like some C-plot ripped straight from 24. I'm waiting for someone to torture the kid forcing Kirkman to call a missile strike somewhere. I was kind of hoping to see him slowly grow a beard and learn he's being radicalized or something. Alas.
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blue squares posted:Don't you watch the show? It's no big deal. I don't think I've seen even one person cry When Kirkman first entered the White House it was literally a slow-motion montage of people crying in the halls.
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Holyshoot posted:Did they really use a chromebook in 24? I only remember Chloe working on a giant mac pro when she was free lancing for CTU in the last season. I'm disappointed the White House doesn't have CISCO TELEPRESENCE anymore
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Holyshoot posted:Did they really use a chromebook in 24? I only remember Chloe working on a giant mac pro when she was free lancing for CTU in the last season. Not that I can remember, I'm just making poo poo up and regurgitating what I remember from absurdity of 24 - especially on the technical side. Calling a Chromebook "unhackable" is certainly within the realm of possibility for that show. That said, I had a blast watching the early seasons of 24 with a group of buddies and a bunch of beer. It was dumb, but mostly enjoyable.
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This show got a full season pickup!
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Shooting Blanks posted:Not that I can remember, I'm just making poo poo up and regurgitating what I remember from absurdity of 24 - especially on the technical side. Calling a Chromebook "unhackable" is certainly within the realm of possibility for that show. Same. Also I think the biggest absurdity was when one of the good guys(Nina) turned evil, enabled a virus through the use of a brick cell phone that then crippled CTU. Also the employees druggie brother forcing her to give her key card up was pretty bad. But that was the last or close to last season so not surprising.
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