tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post2786371748329275757..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: A 24 Even Keith Olbermann Might Like: Redeemed and Ticking!Paul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-26381126587510627852008-12-10T12:02:00.000-05:002008-12-10T12:02:00.000-05:00Late in the day, as always - I'm so rubbish at cat...Late in the day, as always - I'm so rubbish at catching up on Bloglines - but good review!<BR/><BR/>We liked the movie a lot, but to be honest I felt that it was a little hamstrung by the format, for the first time in 24. There were a couple of moments where I wondered what the point of the "movie" was, because it served too many masters.<BR/><BR/>It worked ok as a preview of the new season, and ok as a self-contained Jack Bauer movie, but it could have been an <I>awesome</I> Jack Bauer movie, and it would have perfectly wet the palate for more adventure in the new year...<BR/><BR/>(I reviewed it and say roughly the same when it aired, <A> right here</A>)Nick!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06279478050935456442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-23626827621309674502008-11-24T02:35:00.000-05:002008-11-24T02:35:00.000-05:00Hey, Brian -Hard for me to judge the Tony scene, s...Hey, Brian -<BR/><BR/>Hard for me to judge the Tony scene, since I'd heard he'd be back months ago ...<BR/><BR/>But I do think it will be interesting to see how he plays out as a bad guy - my prediction: he'll somehow turn out to be good guy.<BR/><BR/>But I'm always an optimist when it come to 24...<BR/><BR/>As for giving things away for free: well, one of things I'm writing about New New Media is the triumph of free things in this age of the Internet....<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if that pertains to giving away parts of the plot - but, I remember Hitchcock saying that surprise is often not as powerful an inducement as suspense (in which you know that something is going to happen - or may happen - and the tension is wondering when and how it will happen...)Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-34410800146278616992008-11-24T00:06:00.000-05:002008-11-24T00:06:00.000-05:00Dr. Lev, thanks for the post; it summed up a lot o...Dr. Lev, thanks for the post; it summed up a lot of my own feelings by the end of the episode.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering your opinions about the "Upcoming Scenes" of 24 they displayed at the end of the episode. They seemed to give away A LOT of secrets and surprises (definitely not in the same vein of 'Lost' et al.). <BR/><BR/>This initially resulted in a good amount of shock... but, later on, disappointment that I know (*spoiler alert*) that Tony Almeda is still alive and, perhaps, a terrorist himself.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if Fox was abiding by the Free Marketing (which you can read more about <A HREF="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free?currentPage=all" REL="nofollow">here</A>), but I, personally, thought it was a risky... maybe shoddy?... tease on their part.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise I completely agree with you, this episode/move/whatever was definitely an attention grabber and 'tiffitis' is right, I felt like the 2 hours flew by.Brian McFaddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080590884494457109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-61784844207218271622008-11-23T23:52:00.000-05:002008-11-23T23:52:00.000-05:00I had the same feeling about the Prez's son's girl...I had the same feeling about the Prez's son's girlfriend... she definitely seems like some kind of trouble...Paul Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-84227543967024022672008-11-23T22:58:00.000-05:002008-11-23T22:58:00.000-05:00It has been too long Jack. That 2 hours was prett...It has been too long Jack. That 2 hours was pretty sweet. And maybe just woman's intuition but I think the President's son's girlfriend is going to turn out to be involved somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com