Save the world Jack!

[Null]

only thing i have to disagree about is that you say its clear they're making it up as they go along. which is really quite a stupid way to think about it. the season is written, they dont just make it up as they go along. theres a lot of shows people say that about, and it just sounds stupid every time they say it.


other then that. saying you watch it just to laugh sounds like an excuse to watch it and still seem like you dont want to.


i watch it because its still halfway decent. and better then most garbage on tv still.
your points are good tho. it is predictable, at times funny (DAMMIT!) each season tries to make like the threat is bigger then the last, i hate how every character dies.... but its a tv show, and as long as it doesnt totally fall about like other shows (like alias did after the first 3 seasons) then i'll keep watching.

[Neo]

No TV show can truly be taken seriously. If any of them could, none of us would watch them because they would be as boring as our daily lives. TV is a form of escapism. It's meant to be enjoyed and not disparaged for its unrealistic elements. If 24 were real Jack would have either been killed or thrown in prison before the end of day 1.

We all know that cell phones don't really connect faster than land lines, that not every terrorist hideout can be within a 10 min drive of CTU, and that you can't actually recover from a gunshot wound to the neck in just a few hours. Though speaking of realism, how realistic would it be if none of the main characters ever died? If no one was ever killed then people would just be saying the exact opposite - that it's sooo unlrealistic that none of the main characters are ever killed. Either way the writers can't win.

If they truly made it as realistic as possible then guess what..... nobody would watch!! In the end television is a business and businesses have to make money.