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| Topic Started: Jun 13 2009, 07:21 PM (169 Views) | |
| Stephen | Jun 13 2009, 07:21 PM Post #1 |
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In the fall of 2001, the television program 24 debuted on Fox. Over the summer, the network had promoted the new show relentlessly. However, due to the events of September 11th, the show was postponed. The opening scene of the first episode had to be re-shot as it was too close to the attack on the World Trade Center. The plot of 24 revolves around Counter Terrorist Unit Agent Jack Baeur. In the first season, CTU recieved intelligence that someone planned to assassinate presidential hopeful Senator David Palmer. Palmer would be the first African American president. Jack has 24 hours to find and stop the attempt. 24 is known for it's many twists and turns and each season, the plot takes a surprising twist and new threats emerge. This formula has continued for 7 seasons. The seventh season was delayed a year due to the Writer's strike. This allowed the writers to flesh out the plot of Season 7 and they also took a previously discarded idea and made it into a 2 hour television movie. Both the movie and new season touched on several new ideas. The television movie focused on Jack's decision to return to the United States and face a Senate hearing over his past actions as an agent of CTU. Throughout its run, 24 has touched on current events. Much of the show involves Jack or another character needing to get information from an uncooperative suspect. The methods of obtaining this information involve torture. This season, Jack's methods were brought into question when the FBI enlists his help. The FBI have their own rules that they strictly adhere to. The largest is of course, that they do not torture. However, in order to get valuable information, FBI Agent Rene Walker is forced to allow Jack to use his methods of gaining information. It is through this information that Jack and Rene find Tony Almeida and destroy a terrorist device. Jack and Rene also use torture to rescue the first gentleman and to determine the location of a terrorist target. The show portrays Agent Walker's struggle with deciding that Jack's method saves lives. Jack in turn is haunted by the terrible things he has done and must come to terms with it by the end of the season. In one episode this season, FBI Director Larry Moss has a conversation with Jack. He states that "The Rules are what make us better than them". Moss refers to the terrorists. Jack replies "Not today they don't." In this topic, we will discuss how torture is portrayed in 24 and whether or not Jack's method is the right method. We will also discuss the various terrorists used in the show and how that affects the viewer's opinion of the show. Topic Rules
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