HOOKED to 24


It's been a while, and as usual there were a thousand and one thoughts that crossed my mind since I posted my last blog but I never got the chance to write it down here. My housemates and I got hooked to watching 24. yes, the series starring Kiefer Sutherland. Since the Civic holiday long weekend, we've been watching it. So far, we've only seen Seasons 1 & 2, we're still waiting for my roommates' friend to lend us Season 3. I've been losing precious time of sleep and rest because you can't help but keep watching it. There are just so many twists and turns in this series that you never know what's gonna happen... well not exactly, for most of the time, I was able to predict what whill happen or what one of the protagonists is going to do... but still, you can't miss a beat if you watch this one. Even when there is a need for a washroom break, you feel like holding it 'til it's over. You have 3 choices -- hit the PAUSE button, wait 'til the hour is over, or go to the washroom to relieve yourself and miss a thousand and one scenes you will end up pressing the REWIND button again. The only thing that I don't like is that when you are on disc#4 or 5, you feel like it's dragging too slow. A couple of times, I pressed the fast forward button because I feel like there's just too much dialogue that could have been skipped. Another thing is that Jack's daughter just keeps getting herself into trouble that you'd rather have her character vanish in the next season.
I know season 5 is gonna start in September and I wonder how they are going to keep twisting and turning the viewers' imaginations and keep them hooked to this show. I might get bored after season 3, after all......

By the way, I tried posting a picture here but it's not working. Funny, I remember watching a 2-hour documentary I think 2 years ago about Elvis Presley. Honestly, I don't know how famous he was, why, and how come. I felt compelled to watch the docu just so I can get a glimpse on the life of the person famous enough to convince my parents to name me, a girl, after him.