burrito day 1/14/05

Once in a lifetime, a TV show comes along that truly grasps the Americanpsyche. 24 started it's fourth season this past Sunday, and without adoubt, this series has developed into an innovative American drama as captivating, albeit somewhat farfetched, as anything American TV hasever seen. ..best of all, the series star, Jack Bauer, is consumed with uncontrollable duty when he in the field. Just to give you a hint of what has happened in the first four hours of the 4th season: (Background - Jack Bauer is a FBI Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) field agent who has superhuman powers. In the first series, Jack Bauer's wife was killed in the line of duty -- he has been an emotional wreck ever since, though he has saved the day again and again -- that's all the background you really need to know)

1) Jack Bauer has been fired from CTU after becoming addicted to drugs while working undercover in Colombia. Jack has now fallen in love with the daughter of the Secretary of Defense. They openly express this in the first 1/2 hour - a little painful :-).
2) The Secretary of Defense and his daughter are captured by terrorists from Turkey - now the action really gets going.
3) Jack, who is now working directly for the Department of Defense,happens to be at CTU at the time of the kidnapping and naturally joins the chase with the current CTU field agent -his pathetic replacement.
4) The terrorists announce over the internet that within 3 hours they plan to try the Secretary of Defense for 'Crimes of Humanity' ...and then execute him.
5) The current CTU field agent is killed in duty (thank goodness)...and naturally Jack takes over and begins tracking a suspect who can lead him to the Secretary of Defense.
6) Jack needs satellite back-up in order to track the suspect, but of course, the satellite will not be working for 15-20 minutes - damn those things!
7) The suspect stops at a gas store. To buy time, Jack decides to rob the store. Yeah that's right - he is crazy enough to hold up the store to buy himself 20 minutes. He has lost it once again! He holds up four innocent people, and eventually a police offcer on duty. He locks them all in a freezer. - WELL DONE JACK!
8) After more police arrive on the scene, Jack manages to escape with the suspect, who he has taken hostage, and is able to convince him that he is truly a robber and not working for CTU. He lets the robber go,and the suspect continues on with his mission that will lead Jack right to the department of Defense. This is realistic - right?.
9) Jack is then arrested by the police.

....the fifth hour continues on Sunday night. Watch it! Throughout the first four hours, Jack is progressively more intense, and his level of rage within the first 4 hours of the show reaches levels that has not been seen since TMT erupted at Alondra! The intensity of the show, and especially Jack Bauer, are simply unparalleled. The BDC highly encourages viewing by all burrito day members.