24: Day Six Discussion Thread!

[kexodusc]

NOOOOOO!!!!! Them's blasphemous words!!!!! If the writers want to kill Chloe, they must answer to me first! They can do whatever they want to Jack, but Chloe's off limits!!!!

Funny how she sort of stole the babe-role from Kim..

I saw some news report about a Muslim-themed comedy series in Canada called Little Mosque On The Prairie, and noticed that Carlo Rota (who plays Chloe's ex-husband) was on that show (apparently, the show has garnered big ratings in Canada and there's discussion about how to bring it to the U.S.). Lot of interesting casting all around, considering that Kal Penn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Megan Gallagher, and Peter MacNichol all come from comedy backgrounds. I know that Rajskub (Chloe) still does stand-up and improv sketch comedy.

OMG - I think it's only 2 shows into the series, but Little Mosque on the Prairie is hilarious. I think it'd be a hit on Showtime or some cable channel. It plays up every western world stereo-type/phobia you can imagine - in a not-too-serious, satirical way. I guess about once every 5 years Canada produces an international hit. We don't get many of them back in the US - Degrassi was the only one I could recall growing up watching.
The other big home grown hit here is "Trailer Park Boys"...that's something else.

[Woochifer]

Funny how she sort of stole the babe-role from Kim..

Well, I always thought that Mandy the Mercenary was more of the resident 24 babe, but she only dropped by the party every couple of years until Jack dropped her permanently.

Chloe's upgraded her look this season, but her babeness is still very nicely understated (I can easily see her as the mousy computer nerd by day and siren nympho by night -- remember that tattoo that Chloe flashed in last season's premiere?). Chloe's just a great character. Problem w/ 24 this season is that they've killed off so many of their best supporting characters that it's hard to develop the new ones.

But, among the new characters I think the babe-of-the-moment is Nadia (the Arab-speaking agent at CTU).

OMG - I think it's only 2 shows into the series, but Little Mosque on the Prairie is hilarious. I think it'd be a hit on Showtime or some cable channel. It plays up every western world stereo-type/phobia you can imagine - in a not-too-serious, satirical way. I guess about once every 5 years Canada produces an international hit. We don't get many of them back in the US - Degrassi was the only one I could recall growing up watching.
The other big home grown hit here is "Trailer Park Boys"...that's something else.

Canadian TV, eh? Growing up for me, it started (and pretty much ended) with SCTV. Like the original SNL cast, SCTV had an embarassment of riches with their great ensemble.

From that report on Little Mosque On The Prairie, it seems that the show might migrate south of the border as an American remake. Would be a shame if they went the remake route because I'm kinda curious about the original Canadian version, and I'm always wary of how an Americanized version might tinker with something that was fine the first time around. Think Iron Chef America !

[kexodusc]

Canadian TV, eh? Growing up for me, it started (and pretty much ended) with SCTV. Like the original SNL cast, SCTV had an embarassment of riches with their great ensemble.

From that report on Little Mosque On The Prairie, it seems that the show might migrate south of the border as an American remake. Would be a shame if they went the remake route because I'm kinda curious about the original Canadian version, and I'm always wary of how an Americanized version might tinker with something that was fine the first time around. Think Iron Chef America !

I only got to enjoy SCTV in re-runs. Once every decade or so, a Canadian show penetrates the US market. In the 90's it was Kids in the Hall.
From what I've seen, other than the two shows I've mentioned there really isn't very much Canadian programing other than political satire and late night shows worth watching, and those just wouldn't resonate with a US audience. Once every few years, a few very clever low budget shows do enjoy some success though.

Back on topic - I had a debate with another 24 fan at the office centering around the threats each season has. Assassinations, nukes, and chemical warfare seem to be the only 3 threats used in 24 so far (though sometimes in combinations). We wondered how long until this becomes stale.

Personally, I think there's only so many possible attacks a terrorist group would resort to anyway, and the most effective would be the aforementioned, so I don't think it should be a problem. It will be interesting to see how this season's nuclear dilemma plays out. I don't think it's the crisis as much as the people involved and sub-plots and turns along the way that make the show succeed. We'll see.

[Groundbeef]

Personally, I think there's only so many possible attacks a terrorist group would resort to anyway, and the most effective would be the aforementioned, so I don't think it should be a problem. It will be interesting to see how this season's nuclear dilemma plays out. I don't think it's the crisis as much as the people involved and sub-plots and turns along the way that make the show succeed. We'll see.

Day 7 will involve a radical (arn't they all?) element of Quebec sneaking over the border, and causing all of the US to become a French Province. Jack will be forced to join a labor union, and farmers will begin to overturn carts full of potatoes to protest genetic engineering.