Thursday, September 27, 2007

Will 24 and Prison Break Merge?

The week's most significant news is surely that CTU Superagent Jack Bauer was arrested in LA (where else?) Tuesday morning for DUI.

We've always been amazed at agent Bauer’s ability to drive across the sprawling LA metroplex in a matter of minutes. Now we learn that he can manage it drunk, at least when annoying local police don’t interfere, which is what local police always do on 24.

Agent Bauer was convicted on a similar charge and given probation awhile back. This means he could face the same situation as celebrity substance abuser Paris Hilton, who endured 23 miserable days in jail, with accompanying publicity, for breaking her DUI probation.

Does this event portend the plot and setting of this year’s 24 installment? We recall that 80s favorite Hill Street Blues often took viewers to Frank Furillo's Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Will we meet Jack in a rehab program for elite government operatives?

4 comments:

becka said...

Speaking of 24, I saw President David Palmer yesterday. I was on the corner waiting to cross the street and he was stopped in his car directly in front of me.

Jon A. Alfred E. Michael J. Wile E. SWNID said...

Was he driving or does he have a driver? Does he have an Allstate sticker on his bumper or window?

Our main question is why Kiefer drives his own car, rich and drunk as he usually is.

And our hope is that the rumors are true that this year's 24 will be a flashback to a day when Tony and President Palmer were still alive.

Anonymous said...

I love 24. I also love you. You are the best! You are never wrong, so there is no need for doubt.

And you are so, so funny. You should reconsider careers. I model my life after yours.

Anonymous said...

There is only one Jim Shoes. He has written only one comment on this posting. If SWNID permits, I invite his gentle readers to guess which of these two posts the real Jim Shoes wrote.

There is also only one Fiona. Etc.