24 Premiere!

Tonight is the long-awaited season premiere of “24.” My husband got me hooked on the show a few years ago, and initially, it really was filled with great twists and turns, and a plot that wouldn’t let you go. Anything that you’d rarely see in a novel (e.g. the heroine being killed off)–well, it would happen in 24. The only person safe was Jack Bauer, the hero. Everyone else? About a 9 out of 10 chance they’d get killed. Sometimes by Jack. You just never knew. There’s more testosterone in that show than a can of baked beans.

I can’t even keep track of all the casualties. It’s at the point where it’s almost campy. Someone sneaks up on Jack? Bam! Blown away. :rambo: And every time they’re near the bad guys, they “set up a perimeter.” Which means that it will fail and bad guys get away. Every. Single. Time. We even joked about it in our household. If a toddler was on the loose–”Quick, set up a perimeter!” Oh wait, that doesn’t work.

So tonight, I am gleefully awaiting the campy violent fun. What about you? Planning to watch?