Does This Have To Do With The Fact That Hillary is Now Trailing?

though of course they'll never admit it
Fox: '24' on shelf until next January

One fallout of the Hollywood writers strike is that fans of Fox's drama "24" have to wait until next January to see Jack Bauer again.

The network has committed to air a full season on consecutive weeks and had been planning to start last month. If it had started airing new episodes soon, the season finale would not have taken place until the summer, when TV networks rarely show their high-profile programs.

Even though eight episodes for this season had already been filmed before the beginning of the writers strike, producers would have had to ramp up production soon to complete the season.

So "24" represents this television season's most prominent casualty due to the writers strike.

A January 2009 start seemed the best way to comply with viewers' wishes that a season's episodes run without interruption to conclusion, Fox said on Thursday.

I have another solution- how about you just run the show during the summer as well-plenty of consecutive weeks there.
sigh, seems like Hollywood wasn't ready for a lesbian President after all...

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Coonie Tunes

Today is "Pearl Harbor Day" and though I didn't intend to put any WWII anti Japanese propaganda and stereotyping in this spot, I saw this cartoon and it was the only one that was kind of exciting, and also demonstrates our nation's resolve and mindset in the early months of World War II (blah blah.) But I really enjoyed it because in this cartoon Popeye, who must've been the Jack Bauer of his time, singlehandedly destroys a Japanese battleship. Well with the aid of his trusty spinach of course.
Encyclopedia Obscura has a pretty good diagram of the common Japanese stereotypes of that day as well as a breakdown of this particular cartoon.
Anyway from 1942 here's Popeye in "You're A Sap, Mr Jap"


I don't think it was in existence yet, but I feel that at the end of that people would start the "U-S-A" chant. I mean it's catchy.
And speaking of catchy, apparently that catchy little ditty at the beginning "You're A Sap, Mr Jap" was a real song of that day. Recorded just 16 days after the Pearl Harbor Attacks

You're a sap, Mr. Jap, you make a Yankee cranky
You're a sap, Mr. Jap, Uncle Sammy's gonna spanky
Wait and see before we're done
The A, B, C and D will sink your rising sun*
You're a sap, Mr. Jap, you don't know Uncle Sammy
When he fights for his rights, you'll take it on the lammy
For he'll wipe the Axis right off the map
You're a sap, sap sap, Mr. Jap

You're a sap, Mr. Jap, you make a Yankee cranky
You're a sap, Mr. Jap, Uncle Sammy's gonna spanky
Wait and see before we're done
The A, B, C and D will sink your rising sun
You're a sap, Mr. Jap, oh what a load to carry
Don't you know, don't you know, you're committing hari-kari
For we'll wipe the Axis right off the map
You're a sap, sap, sap, Mr. Jap

You're a sap, Mr. Jap, oh it makes a Yankee cranky
You're a sap, Mr. Jap, Uncle Sam's gonna spanky
Wait to see before we's done
The A, B, C and D will sink your rising sun
You're a sap, Mr. Jap, oh you don't know Uncle Sammy
When he fights for his rights, you'll take it on the lammy
For he'll wipe the Axis right off the map
You're a sap, sap sap, Mr. Jap

You're a sap, Mr. Jap, oh what a load to carry
You're a sap, Mr. Jap, you're committing hari-kari
For we'll wipe the Axis right off the map
You're a sap, sap sap, Mr. Jap

*The "ABCD Powers" were the nations Japan saw as a threat in the Pacific: America, Britain, China and the Dutch

Wow, you learn something new every day.

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The 2nd Best Thing I've Seen This Week

besides maybe the news that Stella McCartney has created a jewelry line and her first design is a necklace featuring a single leg to make fun of Heather Mills (ha!)

It's from College Humour- "24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot"

Ah that brings back so many... memories: Prodigy, tearing the sides off of a printer page, AOL, Jack looking so grungy. simply brilliant. Technology has really come a long long way. Are there still pay phones?

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Yet Another Sign of the Apocalypse

Finally an enemy that Jack Bauer may be powerless against, though he will still fight it (reportedly in season 7)

Experts, say that Southern California could be in the 8th year of what could turn out to be a perfect drought, one that lasts a century or more.

2007 will go down on the books as Southern California's driest year in recorded history. Fires raged out of control. Millions of dollars were lost as California crops shrivel in the searing sun. And the Eastern Sierras, where L.A. gets most of its water, marked its second lowest snowpack on record.
(skipping ahead)

Government forecasters with NOAA have announced they believe another La Nina is on the way. That weather phenomenon is a periodic cooling of surface temperatures in the Pacific that's expected to bring drier-than-normal conditions this fall to an already drought-stricken Southern California

Awesome and apparently this year some parts of So Cal got less rainfall than Death Valley. According to these experts, climate change is among the culprits.(Though maybe that global warming will actually be good then, you know if ocean levels rise at least we'll have some water.) At least this news makes me feel a little better that all my plants are dying and my backyard is looking more and more like a desert every day.

But there is something that we can do about it, though it wouldn't benefit us, but think of future generations. As the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (of which I was at first an unknowing member) says "Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth's biosphere to return to good health. Crowded conditions and resource shortages will improve as we become less dense." They make a very strong case. I've always thought it was the breeders who were destroying the world. But before you think them a fringe or nutjob group think of the bestselling "The World Without Us" which takes a more moderate approach than VHEMT, the author suggests that we cut the birth rate to one child per couple for a few generations. According to his theory, as summarized by Slate, "The population would dwindle by about 5 billion people over the next century, he says, ensuring the habitability of the Earth for the 1.6 billion who remained. At that point, they could all reap the rewards of a more spacious planet." (Ah just think how wonderful the world would be then. All that space. It'd be so much better than today.) It's either that are we going to eventually reach our carrying capacity and then the dying off will be a lot less pleasant. So let's do it, become masters of the fate of our world, do it for the child(ren)! One or two of them may be the future.

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Ad Diction: Jack Bauer Gets His Godzilla On

Jack Bauer is easily more terrifying than a 100 meter tall, atomic breath shooting lizard. In this Japanese commercial watch him make his way this subway train full only of Japanese schoolgirls, not even bothering to speak in their language (repeatedly yelling yes in English apparently works) to prevent/make sure they drink this low calorie drink, Calorie Mate. I think I have no clue. I've watched it 5 times and I still don't know whats going on (here's the college humour clip which has like no context)


(and oh yay here's another one: bonus. And this one kind of makes sense)


(ah it's a series. this is getting exciting.perhaps more exciting than last season)


(i think this is the last one, though I don't think it really matters)


Is it strange that I know really want to try a Calorie Mate? I mean if it works for Jack...

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24: The Most Progressive Show Ever

First they elected the first Black President in David Palmer (r.i.p) then his brother (yada yada), but today, as some of you may know,24 is going even further. It took more than 10 years after Geraldine Ferraro (she spoke at my high school a few years back; a really cool and impressive lady) ran for V.P that a woman was finally in that role (Glenn Close and Joan Allen) but now, even before Hillary is elected 24 has sped up the timetable by casting a woman as the next president. And not just that, but she's also a lesbian. Cherry Jones is an acclaimed Broadway actress (I love her name!), who's also been dating one of the women on Sunset 60 (I refuse to acknowledge it by its real name) for years, who knew that the blond unfunny fervent Christian was a lesbian (I guess the 18 year age difference isn't much of a problem, or a realm only for men. Equality I presume.)
The producers are saying the casting is because she's an amazing and powerful actress, and not to parallel any current Democratic frontrunner but who knows ( and no I don't buy the exactness of the parallel, no matter what some people say. Strong woman= lesbian; obvi.) But even though last season was sort of disappointing I guess its still a big deal when a popular show is so progressive. Especially on a show which oozes testosterone and revels in torture, and reportedly has been approached by administration officials with story lines.
So in closing, good luck Madame President,)it's always good to know about someone else on the team.) I thought we had a ways to go before this day. Now onto real life as well to the white house, byah! ( i have no idea how to spell out that scream)

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Badass-ness of the Day

A&E is showing 24 in order at 11 a.m. pacific time, and as of yesterday they started on Day 2. This episode has maybe my favorite Jack Bauer line ever. In case you don't remember the context there is a nuclear bomb somewhere in L.A. and CTU believes that someone that Jack put into prison while Jack was undercover has information about the bomb. The problem is that as Jack put this guy into prison he's not likely to trust him.
Jack directs that the prime witness in a trial against Wald be brought into CTU. What follows is godlike in its awesome badassity.

{Marshall Goren is being brought into the conference room. He sits down as Jack asks Michelle to leave. She exits}

JACK BAUER: You are Marshall Goren?

MARSHALL GOREN: Yes.

JACK BAUER: Eight counts kidnapping a minor, two counts child pornography.

MARSHALL GOREN: Yeah, hey look I already made my deal. I testify against Wald and I walk.

[Jack pulls out his gun and blasts a bullet through Goren's heart}

GEORGE MASON: OH GOD........JACK ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

JACK BAUER: YOU WANNA FIND THIS BOMB, THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE!

GEORGE MASON: Killing a witness?

JACK BAUER: That's the thing about people like you George, you don't want to get your hands dirty. I’d start rolling up your sleeves.............I'm gonna need a hacksaw.

There are very good reasons why Jack Bauer is considered God.

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