Torture Trite

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From the Philadelphia Inquirer (via Crooks&Liars):

Fox's 24 will become less torturous, but not because the U.S. military, human rights groups and children's advocates want it to.

So says Howard Gordon, an executive producer of the hit thriller starring Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland as secret antiterrorist operative Jack Bauer, whose interrogation tactics make oatmeal of the Geneva Conventions.

Our hero routinely shoots, suffocates, drugs and/or electrocutes suspects. One of them, his treacherous brother, Graem, died in last week's episode. (Their evil father, played by James Cromwell, actually did the deed, although Jack is convinced that he was responsible.)

The decision to cut back on torture is driven by creativity, not criticism, according to Gordon. In its sixth season, 24 has become so torture-heavy that it borders on cliche, he says.

"What was once an extraordinary or exceptional moment is starting to feel a little trite. The idea of physical coercion or torture is no longer a novelty or surprise."

Now, I for one sure am glad that the swill pimps behind the Neandercons' favorite ginned-up (anti-)reality show finally cleared that up.

Why?

Because I was worried that somebody was running a covert action to bang on the rusting cast-iron pipes that are pumping all that vile, stinking putrescence straight into the limbic systems of the Feithians running the Iran(q) study group in an effort to give them the real scoop on why agent Jack Bauer has gone soft.

Which, as we all know, is because Keifer Sutherland is actually .....ummm.......Canadian.


(Pity)


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