twinkie tv

[topaz]

I have gone and gotten myself addicted to the silliest, most outlandish and yet most strangely, compulsively watchable TV I can recall seeing in a long time.

I am speaking, of course, of 24.  By now I am halfway through the first season.

The concept for the show intrigued me a long time ago, but at least I had (barely) enough sense not to try to watch it on prime-time terms.  Smart move.  This show was made for watching on DVD: in sporadic, terrifically unhealthy binges, staying up till 3 a.m., followed by morning-after regret and self-loathing and, of course, a shameful craving for the next hit.  It is Twinkie TV all the way, and being bad never felt so good.

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[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

My favorite dangling subplot so far has to be the bisexual lesbian terrorist assassins, which AFAICT they still haven't gotten around to wrapping up. The plot is so insane I just sit there with this big goofy grin on my face. Kind of like Bill Cosby listening to "Chicken Heart" on the radio. (http://play.rhapsody.com/billcosby/wonderfulness/chickenheart?didAutoplayBounce=true)