tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post6964497558176555999..comments2024-03-29T04:56:23.027-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Straying From the Party Line: No POV Character in 24Matt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-50677112622998800622014-03-04T12:26:41.932-05:002014-03-04T12:26:41.932-05:00> Do you think 24 gets away with having such a ...> Do you think 24 gets away with having such a weak bench of players because it's so actiony? <br /><br />Yes, but that's no excuse. HOMELAND has a lot of thrilling action with much stronger characters. <br />Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-2186228940735607642014-03-04T03:11:40.204-05:002014-03-04T03:11:40.204-05:00Do you think 24 gets away with having such a weak ...Do you think 24 gets away with having such a weak bench of players because it's so actiony? That it really is more like one massive drawn-out action film per season with a lone hero than it is like a more traditional television thriller, which would be built around some kind of "family"?<br /><br />Or is all of this at least partially the fault of the show's worldview of extremist individualism, which leaves little choice but to make the other characters cardboard cartoons.<br /><br />On to the importance of tech-nerds, who will explain stuff to the audience in the guise of explaining it to the tech-impaired hero.j.s.noreply@blogger.com