Jack Bauer. Will save the world. From global warming.
Okay, not quite. But in the new season of 24, the TV series that ticks off the minutes of a terribly tense day in the life of a counterterrorism agent, producers say they’ll be delivering environmental messages as part of the plot “when appropriate” and also improving the TV set’s carbon footprint (buh-bye, limos, hello hybrids).
Now how will that play out in the world of 24?
Picture Jack Bauer strapped to a chair, in handcuffs made of recycled plastic, a very hot and bright light bulb shining in his eyes, as enemy agents shove shoots of bamboo (a totally renewable resource) under his fingernails. He’ll look up, dazed and confused and yet full of love for the planet Earth, and gasp, “Excuse me, but have you considered replacing that bulb with a compact fluorescent?”
We challenge our readers: Can you come up with a scene in which Bauer delivers an “appropriate” anti-global-warming message? We promise to forward the results to the producers of 24.
The countdown starts … now.
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Aug 14, 2007 11AM #
Maybe he'd need 25 hours for that job.
Great casting!
Aug 14, 2007 11AM #
We challenge our readers: Can you come up with a scene in which Bauer delivers an “appropriate” anti-global-warming message?
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Ok, Jack realizes that the government agencies and politicians he works for are very often amazingly slow and incredibly short-sighted. In his usual rebellious mood, Jack decides to turn his attention away from "the terrorists" and instead confronts his own employers. "The real terror" he says "is not these attacks and fancy bombs, it's global warming damnit! The climate is changing and there is no time left, everything will be destroyed unless we work together, stop fighting and diffuse this environmental bomb right now! GO! GO! GO!"
The rest of the day/season is spent cleaning up the environment so that seasons are more like how seasons should be (not summer in winter and winter in summer etc).
with
Al Gore as "Mr President"
David Suzuki as "Vice President"
Wade Davis as “Head of CTU”
Natalie Portman as "Jack's girlfriend"
Leo DiCaprio as "Jack's sidekick"
...and special appearance and theme song by Green Day!
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