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Although I don't watch it, apparently FOX drama "24" has made an INCREDIBLE rebound in the second half of its third season.
Around December, articles started to be written about the similar drop in quality and creativity in both "Alias" and "24." Both shows were having trouble gaining an audience, and they both came up with the exact same solution: dumb down the show so that everyone can understand what is going on.
Both shows took a dive in, as I said before, quality and creativity. There were however, a few subtle differences:
-"Alias" blew up its plotline and entire reason to exist by destroying SD-6. They often reiterated people's names, their jobs, and their emotional struggles so that if someone is tuning in for the first time, they could be clued in. Faithful viewers, however, became very annoyed with the show's ultimate redundancy. In addition, in an attempt to add emotion that everyone could pick up, the show introduced a ridiculous, horribly-portrayed "love" triangle that was certainly unpopular among faithful viewers.
-"24" was often criticized for not having enough of emotion in their plots and characters. In Season 3, they apparently gave many characters qualities and problems to try to add the emotion. Faithful viewers often found these things uninteresting and annoying.
Both shows tried to re-fix what they had broken, however their successes were much different...
-"Alias" improved as they brought back certain aspects of the show that had left: the missions, the suspense, and the Rambaldi plot-line. On the other hand, many things that had made seasons 1 and 2 so fabulous remained MIA (disguises, SpyMommy, Sydney's life outside the CIA, etc.) On a scale from 1-10, "Alias" has improved by "5" since the first episodes this season.
-"24" has improved so much that fans have been saying that it now delivers EXACTLY the excellence that it did in its first two seasons. They apparently dropped the added emotions and problems and focused more on the action and peril the characters were put in. On a scale from 1-10, I am told that "24" has improved by "10" since the first episodes this season.
I think that "Alias" should bring back EVERYTHING that was in Seasons 1 and 2. The format should return to the way it once was, even if Sydney has to work as a double agent in a new organization. They need to stop focusing so much on silly things like "love triangles" and on boring things like debriefings and meetings. One of the things that made Sydney such an interesting person was her ability to juggle her out-of-this-world job and still have a social life outside of work.
For more on my thoughts, please visit my original post RIGHT HERE!
Thanks so much and please respond on both posts with your thoughts/feelings/opinions!
Around December, articles started to be written about the similar drop in quality and creativity in both "Alias" and "24." Both shows were having trouble gaining an audience, and they both came up with the exact same solution: dumb down the show so that everyone can understand what is going on.
Both shows took a dive in, as I said before, quality and creativity. There were however, a few subtle differences:
-"Alias" blew up its plotline and entire reason to exist by destroying SD-6. They often reiterated people's names, their jobs, and their emotional struggles so that if someone is tuning in for the first time, they could be clued in. Faithful viewers, however, became very annoyed with the show's ultimate redundancy. In addition, in an attempt to add emotion that everyone could pick up, the show introduced a ridiculous, horribly-portrayed "love" triangle that was certainly unpopular among faithful viewers.
-"24" was often criticized for not having enough of emotion in their plots and characters. In Season 3, they apparently gave many characters qualities and problems to try to add the emotion. Faithful viewers often found these things uninteresting and annoying.
Both shows tried to re-fix what they had broken, however their successes were much different...
-"Alias" improved as they brought back certain aspects of the show that had left: the missions, the suspense, and the Rambaldi plot-line. On the other hand, many things that had made seasons 1 and 2 so fabulous remained MIA (disguises, SpyMommy, Sydney's life outside the CIA, etc.) On a scale from 1-10, "Alias" has improved by "5" since the first episodes this season.
-"24" has improved so much that fans have been saying that it now delivers EXACTLY the excellence that it did in its first two seasons. They apparently dropped the added emotions and problems and focused more on the action and peril the characters were put in. On a scale from 1-10, I am told that "24" has improved by "10" since the first episodes this season.
I think that "Alias" should bring back EVERYTHING that was in Seasons 1 and 2. The format should return to the way it once was, even if Sydney has to work as a double agent in a new organization. They need to stop focusing so much on silly things like "love triangles" and on boring things like debriefings and meetings. One of the things that made Sydney such an interesting person was her ability to juggle her out-of-this-world job and still have a social life outside of work.
For more on my thoughts, please visit my original post RIGHT HERE!
Thanks so much and please respond on both posts with your thoughts/feelings/opinions!