(or perhaps just "Asked Questions")
We're people with too much time on our hands. Actually, that's not entirely true. We have careers and personal lives (though some might argue our definition of "lives") as well as an affinity for entertaining television. For purposes of this discussion, "entertaining" does not include anything that can (loosely) be described as "reality television." We like to deal specifically with un-reality television. More specifically, we like the most un-reality television of all, 24.
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Reviews are posted as soon as humanly possible. Okay, seriously, they're posted after the show airs. Sometimes long after it airs. Sometimes even after the following episode airs. Okay, I'm being difficult. But that's just the way I am. The unofficial answer is that the reviews are posted as soon as we can, but typically every attempt is made to have the reviews posted to the site within 48 hours (by Thursday evening for you math whizzes). What's that you say? Why is it "unofficially"? Because everything on this site is unofficial. It's not an official site.
Why do we go by letters? Do we think we're from MIB?
You'll notice that the reviewers (as of this writing) are "J" and "D." Why is this? Good question. The quick answer is that it's for privacy reasons - we're not doing this to garner publicity for ourselves or to further our careers (okay, maybe we are a little), but the truth is we do it because we love to write, opine, bitch, complain, ramble and just basically roam all over the literary and pop culture landscape. Not to mention the fact that our employers might not especially like the fact that we put time and effort (even if off-hours) into something opinion-related that is posted to the World Wide Web. Opens companies up to all sorts of legal issues. So we stay more or less anonymous. Might we mention our first names once in a blue moon? Sure, but for the most part, you won't know who we are and we'll probably keep it that way.
Why do we do it?
Well, sometimes I get lonely and… oh wait, we're still talking about the 24 reviews, aren't we? Hah, sometimes I drift off… *ahem* anyway, why do we do the reviews? Well, as mentioned above, we share an interest in good, entertaining television which is getting harder and harder to find. 24 has often struck a balance between absolutely unbelievable craziness and somewhat plausible happenings. Add to that the real time format, the solid direction, the excellent use of the split-screens and on-screen placards (in the opening) and you've got a TV show that is not like anything else on TV (thought some copies have crept in now).
Why don't you have a provision for chatting/discussions of the show?
Well, for a number of reasons. For one, if nobody was reading our drivel it would be really depressing to see no discussion going on. Also, if the show got really bad (some would say it is getting there in Season Three), nobody would chat about it.
Furthermore, the site is really just here for your edification and it would cost the site operator (moi) more to provide such a feature. So assuming you like reading the reviews without annoying pop-up ads asking if your penis is big enough, it will stay as it currently is (the site, not your penis).
If you want to chat about it, either go to the official Fox site or the Television Without Pity 24 site. Or call up your friends and chat. Or launch your own and tell me about it and I'll put a link to your site on mine.
Do we accept feedback?
But of course. But only by carrier pigeon. Okay, okay, you can also comment via email at Webmaster@NotTheRock.com.
Please feel free to comment, complain, vent, say hi, yell, scream, holler, yodel, ramble, bitch, belch, etc. It's great to hear from readers. Really.
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