January 25, 2005

Due to graphic violence, this post is awesome.

For some reason, Other Furdells think that Alias's Jack Bristow is more of a badass than 24's Jack Bauer. But as a side-by-side comparison shows, Other Furdells are wrong.

I rest my case.

This season has been a little bit of a retread for both shows. Jennifer Garner, for about the eighth time, suspected that her dad was evil only to later learn that he isn't at all evil; Jack Bauer's new girlfriend, after about fifteen minutes, was kidnapped by terrorists. (His daughter is too busy to get kidnapped these days, it seems.)

But last night's 24 put it ahead in the race, I think. Within the first minute, Jack had already killed two dudes, one with his bare hands! For the first fifteen minutes, it was as if all the great video games you'd ever played teamed up to kick your ass. What I'm trying to say is that it was cool.

Don't get me wrong -- Alias is showing a lot of improvement from last season, and I hear Gina Torres will be reprising her awesome role as Alias's arch-nemesis from three years ago. But if it's to catch up with 24, we're going to need to see Alias go on a lot more lingerie-requiring missions, that's all I'm saying.

Andrew - 9:07 AM
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24 was good last night. I don't watch Alias anymore, but having seen enough of season 1 to judge, no way Dad kicks more ass than Kiefer. And while Kiefer's new girlfriend isn't as hot as his daughter, she's still pretty hot. Especially with that whole just-got-kidnapped-and-almost-killed sweaty dirty thing going on.

LiAps - Jan 25, 2005 - 10:00 AM

Please tell me what that hilarious picture of Victor Garber is from! And also, Jack Bristow totally kicks ass, painted on tears or not. And he's hotter. Not that you asked.

Kimberly F - Jan 25, 2005 - 10:55 AM

At the risk of revitalizing a beaten-beyond-recognition horse, Cuthbert is not that hot. She's not even one of the five hottest Canadians.
CANADIANS, for cryin' out loud.

Big Pinz - Jan 25, 2005 - 12:03 PM

Big Pinz -- anyone who maligns the Cuthbert has an appointment with my FIST.

Kimberly -- hotter? Wha? Alias's Dad has a face too small for his head.

Clicking on his picture will take you to the IMDB page for Godspell, in which he plays 70s Jesus.

Andrew F - Jan 25, 2005 - 12:07 PM

Thank you Andrew. I know we disagree on several things (ahem, surrender), but knowing you support me in my firm belief that Cuthbert is Ho-oo-oo-ottt, gives me renewed faith in your worth as a human being. Now if I could just muster up the same for myself . . .

LiAps - Jan 25, 2005 - 12:30 PM

You missed the scene in Godspell where Victor Garber kills Judas and then revives him moments later, in order to get him to spill his guts about the location of the bomb. If you had seen that, your song would be different my brotha.

James F - Jan 25, 2005 - 1:29 PM

Does winning Tony Awards for musicals diminish hotness? I think so. Victor Garber is an old song and dance man, like the late Jerry Orbach; I vote for Kiefer.

Mom - Jan 25, 2005 - 3:56 PM

As the Stand By Me pic clearly shows, Kiefer is a mouthbreather. Shut it, Jack the Lesser. Anyway, nobody on either show holds a candle to Vartan. And I don't know if Cuthbert is hot or not, but she sure is annoying.

Kimberly F - Jan 25, 2005 - 7:35 PM

For once, Andrew is correct. Cuthbert is amazingly hot, and Garber's face is far too small for his head. Kimberly is correct that Cuthbert is annoying. It's definitely important for her social life that she be so hot.

I am unsure how to evaluate Mom Furdell's claim, but it does make me wonder Was Jerry Orbach hot? I always assumed not, but then I would have assumed Garber wasn't. All I know is that Lenny had some great zingers for when he arrested rich people. He seemed to phone it in when he insulted the common man.

- Jan 25, 2005 - 9:39 PM

"For once"?!?! Huh? What did I ever do to you, no name?

Andrew F - Jan 26, 2005 - 10:37 AM

No, Jerry Orbach was NEVER hot, nor in my opinion are other male musical-comedy stars like Victor Garber. What everyone has missed so far is that we're bickering over the hotness of Canadians! Garber, Kiefer, Cuthbert...all Canucks.

Mom - Jan 26, 2005 - 2:10 PM

Kimberly you know that Vartan is my fake boyfriend (despite the whole French thing).

Staci - Jan 26, 2005 - 2:39 PM

Tell Mom to visit the Pinzur site; the ridiculosity of arguing about hot Canadians is not lost on us. Nevertheless, I'll fight to the death to defend Cuthbert's hotness.

LiAps - Jan 26, 2005 - 3:02 PM