Downfall
click to show/hide the rest of this post
en·tro·py–noun
...
3. (in cosmology) a hypothetical tendency for the universe to attain a state of maximum homogeneity in which all matter is at a uniform temperature (heat death).
4. a doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration.
There's a few ironies I keep pondering, as I watch my once-beloved series 24.
Watching the series degrade is a sad business. While it has a moment or two from minute to minute, it's hard to sort through the piles of ignorance its creators insist on shoveling out. Determined to cater to a less informed audience (which is, of course, the largest portion of the market), Jack Bauer has gone from a subtle badass backed by a more or less solid actor, to a new Chuck Norris, backed by similarly Norris-esque acting.
24 has gone (or is going, depending on how much they're determined to milk from it) through a state of entropy, one that fits both of the supplied definitions (there are more). It attains homogeneity - it appeals to the masses, it now blends into pop-culture, and in doing so, falls from its once glorious and mighty state.
:(
posted by MC Froehlich at
5/29/2007 01:31:00 AM
"[Thing] was never good."
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home