RE: "24": The Unaired 1994 Pilot

A friend of mine saw the "24" video and commented:

 

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This reminded me of an article in the Sunday Times, "If Only Literature Could Be A Cellphone-Free Zone." 

 

 

"Technology is rendering obsolete some classic narrative plot devices: missed connections, miscommunications, the inability to reach someone. Such gimmicks don't pass the smell test when even the most remote destinations have wireless coverage.

 

("Hello, it's Odysseus. Can someone look up the way to Ithaca?  Use the "no Sirens" route.")

 

 

 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/weekinreview/12richtel.html?ref=books

 

--John T. Durkin, Ph.D.

    

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