2008 Woodie Awards
Counter-attack on Counterterrorism's set, '24'
Christina Borgers
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Opinion
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Every Monday night, millions of fans tune in to Fox's hit drama series, '24.' Always with a heart wrenching plot, '24' captivates its fans with the possibility of terrorism on our home front. Amidst the adrenaline of the show, some fans are protesting that Muslims are being exploited as the villains, causing some Muslim groups to remind us that not all of them are terrorists. Under fire once again, Fox executives argue that they are not shining light on any ethnic or religious group in particular within the program.
I believe that the portrayal of ethnicity within the show acts merely as a general symbol, a symbol that does not point a finger in any one direction. '24' is a breathtaking, drama TV series that captures the idea of counterterrorism within the United States using real life scenarios without targeting any religious groups.
With the first season of '24' making its debut after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, some people were left with the impression that the new hit series was in response to current events. The first season climaxed with a girl detonating a bomb on her flight as she escaped via parachute. How convenient!
Keeping the show's perspective in mind, regardless of who played the role as "villain" or terrorist, the theme of people working together to combat evil remains prevalent. Fast- forward to our society today. We have men and women fighting for our country overseas to keep our enemies from attacking our homeland. The themes of both are parallel.
'24''s depiction of different ethnic groups is significant as well. If the creators of the show decided to use all American people, then I think the show's popularity and reality would not be as significant.
The reality of our world today is that most of our enemies are overseas, making them of different descent than ourselves. The show captures the essence of reality while intertwining our real-life overseas assailants with the possibility of homeland native enemies conspiring against the government.
I believe that the portrayal of ethnicity within the show acts merely as a general symbol, a symbol that does not point a finger in any one direction. '24' is a breathtaking, drama TV series that captures the idea of counterterrorism within the United States using real life scenarios without targeting any religious groups.
With the first season of '24' making its debut after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, some people were left with the impression that the new hit series was in response to current events. The first season climaxed with a girl detonating a bomb on her flight as she escaped via parachute. How convenient!
Keeping the show's perspective in mind, regardless of who played the role as "villain" or terrorist, the theme of people working together to combat evil remains prevalent. Fast- forward to our society today. We have men and women fighting for our country overseas to keep our enemies from attacking our homeland. The themes of both are parallel.
'24''s depiction of different ethnic groups is significant as well. If the creators of the show decided to use all American people, then I think the show's popularity and reality would not be as significant.
The reality of our world today is that most of our enemies are overseas, making them of different descent than ourselves. The show captures the essence of reality while intertwining our real-life overseas assailants with the possibility of homeland native enemies conspiring against the government.
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