My review of "24 - Redemption"

I did watch the 2 hour premiere of 24-Redemption and of course I enjoyed it! But to be fair I will break it down into likes & dislikes about the prequel to Season 7. (Warning: may contain spoilers)

Likes:
1) Jack Bauer showed he has a heart by giving up everything and serving a third world school.
2) I enjoyed seeing Jack make emotional connections with the boys. (As a 24 enthusiast, sometimes I begin to wonder if Jack Bauer is simply a robot with no emotions at all.)
3) I liked that the storyline wasn't the usual 'save the world in 24 hours' type of storyline.
4) At the end, Jack again did what was necessary and once again sacrificed himself to the better cause. What a stud!

Dis-likes:
1) It didn't give much of a review of back story, not that I need one, but for those who are tuning into 24 for the first time that would have been kinda nice.
2) I hated the fact that his friend, the guy who started the school and provided a hiding place for Jack, had to die. But that wasn't unexpected, this is 24 after all.
3) I did like seeing scenes that were leading up to something big involving a corrupt politician.
4) Kinda nice to see a female president, but even better than is it looks like shes isn't a corrupt president, I don't think I could handle that again.

Overall I would give 'Redemption' 3 out of 4 stars.

But I admit when I watched the long preview for the upcoming season I got really excited! Jack goes on trial for torturing a suspect to get information. And it looks like there will be no more CTU. But it looks like Cloe is back. And best of all Tony Almeda is making a return, but this time as the villain! How freakin awesome is that!

Here is the 2 min trailer:


Here are some additional articles for the rabid 24 enthusiast:

http://www.bauercount.com/

http://www.jackbauerisgod.com/

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/24/24-reasons-to-be-excited-about-24621.aspx

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/24/haysbert-says-24-role-paved-th-15880.aspx

Utah Utes 12-0

Admitting Fault

I find it rather interesting why people will refuse to be wrong or at fault. Why? As far as I know everyone makes mistakes so is it too difficult to admit fault once and a while? Nothing gets to me more than someone who is blatantly wrong and refuses to admit fault and ask for forgiveness (ie. G.W. Bush).

The reason I am ranting about this now is because I have been more aware of my previous inability to admit fault. In my marriage I have gone to great lengths to prove my point even if I realized in the conversation that I was wrong. My ego & pride get in the way all too often. My wife is way to good of a person to have to deal with someone who won't admit to his mistakes and try to make them right. She has forgiven me each time I have admitted fault, which is a credit to her.

I have taken a more active role to admit when I have been wrong. It sucks at first, but the end result has been rather positive. I have even been proven wrong by my kids! It has been an eye opener and I have enjoyed it.

So here is my 2 cents: In a discussion, if someone gives you a conflicting view or opinion, don't try to correct them immediately or prove them wrong. Swallow your ego a little and try saying, "You could be right & I'll have to consider that." And watch what happens. It's definitely helps my relationships.

Utah Fan or BYU Hater?

As many of you already know, I am in fact a Utah Fan. As a Utah Fan I am often torn with the dilemma of fitting into one of two different camps. (1) Utah Fan, and/or (2) BYU Hater. I know, I know they one in the same most of the time, but most fit in one or the other.

Most of those who know me see me as a BYU hater. And I'll admit it, I hate them, much like I hate phone solicitors. I live in Utah County, so I have to deal with these freakin idiots all day everyday. I will admit that BYU fan makes my life miserable, so I do hate BYU fan more than I hate the actual team. Problem is that when BYU wins, BYU fan is gloating and strutting his stuff. But when they lose, they get a big piece of humble pie, courtesy of yours truly.

This year is turning out to be a big year for the Utes. Currently we are 8-0 and the cougs are 7-1. Our next game is TCU this Thursday night at home. TCU is very, very good and I do hope that we can handle them and play our best.

I apologize for the sports update, but I just had to.

BYU Sucks.