Subscribe RSSYes, he took a licking and just kept on ticking. As someone recently noted on a "24" fan site, if Jack Bauer had our backs in true life, Bin Laden would have been nabbed years ago (and toasted with a blow torch). Nothing, after all, stops Jack Bauer from completing his profession. Why? Because he's driven. Because he's relentless. Because that's how he rolls.
"One of the things I admire about Jack Bauer is his incredible sense of responsibility," Sutherland once told TV Supervise. "He gives you everything he's got. I'd like to be more like that."
Wouldn't we all? And wouldn't we like to see that kind of dedication in our political leaders? Our athletes? The people who travail on our cars?
And wouldn't it be cool to weave some of Jack's other traits into our own lives? Ah, if only we had his time-management skills, we'd rip through our quotidian planners in a breeze (as dramatic music plays in the background).
Even better: His take-no-guff attitude. Stuck in an endless proprietorship meeting? Bolt to your feet and snarl, "I need the information NOW, dammit! You've got five seconds!" Sick of a sluggish co-craftsman who isn't carrying his weight? Just squint at him and hiss, "The only reason you're conscious right now is because I don't want to carry you!"
