Do Olivia Pope’s Ends Justify Her Means? The Moral Philosophy of Scandal
Would Machiavelli approve of the political strategies on display in Scandal?
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Jack Bauer on Overthinking It
TV Recap: 24: Live Another Day, 10 p.m.-11 a.m.
The longest day in Overthinking It history reaches its cold-brewed conclusion. Thank you for coming all this way with us. You really are our best friend.
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TV Recap: 24: Live Another Day, 9 p.m.-10 p.m.
“This recap has gotten complicated. Some things are going to happen. And I just don’t want you to hate me forever.” – Jack Bauer
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TV Recap: 24: Live Another Day, 8 p.m.-9 p.m.
“Skipping this episode isn’t on the table, but your hand is.” – Jack Bauer
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TV Recap: 24: Live Another Day, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
A mysterious call has Ryan and Pete wondering: who is looking down on us? Is it Jack Bauer triumphant? Plus, a secret discovered in the architecture.
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TV Recap: 24: Live Another Day, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
What do Jack Bauer, Freddie Mercury, and the President of the United States have in common? Find out in this week’s real-time 24 recap!
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TV Recap: 24: Live Another Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Pete and Ryan begin the world’s first real-time 24 recaps at 11 a.m. sharp.
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Can Jack Come Back? Why 24 Underground Isn’t 24.
Will Jack Bauer’s return to television capture what we loved about the series? And what has our the insomniac been up to?
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Jack Bauer in the Age of Obama
Jack Bauer and 24 still bestride TV like a colossus. A hoarse, belligerent colossus that clasps men by the lapels and thrusts them floorward, but a colossus nonetheless.
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Episode 39: Chips Are Free. Dinner Extra.
The overthinkers tackle guilty pop cultural pleasures, Dante’s Inferno (the movie based on the video game), the Jack Bauer cowboy/superhero myth, sexting, the Home Alone Syndrome, improbable sequels, and movie songs that tell you the plot of the movie.
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