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I watched the final episode of 24 last night on BBC1 for the first time since it was originally broadcast. When I first saw my dear Nina being dragged away, it was much more depressing (I had been listening to The Smiths - before I found the comedy in Morissey).

Yes, Nina was a trigger-happy backstabbing bitch, but I still love her. And when it comes to American cinema and television, I side with the baddies. Sideshow Bob form The Simpsons jumps to mind, as does The Galactic Empire from Star Wars (thought the rebels had Leia, mmm). This stems from the fact that America, being a cultural wasteland, has a habit of making its heroes two dimensional and whiter than white. But aside from American media, I also did this when I went to a pantomime when I was 8 with a friend. We hissed the goodies and cheered the badies - which annoyed and confused some of the other children. Of course, pantomime is the epitome of 2D media.

I want heroes with questionable morals - that's why I like Film Noir (and by extension, Blade Runner). I recognise that modern media has its roots in Greek theatre and is a form of escapism, but story-telling is also about reflecting the world, making people think and getting them to question their assumptions. American media can produce modern works of genious, but too often things are dumbed down or cut-down by poor ratings because the idiots don't get it - modern Star Trek being the prime example.

Even if I didn't think any of the above, Nina was still the most attractive ;D.

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