View Poll Results: bigger bad ass?
Jack Bristow (alias)
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Jack Bauer (24)
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Jack Bauer vs. Jack Bristow, bigger bad ass?
01-18-05 | 09:17 PM
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This is kinda fun. Makes me want to watch alias, to see they hype. But from all the posts, I think theKing has it right.
As far as spoilers go darkestPhoenix, everything I posted was in previews for the show. How about them Alias spoilers?
I'm not to worried, both of them are 4 year old shows. I think being spoiler free at this juncture is a moot point.
As far as spoilers go darkestPhoenix, everything I posted was in previews for the show. How about them Alias spoilers?
I'm not to worried, both of them are 4 year old shows. I think being spoiler free at this juncture is a moot point.
01-18-05 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TheKing
Jack Bristow is not a bad ass. A cold, calculating killer, yes, but he's not what I would consider a bad ass. Besides that, his attitude towards human life comes from the only woman he's ever truly loved turning out to be a russian spy hired to be his bride.
Jack Bauer might be tormented by some of the choices he has to make (like Chappelle), but he still does them. Heck, he volunteered to be blown up by a nuclear bomb! He goes into battle highly outnumbered, and still ends up on top.
If you need someone dead, maybe you go to Bristow, but if you're in grave danger, and you need someone to help you fight off a small army, while also trying to keep his wife/daughter/girlfriend/city of Los Angeles out of harms way, you go to Bauer.
Jack Bauer might be tormented by some of the choices he has to make (like Chappelle), but he still does them. Heck, he volunteered to be blown up by a nuclear bomb! He goes into battle highly outnumbered, and still ends up on top.
If you need someone dead, maybe you go to Bristow, but if you're in grave danger, and you need someone to help you fight off a small army, while also trying to keep his wife/daughter/girlfriend/city of Los Angeles out of harms way, you go to Bauer.
I cannot believe you just posted that. Both these shows are great, but there is no comparison between the Jacks. First of all, Irina Derevko sought out Bristow because he was already established and high up on the intelligence food chain. Not the other way around. Jack didn't rise to the head of the CIA class because he was screwed over by his wife. Him being so highly decorated is a direct result of him getting the job done...all of which happened BEFORE he met Irina, so don't assert that he's only a cold-blooded bastard because of THAT.
Bauer is kind of a wimp, by comparison. Getting captured all the time, letting the bad guys go...I don't know. You just don't see that as much from Bristow. He'll kill the people to make sure they don't show up for season 2.
And, actually, I would say that in both your scenarios, I would have to go with Bristow. He does an excellent job of eliminating threats to anything and anyone he cherishes and/or considers an asset.
Originally Posted by MichaelCorvin
This is kinda fun. Makes me want to watch alias, to see they hype. But from all the posts, I think theKing has it right.
As far as spoilers go DarkestPhoenix, everything I posted was in previews for the show. How about them Alias spoilers? I'm not to worried, both of them are 4 year old shows. I think being spoiler free at this juncture is a moot point.
As far as spoilers go DarkestPhoenix, everything I posted was in previews for the show. How about them Alias spoilers? I'm not to worried, both of them are 4 year old shows. I think being spoiler free at this juncture is a moot point.
01-18-05 | 09:42 PM
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I watched Alias Season 1 after being recommende by friends and I love Lost so I was curious to see what else JJ has done and Aliias was a awesome show but 24 is Freaking great and Jack Bauer is so the bigger bad ass.
01-18-05 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Which Button?
I watched Alias Season 1 after being recommende by friends and I love Lost so I was curious to see what else JJ has done and Aliias was a awesome show but 24 is Freaking great and Jack Bauer is so the bigger bad ass.
01-18-05 | 09:54 PM
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^^ So then we all agree, Felicity is the biggest badass.
01-18-05 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
^^ So then we all agree, Felicity is the biggest badass.
Anyhew, back to the Jacks. Who has the bigger left ear? That is also the answer to the poll.
01-18-05 | 10:54 PM
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From: Capitol of the Empire! Center of all Commerce and Culture! Crossroads of Civilization! NEW ROME!!!...aka New York City
BTW...ACTUAL ON SCREEN ACTIONS - Jack Bauer
SIMMERING UNDERCURRENT TO HIS CHARACTER - Jack Bristow
SIMMERING UNDERCURRENT TO HIS CHARACTER - Jack Bristow
01-19-05 | 06:44 AM
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I also agree with TheKing.
It's a pretty accurate assertion. Was it established that he was a cold-blooded bastard before he met Irina? Being "high up on the intelligence food chain" just means he was a good agent. It's pretty clear that the bulk of Jack's ruthlessness comes from being betrayed by Irina.
Originally Posted by DarkestPhoenix
Oh. My. Stars. And. Garters.
I cannot believe you just posted that. Both these shows are great, but there is no comparison between the Jacks. First of all, Irina Derevko sought out Bristow because he was already established and high up on the intelligence food chain. Not the other way around. Jack didn't rise to the head of the CIA class because he was screwed over by his wife. Him being so highly decorated is a direct result of him getting the job done...all of which happened BEFORE he met Irina, so don't assert that he's only a cold-blooded bastard because of THAT.
I cannot believe you just posted that. Both these shows are great, but there is no comparison between the Jacks. First of all, Irina Derevko sought out Bristow because he was already established and high up on the intelligence food chain. Not the other way around. Jack didn't rise to the head of the CIA class because he was screwed over by his wife. Him being so highly decorated is a direct result of him getting the job done...all of which happened BEFORE he met Irina, so don't assert that he's only a cold-blooded bastard because of THAT.
01-19-05 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
shouldn't the title of this thread be "bigger JACK ass"?
Either way, I don't know. I don't watch either show, but they both look totally gay.
Either way, I don't know. I don't watch either show, but they both look totally gay.
Don't you have some posts to catch up on regarding baseball bat line drives or something?
01-20-05 | 04:12 PM
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My vote is still with Jack Bristow ... but Jack Bauer won the poll last time:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366274
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366274
01-20-05 | 07:50 PM
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I haven't watched much Alias, but from what I've seen Bristow seems to work from behind the scenes (as Tommy C mentions above).
I think Bauer is the bigger "bad ass".
I think Bauer is the bigger "bad ass".
01-20-05 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackCapTen
I haven't watched much Alias, but from what I've seen Bristow seems to work from behind the scenes (as Tommy C mentions above).
01-20-05 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by B.A.
Obviously you haven't watched much Alias - because Jack Bristow does everything not just the behind the scenes work. And we haven't even mentioned his little storage shed yet.
01-20-05 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackCapTen
Is he very physical/active with bad guys and such? Just curious.
01-21-05 | 07:25 AM
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I forget about Bristow's storage shed! He could take out all of CTU and still be back in time at APO to plan misdirections, dispense advice on how to kill their signifigant other, council those who have killed thier signifigant other, turn Nadia against Sloan, and kill anyone who looks at Sydney, all this before lunchtime.
01-21-05 | 09:18 AM
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Anyone who can utter the line like "It must have been an e-vite. I don't check e-vites." and not break into at least a smile, HAS to be the biggest bad-ass ever!!! Bristow all the way!!
01-21-05 | 10:36 AM
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From: Capitol of the Empire! Center of all Commerce and Culture! Crossroads of Civilization! NEW ROME!!!...aka New York City
Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
Where's the poll choice for......JOHN LOCKE?!?
01-21-05 | 10:38 AM
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Bauer only has a car with a little drawer of guns and fun stuff.
Jack Bristow has an entire storage unit of merciless torture/killing tools. God know how many bodies are in there, too.
Plus, Jack Bristow built the Titanic.
Jack Bristow has an entire storage unit of merciless torture/killing tools. God know how many bodies are in there, too.
Plus, Jack Bristow built the Titanic.