ROCKMAN wrote:Well...thought so at first: Finally we were being acknowledged by the MSM. The show stated with flash cards of Homer's fears. And there it was it big bold letters: PEAK OIL. But, alas, it was just a mockery as Homer falls in with a bunch of local peppers/wacko survivalists.
Rockman wrote:Maybe this thread may have some life: folks can post similar observations seen on TV or at the movies. They might laugh at us now but just wait till they come crawling on their knees begging for a cup of my cat's blood.
ROCKMAN wrote:"...and YOU Rockman, helped make it so!". I do what I can but I'm only one geologist. LOL. I'm surprised no one has thrown out the classic "Three Days of the Condor"
pwallmann wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_reaction_to_24
I believe was it was president logan saying this to Jack (could be mistaken, it was along time ago):
"This country needs energy more than you or anyone in this gridlocked government cares to admit. We'll see how you judge me when the cost of oil goes up over $100 a barrel and the people who put me in office can't afford to heat their homes or run their cars."
Sort of peak oilish... I throw this one out there for the doomsdayers. This episode aired in 2006. oil would have been in the $60s, the episode was probably written in the early 2000s, but still $100 didn't warrant a re-write.
The controversial United States invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003. The invasion was based on faulty intelligence that suggested Saddam Hussein and his government were in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Five days later on March 25, 2003 a major story arc in the second season of 24 began, in which the United States was put on a war footing after a recording (referred to in the show almost exclusively as "The Cyprus Recording") surfaced that implicated three unnamed Middle Eastern countries in the detonation of a nuclear bomb in the United States. Though the evidence was verified by every intelligence agency in the 24 world, characters Michelle Dessler, Jack Bauer, and later Tony Almeida and David Palmer believed it to be false. Nevertheless, the government and political characters in the 24 world ignored the series protagonists and pushed forward with a planned 8:00A.M. bombing campaign. David Palmer delivered a speech to his cabinet that exemplifies the irony of the storyline and the real-life situation:
“ Make no mistake, if we unleash our military power on nations that later prove innocent. It will rank as one of the most despicable sneak attacks in history. Any chance for peace in the Middle East will vanish forever. Even if it costs American lives in the future, we must delay the attack until we are certain of our ground.
ROCKMAN wrote:...we've heard it all before. Except perhaps the lesson on how to drink your cat's blood. LOL.
Maybe this thread may have some life: folks can post similar observations seen on TV or at the movies. They might laugh at us now but just wait till they come crawling on their knees begging for a cup of my cat's blood.
ROCKMAN wrote:No oil/NG drilling activity, including frac’ng, is risk free.
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