# Jack Bauer vs Jason Bourne **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467 "2006-08-12T16:58:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/1 "2006-08-12T16:58:19Z")
Extreme agent vs extreme agent with amnesia. Who takes it? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/2 "2006-08-12T17:01:17Z")
Nobody beats Bauer. Not Bourne, not Bond, not even Batman. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/3 "2006-08-12T17:11:39Z")
Bourne has trouble figuring out who he is. Jack would have him for lunch. Bourne is resourceful. Jack is merciless. I’d watch that movie, though. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/4 "2006-08-12T17:11:46Z")
Book Bourne or Movie Bourne? Movie Bourne is a very pale shadow of Book Bourne. ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/5 "2006-08-12T18:04:31Z")
Depends, are they in Los Angeles? It seems likely anything that happens to Bauer happens there. In LA, or within a short distance, or possibly even within the continental US? Bauer. In other countries, especially if covert travel is required between countries? Bourne. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/6 "2006-08-12T19:11:17Z")
In five minutes, Jack Bauer could make Jason Bourne reveal his identity, whether he remembers it or not. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/7 "2006-08-12T20:31:51Z")
I think a few too many people are underestimating Jason Bourne’s ability to kill people who try to apprehend him. Straight-up fight… they’d both die from injuries. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/8 "2006-08-12T21:07:05Z")
Whichever one wins, the collateral bodycount will be in the hundreds, if not thousands. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/9 "2006-08-12T23:23:27Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] Nobody beats Bauer. Not Bourne, not Bond, not even Batman. [/QUOTE] Even if he’s prepared? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/10 "2006-08-12T23:28:38Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] I think a few too many people are underestimating Jason Bourne’s ability to kill people who try to apprehend him. Straight-up fight… they’d both die from injuries. [/QUOTE] Too bad death doesn’t usually stop Bauer. ---
**Author:** ![Unregistered\_Bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3da27b/32.png) [@Unregistered\_Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unregistered_Bull)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/11 "2006-08-13T00:18:55Z")
Movie Bourne.\* He’s not letting his guard down again. Besides I have to side with the guy whose against the Man, instead of the Man himself. Has Bauer ever operated outside the US? I’ve never really watched 24, and I have not read the Book Bourne. :o ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/12 "2006-08-13T06:30:10Z")
[QUOTE=Unregistered Bull] Has Bauer ever operated outside the US? [/QUOTE] On screen, he’s operated in Mexico (season 3). Off screen, he’s been a part of covert operations overseas – part of the premise of season 1 was that he had been part of a covert op, I think it was in Bosnia, if I remember correctly. And he’s currently about to operate on a slow boat to China… Millions of Chinese could feel the effects by the start of Season 6. Guess we’ll find out in January. And nobody beats Bauer. ---
**Author:** ![Misscegnist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Misscegnist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misscegnist)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/13 "2006-08-13T11:07:03Z")
Anywhere out of the US - certainly Bourne, and I would go for book Bourne - couldn’t stand to watch the movies. The guy was a creative genius, who could take out a whole squad of marines before you even knew he was in the country… ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/14 "2006-08-13T11:23:30Z")
[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank] > [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Nobody beats Bauer. Not Bourne, not Bond, not even Batman. Even if he’s prepared? [/QUOTE] The odd thing is that this made me realise, Jack Bauer is the antithesis of Batman. He only ever loses when he is prepared, and always wins when caught flat-footed and acting in haste. ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/15 "2006-08-13T13:14:53Z")
Sydney Bristow could kick both their asses – in high heels! ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/16 "2006-08-13T17:09:48Z")
[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank] Even if he’s prepared? [/QUOTE] can he prepare in 24 hours? ---
**Author:** ![cardsfan1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cardsfan1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardsfan1975)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/17 "2006-08-13T20:30:41Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] Nobody beats Bauer. [/QUOTE] Chuck Norris will be paying you a visit, **BBVL** , after he takes care of Bauer. 😃 cf’75 ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/18 "2006-08-13T21:04:40Z")
I think we can all agree that James Bond loses. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/19 "2006-08-13T21:25:50Z")
[QUOTE=nameless] I think we can all agree that James Bond loses. [/QUOTE] Unless the game is snagging babes. Jack and Jason would be too busy beating information out of them to have much fun with them, whereas James would hold off on the info gathering until after a few “close encounters.” Then he would do his job and have his fun offing them. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467/20 "2006-08-13T21:34:57Z")
[QUOTE=cardsfan1975] Chuck Norris will be paying you a visit, **BBVL** , after he takes care of Bauer. 😃 cf’75 [/QUOTE] Are you calling Chuck Norris a fictional character like all the others? Then you’re the one who needs to watch out for wild roundhouse kicks! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-bauer-vs-jason-bourne/368467.md?page=2)