I didn't really pick up 24 until season 3 so I'm marathoning everything. Jack was so much calmer in the old days..
I didn't really pick up 24 until season 3 so I'm marathoning everything. Jack was so much calmer in the old days..
"They call it 'The American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin
yeah, he hadn't been through the hell that happened in the other seasons. shot, stabbed, blown up, etc...
Premier is tonight!!!! 4 hours!!!!
So we're just going to forget Jack was dying last season?
Ok I'm in.
"They call it 'The American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin
It's been alright so far... certainly it hasn't started with the bang that the previous seasons have had. We'll see how it follows through on Monday, which I suspect will be more exciting episodes.
It has that usual slowness at the beginning, excepting Jack axeing (!!) a man to death and Acaveda making a brief appearance as a scumbag criminal.
Last edited by rockmanj; Mon, 01-18-2010 at 02:17 AM.
I've seen Benito Martinez with a suit and tie and smug composure too many times to take his role here seriously, I'm glad he's gone
"They call it 'The American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin
I was hoping Aceveda would be a victim of the Bauer choke.Originally Posted by rockmanj
Well, if you compare it to previous seasons where we've had people thought dead showing up, air traffic stolen, multiple relevant characters getting killed, a nuclear bomb going off, multiple suicide terrorists, etc.... the first two episodes have been kinda bland in that regard.
Loved Chloe in these episodes. Freddy Prince Jr. seems like he could do well here, and Starbuck has been decent so far... though I don't know if I care at all about her storyline. I like the new CTU director... the actor at least... Bubba. I think he'll be in the receving end of a Bauer choke himself before this season ends.
You forgot, and a cock in his mouth.
Jack Bauer: Retired Grandpa was kinda trippy but in a way I feel like it fit him. He has saved America 7 times already and nearly died repeatedly in the process. He looked well and truly tired of it all and like he just wants to leave all this crap to someone else and live out his life in peace. I was somewhat torn when Chloe made her plea to Jack for help but she had a good point in that she'd put her ass into the fire again and again to help him out when he asked her to and it wasn't any of her business and she's never asked for anything in return.
Also, though I recognize it's probably intentional I really don't like the character of the new CTU head. He seems to represent the kind of ass-kissing, bureaucratic nightmare every hard nosed field agent should hate with a passion. He reminds me of people in real life who fill the heads of prominent people with sweet sounding words but when the shit hits the fan and they can't deliver try to cover their asses and pile on the bs rather than admitting there are problems and that they need help. I'm guessing/hoping he won't last the season as head of CTU if his incompetence is already at this level in the opener.
Final scene of episode 4 made me a believer.
yeah Munsu... That caught me off guard.
Jack taught her well !
Jack Bauer death tally thus far : 3. ( correct me if I missed one. )
Stem Cells fool! LOL. Kim donated cells to do some kind of miracle surgery for Jack. I thought he was done too... I was wondering last year if they'd make this season a sort of prequal.
Jack is immortal.
Wow Reneé is HARDCORE. I was extremely glad to see they brought her in this season as Jacqueline Bauer: Apprentice to the Master. Her eyes are still full of crazy and her Hair is still as red as all the the blood she'll probably spill this season, I can hardly wait till next week.
I am pretty sure I said "holy shit" aloud after seeing that madness. Hot, disheveled, and crazy...makes for a good combo.
I was hoping to see her licking the finger tips of the severed hand.
Last night's episode was a good one... psycho Walker is great. I also like how the President has lost his marbles. Really wondering what the repercussions for him will be. Too much time is being spent on Dana and his ex, got to move on from that storyline.
Jack, awesome as always... but got fooled at the end.
Here's some info on the 24 movie:
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/...er-to-reality/
Jack Bauer may finally hit the big screen. Though Fox has yet to decide whether to pick up a ninth season of 24, an insider confirmed that the film side is in talks with Billy Ray (State of Play) to write a screenplay for the franchise. Word is the scribe came in and pitched his version of the flick.
Any movement on a film may hinge upon the show’s future with the network; Fox toppers Peter Rice and Kevin Reilly will likely want to see how the show performs over the next few weeks before deciding whether to commit to another season of Bauer racing the clock. Through Jan. 31, 24 is down versus last year by 10% in total viewers (11.9 million versus 13.3 million) and by 15% in adults 18-49 (3.9 versus 4.6). The drama remains Fox’s third-most watched show behind American Idol and House.
A decision is needed soon; a source close to the show said the producers are preparing to write the 23rd and 24th episodes of the current season so they need to know whether to pen a series finale. Production on the drama is scheduled to wrap March 24.
In January, star Kiefer Sutherland told EW that he’d love to do a movie (“It would be a two-hour representation of a day”) and thinks the TV show can actually be done at the same time. ”I actually tried to convince a few people of this. In a media world that is changing unbelievably fast, a television series can either act as a great trailer for a film, or a film can act as a great trailer for a television series. And I think the first person who actually does that is going to change the way television interacts with feature films.
“I think the resistance to it is because, in my father’s generation, if you did films, you didn’t even think about television,” Sutherland continued. “That was a death knell. And if you did television, you wouldn’t be allowed to do films. That was when we had three networks. We have six hundred now, and if I want to see Paul Newman in a movie, I don’t have to go out. And so the game has changed. And I think we’re going to have to adjust with it.” – With additional reporting from Nicole Sperling
Last edited by Munsu; Tue, 02-09-2010 at 09:22 AM.
i dont know about a movie...
This past episode made me think about Lethal Weapon 1, when they were torturing mel gibson, and he kills them
Lethal Weapon's Riggs + Die Hards John McClane combine to create..... JACK "f'ing" BAUER!
Let's not go that far...Jack isn't insane and way more badass than riggs. I think to get teh right Bauer mix, you have to add Zeus, Batman, solid Snake with a bit of Daniel Craig's James Bond thrown in for good measure.
Last two episodes have been very good. And hopefully the shitty Dana situation improves a bit with her going after her ex to kill him.
Who's still watching.
Previous to the last episode, 24 had some really good episodes. This week's episode was pretty good until the end, I don't think I like the twist. We'll see where it goes.
Also, I've been hearing rumors of FOX thinking of cancelling the show, and if it gets cancelled, NBC being a possibility in picking up the series. I really can't see how FOX could cancel the show, I really don't.
In any case, there's always the movies they're planning once the show is over.
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