[itai195]

Yeah but this is 24. The show where F-16 pilots can shoot down nuclear missiles.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Big Mac

I do think it was a bit of a cheesy way to kill Tony. As an agent he was near Jack's level; he shouldn't have given up the syringe that easily.

Well, Jack was easily fooled by Robocop too, and just about got blown up by him. Robocop is the shiznit.

24 has been getting great ratings, right? So why does this season appear to be the last one? It looks like it has to be, unless Jack can collect the dragon balls and make a wish to revive everyone who was lost.

Meh. Everyone in 24 is disposable, except Jack.

Originally Posted by itai195

Yeah but this is 24. The show where F-16 pilots can shoot down nuclear missiles.

I'm just impressed that they never have to eat, and never run into heavy traffic in LA.

[BlueSky]

Wasn't Tony injected with sodium pentathol? Maybe he didn't get a fatal dose...he'll just wake up and tell the truth all over the place: "I pee in the shower!", "I'm wearing SpongeBob Squarepants undies!", "Michelle was getting on my nerves anyway!", until Jack bitch slaps him back into a state of semi-truthiness so they can go rescue Kim, who is about to be kidnapped, of all things.

[as2]

Thought it was a bit of a non episode this week.

[ThinkInsane]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

Well, Jack was easily fooled by Robocop too, and just about got blown up by him. Robocop is the shiznit.



Meh. Everyone in 24 is disposable, except Jack.

I'm just impressed that they never have to eat, and never run into heavy traffic in LA.

Completely off topic, but speaking of Robocop, on Thursday nights we sometimes go to a local cigar bar after work. For three or four weeks in a row, I kept noticing this guy that looked like Robocop. I kept saying to my friends "Hey doesn't that guy look like Robocop?". And I get a response like "maybe a little". Then one day, I'm reading the paper and there's an article about how Peter Weller is teaching at Syracuse Univeristy (history courses I believe, I saw him as a commentator on a history channel program on the crusades where his title was listed as "Peter Weller, Professor of History- Syracuse University"), and how he likes to go to Awful Al's for cigars and single malt scotch while he finishes his work for the week before heading back to L.A. for the weekend.

They guy that looked "maybe a little" like Robocop was Robocop. Now I'm glad I never got a chance to talk to him, or he might have stabbed me in the heart with a needle too.

[brapper]

Holy heck...they're dropping like flies on 24!

[abe]

Originally Posted by BlueSky

Wasn't Tony injected with sodium pentathol? Maybe he didn't get a fatal dose...he'll just wake up and tell the truth all over the place: "I pee in the shower!", "I'm wearing SpongeBob Squarepants undies!", "Michelle was getting on my nerves anyway!", until Jack bitch slaps him back into a state of semi-truthiness so they can go rescue Kim, who is about to be kidnapped, of all things.

Speaking of Kim. I'm not all that crazy about her, but for those who are, here's a little present.

[lavar78]

Goodbye, Soul Patch. I'll miss you.

[Eug Wanker]

I see that and I feel like a dirty old man, cuz I always remember Popular Mechanics for Kids:

[Big Mac]

Don't feel bad, Eug - every smoking hot girl was once a young kid. Unless you're talking artificial humans, I guess.

So what happened this week? I missed it again.

[vinster]

Originally Posted by Big Mac

So what happened this week? I missed it again.

Zoom to 8:59pm: A woman who helped the terrorists told Jack that Audrey Rains sold her schematics and access codes to their prime target.

[abe]

That new 'sexual harassment' chick is nutz. I loved the look Chloe gave at her saying Buchanan's hand brushing across her shoulder wasn't right!

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by abe

That new 'sexual harassment' chick is nutz.

Nuts but hot.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Eug Wanker

Meh. Everyone in 24 is disposable, except Jack.

Actually... ...Kiefer is already on record as stating that Jack is disposable, should the need arise.

I know, I know. It'd be like having Stargate SG-1 without Jack O'Neill. Or something.

[xi_hyperon]

They are obviously setting up the VP to look like the bad guy in the White House. Is he involved with the plot, or just a red herring?

[Eug Wanker]

Did your HD feed cut to SD 4:3?

My PVR-recorded Fox TV HD feed went from 16:9 HD to 4:3 SD in the middle of the show.

So I switched over to my PVR-recorded Global TV (Toronto) HD feed, except that stupidly Global TV airs 24 in 4:3 HD mode.

[andreas_g4]

For the record, 24 is my favorite show, BUT: The biggest plot hole is that Jack hasn't become insane yet. It's freaking ridiculous.

[exca1ibur]

He did go wacko and become a drug addict between, I believe, season two and three when he was undercover for a year with the Salizars though.

[abe]

http://www.sentinelthemovie.com/

Could Kiefer Sutherland become this generation's equivalent of Connery in 007 Films? He creates the mold and when he leaves it no one else can fill his shoes?

There will NEVER be anyone else like Kiefer Sutherland in the role of Jack Bauer (IF it ever comes to that.). And in the trailer to the new film (out April 21st) "The Sentinel," Kiefer plays a Secret Service agent and it looks like he brings Jack Bauer to the role, which is fine with me!

I hope he and the decision making TV/Film industry 'others' realize this is a franchise to be continued. Whether it be Kiefer as Jack Bauer on 24 or if there were a new show starring Jack Bauer, or if he goes to films as Jack Bauer or like in The Sentinel where he plays a character almost identical (from the way it looks) to Jack Bauer, the public will give it a look!

BTW, I'm always flooded with conflicting thoughts and mental images when I read or hear the name, Kiefer.

The title of a book, "Kaffir Boy" (Kaffir Boy is Mark Mathabane's 1986 autobiography about life under the South African apartheid regime. It focuses on the brutality of the apartheid system and how he escaped from it, and from the township of Alexandra, to become a well-known tennis player. He also depicted how the young black children dealt with persecution.).

Kiefer rhymes with reefer.

Then, a yoghurt-like dairy product comes to mind and I'm not sure why.

*****, wheezing, the Little Rascals' character (weezer) all get a nano-second's consideration, too.

I looked up the definition and got this:

Kiefer (botan.) - pine
Kiefer (anatom.) - jaw, mandible

FWIW.

[abe]

What's going on with the 24 movie?
Nothing. As executive producer Howard Gordon told me in January (The Ausiello Report 1/26), one scenario being discussed called for the film to land in theaters prior to the start of Season 6, which meant production would need to begin immediately after Season 5 wraps in May. But a source at Twentieth Century Fox says that plan is off the table. "It's definitely not shooting this summer," whispers the insider. "The earliest it could theoretically be shot would be after the 2007 season." Speaking of 24, here’s a little prattle poop about this Monday's episode: Something major happens in the final minutes that will blow your mind. All I'll say is it's not a death and the aftershocks will be felt throughout this season's eight remaining episodes. It's huge, people. Huge!

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ausiello...mDate=03312006

[himself]

Originally Posted by abe

There will NEVER be anyone else like Kiefer Sutherland in the role of Jack Bauer (IF it ever comes to that.). And in the trailer to the new film (out April 21st) "The Sentinel," Kiefer plays a Secret Service agent and it looks like he brings Jack Bauer to the role, which is fine with me!

Well, President Palmer could have replaced Bauer, but he got his own unit instead.

[abe]

Originally Posted by himself

Well, President Palmer could have replaced Bauer, but he got his own unit instead.

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=290740

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=288330

There are some big fans of The Unit over in the P/L.

[Lava Lamp Freak]

So tonight was a ???

Yep, its gonna be another long week.

[abe]

Originally Posted by Lava Lamp Freak

So tonight was a ???

Yep, its gonna be another long week.

I ALWAYS disliked and mistrusted that weasel!

[as2]

So was he playing dumb at the start then with all the Walt Cummings crap?

[abe]

Originally Posted by as2

So was he playing dumb at the start then with all the Walt Cummings crap?

Good question. I don't know. I speculate there's stuff we don't yet know which will make everything come into clearer focus. How's that for going out on a limb?

[xi_hyperon]

Ok, the ending delivered. I suspected the VP might be a red herring, but never saw it coming that Logan is behind it all. Owned once more by the writers.

I suspect Logan played dumb with Cummings because Cummings didn't know he was a part of the plot. Which would make sense if the chain of command is Logan --> Henderson --> Russian guy --> Cummings. I think. It's not all sorted out yet, so it's still a bit confusing.

The important thing is, Jack's death count has gone up yet again.

[davesimondotcom]

Originally Posted by xi_hyperon

The important thing is, Jack's death count has gone up yet again.

As has Wayne Palmer's...

[Monique]

It is really close to the quality of MI5 and in MI5 the main characters have mostly disapears so I am not worry about the survival of 24 if Sutherland chooses to leave.

[abe]

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

As has Wayne Palmer's...

Broke his cherry and even paused a moment to savor the feel, I might posit.

[ThinkInsane]

Originally Posted by xi_hyperon

Ok, the ending delivered. I suspected the VP might be a red herring, but never saw it coming that Logan is behind it all. Owned once more by the writers.

I suspect Logan played dumb with Cummings because Cummings didn't know he was a part of the plot. Which would make sense if the chain of command is Logan --> Henderson --> Russian guy --> Cummings. I think. It's not all sorted out yet, so it's still a bit confusing.

The important thing is, Jack's death count has gone up yet again.

I think you've got the chain of command wrong. Logan --> Robocop --> Cummings --> Russian Guy. Remember, Walt Cummings' plan was to detonate the canisters remotely once they made it back to the camp and kill Russian Guy. Good ending, but I only caught the last 20 minutes or so. I'll have to fire up the DVR to catch the beginning.

[lavar78]

I thought it was kind of obvious, but it still worked. Shades of the Nina reveal in S1...

[brapper]

Thank god it wasn't Aaron.

[Monique]

That was kind of a surprise that it was the President. I just wonder what are his motives, it can hardly be power, and he is probably be more intelligent than we gave him credit for. But, he is still a weasel.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by Monique

the President. I just wonder what are his motives, it can hardly be power

Exactly what I was wondering.
Restarting the cold war?

[xi_hyperon]

Originally Posted by ThinkInsane

I think you've got the chain of command wrong. Logan --> Robocop --> Cummings --> Russian Guy. Remember, Walt Cummings' plan was to detonate the canisters remotely once they made it back to the camp and kill Russian Guy. Good ending, but I only caught the last 20 minutes or so. I'll have to fire up the DVR to catch the beginning.

You are correct, sir. Told you I was confused.

[andreas_g4]

Originally Posted by brapper

Thank god it wasn't Aaron.

Yep, Aaron is my favorite 24 character. I still hope he and Jack will accomplish something in team work once…

[ThinkInsane]

Originally Posted by andreas_g4

Yep, Aaron is my favorite 24 character. I still hope he and Jack will accomplish something in team work once…

I've been thinking that too. Aaron Pierce is a great character. Seems like a good, decent guy with a devotion to duty. Looks like the type of guy that you would see coaching his kids little league team, but he won't hesitate to rock and roll and blow up a dudes flame thrower while he's still wearing it. I would have to say and some point, they are going to kill him off too.

[stevesnj]

Wow! http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html

[BlueSky]

There's an interview with Kiefer in this month's Rolling Stone.

he lives in the somewhat seedy Silver Lake district, in the vast, open expanse of a former iron foundry.

These days, the neighborhood he chooses to live in is predominantly Salvadoran, and at night there, walking his dog, a border collie named Molly, he's been held up with a gun pressed to his noggin. His place is huge, almost a quarter-acre in size, not cut up into rooms but left wide open, with only a half-wall to partition off the sleeping area. Showing me around, he says, "It took a while to get used to sleeping in a barn."

[abe]

Originally Posted by BlueSky

There's an interview with Kiefer in this month's Rolling Stone.

But that area of L.A. has a lovely fragrance of flowers in the air. I like that he's a down to earth guy.

[Monique]

Still do not understand the motives behind Logan's treachery.

Maybe we will understand the Germans role behind all the seasons especially the first one.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by BlueSky

There's an interview with Kiefer in this month's Rolling Stone.

Cheers for that.

I read somewhere over the weekend that he's just signed up for three more seasons of 24.

[Monique]

I am glad that he signed on for more seasons. Now if they could stop and kill more main characters, it would be nice. 3 of them are already dead; this is not the Jack Baur's hour.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Monique

Still do not understand the motives behind Logan's treachery.

Well, the assassination of Palmer wasn't Logan's idea. It was Henderson's, and he did it without Logan's consent IIRC (although Logan was made aware of it early on).

Logan was in on the Cummings plot all along, presumably for the same reasons that Cummings mentioned earlier in the season.

[Stradlater]

I'm just not convinced by the transformation. Logan's personality did a 180; he should still give off that semblance of incompetence we saw earlier.

The actual action, though, is great fun as ever.

[Monique]

5 hours to go now it is going to go really fast. Will the secretary of defence die or not?

[BlueSky]

Originally Posted by abe

But that area of L.A. has a lovely fragrance of flowers in the air. I like that he's a down to earth guy.

Me too. I know someone who lives in Silver Lake, don't see him much but I'll ask him if he knows where Kiefer lives one of these days.

[the1sttransport]

I love this season, and President Logan is definitely my favorite character this season.

That being said, I'm STILL on record as saying that Tony IS NOT DEAD!

I don't know how, but just when we least expect it the show will cut to a hospital, a body bag will twitch, the doctor will gasp, proclaim "This person's still alive!"

The next week Tony kicks all kinds of german/Logan butt.

[vinster]

Originally Posted by Monique

5 hours to go now it is going to go really fast. Will the secretary of defence die or not?

Actually there are 7 hours left this season.