One that I didn't see happen...
When he bit that fucker's neck...I couldn't help but laugh...
One that I didn't see happen...
When he bit that fucker's neck...I couldn't help but laugh...
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
Thought I'd pull this fucking relic out of the attic, with a new season upon us in two weeks...
I know nothing about it...other than it's set in NYC, and Mr. Buffy is in the show as the new Jack Bauer...
Oh, and the hot chick from last season is back, and apparently, wrapped in a towel after "going dark," which actually sounds like porn if you haven't ever seen 24...
Renee Walker FTW.
I'll keep watching 24 as long as they keep making them... but it's hard to get too excited about the show these days... it really is the same show over and over with different faces and different locales.
I have to say that this year's theme of having Bauer in a role reversal serving as the level headed straight man to Walker's Bauer-ish death wish should be pretty cool.
I've watched the first 4 hours, and I'm more than a bit underwhelmed. Last season was can't miss tv, with some compelling story lines. This time out, there really isn't that much of a sense of urgency or need to care all that much about the life of some foriegn diplomat and his effect upon the peace process. But things definitely picked up when Renee Walker showed up.
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”― Stephen Hawking
I thought so too...odd to see Jack as the voice of restraint and reason, and Renee going off the deep end amputating people's limbs and whatnot!Originally Posted by Mr Walker
I did not see that ending coming last night. I've always had a "thing" for slightly crazy redheads, but I think Renee has gone way over the top!
Eat Us And Smile
Cenk For America 2024!!
Justice Democrats
"If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992
I've been there, so believe me: Be very careful what you wish for, as it isn't quite the wonderful combination you'd expect.
It's worked for me for the past 21 years (...probably won't make 22 if she is browsing through my posts)
Well, God bless the both of ya...or should I say, the four of ya.
Jeez... apart from the brutal knife scene, this show has really been going through the motions. I even timed my Russian thug call perfectly with the thug who stopped the other thug from opening the closet door on Walker.
Agreed. Last season you couldn't miss an episode, as so much was going on that was compelling. More than anything, this has been a somber exercise, one that I've skipped watching at least three times now. And when I do watch the episodes at the FOX site to catch up, I pretty much skim through them only to discover that I really hadn't missed anything in the first place.
It's a shame, as I keep hoping for it to get on pace like it was straight out of the box last year, and each episode fails to do so.
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.”
...which would throw out the entire premise of the show. I think it's a horrible idea to make a movie, for that reason alone.
A lot of people are complaining about the show this season, but you better enjoy it, because it looks like it will be the last...
Clock's Ticking On 24; Fox Expected To Cancel Series
Fox is expected to cancel their long-running thriller 24 as early as Thursday, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The show's costs have been rising while ratings in its' eighth season have tapered off, according to Variety, leading the studio to pull the plug on it after this season.
Fans of the show have one silver lining, as 24’s star Kiefer Sutherland and the show's producers have expressed serious interest in making a feature film based on the series.
For now, the show airs Mondays on Fox at 9/8c.
I thought the first eight episodes this season sucked ass...but the past two or three have been top-notch. Last season pissed me off because Jack wasn't 100%. This season jumped the shark dicking Jack around with quitting. Enough of that shit...get him to CTU and fucking have him fucking people up...
They keep missing moments...like on Monday...
spoiler alert....
When that punk bitch had the countdown on his vest...we all knew he was going to blow up...bit 24 moment....so have Jack force him to tell the information...grab the mother...put a gun to her head...kid gives him a name...
and he pushes the bitch into the oxy tank...
Miss the mark..
NBC has approached Fox about picking up 24, according to reports.
Entertainment Weekly claims that the Peacock network is interested in taking the real-time drama on, should speculation that Fox is planning to call time on the show come to fruition.
"There's definitely some interest," explained an insider close to the negotiations.
Fox is said to be considering axing the series after eight seasons due to declining ratings and spiraling costs.
However, the mooted move would almost certainly delay its plans to launch a Jack Bauer film franchise. 24 executives have previously insisted that it would be logistically difficult to produce a movie while the program was still running.
Representatives for both Fox and NBC declined to comment.
NBC ruins everything...
I can see it now...24...starring Leno...
24...Must See TV...starring Bill Cosby
24 seconds...starring Conan O'Brien...oh wait...he's on Fox...
I admit it... I didn't see that one coming at all.
I had a feeling that chick had something to hide, other than her now dead tweaker ex-con boyfriend. Didn't really think she would be one of the terraists, but I did figure that redneck parole officer (or whatever he was) wouldn't make it out alive.
If they DO decide to pull the plug on the show this year, probably the best thing they could do is put Bauer in charge of CTU, because its obvious that Hastings is fucking clueless as to what's going on in his own agency. Bill Buchanan would have never put up with this shit.
Did anyone else realize who that was? I had a hunch, but couldn't believe it, so I checked the credits. Sure as hell, it was Stephen Root. Yup, the same guy from News Radio (with the late Phil Hartman) and Office Space, as Milton. I shit you not.
Totally caught me off guard...I just figured she was a mediocre actress with a weak story line...damn...
I'll be damned. I thought the dude looked familiar, but I would never have known it was him without the glasses. Or if he had some odd obsession with a CTU red stapler.Did anyone else realize who that was? I had a hunch, but couldn't believe it, so I checked the credits. Sure as hell, it was Stephen Root. Yup, the same guy from News Radio (with the late Phil Hartman) and Office Space, as Milton. I shit you not.
I'm too lazy to check, but hasn't there been a mole in CTU every friggin' season of 24?I had a feeling that chick had something to hide, other than her now dead tweaker ex-con boyfriend. Didn't really think she would be one of the terraists, but I did figure that redneck parole officer (or whatever he was) wouldn't make it out alive.
If they DO decide to pull the plug on the show this year, probably the best thing they could do is put Bauer in charge of CTU, because its obvious that Hastings is fucking clueless as to what's going on in his own agency. Bill Buchanan would have never put up with this shit.
All the more reason to put Jack in charge. And if you were suspected of being a mole, he'd send Renee Walker over to chop off one of your arms.
I'd love to be a mole on Renee's thigh.
Just came through a few minutes ago - officially cancelled - no pick up
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Twistin' by the pool.
I'd appreciate a happy ending... but that's enough about me.
I had a feeling the show was in trouble. Only a few weeks ago, Compost...err, Comcast In Demand service was offering this season's shows as reruns, viewable at any time 24/7. FOX is pretty stingy with allowing the cable company from re-airing it's shows, preferring to make people view them at it's own official web site, where it can make the audience see whatever sponsors they have lined up (who in turn pay for the commercials) during the viewing. This was highly unusual, as the show was rarely (if ever) offered via cable in past seasons, and pointed out a sense of urgency on the part of FOX for the show to be seen in hopes of reviving it's stale ratings.
The problem that was largely overlooked being quite obvious: The show had run it's course, and was starting to not only get predictable, it was repeating itself again and again. The fact that the plot line was a snooze-fest right out of the gate sure didn't help matters, either.
OK, so now a movie is in the works. The time constrictions and absurd logistics of doing a show supposedly set in real time over 17 episodes per season was one thing. Maintaining that same tension and depth over roughly 2 hours in a theatrical release is quite another without turning into parody. I mean, that ticking clock works good for tv, but you get the impression people will be comparing their watches to it in a theater, ya know? Or worse yet, breaking out their cell phones to call a friend to say "Well, the movie's over in 15 minutes, what's up?"
Was there a mole the year that Gaelle was the fake mole? I think it was season 2 or three...when he died when the shit blew in his face...after pretending to work for the heroin dealers?
I think that was the season with Chase...christ...
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jack was havin' some fun...
Another one of those classic genius posts, sure to generate responses. You log on the next day to see what your witty gem has produced to find no one gets it and 2 knotheads want to stick their dicks in it... Well played, sir!!
Crap. Last night's episode served as a perfect illustration of how far this show has dropped. After watching all season as Jack bounced around being a noble, loyal and boring Captain America for the U.S. government, when he finally snaps and takes matters into his own hands, what is one of the first things he does? Yup, he beats the crap out of...a woman. Hopefully things will improve, now that his vendetta is personal.
Dude, last night was fucking AWESOME. This show is going out at its peak.
I dunno, man...I've been patiently waiting all season for Bauer to flip his lid and kick some ass. I just wasn't expecting that. But I agree, the show does look promising at this point.
Me, too...I was wondering when it was going to get rolling. But how do you top all the shit in the past? He goes off totally rogue and ignores the president. That's hard core. I can't believe there's 6 hours left. Some crazy shit is going to happen, and you know Logan is toast.
Agree, though I knew as soon as Bauer hooked up with that Rene chick she was a goner. It seems it COULD get interesting now...
The ultimate would be if he goes off the deep end and offs that jackass president. But that's too much to hope for.
Palmer would never be doing the stupid shit she's doing.
This season's prez is a bit naive, isn't she? Especially knowing the Russians are trying to tank her peace talk anyway, and she shuts Jack down? Dumb.
She was naive last season. I think she's become a full-fledged fucking tool, covering shit up, in cahoots with Logan... She needs to go down.
This being the final season, I see absolutely nothing that will prevent Jack from killing Charles Milhous Logan.... and thoroughly enjoying doing so. There isn't a jury anywhere on Earth or in Hell who would convict him.
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