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...then cut to a scene with Kim in the bathtub with one of Chase's prosthetics...
then onto the rest...
then onto the rest...
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Yeah, hopefully Chase and Kim's scenes will be extremely limited. Kim has been involved in some of the most convoluted storylines I've ever seen on TV. Even the finest actresses in the biz would have landed flat on their face with writing like that.
Remember the mountain lion scene from season 2? *shudder*Comment
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The Mountain Lion scene is the creme de la creme of crap...
that whole storyline of her with Kevin Dillon in the fucking Mountain Hidaway of the unabomber was ridiculous to start with...lmfao...
and what about her legless boyfriend?...lmfao...so much for that...
She's not good to the men in her life...costs them legs...and arms...and lives..."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."Comment
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Damn...it looks like we are going to get 4 fucking hours in the first week...
premiere is on a Sunday now...with the two hours...and I think the third and fourth hours are on Monday...unless it's a repeat of the first two...
January 9th and 10th..."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."Comment
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How far will '24' go?
Jack Bauer gets ready to save the day, again.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Surprise is what makes "24" tick, and there should be plenty of it as Jack Bauer embarks on a fourth season of saving the world from terrorists.
Or maybe this time he won't. With Agent Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, you can never be sure.
"There's a sort of roiling internal conflict put into the body of a hero," says executive producer Evan Katz, describing Bauer's "dark corners" as being more traditional for a villain. "You're not sure what he will do, not sure how far he will go."
Last season, Bauer shot up heroin, cut off the arm of his Counter Terrorist Unit partner, shot a man in custody to get him to hand over information more quickly and threatened to expose a terrorist's daughter to a deadly virus, just to name a few. But he also saved the world from that killer virus.
This season, set 18 months later, Bauer has kicked his drug habit. Booted out of CTU, he has a new job working for Secretary of Defense James Heller, played by William Devane.
Most of the series' previous villains, including President David Palmer's scheming wife, Sherry, are no more. Gone too, at least for now, are cast members Dennis Haysbert, who portrayed Palmer for three seasons, and Elisha Cuthbert, who played Bauer's constantly imperiled daughter, Kim.
Palmer decided not to run for re-election after the death of his evil wife. Katz would not discuss where Kim went, although both characters are still alive and therefore could return at any time.
Fox is premiering the new season of "24" as a "2"-day, "4"-hour event (get it?), Sunday, January 9, and Monday, January 10, 8-10 p.m. ET. Then, beginning January 17, the remaining hour-long episodes -- each consisting of an hour in the life of Bauer -- will air Mondays at 9 p.m. without repeats or pre-emptions.
'More wholesale changes than usual'
New this season, along with veteran character actor Devane, are Kim Raver as Heller's daughter and Bauer's new love interest, Audrey, and Alberta Watson as CTU chief Erin Driscoll, who of course totally disapproves of Bauer.
There are also spanking new CTU headquarters and a whole slew of new villains, including Nestor Serrano and Shohreh Aghdashloo (Oscar-nominated for 2003's "House of Sand and Fog") as a Middle Eastern husband and wife plotting something dastardly.
"There's no question there are more wholesale changes than usual," Katz said.
He noted the story lines involving President Palmer and Kim Bauer had "run their course" and that "catching the audience by surprise" remains a critical element of the series.
Not wanting to give away those surprises, Katz can't offer much elaboration. He does say the new season -- "Day 4" as it's called, because each season covers 24 hours -- will be "big emotionally," but that it's important to avoid making the action too fanciful -- like over-the-top James Bond-style thrillers.
It's vital for the tension of the series that "it stay true to the real-time format," Katz explains. Yet that can be a challenge to the show's authenticity, particularly because the action takes place in Los Angeles, where traffic can be snarled around the clock.
"We stretch things as much as we can. We have helicopters and, don't forget, we count the time in commercial breaks," laughs Katz, whose previous credits include the quirky monster-chasing series "Special Unit 2," which aired on UPN several years ago.
When the going gets tough ...
The new CTU headquarters set -- an elaborate, multistory maze of steel, glass and concrete with splashes of peacock blue and ruby red brightening its sleek design -- looks like something any Bond movie would be proud to feature.
On this day, Raver's Audrey was challenging the methods and motivations of the CTU staff, while Devane waited off-camera for a later scene.
Wry and tough, Devane has the perfect manner for someone who's not supposed to give too much away.
"I'm the kind of secretary of defense the country needs," is about all he'd say about his character.
Devane's take on the plot?
"Jack works for me. I have a daughter who's my aide, and son who's kind of a hippie guy. We came to L.A. for something -- I forget what -- and all hell breaks loose and Jack takes charge."
He grins. "That's the one thing I've learned: Jack takes charge and he gets it done!"Comment
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Man...I can't fucking wait...seems like a fucking year since last year's season finale...
AND FUCKING 4 HOURS IN TWO DAYS...
I can't fucking wait..."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."Comment
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8 pm?
That's a sucky time to put a show like this on.
Plus Monday night is a tough night for me to watch a 9pm show.
I'm gonna have to fire up the old VCR all season long.Comment
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Looks like Almeda and his old lady are MIA as well.
The only person I recognized in the previews was Chloe.
Devane is a nice addition to the cast... I always considered him the poor man's Nicholson.Comment
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Almeda...Palmer...
but...I suspect you'll see some of them at some point this year...
they were all at the premiere viewing...
"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."Comment
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Now I remember why I avoid your 24 threads... Mr Pojo Spoiler Reader!
I can see Jimmy Johnson and Collinsworth being fans of the show.... but 24 is way over Bradshaw's head!Comment
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No dumbass...it was on one of those gay ass entertainment shows my wife watches...
I thought Jimmy Johnson was going to shoot a load..."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."Comment
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Haysbert, the guy that plays Palmer was saying, "You never know who's going to die during this next season..."
Sounded like he knew...or was the one that was going to die..."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."Comment
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I don't think 8 o'clock...following a NFL playoff game is such a bad time to put on a show like 24...that probably gets 90% of their viewers from the same people that watch the games...
Didn't you watch MNF Walker?"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."Comment
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Yeah... but I always was able to listen to the first 10 minutes of the games on the radio while I was picking my daughter up from her dance class.
My old lady works on Sunday and Monday Night so I'll be busy getting the little kids to bed at 8 tonight... I'll just tape it and sit and watch it later when all is quiet and I can enjoy it and buzz through all the commercials.Comment
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