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24 Season 6 Anticipation Thread
More and more info about season 6 keeps coming out as we get closer and closer to the start of the season (only five months away now), so instead of still posting in the season 5 thread, I figured we might as well get a new place to discuss all of this stuff.
First off, things like casting info and info about the characters could spoil things for some people, so keep those things and discussions about them in spoiler tags. Other than that, everything should be able to be discussed without using spoiler tags. So here's the new casting news from earlier this week. Just want to note, this is coming from a man who usually reports spoilers and stuff, but while there's a chance the news is not accurate, it most likely is. Spoiler:
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Man, it sucks that we have to wait all the way until January 2007 for Season Six. But, I waited that long for Serason Five, I guess I can do it for Serason Six. I got this stuff from 24fan.blogpot.com:
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""Numb3rs" and "Ally McBeal" actor Peter MacNicol is joining 24 next season as a series regular. The actor will portray a high-ranking government official." "Much speculation on the various 24 boards about the role of Wayne Palmer's wife in the S6 storyline. Regina King has been cast as a regular. She plays Wayne and David Palmer's sister -- an advocacy lawyer named Angela Palmer. UPDATE: Entertainment Weekly's Popwatch asks an interesting question: Can a strong black woman actually survive a season of 24 without being devious, imperious or just plain evil?" Spoiler from Kim Raver: Spoiler:
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------------ That's all the stuff I have so far. xman25 Double Post: These two things I got from http://24fan.blogspot.com/ 1) "From The Ausiello Report: Eric Balfour has signed on to reprise his Season 1 role as independent CTU contractor Milo Pressman. My spy wouldn't say how Milo would be re-introduced, but he'll be sticking around for a while: Balfour will be credited as a series regular. Former Star Trek: Deep Space Nine doc Alexander Siddig is joining the cast as one of the evildoers behind the big Season 6 plot. Additionally, Carlo Rota (aka Mr. Chloe O'Brian) will be back as a series regular." -- Something to watch for: 2) "Next week on the 24 stages, Kiefer and Mary Lynn are shooting a special spoof video with Conan O'Brien for the Emmy telecast. So it wasn't enough that 24 got the most freaking nominations for a series, and the fact that Kiefer is confirmed to be a presenter. Now I'm gonna have to tune in on August 27th just to see this video. Conan has the best writers, so I'm predicting it will be hilarious." -- xman25 |
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I knew they were chinese as soon as the chinese dude told jack he had a phone call :P. Anyway this sounds great as always. Hopefully they kill Jack in this season :)
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From wikipedia, some of the things are repeats from earlier posts in this thread, but a number of things aren't. I didn't feel like editing things out. So here you go:
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I can die happy now. Kiefer Suther finally won an Emmy for playing Jack Bauer on 24!
Seriously though, it's about time these idiots realized how good he is. It sucks though that Jean Smart (Martha Logan) or Gregory Itzin (Presisent Logan) didn't win, as they were freaking great as well. Oh well, at least there's still the Best Drama Series award. EDIT: OH MY FUCKING GOD! It actually did win the Best Drama Series Award! |
Great for Kiefer and 24!!!! Some fun stuff for 24, taken from twentyfour.tv:
24 things you didn't know about 24 Written by CTU Sunday, 09 July 2006 1 Jack Bauer has killed 112 people over the five years of the show. Season 4, during which he dispatched 44 'hostiles', was his best ever; in the first season he managed a lacklustre 10. 2 Kiefer Sutherland heard that American college students use 24 as a drinking game, downing a shot every time Jack Bauer says 'damn it'. So he changed the script in one episode to have Jack say 'damn it' 14 times in one hour. 3 Another frat-house game is to monitor Jack's flouting of the Geneva Conventions. In season 2 he shot a key suspect under interrogation in the heart before beheading him. In season 3, he executed a colleague on the president's orders. 4 Jack's entry codes for CTU (Counter Terrorism Unit) are 4393 and Q22Q17 5 For season 2, a prototype script was written in which each (non real-time) episode would span 24 hours, but execs decided to stick to the original format. 6 During season 4 an incoming call number was shown on a character's mobile phone. More than 50,000 fans dialled the number - only to find it was real and belonged to one of the crew. 7 More than 20 lead characters have died in seasons 1-5. 8 Jack Bauer has actually died twice. In season 2 he was tortured, burned and tazered to death before miraculously coming round. In season 4 he was shot dead; then Tony Almeida injected him with epinephrine and he recovered. 9 Executive Producer Evan Katz once said: 'We make a lot of it up as we go along.' 10 24 was the first TV show to embrace real-time - the clock keeps ticking during ad breaks and there are no flashbacks. 11 Of course, it's not quite as simple as that. Three minutes are in fact gradually added to the timer during the ad breaks. 12 Almost all scenes are shot at head height. 13 We've never seen Jack eating, sleeping or going to the toilet. As a joke for season 5 he was filmed exiting the bathroom, eating a sandwich and wearing his pyjamas. It didn't make the final cut. 14 What might have been: 'The original iteration of 24 was that we were going to do 24 hours in the life of a wedding ... kind of a romantic comedy series.' (Creator Joel Surnow) 15 In the US, the Fox network had to screen adverts during season 4 episodes showing 'positive' images of Muslims, to counter charges of Islamophobia. 16 Everyone on the programme has to sign pledges not to reveal the plot. 17 Former presidential candidate and Republican Senator John McCain is such a fan of 24 he landed himself a walk-on part. 18 Blooper alert! The Californian presidential primary - the backdrop to season 1 - is held in March, not June. 19 The premiere was due to air in the US just one month after 9/11. Following the attacks, a shot of a 747 exploding was removed and the screening was delayed. 20 Jack's daughter, Kim, has been held captive in one form or other eight times. 21 Sarah Clarke was cast as Nina Myers on the morning filming was due to begin for the pilot episode. 22 Glenn Morshower, Kiefer Sutherland, Carlos Bernard and Dennis Haysbert are the only actors to appear in all five seasons. 23 To speak fluent Jack, use the following phrases often: 'Where's Kim?', 'Who are you working for?', 'Get down on the ground!' and, of course, 'Damn it!' 24 Fox commissioned two more series of 24 in May. A feature film will begin production next year, with parts to be shot in London. --------- Intersting stuff. I like the drinking game bit. xman25 |
Hey I knew a lot of those. They lied. I once thought Novick was in all five seasons with one of the seasons him being in for at least one ep, but I was wrong I guess.
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That was quite the interesting list. I, too, enjoyed the drinking game tidbit.
More importantly, when does Jack go to the bathroom? We can assume he doesn't eat or sleep for that day. But I don't think it's possible to go twenty-four hours without emptying the bladder. |
Jack sweats all his pee out. It makes him more efficient.
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During one of the many commercial breaks, or when he isn't in a scene.
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Dunno if this is a good place to put this, buuuuuut... I have a couple questions now that I saw Season 4.
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1 - Behrooz was rescued by Curtis in a deleted scene
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Here is something I found on comixfan.com:
24: NIGHTFALL #1 Mark Haynes, J.C. Vaughn (w); Jean Diaz (a); Diaz, Joe Corroney (c) Presenting a special six-part 24 Season One prequel! In 24: Nightfall, future CTU agent Jack Bauer heads an elite Special Forces team sent to take down the mass murderer, Victor Drazen. But events in the war-torn former Yugoslavia quickly spiral out of control as the hunters become the hunted. The secrets behind Bauer's pivotal Operation: Nightfall mission are revealed here! Joe Corroney (Spike vs. Dracula) provides a special variant cover, too. *Covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. FC • $3.99 • 32 pages ------------- Issue number #1 is scheduled to come out this November. xman25 |
Cool to see another comic coming out, and even better, some more stuff about Operation Nightfall. I still haven't even read the first comics yet, so maybe I'll read them all at once after all of these are released (I'm hoping they'll collect them together in a novel format like they did with the first ones, but I'll settle for individual issues as well).
Some more 24 news, the Season 5 DVD Set has been officially announced. The only thing I don't like about it is that of the 12 commentary tracks, two of them cover the same episode (not that big of a problem (especially after listening to the Prison Break ones), but I'd just rather have them all for different episodes). |
Yeah Smallville has commentaries like that. And were there even commentaries on any of the other sets? I have them all, but havent watched them.
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An interview with the writers of the new 24 comic book mini-series. It's from IDW, the publisher of the 24 comic books. :
IDW Sets the Clock Back for a 24 Prequel Jack Bauer Returns to Comics in November with 24: Nightfall Following on the success of previous 24 offerings-including 24 Stories and 24: Midnight Sun-IDW Publishing is presenting 24: Nightfall, an all-new six-issue mini series featuring everybody's favorite Federal Agent-Jack Bauer. If you thought Jack Bauer had rough days started with the first season of 24, think again. 24: Nightfall is a prequel to the on-going hit Fox television series. Before the clock started ticking on season one, Jack Bauer was the head of an elite Special Forces team sent to take down the mass murderer Victor Drazen. Not an easy mission by any means, especially in the war-torn former Yugoslavia. Events quickly spiral out of control, as the hunters become the hunted—and the true facts of the pivotal Operation: Nightfall are revealed. 24: Nightfall is a six-issue mini series premiering in November and is written by J.K. Vaughn and Mark L. Haynes, the team that brought you 24: Midnight Sun, and with art by Jean Diaz. IDW managed to get Vaughn and Haynes to clear some space in their 24-hour day-planners in order to answer some timely questions regarding 24: Nightfall. IDW: Why tell a story that takes place before the timeline already established by 24 the television series? J.C. Vaughn: Good question, but this timeline was established by the series. The events of Day One (Season One) take place two years to the day after this mission. What happened that day in Jack Bauer's life (and Senator David Palmer's, too) was Victor Drazen's revenge for the events that are the backbone of our story. Mark L. Haynes: From a storytelling standpoint, this mini-series is the "cause" that goes along with the devastating "effects" that Season One has for Jack Bauer and the other characters. From a fan's viewpoint, this story is being told in order to answer the all-important question of "why?" Why is Victor Drazen out to destroy David Palmer and Jack Bauer? Why does Jack act the way he does? The comics can explore all that. IDW: What are the constraints of writing a story based on a well-established property such as 24? And what liberties due you feel that you have writing 24 within the comic book medium? MLH: Far from a constraint, a well-established property allows substantially more freedom. All good stories are based, in large measure, on the motivations of the characters. After five seasons of the show, our writing is governed by the simple question: "What would Jack Bauer do?" From there, the comic book medium allows us to show Jack operating in a wider world. While his actions certainly have global impact, comics allows us to take Jack out of the L.A. area and drop him into any situation to reinforce just how good he is at his job. JCV: Rather than think of constraints, it's more fun to take the situation as a positive. 24 is the one comic I don't have to sketch before I script. The visual paradigms of the show are well established in the readers' minds, too, so we're not re-inventing the wheel here. Mark and I plot it very, very tightly, because frankly as fans of the show that's what we would demand if we were reading it instead of writing it. Once we're plotted, that frees us to do one thing-concentrate on the craft of writing, creating the best additions to the world of 24 that we can. IDW: What is it that makes Jack Bauer "tick," so to speak? What separates him from the countless other tough-guy maverick heroes of page and screen? JCV: It's like those internet jokes: Jack Bauer once lost his car keys and tortured himself for a half hour until he confessed where the keys were. And he makes onions cry. Seriously, though, Jack Bauer is a relentless, purpose-driven patriot who knows that there are scary people out there who want to kill us simply because we're American and/or they can make some money doing it. MLH: While there are similarities between Jack Bauer and characters like John McClane (Die Hard) and Martin Riggs (Lethal Weapon), Jack differs in that he's not a loner when it comes to a mission, and he is not inclined to take chances if there is any other possible way to solve a crisis. IDW: So why is it that no one seems to have a worse day than Jack Bauer? What is it that Jack could have possibly done in a previous life to deserve such horrible periods of 24 hours? MLH: There are people that have worse days than Jack. They're the insurance adjusters that show up the next day. JCV: Jack is a high caliber problem solver. The problem with solving difficult problems effectively is that you generally are then given even more difficult problems to solve. Nobody sends the lady at the DMV, whose main decision is whether to look put out or just disinterested, to deal with the terrorists who have just taken over the In and Out Burger down the street from Meltdown Comics. They send Jack Bauer. Or one of us, but only because it's near a comic shop. ----- IDW has some preview pages on their website. I'll include them with this post. I don't think they give the plot away, so no spoilers. xman25 |
Some new stuff about the show I found on 24fan.blogspot.com:
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Season 5 DVD Artwork Revealed!
Not my first choice (I think it was my third actually, behind the black one in the lower left corner, and the red one in the middle), but it's still pretty good. My only complaint about it would be that the color scheme seems a little too similar to the Season 4 DVD set. Now we just need to hear whether or not they're keeping the digipak packaging, or changing it to thinpak packaging. I personally like thinpak better, but I'd rather have digipak for this set so it'll be similar to the others. |
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I got this from 24.blogspot.com. It could be classified as an "oh crap" kind of thing if you're a superstitious person:
Rena Sofer will have a recurring role this season as the wife of shady power broker Graham (Paul McCrane). Now most of you don't really care, but if you know of her filmography then you might panic. She overacts in both drama (Melrose Place) and comedy (Seinfeld). Plus she's known as a "series killer." That's someone who's mere presence in the cast means that the show either jumped the shark or is destined to be cancelled. Other examples of such killers are Jason Gedrick, Paula Marshall, Steven Eckholdt and Ivan Sergei (Fox won't even air his pilot Drive). Want more examples? Rena starred in the U.S. version of Coupling, Blind Justice, The Chronicle, Cursed and Oh Grow Up. Enough said. -------------- I hope she doesn't kill 24. xman25 |
I got this from 24fan.blogspot.com:
Official Season Six Press Release “24” SETS THE CLOCK FOR SEASON SIX 2006’s Most Emmy-Winning Series Premieres With Two-Night, Four-Hour Event Sunday, Jan. 14, and Monday, Jan. 15, on FOX www.24trailer.com to Feature Season Six Sneak Peek on Tuesday, Oct. 24 24, this year’s most Emmy Award-winning television series (with five Emmys, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Kiefer Sutherland) and Outstanding Drama Series), sets the clock for “Day Six” with a four-hour, two-night television event Sunday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The fifth hour of 24 will air in the show’s regular time period Monday, Jan. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), and the intense season will unfold without interruptions until the season finale in May 2007. As the clock ticks closer to 24’s highly anticipated return, FOX will make a special, extended “Day Six” trailer available for worldwide viewing on the web. The online countdown to the trailer’s debut begins today at www.24trailer.com. Fans around the globe can take their first look at Season Six by visiting the website on Tuesday, Oct. 24 (3:00 PM ET/Noon PT). The first promo for the new season is also scheduled to air during Game 3 of the World Series that night on FOX. Season Five concluded with a battered and bloodied JACK BAUER (Kiefer Sutherland) captured by Chinese government agents and headed for points unknown. Season Six picks up 20 months later. After a series of horrific terrorist attacks, an unthinkable, nail-biting day begins. Season Six will feature Wayne Palmer (DB Woodside), the strong-minded brother of the late President David Palmer; Sandra Palmer (Regina King), a determined and powerful advocacy lawyer; presidential advisors KAREN Hayes (Jayne Atkinson) and THOMAS LENNOX (Peter MacNicol); and CTU colleagues CHLOE O’BRIAN (Mary Lynn Rajskub), CURTIS MANNING (Roger Cross) and BILL BUCHANAN (James Morrison). The cast also includes James Cromwell, recurring as PHILLIP BAUER, the estranged father of Jack Bauer, as well as Kal Penn (“Harold & Kumar”), Marisol Nichols (“In Justice”), Alexander Siddig (“Syriana”), Harry Lennix (“Commander in Chief”) and David Hunt (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) as villainous accomplice DARREN McCARTHY. Eric Balfour and Carlo Rota will reprise their respective roles as CTU contractors MILO PRESSMAN and MORRIS O’BRIAN. ------------ xman25 |
HOLY CRAP :'D James Cromwell as Jack's old man? Freakin' awesome.
Why does it say "recurring" as? He hasn't been in the series at all up until now... Right? >_> |
WOOO 30mins till Trailer
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"Jack Bauer. You have to sacrifice yourself. You need to die. But you to stay alive in fucking awesome ways for a few hours first.. then die."
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Eh, I just saw the trailer and oddly I'm not impressed..
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Oh my god that trailer was made of fucking win! Of course, I'd get excited for anything 24 related, but that's beside the point. Yeah, it was definitely cool, though I have to admit this sacrifice thing is kinda meh. We all know jack's not gonna die, so all this will probably turn out to be is another chance for him to kick some more terrorist ass!
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Well you can't expect them to keep a garbage show on can you.
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That was a freebie! the show is a modern day Fawlty Towers! :edgartpg:
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Hey hang on a sec, first line of the trailer, "mr president the people are loosing faith in our ability to protect them" camera pans to David Palmers brother!!?!? Man I really hope this season, Jake actually travels outside the US! |
You didn't know that Wayne Palmer is the new president?
I'm pretty sure that Jack is in the US the entire time. If the season were to take place in another country, it would have to start in that country, unless they manage to have half the damn season on an airplane. |
Yeah, come on. If you've followed the thread (I mean, this is all about spoilers), then you'd know Wayne was President already.
As JT said, Jack should be in the US the entire time, or most of it at least. In the first one or two hours, he might be on the plane arriving or something. |
my bad, no try avoid reading spoilers. :boxing:
Okay how about flash backs, from his time in China! Side, not been watching season 5 again, didnt realize Desmond from Lost was in it. |
I know that this is the Season 6 anticipation thread, but it's 24 based. Just finished watching Season 5. Overall I thought this season was superb. The first episode was absolutely brilliant and the show never really let up from there.
The death toll this season was immense and the people that died were favourites of mine. Edgar, Tony and Palmer were all in my top 5 and have now been killed. The death of Palmer was perhaps the most shocking death in TV ever that I've seen. followed by the death of Michelle and near death of Tony, it made for a completely mind blowing opening ten minutes to Seaosn 5. Not only was he an incredibly popular character, he was the moral compass for the show, I think. You have Jack who's willing to do anything to get his target and Palmer (at least when he was in office) was the one that called Jack in on some of his actions. Tony was, without a doubt, my favourite character. He was just a bad-ass and while not as big a bad-ass as Jack, was still capable of opening a can of whoop-ass on anyone that he wanted to. I must confess, I was gutted the way in which he died though. Being stabbed with a needle is pretty pathetic and Tony didn't deserve that. Chapelle went out better than he did. Edgar's death was just sad as fuck. He was an insanely loveable character and I was gutted when he died. Him and Chloe were sooooo cute and I really wanted to see them hook up. I just hope that whoever they get to replace him is just as good (it'll most likely be Milo or Chloe's ex hubbie and he seemed pretty cool). While this season got rid of a fair few of my favourite characters, I did get some new ones. Number one being Aaron Pierce, a bona fide legend. That speech that he gives to Logan, even though he's had the shit kicked out of him was awesome, as was his practcal diving out of a burning car to shoot two terrorists. That man is cool as fuck. Also, his chemistry with Martha was brilliant and in Season 6, I can see them as having hooked up, seeing as how Martha should have divorced Logan by now. Those last five minutes in the finale were also superb. As soon as I saw those Chinese I just shouted out "Herro Jack Bauer! Five dorra'!" and then calmed down a bit. Jack's gonna be veeeery different on Day Six, that's for sure. |
Yeh i know what you mean, Im rewatching it now up to the 17th hour.
Regarding the end, got to go down as the ultimate cliff hanger, I had completely forgot about the chinese till then (even though I had found it there was not a hint of them prior - just made great television). |
The comic book '24: Nightfall #1' is scheduled to come out this week.
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lol a comic, I guess thats something different, would of preferred a novel.
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As for the plot of the game, the spoiler-free version is that it takes place between season two and season three, and basically it just involves Jack trying to stop another terrorist plot (and similar to the later seasons of the show, it involves stopping multiple plots rather than just one or two major ones). It's really there more or less to answer the questions between seasons two and three rather than give you a cohesive plot (though it does do that as well). The questions it answers includes: Spoiler:
I hope that helps, Furious One. And for some more news today, FOX wants to milk me for some more money. I really don't see a need for this (yet I'll buy it anyway), especially once the 24 Season 6 DVD set comes out (though that won't be until December 2007). |
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I haven't kept up to date with the news of season 6 of 24. I also haven't seen any trailers as I have ben quite busy with work.
Can anyone tell me if Alexander Siddig is going to be in the show? I initialy heard this as a rumour a while back and I was just wondering if it is true. If so than I am quite excited because I have always enjoyed his performances in DS9 and recently in Syrianna. |
Yes, Siddig will be joining the cast this season.
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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=17804 Rick Schroder - He'll play CTU operative Mike Doyle http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/26/85/12m.jpg Chad Lowe http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/38/45/22m.jpg Regina King http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/55/01/98m.jpg Powers Boothe http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/...age_421814.jpg Peter MacNicol http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/...age_264844.jpg James Cromwell http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/26/65/12m.jpg Kal Penn http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/60/90/38m.jpg David Hunt???? Kal Penn I cant see doing anything but replace Edgars position. I hoping we will get to see Zoe's Ex again, he was hilarious. Rick Schroder lol, Nurse Flowers by day, lethal weapon by night. Powers Boothe - Evil!!! Peter MacNicol - Another high ranking government desk jookey I reckon. |
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lol Tayota, got to give them credit making car ads cool again
Im hoping this season the score wont be such a hit or miss as season 5. |
Can you feel it? What's that tingling sensation?
Yes, it's ONE MORE MONTH until first of the greatest 24 hours of 2007 comes on. GET CISED! :24 dance: |
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The new year has come and started for some of us. For me, it begins in 4 hours. That's cute.
But more importantly, the sixth season of 24 starts in exactly 2 weeks. Time's got nothing on Jack Bauer. Also just completed a Season Five marathon this weekend. I also threw out this ridiculous idea to my friends that, after this season, we watch every episode of 24 starting with the end of this season... backwards. A better suggestion was that after Season 7, we all take a week off work just to marathon through it all. I honestly can't wait for that week. =p |
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But yeah, I'm pumped for Season 6 now. My Season 5 rewatch is almost complete, I got almost all the 24 merchandise out there, and the most important thing, I'm getting the weird looks from the rest of my family whenever they see me scream like a little schoolgirl everytime a 24 commercial comes on. I am ready. |
WOOOOOO Comin like what folks.
Can't wait. I wont rewatch Season 5 boxset yet, because I watching Season 1 again and going through the boxes. I believe the 10 am -11am Koffel Enterprise --Jack in the Limo episode was one of the best episodes ever. Had everything. Also meeting victor Drazen for the first time was unbelievable. Jack: "Your fight is with me. Not my wife, not my daughter, but with me. Please... leave my family alone. Mr. Drazen, you have already lost your wife and your daughter. You don't need to lose your sons too." Victor: "My sons are soldiers" ... Jack: "Call them off or your sons WILL DIE! |
I'm rewatching season 1, too. I love when Jack beat Bryan Carroll's ass just by driving the limo around the parking garage. Dude should have put his seatelt on.
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Hello ALAN!...WHERE'S MY WIFE. (stares at him, Kevin shoots Jacks face) |
From Esquire magazine:
WHAT I'VE LEARNED: by Jack Bauer Counterterrorism Expert, Los Angeles By Nicole Ranadive and Matt Michnovetz January 2007, Volume 147, Issue 1 -Fuck diplomacy. -Actions speak louder than words. Though shouting can also be effective. -If you shoot a man's wife in the knee and he still doesn't give you the information, he's bad. -Revenge is the cruelest trick. I've seen it taken out on others, I've been victim to it, I've even done it myself. But it doesn't change anything, and it doesn't bring comfort. -Trust is the key to survival. And by trust, I mean getting out of the way and letting me do what I need to do. -The only thing harder than racing to stop a madman from releasing a deadly virus that will kill thousands of people is doing it while simultaneously trying to kick heroin. -I've been beaten, kidnapped, gassed, and shot at, but the most terrifying thing I've ever been through was facing my daughter after I made her believe I was dead. -I eat a lot of bananas. They're a good source of vitamin B and potassium. They're also easy to take on the move. -Love is a privilege. -If you have to trust someone, make it a quirky computer genius. -If I say "dammit," either something bad just happened, something bad is about to happen, or I'm going to do something drastic. -Any man can make a mistake. It's what he does to remedy that mistake that shows his character. -You better know who you are before you go undercover. If you don't, you could easily lose yourself. -Always carry at least one spare fully charged cell-phone battery. -So many times when I thought there was no more time, there was. -When interrogating a suspect, I've often found it effective to ask the question loudly and repeat it several times. -Remember, terrorists use the phone as much as we do. -In the event of a highway landing, always fasten your seat belt and return your chair and tray table to their upright and locked positions. -It's all key cards and thumb drives these days. -If the president of the United States ever orders you to shoot your boss in the head at point-blank range in cold blood, take a deep breath, ask God to forgive you, and just do it. -Without conscience, a man becomes his worst enemy. -Sometimes it's necessary to create a believable diversion, even at the risk of others thinking you're an asshole. -A cell phone can sometimes be used to activate a secondary detonator on a terrorist's explosive vest regardless of how many minutes are left on your plan. -Dead terrorists can often be effectively used as human shields. So can live ones. -Bureaucrats want results but never want to get their hands dirty. -The safety of the people I love is worth any sacrifice. Even their trust. -Some people don't deserve to die, but that's not my call. -Serbs have a different word for everything. -If you don't have a Taser gun, the wires from a lamp will deliver the current needed to shock your subject just enough to get him to give up the information you need without doing any permanent damage. -Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. -You can't save everyone. -If you see me running down the street, it's probably a good idea to take cover. -Don't piss off the Chinese. Nicole Ranadive is the staff writer of 24. Matt Michnovetz is the show's story editor. ------------- Good stuff. xman25 |
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They forgot one though: A paracute can be used to escape a nuclear explosion from an airborne plane. |
Sorry to bust your bubbles, but Chuck Norris could take Bauer any day, any time, any where (even fuckin' space.)
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Get out. First of all, too bad Chuck Norris is a fictional character. Second of all, you're wrong anyway. :boxing: |
Sutherland is the new Chuck Norris.
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I mean, go watch an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger: "Oh hey, these bad guys are doing something bad!" *Karate Kick* "Good job, Walker." How that shit lasted for eight seasons is way beyond my comprehension. |
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I have all 3 of those books that are out, and what I've read of the first one, it seems alright, but I have been far from diligent in my reading.
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So far I've read the first one and about 1/3 of the second one (I started it back when I had jury duty in the summer, but I haven't read it since :(), and I think they're great, especially if you like the older episodes. |
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Well, from the two I've read so far, it's best to read them in order. The second makes reference to the first one, and even takes place a year afterwards. I'm not sure about the other books, though I figure they probably should be read in order as well.
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Apparently, there are a few places where a leaked copy of the first hour is floating around. I have seen it on tvtorrents and on mininova. Has anyone watched this and can vouch for it's authenticity? If so, how is it?
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From Entertainment Weekley:
The Pop of King '24': So Good It's Scary Even longtime viewers will be spooked by the new season's surprisingly real take on terrorism By Stephen King Most viewers of 24 will want to know one thing above all others: Is the upcoming season of Fox's groundbreaking experiment in serial TV (father of Lost, grandpappy of Heroes and Jericho) as good as last year? Let me put it to you this way: There are more thrills and suspense in the first four hours than most series can pack into a single season. Or an entire run of show, for that matter. I got those four episodes from EW Central Command and planned to dole them out over the course of maybe a week. Instead I ended up watching all of them that same night. Day 6 (at least so far) is like a book you can't put down...even though there are times when you may want to. The reason is simple enough. This time the story spun out by Joel Surnow, Howard Gordon, and their co-conspirators seems, if not real, then dismayingly possible. Season 5, distinguished by Gregory Itzin as President Slimeball (and let's not forget Jean Smart as his long-suffering, screw-loosey wife), was almost extinguished by the creaking plot. Sentox? Really? It doesn't sound like nerve gas; it sounds like something you buy at the drugstore to combat athlete's foot or hide those embarrassing facial blemishes. This time the threat — and no, I'm not going to tell you what it is — seems too plausible. When I got to the shocker that ends episode 4, I could understand Jack Bauer's expression of disbelief; it's a perfectly human reaction to what has just happened. And yet at the same time I'm sitting in my office chair and thinking, This could really happen. And at some point, it probably will. I suppose my reaction was intensified by having just finished Nelson DeMille's excellent novel Wild Fire, which deals with a similar scenario, but mostly it was that clear and persuasive sense of plausibility. 24 doesn't always achieve that, but when it does, it's the best thing on TV. Really, no one does the old ''We're surrounded by enemies!'' bit better than Fox. Bill O'Reilly's going to love this baby. 24 is a perfect example of why some serial TV works and some doesn't. The audience will come along for the ride, but it requires certain things as a quid pro quo. One is an element of believability (which ABC's Invasion never supplied). Another is what producers sometimes call ''a clear through-line.'' What this high-toned bit of jargon actually means is simplicity (NBC's Kidnapped threw that out in the first five minutes of its abortive run). Another is a high emotional temperature (which ABC's The Nine managed for exactly one week before lapsing into soap opera torpidity). Continuing stories have to run hot. How 24 has managed this kind of heat for six seasons is beyond me. Last — and here's the genius part — continuing series must provide some degree of closure; the audience must feel they are getting somewhere. One of the reasons Lost may have suffered in the ratings this season (although suffering in TV is relative, and many struggling shows would kill to have Lost's ratings) is because it somehow misplaced that sense of things rushing toward some sort of conclusion. Even Fox's Prison Break (a column on this wonderful and hilarious show is forthcoming) provides that sense of closure; at the end of the first season, the main characters broke out of prison (well, duh). Now that the actual prison break's over, season 2 should be titled Show Me the Money. I would argue that 24 is a genuine New Thing Under the Sun, not really a serial at all, but the world's first überseries. Each season is, in effect, a 24-week ''episode'' in the adventures of Jack Bauer...and while we're on the subject of Jack, let's not forget Kiefer Sutherland, who is now probably the best male actor on TV (although young Mr. Skeet Ulrich from Jericho is a comer). 24 also remains fresh, I think, because it is regularly watered by the blood of supporting characters — the sort who used to be considered eternal. This grisly but effective ritual began with the murder of Jack's wife, Teri Bauer (Leslie Hope), in season 1 and reached its apogee last year, when writers and producers knocked off lovable teddy bear Edgar Stiles (Louis Lombardi). And just when you thought there was no one else worth mourning...along comes another of these shockers this year. Is 24 my idea of perfection in long-form TV? Indeed not. Just the most successful so far. That doesn't protect it from the occasional loopy plot twist (Kim Bauer and the cougar, case closed), the rather more frequent detour into the TV equivalent of Disney World (I couldn't believe who's president this time), or the sense — it usually sets in between episodes 16 and 20 — that the writers are stretching their material until it's almost thin enough to read a newspaper through. There's also a queasily gleeful subtext to 24 that suggests, ''If things are this bad, why, I guess we can torture anybody we want! In fact, we have an obligation to torture in order to protect the country! Hooray!'' Yet Jack Bauer's face — increasingly lined, increasingly haggard — suggests that extreme measures eventually catch up with the human soul. One note to 24 writers and producers: Mary Lynn Rajskub (sulky as ever, but looking remarkably pretty this year) is still one of the best things about the show. So let me close by doing my best John Wayne imitation: ''If ya hurt the little lady, you're gonna answer to me.'' And I mean it. Posted Jan 04, 2007 | Published in issue #915 Jan 05, 2007 ----------------- It would be interesting if Stephen King wrote some episodes of 24. xman25 |
2 first episodes of new season is out =)) rumor is that the first 4 have been leaked.
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Yeah, they've been leaked. ;_;
One of my friends started watching the first episode, and told me Jack was in it... I blocked him for the rest of the week. =p |
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My boyfriend got me all 5 seasons (for xmas and my b-day), and we're just watching them all or something. It'll take FOREVER... but man its just awesome and I'm glad the show's running strong still!
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This is like reading the latest Harry Potter book and skipping the first ones, simply because everyone else is reading it. |
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The good thing about 24 is that each season is its own self-contained story. I just figured if you're watching it for the action, each season is just as exciting as the next. |
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ONE MORE WEEK. |
Nah you are insane if you start watching from Season 6 even if you caught up wth some eps from Season 5. You just are screwing yourself dude. DO NOT DO IT. I REPEAT DOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT.
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OSHIT, IT'S BZ! I don't think we've chatted much since... the last season of 24!! Nice to meet you again. =p
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AH SNAP. My girlfriend won every season on DVD. I swear this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I've watched seasons 1-3 in the past 2 weeks, and am currently on the 7th hour of season 4. CAN I FINISH SEASONs 4 AND 5 IN 1 WEEK -
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Indeed it is. And indeed you will.
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He doesn't have choice, Jack will hunt you down if you do.
I'm planning on getting the all the seasons, now that christmas is over ebay is super cheap. |
Just saw the leaked episodes...:
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Um. I just watched 17 episodes to finish season 4. Straight. Is something wrong with me.
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I can't believe you guys couldnt wait, you will have to wait extra for the next episode now!
LOL 24 Toys are on the way http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/article.asp?ai=36469 There will probably one of Tony, that you pull the cord (push the button) and it repeatedly says 'yeh' in a sighing tone, whilst nodding its head. Maybe a Jack, that says 'damnit' or 'Cloe I need a favour' |
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Rockgamer, let us know how the toys are since I know you'll be one of the first with them. :tpg: |
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But yeah, as long as these aren't almost $200 like those Japanese Jack Bauer action figures, I'll be picking them up as soon as possible. Also, that's pretty fucking awesome BlueBmber! I've never watched that much of anything straight through before (except some animu, which is nowhere near as good as 24). |
Yeh thats crazy, i've only managed to 10hrs straight lol! Boring lecturers can have that effect on you!
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My final exam week of December 2005 was epic. The only season of 24 I had seen then was four. Five was starting in a month, and I wanted to see the rest of them before it. So I watched season one straight through, with only one ~half-hour break at a 24-hour McDonald's. =p At some point, I took a final, and then I watched Season 2 straight, again with a McDonald's break. Season Three got watched the following week (not marathon mode), and then season 4 again among the remaining weeks before the Season Five premiere. It was legendary.
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Wow naz, I thought you had been watching it since it first came on like I did. Now I'm wondering if anyone on here has (maybe BZ or JazzFlight).
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Haha, no way. I didn't watch much TV at all those days other than animated shows. I watched more movies then. Late 2005 is when I started watching just about everything ever on TV... and less movies. =/
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I starrteed watching when season 3 was on the air. Just started watchin season 1 from a torrent I downloaded. I became obsessed and would watch multple each night on my comp. I actually would watch an ep one night and then the next night rewatch that previous ep and watch the next, and etc. Caught up to the end of Season 3 on tv.
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http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/753/753701p1.html
24 and Prison Break will be released on Bluray this year. Audrey's hair hasn't looked so good!! (seriously season 4 and 5, terriosts, kidnappings, being shot couldnt affect it in anyway). |
Heh yeah, I guess I got hooked on 24 during season 4 sometime, although meh, most I've watched is maybe most of a season in one go, back in my marathon show watching days.
I nabbed those new episodes soon as I found out about them, and yea, I don't feel any worse off for it. Whatever that might mean. |
I was tempted to download the new episodes on torrent, but ppl online were talking about fox tracking you download through the isp, so I thought those evil fox executives will probably be anal enough to just do that.
So I found a site that is selling the offical DVD http://www13.cd-wow.com/index.php I've waited over 6months for season 6 so I can wait another week to have it delivered to me.....i hope i can, it will probably mean me avoiding gamingforce for that duration :psyduck: |
Folks, the most epic weekend in the history of earth is upon us. This will be the beginning of one of only six days ever that matter. We all know time only exists because Jack Bauer doesn't feel like carrying it. Anyone got some epic plans for this event? I might marathon season four or five starting tomorrow night, maybe earlier since THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME!
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I don't have anything epic planned, but I am gonna try to finish up some 24 stuff before it comes on.
First off, I got the second Declassified novel that I just started reading again, so hopefully I can finish that this weekend. I also need to watch the rest of the extras on the Season 5 DVD (already listened to the commentaries and watched the deleted scenes). And finally, I just bought the latest issue of TV Guide with 24 on the cover, so hopefully I can read that (as long as it doesn't spoil anything) along with the article about about Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe) that was in last Sunday's Parade Magazine. So yeah, nothing too epic planned, but enough to get me my 24 fix before the show comes back on. |
Yeah I just bought the Season 1 declassified testimonial reports from amazon considering it was like 2 bucks only.
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anyone want to download Season 6 Episodes,cilck on my link under my signature
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Yeh i watched from season 1 too. Then the BBC didn't bring it back for season 3 so resorted to torrents then DVDs. Still greatest show to ever come on TV, i have high hopes for Dexter and Heroes too.
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Okay guys, since the premiere day is now here, I went ahead and created a discussion thread. But since it hasn't come on yet, I'll go ahead and keep this thread open until it does.
Man, I can't believe it's only hours away. I'm so pumped I can't even sleep! I have to though, so I can give my full attention to the show once it comes on (though I highly doubt 24 would ever put me to sleep). |
Cripes! I can't believe the season premiere is going to be on tonight!
Ah crap, now I can't sleep. |
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But yes, I can't believe how giddy I am for tonight. It's really all I can think about right now. 7 hours, 21 minutes to go as of hitting submit. |
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This is it, folks: anticipation mode winds down. It's one hour until the premiere (for me). My heart beat is up. I feel a little chill. My spine is tingling. My hands are shaking.... Here we fucking go. |
7 minutes until AWESOMENESS.
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LOL, The Simpsons on right now is the one with Kiefer Sutherland in it. Way to make me more excited!
Almost there guys! Just five more minutes! |
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Yo, Rollins. We got an official discussion thread now. =p
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But naz, we're still anticipating tomorrow!
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True dat, JT. How sweet is it that I'm sweating right now from that episode? And I'm still shaking from those episodes and in anticipation of tomorrow.
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Yes, we are all still anticipating tomorrow (and every Monday afterwards), but we can now anticipate while discussing what happened! No more need for this thread.
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