[Movie] 24 Season 6 Discussion Thread

Yeah, they never have any problem naming countries like Russia or China, but they go out of their way as much as possible not to name any Middle Eastern countries.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I second BZ's recommendation of The Shield. Definitely one of the top three shows still on TV right now (sucks that it only has one more season left, though).

As for this female president, it seems like they're going more for shock value rather than feasibility. I'm not saying a female president will never happen (heck, it could happen within the next few years), but the way they're making such a big deal about it just makes it seem like they want to surprise people more than anything. I mean, by comparison, they never made such a big deal about Palmer being the first black president, it just seemed like a natural thing.

And I've never even heard of the woman who will be playing her.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

The Shield is a cop show that comes on FX, but just calling it a cop show really doesn't give it any justice at all. The show is just so awesome. I'd recommend buying it sight unseen, but if you need convincing, try watching at least the first episode somewhere. I'd be seriously surprised if you didn't like by the time you got to the end.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Thalin

Bah, is it anything like 'gripping, great story' 24?

Oh definitely, it's just not really on the same scale as 24 (they're just cops, so it's not like they need to stop nuclear bombs or prevent world wars or anything). Even so, it has just as much action, drama, and political intrigue as 24 does.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

Considering all the delays they've run into with shooting so far, they may not have anything to show yet.

Yeah, didn't they just start shooting like this week or something? Either way, we'd probably be lucky to see anything by the time the DVD is out.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

So...this is one time when we can't say Naz is full of :nazfail:...

Spoiler:

24 Clocks Back In with a Shocking Return


Kiefer Sutherland in 24 by Kelsey McNeal/FoxI will go out of my way not to blurt this out, lest someone castigate me for spoiling. But when Fox's 24 launches Season 7 on Jan. 13 and 14 with a two-night premiere, a familiar (though unexpected) face will put in an appearance. "With CTU dismantled, the show's setting moves to Washington, D.C., where Jack Bauer faces trial for his actions in the pursuit of justice," reads the Fox press release. "Bauer's day gets off to a shocking start when former colleague Tony Almeida (played by Carlos Bernard), last seen in Day 5, returns after being left for dead by a terrorist conspirator in CTU's infirmary."

Say wha?! "Tony's uncertain fate... left the door open for his return," explains exec producer Howard Gordon. "And since there was no silent clock at the conclusion of his last appearance — the 24 tribute to a major character's demise — we always kept this as a possibility." Indeed, it was widely rumored (and, I believe, perhaps even filmed) that Tony was to resurface in the final seconds of last season.

Wait until you-know-who finds out that wife Michelle herself is alive, and working as a chaplain at ER's County General!

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Originally Posted by Gechmir

Uhm... Does not compute =I Long day, sorry, but is the last line meant to be a joke of some sort that I'm not catching?

Yeah, Reiko Aylesworth is joining the cast of ER this season, hence the corny joke.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Wow, the change of scenery alone is already making this season look like it could be great. I'm still a little mixed on Tony (never seen the Die Hard movies), but as long as they believably explain why he's still alive (it's not really the method of how he died that makes it hard to believe, it's just the 'what happened afterwards' part that's hard to swallow).

But after thinking about it, it's really not that hard to believe Tony could turn. I mean, just look at the way he initially acted in Season 4. If he could act like that just from being in prison and losing his wife, just think what having his wife murdered and being left for dead himself could do to him.

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Originally Posted by Gechmir

Wonder if that was a glimpse of the WHOLE DAY or if that was just the first four episodes or so ;( Is the premiere still going to be in mid-January?

Based on how the filming kept getting delayed so many times (like it is once again, due to the wildfires in California), it's most likely only from the first four episodes (if even that). And yeah, it's still scheduled to premiere in mid-January (Sunday the 13th to be exact).

Jam it back in, in the dark.