24 Season 6 Anticipation Thread

Originally Posted by Gechmir

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Season 3 seemed way too stale, particularly the first half. It didn't COMPARE to Season 2. Season 1 & Season 3 are both on a listing of being good but not nearly as awesome as 2, 4, and 5.

Plus Season 3 started off the strange trend of Jack being a bit of a womanizer. Didn't work out with Kate, as we see her calling him once... He has some girlfriend that was married to the badguy he worked under covertly... Bleh. Now Audrey Raines is a nice choice. I hope they don't end up killing her, because they're drawing out their relationship quite nicely. Unlike Tony & Michelle's on-and-off again sort of thing.

The last thing against Season 3? Chase. He didn't interest me at all.
"So, we're going to attack the terrorists..."
"You're mad about me dating your daughter aren't you?!"
"Uhm... Not the time to talk about i--"
"SHE'S A GROWN WOMAN."

Now Curtis Manning is a cool person to be in the field with Jack, much unlike Chase.

Spoiler:

Wow, I know this is all personal preference and opinion, but I disagree with just about everything you said.

First off, Season 1 and 3 are my two favorite seasons, followed by 4, 2, and then 5. I guess it's just because season 1 was so great back then that I've still never been able to compare any other season to it (I can compare certain moments in other seasons to it, but not another entire season). Season 3 is the thing most fans will never agree with me on though, so it's not just you. Season 2 though, just looking back at it wasn't nowhere near the best season to me, though. There also just wasn't really that many memorable moments compared to other seasons (probably the best part of that season was Nina's return).

And I really wouldn't say he was a womanizer. I only consider the call to Kate just a cheap way for Sarah Wynter to make a cameo in season 3, and Claudia seemed like a pretty good love interest to me. Audrey was pretty good at first, but she turned too bitchy for me to like her during the latter half of season 4. I like Kim Raver as an actress, but I could care less about Audrey.

And I really liked Jack and Chase's relationship in season 3. It brought a different kind of dynamic to the show that was never on there before and has never came back since (Jack having a steady partner, someone who has to constantly try to live up to his level rather than work with him in the field every now and then, like everyone else does). Curtis is alright, but I don't really think he's as good as Chase or Tony as one of Jack's partners (and honestly, he hasn't really even worked with him that much).

I know I'm probably not gonna change your mind about anything, but I just wanted to say these things. Someone else probably has a different opinion than both me and you, which shows how multifaceted the show is. It has so many different layers to it that fans can have so many different things they like and don't like about it compared to each other. The important thing here is that we all like the show, which means we're awesome!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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.
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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

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

Some new stuff about the show I found on 24fan.blogspot.com:

Spoiler:

Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor James Cromwell ("Babe," "Six Feet Under") and Emmy Award-winning actor Eddie Izzard ("Dress to Kill," "My Super Ex-Girlfriend") join the season six cast of 24. The highly respected Cromwell will recur this season as PHILLIP BAUER, the estranged father of JACK BAUER. (Ed - Was Donald Sutherland too busy?) British actor/comedian Izzard will portray a villainous accomplice, DARREN McCARTHY.
In addition to Cromwell and Izzard, newcomers joining the pulse-pounding thriller include Kal Penn ("Harold & Kumar"), Marisol Nichols ("In Justice"), Alexander Siddig ("Syriana") and Harry Lennix ("Commander in Chief"). Eric Balfour and Carlo Rota will reprise their respective roles as CTU contractors MILO PRESSMAN and MORRIS O'BRIAN.

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xman25

Double Post:
Something else I found on 24fan.blogspot.com:

Kief D'oh Sutherland

The Simpsons's 400th episode this year will be a parody called "24 Minutes" and will include Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub as their 24 characters.

I'm not sure if that's different from the Kiefer guest star episode titled "G.I. D'oh," which is scheduled to air on November 12th. I'll find out.
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That should be fun to watch.

xman25

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

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.
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I hope she doesn't kill 24.

xman25

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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.
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xman25

FELIPE NO

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? >_>

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

WOOO 30mins till Trailer

:biggrin:


Awesome!

But the tag line he has to sacrifice himself? Thought that Keifer had signed to do another 3 seasons? Or does that include movie and games??

How ya doing, buddy?

"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."

That trailer was awesome. Already questions abound. January 14: I can't wait.

Spoiler:

He's coming in on a plane, assumably from China, which is, what, a 12+ hour flight? So he was on his way back to America on this day... wonder that happened.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Eh, I just saw the trailer and oddly I'm not impressed..

Spoiler:

From the trailers it's like everyone is after Jack. I like the "Jack is coming for your ass" approach.

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

Originally Posted by The Furious One

WOOO 30mins till Trailer

:biggrin:


Awesome!

But the tag line he has to sacrifice himself? Thought that Keifer had signed to do another 3 seasons? Or does that include movie and games??

Spoiler:

He has signed on for atleast another 3 seasons. It's highly highly doubtful they would even dare kill him off. After the show just winning an Emmy and everyone tuning in (and Fox knows this) for Jack himself, they wouldn't DARE kill him off. Terrorists will want him dead, he'll get fucked up, etc etc. But he ain't gonna die.

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

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!

Also:

Spoiler:

San Antonio Bombing? Fucking awesome! I know Jack Bauer ain't actually gonna come here, but just to have my hometown mentioned is gonna rock so fucking hard!

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by acid

Spoiler:

He has signed on for atleast another 3 seasons. It's highly highly doubtful they would even dare kill him off. After the show just winning an Emmy and everyone tuning in (and Fox knows this) for Jack himself, they wouldn't DARE kill him off. Terrorists will want him dead, he'll get fucked up, etc etc. But he ain't gonna die.

This is Fox, the people that axed Arrested Development :aargh:

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by The Furious One

This is Fox, the people that axed Arrested Development :aargh:

Arrested Devlopment (which is fucking awesome btw) wasn't near the money maker that 24 is.

FELIPE NO

Well you can't expect them to keep a garbage show on can you.

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

That was a freebie! the show is a modern day Fawlty Towers!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgTUEI97BI0

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!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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.

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

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.

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

my bad, no try avoid reading spoilers.

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 was speaking idiomatically.

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.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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).

FELIPE NO

The comic book '24: Nightfall #1' is scheduled to come out this week.

xman25

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

lol a comic, I guess thats something different, would of preferred a novel.

Can anyone tell the story line to the 24 videogame??

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by The Furious One

lol a comic, I guess thats something different, would of preferred a novel.

Can anyone tell the story line to the 24 videogame??

There are novels. Three of them I think.

xman25

There's nowhere I can't reach.