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[Professor Dent]

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Agent Walker is definitely not dead. I agree on the silent clock being used for dramatic purposes. It definitely caught me off guard being used in an episode this early in the season.

Good episode. I'm not sure where the Henry Taylor subplot is heading but. given how early we are in the season, this has the potential to develop into something quite interesting.

[dinovelvet]

Overall, another very strong episode. I'd predicted one of the two twists which materialised, but the other came as a shock. I'm finding the Henry Taylor subplot (the twist that I hoped for) to be fantastic.

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I'm assuming that the Jon Voight character we saw in Redemption is pulling the strings of that particular plot. And inevitably, it will be connected to what Jack and Tony are doing. I wonder if this season will have the usual shift at around the 12 hour mark where one plot gets wrapped up and the bigger picture takes over.

[A Kristatos]

Dynamite episode with the Dream Team back in top form. At the very end, the show hit the old heights--with Jack forced to shoot a main character (not intending the shot to be fatal)...then forced to bury that character alive. The direction was superb--not heavy handed or artsy, but chillingly matter of fact as Jack and Tony shovel dirt while the open-eyed character looks on in horror. The surprise was enhanced in the teaser for next week: it appears that another major character, poisoned, may not be quite finished...

Half the fun, for me at least, of watching 24 is playing cat and mouse with the Dream Team. Sometimes we can outguess them--but when they're cooking, now and then, they'll leave us with jaws hanging and with thoughts of 'I can't believe they did that!'

I just finished catching up on the first five episodes. I have been blown away so far! These have been outstanding, and so far 24 appears to be back to form. However, the storyline involving that poisoned major character could be the first major crack in the foundation of Season 7. Yeah right, that makes perfect sense for someone to kill the "first spouse", a person that's in the public eye all the time! Let's hope this doesn't turn into the Season 5 or 6 nonsense involving moles within the Executive Branch.

One of the great things about 24 is its ability to stretch a storyline so far and actually find a plausible way to fabricate the next twist or turn. But to kill off the "First Man" would be shark jumping material, as if Season 6 wasn't enough of a shark jump! I look forward to seeing what next week brings, but if the presidential sideplot goes south, at least the main Jack/Tony/CTU conspiracy plot should carry things for quite awhile. Great stuff there!

[Vauxhall]

Overall, another very strong episode. I'd predicted one of the two twists which materialised, but the other came as a shock. I'm finding the Henry Taylor subplot (the twist that I hoped for) to be fantastic.

Spoiler

I'm assuming that the Jon Voight character we saw in Redemption is pulling the strings of that particular plot. And inevitably, it will be connected to what Jack and Tony are doing. I wonder if this season will have the usual shift at around the 12 hour mark where one plot gets wrapped up and the bigger picture takes over.

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I think that Jon Voight's character will turn out to be pulling the strings for most of the things we've seen so far. He is involved with the Sangalans as seen in REDEMPTION, and therefore connected directly to Nichols (the guy in the darkened command centre with Sangalan Colonel Dubaku) and indirectly to Emerson's crew.

[dodge]

Dynamite episode with the Dream Team back in top form. At the very end, the show hit the old heights--with Jack forced to shoot a main character (not intending the shot to be fatal)...then forced to bury that character alive. The direction was superb--not heavy handed or artsy, but chillingly matter of fact as Jack and Tony shovel dirt while the open-eyed character looks on in horror. The surprise was enhanced in the teaser for next week: it appears that another major character, poisoned, may not be quite finished...

Half the fun, for me at least, of watching 24 is playing cat and mouse with the Dream Team. Sometimes we can outguess them--but when they're cooking, now and then, they'll leave us with jaws hanging and with thoughts of 'I can't believe they did that!'

I just finished catching up on the first five episodes. I have been blown away so far! These have been outstanding, and so far 24 appears to be back to form. However, the storyline involving that poisoned major character could be the first major crack in the foundation of Season 7. Yeah right, that makes perfect sense for someone to kill the "first spouse", a person that's in the public eye all the time! Let's hope this doesn't turn into the Season 5 or 6 nonsense involving moles within the Executive Branch.

One of the great things about 24 is its ability to stretch a storyline so far and actually find a plausible way to fabricate the next twist or turn. But to kill off the "First Man" would be shark jumping material, as if Season 6 wasn't enough of a shark jump! I look forward to seeing what next week brings, but if the presidential sideplot goes south, at least the main Jack/Tony/CTU conspiracy plot should carry things for quite awhile. Great stuff there!

I don't think the Fat Lady's weighed in on that one yet. I mean, I have an inkling after seeing the teaser that HT is gonna pull through. If they can pull that off in convincing fashion, I'll say 'I do' to Season 7 and let the honeymoon really begin.

[Vauxhall]

I don't think the Fat Lady's weighed in on that one yet. I mean, I have an inkling after seeing the teaser that HT is gonna pull through. If they can pull that off in convincing fashion, I'll say 'I do' to Season 7 and let the honeymoon really begin.

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Yup, I think one of the upcoming teasers also showed a fight scene (well, a bit of a struggle) between Henry Taylor and his secret service agent.

[A Kristatos]

I don't think the Fat Lady's weighed in on that one yet. I mean, I have an inkling after seeing the teaser that HT is gonna pull through. If they can pull that off in convincing fashion, I'll say 'I do' to Season 7 and let the honeymoon really begin.

I hope you're right. I was one of the few that was not that high on Season 5 because the president's storyline was so over the top. So I will reserve judgement until at least next week.

[Jaws0178]

Sorry, 24 fans.

You are currently enjoying the second to last season of the show.

Kiefer Sutherland revealed in a new interview that they're doing one more and then that's it!

He's also warned fans not to expect a happy ending for the character he's made so famous, Jack Bauer.

"I see Jack as a really human figure and there is something innately tragic about people," he says. "I think there is no winning. We're all going to die. There's something kind of sad in that, and yet there's something really beautiful and hopeful."

However, producers have said that Jack MAY return in a movie once the TV run ends.

We can see it now — Jack Bauer, The Resurrection.

[Trident]

Somehow I don't feel too sad about hearing this. Season 6 has really underwhelmed me and I don't see much more potential in the format. The real-time trick has lost its appeal and the ever-growing amount of action has become decidedly unconvincing over the years. Going in a new direction with Redemption and Season 7 may be the right move (I haven't seen both up to now) but I think there's not really much more to tell about Jack. Changing the setting and/or format (48 anyone? Big screen?) may just not be enough to develope the character and the series. I mean, how many 24 hour threats can there ever be? All solved by the same poor devil? And lots of them it turns out

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initiated by his own father and brother!

So I raise my glass to Jack and say 'Cheerio'. It was good as long as it lasted!

[Vauxhall]

Yep, this has been known for a while now. The producers have made their intentions of eight seasons clear for the last few years. Enjoy it while it lasts, I guess.

[Professor Dent]

I don't remember if I saw this officially announced but it has been mentioned a few times that season 8 will likely be the last with a movie to follow shortly after. It's tough to keep many shows going this long let alone one with this type of format. Outside of the story lines blending together the production costs begin to dramatically increase. Funny thing is that I remember the critics panning it during season one saying it wouldn't last because people wouldn't follow it for an entire season (the format was tried before & failed ala Murder One). Just another reason to ignore critics.

[Jaws0178]

Edit: Can a mod move this please? I was in a hurry and put it here.

[dinovelvet]

Its hardly "cancelling" then, is it, if they're ending the show on their own terms. Cancelled generally implies Fox won't pay to make any more, and its getting yanked off the tv, immediately.

[Jaws0178]

Thats why I posted this here. I was actually planning on editing this post when I had a chance but as I said, I was in a hurry. I don't think that really is considered being cancelled.

[agentjamesbond007]

I'm not too fond of that show, so it wouldn't matter to me.

but if Bond did come to an end, I think I would go into depression.

[Matt_13]

As Vaux said, it's been known for a while that they were going to end it after 8 seasons; I figured the ending would be tragic for Jack as well, it's pretty much the nature of the show. He will save the day, but at his own cost. I do hope a movie gets made, though.

[Scottlee]

I'm surprised they're even making an eighth season, to be frank. Seven seasons equalling seven days of real time has a nice ring to it as a complete package. I also found myself a bit turned off by the underwhelming Season 6.

I'll always remember Seasons 4 and 5 as being the true high points of this great and unique show.

[dodge]

It'll be a baaaaad mistake, if Keifer decides to kill JB off. He won't be the first artist who's felt the wrath of fans after hurling a Death Booger at them: Arthur Conan Doyle, Sly Stallone (well, Rocky didn't die in V but did the next worst thing--retired because of brain damage!)...

[A Kristatos]

It'll be a baaaaad mistake, if Keifer decides to kill JB off. He won't be the first artist who's felt the wrath of fans after hurling a Death Booger at them: Arthur Conan Doyle, Sly Stallone (well, Rocky didn't die in V but did the next worst thing--retired because of brain damage!)...

LOL! That would be like putting James Bond in a wheelchair after his last mission!

Nope. Agreed they should have Bauer end on a high note with him finally realizing that all he gave was worth it. Even that other JB, Jason Bourne ends on an up note!

Edited by A Kristatos, 25 January 2009 - 06:30 PM.

[Harmsway]

It'll be a baaaaad mistake, if Keifer decides to kill JB off.

I don't think so. I think it would be an entirely appropriate ending for the character. It would have to be a really honorable, sacrificial death, though.

[maersk seeland]

after day 8 ends, they should do the movie and have it end with jack getting back together with kim and having some sembelance of a family life again...........however im not sure how that would go over.......

[Vauxhall]

I don't think 24 having a happy ending would achieve anything. Anyway, this is probably all moot, as producer/director Jon Cassar has said in a recent interview that interest has been shown in starting a 24 film franchise after Season 8.

[dodge]

It'll be a baaaaad mistake, if Keifer decides to kill JB off.

I don't think so. I think it would be an entirely appropriate ending for the character. It would have to be a really honorable, sacrificial death, though.

It would be more heroic for Jack, after all he's been through, to have the raging, naked nerve to cavort on the the beach with a starlet or two.

[Jaws0178]

All the ones I have seen, I have noticed that he usually unflinchingly will give himself up in order to save the country. Mind you, I have only seen days 6 and 7 so it may be different in the earlier ones, IDK

[maersk seeland]

another great episode. looks like the VP storyline continues a while longer.

[Matt_13]

Some thrills to be had this hour, though I'm not thrilled about the way the

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plane attack

was handled. For such an event, pretty much everyone seemed relatively unmoved. The only real shocking moment this hour was the

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death of the girl

. Still, some nice action and intensity that blows anything from season 6 out of the water.

[A Kristatos]

another great episode. looks like the VP storyline continues a while longer.

They're definately on a roll this season, but I hope they can keep this up.

Definately a good storyline regarding the ethics of how far the U.S. would go in helping other nations across the world at the possible expense of their own citizens. There are pros and cons on how far we should go to help others and I definately have my own opinions about this, but this shows what can happen if things go drastically wrong in a very dangerous world.

But back to the show. Definately the best season since Season 4 for me (I thought 5 was a little over-the-top for my taste). Let's hope it continues. Next week looks good too.

Edited by A Kristatos, 27 January 2009 - 03:11 AM.

[Harmsway]

Finally caught up with all of Season 7. I don't think it's a return to 24's glory days, so far, but it's a good sight more compelling than the last season and has been delivering some of those good ol' 24 moments. And there's always the possibility things will get better.

One thing that's bugging me though - and this may have been an issue in previous seasons, but I haven't really taken the time to re-watch any seasons of 24 - is the quality of the performances from the supporting players. There's a lot of atrocious acting going on here.

That, and I'm not too keen on the look of 24 for this season.

[dodge]

In its seventh season, this venerable show's acquired a couple of wrinkles and put on a pound or two. So what? It's still looking hotter than 90% of the new kids on the block. 24 is still a hottie. And the Henry Taylor business shows what a punch it can pack in top form.

[Vauxhall]

One thing that's bugging me though - and this may have been an issue in previous seasons, but I haven't really taken the time to re-watch any seasons of 24 - is the quality of the performances from the supporting players. There's a lot of atrocious acting going on here.

Well, I'd say that the supporting cast is a vast improvement on season 6, but admittedly that's not saying too much. The performance of Matobo's wife in episode 5 was the low-point for me so far.

I thought episode 6 was fantastic. Allison Taylor is increasingly gaining character as President, and more importantly, Cherry Jones is getting a chance to show her acting chops. Once again though, the Henry Taylor subplot stole the show. Excellent stuff.