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post #51 of 760
1/18/10 at 4:51am
My TiVo decided this was a completely different 24 than the one already in my season pass manager, and wouldn't have recorded it if I hadn't been watching it live. Not sure if this is something restricted to my unit, a DirecTV mess up or something more insidious. Did 24 record for you based on your previous season pass?
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post #52 of 760
1/18/10 at 5:18am
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti View Post
Axe-to-the-chest aside, lousy opener. Just when I though it couldn't get any duller they introduce Katee Sackhoff's white trash past into the mix. Then we get a cliffhanger involving 3 new characters who mean nothing to the audience. Pretty crappy Russian accent from Loony Bin Jim.
On the one hand, you'd think that a federal security agency would do better vetting its people. On the other hand, you have Eliot Spitzer.
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post #53 of 760
1/18/10 at 6:20am
I've missed the Jack Bauer Power Hour! Too bad we didn't get it.

Sure all the bits with Bauer were fantastic but it appears as if the police station from Demolition Man has been copied and turned into CTU. The cranky chief who instantly dismisses all ideas from the outdated methods. The calm reaction from everyone talking through blu tooth headsets telling the computers to do stuff. Heck, I was surprised when the CTU agents died that the Rob Schneider drone pilot guy didn't simply say "This is outrageous, we aren't equipped to handle this, we're CTU!" Oh wait... he did.

At least Cherry Jones still chews those scenes and Jack's reluctance to leave his family after everything he's been through seemed real.. tugged at my heart strings a little, poor unfortunate bastard... you know something will happen to that little girl. Let's hope it gets better once they bring back Rack Bauer.
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post #54 of 760
1/18/10 at 7:22am
Still with the Rack Bauer? It was never funny.
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post #55 of 760
1/18/10 at 2:18pm
Any Ideas who the lead contestant on "CTU NY Wack a Mole " will be this season?
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post #56 of 760
1/18/10 at 2:28pm
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Originally Posted by neoolong View Post
Heh, unless it's a different guy, he's more the Arab Lester from Chuck to me.
I was thinking Arab Demetri Martin as well.

A little ho-hom for a 24 opener, except for Jack Torrance-Bauer wielding his axe.

Sackhoff's storyline is a distraction, already. Odds are that creep shows up at CTU, and she's forced to "silence" him somehow. I also hate that "snarky" CTU computer guy.

They'll find a way to include a scene at Ground Zero, you just know it.
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post #57 of 760
1/18/10 at 5:34pm
I thought Prinze Jr. was surprisingly (?) a big improvement over his spiritual forebearer, Ricky Schroder.

Axe kill was awesome because of the quick "wait, why isn't the axe still on that axe rack?" shot.

CTU NY must spend a fucking fortune in glass cleaner.

Can't believe this show still resorts to Katie-Sackhoff-is-secretly-a-redneck-named-Jenny-esque subplots.

Yeah, 24's a little long in the tooth ... yet it's still the quickest hour on TV. I swear these first two hours felt like 30 minutes to me.

Overall ... so far, so good.
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post #58 of 760
1/18/10 at 6:47pm
So, how long till CTU NY gets MOLEsted and blown to shit, gassed, or the people from *gasp* DIVISION show up to get things running right?

They haven't pulled the "oh shit it's so-and-so from Division" card in a long time!
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post #59 of 760
1/18/10 at 7:02pm
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Originally Posted by Bailey View Post
Still with the Rack Bauer? It was never funny.
But very fitting.

Axe kill was sweet. Not much action in the first two hours. Hopefully there is something big for the next 2 hours.

I'm voting no mole this year. The Arab Jason Schwartzman fills that role.
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post #60 of 760
1/18/10 at 7:43pm
Two hopefully intentional, but probably not meta moments in the episode:

Jack saying he'd turn on another cartoon, and then switching to Fox News.

Jack walking through CTU (after another pointless stall by a superior who acts like a dick for no rational reason) and muttering "I hate this place."
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post #61 of 760
1/18/10 at 7:59pm
Apparently, Jack Bauer will never, ever, ever, ever get a hint of credibility from anyone whom he hasn't personally saved the life of. Ever. No matter what he's done in prior years/seasons.

Thought it was the worst opener of any of the seasons. I can't believe I broke out my "WWJBD?" wrist-band for it.

I still rank the seasons thusly:

2
1
4
7
3
5
6 is so bad I barely refuse to acknowledge its existence.
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post #62 of 760
1/18/10 at 8:41pm
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Originally Posted by Bailey View Post
Still with the Rack Bauer? It was never funny.
Special Agent Firecrotch?


I'm praying for Kim's death this season. PLEASE, PLEASE kill her.
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post #63 of 760
1/18/10 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by The Dark Shape View Post
Axe kill! That is all.
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Originally Posted by Bailey View Post
I knew the Arab Jason Schwartzman was not to be trusted!
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti View Post
Axe-to-the-chest aside, lousy opener. Just when I though it couldn't get any duller they introduce Katee Sackhoff's white trash past into the mix. Then we get a cliffhanger involving 3 new characters who mean nothing to the audience. Pretty crappy Russian accent from Loony Bin Jim.

Be back in front of the tube tomorrow though!
All i came in to say.
Arab Jason Schwarzman was hilarious. And Prinze Jr. was not that bad.

The new CTU design sucks though. It's like a Vonage store.
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post #64 of 760
1/19/10 at 12:04am
Prinze Jr seems legit. It may sound the gay, but Ive always wondered what he would do with a pseudo-badass role like this.

Rack Bauer looks hot. CTU white trash back story pisses me off. Meh season thus far. No Jon Voight level of brilliance on the horizon.
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post #65 of 760
1/19/10 at 12:13am
It wasn't a cut-to-clock moment like Jack killing Curtis Manning (Black Jack?) and then the nuke going off in California, but I'd say hour four ended nicely. Rack pulls basically the exact same stunt Jack did back at the beginning of year two, and he watches in horror. Guy's become a pussy.
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post #66 of 760
1/19/10 at 3:25am
Thread Starter 
Is that all Herc is gonna get to do on this show? Ouch.

Tonight was a little better than last night. That's the Jürgen factor at work.
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post #67 of 760
1/19/10 at 4:29am
Holy shit was that last few minutes intense!!! Loved the hell out of it.

Hours 2-4 were a vast improvement (stupid Katee Sackoff backstory aside) from Sunday's episode. I'm dying to see what happens next.

I gotta agree, Jack's turned into a pussy! What's a little russian blood being spilt when weapons grade uranium is involved. I'd love to see this season have a Judge Dredd reunion. Bring on Armand Assante and Max von Sydow.
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post #68 of 760
1/19/10 at 4:33am
Amazing. If there wasn't Dumbass Harrison and the Starbuck subplot it would have been perfect (for 24).

Plus ALIAS actors and another BSG guy. Awesome.
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post #69 of 760
1/19/10 at 4:38am
Is it that Jack's a pussy or is it that it's a female pulling this shit? I was watching with a bunch of friends and some of them seem to think that if it had been a male agent that had done that, Jack may not have flipped out so much and the scene wouldn't have been as shocking. Then again, this is a guy who kneecapped some guy's wife to get him to talk a few seasons ago.
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post #70 of 760
1/19/10 at 5:00am
He's changed man. He's not that guy anymore.
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post #71 of 760
1/19/10 at 5:13am
I love that Herc's storyline was kick the shit out of Jack and walk away unscathed for the most part and basically ignorant of what's going on. But part of me wants them to revisit that portion of the episode down the line. Y'know, a scene where Jack goes back to the neighborhood, tracks Herc down in a donut shop, and punches him in the head a few times.

Then maybe he could go dunk on that one black dude.
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post #72 of 760
1/19/10 at 6:05am
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Originally Posted by HarleyQuinn22 View Post
Is it that Jack's a pussy or is it that it's a female pulling this shit?
Renee did just try and kill herself so Jack has reason to worry about her mental health.

But still an awesome move. And I'll be fine if the trade in the Robocop actors for the BSG ones.
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post #73 of 760
1/19/10 at 3:57pm
Nice to see that after being fired by Levy, Herc was able to catch on with NYPD and interrogate Jack Bauer the Northwestern way.

I am digging crazy russian Renee

We have a new winner for ugliest female on 24 she makes Horseface Audrey Rains look like playmate by comparison.

I think Kim is on the flight and gone until the crisis is over. I can hope cant I
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post #74 of 760
1/19/10 at 4:06pm
So we are denied more shots of Kim running? Hang your head in shame, good sir.
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post #75 of 760
1/19/10 at 4:11pm
I dunno. The show seems kinda lazy this year or at the very least not as crazy. I know it would be hard to top the insane/awesomeness of season 7 but they could at least try a little. This season of 24 seems like CSI New York. Nothing special about it.
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post #76 of 760
1/19/10 at 4:59pm
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We have a new winner for ugliest female on 24 she makes Horseface Audrey Rains look like playmate by comparison.
What?!?!?
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post #77 of 760
1/19/10 at 9:29pm
Gingers just aren't his thing man..
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post #78 of 760
1/19/10 at 10:01pm
She's got one of those faces that seems to be less appealing the closer you get to it. Still, it's not like she's unattractive.

So glad I weighed in on this!
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post #79 of 760
1/19/10 at 10:05pm
I think it's a nice contrast to your pissy remark about calling her Rack Bauer. At least she's not unattractive.

I agree with what most are saying. Bit lackluster, but I liked the axe shot punchline and likewise Rene's method for getting the wrist bracelet off. Otherwise they could stand to ratchet up the hijinks.

Was it me, or did Prinze lose the accent from the first hour? He was pushing it hard in that first hour, and now it's barely there. Though he's kept up delivering the lines like a dumb jock.

So, I'm guessing Starbuck is just going to kill her white trash boyfriend and they'll play that out for like three episodes after. Riveting.
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post #80 of 760
1/19/10 at 10:27pm
I just found the joke annoying, had nothing to do with the actress- who just happens to not be not not totally repulsive. I'm on topic!
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post #81 of 760
1/20/10 at 12:25am
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Originally Posted by The Closer View Post
Prinze Jr seems legit.
Agreed. I'm starting to think 24 might be to Prinze what SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES was to Brian Austin Green -- a chance to do good work with the reward of finally being taken seriously.

The second hour Monday was really fantastic. That last second "damn it" has got to be one of the best "damn its" of the show's entire run. No easy feat.

But, god damn, does Katie Sackhoff and her shitty storyline got to go ASAP.
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post #82 of 760
1/20/10 at 2:13am
Every year, there's that one CTU agent who I don't give a shit about, yet the show tries to force me to care with some ridiculous "family drama". This year, it's Starbuck. Does anyone truly care about these subplots, or am I the only one who would rather have those minutes go elsewhere?
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post #83 of 760
1/20/10 at 2:28am
Agent Renee Walker - Maniac Cop!

I dunno. I'm not on board the Prinze train yet. To me, he seems like a 15 year-old boy trying to imitate Keanu Reeves from Speed. He's not terrible, per se, just sort of awkward.

I swear we've gone through this Sackhoff storyline already. Like several seasons ago when Kate Mara was briefly at CTU? Someone back me up on this. Likewise, I could have sworn that Prochnow had already been on 24 before. With the amount of Eurotrash villians they've had over the years, Prochnow seems like a gimme, right?
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post #84 of 760
1/20/10 at 3:07am
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Originally Posted by Ratty View Post
I dunno. I'm not on board the Prinze train yet. To me, he seems like a 15 year-old boy trying to imitate Keanu Reeves from Speed.
I don't mind the guy, but that's a good call.
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post #85 of 760
1/20/10 at 4:16am
24 has never figured out how to deal with needing a B and C story to allow Jack to travel and Keifer to serve DUI sentences.

I stand by my theory that this would be a far better show if it were called 12.

The B-story is usually dull but relatively painless political machinations, while the C-story is nearly always migraine-inducing soap opera schlock. The best we can ever hope is for it to be over soon and dovetail well into Jack's story.

For example, if a couple episodes from now, Starbuck's white trash boyfriend is coming to kill/expose her as Jack is returning to CTU with nuclear materials...

WHAM!

Renee: Did we just hit something?

Jack: Dammit!
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post #86 of 760
1/24/10 at 2:10am
Are there any women out there that are wondering about Starbuck's hair? Have your wives/girlfirends pointed out the fact that her hair is always a certain way? My wife says it not normal.
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post #87 of 760
1/24/10 at 2:49am
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Originally Posted by Farsight View Post

The B-story is usually dull but relatively painless political machinations, while the C-story is nearly always migraine-inducing soap opera schlock. The best we can ever hope is for it to be over soon and dovetail well into Jack's story.
The two seasons where they got the balance right: Season 2 (Eeeevil Sherry Palmer) and Season 5 (eeevil President Logan and Cuh-razee First Lady).
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post #88 of 760
1/24/10 at 3:15am
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Originally Posted by Anyawatchin Angel View Post
But very fitting.

Axe kill was sweet. Not much action in the first two hours. Hopefully there is something big for the next 2 hours.

I'm voting no mole this year. The Arab Jason Schwartzman fills that role.
I swear to god I called him the Indian Jason Schwartzman to my friend, only because the actor playing the dude is so clearly Indian.

Renee as a undercover agent in the Russian mafia made me laugh, regardless of her being a hardass. I just can't buy her as Jack 2.0, she just looks too adorable. I like the concept of a renegade agent going through a similar arc as Jack, and using extreme tactics making Jack question the agents sanity, yet also realizing this is what he used to do. I just wish they got someone I could buy in the role.
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post #89 of 760
1/26/10 at 12:20am
I like Dark Bauer. Renee and Jack sell it, I just hope this buildup leads to her turning into the Joker, and by next week.

MVP goes to the set designer who put a Waiting for Godot poster in Starbuck's apartment.
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post #90 of 760
1/26/10 at 12:35am
Solid enough episode. Let's hope the god awful "starbuck" sub plot is nearly over. I'm hoping FPJ shows up next hour at her apartment and kills that motherfucking ex-boyfriend and puts us all out of our misery.
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post #91 of 760
1/26/10 at 1:20am
Jack is gonna put a bullet in Renee by season's end to put her out of her misery. I'm calling it now.
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post #92 of 760
1/26/10 at 1:22am
The Starbuck C storyline is driving me nuts. It's going to end with the ex dead and the cover up. Better happen in the next 2 episodes.
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post #93 of 760
1/26/10 at 1:45am
That douchebag who's terrorizing Sackhoff turned up on BURN NOTICE this week. Just seeing him pissed me off. Is he not content with ruining just one show I watch?

Renee was really the only thing that made this episode worth watching.
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post #94 of 760
1/26/10 at 2:38am
I like Hardcore Renee. Also: clearly this season's writers have seen Eastern Promises. Lastly, the Starbuck subplot is so dumb. I'm guessing Billy Bob has been coopted by Jurgen Prochnow somehow.
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post #95 of 760
1/26/10 at 3:05am
So was Kiefer in jail during most of the filming this season? He's hardly in it. WOW I can't get enough of Jack's high octane sitting-in-a-car scenes. This is fuckin bull. I watch this show for the Jack Attack not for the tender scenes of President Hassan and his tranny looking wife. Every season has the soap opera kind of things but this season is taking it too far I think. I will applaud the writers however after seeing the preview for next weeks episode where Jack is apparently in a nerd disguise. He has Hideki Tojo glasses on.
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post #96 of 760
1/26/10 at 3:19am
Thread Starter 
Agreed, both on the sickening lack of Bauer tonight and next week's nerd glasses. He better be sporting those the whole hour.
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post #97 of 760
1/26/10 at 3:33am
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti View Post
Agreed, both on the sickening lack of Bauer tonight and next week's nerd glasses. He better be sporting those the whole hour.
Is it too much to hope he gouges some Russian's eye out with one of the stems?
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post #98 of 760
1/26/10 at 4:40am
I love her, but casting Sackhoff for this role is starting to feel like a mistake. You can't help but imagine that Starbuck would have pulled off Evil DiCaprio's balls and fed them back to him.

Renee's storyline is turning into the counterterrorism equivalent of Leaving Las Vegas.
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post #99 of 760
1/26/10 at 10:44am
I'm hoping for jack to come sporting a cheesy over the top Beerfest German accent to go with those glasses next week.

There was a great DAMMIT! from Jack in the car right before one of the last commercial breaks last night.
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post #100 of 760
1/26/10 at 12:04pm
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There was a great DAMMIT! from Jack in the car right before one of the last commercial breaks last night.
There were TWO!

Query: why don't bad guys ever check for earpieces?
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