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IndyJones1023
04-23-2007, 10:39 PM
I don't know what to make of this one. I was bored with it. Is it going to get better or do I finally not care about the show any more?

MikeMar
04-23-2007, 10:51 PM
I'm getting close to not caring.

So Jack's plan REALLY was just to blow it all up huh?

terpfan1980
04-23-2007, 11:22 PM
I could buy that Jack really was planning to blow it all up, but I still can't shake the feeling that the writers really just didn't know the f--- they were doing with this season. Honestly, this season feels more screwed up than the first season was and at least that season had the uncertainty of whether or not it would be picked up.

It just has that complete flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants feel to it.

Where the heck they're gonna go with whatever happened to Audrey (no preview info here, just the question about where the hell they could wind up going?!?) is a big bleh to me.

Buchanon getting run out of CTU as a skape goat is just stupid. Especially considering that far worse than having had Fayed in custody is the fact that the government was involved in making a deal with him a mere 16 - 17 hours previously (CTU time). Just how bad was having had Fayed and released him when compared to giving the s.o.b. a bunch of money and handing him a government agent that was supposed to have been sacrificed? Oops, wait, the other clowns in the fictious government don't have that info, do they? They only have the relatively trivial information that says that he'd been caught, but not held -- which, as they pointed out, wouldn't have lasted because they had no evidence against him at the time.

I'm glad I watched that H show live and watched 24 later. Less disappointment that way :p

cherry ghost
04-23-2007, 11:26 PM
The shot towards the end of Buchanon driving(home I assume) was funny for some reason.

efilippi
04-24-2007, 12:26 AM
I remember when watching 24 was an invigorating thing, a real rush. I'd actually find my pulse increasing as some of the antics moved forward. I haven't had any such feeling for a long time now. Now it's just wondering how CTU will screw up again, how the government will do such unbelievably unbelievable things (it seems CTU has a leadership change in the midst of every crisis, no?), and ... ah, I just don't have words anymore.

Doyle can find Jack in Los Angeles after being 8 miles behind him but pretty sure of what expressway he was on? Right.

Bad guy gets away again but ok I guess, since CTU did not really have a good perimeter established.

The scene with Audrey was just like the one a couple years ago at some kind of bridge handoff. Same result, too. CTU is great at taking out the sniper, awful at keeping the chief bad guy in sight.

FilmCritic3000
04-24-2007, 01:01 AM
I'm getting close to not caring.

So Jack's plan REALLY was just to blow it all up huh?

Same here. It's like I'm watching a fifth grade class play version of 24. What the hell happened? Like efilippi said so eloquently, there was a time when my palms would sweat and my pulse would quicken as I watched an episode of 24. Now I find myself growing totally apathetic and waiting for the hour to end.

Anyone else feel the same way? The minute Audrey came back into the picture, I rolled my eyes. :rolleyes:

When Jack said to Audrey, "You're back." (paraphrasing here) I retorted, "Because your show got canceled."

Rumor has it that Ricky Schroeder's being groomed to replace Kiefer. Anyone think there's any truth to that? If so, goodbye ratings.

All in all, I'm very disappointed in this season. It's like the writers are just throwing crap against the wall and then saying, "Don't worry; the rabid fans will eat up whatever we put out there." Well, I'm full and I really don't feel like eating anymore after this season.

Kamakzie
04-24-2007, 01:01 AM
Wonder if thats really Audrey or some surgically altered chick the Chinese got from a nut farm.

hefe
04-24-2007, 01:34 AM
Eh, it was fine. Every episode can't be non-stop action.

Implausible plots stretching to exactly fill 24 hours is part of the deal. I don't think it's any worse than say, 3 of the previous seasons. More than anything, it suffers from being the 6th time through a day like this. Any season could be easily ripped to shreds if you choose to engage your brain, so don't. :)

gchance
04-24-2007, 02:04 AM
Rumor has it that Ricky Schroeder's being groomed to replace Kiefer. Anyone think there's any truth to that? If so, goodbye ratings.

I felt the same way with Chase in S3, but that didn't happen either. No, instead he joined the Boston police force & hung out with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Still, I could see Jack being head of CTU and Doyle being field agent.

...what?

Greg

spikedavis
04-24-2007, 02:43 AM
The shot towards the end of Buchanon driving(home I assume) was funny for some reason.

I thought so too. Would have been funny if he pulled in to a Jack in the Box or something.

pjenkins
04-24-2007, 02:46 AM
this season would have been really good had they ended at "damn jack"...

Bierboy
04-24-2007, 07:04 AM
Wonder if thats really Audrey or some surgically altered chick the Chinese got from a nut farm.That's what I was thinking from the beginning of this ep.

FireMen2003
04-24-2007, 07:33 AM
It's like I'm watching a fifth grade class play version of 24.

LMAO...so true, so true.

This season has been terrible. I didn't even watch last week esipodes at all. I remember when I couldn't wait till 20 minutes after the hour so I could ff through all the commercials and watch it and real time but now, its just boring. It is pretty bad. I don't even know if I'm going to watch the last 4 espiodes because it is that bad this season. Who cares about Audrey to be honest?

The ratings are still good so I doubt the writers will change but this season has been a major letdown. Compared to Season 1 part 2, this is crappy as hell. The part 2 of season 1 made more sense this crap. I'm seriously, they have months to write this and this is the best they could come up with? Give me a break... :(

5thcrewman
04-24-2007, 10:39 AM
... there was a time when my palms would sweat and my pulse would quicken ....
And the poison started moving through my bloodstream from the handshake...

IJustLikeTivo
04-24-2007, 11:13 AM
Buchanon getting run out of CTU as a skape goat is just stupid. Especially considering that far worse than having had Fayed in custody is the fact that the government was involved in making a deal with him a mere 16 - 17 hours previously (CTU time). Just how bad was having had Fayed and released him when compared to giving the s.o.b. a bunch of money and handing him a government agent that was supposed to have been sacrificed? Oops, wait, the other clowns in the fictious government don't have that info, do they? They only have the relatively trivial information that says that he'd been caught, but not held -- which, as they pointed out, wouldn't have lasted because they had no evidence against him at the time.

I'm glad I watched that H show live and watched 24 later. Less disappointment that way :p

Stupid, absolutely. Accurate, probably. Here in DC there is a huge blame culture that's hard to explain outside the beltway mostly cause it defies logic. We call it the politics of personal destruction. Basically, perception IS reality here and the facts don't matter. If someone wants to take you down and gets the right publicity going, you're pretty much screwed since the media and blogosphere moves faster than the facts.

Really stupid plot twist. Nadia goes from foreign agent being tortured to head of CTU in about 3 hours.

allan
04-24-2007, 11:41 AM
Really stupid plot twist. Nadia goes from foreign agent being tortured to head of CTU in about 3 hours.

But only temporarily, until some hobbit from Division comes to screw things up even worse (if possible).

crunch3k
04-24-2007, 11:46 AM
I want to see "Buchanon go rogue"...in the White House, no less. (with Chloe feeding him ammo)

Jeeters
04-24-2007, 12:01 PM
Wonder if thats really Audrey or some surgically altered chick the Chinese got from a nut farm.I listened to the latest TV Guide podcast this morning and......they hinted that something like that may very well be true

Jeeters
04-24-2007, 12:03 PM
Really stupid plot twist. Nadia goes from foreign agent being tortured to head of CTU in about 3 hours.But completely 'by the book' in the 24 Universe... whenever head of CTU steps down, the hottest girl there must take over as interim head of the place.

allan
04-24-2007, 12:05 PM
I listened to the latest TV Guide podcast this morning and......they hinted that something like that may very well be true

Ack! Talk about tired old plots!

hefe
04-24-2007, 12:30 PM
Wonder if thats really Audrey or some surgically altered chick the Chinese got from a nut farm.
She was just really freaked out after those 52 hours held hostage in the bank. Only the Nine of them really know what happened.

Oh, wait...

gchance
04-24-2007, 12:44 PM
But completely 'by the book' in the 24 Universe... whenever head of CTU steps down, the hottest girl there must take over as interim head of the place.

Ryan Chappelle was the hottest girl there?

Greg

bpurcell
04-24-2007, 06:58 PM
My logic clock went kaput on this episode. I understand the political blame game causing the head CTU guy to be fired, but at 1am in the middle of a very serious dilemma? I don't think so. That could have easily been dealt with shortly after the crisis.

Where did the Chinese's black SUV's come from? Were they parked there before Jack got there?

Chapper1
04-24-2007, 07:00 PM
Bad guy gets away again but ok I guess, since CTU did not really have a good perimeter established.


Does CTU EVER have a good perimeter established?

Bierboy
04-24-2007, 07:38 PM
...Where did the Chinese's black SUV's come from? Were they parked there before Jack got there?You mean the Hummers? There are ALWAYS extra Hummers just sitting around... :rolleyes:

Bierboy
04-24-2007, 07:38 PM
Does CTU EVER have a good perimeter established?No....but they always have sockets ready to be opened.

gossamer88
04-24-2007, 09:21 PM
I'm done with this show. Most episodes this season seemed like a retread of past seasons. They should kill off Jack!

gchance
04-25-2007, 01:47 AM
I'm done with this show. Most episodes this season seemed like a retread of past seasons. They should kill off Jack!

There are only 4 episodes left, at least finish the season. :p

Greg

smak
04-25-2007, 02:03 AM
My logic clock went kaput on this episode. I understand the political blame game causing the head CTU guy to be fired, but at 1am in the middle of a very serious dilemma? I don't think so. That could have easily been dealt with shortly after the crisis.

Where did the Chinese's black SUV's come from? Were they parked there before Jack got there?


The 1:00 am firing is so they can say they fired him at the 1:15 am news conference :rolleyes: .

The Chinese got there REALLY REALLY early, so when Jack got there just REALLY early, they'd have the jump on him. Basically, the Chinese parked there before Jack even got released from Chinese custody ;)

-smak-

cheesesteak
04-25-2007, 05:20 AM
I hope Jack ends up killing the VP as he strangles Audrey or something silly like that. That's the only thing that might make these last episodes interesting.

I'm always amazed that really, really, really important CTU people get fired and escorted from the premises during really, really, really serious situations. Couldn't they wait until the Jack/Chinese/Audrey/Russian nuke crisis was over before giving Buchanon the boot?

danplaysbass
04-25-2007, 07:34 AM
I'm always amazed that really, really, really important CTU people get fired and escorted from the premises during really, really, really serious situations. Couldn't they wait until the Jack/Chinese/Audrey/Russian nuke crisis was over before giving Buchanon the boot?

Well now that wouldn't be prudent, would it?

Major downer watching this after Heroes. My wife is still convinced that this is better. It took me a while to convince her that Las Vegas was no longer worth watching too....

Rob Helmerichs
04-25-2007, 07:38 AM
My logic clock went kaput on this episode.
If it didn't go kaput long before this episode, it was probably pretty kaput to begin with. :D

speedcouch
04-25-2007, 07:45 AM
Really stupid plot twist. Nadia goes from foreign agent being tortured to head of CTU in about 3 hours.

Exactly! I kept screaming about all that last night. Plus, she's so "tentative" all the time. At the beginning of this season the Italian guy (can't think of his name - the guy from 6 Feet Under) was the floor supervisor over Nadia, Cloe and everyone. HE should've been the one put in charge. But noooo...we have to have this twit.

When Jack reached Buchanan's voicemail and got an option menu that said something about "if it's any emergency," I said "Press 1 if you have a nuclear weapon, 2 if you have a chemical weapon" and my husband chimed in with "3 if you have C-4..." We startling giggling so much, I had to pause the Tivo until we could stop laughing. This is how absurd 24 has become.

And getting rid of Buchanan at ANY time just pisses me off! He's the best CTU director throughout the life of the series and they find a way to screw that up with some lame story. But I am glad he hung up on his wife after she said "I have to fire you, but remember I love you..." Give me a break!

Cheryl

IJustLikeTivo
04-25-2007, 08:35 AM
And getting rid of Buchanan at ANY time just pisses me off! He's the best CTU director throughout the life of the series and they find a way to screw that up with some lame story. But I am glad he hung up on his wife after she said "I have to fire you, but remember I love you..." Give me a break!

Cheryl

Agreed. Even in DC, if that happened, she wouldn't fire him. She would resign in protest and write a book then get rich on the lecture circuit.

Exactly! I kept screaming about all that last night. Plus, she's so "tentative" all the time. At the beginning of this season the Italian guy (can't think of his name - the guy from 6 Feet Under) was the floor supervisor over Nadia, Cloe and everyone. HE should've been the one put in charge. But noooo...we have to have this twit.l

Also, this is still the government, there is always a pecking order and it's not just set up on the spur of the moment. Buchanan has a deputy someplace and that deputy has a deputy. If you assume Milo was next in line 17 hours ago, he was still next in line now.

cheesesteak
04-25-2007, 08:54 AM
Maybe Nadia sued Milo for sexual harrassment, off camera, a couple of episodes ago. Just guessin'.

Jack is nuts. He's wondering why CTU tried to stop him. Gee, Jack. Did you stop to think that you're a rogue agent running off to give the Chinese a Russian nuclear secret just to save your main squeeze who nobody but you likes anyway?

What are the odds that Chloe does the sneaky and helps Jack do whatever he asks her to do no matter what Nadia says?

gossamer88
04-25-2007, 09:05 AM
There are only 4 episodes left, at least finish the season. :p

Greg
You're right. I was talkin' about next season.

TonyTheTiger
04-25-2007, 09:22 AM
You're right. I was talkin' about next season.

You really think there'll BE a next season??????

hefe
04-25-2007, 09:24 AM
You really think there'll BE a next season??????
You think there won't? Has there been any talk of that?

TAsunder
04-25-2007, 09:29 AM
I love the people who watch 5 seasons of 24 and only just now realize how stupid and preposterous the show is. Man, you guys have a really thick skin. I was tired of some of the 24 stupidities after about episode 5 of season 1. It's particularly comical when people try to argue that season 1 was somehow well written compared to whatever the current season is.

I choose to keep watching because I like the explosions and hottie dilemmas. And chloe's sour puss face. And openly creepy and evil vice presidents. And comically absurd dialogue. If you don't enjoy those things, then this show isn't and never really has been for you.

IJustLikeTivo
04-25-2007, 10:04 AM
New topic:

How is it that Jack Bauer who has been in a Chinese prison for two years knows the latest satellite coverage areas and which roads have CalTrans cameras on them?

Did he have access to his CTU email account while he was in prison or did he telecon in for the change management meeting every week? ;)

TonyTheTiger
04-25-2007, 10:13 AM
You think there won't? Has there been any talk of that?

Not that I know of - just speculating.

I stopped watching originally after a few episodes of season 1, but the family emails about it, so I've watched this season right through so far. It seems to me that they're having difficulty in sustaining a full series with a decent plot. There have been more plot holes than swiss cheese from what I've seen. Not to mention the fact that no-one sleeps, eats, goes to the bathroom or even drinks a cup of coffee in a 24 hour period or that someone can get shot, stabbed or drilled in the head and STILL maintain their job for 24 hours straight!

TomK
04-25-2007, 10:13 AM
It took me a while to convince her that Las Vegas was no longer worth watching too....

I'll disagree with you there, no matter if the plot is good or bad. There are very good reasons for watching Las Vegas. :)

hefe
04-25-2007, 10:55 AM
Not that I know of - just speculating.

I stopped watching originally after a few episodes of season 1, but the family emails about it, so I've watched this season right through so far. It seems to me that they're having difficulty in sustaining a full series with a decent plot. There have been more plot holes than swiss cheese from what I've seen. Not to mention the fact that no-one sleeps, eats, goes to the bathroom or even drinks a cup of coffee in a 24 hour period or that someone can get shot, stabbed or drilled in the head and STILL maintain their job for 24 hours straight!
That didn't stop seasons 2 through 6 from getting made.

Bierboy
04-25-2007, 11:08 AM
I love the people who watch 5 seasons of 24 and only just now realize how stupid and preposterous the show is. Man, you guys have a really thick skin. I was tired of some of the 24 stupidities after about episode 5 of season 1. It's particularly comical when people try to argue that season 1 was somehow well written compared to whatever the current season is.

I choose to keep watching because I like the explosions and hottie dilemmas. And chloe's sour puss face. And openly creepy and evil vice presidents. And comically absurd dialogue. If you don't enjoy those things, then this show isn't and never really has been for you.+ me

TonyTheTiger
04-25-2007, 11:13 AM
That didn't stop seasons 2 through 6 from getting made.

That's true - I have no case!

gchance
04-25-2007, 11:36 AM
You really think there'll BE a next season??????

The deal Kiefer made last year was for two more seasons.

Greg

IndyJones1023
04-25-2007, 11:48 AM
And a movie.

efilippi
04-25-2007, 11:59 AM
There have been reports that the movie is being rethought. No matter, if ratings tank, Fox can buy Kiefer off one way or the other to get out of the contract. But ratings aren't awful now, I think.

24 is beholden to the ticking clock, and it's just not possible to keep a solid story line running with 24 cliffhangers. We are complaining here that we knew the handoff would go bad, and that Jack would not die, simply because we know the format wouldn't allow it. So some goofy twist is needed to keep things going, and we go into the eps asking 'how will ctu screw up this time?' because the format says they have to.

Having seasons of 12 might be better, schedule them like Monk or something.

busyba
04-25-2007, 12:03 PM
I'll disagree with you there, no matter if the plot is good or bad. There are very good reasons for watching Las Vegas. :)
And ususally it's an even number of reasons. ;)

NoThru22
04-25-2007, 12:10 PM
This show is renewed for seasons 7 and 8. After that, it's up in the air.
And Keifer is signed for those seasons too.

Church AV Guy
04-25-2007, 12:12 PM
You really think there'll BE a next season??????
I DO think that there will be a next season. Aside from the deep thinkers here, the last thing I read was that this season, the ratings have beaten expectations. Now that it has some very serious competition, there might be an issue, but up until now, everyone at the network was very happy with 24.
How is it that Jack Bauer who has been in a Chinese prison for two years knows the latest satellite coverage areas and which roads have CalTrans cameras on them?
Now THAT is an excellent question.
There are only 4 episodes left, at least finish the season.
I think that there are five hours still to go. This "day" started at 6:00 AM, and the last episode ended at 1:00 AM, so five more hours.
Jack is nuts. He's wondering why CTU tried to stop him. Gee, Jack. Did you stop to think that you're a rogue agent running off to give the Chinese a Russian nuclear secret just to save your main squeeze who nobody but you likes anyway?

What are the odds that Chloe does the sneaky and helps Jack do whatever he asks her to do no matter what Nadia says?
:up: about Chloe. She trusts Jack, and has for many seasons.

The plan that Jack had was originally approved by the president. If he had been allowed to complete it as it originally was presented, he would have been able to kill the Cheng, destroy the missile component, save Audrey, and stay alive. When the VP reversed Palmer's decision, Jack had to improvise. He decided to become a suicide bomber and destroy the missile part, Cheng, his Chinese captor, and himself to save Audrey. Mike Doyle screwed up even that backup plan, so Cheng now has the component.

I suspect that the US, Chinese, and Russians are going to reach the brink of war, and only Jack and stop it, well, because he is Jack.

They put Nadia in charge because she has the least experience with, and is the least likely to trust Jack. In the end, she will have to trust Jack. Bet on it. This means that the next five hours will involve Jack working with the Russians trying to stop Cheng, against the Chinese, with the US being against Jack. And you can be sure Jack will prevail, well, because he's Jack!

IJustLikeTivo
04-25-2007, 01:10 PM
Now THAT is an excellent question.


Uh huh, does make you wonder.


I think that there are five hours still to go. This "day" started at 6:00 AM, and the last episode ended at 1:00 AM, so five more hours.


I think the OP said 4 episodes not 4 hours. I'm pretty sure they said the final was going to be 2 hours.


:up: about Chloe. She trusts Jack, and has for many seasons.


Chloe will do something I can't wait to find out what1


and only Jack and stop it, well, because he is Jack.


+1 And that is half the fun. We know that he'll figure it out somehow or it wouldn't be 24!

DreadPirateRob
04-25-2007, 01:23 PM
So why, exactly, did Jack have to give the real circuitboard to the Chinese? All the Cheng did was hold it up and grin triumphantly. I guess Jack didn't know that's all he would do, but he could at least cop to this later - i.e. "Dammit! How was I supposed to know that he wasn't going to check it?"

Rob Helmerichs
04-25-2007, 02:29 PM
So why, exactly, did Jack have to give the real circuitboard to the Chinese? All the Cheng did was hold it up and grin triumphantly. I guess Jack didn't know that's all he would do, but he could at least cop to this later - i.e. "Dammit! How was I supposed to know that he wasn't going to check it?"
I think Jack was just stalling until Audrey got far enough away to safely blow the building...

Then suddenly the building was full of Feds and Jack couldn't blow it.

hefe
04-25-2007, 04:01 PM
I think the OP said 4 episodes not 4 hours. I'm pretty sure they said the final was going to be 2 hours.


That's correct...5 hours, the last night is 2 of them.

Church AV Guy
04-25-2007, 05:17 PM
I see. My mistake, sorry.

It sure is a good thing that Jack knew that the abandoned building was there, and hadn't been torn down and built over in the last two years. Prime real estate just off a main highway, no reason for the property owner to put up a strip mall or something.

Way to go being inconspicuous, Cheng. Several black Hummers together, well that'll never be spotted.

DevdogAZ
04-25-2007, 06:04 PM
I wasn't as disappointed with this episode as I was with the previous one. At least at the end of this ep, there is some semblance of a national security crisis. The Chinese have some circuit board that's probably going to start a war between the U.S., China, and Russia, so there is something pressing that CTU needs to do.

In the last episode, there was nothing at all. The nukes had been found, Fayed was killed, and everything was wrapped up. The only thing they had in the last episode was Jack trying to rescue Audrey, which was completely ridiculous. That might be interesting for Jack, but it's sure not interesting for the viewers.

gchance
04-25-2007, 06:44 PM
I think the OP said 4 episodes not 4 hours. I'm pretty sure they said the final was going to be 2 hours.

Correct, I said 4 episodes. Of COURSE there are 5 hours left. That wasn't my point.

My point is, stick it out until the end of the season, there's really not all that much left. To which the person said of course, they'll ride it out the rest of the way.

Greg

danplaysbass
04-25-2007, 07:01 PM
Not to mention the fact that no-one sleeps, eats, goes to the bathroom or even drinks a cup of coffee in a 24 hour period or that someone can get shot, stabbed or drilled in the head and STILL maintain their job for 24 hours straight!

What do you think they do during he commercial breaks? I think wendys and taco bell are both open late...

cherry ghost
04-25-2007, 07:45 PM
There are 5 episodes left.

DevdogAZ
04-25-2007, 07:50 PM
There are 5 episodes left.
As previously stated, there are 5 hours, but only 4 episodes left.

cherry ghost
04-25-2007, 07:57 PM
As previously stated, there are 5 hours, but only 4 episodes left.

Nope, the last night is 2 episodes back-to-back, not a 2 hour episode.

DevdogAZ
04-25-2007, 08:28 PM
Nope, the last night is 2 episodes back-to-back, not a 2 hour episode.
Call it what you want, but the FOX promos afer this episode said there were only 4 episodes left.

smak
04-25-2007, 09:44 PM
Network shows rarely do 2 hour episodes anymore, they are all usually 2 one hour episodes.

And since they have different writers and directors, you can safely call them 2 episodes.

So there are 5 left :)



-smak-

Archangel00
04-25-2007, 10:26 PM
I have to say I've become quite disenchanted with the way this season has gone thus far compared to previous seasons.

My biggest thing is the lack of interesting characters(and actors) as compared to prior seasons.

Wayne Palmer sucks as a president. Milo sucks as top dawg of the geek squad. Chloe's character has been ruined with all the ex-husband crap. Tom Lennox sucks as Chief of Staff. Killing Curtis was just plain dumb. Ricky Schroder sucks.

They could have done a lot better if they'd cast Powers Boothe as the prez. and maybe Wayne as VP.

Too many good characters(Tony, Michelle, Edgar, DAVID Palmer, Mike Novack, Pres. Logan, just to name a few) and the actors that portrayed them are gone.

Now they are drumming out Bill B. too?

Looking like by seasons end the only truly intense and interesting characters/actors that will be left is Bauer/Sutherland and V.P. Daniels/Boothe.

stalemate
04-26-2007, 12:10 AM
Investigator guy to Karen: Someone has to take the fall and it needs to be as far away from the president as possible. Either you or Bill. It would be better if it was Bill, but you will do.

Karen to Bill: One of us has to take the fall and it can't be me because I'm too close to the president.

LOL!

Somehow Jack and scream and whisper simultaneously. That's not news though, we've seen it plenty of times in the past. But, I noticed that Daniels can scream and mumble at the same time. Quite a talent there.

Kablemodem
04-26-2007, 01:45 AM
I'm starting to think this show is just fiction.

TonyTheTiger
04-26-2007, 10:57 AM
What do you think they do during he commercial breaks? I think wendys and taco bell are both open late...

Touche!

Church AV Guy
04-26-2007, 05:41 PM
You know, I seem to remember from a few years ago that Buchanan went home in the middle of a season and was instrumental in providing Jack with information by using his home computer and telephone. Eventually Chloe was helping Jack from Buchanan's home too. They were forced to stop by CTU. "Firing" Buchanan and sending him home might allow him to help Jack again, so maybe it wasn't a lame move after all.

allan
04-26-2007, 06:07 PM
You know, I seem to remember from a few years ago that Buchanan went home in the middle of a season and was instrumental in providing Jack with information by using his home computer and telephone. Eventually Chloe was helping Jack from Buchanan's home too. They were forced to stop by CTU. "Firing" Buchanan and sending him home might allow him to help Jack again, so maybe it wasn't a lame move after all.

The devil's in the details. My guess is that they fired Buchanan so they could bring in some bozo from Division to screw things up. If so, then it will be lame.

Church AV Guy
04-26-2007, 07:09 PM
Whenever they have brought someone in from division, that person has screwed things up royally. It is as much canon for the show as the vice president is untrustworthy, and at some point in the day, Jack will go rogue. Since it is standard operating procedure for the show, you can't call it lame... call it tradition, maudlin sentimentality, ritual.

ElJay
04-26-2007, 09:36 PM
I think these will be the last four/five episodes of "24" I will watch... Unless they kill everybody and start over. Every season gets worse and this one has used up all of my patience.

My biggest thing is the lack of interesting characters(and actors) as compared to prior seasons.

I agree completely. I can't believe they went through all of that effort to bring The Logans back into it, only to forget about them literally a second later. One of my biggest hangups of this season is that the Chief of Staff and VP evidently have few views in common with the opinion of the President. I can understand the VP being like this (not necessarily in today's political climate, but in the future "for the ticket," as they put it in the show) but the Chief of Staff??? That just makes no sense to me, even in 24 World.

JimSpence
04-27-2007, 09:30 PM
I'll be glad when this season is over so "Larry" can return to Numb3rs. :)

I will finish this season of 24 because I'm a masochist. :D

Edit: Larry's back!

cyke93
04-28-2007, 11:38 PM
This season has been so bad. I saw an episode of 24 from day 4 today and that had held my attention more than any of the episodes in day 6.. and i watched that episode already.

chloe sucks this season, none of the characters this season are interesting.. lennox held my attention for an episode or 2, i think doyle is decent .. i'm tired of jack n i hope day 7 will be much better

astrohip
04-29-2007, 02:32 PM
I'll be glad when this season is over so "Larry" can return to Numb3rs. :)

Edit: Larry's back!
Kinda. Sort of. In an existential, "what does it all mean" I'm back.

Sorry, Numb3rs thread hijack :D

Jericho Dog
04-30-2007, 11:44 AM
No....but they always have sockets ready to be opened.
"That's what she said!"

:D

gchance
04-30-2007, 11:58 AM
"That's what she said!"

:D

There's no time!
But she did!

Greg