24: Season Six thread

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I was just telling my wife the other day that the only thing that can save this so-so season is Jack Bauer.

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I was dissappointed to find out that Eddie Izzard is no longer part of the cast. It would have been great to see him as the villian.

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OK, the trailer raised my expectations for the coming season quite a bit. It'll be interesting to see how this all gets resolved in 24 hours, but I guess that's no different than any other season.

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Let the countdown to Season 6 begin!
Can't believe I got excited over a trailer for a TV series!

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I was ready to give up 24 before last season. The departure from real time (be anywhere on the west coast during a commercial break), the implausible technology (the magic pda), faulty logic by the criminal masterminds/good guys and other stretches of the imagination and plot inconsistencies really wore on me. But then, the 4 hour two-night premiere sucked me in. I was disappointed again as last season continued with all of the breaks from any form of reality. I'm not excited for this show anymore. I'm sure I'll watch because something just seems wrong about deleting it from my tivo season pass. But save for some moments that only work for Jack Bauer, I don't enjoy the show as much as when it started small with the kidnapping of Kim Bauer.

I don't guess they could ever go back. I also don't expect that they feel the need to go back as the ratings support the formula they are using now. I just hope they pay more attention this season to the details.

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I think they're really going to pull out all the stops, as this seaon leads up to 24: The Jack Bauer Power Movie.

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Actually next season will lead up to the movie. They may film it this summer, but it won't premiere until the following summer (Summer 2008), which will be following Season 7 of 24.

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Dang!

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I don't care how implausible or unrealistic the show gets just like I didn't care how far-fetched Die Hard was the first time I saw it. 24 is still by far the most enjoyable hour on TV for me and I can't wait for season 6 to start. That trailer was AWESOME!

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There is no show on tv I anticipate more than 24. TV at it's best for sure and I'm glad the show won some Emmy's too.

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> The departure from real time

What departure?

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Is it true that in Season 6, Jack Bauer saves the entire solar system?

Wow! I gotta see that!

Yeah, I'm hooked. I'll be tuning in.

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Can't wait for more Jack!

The leading causes of death in the United States are: 1. Heart Disease 2. Jack Bauer 3. Cancer

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Yes, this season should be good as well. With all its faults and unrealistic moments, 24 remains one of the most entertaining TV shows in a long, long time.

January can't be here soon enough.

BTW, some of you guys may have probably read about this already but for those of you who haven't, the movie is supposed to be a prequel to season 1. If that turns out to be true, then it means we get to see beautiful, gorgeous Nina once again.

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Andre...don't play with my emotions, LOL. Did you seriously hear this information? Where?

Also, isn't there another trailer floating somewhere on the web that has different season six footage?

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Mike, I think I read that on Cinescape a few months ago.

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Not too big on the "prequel to S1" idea, as I prefer the broken, life-weary Bauer we have now the wholesome family man of S1 (not the mention the potential spring chicken of the rumored prequel).

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Potential spring chicken?

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24: The Game on PS2 has covered the time period between Seasons 2 & 3, so if they made a movie covering the same time, to me, would seem redundant.

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In the first few seasons, a character would go to a location and stay there for several episodes, and if they had to move to a new location, they'd be out of the action for half an episode. Starting around Season 4, a character could leave a location at the end of one episode and be at a new location by the end of the first act of the next. In Season 5 it got to the point that Jack could get anywhere in L.A. between commercial breaks (unless the plot called for the bad guys to attack him).

If you go back and rewatch Season 1, it's amazing how much time Jack spends just driving around L.A. from one location to the next.

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Sorry, I missed this post which was a question for me. Sean covered it well and used some good examples I had forgotten.

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By season 5, Jack just happened to figure out that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line...traveling at the speed of sound.

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I actually liked that about the season 1. And think about it...if the show is written well, you can create tension with the fact that Jack CAN'T can't everywhere in 10 mins. But they don't choose to go that route.

It's another reason why season 1 was so good. I remember watching that show when it aired on TV...and if Jack said he'd be there in 20-30 mins, he truly was. Now, he'll get there in 5-10. And it takes away from the show.

Why have a real-time show that doesn't believe in its own concept? It just becomes any other show with action at this point? It takes place in one day, and each episode is an hour...but that's pretty much it which is unfortunate.

I don't want to see Jack in traffic for 45 mins, but I don't want to see him go from one side of L.A to another in 5 mins, either. There really needs to be more balance, here.