24 (A.K.A. The Jack Bauer Power Hour!)

It is impossible not to watch it weekly. IMPOSSIBLE. We are too weak. Unless you leave and hide in a cave in the middle of nowhere. A very far away middle of nowhere.

Can´t wait!

Stuff that. I'm currently at home on my lunchbreak downloading the second episode. That's weakness for you.

:epic-failure:

You are weak!

Pretty solid numbers by the way:

8x01 -> 11.5 million viewers.
8x02 -> 11.3 million viewers.

You just described all of the seasons of 24, each and every single episode.

No, but even you, one of the show's most avid fans, can't get quite excited by it anymore. That says something about it, imo I don't watch 24, i was tremendously put off by the whole thing during the first episodes of the first season that i tried to watch.

Have you watched the premier yet Marcel?

Comments:

Episode one:

- The opening bit with the sniper was cool. I liked the fact we were introduced a bit better to a couple of henchman (who were clearly crap compared to Davros a.ka. Horace).
- Jack sleeps! I thought when Teri woke him up and he said "We had a talk about this..." he was going to finish "I'VE MISSED OVER A WEEK OF SLEEP SO LEAVE IT OUT WITH THE BLOODY BEARS!".
- Kim actually seems to have grown up and didn't annoy me. I don't need to see her again this season.
- FIRE AXE! Best bit of the whole premier.
- Hastings is a dick. Why does he always slouch forward too? Is it suit too tight? I miss Bill.
- Chloe is looking fit!
- Arlo and Davros are the only new characters I genuinely like
- Dana's "mystery boyfriend" story is pants
- They could clearly fake Washington easier than New York as there's a lot of iffy CGI
- It's nice not having a massive role of Taylor and her only getting a couple of scenes per episode

Episode two:

- The new CTU looks good, but feels quiet and empty. The new interrogation room with the door that goes into the ceiling is hilarious.
- I'm confused as to why Jack can just walk around freely and get into an armory just like that
- Kim really did not have to come and pick Jack up. Outstayed welcome #1, now I don't need to see her for the rest of the season.
- After all of her complaining about putting himself in danger and that he should be with his family Kim wants Jack to kill terrorists!?
- This episode seemed slow, especially for a premiere

Episode three:

- And evil brother? Fantastic.
- Jack wandering around Queens was cool but I thought the gang sent him to the wrong house?
- I would have loved to see how getting the serial numbers off a CCTV camera on a 20ft pole would let Chloe access them. Bollocks. I would like to see however cameras with facial recognition technology in them like the ones at the UN. They were cool!
- Hastings continues to be a dick.
- Davros a.k.a Horace continues to be cool again
- That cop that wailed on Jack was a douchebag. I would have been ok with it if it wasn't just to delay Jack for half the episode.
- As soon as Jack does escape he doesn't have a scratch on his face!?
- The UN evacuation was done well

Episode 4:

- Davros good again, but sad he died.
- Ugh. Nukes? You're kidding me. I was surprisingly less pissed off than previous seasons, but now we can add to the tally it's a nuke every other season still.
- Hastings is still a dick. AND STILL SLOUCHING! Stand up man!
- The Russian baddies seemed pretty interesting. There blatantly has to be a shootout in that restaurant with that much breakable stuff.
- Good music from Sean Callery when the head Russian shows the evil brother his son dying from radiation poisoning
- Renee's undercover story is interesting, BUT IT MAKES NO SENSE!! If she'd been with the Russian mob she would have seen some fucked up shit, but when we meet her in season 7 she's the sweet, innocent, naive FBI agent. Now she's lost Larry and is suicidal?!
- I like how Renee has out Jacked Jack and is now like he was in season 2. Did the last scene remind you of something?

Most importantly, a lot of people are infinitely more pissed off about season 8 than I am! Maybe the bad episodes of previous seasons were a blessing in disguise as they made the good episodes seem even better? The four above have been consistently "ok". They are entertaining to watch, but they haven't been exciting. And I can't decide how to rank them among other episodes. It's messy and convoluted and all over the place yet I'd still want to watch this over seasons 4 and 6. Let's see where this goes..

I swear the first chopper cue is from season 7. Renee's bit was just trying too hard to be epic and it didn't fit.

I still say her new backstory makes no sense, regardless of her mental state.

Aha

http://24community.fox.com/go/thread/vi … lease_read

Now I don't think it's so weird..

I saw the first 2 episodes...

What a mess, Dude!

After a entertaining and fresh 7th season, 24 is back to the mediocrity.

24 received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

8x05 was a good episode, drama focused rather than action oriented. Seems we are gonna have a lot of Renee stuff this season (hell, Jack looks mentally fine when compared to Renne´s psychic condition: I am sure what she says to Valdimir by the end of the episode is not a bluff but what she really feels). I like the guy that plays Vladimir (hope he lasts at least 4 or 5 episodes).

Dana´s subplot is still boring (I hope it ends ASAP) and Hastings is still slouching.

Solid ratings by the way (10.7 million viewers).

Sorry, I got a computer virus the other day and had to reformat. Only got around to watching it tonight.

I didn't particularly enjoy this episode. The plot advanced nowhere, I hate Chloe (the show is so much better when she's not in Jack's ear being able to provide everything he needs), Sean Callery was tracking too much music again (season 6 when Graeme dies, anyone?) and most importantly, there was no suspense again!

If this is going to be the last season, do something different!