Maybe my expectations were low, but I was impressed by the two-hour
24 "prequel" to the seventh season,
"Redemption." Here are a few thoughts on why I liked it:
- For whatever reason, it's still strangely comforting to see Jack Bauer back on TV, doing what he does best (picking off the bad guys, saving the good guys, enduring torture, etc.).
- Kids. Little African kids are at the heart of Jack's major struggle here and while it might be a manipulative tactic, it definitely worked in getting me to care about the story.
- Overall, and especially toward the end, I was on the edge of my seat, stressing out about these people and yelling at my TV again, as though it were the first season of 24 or something. I love that this show is back to having that effect on me.
- I really like this new lady president, right down to her cemented hairdo.
As Kiefer Sutherland joins his costars and photographers at an exhibit for the show in Beverley Hills this week, Sky One have stopped teasing us and have
finally announced that 24: Redemption will be airing on Sky One on Monday 24 November at 10pm. That's just one day after
our friends in the US get to see the two-hour prequel telefilm, which acts as a bridging episode between Day 6 and Day 7. When I asked back in September how you were feeling about this installment, the
vast majority of you were excited, and now we've got a confirmed air date the anticipation is building even more.
It was almost exactly one year ago when we got
our first look at what was to be the seventh season of
24. How foolish we were! A year of production problems and one
writers' strike later, here we are again, looking at a trailer for 24's seventh season.
Kiefer Sutherland looked suitably Jack Bauer-esque in his aviators as he strolled through NYC yesterday, making me even more excited for the return of
24.
The two-hour telefilm bridging show, 24: Redemption (formerly 24: Exile) will serve as prequel to Day 7 and will air on 23rd November in the States, but Sky One is still teasing us here in the UK by not announcing our air date. They have advertised it as coming in November though, so not long now!
24 Prequel, "Redemption," Looks Intense, Scary The preview for the show's two-hour "event" in November might be just the bait. There's more of the same ol' 24 antics, but this time Jack Bauer is "battling an international crisis" in war-torn Africa. Meanwhile, our shady Tom Lennox (Peter MacNicol) chats with the new President of the United States who is, in 24's timely fashion, a woman.
I've had a love-hate relationship with
24 for a long time, now. When it's bad, it's preposterously bad, but when it's good, it's one of the best things ever. Like, jumping off the couch yelling, kind of thing.
Kiefer Sutherland is a prime example of a man who is getting better as he gets older, and if his dad Donald is anything to go by, he'll continue to look great. The shirtless
24 star was running along Malibu beach yesterday, looking for his dog and treating us to a glimpse of his tattoos. Makes me so jealous that my girl
Buzz got to see him in the flesh.
Are you in need of a place to have jam sessions and to lay your head? Well, you're in luck. Actor Kiefer Sutherland has put his 14,400-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 4-bath converted warehouse loft and recording studio in Silver Lake, Los Angeles on the market for $4.9 million,
according to Big Time.
Jul 28 2008 - 6:45am by
Molly
Wow could this line up of
Comic-Con attendees be any more fun? Talk about a
manjoyment fest, yummy. Joshua Jackson missed the
Today, FX takes its turn onstage at the
TCA press tour, so I should have lots to share later on about
Damages and
The Shield. But before I get into all of that, there are a few fun tidbits from the first day that I wanted to be sure to mention:
- Kiefer Sutherland appeared briefly to chat about 24 (and was pinned against a wall by a throng of reporters almost immediately upon arrival). I've been watching the preview for this Fall's prequel on our hotel's closed-circuit system, and it seems to include Jack Bauer liberating a bunch of African children with his bare hands.
