This season’s “24″ is almost here! October 27, 2007
Posted by Steve in : The Cultural Conversation , add a commentOn January 13th, the seventh season of 24 opens with a bang!
Set in Washington, DC, “Day 7” for Jack Bauer opens with CTU dismantled and Jack on trial. Bauer’s day takes an unexpected turn when former colleague Tony Almeida returns. Meanwhile, President Allison Taylor leads the country alongside White House Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin and First Gentleman Henry Taylor. A national security crisis prompts an investigation by a team of FBI agents. Although CTU is no longer, Chloe O’brian and Bill Buchanan are back for another momentous day of shocking events.
And you’ll never believe who the bad guy is —> see the trailer here!
I Can’t Stand the Wait - 24 Is Killing Me! March 26, 2007
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Why do I have to wait a week for the next episode of 24?
While I appreciate that I can catch any missed episodes online, the wait for the next riveting episode is next to impossible. I love the show and I am a big fan. I wish there was a way to sit down and see the whole year in two nights (wow! those would cardiac nights, don’t you think?).
The only thing we know for sure is that Jack is going to live and save the day. In the back of our minds, we know that with all the mayhem, Jack will be there to get it done.
It is a lot like the redemption story of Jesus in the Bible. We all have ups and downs in our lives but in the end, we take all comfort that God wins. The evil one is defeated and we can spend eternity with God because of the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. God wins…God wins…….do you believe it? The only thing we know in life for sure is that Jesus provides the way for us to spend eternity with God and we know that God Wins!.
Maybe this will help you — check out “Now Try God“
24: Changing the Way America Watches TV December 14, 2006
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I am a HUGE 24 and Keifer Sutherland fan and can’t wait for the sixth season to get underway in January. There is a great post by Aaron at watching-24.com commenting on how the serialized nature of 24 has changed TV from the “need to have it all wrapped up in a bow in 60 minutes” television of the 80’s and 90’s. I agree…while I am still a little at a loss as to what is going on in the current Lost show, I love 24 and the weekly heart-pounding excitement (as well as Heroes). Here’s the gist of Aaron’s argument:
Back in 2001 the first season of 24 premiered. It was a modest hit. Then the DVD came out which started selling like mad. In an interview with IGN in 2002 Kiefer said that the DVD sales, for 24, in the UK actually knocked Lord of The Rings out of first place, something totally unheard of in the TV/DVD world.
People were beginning to catch onto the fact that they’d have to watch every week religiously to understand everything that was going on. Overall the viewing public was becoming smarter and keener to what was going on. It seemed that FOX had finally found out that an audience in mass proportions, could stomach a show like 24. The second season of 24 was a huge hit sky rocketing from the 8.60 million viewers the first season was able to pull in, to an 11.73 million viewers. 24 was beginning to shape a phenomenon that we only really got a glimpse of this year. After 24’s success ABC premiered Lost in 2004 garnering huge praise from critics and audiences alike. Serial dramas were off and running……
…..24 has become an icon in television viewing. The television world has become serialized due in large part to 24’s success. I really think that 24 changed the way we view TV. Networks are realizing that we as a viewing audience can follow a show from week to week, season to season without becoming lost. We don’t need everything spelled out for us in one episode. In consequence the networks have had to up the ante and give us higher quality more complex shows. 24’s success has truly been instrumental in altering the TV world.
