[Television] 24 Season 6 Discussion Thread

1. I agree with Naz about all.

2. Yeah neck shot. And it looks like he is dead.

And three I am having problems getting into Wayne as President after Big Brown Bear did such a godly job. Maybe he will grow on me though. I dont know.

Manning confirmed dead. ;_;

Then again, they say Tony is deceased too, but we all know we're anticipating the return of Zombie Almeida and the quote of the season:

"TONY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!"
"...I am..."

Maybe Curtis will do something like President Keeler (way back when). You're pretty sure he's dead but out of respect for the character you'll never know either way.

I don't see him figuring back into things this season. Curtis was good, but not great, and while its sad to see him go, its nothing as sad as Edgar dying last season. ;_;

They're saying that Audrey might figure in to a couple episodes, depending on the schedule of Kim Raver. And frankly, we don't really need anymore Kim, unless its some sort of sweeps thing to draw in more viewers. Unnecessary, I know, but it can't hurt.

I'm waiting for new Palmer to make some real definite stands, as opposed to just picking between the two choices his main advisors seem to give him.

I must say that the 4th episode of Season 6 had some pretty insane moments.

Shit, I thought Jack would have shot Curtis's arm or something, but in the fucking throat?! Goddamn! I expected Curtis to have lived for a couple more episodes.

I didn't think they'd actually succeed in blowing up that nuke. The dad could have at least tried and tackled that guy instead of standing there yelling "NOOO!". Also, couldn't he have sabatoged the wirings or something with the device? I dunno, maybe snap a few wires or chips or even spitting on it or pour water on it to fry the circiuts?

Originally Posted by Hotobu

I'm a bit tired of the series unnecessarily killing good characters. I like the 'no one is safe except Jack' premise, but they've already more than proved their point. I don't know if the writers are doing this for shock value or they're too cheap to negotiate new contracts but DAMN! Did Jack actually have to kill Curtis? It could have easily been a non-fatal shot that put him out for a few episodes or even the entire season, but NOOO they have to kill him off. I'm not so much upset that Curtis was a good character that's no more, but that when you continue to be 'cutting edge' it gets a bit tiresome.

Yes, he did need to kill him. It was for the advancement of Jack's character. I agree will Rock about how the lead ups are leaking tension and surprise, but the one of the few things this season is shaping up to do spectacularly is push his character beyond the breaking point. Regarding themes covered and Jack's character, the first four hours have laid some very decent ground work for the rest of the season.

Wawow. Amazing. I couldn't watch when they aired it, I watched a few hours later. Explosive. 24 is not to be fucked with.

I've ignored all post above because I havent seen episode 4 yet, but my DVD came yesterday so I got to watch the first 3 hours.

Talk about current events, 2nd and 3rd hour have been pretty much keeping to the formula nothing really amazing, other than that I hope Jack has some flash backs.

Cool thing about the DVD is it comes with half of the fifth hour

Curtis: I didn't see it coming. Sure, him having a problem with Assad was pretty apparent, but I just didn't see him actually going through with it until he almost did. Did Jack even have a clear shot to anything by his face or neck?

Bomb: In most shows, Curtis's death would've been enough. But not on 24. I knew the nuke would go off, that that strike team would fail, and I still couldn't believe it after it happened. I sat in shock. Perhaps this explosion helps explain why Jack will be more mobile in the movie.

Wayne: To be honest, I think he's dumber as President. Not to say he was wonderfully smart or level-headed in the past, but he seems less like himself now.

They've set the bar high. Now they have to live up to it.

Honestly, I'm just not that sad to see Curtis go. He never had as much character development as someone like Tony (or even Edgar), so there wasn't that much for the audience to get attached to. The question is, will the producers bring in another black guy so there's continued diversity at CTU?

I am not impressed at all with this season so far(and the last few seasons for that matter). 24 is starting to remind me of Pro Wrestling now. The same scenarios are rehashed in slightly different ways, with slightly different results. Episode 4 didn't impress me, because, for one, immediately you could tell Curtis would try to kill Assad, which I didn't really care about, but it haunted me the whole episode because it was so obvious. Also, The nuke going off at the end is a rehash of last season with the nuclear plant meltdown, only to realize there is going to be more of the exact same threat. I can go on and on with problems I see, but I won't bother them all or I will be here for hours. I really wish I could ignore it, but I just can't.

I hate all the characters except Jack, who I just don't care about any more, I hate the cliches and constant story rehashing. I hate the horrible fake accents. I hate that the writers almost ignore that the fact that the story is supposed to be in real time. I hate that Jack Bauer has to Shave and get a Haircut 5 minutes after he comes back from China only because in less then an hour later, he is a be tortured and executed by terrorists(sorry, I just had to throw that in). I think it would have been very interesting(and realistic) if he kept the beard and long hair for the entire season.

I really think that 24 needs to take a 1 or 2 year hiatus, so the writers can really come up with a really unique, compelling, and more realistic season(that doesn't involve any more nuclear weapons...BORING). I can imagine it is extremely hard to come out with 24 episodes of show every single year, so why not take a break and make it good, and them come back.

Season 1 was such a great season for many reasons, the main one being that creators were probably planning the show for years, so they actually had time to write 24 great unique, compelling, and realistic episodes. Season 2 was great too, because that was probably thought about for years too. Since then, downhill, like a rushed series of video games, where the developer has to put out a new one every year, with no time to polish the game and make it original.

A show on HBO called The Wire took a 2 year hiatus and this last season every minute of every show, my eyes were glued to screen, because it had such great writing, I was amazed. Not since Season 2 of 24 was I so engaged in a show.

Anyway, forgive my rant, 24 was, by far, my favorite show at one time, that's why it bothers me so much that the show just isn't very good any more. I will continue to watch though, because I have a lingering hope that maybe I will love it again.

Am I the only guy who wasn't upset when Edgar died? I thought he powertripped way too much when he got above Chloe >_<

Also, don't count on flashbacks. This acts in real-time, and I doubt they would allow Jack to stare at nothing whilst wide-eyed for about five minutes =p

Originally Posted by Enter User Name

I hate all the characters except Jack, who I just don't care about any more, I hate the cliches and constant story rehashing. I hate the horrible fake accents. I hate that the writers almost ignore that the fact that the story is supposed to be in real time. I hate that Jack Bauer has to Shave and get a Haircut 5 minutes after he comes back from China only because in less then an hour later, he is a be tortured and executed by terrorists(sorry, I just had to throw that in). I think it would have been very interesting(and realistic) if he kept the beard and long hair for the entire season.

I really think that 24 needs to take a 1 or 2 year hiatus, so the writers can really come up with a really unique, compelling, and more realistic season(that doesn't involve any more nuclear weapons...BORING).
A show on HBO called The Wire took a 2 year hiatus and this last season every minute of every show, my eyes were glued to screen, because it had such great writing, I was amazed. Not since Season 2 of 24 was I so engaged in a show.

Hasnt there already been a nuke go off back in season 3 or something, the one when mason flies the plane whilst he is dieing of radiation poisoning.

24 does rehash alot of things, like victims killing their captors, remember i think in season 2 or 3 one of the agents wife was brought into ctu only to then shoot the bad guy. Then the same happened in season 5 with the underaged girl. We will have to see what happens to CTU next episode will they have to lock themselves in the situation room again, only to realize someone left a window open.

Anyway, you can see why they went for the nuke, whats more dangerous than a nuke?!? i mean they've had the killer virus, nerve gas, next they could have anti-matter lol

I agree with you, Jack could of done with a whole new look. I sad Curtis died (wait a sec, Cloe said Jack killed curtis, but no one actually said Curtis is dead, i mean they would of announced that field officer Curtis was killed in action or something), simply because he never had any decent roles, just keeps getting shot.

You know what I think it would be pretty interesting if all the nukes go off, Jack actually fails to save the day. But then day 7 can be all about american being taken over by terrorist with them all in the white house etc. Better stop ranting now lol

Ah no flash back would be good, I thought they were about to do one in the first hour when he was riding in the car staring out of the window.


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Originally Posted by The Furious One

Anyway, you can see why they went for the nuke, whats more dangerous than a nuke?!? i mean they've had the killer virus, nerve gas, next they could have anti-matter lol"

The best season was the 1st season, there was no nuke and no real high scale terrorist threat for that matter. The plot was Jack Bauer's wife and daughter are kidnapped by a terrorist group plotting to kill presidential candidate David Palmer. That's it... the threat was really only against 3 people, yet it was the most compelling season. Season 2 had a nuke, but it was the first time, and but the season was really mainly about stopping a war from happening and it was a great season because it had good writing and characters I cared about. Since then, seasons 4, 5, and now 6, all have nuclear threats. WHO CARES ABOUT NUKES? It's not a numbers game, a great season isn't determined about how many people can potentially die. I cared much much more about if someone was going to successfully kill David Palmer in Season 1 than I cared about a million people dieing in a Nuclear meltdown in Season 5.

When Jack Bauer was captured by the Chinese at the end of last season, I was really hoping this season would just be about Jack having to escape from the Chinese. Instead, Jack Bauer has to save millions of Americans... again.

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You know what I think it would be pretty interesting if all the nukes go off, Jack actually fails to save the day. But then day 7 can be all about american being taken over by terrorist with them all in the white house etc. Better stop ranting now lol

That would be far more interesting than Jack saving America from Nukes... again.

Originally Posted by Enter User Name

Since then, seasons 4, 5, and now 6, all have nuclear threats.

OBJECTION.

There are no nukes in Season 5. Period.

Nevermind, still, 3 is too many.

I've actually thought a death threat/attack on the President or, moreso, on Washington would make for an interesting season.

The reason they keep using nukes is because obviously, that's the most devastating blow you can strike. Realistically, chemical and biological weapons are too specialist of a weapon and require far too much care not to kill yourself with the shit.

Whereas when nukes go off everybody on the globe collectively deficates themselves.

This season is more about Jack stopping nukes - it's the ability of terrorists to strike with impunity with small-scale attacks that short of completely suspending civil liberties and locking everyone down, you can't stop. It paints a picture of America under seige by its enemies and what it's government is willing and able to do to make it stop.

Originally Posted by The Furious One

Cool thing about the DVD is it comes with half of the fifth hour

Actually, it's only the first 12 minutes. I thought the best part was that it came with a $10 off coupon for any other season (especially since I only paid $9 for the DVD).

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

The question is, will the producers bring in another black guy so there's continued diversity at CTU?

Is the Muslim and the Irishman not diverse enough for you?

Originally Posted by Enter User Name