Question: Does First Husband Henry Taylor die on 24? Please say no. He
is one of my new favorite characters! -- Nicole
Ausiello: I'll say this about Henry's fate: Nothing. I will, however,
divulge that his shooting leads to the introduction of First Daughter
Olivia, played by Jericho's Sprague Grayden. "She [became] estranged
from the family during the campaign after a small scandal," reveals exec
producer Howard Gordon. "She's adversarial and very formidable, and
actually had a position of power in her mother's campaign." We'll meet
Olivia in Monday's episode when a VIP who's very familiar to 24 fans
summons her.
Question: 24 scoop, please! This is the best season ever. What can you
give us? -- Robin
Ausiello: I thought I had the whole FBI mole situation figured out. I
thought wrong.
From zetaboards.com
A long time ago, in a prime-time lineup far, far away, Jack Bauer kissed
his sleeping beauty Audrey good-bye, flung his gun off a cliff and left
millions of fans speculating about his future plans. Little did we know
a writers' strike, presidential politics and the World Series would
conspire to keep us guessing Jack's fate for another year and a half.
After way too many delays, 24's looong-awaited Season 7 arrives January
11 on Fox, but there's relief coming in the form of 24: Redemption, an
exotic two-hour prequel movie that puts Jack back where we like him: on
the clock and under the gun.
"With the prequel it's like we're saying, 'Hey, remember us?'" says
Kiefer Sutherland, adding he's as anxious as anyone for the new season
to start. "You want to make sure the interest is still there. So we
thought we'd offer a little taste-an appetizer-before the big feast to
come."
An odd metaphor considering we've never actually seen Jack eat (even
sipping a glass of water would slow the action too much, producers say),
but we'll take it and one-up it. The prequel's a veritable pupu platter
of 24 goodness: ruthless villains, high-level double-crossings,
explosions galore and, of course, one jaw-clenching,
adrenaline-throttled hero at the center making sense of it all in real
time.
But Redemption is 24 with a difference. After years in the Los Angeles
sunshine, this one's shot on location in South Africa, where JB has
arrived after a globe-trotting journey of self-discovery. At least
that's how Sutherland sees it. Over a long conversation recently at the
actor's favorite Thai place in an L.A. strip mall, Sutherland says he's
so deeply invested in his character, he keeps a handwritten journal of
Jack's thoughts.
"Before each season, I write a character book to get my head in sync
with Jack's and create a backstory," he says. "This year, I wrote that
Jack would have to disappear from the Western world and go back where he
started in Season 1-dealing with the Eastern bloc. He knows people there
and could hide out before working his way from Kazakhstan, through the
Middle East, across India and then down into Africa to meet his old
friend Carl. That's where the prequel-and trouble-begins."
Carl Benton (Robert Carlyle) is Jack's buddy whose efforts to educate
poor African children as a missionary are overthrown by a baddie warlord
(Tony Todd) who drafts kids into his militia. Next thing you know,
there's a bloody coup under way. If this sounds like an invitation for
Jack to get off the backpacker circuit and return to saving the world,
you're right. "During one of the scenes, I playfully slapped Kiefer on
the arm and the whole set went, 'No! You never touch Jack Bauer when
he's working,'" says Carlyle, an actor best known for "The Full Monty"
and a good friend of Sutherland. Says Kiefer, "I was so eager for Bobby
to play this role, I called him and said, 'I'll give you whatever you
want. I'll wash your car for a year. I'll babysit the kids.' He said,
'Actually, I'll do it if you don't babysit the kids.'"
Back in Washington, meanwhile, the winds of change are a-blowin'. Three
years have passed since the end of Season 6 and it's Inauguration Day
for the first female commander in chief, Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones).
The drama unfolding in Africa is about to become priority one the minute
Madame President is sworn in. "In plays, the stakes are often high with
one or two characters," says Jones, a two-time Tony Award winner. "But
on 24, every single moment in every scene with every character is a
high-stakes moment. It's very cool."
What's also cool is seeing Jack in a completely new setting. The prequel
was shot earlier this year in South Africa, a lush backdrop far from the
blinking screens of CTU. "Especially since Season 6 ended with Jack in
kind of a downer mode, we wanted to breathe fresh air into the show,"
says coexecutive producer Howard Gordon. "L.A. was feeling tired, and
making Jack a stranger in a strange land lets us reenergize the world of
24."
Sutherland says he felt a sense of renewal the minute he arrived in Cape
Town. " We would have constructed a set to look like Africa, but you
can't do is fake the faces or the soul or the spirt of the place," he
says. " I hadn't felt so engaged with the world around me in a very long
time, and I think my love for the place shows up on screen."
It helped that 24 is nearly as popular in Africa as it is here, at least
if Sutherland's intelligence reports from the field are accurate. "We
kept running into people who said they'd just come back from a safari
and at the most remote way stations, where all you'd
find was a tented lounge and maybe a bar surrounded by wildebeests, the
only entertainment availble was 24 on DVD," he says.
During shooting, the crew was frequently mobbed, particularly because
actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim, who plays an African rebel leader, is a major
star on the continent. But it was the African child actors Sutherland
appreciated the most. " This was the first time these kids had done
anything even close to this and that was so inspiring," he says.
"Back home, you can't see kids going 10 minutes w/o looking at their
Ipods or game devices. Here the kids were blissfully running around
between takes playing with a rock and a stick. I wanted to go home and
throw away all my kids' computers.
Of course, that would make it tougher to find spoiler information about
the prequel. But what we can tell you is this: Jon Voight makes an
appearance as Jonas Hodges, a villain involved in a Blackwater-style
organization that uses every means neccesary to force its
enemies to relent. "Jon shows up early on and the minute you see him,
you know he's one of the scarier villains we've ever had on 24,"
Sutherland says.
And while there are no signs of series regulars like Mary Lynn Rajskub (
Chloe O'Brian) or James Morrison ( Bill Buchahan), the prequel does have
Powers Boothe returning as outgoing President Noah Daniels and Peter
MacNicol as White House chief of staff Tom Lennox. "We wanted to bridge
the gap between Days 6 & 7," says co-exec producer Jon Cassar, " and it
gives us a rare chance to show the transfer of power from one
administration and one season to the next."
Speaking of transfers, the prequel ultimately tells the story of Jack's
return to Washington DC, where he'll face a Senate hearing for his sins
at CTU, including torture and going rogue in the name of national
security. Gil Bellows plays Frank Tramell, the arrogant lout charged
with subpoening Jack and whisking him back home. Says Cassar, "The
prequel is a stand alone movie, but it also sets the stage for the
opening of Season 7, where Jack is in a ton of trouble with the
government. You've seen him at the end of his wandering man-in-exile
period."
Not that anyone can keep Jack Bauer down for long. Season 7 is already
shaping up to the best in a while. Redemption, in fact, is an apt title
for a series that was roundly panned by fans and critics in Season 6,
and the name benefits its star as well. Around Christmas last year,
Sutherland spent 48 days in jail for drunken driving, and while he
chooses not to discuss the experience, he does say, " I'm feeling happy
and actually like a lot of the great things that are happening for me
right now. I like where things are going."
We'll take that as a hint that Season 7 rocks. The new days is set in
Washington DC, and while CTU is no more, there's plenty of firepower at
the FBI. In addition to a new president, Jack's got a tough new partner,
a by-the-books special agent named Renee Walker (General Hosptials Anne
Wesching). But all that pales next to the news that beloved Tony Almeida
( Carlos Bernard) is somehow coming back from presumed-dead. As Gordon
says, " Not only is Tony not dead, he's doing something really bad. It's
going to be a Heart of Darkness moment on the show."
But that's for 2009. For now we'll have to satisfy our 24 withdrawl with
a two-hour fix of sweaty gunplay in the make-believe African nation of
Sangala. That may sound as distant as the land of Oz, but Sutherland
knows the prequel plays to the same core issues that make the show so
relevant-and so popular-in these often uncertain times. As Sutherland
says, " It's so great to be back in Jack's shows. When the hits the fan,
nobody reacts faster or stronger than he does, and I think there's a
lesson in that for all of us. As fearful as things get, there's power in
taking action and protecting what you believe in, and there's a lot
coming up that Jack has got to protect."
True. But hey, he's got millions of us watching his back.
Q. how do the writing staff feel about writing on-the-fly vs. planning
and writing at least an outline of the season before starting to shoot?
It seems to me the latter always produces remarkable, tight-knit
episodes(first half of seasons 1 and 2, as well the first couple of
episodes of every season), while the former is often a hit-and-miss type
of writing method. Is it even feasible to do that much extensive
planning and writing for Season 8 before picking up a camera?
A. This show has always been written on the fly in some manner or
another so to compare one season to another is useless. Seasons you hate
and seasons you love have been written the same way. As far as season 8
is concerned there is no word on how the writing of that is going to
progress.
No word on when S8 will start filming, but it is definitely "a go".
Here's a summary (current through October 27th) of Jon's answers to
questions about 24: Redemption. The format is the original question and
then a link to Jon´s answer.
Q: Can you give us a hint as to how good/great the 24: Redemption DVD
will be? Was there a lot of footage shot that you put on the DVD but not
in the TV event?
A: Number 4.
http://forums.fox.com/fox24/messages?msg=134933.2
Here's a summary (current through October 27th) of Jon's answers to
questions about Season 7. The format is the original question and then a
link to Jon´s answer.
Q: You´ve expresses frustration because of the long process of working
over this season. Now that you're almost at the end of the process, do
you feel it was worth it?
Q: You say this season was a tough one... Does that just mean because it
took so long or were some parts really harder to make this season?
A: Definitely worth it. Doesn´t think any one season has been more
difficult
http://forums.fox.com/fox24/messages?msg=134883.14
Alright, so die-hard 24 fans are anxiously counting down the days,
hours, minutes -- tick - tock - tick - tock -- till FOX's two-hour
season seven prequel premieres on November 23rd. And of course, we
already know a few things... mainly that Jack Bauer is working at a
school in the fictional African country of Sangala when a military
coup erupts. A power-hungry general, General Juma (Tony Todd), is on
the hunt for child soldiers and J.B. finds himself acting as a
protector of his school's little people...
However, what you may not know, is that this plot line which plays
out in the two-hour movie will come back to haunt Jack Bauer and his
season seven pals once January rolls around.
Because I'd previously heard that this season's villain is not a
terrorist -- but instead a person with a very dark past who's
committed unspeakable acts and is looking to regain his previous
level of power -- I attended last night's "24: Redemption - Captured
In Africa" Photo Exhibit at The Paley Center and asked executive
producer Howard Gordon to tell me more about this new baddie and how
he fits into season seven. And Gordon said, "Well, it's a blow back
story. It's how our intervention in this foreign nation, Sengala, aff-
- uhh... you know, I think I'm spoiling something. Maybe I shouldn't
talk about that actually!"
Ha! Too late! Talking to actors Tony Todd and Hakeem Kae-Kazim, who
plays General Juma's henchman in the prequel, I learned that their
evil characters will survive the two-hour madness and live on to
create quite a bit of trouble for Jack Bauer and the United States
government come next year. Said Todd, "I am promised some things by
the U.S. government, [I do my part] and then all of a sudden, they
act like they don't remember me, so I come over for a cup of tea!
....I just want to get what I was promised."
So, is General Juma the dark villain we've been waiting so long to
hear about? Sounds that way, no? Well, he's certainly at least one of
them. But he'll be in good company, as we'll be introduced to a very
wealthy, sinister American businessman named Jonas Hodges (Jon
Voight) as well. Hodges seems to be supplying General Juma with the
finances and weaponry needed for the coup, and I'm told he will rear
his ugly head, showing up again about halfway through season seven in
episode 12. And get this, I'm hearing Hodges and Tony Almeida (Carlos
Bernard) -- who's evil now -- have a definite connection.
And what about the good guys? Well, Chloe (Mary-Lynn Rajskub) will
return and though, as I first reported back in June, she's got a four-
year-old kid, Gordon said the stay-at-home-mom will get rolled up
into the action: "They pull her back in... just when she thought it
was safe to breast-feed." Word is, Rajskub will appear in a little
more than half the season's hours... And of course, we'll see Ms. Kim
Bauer back too. I'm told Elisha Cuthbert will show up pretty late in
the year, after the mid-point, and probably stick around till the
last episode.
Seems that amidst the action and adventure, things may get a bit more
personal for Jack this year. I'll shut up now and just let Howard
Gordon explain: "It's personal, I think, mostly because Jack is
questioning his own past and his own place in the world. He's lost
everyone around him. They're either dead or they aren't talking to
him. So, Jack is a very lonely guy. It's hard to get [intimate] with
a guy who really keeps the world at arm's length. And this season is
really about Jack maybe lightening up on the arm's length and really
questioning some of the defiance that he's had to have to keep doing
what he does."
Well, Halleluia! I, for one, cannot wait. It's been two long years
and it is time... tick - tock - tick - tock
Plot: With CTU dismantled, the show’s setting moves to Washington, DC,
where Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) faces trial for his actions in the
pursuit of justice. Bauer’s day gets off to a shocking start when former
colleague Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard), last seen in “Day 5,” returns
after being left for dead by a terrorist conspirator in CTU’s infirmary.
Although CTU is no longer, Chloe O’Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and Bill
Buchanan (James Morrison) are back for another momentous day of shocking
events.
Cast: Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor and Janeane Garofalo as
FBI Agent Janis Gold. Colm Feore will play First Gentleman Henry Taylor
and Bob Gunton is White House Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin. FBI Agents
assigned to the team investigating the crisis befalling Bauer include
Garofalo’s Agent Gold in addition to Annie Wersching as Agent Renee
Walker, Jeffrey Nordling as Agent Larry Moss and Rhys Coiro as Agent
Sean Hillinger. John Billingsley portrays security specialist Michael
Latham.
Official Season 7 Trailer Press Release:
24’S SEASON SEVEN CLOCK STARTS WITH WORLDWIDE SNEAK PEEK AT
24TRAILER.COM AND LIVE FROM TIMES SQUARE THURSDAY, OCT. 25
Season Seven Premieres with a Special Two-Night Event Sunday, Jan. 13,
and Monday, Jan. 14
As the clock ticks closer to 24’s highly anticipated return, a special,
extended “Day 7” trailer will have its worldwide premiere Thursday, Oct.
25 (1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT) at www.24trailer.com and in New York’s Time
Square on the iconic News Astrovision by Panasonic. The worldwide
premiere will be seen concurrently around the globe at locations, via
mobile and online in the U.K., Canada, South America, Europe and Asia.
The countdown to the trailer’s debut begins today at www.24trailer.com.
The first promo for the new season is also scheduled to air during Game
2 of the World Series on Thursday, Oct. 25 (8:00 PM-CC ET/5:00 PM-CC PT)
on FOX.
The innovative, addictive, Emmy Award-winning television series 24
resets the clock for “Day 7” with a special two-night premiere event
beginning Sunday, Jan. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and continuing in the
series’ regular time period Monday, Jan. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on
FOX. The season will unfold without repeats, airing all originals
through the season finale in June.
Set in Washington, DC, “Day 7” opens with CTU dismantled and JACK BAUER
(Kiefer Sutherland) on trial. Bauer’s day takes an unexpected turn when
former colleague TONY ALMEIDA (Carlos Bernard) returns. Meanwhile,
President ALLISON TAYLOR (Cherry Jones) leads the country alongside
White House Chief of Staff ETHAN KANIN (Bob Gunton) and First Gentleman
HENRY TAYLOR (Colm Feore).
A national security crisis prompts an investigation by a team of FBI
agents including Agent JANIS GOLD (Janeane Garofalo), Agent RENEE WALKER
(Annie Wersching), Agent LARRY MOSS (Jeffrey Nordling), Agent SEAN
HILLINGER (Rhys Coiro) and security specialist MICHAEL LATHAM (John
Billingsley). Although CTU is no longer, CHLOE O’BRIAN (Mary Lynn
Rajskub) and BILL BUCHANAN (James Morrison) are back for another
momentous day of shocking events.
As part of News Corp.’s global commitment to fighting climate change, 24
has pledged significant and innovative changes to its production
practices with the goal of saving energy and reducing carbon emissions.
Created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, 24 is a production of Real
Time Productions and Imagine Television in association with 20th Century
Fox Television. Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Evan Katz,
Jon Cassar, Manny Coto, David Fury, Kiefer Sutherland and Brian Grazer
are the executive producers.
(Source)
Specific Episodic Information:
Episode 1/2:
Episode 1 Synopsis:
7 am-8am. FBI agent Renee brings in Chloe for questioning regarding Jack
Bauer’s whereabouts. At first Chloe thinks they want her husband Morris,
who now works for DOD. Chloe informs Renee she hasn’t spoken to Jack for
a year, since her baby was born. After Renee dismisses her, Chloe offers
to look at whatever they have on Jack so she can help them, as she know
how he thinks. Also, there is an analyst named Sean working at FBI who
appears to know Chloe, and vice versa.
(Source)
EPISODE 4:
In episode 4 shooting right now in LA and DC that Ian Cassidy and Peter
Wingfield of Highlandger: Endgame fame are starring in the episode
together. They play merc’s who are on set on baiting Bauer. (Source)
EPISODES 5 & 6
DIRECTOR: Jon Cassar
[VOSSLER]
He is a rogue Secret Service Agent in his early to mid 30’s who is
working a DC group involved in a conspiracy. Will shoot in DC the end of
October beginning of November. GUEST STAR
[GENERAL JUMA]
He is an African general of Sangala (not a real country) in Africa and
has been committing genocide in that country. Juma is light to medium
skinned and hardcore in his tactics. THIS IS FOR A PHOTO that will shot
on Wednesday 10/17. This character will be seen later in a taped message
to the President.
(Source)
Additional Information:
Colm Feore’s, First Gentleman, will hire a private investigator to look
into his son’s death. Carly Pope will play Samantha Roth, the girlfriend
of The President/First Gentleman’s son, who may have been involved in
his death.
Sources: SpoilerTV & The Hollywood Reporter
Howard Gordon on the Return of Carlos Bernard
by Diana on September 21st, 2007
Howard Gordon, Executive Producer of 24Howard Gorden, executive producer
of 24, recently sat down with Kate O’Hare of Zap2it.com about the return
of Tony Almeida and Season 7. Check out the article:
Howard Gordon, executive producer of FOX’s thriller “24,” says actor
Carlos Bernard acted “very cool about it” when Gordon called him in his
car to tell him that his character, Counter Terrorist Unit operative
Tony Almeida, was not dead after all and would be returning for the
show’s 7th season on Sunday, Jan. 13.
“But I know,” Gordon says, “when I hung up the phone, I’m sure he did
one of those ‘Jerry Maguire’ screams in the car.”
The most frequently seen character in “24″ aside from its hero, CTU
super-agent Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland), Tony was introduced in
season one and continued through season five, suffering personal,
physical and professional ups and downs, culminating in being left for
dead after a rogue former CTU agent (Peter Weller) gave him what appears
now to have been a non-fatal drug overdose.
“That’s something, obviously, we’re going to have to explain away,”
Gordon says. “Hopefully, in the spirit of creating a good show and
creating an interesting season, people will allow the fun [of ‘24′].”
Gordon also sees Tony’s resilience as the key to his return.
“It really ranks among Tony’s other resurrections,” he says. “I mean, he
was blown up in a blast and was supposed to die there. He was shot in
the neck in the third episode of season three, shot in the aorta at
point-blank range, and he was basically back at the controls eight hours
later.
“So in the nine lives of Tony Almeida, this is just another chapter,
hopefully the most interesting of them.”
Without spilling the beans about the details, Gordon says, “It’s not the
what of it, but the how, that’s interesting.”
But, as for Tony’s apparently deceased ex-wife, CTU operative Michelle
Dessler (Reiko Aylesworth), Gordon says, “No, she’s definitely six feet
under. Believe me, I know. We thought about that, too. Then we thought
that everybody’s dead except for Jack, and he’s seeing ghosts.”
This season, the show moves beyond the Los Angeles-based CTU to
Washington, D.C, where Bauer is facing trial for his extreme actions in
the pursuit of justice.
Although the show’s primary shooting location remains a former pencil
factory in Chatsworth, Calif., Gordon says, “We’re also going to go to
D.C. and shoot there, somewhere around the mid-October area.”
Asked if he plans to get the usual D.C. exteriors with the Capitol and
the Washington Monument looming in the background, Gordon says, “No, I
thought we’d shoot a Wal-Mart in Maryland. What do you think it’s going
to be?”
In his writing career, Gordon has worked on many shows, including “The
X-Files” — during which he split with writing partner Alex Gansa, who
has now joined the “24″ team — and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Like those two shows, “24″ has moved beyond being just a TV phenomenon
into being a genuine cultural phenomenon, from inspiring college courses
to having Jack Bauer’s name invoked by pundits, politicians and
presidential candidates.
“In many ways,” Gordon says, “we never set out to do that. That said, we
certainly enjoyed that access and that kind of influence, but it’s
something, in a way, that was thrust upon us. It’s one, also, that bit
us in the ass.”
In particular, Gordon is referring to allegations that the show promotes
torture (frequently used as a plot device) and/or a right-wing political
philosophy.
“Anybody who’s a reasonable person,” Gordon says, “would really be
insane to imagine that this show posits any sort of political point of
view. It’s utterly insane. You could draw equally from both sides of the
aisle.”
He continues, “We’ve always obfuscated the parties and, in fact,
contradicted ourselves probably multiple times, willfully. This thing is
more metaphor. It’s not a documentary.
“It plays with a compressed version of reality, clearly, on so many
fronts. Ultimately, its only agenda is to tell a good story.”
But in February 2007, a New Yorker magazine profile of show co-creator
(with Bob Cochran) Joel Surnow had him referring jokingly to himself as
a “right-wing nut job” and talking about his conservative politics.
“When Joel came out,” Gordon says, “and declared his politics, or
allowed his politics to be declared, suddenly our show became this
propaganda machine. And I do think it hurt us.”
Asked if the reaction might have been different if the declared politics
had leaned in the opposite direction, Gordon says, “Great question. I
don’t know the answer to that. I don’t know. When, obviously, the clear
irony is that there’s Evan [executive producer Evan Katz] on the far
left, and me somewhere in the middle, and Joel on the right.
“It’s like a spectrum of views shared by the writers who work on the
show. Didn’t seem to help.”
From The 24 Insider:
TVGuide: Episode Detail: Day 6: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM/Day 6: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM -
24 Darren McCarthy runs into some trouble trying to deliver a specialist
to Fayed, and those dissatisfied with President Palmer's handling of the
crisis begin to align. Vice President Noah Daniels: Powers Boothe.
Darren McCarthy: David Hunt. Rita: Missy Crider. Reed Pollock: Chad
Lowe.
Peter MacNichol is a man of many talents but is juggling one of them?
We'll soon find out. The Emmy winner is about to become one ot the few
TV stars ever to tackle two-series-regular-gigs simultaneously. In
addition to his current role on Numb3rs, MacNichol will play a
highranking (and allegedly evil) governemnt official on the upcoming
season of 24. "Numb3rs and 24 are ensemble shows, which allows his
schedule enough flexibility to do both," says Numb3rs exec Prod Cheryl
Heuton, who suspects that MacNichol won't be cashing two paychecks for
long. "I'm not saying this out of any specific information, but 24 is
infamous for killing off characters. I'm just sayin'... "
From 24fantalk.com
Fayed will last until Episode 17.
Wayne Palmer will be injured and he will be in a coma. Later he will
collapse during a Press Conference. I hope he survives.
Assad is going to die trying to save Wayne.
Nadia is going to be accused of being the mole. Milo sets her up.
The Russians are behind everything this season. They provided Fayed with
the nukes because they want revenge because Logan authorized the
assassination attempt on the Russian President which failed.
Cheng is going to be back and he is going to kidnap Audrey.
My cousin's boyfriend (yeah, it's THAT complicated) has worked off an on
as a writer on the show. He spoke of a script he and the writers have
drafted (by request of the producers) in which we find out Audrey is
Graem's lover (even while she was courting Jack) and has been working
with him on all his 'evil-doings' from the start.
The other three bombs, at this point, have been located. Jack ends up
having to torture Graem (with much more force than putting a bag over
his face) in front of Audrey because they are the only two who know
where the bomb is. In the process, Graem is killed at the hand of Jack.
After losing her true love, Audrey finally breaks down, telling Jack the
bomb is inside a vault at a bank in downtown LA. The kicker is, Kim is
bounded and gagged inside the vault with the bomb.
I wasn't told HOW this becomes resolved...or if it does at all. As soon
as I get anymore information I will be sure to post again!
just for your information don't know if this is true but its a rumor that
is going around. They're saying that Chloe might be jack's cousin or
step-sister. What are u thoughts? and again I don't know if it is true.
Sunday, January 14 and Monday, January 15, 2007
Day 6: 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Season Six Premiere
Fox's Description
Season Six picks up 20 months after last season’s shocking season
finale, when Jack Bauer was captured by Chinese government agents –
battered, bloodied and headed for points unknown. As a series of
horrific terrorist attacks rocks the nation, President Wayne Palmer, the
strong-minded brother of the late President David Palmer, and his team
of advisors, Karen Hayes and Thomas Lennox – as well as CTU colleagues
Chloe O’Brian, Curtis Manning and Bill Buchanan – begin an unthinkable,
nail-biting day.
More Spoilers:
Jack will resign from CTU after he is forced to kill Curtis Manning!
Jack is going to have some major family issues to deal with this season
- namely his father (played by James Cromwell) and his brother (who will
come as a big surprise to viewers since it is already somebody we've
met).
Chloe's ex-husband Morris is back, so watch for some classic Chloe
moments.
This season's threat is nuclear and the entire country will be at risk.
* The Season 5 DVD contains a 10 minute preview of Season 6. [4]
The preview involves the Chinese official Cheng Zhi attempting to determine
which one of two Chinese agents works for the U.S. government by
interrogating and torturing Jack Bauer.
* FOX will release a "Season 6 Premiere" DVD on January 16 in the United
States and Canada. The DVD will include all 4 opening episodes and a twelve
minute preview to the fifth episode. However on January 6, all 4 episodes
were leaked onto the internet by people who obtained the "Season 6 Premiere"
DVD. [5].
* A trailer appeared for the sixth season of 24 in late 2006.[6]
* An initial rumor reported that some of the events of Day 6 may take place
in New York City [7]. However, co-executive producer Jon Cassar told Ecran
Large, "Honestly, I have no idea where this one came out from. All I can say
is that we're starting the preps mid-July in L.A. and that's where we're
going to shoot." In a later interview the producers actually admitted to
this idea being scrapped, finding that the same plot can be carried out in
Los Angeles, thus preventing location disorientation.
Season 6 Premiere DVD
Season 6 Premiere DVD
* Joel Surnow said at the Heritage Foundation that the President's storyline
would take place in Washington D.C.. He also said that Aaron Pierce would be
there, protecting the President. [8]
* Kiefer Sutherland said in an interview that: "We've had five years of Jack
Bauer saving a large thing; this one's much more about him saving his own
ass. He'll go from being the one who hunts people down to the one who's
being hunted, so that in itself turns the show around."[9]
* While Kim Raver will return as Audrey Raines, she has said that she won't
be on the show every week, but has said that she hopes to be in "a couple
storylines." [10] She is interested in being in both the sixth season as
well as the upcoming movie [11] but will have to work around her shooting
schedule for The Nine in order to do so.
* Wayne Palmer will now be the President of the United States. Also
appearing will be the sister of Wayne and the late David Palmer, Sandra, who
will be played by Regina King.[12]
* Jean Smart has said that she and Gregory Itzin are likely to return to the
series, but it seems unlikely that they would be regular members of the
cast. [13]
* Jon Cassar speculated that a successful terrorist attack already had
happened at the beginning of the new season: "What would be the situation if
something like 10 nuclear bombs had already exploded in a row all around the
country?". This way the season would start after the terrorist menace, with
Jack trying to fix the situation and not prevent it, as has been the case in
previous seasons.[14]
* At the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Cassar stated the opening two
episodes of season six are "very strong, very controversial." [15]
* Also at the Emmys, Gregory Itzin stated that his character Charles Logan
will be back around episode 9 or 10. When asked why he would be back, he
joked and said "He has information that they need, which is why they come
after him." [16]
* Kim Bauer, portrayed by Elisha Cuthbert, will not appear early on in the
season, as she has yet to be called, but refuses to rule out a return. [17]
* Graham's family will be met during the course of the day, including his
wife and son. [18]
* Jack Bauer's estranged father, played by James Cromwell, will make his
first appearance in the series this season. [19]
* Kiefer Sutherland also let slip in an interview on Larry King Live on
January 9, 2007, that we will meet Jack Bauer's brother over the course of
the season. This confirmed rumors which had been circulating to this end.
* Eddie Izzard was announced to appear on the show as villain Darren
McCarthy but was later replaced by David Hunt due to scheduling conflicts
after only one day of filming. [20]
* The full name of the character initially named as 'Natalie' and who is the
new Chief of Staff at CTU has been revealed as Nadia Yassir. [21]
* In a new 15-second spot shown on FOX, Jack is shown choking Graham, one of
the chief villains in season five. Graham says, in pain, "You're hurting
me." Jack responds with "Trust me, I'm not."
* Released promo material for Sky One shows a picture of Jack blindfolded
with the American Flag under the slogan: "Jack's country needs him.
Dead."[22]
* On the January 8, 2007 airing of the Tonight Show, Sutherland revealed
only that at the beginning of this season Jack Bauer will for the first time
be "indifferent" because of the very difficult experiences he had to endure
while in Chinese captivity.
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