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‘He's With My Grandpa!!’
SWEEPS DAY 26!!
The Double-Sized
24 Season Finale!!

I think.... by dtwookieman	May 21st, 2007 12:54:12 AM
it is going to be President Logan or Curtis who shows up at the end
kaboom! by Lord Megorious	May 21st, 2007 12:54:40 AM
Please just blow up CTU.
Reboot this please. by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 01:02:19 AM
And bring in Keith David. As who? I don't care, just bring his ass in. Oh, and if ya reboot it, DO NOT make Schroder the main character. Thank you.
The returning character is... by Alonzo Mosely	May 21st, 2007 01:04:33 AM
Chapelle!!! And boy does he have a bone to pick with Jack...
The boy is in the basement! by lost.rules	May 21st, 2007 01:06:10 AM
Michael Jackson's basement.
Speaking of basements... by Alonzo Mosely	May 21st, 2007 01:08:00 AM
I need to remember to let Hume out of mine after this airs...
Final Seconds Guesses by papawapa	May 21st, 2007 01:08:04 AM
Soul Patch with Cougar riding shotgun.
It better be Zombie Almeida. by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 01:12:25 AM
This season has been so bad, I wouldn't question him coming back from the dead. Seriously, he was ALWAYS cooler than Jack anyway. But it will be Kim. Just watch.
How about Zombie Mrs.Bauer? by lost.rules	May 21st, 2007 01:16:25 AM
I still love you, Jack. BRAINS! BRAINS!
Damn right it better be ALMEDIA! TONY MUST LIVE! by LordEnigma	May 21st, 2007 01:19:01 AM
Seriously, it's a moral fucking imparitive. Jack need someone to get his back with a little more muscle than Chloe. He needs Soul Patch once again as his co-hort in all of this maddness. He also needs a FUCKING SACK but that's a horse of a differen t colour. Nevertheless, I can see fucking Peter Weller returning or maybe Xander Berkley. That would be cool. Whatever it is. The easiest way to change 24 is to have Jack going up against something BIGGER. Yes...bigger.
Also...all you have to do is change 24... by LordEnigma	May 21st, 2007 01:22:21 AM
is take Jack out of Los Angeles. That's all you have to do. You also have to bring Chloe with him. She can use a laptop with a wi-fi card. So she can access Google Maps to help Jack and Soul Patch get around.
It wasn't just a reboot... by DarthCorleone	May 21st, 2007 01:27:46 AM
...They mentioned bringing back old actors in new roles, didn't they? Does that mean it will be an entirely new universe? Will Tony Almeida have an evil twin? Will Nina Meyers have a good twin? Will George Mason have a twin who doesn't roll his eyes at every Jack Bauer plan before immediately reversing his reluctance and going along with it? Or will these new characters be completely unrelated with a coincidental resemblance that might or not be mentioned? Will Kiefer even be Jack Bauer anymore? (Given the rumored cliffhanger, I doubt they'll go that far, but a brand new setting and protagonist is what would really liven this thing up.)
Maybe change 24 Hours to 24 days,or 24 Weeks? by lost.rules	May 21st, 2007 01:39:36 AM
Damn, doesn't CTU ever sleep?
Ahmed Ah-Doodoo by AshesOfDonnie	May 21st, 2007 01:54:04 AM
I thought that simpsons episode was the 24 season finale. it was more enjoyable than what we are probably gonna watch tomorrow. I hope Farmer Hoggett kills the boy.
I think people are overreading the changes... by Alonzo Mosely	May 21st, 2007 01:57:27 AM
It was worded poorly, but I think what the producers said was old Jack, new rest of cast, new location, and some returning characters in different roles as guest stars... So agent pierce could show up running a special bodyguard school or the fired Buchanon could be running a male escort agency, but they would still be the same characters just no longet CTU agents or whatever... Simple fact is the general public would not tolerate seeing an actor on the same show playing a totally different character, and if they go that way it will be pulled by hour 5...
Next season? 24 minutes!! by Hercules	May 21st, 2007 02:00:32 AM
100% bullet-time, babies!!
The End by ImFixingtoDie	May 21st, 2007 02:12:19 AM
Ricky Schroeder powerfucks Nadia, and in the final seconds, he takes a bullet to the forehead. In walks horribly burned Alemaida, who looks at Nadia and says "Dibs." Dink... dank...dink...dank...
I can't believe by I Got Jokes	May 21st, 2007 02:59:38 AM
that I'm only tuning into the finale to watch the big reveal at the end. I can't believe that I haven't really cared about this season since the nuke arc ended. I can't believe that, for the first time in my 24 fandom, I've watched episodes this season out of duty or obligation rather than anticipation. I'm looking forward to the reboot/new direction/whatever next season. This show used to kick so much ass. I know it will again. My favorite season is Day Two; my least favorite is Day Four, with this season either being above Four or below it. After I get the last-minute reveal under my belt, then it's LOST FINALE ANTICIPATION ALL THE WAY! which hopefully hasn't been spoiled for me, since in two other un-Lost-related talkbacks, some idiot (I think his name is 'motherfracker' if I remember correctly) posted two huge Lost finale possible spoilers...which, if true, then I fucking hate you, whoever you are.
The mystery character is.... by Darth_Gonz	May 21st, 2007 03:10:02 AM
....Han Solo! He tells Jack to get in the car so they can go pick up Doyle Skywalker and go destroy the shield generator on Endor. That's GOTTA be tonights ending.
Season 7 will be "CTU: Yavin IV" by Darth_Gonz	May 21st, 2007 03:17:26 AM
Where Jack is the Chancellor of the just-created New Republic, and Mike Doyle trains jedi recruits. Except at least 6-7 Sith moles, and a massive terrorist thermal detonator attack. (Okay, i'm done with the SW references!) ;)
Knowing what's coming tonight... by Wldmk	May 21st, 2007 03:18:30 AM
...spoilers as a rule seem to do nothing for me at all, so I'm still going to very much enjoy watching it tonight (and no, i am NOT giving any spoilers and CERTAINLY not the character reveal - Hume's being locked up in a hole somewhere for a reason, and i'm not inclined on being tied up next to him). All i will say is that at the very least, what unfolds tonight should undo (mostly) the utter lameness of the recent episodes, if not much more... That said, count me in for the "somewhere else" category regarding next season - this show needs a break from the now-given routine that is CTU. Wishing they would have Jack team up with Theo Stoller (Cusick from Lost)from last season to kick ass around the world somehow (Not likely though, given that i don't see Desmond leaving the Lost Island any time soon, as i doubt he gets killed in the season finale). Maybe they can come up with a 70/30 solution with some of the show cutting back to CTU doing stuff on Jack's behalf while he's away doing some bad-assery far from California. Either way, some form of change is in need...
stayin spoiler-free, but praying for TONY ALMEIDA !!! by Mogwai Democracy	May 21st, 2007 03:24:27 AM
The suspense is killing me! COME ON PATCH!
I like Herc's Idea. by lost.rules	May 21st, 2007 03:32:15 AM
The first three episodes is just Jack saying, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEE EEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YY BBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY DDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shermdawg: "Just Watch" - you can relax dude... by Wldmk	May 21st, 2007 03:33:14 AM
... and that is ALL i will say of it - Switching to "Shut the hell up" mode until after it airs...
DAMMIT count stats: Bauer = 14 Others = 17 Total = 31 by TallBoy66	May 21st, 2007 03:36:41 AM
If Jack's count sounds off from anyone else's count, I could sworn heard one last week when Chang ran off and Jack went for the kid. Jack also had a "DAMMIT!" in last night's Simpsons episode, if you feel like counting that. So, at 31 Dammits in Season 6, that's 1.what per episode?
I Got Jokes... by LordEnigma	May 21st, 2007 03:39:50 AM
they most likely are true. However, seriously, I have no idea how spoilers ruin things for people. Our your imaginations really on such a level, that you can capture all of what these spoilers entail? Really? You can do that? Reading it. Does not equate to seeing it. That's my take. Nevertheless, tonight on this show, CHENG is going to get some cumupence...BAUER STYLE! HUZZAH!
Tony Almeida by smellmycheese	May 21st, 2007 03:55:17 AM
At least it better be.
I don't mean to intrude by Napoleon Park	May 21st, 2007 04:41:13 AM
since I don't watch your show, but have no objection to your watching something that I don't. I'm not one of those jerks who pop in to say "my show rules, your show sucks." [I am a jerk, just not that kind.] I was just wondering if anyone here watched the Simpsons "24" parody last night. And what you thought of it. I'm only passingly familiar with some of the conventions and concepts of the show based on having seen one episode last season and reading some magazine and on line articles and comments. But I "got", for example, that Moe administering self-dentistry was an allusion to "24's" frequent graphic torture scenes. And since it was also the night of The Simpsons's 399th and 400th episodes, hearing Chipmonk Cheeks deliver that "I'm Jack Bauer, who the hell are you" line which referenced a catch phrase from the first season of the Simpsons 19 years ago was nice. So, did any of you "24" fans see the Simpsons parody, and what did you think of it?
My fellow Americans by The Selecter	May 21st, 2007 05:14:55 AM
our long nightmare is almost over. Maybe the big reveal is Kim...and her new husband, the Cougar! Dad, you're gonna be a grandpa! Four times over. As long as we're talking about good past characters, Sherry Palmer doesn't get the credit she deserves.
Napoleon: by I Got Jokes	May 21st, 2007 05:49:14 AM
Haven't seen it, but I'm sure that as a 24 fan I'd like it, since The Simpsons usually delivers. I HAVE seen the South Park 24 parody, however, and I loved it. Any other 24 talkbackers that have seen either of these? P.S. speaking of graphic torture, my first inkling that Jack Bauer was a badass was Season 1, in the back of the limo with that guy: "you probably think I can't shove this towel down your throat, but I can. And I'm going to leave it there until your stomach starts to digest it, then I'm gonna pull it out, bringing your intestinal lining with it which will burn your esophagus..." etc etc
Next Season for Jack... by jedimast3r	May 21st, 2007 05:55:31 AM
...is him marrying Marilyn, and settling into a new house in suburban California. But, Jack can't get over Rail-Thin Raines, and absolutely has to know what happened that night in the FUCKING BANK, because while doing her Audrey screams, "Where's the van??? The van was supposed to be here!!!!!" After getting his bakawk off on Audrey, Jack has to sneak into his home with Marilyn like it was a covert op. His keys jangle loudly, and as he sneaks thru the living room hardwood floors they creak "CHEEEEEEEAATTTTERRRRRR" "LIAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR" "SHEEEEE LOVEEEEE YOOOUUUUUU". Jack comes to the realization that Josh is his son, bastardized before Marilyn married his brother. WHERE'S THE FUCKIN' VAN?
Yeah the returning character by Evil Hobbit	May 21st, 2007 06:06:51 AM
will probably be Kim.
The returning character is Chase Edmunds by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 06:19:18 AM
With his surgically reattached arm, and massive hole in the head from that Damon gunshot. Oom whatcha say? Oom you only meant when...well cause you did...Omm whatcha say? Cause it's all for the best, because it is...
Here's a talkback dare... by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 06:22:14 AM
Anytime you describe someone getting killed in tonights episode, you immediately follow it up with that. ;)
Let's reboot talking about fucking "reboots" by Pistolwhipper	May 21st, 2007 06:50:48 AM
Microsoft is "rebooting the web" 24 needs "rebooting" what the fuck is this crap?! Can we just have some return to form rather than fucking reboots?! JFC!! Oh and Alonzo, good work keeping that man in the basement. Remember it's a double episode so you need to keep him in the for [hey Utah - get me] two hours. ;-) Regardless of how off this season has been, I'm still looking forward to the finale.
Simpsons by Slugworth	May 21st, 2007 06:58:54 AM
SOUTHPARK did it! SOUTHPARK did it!
Could Tony have "KILLED HIMSELF" w/Henderson? by jimbojones123	May 21st, 2007 07:35:21 AM
Could Tony's death have been on purpose? Could he have been recruited for something else and the injection fluid wasn't something that was meant to actually kill him? I'm going with Tony! There will be a logical explanation at the beginning of next season. It's going to end up like Lost now. Sometimes you have to be patient and wait for the payoff. No silent clock. We all questioned that. It sounds like a BIG SETUP to me. Make the fans question for a year and a half, then knock their socks off.
Re: SOUTHPARK did it! by smellmycheese	May 21st, 2007 07:37:59 AM
Heh heh heh... :-D
Evil Hobbit: see my previous comment to Sherm... by Wldmk	May 21st, 2007 07:42:07 AM
Also, the Simpsons parody was ok, not more - nothing near the South Park 24 parody episode, which was hilarious...
Sherm... by Abin Sur	May 21st, 2007 07:51:34 AM
You've got Imogen Heap on the brain...is there a special significance to that I'm missing?
Even tho I'll be watching the Heroes finale... by Pennsy	May 21st, 2007 07:55:15 AM
I will miss The Ender Smites Foes, the Lee Elia of coaxial, putting his .02 in these talkbacks after tonight. :) Seriously, I hope they take the next half-year and more to fix what's wrong with 24. I think - and I hope - they 'get it' and restore the show to its recent kickassery.
HUME STILL GOTTA EAT by Pennsy	May 21st, 2007 07:58:48 AM
Heh.
Did anyone watch Numb3rs on Friday? by chrth	May 21st, 2007 08:01:18 AM
I won't go so far as to say it out-24'd 24, but it was a pretty damn good episode.
Abin Sur by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 08:08:20 AM
YouTube, Departed Dear Sister
Re: AFTER the Simpsons 24 Parody... by biggles2_22	May 21st, 2007 08:31:16 AM
If anyone can name the movie that was spoofed during Marge's mad dash home to take the kids & Homer to the dentist IN THE SECOND half hour of the Simpsons, last night, you'll get a gold star and a smiley face.
Re:Re: AFTER the Simpsons 24 Parody... by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 08:33:41 AM
It's been mentioned before... Raising Arizona
Shermdawg by biggles2_22	May 21st, 2007 08:38:08 AM
* , :o)
Does Jack Bauer's "Damn it!" in The Simpsons Count? by tonagan	May 21st, 2007 08:50:23 AM
To the total tally, I mean.
CTU Perimeter = Guaranteed escape! by biggles2_22	May 21st, 2007 08:52:18 AM
just saying
SPOILER ALERT The big reveal tonight is by CobraKai	May 21st, 2007 08:55:09 AM
None other than John Rambo! He jumps out of the limo just in time to cut off the head of Doyle. Just then...some Burmese chauffeurs break out some sub machine guns and chaos ensues. Again...I hope we get a 2-3 minute clip of this!
24: New York by Tocksick	May 21st, 2007 08:56:22 AM
There is no better way to revitalize this tired, rehashed show than to change its location to the one and only BIG APPLE! Jack hijacks a cab and chases baddies through the East Village. Jack goes on a cat and mouse hunt through Central Park! Kim is held hostage in the caverns beneath the subway and Jack must trek through a labrynth of secrets and boobie traps. The list could go on but one thing is clear: the real-time format of 24 was MADE for a fast-paced, urban setting like NEW YORK!
How about this... by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 09:08:43 AM
24 episodes of a 1 hr event told through the perspectives of 24 characters. Nah, that's too much like Lost.
24: Boston by chrth	May 21st, 2007 09:09:12 AM
I like Boston because it's tighter of a location, has many of the same scenario places as New York and it's a lot easier to get from one place to another (er, presuming no traffic, which of course is never the case). Everything is just closer...and if you need a University or two, Harvard and MIT are within quick driving distance of Boston itself and beat the pants off of NYU as filming locales.
Now that I think about it, that would be cool. by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 09:12:48 AM
You could work in some big name talent for a one episode deal. Imagine Sam Jackson gueststarring.
24: Hawaii by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 09:14:28 AM
DAMMIT! They killed Balfour.
Holy freaking poop. by Shermdawg	May 21st, 2007 09:20:08 AM
They could do that the final season. 24 episodes of a 1hr event from the perspective of 24 characters, and it would be agiantc Murder She Wrote deal tied in with a online contest. And what pray tell is the 1hr event? To solve who killed Jack Bauer!!! Someone get Kief's agent on the phone now!!!
24: Disney by biggles2_22	May 21st, 2007 09:36:14 AM
It's a smaww worwd, Mista Bowa!~Chan
New Format by Nightwood	May 21st, 2007 09:43:42 AM
Make it 24 days and employ a variety of locales and a more expansive story. Rely on the characters rather than the gimmick of 24 hours. The show has practically become self-parody at this point.
24: Arlen by chrth	May 21st, 2007 09:47:26 AM
Bauer: Yep Buchanan: Yep Chloe: Yep Palmer: Mmm-hmm
24: DETROIT by biggles2_22	May 21st, 2007 09:59:36 AM
Jack: "My God, when did the bomb go off here?!" Kwame (the Mayor): "Yo, that's just the hood, Jack. Now git the hellz outta my city."
The drama of 5 suitcase nukes... by Garbageman33	May 21st, 2007 10:04:09 AM
Can't begin to match the drama of a teenager being dragged to China by his grandpa. What a letdown after that one good episode 4 or 5 weeks ago.
could be worse, Garbageman33... by biggles2_22	May 21st, 2007 10:07:31 AM
...said child could be dragged to Neverland Ranch.
Rebooted 24 Format by Garbageman33	May 21st, 2007 10:07:36 AM
Each and every week, Jack has to take down another master criminal with nefarious plans. The cool part being, each evil genius has 24, count 'em, 24 henchman Jack has to dispatch. Maybe there could even be a counter in the upper right hand corner.
Any more theories by jimbojones123	May 21st, 2007 10:20:33 AM
On who the "mystery person" is in the car????
ITS TONY!!!!! by nrn	May 21st, 2007 10:41:24 AM
Welcome back Tony you were missed!
person in the car by areynol2	May 21st, 2007 11:01:30 AM
Marie Warner. Its a long shot, but if someone gives you 10,000:1 odds, you take that bet.
Here's what I think... by maxwell's hammer	May 21st, 2007 11:02:56 AM
Xander Berkley, after having his atoms blown apart in that nuclear explosion a few years ago, will be reconstituted as the enigmatic Dr. Manhattan. He will then walk around everywhere in the nude, causing Jack to blush profusely while uttering under his breath, "Dammit," every time he walks into CTU headquarters.
will CTU get broken into again next season!? by Boomers_Lips	May 21st, 2007 11:03:38 AM
i predict yes!
Rather than Xander Berkley... by pinkfloyd2000	May 21st, 2007 11:07:45 AM
How about Xander Crews? BOOSH!
what shoulda happened by gidneyandcloid	May 21st, 2007 11:22:48 AM
Maybe it's all a torture-dream and Jack's still in PRC prison. What shoulda happened is when Chang calls Jack the first time, Jack goes completely off the rails "..oh yeah? Threaten me mutherfucker? I've got two nuclear weapons and you know I know where Beijing is... Now this is what I want..." Then next season is them trying to stop Jack from exacting his revenge. Oh, and it's Henderson that shows up.
I'll Be Watching This by The Ender Smites Foes	May 21st, 2007 11:46:39 AM
While getting blown by a 21 year old Bulgarian international college student. Now that is a fucking finale.
next season set aboard the US Space Station! by Boomers_Lips	May 21st, 2007 11:47:53 AM
thats the only thing that can save this show.
That Was Kind Of An Asshole Thing To Say.. by The Ender Smites Foes	May 21st, 2007 11:52:09 AM
i actually like this girl, that was a little degrading. I regress. Fuck every single one of you who didn't like this season. Suck a pink sock out of your boyfriends bleeding asshole. Go fuck yourselves etc. etc.. And hopefully God willing, I'll see you again next year when Season 7 returns to kick more fucking ass. Peace.
the season started off strong...then it just sucked. by Boomers_Lips	May 21st, 2007 11:54:06 AM
what happened?
does Keifer even say no to the writers? by Boomers_Lips	May 21st, 2007 11:55:05 AM
when they come up with these ridiculous storylines?
What I'll miss most after 24's finale by Garbageman33	May 21st, 2007 12:06:04 PM
Are the angry, homophobic rants of The Ender Smites Foes.
Pennsy by The Ender Smites Foes	May 21st, 2007 12:36:07 PM
This Heroes DVD set better be worth the cash, because I will kill you if that show turns out to suck. See you around on different boards. If you ever see a review from Alexandra Dupont, or a movie from Demon Dave.....look for me. I'll be there. Garbage man, I'm not homophobic. I'm just calling a spade a spade.
Do we definitely know the final scene's happening? by sambrook	May 21st, 2007 12:36:26 PM
I mentioned this in last week's talkback but do we know for certain that the final scene is happening as described or is it possible it's a stupid rumour that's got blown up into "fact" like the Vito-rapes-Finn thing last year in The Sopranos? If it is I pray for Almeida, no-one could come close to him for sheer fist-in-the-air fan excitement. Remember how awesome it was when he returned in Season 4? Imagine that times a million. Plus if the description is exactly right then it's a characters Jack is extremely shocked to see - if Henderson is alive then it would be because Jack did help him fake is death afterall so why would he be that shocked? Plus Henderson looked very dead, even moreso than Tony did. If he'd have fallen off the sub (into a waiting boat) then cool but I dunno, I'd be a bit disappointed, cool a character as he was.
Eulogy for the season by chrth	May 21st, 2007 12:39:35 PM
The first four hours were pretty good, especially Jack ripping the guys jugular out with his teeth, and the bomb going off in Valencia. Then things started falling apart. First there's the stupidity of the President's Sister and Locke. Then we get all the Karen versus Biscuit tete-a-tetes and a wussy President and, well, basically everything that occurred in Washington DC -- except for Tom Lennox' character -- sucked HARD. There's a glimmer of greatness when Papa Bauer icily kills Graem, but just a glimmer. Logan comes back, finds God, meets God (we think) while Ex-Logan and Aaron Pierce eat Kiwi. AARON FUCKING PIERCE. Let me repeat that: THEY FUCKING WASTED AARON PIERCE, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.! Martha Logan's assistant is stuck hunting a fire serpent with Xander and Chakotay. Stuff with the Russians that also sucked (twice!). Guys with nukes that just can't seem to be caught. Then, finally, the best ep of the season when Jack catches Fayed (again) and executes him, Bauer-style (DAMN, JACK!). Oh wait, I forgot to mention all the boring love affairs happening in CTU, which, of course, got invaded again. Now we're on a plot track that no one cares about, because no one cares about Emo-Kim, Papa Bauer (IF YOU ONLY KNEW THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE!) or a war with Russia that we won't even see in the show. To sum up: Jack biting necks and hanging Terrorists: Great. Jack getting arrested forty-seven times by Ricky Schroeder: Not Great. Fathers killing Sons: Good. Fathers not killing Sons, leaving behind cell phone numbers: Not Good. Bombs going off: Good. Bombs not going off: Not Good. Nadia and the Widow Bauer: Hot. Too much Karen Hayes (playing Jiminy Cricket), tortured Audrey and Morris: Not Hot. Everything in DC (outside of the acting skills of Powers Boothe and Peter MacNicol): Horrible. Does the show suck? No. But the treads are starting to show through the tires and they better take it in for an overhaul before we start calling for a keelhaul.
Yeah by rutgerman	May 21st, 2007 12:43:41 PM
Loved the 1st season. Meh on 2, hated 3...season before last was an AMAZING comeback, followed by pure drivel. I give up on this show. Truly. Also all the other shows that get cancelled because networks are ridiculous. Repeat after me: If it's good, I'll catch up on DVD.
Ender Smites, racist? by biggles2_22	May 21st, 2007 12:46:33 PM
Did you just call someone a spade?~Omarosa
NEVER MIND THAT: WILL AUDREY BE RUNNING IN THE BELMONT? by Pound Sand	May 21st, 2007 01:18:48 PM

Last season of 24... by pinkfloyd2000	May 21st, 2007 01:38:14 PM
Was preposterous, yes (as all other seasons were), but Logan alone made it worth watching. The way he went out this season sucked. He served absolutely no purpose at all. Last season: B+ This season: D- (although the first three or four episodes this season were strong As). I don't think even a grand slam season finale can push that D- up much. I have high hopes (although I shouldn't) for a completely reworked 24, outside the CTU environment, which has become predictable and boring. No more of that goddamn ring tone, please.
The mystery guest is ...THE COUGAR! by Ricky Henderson	May 21st, 2007 01:40:12 PM
He rolls up in the van, growls, and the subtitle reads "Jack, get in!" The cougar has much to explain about his night with Kim in the woods.
What if the new direction... by I Hope You Die	May 21st, 2007 01:41:24 PM
...is something awful like Jack going to work with his father? What if we've been thinking the "reboot" is a response to the awfulness of this season when in fact this season has been setting up the reboot? What if this has been a taste of terrible things to come?
If the new direction is that Jack turns evil... by pinkfloyd2000	May 21st, 2007 02:22:56 PM
I'm all for it. Can't do much more of a 180 for the show than that. At this point, the show needs a 180.
Jack made a convincing argument for going evil by Dr Gonzo	May 21st, 2007 02:27:28 PM
in season 3 while undercover. His wife's dead, his daughter hates him, he has no friends, makes no money and his country shits on him at every opportunity. All that is even more true now. He should go evil.
person is david palmer by nrn	May 21st, 2007 02:31:48 PM
whole thing was staged..
I just got off the phone with Kurt Russell.... by Ultron ver 2.0	May 21st, 2007 02:31:56 PM
....he's laughing his ass off about how craptastic this season is. He was also yelling "HEY SWEDEN!!!"
After Jack saves the world again... by Hyperion Consul	May 21st, 2007 02:43:45 PM
there better be two motherfuckin' overweight chest-bumping cougars before the final seconds. That would make the entire season worthwhile.
Audrey Raines:America's Horse by uss cygnus	May 21st, 2007 03:54:15 PM
Dammit.
You guys are so terrible...and yet so hilarious. by DarthCorleone	May 21st, 2007 03:54:45 PM
Seriously, I'm going to miss these talkbacks for the next seven months...maybe for the rest of my life, if I can't stomach another season of this. He rolls up in the van, growls, and the subtitle reads "Jack, get in!" The cougar has much to explain about his night with Kim in the woods. That's one of the funniest things I've ever read.
Zombie Almeida by Trevor Reznik	May 21st, 2007 03:57:30 PM
thats been my name on myspace since the day he died.. i hope to god my prayers are answered tonight.
im on a 24 board.... by Trevor Reznik	May 21st, 2007 04:05:19 PM
..and ever yyear there is one poster who is supposedly an "insider" who gives us clues as spoilers all year.. and he is always 100% right every year. Well he has posted 2 endings and supposedly one of them is the one they used. If its the first ending.. this will be the worst season ending ever. If its the 2nd ending.. i will be one happy sonuvabitch. Pray for the 2nd people.
I also have deep insider information! by I Hope You Die	May 21st, 2007 04:19:04 PM
I can confirm that the ending of 24 will be either good or bad.
Spoiler Alert! by HoboJuiceExplosion	May 21st, 2007 04:19:19 PM
The big reveal at the end of Day 6? The JackSack returns, baby!
This show truly stinks now by kevmoley	May 21st, 2007 04:35:26 PM
I love this show but this year was terrible... so many holes I was wondering, Why is Russia so afraid of China getting their missle chip that they are willing to go to war with the country that actually had the chip in the 1st place?
China & Russia by EyeofPolyphemus	May 21st, 2007 04:45:06 PM
..have been enemies for decades. There was a time period there if the US had gone to war with the Soviet Union, China would have allied with the US. PErhaps there is a lingering paranoia by the Russians the US is in cahoots with the Chinese over the Russian technology.
kevmoley by Dr Gonzo	May 21st, 2007 04:49:52 PM
They explained that Russia is looking for a legitimate excuse to go to war. If you're going to cry plot hole, at least pay attention to the show.
You know this shiw is fucking up when... by minderbinder	May 21st, 2007 05:01:21 PM
I'm going to watch the first hour of 24, switch to Heroes, then watch the last hour of 24 tomorrow. This season started so well, but went so completely down the toilet. Really, this won the emmy last year? Seriously, I can't imagine choosing to watch this crap over the Heroes finale.
I'm betting on Chase Edmunds... by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 05:32:17 PM
...WITH KIM! It'll suck, but that's my guess.
AND. The South Park 24 kicked Simpsons ASS. by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 05:33:58 PM
seriously...THE SNUKE was genius.
I love 24. Best show ever by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 05:36:57 PM
I'm so excited for the finale, even if this season kind of sucked monkey balls.
HEROES HEROES WINGE BLOODY WINGE by Ry_Dermo	May 21st, 2007 05:37:52 PM
Shut the FUCK up about that show! On and bleedin on about something you'll be all calling like fuck in 12 months time. You were all squirting your tummy's with sticky white love piss about 18months ago with regards to LOST...now you bitch and fuckin moan about that. Everyone is entitled to their view, but christ cut the show some slack already. If you dont like it dont fuckin watch it, or even better go out and get yourself a fuck....yeah, when a woman has contact with you. Geeks, you give us a baaaad name.
I doubt it's Chase by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 05:38:18 PM
The actor who played him was kind of a douche bag and the showrunners wanted to kill him before he let the secret out that he was going to die. They don't want him back.
I did not know that, White. by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 05:47:05 PM
Thanks for the info.
The 24 finale: a fucking custody battle. by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 06:03:06 PM
Gawd this is sad.
wasn't Audrey's dad supposed to be dead? by punto	May 21st, 2007 06:15:26 PM
didn't he fall off a cliff a couple of years ago? Maybe that was part of the surprise, since he's all "restraining order" now.
You can't kill the Devane by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 06:33:12 PM
I hear he's an immortal.
Wow, eppdude by sambrook	May 21st, 2007 06:42:56 PM
When you put it like that it hits home just that little bit harder.
I hope this shit blows my mind by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 06:57:49 PM
They should kill everyone but Jack and Nadia.
Obvious by chrissss	May 21st, 2007 06:58:12 PM
Its Logan and Nina Myers in the car, with some hoo-haa about a secret government agency that Jack must lead and how things are not what they seem blah blah
It must suck to Be Bill Buchanon by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:01:58 PM
He goes from fucking Michelle (until she goes back to boozehound Tony) then marries fugly Karen Hayes. Then Karen screws him over to save her job and he gets fired once a season. His life sucks.
It's Nina Myers and she's the new Bionic Woman by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:04:01 PM
They show a flashback of her screaming like a nut job when she got her bionic legs.
I bet the album has naked pictures of Karen by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:09:51 PM
Sexy.
Why does CTU even bother to set up a perimeter? by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:14:03 PM
have they ever found or caught anyone? Talk about a pointless waste of time and men.
it's not Kramer vs. Kramer - it's Bauer vs. Bauer by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 07:16:18 PM
yeah. Pretty shitty.
So, I'm not clear... by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 07:18:19 PM
The Chinese just handed the circuit over to Papa Bauer? "Well, he looks trustworthy..."
Forget the Chinese digitalcos, what about the Russians by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:25:55 PM
Talk about a bunch of bitches. They're going to attack the United States Military because the Russians lost some nuclear weapons that were stolen by a Crazy Russian terrorist, some of which were detonated on US soil. The Russians had a man at the Embassy that was in on the plot and now they're mad that the Chinese have stolen the Chip. What abunch of douche bags.
Buchanan to the rescue! by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 07:29:12 PM
Really, if the returning person is Chase he better have a chainsaw replacing the severed hand..."Let's go!"
Good Bauer and Bad Bauer by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 07:31:32 PM
Jack: Good. Bad. I'm the one with the gun.
Milo's brother looks ready to rape Nadia by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:35:50 PM
I know I am. Wait. No. Ignore that.
38 minutes and I'm fucking bored by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:36:33 PM
What the fuck. Tony better show up at the end.
Boy, that was one whiny "Damnit" from Doyle by tonagan	May 21st, 2007 07:38:13 PM
Like he chipped a nail or something.
He got sand in his vagina tonagan by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:39:42 PM
I think that's what it was.
On the Rocks is more like it. by Pennsy	May 21st, 2007 07:42:06 PM
Sheez...
EXPLOWNED by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:45:21 PM
God that was awesome.
Jesus. Could Doyle be any more of a fag. by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:46:27 PM
I think Jack realized that something had gone wrong.
"And it blew!" by TheyCallHimFlane	May 21st, 2007 07:53:02 PM
Oh mercy, that's a knee-slapper.
President Curly Bill is getting a little too whiney by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:53:05 PM
Shouldn't he just drill that ole' Russian devil right in the ass.
is it just me by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 07:54:48 PM
or does the music sound a lot like Spider-Man?
Well... by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 07:54:51 PM
Chloe's Preggers.
Chloe has aged about 5 years this season by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:56:06 PM
Someone get that girl into makeup.
Oh jeez... by Pennsy	May 21st, 2007 07:56:31 PM

Chloe faints...and the heap of bullshit continues by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 07:57:16 PM
Seriously, there was nothing wrong with her an hour ago. The writers really are just writing out their asses.
Keifer must have forbidden his dad from playing his dad by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:57:24 PM
this season. My guess is Keifer read the scripts, knew this season was going to suck monkey nuts and told his dad to take a pass.
Trevor Reznick... by Pennsy	May 21st, 2007 07:57:30 PM
It's looking like ending #1 at this particular point.
CHLOE DOWN! by kyle051554	May 21st, 2007 07:57:52 PM
Thank God. Never liked her. Hopefully she dies, but I really wanted to see her, you know, get shot through the head by Jack or something. Also, the chick on the Cingular commercial is hot.
If I'm wrong... by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 07:57:52 PM
and they kill off Chloe, I'm done with this show. Reboot or not.
word, White. by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 07:58:47 PM
I bet you're right.
Nadia and Doyle by Thunderpants	May 21st, 2007 07:59:15 PM
How the fuck did Nadia go from thinking Doyle was a sadist to wanting his dick?
Have any of these writers seen LA Confidential by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 07:59:52 PM
Why couldn't we get a "That'll do Jack."? Seriously, these writers a retarded inbred monkeys. And I mean real monkeys, not as in black people.
they better not kill off chloe. by Cotton McKnight	May 21st, 2007 07:59:58 PM
At this writing, she has just fainted. They BETTER not kill her off! I was talking to someone about this today.. the critical flaw that the writers have made with this show is with killing everyone off, the viewer knows that NOBODY is safe. Therefore, when a character like Morris or Doyle are introduced, we choose not to get emotionally invested because we know they are going to die any minute. Milo is a PERFECT example of this. Here were are wrestling with this Nadia/Doyle/Milo storyline for half the season, and how does it end? Milo gets shot in the head. Okay the show is back on but more later.
Jacks father by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:01:15 PM
I heard Keifer in an interview say he would've liked to work with his dad but they couldn't get together on scheduling. Take it for what it's worth. I think Cromwell has been ok.
Maybe Milo's brother poisoned Chloe by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:02:21 PM
and now everyone in CTU will die from Ebola. That would be unexpected.
another submarine by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:03:19 PM
well at least this one's moving.
watch for Heller and Audrey to show back up by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 08:03:39 PM
theyre in the credits
Bib fortuna by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:05:00 PM
A scheduling problem is code for Dad didn't want any part of this sinking ship.
like i said by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:07:22 PM
make your own judgments on that statement, but i don't think Cromwell has been that bad. Him disappearing for a bunch of eps I can't explain, though.
Cromwell is fine, the show has been shit. by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:08:58 PM
Cromwell is good at playing a dick, but so is Donald Sutherland.
In the car by gangst	May 21st, 2007 08:09:16 PM
Duh, it's Audrey.
I'm thinking that Bill might be a goner by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:10:04 PM
and shouldn't Doyle have said, "Find my eye Jack."
I hope not gangst by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:11:07 PM
what a fucking let down that would be
Here's why Jack's a hypocrite: by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 08:11:18 PM
He says he won't let a 16-year-old boy be an acceptable loss. But he blew Ryan Chappelle's brains out at the demand of a terrorist. But I guess Chappelle WAS a dick...so it's OK.
omfg by Jubs	May 21st, 2007 08:11:53 PM
Bill better not die. But if he does, he better take 15 fuckers with him.
The Sack is Back Baby... by The_Jack_Sack	May 21st, 2007 08:12:36 PM
Now it's time him to go Jack Bauer on their sorry asses....
eppdude, by Dr Gonzo	May 21st, 2007 08:12:57 PM
He killed Chapelle because if he didn't, they would have released a virus that would have swept the whole country. Jack would give up his nephew for that too.
Dammit, they are going to kill Bill Buchanon. by Cotton McKnight	May 21st, 2007 08:13:21 PM
See? this is EXACTLY what I was talking about. You just know he is going to get killed. Oh and for good measure, lets have Chloe have an incurable disease.. or better yet, an aneurysm! Let's just kill off everyone so we can introduce new people next season, who we will kill off too! All the while, the viewer gets more and more emotionally detached. Oh well.
true, true... by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:13:24 PM
Someone once told me that if a band i liked released a cd of shit I'd still like it. Same with 24. I've loved 24 from the start, and some seasons are better than others. They have to fall much farther to stop me from watching though.
dogapeandman2 by gangst	May 21st, 2007 08:13:29 PM
Hahahahahaaaaaa!
Well, Chapelle was a dick by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:15:54 PM
And he wasn't an innocent since he was looking into the bad guys records.
no, Gonzo by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 08:15:54 PM
Jack is still willing to let a war happen to save his nephew/son. It's nearly the same situation.
Papa Bauer needs a haircut though. by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 08:15:54 PM
Sporting the Peter Boyle minimullet ain't workin' for him.
Fighter Jets from Pearl Harbor? by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:16:29 PM
22 minutes to strike going mach whatever? How conveeeeeeeeenient.
Goddamn it. by CatVutt	May 21st, 2007 08:17:39 PM
If they kill Buchanan now, after hopping in with Jack, I'm gonna be pissed.
He's not trying to stop the airstrike, eppdude by Dr Gonzo	May 21st, 2007 08:17:47 PM
just grab the kid and put a few in the Chinaman and get out before the strike.
President Curly Bill is the Russians bitch by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:18:11 PM
He sure has changed from the "Fuck it! Let's blow them Arabs to hell." to the "Please don't attack us Russians, we'll do anything to stop that circuit board."
Bill should be wearing a red shirt by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:18:56 PM
He has no chance to survive.
Jack's weapon? by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 08:25:52 PM
Anyone recognize the weapon Jack was fas firing when he landed on the oil rig? No, it wasn't an Uzi. Just curious. Loved the sound.
Heads of CTU must die by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:26:15 PM
Mason (flying a nuclear bomb to the desert), Chappelle (shot in the head by Jack), Milo (wasn't technically the head but they killed him because he said he was), now maybe Bill, a former CTU boss.
Huh. Baby Bauer's got Balls. by CatVutt	May 21st, 2007 08:27:41 PM
Who'da thunk it?
Walsh was killed in the first season by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:28:19 PM
I think he was head, or was Jack?
Uh, hello? Component? by CatVutt	May 21st, 2007 08:30:26 PM
I mean, wouldn't you wanna have it to show the Russians for sure? Helllloooo?!?!
Okay, that was pretty sweet. by CatVutt	May 21st, 2007 08:32:06 PM
And Bill's not dead. Yet, anyway.
I can't believe Bill lived by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:32:21 PM
Maybe Chang will shiv him in the back.
forgot about Walsh by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:34:19 PM
good call...and Bill survives..he was fired, so he lives. Sort of like a virgin in horror movies.
How crazy would it be if a shark got him by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 08:34:58 PM
That would be awesome.
Aquatic Jack Sack! by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 08:35:27 PM
Yeah!
Boring... by wallywest74	May 21st, 2007 08:42:11 PM
Boring, clichéd, and a total shell of itself. I don't care about these characters and I am now even bored by Jack Bauer. I may be done.
Chloe's knocked up by The_Jack_Sack	May 21st, 2007 08:42:48 PM
you heard it here first
Nikki v. Candice! WHOA SHIT DELUXE! by Pennsy	May 21st, 2007 08:42:52 PM
Didn't know Candice had a glass jaw.
I win! by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 08:43:21 PM
Pay me.
wallywest74 by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:43:22 PM
Don't let the door hit you.
The Rickster by wallywest74	May 21st, 2007 08:44:07 PM
Please say he's totally blind and will never be on this show again, and hopefully now the Chloe is preggo, she will also never be on this show again. Nuke'em all, even Jack and start fresh.
Sorry, wrong talkback... by Pennsy	May 21st, 2007 08:44:27 PM
Oops...
The_Jack_Sack... by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 08:45:15 PM
Check a few posts back.
Bib Fucktuna by wallywest74	May 21st, 2007 08:46:52 PM
Did this season have any resonance for you? Serious, everything was done before and the characters became cliched.
Pretty quick turn-around there, Jack. by CatVutt	May 21st, 2007 08:54:18 PM
Christ. I would've had so much more respect for the show if they'd let Jack continue on his tirade, throw Audrey over his shoulder, steal a car, and head for Mexico.
HOLY SHIT! by kyle051554	May 21st, 2007 08:56:00 PM
Did he just fucking kill himself? WHAT A COCKTEASE OF AN ENDING!
LAME ENDING = I'M DONE WITH 24 by Hideo Kojima	May 21st, 2007 08:56:07 PM
eh, it was a good run...
Did my TV just flip over to Knots Landing? by tonagan	May 21st, 2007 08:56:22 PM
Yikes.
Okay. It's over. by CatVutt	May 21st, 2007 08:57:26 PM
Let's overhaul this thing, and forget the vast majority of this year, shall we? Yeesh.
wallywackoff by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 08:57:48 PM
Wasn't the best season..but no one cares if you're leavin..in other words, just leave.
I guess that "surprise appearance" can go down with... by tonagan	May 21st, 2007 08:57:59 PM
Finn getting raped and Nikki and Paolo replacing Bernard and Rose on the plane as so much BS.
Good ending. by Cotton McKnight	May 21st, 2007 08:58:07 PM
All in all, a great wrapup to an unending season. That last scene was a classic.
Very Unhappy by moose4787	May 21st, 2007 08:59:16 PM
I want Tony back, there was no Jack power due after he kill black jack in episode 4. Thats what the season was missing most.
good ending? by Hideo Kojima	May 21st, 2007 09:00:01 PM
plant! PLANT!
did I say unending? I meant uneven. by Cotton McKnight	May 21st, 2007 09:00:02 PM
If you look at the season as a whole, it was good. When you were watching it though, it was pretty frustrating and uneven. But what can I say? I LOVE 24 and I can't wait until 2008.
Tonagan by bib fortuna	May 21st, 2007 09:00:34 PM
I guess they considered Bill a surprise? You're right, it wasn't much of one to the viewers.
not a bad ending by Shawn F.	May 21st, 2007 09:01:00 PM
The season was definitely the least of the series so far, but the last two eps were actually pretty good. Not enough to save the season, but at least it ended okay.
I love 24 also but... by moose4787	May 21st, 2007 09:01:30 PM
They defentaly need to go in a different direction. CTU can only get taken over infiltrated or blowen up so many times. I want to see the pres send jack to china for pay back.
Bib Fucktuna by wallywest74	May 21st, 2007 09:01:56 PM
By the way, people can't critique a favorite show without hurting someone's feelings. Toughen buttercup. I watched every ep., every season, and I am sorry this season was bad. Go watch season two, and think about what was happening in the world when it came out. Absolutely fan-fucking-tastic. At one point this was the Best show on TV. Lost, Battlestar, in my humble opinion have that designation now. Take your blinders off, this show had great characters and great writing. It's a 24 tb and you now what I really hope they rethink what there gonna do next season, because if it has the same plot points as every other season, I will let you slam the door shut.
Should have ended with... by moose4787	May 21st, 2007 09:06:05 PM
A shoot of a lone motter boat docked with a sub, a man in a shadow getting on. That would have been better than jack looking in to a sun set, thats how the show should end. That or jack dead.
Let me draw a comparison with Spiderman 3 by Cotton McKnight	May 21st, 2007 09:06:39 PM
I don't have the same loyalty and adoration for that franchise as I do 24, but I bring it up because THAT is an example of "ridiculous". I mean really.. coming from spiderman 2, which was really, really well done, to that.. THATS a dropoff. 24? Nah, this was just an uneven season. Jack is still intact- his character and integrity was never compromised. There are more stories to tell.
Spoilers from AICN turned out to be false? BIG SURPRISE by My Ass Smells	May 21st, 2007 09:07:59 PM
I don't see why anyone is upset about lame ass spoilers that didnt come true. It came from Aint It Cool News for chrissake! Are you surprised it didnt come true? Was this the first time the show did a fade to black at the end? Maybe the spoilers were correct but they decided to change it at the last minute due to the critics. Anyway, the ending was fine. You can tell they are trying to get a fresh start to the show.
Great ending by Dr Gonzo	May 21st, 2007 09:08:14 PM
Jack finally vents.
Let me draw a comparison with Spiderman 3 by Cotton McKnight	May 21st, 2007 09:08:16 PM
I don't have the same loyalty and adoration for that franchise as I do 24, but I bring it up because THAT is an example of "ridiculous". I mean really.. coming from spiderman 2, which was really, really well done, to that.. THATS a dropoff. 24? Nah, this was just an uneven season. Jack is still intact- his character and integrity was never compromised. There are more stories to tell.
thank god for no twist by AdrianVeidt	May 21st, 2007 09:08:28 PM
seriously, i was more surprised/happy with that extremely torn expression on jack's face than if some crazy shit had gone down yet again. all in all, a good season finale to a less than mediocre season, yet I still know that I'll be there for next season. how couldn't i be?
THE ENDING WAS PERFECT by Darth Melkor	May 21st, 2007 09:09:48 PM
They're reinventing the show next year. Jack in a new place. He's the only returning character, or one of. No CTU. This ending was meant to wrap up the current 6 season story arch. And it did. Did you want him kidnapped again, or another presidential assassination attempt to end on? No, next year is a fresh start. This ending was required to make it so.
That was brutal. Just fucking brutal. by Stuntcock Mike	May 21st, 2007 09:10:37 PM
Better luck next season. Oh well, one shitty season out of six means I'll tune in next year. Hopefully they start off with a clean slate for season 7. Jack in New York? New Orleans? I'd be into that.
Season 6 dvd by moose4787	May 21st, 2007 09:10:43 PM
I wonder what kind of prequil there will be on the special features of the dvd. the last 3 or so seasons have had somthing tell what has been happing in the off time.
Replace "The Ricker".... by Knapp	May 21st, 2007 09:11:12 PM
....with Jeremy Sisto. His character on "Kidnapped" would be perfect on 24.
the last 10 minutes were painful? Try the last 20 hours by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 09:14:39 PM
I have loved this show since the first episode. I bought all of the seasons and think it's the best show ever. But what the fuck? This season sucked balls and the finale was boring and the ending just sucked. If Lost hadn't rebounded so much, I wouldn't watch anything but the Office.
the last 10 minutes were painful? Try the last 20 hours by White Goodman	May 21st, 2007 09:15:47 PM
I have loved this show since the first episode. I bought all of the seasons and think it's the best show ever. But what the fuck? This season sucked balls and the finale was boring and the ending just sucked. If Lost hadn't rebounded so much, I wouldn't watch anything but the Office.
One shitty season out of 6? by My Ass Smells	May 21st, 2007 09:31:35 PM
Are you a fucking idiot? Season 4 was the absolute worst season of 24 until this bullshit came around.
I've been hating on this season all year... by eppdude	May 21st, 2007 09:33:51 PM
BUT yes, this was a GOOD ending. The writers knew they were lost - they've closed out almost all storylines, and now Jack can go on and do ANYTHING they want. It was a very good ending to a gawd-fucking-awful season.
Silent Clock by RogueSqdn	May 21st, 2007 09:38:47 PM
I still think he either blew his head off or jumped off the cliff. Why else would we have the silent clock?
Well... by Tom-Servo	May 21st, 2007 09:39:01 PM
Yeah. I thought that was the lamest season finale for 24 ever. Let's just hope CTU has a good maternity leave policy so we don't have to see Chloe and Morris being retarded. "Chloe, we need you back at CTU. The.....kazakstanis...yeah that's it....the kazaks just got some.....bio...metric.....nucl ear....fuel filters.....and they're going to do do....stuff." "But I'm breastfeeding!!!" "Your country needs you more than your baby. Now get to work and open a socket."
LAME WRITERS GOTTA EAT !!!!!! by The real Jack Bauer	May 21st, 2007 09:45:50 PM
I want those 2 hours of my life back, Damn it !!!!!!!
SEASON 6 FINALE GOTTA EAT! by JacknChucksLovechild	May 21st, 2007 09:46:55 PM
I see I'm not the only one whose hunger for a good finale is left unfixed. My expectations were so high... So, did they drop the returning character part, or was it never planned at all???
Season 6 takes the crown... by Tocksick	May 21st, 2007 09:47:27 PM
It's official....season 6 steals the crown from Season 3 for being the Worst season in the history of 24. Repeatedly Recycled storylines, unsympathetic characters (I could care less if Josh Bauer or Miles live or die) and a lack of surprises made this season very forgettable. There were a few entertaining hours but overall the producers and writers should not be proud of this season. I've watched this show from episode 1 and it was such a thrill ride that rivaled the quality of motion pictures during the first and second seasons. Even seasons 4 and 5, which weren't as top-notch in quality still managed to have many entertaining hours. But with the exception of the opening 4 hours and a few scattered hours here and there I was quite disappointed.
Pinkyfloyd2000 by Jubs	May 21st, 2007 09:54:54 PM
Only two seasons ended with silent clocks (if memory serves correctly): Season 1 and season 2. And we both know how they ended...
OH MY GOD by JBouganim	May 21st, 2007 09:58:37 PM
THAT WAS THE WORST FUCKING FINALE I HAVE EVER SEEN TO A SHOW. HEROES WAS PRETTY BAD AS WELL. DIDNT ALL YOU GUYS HEAR THE PRODUCERS SAY HOW THIS ENDING WILL BE THE BEST EVER!!! THEY ARE FUCKING COCK HEADS.
Really liked 'em... by Mindworm22	May 21st, 2007 10:02:00 PM
The last two hours were solid, but not spectacular. The final 10 minutes were surprisingly moving, IMHO. This season ranks on the bottom still, but there were some amazingly well constructed episodes. ...maybe 10 out of the 24, truthfully, that will keep me coming back for more next year.
Alternate Ending? by Mindworm22	May 21st, 2007 10:03:15 PM
What's the magical "alternate ending" some folks have been chatting about?
who cares about the silent clock by JBouganim	May 21st, 2007 10:03:22 PM
maybe theyll end this show because it can go abs nowhere...UNLESS CHLOE GIVES BIRTH TO A FUCKIN BAUER DEMONCHILD AND HELL GO AND KILL EVERY CHARACTER FROM THE BOTTOM UP ON THE SHOW...STARTING WITH MORRIS
Alternate Ending? by Mindworm22	May 21st, 2007 10:05:39 PM
What's with the talkback tonight? Anyway, what's the alternate ending some folks have been chirping about knowing? If we got the melancholy "what's become of me" ending, was there indeed one with a mystery car / mystery man reveal?
WHAT...THE FUCK...WAS THAT?!? by uss cygnus	May 21st, 2007 10:06:22 PM
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooo!! Gasp Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooo!!! Worst season finale ever. I'm not even wasting my breath. They should be EMBARRASSED.
Well... by tiredpm	May 21st, 2007 10:13:57 PM
...if nothing else it's nice to see some discussion on this board for once! I think that was the perfect end for this season. Season 6 has been about Jack's breakdown -- the final shot showed that he's at the end. Heller's comments killed the hope in him; the comatose/catatonic Audrey killed the man in him. So what is he? A killing machine: "I'm pretty good at that, too." Best line of the season, by the way. Now, does that mean the season was saved? No, this was a poor season by 24 standards and I hope that the producers rectify this. Given their track record, I have hope that this will happen, even with the increasingly worrying David Fury interview. Seriously, has anyone more connected with a project more thoroughly kneecapped it? Fury's interview keeps kicking around my head: a producer who's about to move up the pecking order who doesn't like the central theme and wants to write more comedy?! Aaargh. David, I love you for Buffy and Angel, the puppet episode was a classic, but do a Jack, mate: walk away for the good of others. Okay. Rant over. Next season? I think we're getting the prequel, mixed with a sequel. A presequel, if you will. The press comments from the powers-that-be have said two locations: Jack on assignment 5 years ago and Jack responding to a threat in the present day. Known actors playing different roles? Tony when he was a field agent, Chloe as a CTU rookie, Bill as the head of Division's response squad, Nina, Chappelle, Mason...sorry, just started drooling. And, yes, we can keep the insanely hot Nadia. Can I just say I love her in Operational Black? That, by the way, needs to be a paint color at Home Depot. All in all, a disappointing year. However, I agree with the TalkBackers above: 24 has earned my trust and I'll be back. Because, despite everything: 1. We didn't SEE Phillip Bauer die. 2. Cheng is still alive and the Chinese might come for him. 3. I. Believe. In. Jack. Bauer. I just hope that the producers do, too.
silent clocks by telly1138	May 21st, 2007 10:22:27 PM
Season 1 - The finale ended with a silent clock for Teri (dead) Season 2 - A silent clock played mid-season when Mason left CTU (but before he was actually dead) Season 3 - Mid-season, a silent clock played for Chappelle when jack blew his head off Season 5 - Mid-season, a sielnt clock played after Edgar Stiles dropped dead from sentox poisoning. As for this being a silent clock, it wasn't a silent clock... just one that played without the "ticking" sound effect, like in Season 2 when Palmer dropped to the ground after Naked Mandy poisoned him (the sound with the clock then was Palmer's heartbeat). It's time this show changed gears. There's nowhere for them to go in regards to topping the previous season's terrorist threat. Jack on his own in NY finding trouble and not having CTU backup... that's a season I want.
Sooo.. I am done with 24 I think... by nrn	May 21st, 2007 10:22:53 PM
Wow, I got really into 24 last summer with DVDs etc. This show is nothing now. THESE LAST TWO HOURS WERE BORING! THE whole thing was boring since hour 4 when Jack killed Black Jack and the bomb went off. Nothing in this season beyond that was even at all entertaining. 2 more years of this will be like Buffy post season 5. Completely and utterly garbage.
The "other ending" Mindworm... by keanho_in_nyc	May 21st, 2007 10:23:17 PM
It was mentioned a few weeks back that the final scene of this season would be an old character (possibly one perceived dead) saying, in some situation or another (helicopter? unmarked van?), "Get in, Jack. There's a lot we have to talk about." The speaker, and the situation, were the subject of a lot of speculation... which went nowhere.
Season 2.... by Mindworm22	May 21st, 2007 10:24:38 PM
....is my least favorite. The "wheel of peril" Kim's writer's spun every week was too distracting for me. What was the alternate ending this year, dammit.
i'm sorry, but... by keyserSOZE	May 21st, 2007 10:25:26 PM
am i wrong in remembering that Chloe has a kid? i mean, that wasn't her sister's kid or anything that Kim had to look after that one random season, right? did they forget that Chloe has a child already? yeah? that's what i thought.
and by the way... by keyserSOZE	May 21st, 2007 10:26:46 PM
what the fuck happened with "milo's brother"...am i the only one who thought he was a tad suspicious? granted, at this point my dvr of the episode isn't over...but really, he just disappeared? weird.
Hey TREVOR REZNIK by Mindworm22	May 21st, 2007 10:33:44 PM
Earlier you said that there were given info on 2 endings. One you loved, and one you hated. Which one did we get (I liked this one), and what was the other, dammit!
Whatever... by Crimson King	May 21st, 2007 10:45:12 PM
I don't know what they're going to do next season, but they need come up with something good. Season 5 is where they started losing their grip on awesomeness...with this season they straight up let go. Hopefully they're able to catch it again next season. Most disappointing season of 24 thus far. Without a doubt.
on tonights episode.... by quetzlcoatlolus	May 21st, 2007 10:53:42 PM
Seemingly unbelievable that all those weeks were invested for such an unbelievably lame, rehashed, and anticlimactic payoff of a finale. To this finale, I say BOO and HISS!
horrible ending by nemov	May 21st, 2007 11:02:38 PM
the last 10 minutes were painful. what were the writers thinking?
hey by movienick07	May 21st, 2007 11:06:29 PM
to person said chlo already has kid no she does not that was chases kid and idiots like u are people that hate show because ur dumb!! and this season was weak like the 3rd season,,but promos say they promise make next season great and maybe like they did after the 3rd season they will clean house on writer and redo the show and they bascily ended the season4-6 story arch.. they can do anything next season, recast big time start fresh... maybe more like first season... not a terriost threat but a personal threat on baur, maybe kim dies and jack trys to solve the murder. or jack is on plane thats in hostage sitution, or maybe jack baur becomes the villian and younger agent has to stop baur on getting his revenge on the us for fu--ing him for almost 10 years!!
A-Men tiredpm!!! by telly1138	May 21st, 2007 11:12:50 PM
All this "fuck this show, I quit" stuff... the show's been on for six years and it has one lousy season, so people are gonna bail? FUCK THAT SHIT!!! I'm the first to admit I ran around all last summer and fall saying "24 kicks ass!" and "Watch 24! It rules!", only to have the excellence end with Jack puking after killing Curtis (Black Jack). But just because it's been a weak year doesn't mean I'm giving up on it. It has to give me two solid years of sucking before I'll bail. As for people not getting the end... I think Jack summed it up best with heller: all he's done for Heller and people like him, and he's gotten no thanks. He goes out on a limb for the cunt-tree and when people don't agree with him, they arrest him, fire him, send the Secret Service to kill him, or leave him for dead in China. But he realized that Heller was right too -- wherever he goes, trouble follows. His wife is dead. Kim hates his guts (no real loss there). Palmer, Tony and Michelle are dead. That's why he told Audrey he loved her and left her behind (that and because Kim Raver has yet another new series on this fall). The book is closed on Jack and living in LA I bet. He'll relocate to the east coast probably and Day 7 will open with him finding trouble in the Big Apple (or trouble finding him). I seriously doubt he'll rely on CTU LA (and I DO NOT want to see a preggo Chloe... a good character they've run into the ground with her bearded pussy of an ex Morris). I say let Phillip Bauer be dead and the chip blown up. All this shit with China is getting old already. If Day 7 is to be as groundbreaking as they're promising, Jack needs to fight a more "real world" terrorist plot. The political angle needs to be left out, because since Palmer left office, it's just been corruption on top of corruption (though I loved that twist in the Logan story). They need to lay off the romances/character development of anyone who hasn't been on the show for less than four years too... all this Chloe/Morris and Milo/Doyle/Nadia bullshit made me sick. Poor Buchanan seemed like a put-upon principal at CTU High, not the head honcho for the nation's cracker jack anti-terrorist pros. In review, can CTU for a season, or keep the involvement limited and devoid of geek backstory. Keep the politicos out of it. Don't have China and France team up and threaten to turn the Eiffel Tower into a missile that will destroy the exact city Jack Bauer happens to be in. BE CREATIVE FOR CHRIST SAKES!!! End of rant.
In reference to "Worst. Season. Ever" by telly1138	May 21st, 2007 11:20:08 PM
Bear in mind, I'm not griping about the poster's right to say this year sucked (it did)... but simply that I love how people use quotes from a show that ceased to be entertaining almost ten years ago to make fun of a show that had one bad season out of six. For you hill folk out there, I'm referencing "The Simpsons". It used to be groundbreaking. It used to be edgy. It used to at least mock things that happened in the current year. What did we get this year? A fucking parody of "A Perfect Storm"?!?!? WTF!!! Way to keep it fresh, Groening et al. I read recently that Harry Shearer doesn't even watch it anymore -- he just records his lines and moves on. Don't blame him either. I've watched more episodes this year than I wish to admit, and with the exception of Moe falling in love with a popsicle stick version of himself, I felt so bored and run down watching it that I doubled the dosage of my anti-depressants! And that "24" parody last night... maybe I'd have found it more amusing if I hadn't seen that excellent "South Park" parody of "24" earlier this year, but it was tired, lame, and filled with jokes that just fell flat. Not even the "stamp of approval" and cameos by Kiefer and Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe) made it palatable. I remember when "The Simpsons" was considered what "Family Guy" is today: edgy and entertaining.
When you think about it... by digitalcos	May 21st, 2007 11:36:11 PM
They did the right thing. Everyone was hoping they'd save this season with the finale. Let's face it. There was no saving this season. What they needed to do was save the series. Let's look at this honestly for a second. Everyone's been throwing around all these suggestions for how to save the season in the last two or three episodes. Every suggestion ridiculous. Bring back Tony? Seriously? C'mon. No, this season was a loss and the best thing the finale could do was clean the slate. That's exactly what they did. Writing the season on the fly was russian roulette, this time there was a bullet in the chamber.
Only Jack by Darth Melkor	May 21st, 2007 11:37:28 PM
Next year Jack and the White House people like Tom Lennox will be the only characters to return. The producers have said it's a fresh start. Chloe and CTU will probably not even be on the show. It's clear they were giving Chloe, Buchanan, William Devane, and the rest endings. My prediction is Bauer is back in another city, Powers Boothe is still president, Tom Lennox still works for him. Beyond that, it's all new.
So what was that? by seanny_d	May 21st, 2007 11:40:21 PM
So he's hanging out on the Heller beach house? That's the ending? I'm a little confused.
Worst. Finale. Ever. by pinkfloyd2000	May 21st, 2007 11:41:21 PM
Here's a thought for a better ending: Phil Bauer faked the extent of his injuries and when Jack took off, he was able to get into the boat and meet up with the sub. With the circuit board. Unbeknownst to everyone else. Jack tracks him down and next year's season takes place in China. No CTU, just renegade Jack on the dad hunt. Eh? I see what you're saying though, eppdude -- the writers are now free to do whatever they want. Good thing, because this season was an unmitigated disaster.
Re: the silent clock thing.. by pinkfloyd2000	May 21st, 2007 11:42:47 PM
If I am not mistaken, past seasons have ended with the silent clock. Maybe not all of the past seasons, but I know that it was done before.
digitalcos said what I was thinking by chrth	May 21st, 2007 11:45:58 PM
They wanted to keep their hands free for next season. They gave everyone an ending (except for Doyle, but maybe if he only lost one eye he'll be a pirate?), so they can really go anywhere with Jack next season. Hopefully it'll be someplace more enjoyable than this season.
Hey, they fixed the time travelling for me! by chrth	May 21st, 2007 11:46:31 PM
woot!
Jack Bauer is now his own man. by LordEnigma	May 21st, 2007 11:49:30 PM
Do you see how that changes the show? Do you get that now?
Didnt Jack have a gun with him at the end? by Acid_Frio	May 21st, 2007 11:54:00 PM
I thought he was going to kill himself at the end of the episode after everything that has happened..(even though he has a contract still for the show, but the producers could have gotten him out of it somehow)...the ending was bittersweet and wrapped everything up for the reboot next season.
no perspective by indianrenegade	May 21st, 2007 11:56:03 PM
Goodfellaz - These are my thoughts on season 6 and tonights season finale. Season 6 is obviously the weakest of them so far. Over the last few months, I have watched seasons 1-4 on DVD - I started off last year watching season 5 live and backtracked to catch up - and all past seasons are clearly better written, more exciting, have better characters, the whole nine yards compared to season 6. But hey, the producers recognized this as well and I expect season 7 to get back on track with the rumored retooling. So with that being said, I believe you guys are really short changing tonight's season finale. How great was Buchanan's response to Jack that he could fly the helicopter - total 24 fanboy moment right there. What about Doyle going blind - dark moment but brutal. I liked the rescue operation of the boy knowing that the entire rig was going to explode at any moment. And the actual explosion was great with Jack of course getting out in the nick of time. And I really liked the ending. All season everyone has been complaining (and rightfully so) that the characterization has sucked this year. Not the case in the last 10 minutes. It was Jack being as honest as he has ever been, finally acknowledging that he has been a pawn to the government even though he has sacrificed so much to serve his country. That speech he gave Heller was one of the most important scenes in 24 history. And then you have Jack looking into the ocean, facing a crossroads and then slowly fading away - I thought this was a very appropriate ending. Come on folks, how cheesy would it have been for Tony to have shown up - if he had, half you guys would be ripping it for not being realistic. Criticize this season all you want but in regards to tonights episode, I think a lot of you are spouting off hyperbole and not really thinking about what you are saying. Even though this has been a weak season, tonights episode was not bad at all.
Fix the TalkBack? by tiredpm	May 21st, 2007 11:58:40 PM
Please?
Ha! by areynol2	May 22nd, 2007 12:04:46 AM
I love foilers
WHO RETURNED? by Darth Melkor	May 22nd, 2007 12:08:49 AM
All this hype about some we thought dead showing back up, and I didn't see it. Anyone?
is the talkback screwed up? by Cotton McKnight	May 22nd, 2007 12:09:19 AM
inquiring minds want to know.
Family Guy is "edgy and entertaining"? by Osmosis Jones	May 22nd, 2007 12:10:44 AM
And you complain about The Simpsons doing a Perfect Storm parody six years after the fact when virtually EVERY reference on Family Guy dates from before December 31st, 1989? I agree The Simpsons has sucked for the past decade, but Family Guy has sucked from day one. Oh, and to remain on-topic, why didn't Jack GET IN THE FUCKING BOAT instead of running to get back to the helicopter? "Hey Bill, I've got a perfectly good boat here, so just take off and I'll meet you on the beach."
I swear to God, if Chloe's kid gets kidnapped next year by chrth	May 22nd, 2007 12:23:17 AM
I will put a fucking bullet in my old television (what? I'm not gonna fuck with the HD) So who was Devane talking to, hmm?
Jacks Rant = GOOD, Fade to black at the end =BAD by Mogwai Democracy	May 22nd, 2007 12:33:41 AM
OK, I gotta say I was EXTREMELY dissapointed in that ending. I know they are trying to wrap up everybodies storyline so they can start fresh next year, but that ending was lame. A cop-out. It was a reflection of the fact that the writers have completeley run out of ideas and have no clue where they are going next. These last 2 episodes at least had some good tension. I'm glad that Buchanan survived when I was su

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