Oh, Sandy - you're always getting into such delightful comical romantic scrapes and that. And being cute.

And then, at the end, he becomes president and shoots all the terrorists. With guns.

And we'd be all like: "Oh, president Seth Green. You were better when you were Scott Evil."

And we go: "Oh, president Rachel Green. No one likes you anyway. You are beautiful but self-absorbed and irritating."

And Sandra Palmer would be the worst fucking choice in the history of bad fucking choices. Herc should be deposed from Coax for even suggesting it.

In the last couple of years, it's the lack of planning that's spoiled the show for me, which is a shame because it seems like a relatively easy thing to fix.

Do you think Chloe's baby will be part alien lizard like 'V'?

Of course, most likely it will be a new character - but even then, HAVING a new president and having that president be a significant character in the story are two different things, maybe the new president is just something that will be mentioned or shown in passing.

I think Boothe is still the best acting president 24 ever had. Right or wrong, he is the only one who was ever strong AND yet able to admit when he is wrong and actually think about things instead of pushing ideology or personal agenda. He is also the only one who was able to show any personal growth through the series.

Last season sucked so fucking bad It was humorous. Everyone in Jacks family except his mother was evil.

Jesus give me a fucking break.

Put Jack in the Village until the end.

Nothing else can redeem that train wreck 24 has become.

On a high note his daughetr wasn't kidnapped again.

Man I wish they had just had the balls to set a season in London or Dublin or anywhere far away from the US, but where they still speak English, viewers aren't sitting through subtitles, not even for Jack Bauer... Open the season with Jack working for the US embassy in London, totally divorced from his former career, something quiet behind a desk. A withdrawn man who nobody he works directly with suspects has such a violent past.

The opening 4 episodes of the season establish him and we see the planning of a terrorist take-over of the embassy, which happens with Gruberesque precision. A couple of people try to be heros and die. Jack keeps his head down and is one of the subserviant sheep. He is broken. The 4 episodes develop a new guy who acts in a Die Hard like way (trust me 24 has ripped it off so many times, one more won't harm) being a fly in the ointment. The show really suggest that this guy is our new hero and Jack is being phased out. OK, only idiots are going to fall for that but hey... The end of the four parter shows our new hero caught and about to be executed when bam, in a classic 24 moment the old Bauer returns, saves guy and kills a few toerrorists.

This should set us up nicely for the next 4 episodes which should still revolve purely around the whole hostage situation. There you go 8 episodes, 1/3rd of the season done and nothing but a pure adventure arc, no politics, and all done with new characters, except for Jack. Also this can mainly be done on set with American actors in LA anyway...

The remaining 2/3rds of the season should involve Jack in the UK, and mainly be filmed there. East coast to London is 8 hour flight (maybe less on a military plane) as well so you can even legitimately drop in a Buchannon or Agt. Pierce or somebody towards the end if you want...

They could also have fun with some of the differnces in terms of political process and viewpoints in the UK, as opposed to the US. You can also pull from a different actor pool for the British characters, while still having enough Americans to not scare off the American audience. Imagine someone like Derek Jacobi or Ian McKellan being an upright lord of the realm who is really the bad guy pulling the strings... That would be gravitas right there...

Yeah it is more expensive (although manageable) and more of a risk, but anything less than a spectacular season 7 and surely it will get canceled, another retread won't work, it needs to re-excite fans and have something bigger and different to appeal to new viewers...

Case in point this rumor. Which hopefully is JUST a rumor. I mean...why? Why the fuck do we need yet ANOTHER new President? For fuck's sake, do you guys have any idea how over the top you've become with just disposing of Presidents at the drop of a hat -- you know, those guys elected for FOUR YEAR TERMS -- and yet you go through them like they only have to serve the same time as Paris Hilton. Not to mention at this point...going by 24's continuity...the U.S. would pretty much be in SHAMBLES and people would have taken to the streets in political riots or social unrest over all the shit you've had Presidents doing on the show, simply so you can continually play out your "But see? The government is bad all the way to the top" car -- which frankly has also now become TOTALLY CLICHED AND BORING AS SHIT.

For crying out loud, what was the worst that Powers Booth did last year? What, he pulled a Clinton and slept with the hot blonde? By the end of the year that got swept under the carpet. So fine, just say younger Palmer could never return to office due to perpetual health issues and let Powers Booth be President for a few seasons. For fuck's sake, he's good in the role, looks Presidential, and you'd have a good actor in place. But at the very least ESTABLISH SOME BASE CONTINUITY THAT IMPLIES A TIMELINE THAT MAKES SENSE.

I swear, the truy sad thing about 24 is that is should be almost IMPOSSIBLE to fuck up as a show given the format. It's a gimmick show, a 24 hour time frame with each show equalling an hour. What this show should be like are the old Cliffhanger serials of the 30s and 40s -- you know, that kick ass things that inspired RAIDERS -- where the whole POINT was to simply created a simple story, a driving motivation, and then each "episode" just have the shit hit the fan from all directions.

How you 24 writers sit can't sit in a room in the off season and toss darts at the wall, perpetually trying to top each other out of sheer fun to create 24 episodes that are focused, but yet balls out action and fun to keep people coming back is beyond me. Maybe the change that should be done at 24 isn't a "location" change (though that really is needed at this point), but instead the change that's needed is an ALL-NEW WRITING STAFF since last season clearly showed you guys were just hacking it out for a paycheck. And this year, if it smells that way by about week 3 or 4, you're going to see DROVES of fans finally abandon the show and realize its over.

For crying out loud, I'm a professional writer...there are others here as well...as well as others here who'd love to be in the business, who might have studied film or are trying to get things moving...and I GUARANTEE that the brain trust of AICN geeks that hang out here could put together the outline for an INFINITELY better season of 24 that you guys did last year in just one weekend of working these boards.

SO GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER, WILL YA? OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY FOR PEOPLE WHO DO GIVE A DAMN.

Just don't do it again. I hate cleaning my desk.

Phew! All right, I'll shut up now.

Phew! All right, I'll shut up now.