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ALMEIDA LIVES! by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Sep 19th, 2007 04:05:55 PM
LOVE LIVE THE SOUL PATCH!
This is... by Smerph	Sep 19th, 2007 04:06:06 PM
bizarre stupid and awesome at the same time.
YES TONY!! by coachaaron	Sep 19th, 2007 04:07:59 PM
great news. of course, we've seen it coming for 2 years now, but still great to get the official word. i think they'll be smart enough to keep him around this time.
Lame by Kage	Sep 19th, 2007 04:08:56 PM
i have nothing against ol' soul patch-- but this season is gonna suck ballz. but it can't be worse than last season. right? right??
Zombie Almeida!!! by Purgatori	Sep 19th, 2007 04:09:20 PM
It's from that damn meteroite. I knew it! Woot!
After last year's debacle, I'm giving them 3 episodes by Garbageman33	Sep 19th, 2007 04:10:10 PM
Got that Fox?! You have exactly three episodes to hook me.
YES TONY'S BACK!!!!! by mtoppi1975	Sep 19th, 2007 04:10:32 PM
About f'ing time they brought Tony back. I thought he was dead for sure. Now it'll be nice to see him get a little revenge for Michelle's death. (I miss Michelle. She was my dream girl...)
Wha?? by Birdys Piano Teacher	Sep 19th, 2007 04:10:39 PM
Huh??
LIKE LAZARUS HE HAS RETURNED TO US by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Sep 19th, 2007 04:10:59 PM
LET THIS DAY BE KNOWN AS TONY DAY HENCE FORTH
Did they finally realize that maybe, just maybe... by Garbageman33	Sep 19th, 2007 04:13:59 PM
Killing off all the supporting characters was not the right way to go? Of course, now they have to do some sort of ridculous, voodoo magic explanation for why he's not dead. Here's a thought: maybe you shouldn't have killed him in the first place. It wasn't shocking. And it wasn't super cool. Any moreso than when you killed off Edgar or Curtis or Ryan (ok, that was cool).
Uh... by 24200124	Sep 19th, 2007 04:14:29 PM
What? You gotta be fucking kidding me! They had the sheet over top of him and everything! He as checked out by CTU staff and Jack was crying about it! WTF?!?! I've already lost faith (due to last season's just absolute badness), but not my belief in this show. However, that belief is going to be sorely tested with this news... But I liked Tony anyway, so this is going to be okay... will it?
I was hoping... by Banditmania	Sep 19th, 2007 04:17:10 PM
Fred Ward would show up as his dad.
LAST SEASON NEVER HAPPENED. IT WAS ALL A ZOMBIE DREAM by Pound Sand	Sep 19th, 2007 04:17:15 PM

Make him the villain. by Pops Freshemeyer	Sep 19th, 2007 04:18:10 PM
Jack Bauer vs Ra's Al'Meida would probably almost kick ass. Well, at least until Jack totally punks Tony yet again. Poor Tony...
WILL THE COUGAR COME BACK THIS SEASON TOO? by Pound Sand	Sep 19th, 2007 04:19:36 PM

I'm kind of pissed by BLWiseass	Sep 19th, 2007 04:19:59 PM
but only because i wish i had been surprised when i saw him pop up on screen. The Tony reveal in season 3 I guess it was, was pretty friggin awesome. "who are you calling" "the only person i can trust". When Tony stepped in and blew away the terrorists of the week, I literally jumped out of my seat and pumped my fist. Sigh. I miss when 24 got my blood pumping like that
He better be back for good... by Ironmuskrat	Sep 19th, 2007 04:21:24 PM
I hope this isn't going to be some cheap stunt to boost rating in first couple of episodes. I can almost see it now, Jack is facing certain death and at the last minute Tony jumps out of the bushes and catches a bullet meant for Jack, then Tony keels over dead. Of course jack will pause for a second to make the squinty eye gassy face he always makes when someone close to him is killed, but only for a second because Jack has people to save dammit!
WTF? by cdubbs727	Sep 19th, 2007 04:25:55 PM
I think the circumstances surrounding Tony's reappearance are simply a case of "last season sucked and we lost viewers". I don't buy for a minute that this was some overall plan, because there was nothing to give us the thought that Tony was alive...except, of course, for the ticking clock instead of a silent one, which I always attribute to Fox's stupidity. I don't know what to think about this. Yeah, I'd love seeing Tony and Jack team up again and Carlos Bernard was a great addition to the show and was sorely missed last season. But I also think that in a show that likes to pride itself on being edgy and gritty and unexpected, it's a copout to bring back a character we figured was dead. I don't know how they can even logically explain this except to just pray and hope we don't ask too many questions. And if Heroes winds up having another strong season, my favorite show may have already lost a viewer because of the debacle that was Day 6.
I don't fucking believe it. Seriously. by NoPIX	Sep 19th, 2007 04:25:56 PM
We all hated Tony's demise, it was horribly executed. But these writers are desperate. Zombie Tony rules!
He was just taking a nap guys! by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Sep 19th, 2007 04:26:23 PM
Settle down fellas
Great to have him back. by Knobules	Sep 19th, 2007 04:26:27 PM
Too bad it comes off as a desperate attempt to save the show.
Quit pissing on our parade, shuttlepod_10 by slone13	Sep 19th, 2007 04:28:30 PM
LONG LIVE TONAY ALMEIDA!
Weekend with Tony Almeida. by Knobules	Sep 19th, 2007 04:29:21 PM
Andrew McCarthy and that other guy will prop him up.
As kind of retarded as bringing him back is . . . by underscore_only	Sep 19th, 2007 04:30:49 PM
YES!! FUCKING YES!!!! I knew eventually they'd realize the mistake in killing him off . . . I'm just glad it manifested in bringing his gun-toting, soul-patching ass BACK!! Woot.
Tony Almeida is the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the..... by thepurplelantern	Sep 19th, 2007 04:38:55 PM
This is actually great news. Tony is awesome, and, really, I want to see him die by Jack's hands, just like Curtis, aka Black Jack aka The Black Bauer did.
FUCK! by SUPERJIM	Sep 19th, 2007 04:39:17 PM
Spoiler warnings should be miles bigger!! I had no idea Tony was supposed to come back. Fuck.
why did fox change the ending of season six by emeraldboy	Sep 19th, 2007 04:45:28 PM
I mean tony walking up to jack, that would have been dramatic considering we and jack thought he was dead. but having jack stair into the sea. that was shite.
Moles by SUPERJIM	Sep 19th, 2007 04:47:34 PM
If there is one single fucking mole on the show this season, I'll...... still watch it but will not be happy about it. No sir.
Goddamn it. by CatVutt	Sep 19th, 2007 04:58:38 PM
Don't get me wrong...I like the move, but after all the speculation about it and our calls for Zombie Almeida and everything, it would've been such a rush to see him appear without the spoiler. Now, it can't help but be a little bit of a letdown.
Tony faked his by emeraldboy	Sep 19th, 2007 04:59:48 PM
own death and jack was in on it. somthing happen off camera. Tony is now deranged. This is fox after all so dont be suprised if jack starts wearing a green shirt like bruce in Die Hard and Tony is the series pissed off villain. He is out to bring down the country. he hears that the villain was jacks father and he has turned against his old friend. If this is the last season. I am going to make a prediction. Tony Kills Jack!
When there's no more room in hell. by glodene	Sep 19th, 2007 05:02:17 PM
Soul Patch will walk the earth (in primetime) Shudder!
I hope he doesn't just have a cameo and then get killed by Mullah Omar	Sep 19th, 2007 05:06:22 PM
I was bummed out when virtually all the longtime cast members got whacked in Season 5. I don't think most of the character deaths on 24 add much to the drama, anyway. The most resonant death on the show for me has been Chapelle because of how the situation exposed what everyone assumed was a bad guy as a good guy deep down, and it didn't feel at all like the writers cheated. If 24 could give every death that sort of drama, I'd be okay with the body count, but so often interesting characters seem to get killed off for simple shock value. If Tony is back, bring him back to stay.
HALLELUJAH!!! by SkidMarkedUndies	Sep 19th, 2007 05:07:46 PM
THERE IS A GOD and JACK BAUER PRAISES HIM FOR TONY'S RETURN!! HUZZAH!
i can't believe WE watch this crap by SantiagoAtez	Sep 19th, 2007 05:22:59 PM
I say "WE" because I'm guilty as charged, as well. I don't even look forward to the episodes, but I watch them anyway....thinking that show will finally grow out of its superficial soap-opera fox-news self-recycling piece of shit form. But it never seems to do it...
Cross it over with "Prison Break"... by Christopher3	Sep 19th, 2007 05:27:14 PM
Which is also straining credulity at this point. Bionic Almeida vs. the Burrows Brothers in a Thunderdome Prison Deathmatch. Why not? It worked for Aliens and Predators. No wait - it didn't.
BRING BACK EDGAR! by photoboy	Sep 19th, 2007 05:31:56 PM
Seriously, I thought he was great.
...and over the blue whale we go... by eppdude	Sep 19th, 2007 05:41:46 PM
cuz 24 jumped the shark long ago.
Tony is the shit by Charlie Murphy	Sep 19th, 2007 05:53:10 PM
who was so pissed at 24 when they killed him he couldn't shut the fuck up about it for like three weeks? This guy. how are they gonna explain this one, i wonder...
Fuck yeah! TOE-NEEEEEEEEEE! by raw_bean	Sep 19th, 2007 05:57:04 PM
I mean, realistically it's sucky and contrived bringing back a dead character like this, but I hated the way he went out even more than I hated the fact that he went out at all (which was a lot), and it'll be great to have him back. His re-entrance in Season 4 was one of the great moments in TV for me.
feh, we all knew Tony was coming back by newc0253	Sep 19th, 2007 06:03:58 PM
now, if they brought back Michelle, that would be news.
wouldn't is suck if they brought him back by punto	Sep 19th, 2007 06:04:58 PM
just to give him a proper death? you know it would make for a great twist. plus he's only on the "first few hours" according to this
punto by PirateEmery	Sep 19th, 2007 06:11:24 PM
You are a puta. Don't even dare give the 24 writers such an idea. Although I know it wouldn't be such a surprise coming from that crew.
24 jumps the shark. Again by kungfuhobbit	Sep 19th, 2007 06:13:59 PM
This is just shit. The writers need to wrap up 24 this season for good
I'd take Edgar back instead of Tony also. by Rumpel Tumskin	Sep 19th, 2007 06:31:35 PM
When he died, a little bit of the show died with him....sniff. Plus i think he could have given Morris much better shit than Milo did, who I am glad is dead.
Maybe he will help bring the show back by performingmonkey	Sep 19th, 2007 06:32:50 PM
Who gives a frak about the explanation of how he's alive, he's BACK and that's what the show needs, a little grounding and reassurance from a 'veteran'. Fucking hell, does anyone remember the greatness of season 1? That and season 5 are still two of the greatest seasons of television ever. Seasons 2 and 3 came close too (I thought the second half of 4 sucked and 6...well...). Come ON Cochran/Gordon/Surnow, give us a fucking great season!
video recording by rhaps0dy	Sep 19th, 2007 06:36:24 PM
I reckon it is just a cheap trick and jack just finds some videos which tony left behind in case of his death! Hence he will be back only not in the living flesh
Season 7 Zombie Season? Darlton was right! by PirateEmery	Sep 19th, 2007 06:53:40 PM
shuttlepod, great memory! Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse believed that Season 7 of LOST would be the Zombie season where all the dead characters came back.
Bring Tony's Wife Back Too. by estacado	Sep 19th, 2007 06:54:52 PM
She the only hot girl that doesn't make me wanna slap her in the face. That arab chick is such a bitch-slut, I can't stand it. And don't get me started with Chloe. And Pitrelli's wife is a whining bitch.
FOX LISTEN UP by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 19th, 2007 06:59:21 PM
You realised you made a huge mistake killing off Almeida. So bring him back for thw whole series. 24 isn't 24 without Tony Almeida. Tony and Jack must never be seperated. LONG LIVE TONY ALMEIDA!!!!
The whole press release SPOILERS by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 19th, 2007 07:04:41 PM
The innovative, addictive, Emmy Award-winning television series "24" resets the clock for Season Seven with a special two-night premiere event Sunday, Jan. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, Jan. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on Fox. In keeping with Fox's commitment to airing original programming year-round, the intense season will unfold in "24's" regular 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT time period beginning Monday, Jan. 14, and will continue to air all originals all season into June. "Day 7" of "24" will continue the show's unique and trend-setting format with compelling new elements. 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. "Tony's uncertain fate near the end of 'Day 5' left the door open for his return," said executive producer/show-runner Howard Gordon. "And since there was no silent clock at the conclusion of his last appearance the '24' tribute to a major character's demise we always kept this as a possibility." Bernard's return highlights a list of notable cast members clocking in for Season Seven, including the previously announced 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. 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.
Agent Sean Willinger? by Garbageman33	Sep 19th, 2007 07:25:24 PM
Nah, Rhys Coiro will always be Billy Walsh to me. I wonder if he still has the giant Pablo Escobar tattoo on his back.
Michelle Fucking Dressler! by Vonfolger	Sep 19th, 2007 07:39:14 PM
... Better be back as well. I never bought them dying for ONE second. They were the heads of their own private security firm! Only themselves, Chloe and the Palmer (The real palmer) being the only ones alive that knew Jack's secret... and BAM three killed in one episode for a hell of a ratings stunt.. The three best characters ever on the series dead instantly... stupid... bring them all back.
Whoohoo!!! by Mako	Sep 19th, 2007 07:40:52 PM
If "24" is jumping the shark... bring on the feeding frenzy!!! Soul-Patch is BACK!!!
Another nail in the coffin by The Artist FKA Vesuvio	Sep 19th, 2007 08:06:09 PM
RIP 24 * Day One + 1/2 Day Three
Sweet God by jmac4ever	Sep 19th, 2007 08:15:48 PM
Could it be true? Could they actually be LISTENING? So, so good to have Tony back.
Sweet God by jmac4ever	Sep 19th, 2007 08:16:23 PM
Could it be true? Could they actually be LISTENING? So, so good to have Tony back.
Upstairs we are having a fabulous party... by Shermdawg	Sep 19th, 2007 08:35:15 PM
...but we've run out of wine. So I am forced to borrow a bottle of yours. My God, it stinks in here! It stinks of stupid women wondering about Tony. Wondering where he could be. Who he is with. What he's thinking. Whether he's thinking of you. And whether he'll ever return someday.
I think Tony's first onscreen kill by Ultron ver 2.0	Sep 19th, 2007 08:37:01 PM
should be him bludgeoning someone with his Cub mug. Then filling it up with Maker's Mark, and doing a Captain Morgan pose on the corpse. LONG LIVE SOULPATCH!
There is no possible way... by PushTheButton	Sep 19th, 2007 08:43:47 PM
they can write up an explaination for Tony NOT being dead at day five. I didn't like the death either, but the writers are just making it worse by piling on more bullshit. "no silent clock" my ass. If you wanted him to stay alive, you'd rush him out on a strecher like Silver Spoons, not put a fucking sheet over hm!
Bringing back tony in the season 6 finale by Jor-El23	Sep 19th, 2007 08:52:41 PM
would have at least somewhat salvaged an awful season.
I wouldn't mind if Almeida took over for Jack... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Sep 19th, 2007 09:01:23 PM
Maybe for the second half of this season, or next season, Tony could take over. Another gimmick idea would be to depict Jack's and Tony's activities running in parallel to one another via split screen. Basically, I think this show needs a fresh start and new approach, and turning Almeida into an equal-parter/protagonist to Jack would have the potential to amp up the excitement in a more innovative manner.
Dust off that Cubs Mug props guy!!!! by jimbojones123	Sep 19th, 2007 09:05:13 PM
I don't care if they spin it as seasons 5 and 6 were elseworlds episodes of 24. Great job producers. Continuity can kiss my fanny!!
Really -- Season 6 would be at least 2 spots higher by jimbojones123	Sep 19th, 2007 09:16:06 PM
If Tony came back at the end. Maybe he pistol whips Secetary Heller and brushes Audry's Mane. Then Tony and Jack do shots out of the Cubs Mug and laugh about how stupid Doyle was for opening up that package. Dumbass. They should also call him Spoonie.
Need Reiko Aylesworth back... by chromedome	Sep 19th, 2007 09:17:42 PM
...I would be willing to suspend my disbelief for her.
BRING IT! by blacklodgebob	Sep 19th, 2007 09:55:45 PM
I'm really excited for this. This means we're one step closer to Nina's even more evil twin sister showing up, which I've been gunning for a while now.
Also... by blacklodgebob	Sep 19th, 2007 09:56:34 PM
I heard early on Tony might be the big bad for season 7...are they still going that route?
Now we just need the ghost of Michelle Dessler by Osmosis Jones	Sep 19th, 2007 09:58:16 PM
I LOVE YOU, REIKO!!!
it's not Tony Almeida but his twin bro, Larry Almeida by howardroark	Sep 19th, 2007 10:08:55 PM
they of the flying Almeida bros.
Tony Almeida's not dead, he's FROZEN!! by uss cygnus	Sep 19th, 2007 10:14:43 PM
And as soon as they found a cure for the toxin, they thawed out Tony. Have you ever taken a cold shower? Well, magnify that by 50,000 times and that's how pissed off Tony's gonna be! I'm going to get Tony, Jack, the Duke, John Cassavettes, Lee Marvin and Sam Peckinpah, and a case a whiskey, and we're going to drive down to Texas...."Hey, you really are a cougar, you know that?" Why don't you shut up and GET ME A HACKSAW, PAL!
Bizarro Tony, like that evil twin Riker from ST:TNG... by Darth Bauer	Sep 19th, 2007 10:26:42 PM
But instead he has a mustache, because mustaches are evil.
I hope the cougar has a speaking role... by Triceratops on Fire	Sep 19th, 2007 11:36:46 PM
Cause that would TOTALLY ground this series in reality. Yep.
I'm really torn by Anino	Sep 20th, 2007 12:00:01 AM
As much as I loved the Tony character, and as much as I hated his 'demise'...I don't know, I just don't know about bringing him back this way. And if it's at the beginning of the season, the silliness factor of a soap-opera style resurrection will set the tone for the rest of the season. How are they going to pull this off without everyone rolling their eyes? Or will he be seen in a flashback a la Lost? Or will it be his funeral, and his corpse snickers like Jimmy Fallon in an SNL sketch? Or will they prop him up like a post-suicidal Antony on an Egyptian throne with a pistol in his hand and a phone that keeps going off without being answered? DAMNIT!!!
This is fucking stupid... by Sledge Hammer	Sep 20th, 2007 12:00:56 AM
I love 24, and I make no apologies for that fact, but this is the lamest thing they've ever done. Yeah, Almeida was popular, and a great character, and nobody wanted to see him killed off, but that's the point, that's why it meant something when they had Weller kill him, to retcon that is utter bullshit. What a load.
24 has always required a certain amount... by chromedome	Sep 20th, 2007 12:22:38 AM
...of willing suspension of disbelief and "buying in" from the viewers. The last season ramped that up (down?) to a willing suspension of the gag and puke reflex So I guess it will be required to be willing to take it up the ___ with the new season. "The enema of my enema is my friend"
I say rework the entire show: by chromedome	Sep 20th, 2007 12:30:03 AM
24: twenty four hours of ONLY the hottest women (Mandy, Michelle, Nina, Kim, others) in uncensored sessions with CTU Dermatologists being searched, scanned, and scrunitized from every angle for Suspicious Moles. It just AINT 24 if there aint no moles....
This is the best news I've heard in months! by LoneGun	Sep 20th, 2007 12:31:23 AM
If anything can get 24 back on its feet after that faltering sixth season, it's Tony Almeida. Hopefully, they'll keep him around for the long run. Who else to take over as leading man on the show, if ever they were to kill off Jack Bauer, always a bizarre possibliity? It would be interesting if Almeida took the lead for just one season. Either way, he always felt integral to the show. I think it's great that they're bringing him back. If only they could do the same for Michelle Dressler. She was awesome.
Soul Patch 4 Life by CrazyJoeDavola	Sep 20th, 2007 12:59:35 AM
Welcome back Tony!
Fucking A! by biggerjohn	Sep 20th, 2007 01:17:04 AM
Yes it's ridicoulous but who fucking cares- it ain't 24 without him. I'm 100% behind the return of the 'patch. (They should play it like Jack enters the building- see the cubs mug and piece it together possibly using the Tim Bisley line of "you've gotta be fucking kidding"). TONY RULES!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! by Dannychico	Sep 20th, 2007 01:21:51 AM
This is the greatest TV news in the history of my life. I don't care how implausible his return is. 24 needs him back. AND HE BETTER NOT BE KILLED OFF AGAIN.
"in the history of your LIFE"???? by chromedome	Sep 20th, 2007 01:38:47 AM
..are you 3 months old? Just kidding, Dannychico. Enjoy!
JackBauer@CTU by JackBauer@CTU	Sep 20th, 2007 01:46:46 AM
Nina never got a silent clock either...AND we never actually did see Jack fatally shoot her. Maybe he missed? Maybe his gun had rubber bullets and just really, really bruised her?
FUCK YES! by Mogwai Democracy	Sep 20th, 2007 01:53:07 AM
now we're talking! i've long held that Tony was still alive. no silent clock, plus his death was just ambiguous by 24 standards: an injection? c'mon. like i said before: we don't know what he was injected with, we don't know how much of a dose he got, we don't know how deep the needle penetrated and if he got a dose in a vein, in the muscle tissue, body fat, etc. and we've all seen the news stories where someone wakes up in the morgue and freaks all the doctors out. it is very possible for Tony to be alive, no shark jumping required. but i gotta say... i am PISSED that fucking Fox chose to spoil this in A FUCKING PRESS RELEASE MONTHS BEFORE THE SHOW EVEN AIRS!!! most likely they are just trying to build up their audience again after so many people jumped ship after last season, but c'mon! how cool would it have been to be watching the premiere and have Tony fucking appear when no one was expecting it? that would have been a hell of a moment and now Fox ruined it! still, i gotta say season 7 is shaping up to be a winner. also glad to see Bill coming back! have some faith people and lets see what the premiere brings. can't wait to see that Cubs mug again!
He comes back with superpowers by LittleDudes	Sep 20th, 2007 02:15:08 AM
See the photoshops all up ins http://tinyurl.com/2muefb
Hope that they don't... by Rich Malone	Sep 20th, 2007 02:25:46 AM
I'm with you guys that this is great news for 24...I'm actually surprised that they brought him back (must've had the fox interns scrollinjg through AICN). BUT, the whole 'he's only going to be in the first few episodes' thing scares me...and when you think about it, there might just be a logical explanation. Think about it. Jack's in D.C., facing a committe that might possibly bring him up on charges, and the panel is going over all of his missions (from operation Nightfall/ before the show begins all the way to season six), he's thinking about the times and the people and his co-workers, and then BAM..... A 'Lost' style flashback that plays in between the season 7 action showing him and Tony working together on a mission, circa 1999-2000(right before the timeline of the show's reality). That would explain why Carlos Bernard would only be in the first few hours (unless the producers are just fuckin' wit' us). But I hope that he'll continue with the show for the full two-year run.
Who the hell cares how they bring him back? by Big Dumb Ape	Sep 20th, 2007 03:31:17 AM
The truth is, as much as many of us love 24 and HATE to say this, last year was utter crap -- a true 5 turd rating. Talk about a total waste of an entire season that went completely nowhere and had some of the shittiest writing ever. So frankly I don't care how they bring back zombie Tony. I'm sure they'll toss out some excuse that they think is clever, but whether it makes sense or not this is one instance where my mind will turn off and gloss over it and I'll instantly say "Yeah, whatever." The truth is bringing Tony back is the BEST news I've heard yet -- Fox and the Producers KNOW the fans wanted this -- and it certainly will help to generate some good will since the idea of Jack reporting to President Hillary already has this show in serious shit waters, and it hasn't even debuted yet. I mean, come on, a little reality check. How many Presidents are we supposed to have gone through in so few seasons? Why they just didn't keep Powers Boothe is beyond me. You went to the trouble of introducing him, he was good in the role, so why not keep SOME continuity going? Oh, that's right, it's 24. We have to have yet ANOTHER new President so we can do the whole "bad President" and conspiracy at the highest levels crap all over again. As if THAT storyline hasn't gotten pretty fucking stale on 24 as well...
Another desperate move. by The Selecter	Sep 20th, 2007 03:38:01 AM
and let's face it, the show needs a whole lot more than the return of a dead beloved character for a handful of episodes to save its ass. This sort of revisionist history only makes the producers look worse.
24, New Season: Episode 1, Scene 1. by bobbyjoe	Sep 20th, 2007 03:38:01 AM
Jack: "Tony?! Is it really you?" Tony: "Yes, Jack, I didn't really die, I..." [Sound Effect: Gunshot. Tony keels over from a bullet straight through the head]. Jack: "Dammit!"
24, New Season: Episode 1, Scene 3. by bobbyjoe	Sep 20th, 2007 03:47:26 AM
[Jack answers his door to find Tony in a head bandage] Jack: "What the hell, Tony? I just saw you get shot through the head less than ten minutes ago." Tony: "I survived, Jack! I know it sounds incredible, but..." [Sound effect: Whoosh. Tony keels over with a spear straight through his chest]. Jack: "Dammit!"
Kim & Chase were Nuked in Valencia ? by Regis Travolta	Sep 20th, 2007 03:52:12 AM
At the start of Day 5 Jack asked about Kim and Chase because he had been hiding for 18 months and avoided all contact with Kimbo. He wanted her to think he was dead remember? I think Chloe or Bill told Jack that they moved to Valencia living happily there. But -- When the nuke went off in Day 6 it was in Valencia! Therefore Kim and Chase most likely were killed. Sure they could've been out of town that day but isn't that unlikely? Well no apparently not. If Tony can come back then Kimbo and Chase can also come back. How about Mandy? Certainly. She got a Presidential Pardon at the end of Day 4. What this show really needs is to bring back Nina! She was the best villain ever. Can she have an evil twin? A twin even more evil than she was? Sarah Clarke deserves another go-round on 24 she rocked.
24, New Season: Episode 1, Scene 7. by bobbyjoe	Sep 20th, 2007 03:54:11 AM
Jack is running down the street frantically talking into his cellphone. Suddenly he hears a voice calling his name from an alley. Jack enters the alley. Jack: "Who is it? Come out or I'll shoot!" [Tony emerges, wearing a head bandage and with a spear through his chest] Tony: "Jack, it's me!" Jack: "For the love of God, Tony, how can you possibly be alive?" Tony: "I know you won't believe this, Jack, but it looks like the spear just missed my..." [Sound effect: Growling. Tony keels over as a rabid wolfhound tears out his throat]. Jack: "Dammit!"
24, New Season: Episode 1, Scene 11. by bobbyjoe	Sep 20th, 2007 03:57:51 AM
Jack is in the middle of a meeting with Bill Buchanan. Suddenly, Bill's secretary buzzes Bill's office. Secretary: "Uh, Mr. Buchanan, there's a man with a head bandage, a spear through his chest, and some sort of dog hanging off his neck who wants to speak to Mr. Bauer." Jack: [makes a "no, no, no" sign to Bill. We see Jack and Bill hide behind a table as a bemused Tony Almaeda wanders around peeking in Bill's office windows until he finally gives up and leaves]. End of epsiode.
That news has made my fkn day!!! by smellmycheese	Sep 20th, 2007 04:10:18 AM
Seriously, it has. I've still not watched season 6 yet - going by reviews/reports, I may not actually bother... but the return of Tony in season 7 guarantees I'll be watching. Personally, I think 24 has had its day and the new season will really need to shake it up to maintain my interest, but if they decide to reintroduce Tony and then give Bernard his own Tony Almeida P.I. spin-off series, then that would be great. In fact, that's what 24 should become... or at least a Starsky & Hutch style show with Jack and Tony both taking centre stage.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS ISNT BIG NEWS! by Cotton McKnight	Sep 20th, 2007 04:30:40 AM
DANG! Thank heavens he is back. I'm speechless.
Garth Knight=Garth Almeida by uss cygnus	Sep 20th, 2007 06:03:43 AM
And he's driving Goliath, bitch.
exactly Big Dumb Ape by just pillow talk	Sep 20th, 2007 06:32:52 AM
Tony can have laser beams on the back of his head, and it's all good. At the very least, they got me to watch at least the episodes that Tony is in.
Actually... by DocPazuzu	Sep 20th, 2007 06:50:42 AM
...it's no sillier than the way Jack faked his own death in order to fool the Chinese. If that had occurred off-stage, we would have all groaned at how stupid it would be seeing Jack return. The real trick here is not finding a WAY to fake the Tonemeister's death, but rather finding a plausible REASON for it. What must be obvious is that it was either an official CTU project or something concocted by a core group within CTU. No way did he just wake up and fuck off on his own.
watching this show requires checking any plausibility by just pillow talk	Sep 20th, 2007 06:58:40 AM
at the door to begin with. I do agree with you Doc that they should at least attempt to explain how it is that Mr. Soul Patch is still alive and kicking. Since next season will be taking place in D.C., perhaps his appearance will be linked to some D.C. group...
It just struck me by The Selecter	Sep 20th, 2007 07:11:59 AM
that Cochran and Surnow also killed off a supporting character in the TV version of La Femme Nikita...only to "bring him back" as a lost twin who had been kept hidden by the Section organization. So the Larry Almeida jokes may not be that far fetched.
So fucking stupid... by DanielKurland	Sep 20th, 2007 08:15:52 AM
Seven years is long for any show, let alone one who is continuously spinning its wheels, and just had arguably their worst season. Let it end soon before we get to season 10.
Greatest tv news I've heard in a LONG time by clockpolitiks	Sep 20th, 2007 08:26:34 AM
I was insanely angry at how lame and pointless the death of Tony Almeida was. It almost turned me off of 24 for good. Seriously, the sixth season suffered mainly because there weren't any good characters left. Without them, how could the story be that great. That's what people failed to realize I think. Season 5 basically fucked every season after it by killing all the god damn characters. This gives me some hope for season 7.
oh and by the way when the series opens by emeraldboy	Sep 20th, 2007 08:32:27 AM
Jack is on trial for something.......
uss cygnus: nice job with the Tony's Not Dead post by chrth	Sep 20th, 2007 08:39:50 AM

I dig Tony dying every hour-- Very Kennyish by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 09:00:10 AM
And very Monty Python Holy Grailish.
ZomB Tony chooses Life, here's why... by HoboJuiceExplosion	Sep 20th, 2007 09:05:42 AM
YES!!!
BIZARRO!!!! THE CUBS MUG COMMETH!!! by turketron	Sep 20th, 2007 09:21:21 AM
Holy shit, this is the craziest news I've heard all week, I don't even care that its a spoiler! I'm shocked, honestly, but I'm happy. I seriously thought he was dead... how the hell are they going to write this one? I'm glad they didn't kill him off without a silent clock, that would be disrespectful.
Bizzaro Cubs Mug by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 09:22:31 AM
Turns Water into Blood.
TONY!! Now i cant wait til Jan! by provider84	Sep 20th, 2007 09:26:49 AM
Who cares how he is brought back. Tony and Michelle were the only decent CTU supporting cast members this show has had. Now i need to go watch season 5 again!
TONY ALMEIDA IS UNBREAKABLE by turketron	Sep 20th, 2007 09:28:29 AM
I mean, seriously. He was shot in the neck and up running CTU a few hours later way back in season 3. His resistance to damage would have obviously increased over the years. We should have known that it would take more than an injection from RoboCop to do him in.
This is great news! Those by Omar B	Sep 20th, 2007 09:43:50 AM
This is great news! Those first few seasons I always thought of as the Jack and Tony show. Aside from the first season when they didnt see eye to eye they are a good team. Hey, Tony helped Jack fake his "death" at CTU in season 4 so why couldnt the same have happened with Tony? I'm so glad, he's my favorite person they killed off.
My God, Omar B! by DocPazuzu	Sep 20th, 2007 09:54:04 AM
I think you just may have hit upon the solution! I had forgotten Tony was in on the faked death thing! Maybe the stuff in the syringe meant for Peter Weller was the same kind of weird knockout serum! Maybe someone was fixing to fake Weller's death and Tony got the dose instead! Remember where you heard it first, folks! AICN talkback!
No kidding, clockpolitiks... by Cotton McKnight	Sep 20th, 2007 10:09:25 AM
Season 5 kind of reminds me of that old Bugs Bunny cartoon where Daffy Duck (I think) is trying to impress the talent agent. He tries everything but then finally, he takes this potion and he explodes. The talent agent says "that was FANTASTIC!" and Daffy says "I know.. only trouble is, I can only do it once". He was, of course, dead.
excuse me while i go scream to the gods "thank you" by macgruder	Sep 20th, 2007 10:56:09 AM
i KNEW Tony couldnt have died like that, too big of a character to die without beeps. Thank god my favorite cast member is coming back, but they better not kill him off in the first few hours now. Tony needs to take over the show once Jack is out of contract.
bobbyjoe - you so funny you inspire my first post by shloey	Sep 20th, 2007 10:58:23 AM
Dude, you made me laugh so hard coworkers were looking at me. To all Talkbackers, the 24 talkbacks are one of the great online experiences of my life. Suggestion/question: Do many of you watch the syndicated version on A&E? It's about 1/3 into Season 4 now - I've seen every episode of the series but these; I started watching about halfway through Day 4. Every day after an episode ends I shake my head in disbelief at how amazing this show is. Anyway, should we discuss the daily A&E shows? Irony: Tony just came back in yesterday's ep; today FOX tells us he'll return again in Day 7.
First episode cliffhanger revealed by Haunted Tank	Sep 20th, 2007 11:14:54 AM
Tony appears as a surprise guest at David Palmer´s and Nina Myers´wedding! Welcome back Tony!!
OMG NO SOUL PATCH by BurgerKing	Sep 20th, 2007 11:45:47 AM
They wouldn't dare...would they??
Michelle ain't coming back by oisin5199	Sep 20th, 2007 01:06:42 PM
but she'll be alive and well on ER over at NBC. And Chase and Kim were not in Valencia. In fact, remember Chase and Kim split up, which is why she was hanging with the skeevy psychiatrist, C. Thomas Howell.
The big reveal should be... by turketron	Sep 20th, 2007 02:21:49 PM
Tony Almeida is... 1)Now a vampire. 2)Now a zombie (too easy) 3)Now a cyborg (better, faster, stronger... we can rebuild him. we have the technology.) 4)Related to Mikhail (eye patch dude that wouldn't die) from Lost. 5)IS A FRAKKIN SKINJOB.
bring back the lesbian who jumped out of the plane by Faust_8	Sep 20th, 2007 02:37:22 PM
quality TV, lesbians jumping out of airplanes and sitting naked by fires in the desert.
Mandy and Kate Warner by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 02:53:20 PM
And her nutjob sister for sure must return!!!
faust-b by emeraldboy	Sep 20th, 2007 02:59:13 PM
that was mandy. and she has popped up in this series from time to time. The last time we saw her, Jack arrested her and she demanded something from then president david palmer before he was brought dwon an immunity from prosecution deal amd we havent seen her since.
End of Season 6 ... by papawapa	Sep 20th, 2007 03:09:14 PM
So they surprise at the end of day 6 was supposed to be Tony's return? What happened with that plan? Some sort of strike in the shaman union preventing timely resurrection?
papawapa by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 03:16:08 PM
That would have automatically turned a * one star season into a **** 4 star season!!!
That Knocked Up DVD with that guy's face by qweruiop	Sep 20th, 2007 04:05:51 PM
It's almost to the point that it's sickening seeing that all around. The oily curly hair, the unshaven face, the pudgy cheeks and neck. Ugh that's disgusting stuff. Is it me or it a staple now for the "40-year-old" movie makers to showcase on their posters a pathetic looking man (or men) with stupid looking gawking faces.
yeah, Spoonie sucked by batmanthehorse	Sep 20th, 2007 05:05:16 PM
He was a lame ass character that Spoonie mother fucker but 24 went downhill during season 5, not season 6. Season 6 was bad from the get go.
The most beautiful moment of existence by Almeida The White	Sep 20th, 2007 05:14:54 PM
On those frequent, lonely nights of my existence, when I've eaten my take away food and watched Arrested Development with the audio commentary on, there is nothing left for the evening but Masturbation, and in that perfect, white hot moment of passion when I reach the point of climax it is the word "Almeida" bursting forth from my mouth that signals the arrival of orgasm... my underpants remain unspoiled
Tony as Kenny from South Park by DarthFloyd	Sep 20th, 2007 05:37:41 PM
Jack: I thought we killed you off a while ago Tony: This is the year 2020...we have technology to revive the dead, and here I am! Tony: Jack, I've been shot, I'm dying (closes eyes, stops breathing) Jack: Son-Of-A-Bi+ch...They Killed Tony! Dammit!!! You Bastards!!!
The premise outlined in that press release... by kevred	Sep 20th, 2007 06:40:26 PM
...sounds like another year of Jack sitting on the sidelines while other, pointless characters spend hours trying to justify why the camera is on them instead of Jack. Hopefully he'll bust out of his confinement quickly and then take over the show; if I have to sit through another season of side characters and their dramas, I'll...not be sitting through another season of that junk.
24:The Fugitive? by genesis495	Sep 20th, 2007 09:12:42 PM
Could it be that this season Jack is on trial found guilty, breaks out of prison by some kick ass moves. Goes on the run and Tony becomes the main person hunting Jack. OR Could it be that Logan comes back behind some giant conspiracy lasting the previous six seasons with zombie Almeida and Nina's "Sister" as his evil henchmen.
I love it how they run out of plot at hour 16-17 by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 10:42:31 PM
every year. Cracks me up when they put together the stand alone episodes. Russian dude cutting off his arm. Sub from season 5. Ricky Retardo and his near retarded brother. Jack's Dad. President Logan and wife and Aaron Pierce: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. coming back for no reason last year. The Cougar. Deasmond as a German Agent. Naked Lesbian Mandy is the ONLY reason to have stand alone episodes. A cameo by her is always welcome.
Potential end of season 6 by AlwaysThere	Sep 20th, 2007 10:51:49 PM
Was that the one where Jack gets thrown into a van and Tony is sitting there in front of him?
AlwaysThrere by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 10:58:09 PM
Yes, then they are forced to pleasure eachother orally. Yes, gay jokes are still funny. Ninth grade wasn't that long ago was it? Guess I could be supporting writer on Kevin Smith's new movie. Just have to add in another Jack-off joke or two.
AlwaysThrere by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 10:58:14 PM
Yes, then they are forced to pleasure eachother orally. Yes, gay jokes are still funny. Ninth grade wasn't that long ago was it? Guess I could be supporting writer on Kevin Smith's new movie. Just have to add in another Jack-off joke or two.
I bet Jack goes nuts a la Beautiful Mind by jimbojones123	Sep 20th, 2007 10:59:55 PM
and IMAGINES Tony being there. What a whack job he's become after the Chinese and Secretary Heller torturing of his mind.
Constipation makes a comeback! by RetroActive	Sep 20th, 2007 11:22:15 PM
"This is Almeida...yeah, I'm still constipated. And of course, some part of my neck or face has a bandage on it. Now, who the hell am I talking to?"
I joined AICN just to write "Zombie Soul Patch Almeida" by MrMysteryGuest	Sep 20th, 2007 11:51:56 PM
Oh, and "Naked Mandy" too! :)
The reason by Turd Furgeson	Sep 21st, 2007 12:02:25 AM
24 sucked last season is because there was no soul patch........ Almeda = ratings and coolness.... I dont care if they shot him in the fucking head, he needed to come back.... suspension of disbelief here I come....
Curtis Regenerated... by DarthFloyd	Sep 21st, 2007 12:12:48 AM
Perhaps Curtis is a missing Timelord from Gallifrey. He died and regenerated into Almeda.
Did Curtis get the special death ending? by Pops Freshemeyer	Sep 21st, 2007 03:37:33 AM
I mean, they showed him get shot, and said he died, but did we really see him dead? Maybe they can bring him back with Dina Araz, Ryan Chappelle, George Mason, and the broad who nina allegedly killed in season one. Oh yeah, if Nadia doesn't come back this season, I'm going to riot.
Either way now that we know fox screwed by emeraldboy	Sep 21st, 2007 04:46:57 AM
the ending of season. the beginning of season 7 will make no sense whatsoever. The public will say why the hell is jack on trial and what did he do. The end of season had jack looking down at the sea at the heller estate.
the retarded brother was the end for me yet I kept by emeraldboy	Sep 21st, 2007 07:28:05 AM
watching. I will be watching less and less.
Season 7 takes place in Heaven by The Artist FKA Vesuvio	Sep 21st, 2007 07:40:29 AM
Don't you get it fools? Jack jumped from the cliff at the end of season 6, so he died, and now Saint Peter will judge him from all the bad stuff he has done. That's how Tony's coming back. That's how everybody's coming back, actually. Palmer, Cherry, Nina, Logan, the Salazar Brothers, the Drazen brothers. It's an all out war in Afterlife between God's soldiers and Satan's. Satan's being the US agents, of course.
emeraldboy by jimbojones123	Sep 21st, 2007 08:55:39 AM
It's like the Incredible Hulk ending of him walking down the street trying to hitch a ride. Every season of 24 must now end with Jack at the Heller Compound looking down the beach.
Why not just by emeraldboy	Sep 21st, 2007 04:50:09 PM
pay off Kiefer and the rest of the cast like chelsea football club did with Moruhinio yesterday and release a statement they werent all sacked and they didnt resign but due to incompetent writing, all the cast agreed to leave by Mutual consent. 24 is closed down end of story. goodnight.
Soylentmean by emeraldboy	Sep 22nd, 2007 05:53:09 AM
I agree about the x-files. I aint gonna happen, unfortunately. Maybe in Cartoon form.
The only way this could be cool.... by SquirrelPhister	Nov 6th, 2007 11:37:20 PM
...is if Tony is a zombie (or "rage-infected" for the 13-18 year olds out there) leading a zombie army yeah...

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