Comments on: 24 Is Back — Please Kill The President

By: Sean Madden

Sean Madden — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

What I can’t get over is the guy they cast as the FBI agent. Do you remember? Can you place him? He’s the guy who gets embarrassed by Matt Damon in the Harvard bar in Good Will Hunting, the fellow Mini Driver refers to as a “Michael Bolton Clone.”

“Yeah, but I will have a degree. And you’ll be servin’ my kids fries at a drive-thru on our way to a skiing trip.”

Love it!

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ha! Also, what’s up with the Ally McBeal guy being the new “Mike”. I just can’t take that guy seriously.

By: Adam Hobson

Adam Hobson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I knew the new President seemed familiar. He was a pretty bad rogue demon hunter on Buffy and he is now a far worst President on 24. Though now I am forced to contemplate who would win in a fight, Buffy or Jack Bauer. I'm leaning Buffy's way for now.
I find it funny that the token "racist white guy" could have actually prevented whatever the big crisis is that I am sure is related to that package hidden in the wall.
I am not going to be able to take Kal Penn's role seriously at all. It would be as if they casted William Shatner as the National Security Adviser. The whole time I'm going to be looking for unintentional comedy rather than living in the suspense.

By: Joshua Delsman

Joshua Delsman — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I personally think the Muslim terrorist storylines are getting a bit boring. Can’t they come up with anything else?

By: Josh Byers

Josh Byers — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

And what’s up with highlighting relationships we (or maybe just me) don’t care about??? Does it seem remotely improbable and a little ridiculous that Chloe is in a serious relationship? And what’s the deal with Karen Hays and Bill Buchanan – what’s the point?

The only reason I can see is that either Bill or Chloe is going to die in some spectacular way tonight.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Josh: Aha! I bet you’re right. Buchanan is long overdue for a death ticket. Also, I bet Nadia’s role gets bigger as the season progressed. She spoke to the terrorist guy in Arabic which means there’s a bigger story behind her life.

By: Kevin Crawford

Kevin Crawford — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

SIFR text is searchable, right? You just popped up on the hot list of Homeland Security with the “Please kill the President” blog title.

Keywords: kill the president, Muslims, Islamic radicals, suicide bombings, complicit instrument of terrorism

Long live the first amendment.

By: Adam Fortuna

Adam Fortuna — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

At first I was thinking “wow, are there going to be Chinese terrorist attacking us, and the government is sure it’s Muslims instead? Great!”.

Little disappointed when it went in the direction of all Muslims, but the fact that there are good and bad ones sheds a whole new light on things. Back in season 3 (i think it was?) there was the Muslim family the white girl was marrying into, who happened to be the terrorist, while the family wasn’t at all guilty. I’d like to think 24 isn’t casting all Muslims as terrorists, although everyone pulls something different from the show.

By: geoff

geoff — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Canadians with recognize Chloes’s boyfriend as one of the cast members of Little Mosque on the Praire (which just start last week) and a fairly regular fixture on FoodTV Canada.

By: Dave Metcalf

Dave Metcalf — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You are right, Mike. Right out of the gate this season's plot is completely riveting. D.B. Woodside's president isn't as good as his Buffy character. Here's what I can't figure out is: how did he become president? Last season (20 months ago in the show's timeline) he was David Palmer's assistant. Since then, he apparently was elected to some office (governor? senator?) that put him in a position to not only run for president, but win. How does Wayne Palmer just stroll in to the White House? And all the other mid-grade "celebrities" are throwing me off: the Ally McBeal guy, Will Smith's wife from Enemy of the State, the guy from Oz, and Kumar (yes, he'll always be Kumar), though he isn't actually that bad. However, I really like the addition of Dr. Bashir from Star Trek DS9. And thank god they cast a new hottie! Easy predicitons: Chloe's boyfriend will be a constant pain in the ass. Bill and Karen's relationship will be sacrificed for national security. Wayne Palmer will continue to be ineffectual (think early President Logan) but will end up making the right call (probably after a dream sequence recalling some prophetic advice from his brother). And are you really excited about more Lost? They aren't giving us anything but more confusion. They have the rest of the season before I give up and just wait to hear what happens when it's all over.

By: Kyle Warner

Kyle Warner — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think it’s funny that everyone keeps referring to him as the “guy from Ally McBeal”. I would never expect 24 to draw the same audience as Ally McBeal, but what do I know? All I see is Dr. Larry Fleinhardt, from Numbers.

And doesn’t anyone remember Kal Penn as Van Wilder’s assistant?

But as far as the show goes, I think there’s more “relationships” in an effort to attract more female viewers. I mean, We’ve seen more about relationships in the first two episodes of this season that the last two combined! It’s all just an attempt to add another level of drama to the show.

Atleast the show is back on! Yea for that!

By: kenrick

kenrick — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

hmm this season already jumped the shark for me with Vampire Jack Bauer.

Can’t this guy just headbutt people?

By: Max

Max — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Here are my questions/concerns/observations:

1) Why was Chloe dressed like a cheap prop date? Please don’t try to make her pretty because she’s not. She looks best when she’s a drab, snippy nerd.

2) Where is Audrey??? I want to jump her bones like a priest jumps on a 12 year old.

3) I agree: bad choice for el presidente. Maybe John Kerry could have been cast instead? Or William Jefferson Clinton?

4) I also agree that the vampire action was WAY over the top. He’s Jack, not Hannibal.

Tick, tock, tick, tock….

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Totally agree about Audrey. She is the hotness. We need her back yesterday.

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Personally I find Bauer being a vampire very exciting. Because if he can, like, transform into a bat, and fly around, and stuff, that opens up a whole mess of possibilities for the show.