24 is off to a pretty good start. The previous season was good - the one before that was rubbish - so I'm pleased that season 8 appears to have some promise.My brief observations so far:
• The director of CTU New York, Brian Hastings (Mykelti Williamson), is a bona fide jackass.
• Doug Hutchison, (Davros), is fabulous as a villain. Hutchison played Percy Wetmore in The Green Mile and Eugene Victor Tooms in two episodes of The X-files. He is supremely creepy - even as the cryptic, although not yet proven evil, Horace Goodspeed on LOST.
• Freddie Prinze Jr. might just get out from under Scooby-Doo and She's All That. Even though he's Buffy's husband, he hasn't quite hit the mark in recent years, but he might prove to be capable of more serious roles after playing Cole Ortiz.
• Funny to see Katee Sackhoff, the former Teddy Rowe from Nip/Tuck (replaced by Rose McGowan this season) working at CTU. I won't be surprised if she turns out to be a traitor.
• Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) is, as she always has been, devoid of the most basic interpersonal skills.
• The return of David Anders (Julian Sark from Alias) to primetime TV is most welcome.
• I still miss Dennis Haysbert!!!
I am giddy with anticipation of drama. Bring on the next 19 hours!
4 comments:
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BLOG!!
watching it...although last night i was viewing a "live" CE online with headphones while JC was really paying attention. every few minutes i would ask, "huh" and "what just happened" and "what did he say"??? etc, etc. :) got my one hour of live ce though...another scheduled for monday, feb 1st at 9pm tho so i'll be doing the same thing.
Totally agree on Hastings though someone always has to play the inept government official who refuses to listen to Jack despite his track record for saving the world.
Already bored with the Dana Walsh/Jenny Scott story line. So far just distracting from the action.
Not sure if Rajskub is asked to play her character as you described but it's painful to watch sometimes.
Early candidates for this season's "someone you thought was good that turns out bad": Jack's son-in-law and Arlo (slimy computer geek always hitting on Dana).
Agree again on Doug Hutchison. We may or may not see him again one week from tonight when the true drama returns on Lost.
I love Chloe! She's my favorite character. I agree with Chapel Heel that the Dana Walsh story line is an annoyance so far. Brian Hastings is the current winner of the "I wouldn't mind if that character is killed off" award.
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