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24: Live Another Day |OT| Game of Drones
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Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
HYPE.
metsallica
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24 is pretty much my favorite thing ever, so my hype levels can't be charted with man-made technology. Please be a worthy return.
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For the first time in four years I will look forward to Mondays.
Steverulez
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I really hope this is going to be awesome. Very glad Jack is back, if (when!) its a success I wonder if they'll go back to season 9.
Either way, Sunday night TV is so good right now.
Either way, Sunday night TV is so good right now.
Haha.
Well if Tony could come back...
As much as I like Renee, it'd probably end up in a Jack/Renee/Audrey love triangle anyway. The only question is, would that be a worse subplot than "Lost Kim" and "Amnesia Teri?"
As much as I like Renee, it'd probably end up in a Jack/Renee/Audrey love triangle anyway. The only question is, would that be a worse subplot than "Lost Kim" and "Amnesia Teri?"
littlegrasshopper
Member
My body is not ready for this. I am so EFFING PUMPED FOR THIS!!!!!!!!! Someone make me a badass 1080p wallpaper of Jack Baur for my pc STAT! lol 
bodyboarder
Member
Ah ok, thought there might be some overlap. Thanks for the advice I'll wait to watch the rest.
At list the Kim subplot was comically bad... love triangle would be genuinely awful though
littlegrasshopper
Member
Maybe Chase will make a stumpy cameo? Ah ahhh ahhhhhhh?
Grover Cleveland
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S5 is the best season
S6 is complete and utter shit
How the other seasons order themselves between those two just depends on the day. Ask me one day and I'll say one thing, ask me the next day and I'll say something else.
S6 is complete and utter shit
How the other seasons order themselves between those two just depends on the day. Ask me one day and I'll say one thing, ask me the next day and I'll say something else.
I love this! Man I missed 24.
Personal season rankings time! 3 > 5 > 2 > 1 > 4 > 7 >>>>>>>> 8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6
7>5>4>3>6>8>2>1.
I know people are going to think I'm crazy for putting season six above two and one, but I have a reason. For one thing, the Kim and Teri subplots make those seasons absolutely unwatchable for me. As well, seasons six was the first season of 24 I ever watched, so there's a bit of nostalgia there for me.
Messofanego
Banned
Couldn't tell if this was real or parody...
Why has Chloe gone emo/punk/goth chick? Jack's big mouth and photoshop looking arm.
Why has Chloe gone emo/punk/goth chick? Jack's big mouth and photoshop looking arm.
Couldn't tell if this was real or parody...
Why has Chloe gone emo/punk/goth chick? Jack's big mouth and photoshop looking arm.
Chloe looks awesome with that hair.
Have u been on a media blackout?Couldn't tell if this was real or parody...
Why has Chloe gone emo/punk/goth chick? Jack's big mouth and photoshop looking arm.
littlegrasshopper
Member
LOL!
TheAbsolution
Member
So ready for this.
Doesn't make sense anymore. If GOT can't get those than neither can this.
TurboLibre
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Couldn't tell if this was real or parody...
Why has Chloe gone emo/punk/goth chick? Jack's big mouth and photoshop looking arm.
I'm pretty sure 24 has been parody since season 4.
And I say that in the most loving way possible.
PhantomZone
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I hope we have more satellite coverage between now and the premiere!!
1 > 2 > 5 > 4 > 7 > 8 > 3 > 6
My ranking changes all the time though - 3 and 6 are always down the bottom, Season 3's second half is stellar but the first half's slowness lets the season down overall
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1 > 2 > 5 > 4 > 7 > 8 > 3 > 6
My ranking changes all the time though - 3 and 6 are always down the bottom, Season 3's second half is stellar but the first half's slowness lets the season down overall
I always get the chills at the moment where Michelle fakes being infected after being at the hotel, to fool those guys and attempt her escape. The first time i was like oh no she's gone from not being able to be infected to being infected. I suspend disbelief and act like i havn't seen it before every time lol.
So looking forward to this. I watched all the previous seasons on DVD, gorging on 4 or 6 a night (so watching each series in a week or so). Not sure if I can cope with a week between episodes,, so may have to TiVo them and watch all at once.
Also, time to dig out the 24 drinking game rules, I think! Dammit! *takes a shot*
Also, time to dig out the 24 drinking game rules, I think! Dammit! *takes a shot*
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
HYPEEEEE
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Chloe is lookin good. Would bang
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Chloe is lookin good. Would bang
Fatal Futanari
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The only reason why I remotely enjoyed season 6 was because of the tons of "STFU IM TALKING" moments and multiple "OH YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OVER, WELL THINK AGAIN!" twists lol.
I am SO FREAKING HYPED for this new season. I wish they would release all the seasons on blu-ray. I wish they would do another game too.
I am SO FREAKING HYPED for this new season. I wish they would release all the seasons on blu-ray. I wish they would do another game too.
My ranking would be
5>8>4>7>2>3>1>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>6
S2 would be even better that S5 in my opinion if it weren't for all the stupid Kim filler.
The first half of S8 is also plagued with shit subplots but the second half is amazing and more than makes up for it. That season would have really benefited from this new 12 episodes format.
5>8>4>7>2>3>1>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>6
S2 would be even better that S5 in my opinion if it weren't for all the stupid Kim filler.
The first half of S8 is also plagued with shit subplots but the second half is amazing and more than makes up for it. That season would have really benefited from this new 12 episodes format.
crazyrabbits
Banned
My rankings:
S4: Despite the fact that the plot makes no sense, I'd still consider this the best all-around season of the show. Everything just fires on all cylinders - the action scenes are placed outside of the standard "end of episode" format, twists and turns in every episode, Jack teaming up with Tony to do field work, lots of interesting supporting characters, an episode that focused primarily on random civilians (the nuclear football one) that worked really well, Curtis coming to the forefront, the supporting characters from S1-3 slowly worked back into the fold, that killer ending...I can't say enough great things about it. This is when 24 was must see television.
S5: Still a damn good season, but not as good as S4. The pacing and action are all top-notch, but some goofy elements start creeping in, like Tony's "death", Henderson's extreme resilence, the padded-out airport siege, the "Bluetooth council" and Jack's ridiculous stunt on the passenger plane. Still, lots of great moments in this one that pay off for long-time viewers.
S1: Still pops because of the off-kilter pacing, surprise twists, soundtrack and action scenes, which are still some of the best in the series precisely because of how grounded they feel. That said, a number of subplots are crap (Alberta Greene taking over CTU, the assassin's relationship with the campaign staffer, Kim getting taken hostage twice in one day, the horrible amnesia subplot), but overall, it still is very good.
S8: Starts out with promise, loses the plot for half a season, then comes back with some of the best episodes of the series' run. No nonsense action and plot twists at the end, Jack going balls-out dark to accomplish his goals and the status quo being shaken up majorly.
S7: Kind of ambivalent about it, due to the fact that it all blended together. A few standout moments (the White House siege, Tony's reveal/underlying loyalties), some great character moments and good supporting characters.
S3: Just the various definition of the word "meandering". Lots of subplots that go nowhere (Kyle Singer, the Claudia/Mexico connection), lots of action scenes that felt like they were phoning it in (the assault on the MI6 offices, the final fight) and some wonky characterization. However, it also has a couple of my favorite moments from the series (the shootout between CTU/Saunders' men and the airstrike in ep. 22, Chloe taking center stage and proving her value to the company, Chappelle's death).
S2: Yes, it's worse than season 3. Nobody acts normally - Kim constantly doing stupid things, white supremacists randomly showing up, Jack jumping back into his trigger-happy mode like it's no big deal, Mason going out to investigate a site on his own, etc, etc. I loved it at the time, but the Kim subplot and wasted pacing in the back half of the season just throw it off completely. I hated it.
S6: Starts out amazingly for the first four episodes (the nuke, Jack rescuing Al-Assad and Curtis' death), then goes all downhill. Retconned or made characters the inverse of who they were, weird action beats, bizarre family drama. Almost uniformly terrible all the way around.
S4: Despite the fact that the plot makes no sense, I'd still consider this the best all-around season of the show. Everything just fires on all cylinders - the action scenes are placed outside of the standard "end of episode" format, twists and turns in every episode, Jack teaming up with Tony to do field work, lots of interesting supporting characters, an episode that focused primarily on random civilians (the nuclear football one) that worked really well, Curtis coming to the forefront, the supporting characters from S1-3 slowly worked back into the fold, that killer ending...I can't say enough great things about it. This is when 24 was must see television.
S5: Still a damn good season, but not as good as S4. The pacing and action are all top-notch, but some goofy elements start creeping in, like Tony's "death", Henderson's extreme resilence, the padded-out airport siege, the "Bluetooth council" and Jack's ridiculous stunt on the passenger plane. Still, lots of great moments in this one that pay off for long-time viewers.
S1: Still pops because of the off-kilter pacing, surprise twists, soundtrack and action scenes, which are still some of the best in the series precisely because of how grounded they feel. That said, a number of subplots are crap (Alberta Greene taking over CTU, the assassin's relationship with the campaign staffer, Kim getting taken hostage twice in one day, the horrible amnesia subplot), but overall, it still is very good.
S8: Starts out with promise, loses the plot for half a season, then comes back with some of the best episodes of the series' run. No nonsense action and plot twists at the end, Jack going balls-out dark to accomplish his goals and the status quo being shaken up majorly.
S7: Kind of ambivalent about it, due to the fact that it all blended together. A few standout moments (the White House siege, Tony's reveal/underlying loyalties), some great character moments and good supporting characters.
S3: Just the various definition of the word "meandering". Lots of subplots that go nowhere (Kyle Singer, the Claudia/Mexico connection), lots of action scenes that felt like they were phoning it in (the assault on the MI6 offices, the final fight) and some wonky characterization. However, it also has a couple of my favorite moments from the series (the shootout between CTU/Saunders' men and the airstrike in ep. 22, Chloe taking center stage and proving her value to the company, Chappelle's death).
S2: Yes, it's worse than season 3. Nobody acts normally - Kim constantly doing stupid things, white supremacists randomly showing up, Jack jumping back into his trigger-happy mode like it's no big deal, Mason going out to investigate a site on his own, etc, etc. I loved it at the time, but the Kim subplot and wasted pacing in the back half of the season just throw it off completely. I hated it.
S6: Starts out amazingly for the first four episodes (the nuke, Jack rescuing Al-Assad and Curtis' death), then goes all downhill. Retconned or made characters the inverse of who they were, weird action beats, bizarre family drama. Almost uniformly terrible all the way around.
I love that episode
so badass!
I love that episode
Never noticed the sun glare around Tonys legs makes it look like be doing a move from street fighter some sort of energy attack.
Messofanego
Banned
More like ignored the series for a long while back when the family used to watch it together. Last thing I remember is Tony and his wife died, the muslim couple being interrogated, and that's about it.
There was a billboard in our town for it, and I was like "is this series still alive?!" lol
ohhh boy
you have a lot of catching up to do, son. hint: those gifs above from Season 7.
and talking about that scene - how the fuck did Tony know there would be a car there? Lucky Bill was on the scene because Tony could have ended up with two broken legs.
Someone made a Killcount video until season 7, I think it deserves to be here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08uJanZEeMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08uJanZEeMo
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