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2010 TV Preview: '24' season eight
Published Tuesday, Dec 8 2009, 22:13 GMT | By Neil Wilkes | 3 comments
Nice to CTU
After being disbanded last season - only for all manner of terrible things to happen - CTU is back up and running this time, operating from a sleek, new, high-tech HQ. The new season is set in New York City, "amidts the shadows of the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations".
Jack off?
Contrary to intuition, Jack's NOT heading up the new branch of CTU. As the season begins, he's spending time with Kim and his granddaughter. You know the drill though: an international crisis soon develops and he's the only man that can deal with it!
The new director of CTU is a man called Brian Hastings (Mykelti Williamson), who's described as MBA-schooled and "razor sharp".
Katee Sackhoff plays Dana Walsh, CTU's expert data analyst who's harbouring "a secret past". She's engaged to colleague Cole Ortiz (Freddie Prinze Jr), the new head of Field Ops who models himself on Jack.
Chloe is back, as is former FBI agent Renee Walker - while the fate of Carlos Bernard's Tony is currently unknown.
Resident President
Moon-face President Taylor is still in office as the new season begins. She's sporting a new right-hand man, the youthful Rob Weiss (Chris Diamantopoulos). As for Ethan? His enduring loyalty has been rewarded with a promotion to Secretary of State.
Human Target
So what's the big threat this season? Well, it's a return to familiar territory as CTU contend with an assassination plot against Middle Eastern leader Omar Hassan (Slumdog Millionaire's Anil Kapoor), who's come to the US on a peacemaking mission.
You can probably expect most of the following to crop up at some point too: a threat against CTU itself, a chemical attack, a nuclear explosion, an attack on the President, a mole working in the government, a mole working at CTU, Kim's life to be endangered, Jack to be killed-but-not-really.
More:
> Pictures of the new characters
> Watch the preview trailer
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The D, Watford, on December 9th, 2009
I found Redemption to be a pile of old rubbish and season 6 was fairly crap as well, save for a few very good episodes. Season 7 was far better than expected and restored my faith in the programme
I found Redemption to be a pile of old rubbish and season 6 was fairly crap as well, save for a few very good episodes. Season 7 was far better than expected and restored my faith in the programme
Richard, Exeter, on December 9th, 2009
I think the fact you can have a reasonably accurate "You can probably expect most of the following to crop up at some point" shows 24 has become too formulaic and repetitive for its own good. Season 1 is still the pinnacle of the show's achievement, and while it's been very good at various points since then it's gradually lost it. Time was, I found it unmissable; these days, I couldn't watch Season 7 cos I didn't have Sky then, but I bought the US Blu-ray months ago... and still haven't watched it. Maybe the long-promised movie could focus their attentions into a leaner, meaner, better piece of action-drama... but Redemption suggests not.
I think the fact you can have a reasonably accurate "You can probably expect most of the following to crop up at some point" shows 24 has become too formulaic and repetitive for its own good. Season 1 is still the pinnacle of the show's achievement, and while it's been very good at various points since then it's gradually lost it. Time was, I found it unmissable; these days, I couldn't watch Season 7 cos I didn't have Sky then, but I bought the US Blu-ray months ago... and still haven't watched it. Maybe the long-promised movie could focus their attentions into a leaner, meaner, better piece of action-drama... but Redemption suggests not.
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