Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-03-22-unmanned-drones_N.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/travel /news/2007-03-22-unmanned-drones_N.htm</a> Excerpt (This is so cool; Edgar would be so proud) : "The Homeland Security Department and the military this summer will test whether drones flying 65,000 feet above the nation's busiest airports could be used to protect planes from being shot down by terrorists with shoulder-fired missiles. Dubbed "Project Chloe" after a character on Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's favorite TV show, 24, the anti-missile strategy is the latest to be explored by government leaders looking to thwart potential missile threats at commercial airports."
Originally Posted By cstephens Wayne Palmer's partial recovery was kinda fast, but when the guy said that the strike had been called off, and the VP asked on whose authority, and the guy said President Palmer, both the husband and I literally cheered. And then I made him rewind the DVR so we could see it again. I love the looks on the face of Tom Lennox as the VP is going on about this and that and taking over the presidency. He has got the best "you have absolutely completely lost your mind and I can't even begin to believe it" looks. So why did that tech guy try to screw over Doyle? And are we going to find out at some point what actually happened in Denver since they keep hinting at it? And do they tell people before they hire into CTU that there's a good chance at some point in your employment, you will be suspected of being an enemy sympathizer/co-hort and be subject to interrogation tactics? /cs
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <<Real Time Dalmatians>> I'm really slow on the uptake, but that's adorable! Good job! Now, my bi-weekly plea to get you all to read Dave Barry's 24 blog and make sure you click on the hyperlinks to see the pictures associated with the underlined words.....wait until you read about poor still-dead Edgar!
Originally Posted By cstephens Milo is such a girl, getting all jealous about Nadia. She asked if Doyle needed medical assistance. I didn't take that to be personal concern. He was an operative still on a mission. I would have expected her to ask any operative that to make sure the mission wasn't compromised in any way. I loved Nadia's translation of the conversation between Fayed and the general, and the fact that her going over it again allowed her to catch the hidden agenda in the conversation. Go Nadia! Wayne is killing me watching him repeatedly asking for more adrenaline and trying to hold himself together and not collapsing in front of the wrong person. Good for the doctor for refusing. And Lennox has jumped leaps and bounds in my book. We loved his line to Wayne about keeping him informed and protecting him not always co-existing well. He knew that if he told Wayne about what the VP was planning to do, Wayne would have to report it or be guilty of not doing so. This way, it's only on Lennox. When Jack and Doyle were ambushed, I knew something was wrong. It was too easy having them both taken out. I knew it was a setup. Jack doesn't go down that fast! Loved the fake terrorist cell idea. Sorry two of them died in the process though. When Jack was taking down Fayed, I muttered, "Now Jack is having fun". There was no more reason to be nice to him or to take him alive. The bombs were all right there. He's killed so many people. Time for him to go down. But then I thought about it. Bombs neutralized. "We've accomplished the mission" music in the background. OK. Great. But there's something like 6 hours left. Something else is up. Then the phone rings. And the husband immediately says, "It's Jack's dad." And I'm thinking, yeah, his dad can't be done. He's gotta come back somewhere. But when Jack picked up the phone and no one said anything, I knew it wasn't his dad. I knew it was Audrey. I knew she was so not dead. Damn Chinese. /cs
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I honestly think 24 might have jumped the shark this season. Between Jack holding onto the under carriage of the big rig for miles to him hanging Fayed by the chain. I don't know. I'm just saying...
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden I loved the look on Doyle's face when he walked into the warehouse and he sees 4 or 5 bodies on the floor and Fayed hanging from the chains.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 DH and I were 3 for 3 last night. He "called it" that Palmer was "faking" the missle thing and that the ambush was a set up. I "called" that it was Audrey on the phone We get a kick out of ourselves When Jack was fighting with Fayed I asked DH if he remembered if Jack had broken ribs or a bullet in him. He didn't remember either but we both think Jack was hurt pretty badly an episode or 2 ago. Also, did Jack lose his beloved cell phone while he was hanging onto the under carriage? We couldn't tell.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I dunno. Is 24 becoming predictable to you? From the President not finishing his speech and VP Slime pocketing his resignation, to Jack "going dark", last night was almost been there done that to us. Not that the show isn't great, it just hasn't been edge of the seat for us lately. Maybe we are just tired. I suppose the fact that I don't care about Audrey has something to do with it.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove <a href="http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/24/index.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.herald.com/dave_b arrys_blog/24/index.html</a> Go there. Click on the links. Get ready to laugh and enjoy Dave Barry's 24 blog!
Originally Posted By Santa Monica <<I honestly think 24 might have jumped the shark this season. >> Agreed. They need to completely rework the series. Time to kill off Jack? Or maybe do something that doesn't involve a terrorist attack in California. It's at the point where Monday comes around and I can't remember how the story left off (nor do I care).
Originally Posted By DAR And enough with the lovey dovey relationship crap too. People you're trying to save the world, this isn't the time to discuss your personal feelings. I mean two good minutes tonight that was it. Take the show in another direction please.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden I think this season is in the bottom three but I don't think it's jumped the shark. One way you can tell is that there are long stretches of an hour where Jack is nowhere to be found. Politics have taken a more prominent role which I've found to be interesting. We knew the situation with the Chinese would come back into play and with only four episodes left I'm looking forward to how it plays out.
Originally Posted By NYthrillseeker OK, I'm a loyal fan of the show, and have been with it since 12am Season 1, but things are getting a little ridiculous. My plan (which would have worked perfectly I see now) was to take the component (that the Chinese want so badly) from the nuke, and damage it beyond repair, but in a way where it looks alright on first notice. Then trade the busted chip for Audrey. I figured the Chinese man wouldn't probably have any time to analyze it during the trade off, and I was right!! Jack always wants to do it the hard way! Why kill yourself when you can give them a fake!
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I was thinking he was going to "fake" his death so he could go underground. Guess not.
Originally Posted By cstephens I'm still enjoying the show. I don't think anything they've done has been all that different from what they've been doing. There are conventions that I allow on this show that I might not for others, like Law and Order for example. Same with Heroes and Lost. The nature of the shows themselves call for some liberties. I'm enjoying having Audrey back, though the look on Jack's face was heartbreaking. /cs
