24: Season 5 (Spoilers!!!)

[Brian in Mesa]

Fox's 24 Adds Three More
Source: FOX
November 18, 2005

As 24's highly-anticipated premiere approaches, the cast is growing, with Julian Sands (A Room with a View), Peter Weller (RoboCop) and Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actress JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist and The Big Chill) join the series for it's fifth heart-stopping season. 24 premieres with a four-hour, two-night event Sunday, Jan. 15 and Monday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Additionally, the second hour on Monday, Jan. 16 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) will mark the series' 100th episode.

British born actor Julian Sands will play billionaire bad guy "Vladamir Bierko" while Peter Weller portrays "Christopher Henderson," the federal agent who recruited Jack to counter terrorist work more than a decade ago. JoBeth Williams is Henderson's wife, Miriam. All three characters will come face-to-face with Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) as he desperately attempts to prevent the series' most lethal terror threat yet on US soil.

Season five picks up 18 months after the exciting conclusion of season four, as national security is brutally breached. A presumed dead Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is actually living a new life with Diane (Connie Britton) and her son Derek (Brady Corbet). A shaky President Logan (Gregory Itzin) is running the nation, while composed Bill Buchanan (James Morrison) commands CTU alongside key operatives Curtis Manning (Roger Cross), Edgar Stiles (Louis Lombardi) and Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub). Also featured in season five will be Emmy Award-winning actress Jean Smart as First Lady Martha Logan. In addition, Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) and Audrey Raines (Kim Raver) return, while Lynn McGill (Sean Astin) joins CTU.

24, created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, is a production of Real Time Productions and Imagine Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Brian Grazer, Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon and Evan Katz are the executive producers. Kiefer Sutherland is a co-executive producer.

 

[O]

No Kim, WooHoo.

 

[D-Dogg]

while Lynn McGill (Sean Astin) joins CTU.

Wow, now two of my favorite shows will be Hobbitized, Lost and now 24. What's next? Elijah Wood on the next season of Rome? Or perhaps Bilbo will show up on Sopranos or something. Hey, maybe Earl Hickey needs to help Pippen in a future episode.

This Hobbit crossover has legs, people.

 

[MikeOnTheMic]

No Kim, WooHoo.

I didn't mind the eye candy.

 

[O]

I didn't mind the eye candy.

I agree the eye candy was good but her character, her acting, and the story line related to her left a lot to be desired.

 

[nathan]

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This guy looks exactly like the standard Euro terrorist that appears quite frequently in movies. I hope this character is actually original and not a composite of Hans Gruber and similar villians.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

24 Prequel in the Season 4 DVD
Source: FOX
December 5, 2005

With the clock ticking closer toward the season five premiere of 24, information linking the series' fourth and fifth seasons is available exclusively on a DVD prequel featuring series stars Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub. 24's season four DVD hits stores Tuesday. Dec. 6, and the fifth season premieres with a four-hour, two-night event Sunday, Jan. 15 and Monday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The second night on Monday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) includes the series' 100th episode.

Included in the DVD release of "24: Season 4" is an exclusive, action-packed, 10-minute prequel adventure that was shot over the summer to give the show's most enthusiastic fans a sneak peak into Jack Bauer's movements in the months after he was forced to fake his own death and start a new life. Set 14 months after the events of season four and four months prior to the events of the upcoming season five, the short film begins with a clandestine meeting between Jack Bauer (Sutherland), who has been working and living deep undercover, and his CTU colleague Chloe O'Brian (Rajskub), and ends with a high-speed pursuit between Bauer and an unknown enemy. Sponsored by Toyota, this prequel, not to be broadcast domestically, offers fans a clue as to Jack's enemies and new identity in the upcoming season, and answers a number of questions posed in the final moments of the season four finale, including:

- Where did Jack Bauer go when he was forced to leave Los Angeles?

- How is he protecting his identity?

- Who besides Chloe knows that he is still alive?

"The prequel was a great opportunity to address some unanswered questions from the end of last season," said executive producer and show runner Howard Gordon, "and to give fans some clues from the season ahead – and to deliver a really exciting car chase."

Season five picks up 18 months after the exciting conclusion of season four, as national security is brutally breached. A presumed dead Jack Bauer (Sutherland) is actually living a new life with Diane (Connie Britton) and her son Derek (Brady Corbet). A shaky President Logan (Gregory Itzin) is running the nation, while composed Bill Buchanan (James Morrison) commands CTU alongside key operatives Curtis Manning (Roger Cross), Edgar Stiles (Louis Lombardi) and Chloe O'Brian (Rajskub).

Also featured in season five will be Emmy Award-winning actress Jean Smart as First Lady Martha Logan. Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) and Audrey Raines (Kim Raver) return, while Lynn McGill (Sean Astin) joins CTU. Additionally, Julian Sands will play billionaire bad guy "Vladamir Bierko" while Peter Weller portrays "Christopher Henderson," the federal agent who recruited Jack to counter-terrorist work more than a decade ago. JoBeth Williams is Henderson's wife, Miriam.

24, created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, is a production of Real Time Productions and Imagine Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Brian Grazer, Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon and Evan Katz are the executive producers. Kiefer Sutherland is a co-executive producer.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

I am so excited for this season...cannot wait.

Mike

 

[Mike Olbinski]

It's almost here...

Mike

 

[joeshmo]

It's almost here...

Mike

The Previews for this season looks great.

 

[Chaplin]

Too bad the best female character (Michelle) in the show's short history won't be returning. But hey, at least Tony is back. Maybe she'll show up later in the year.

 

[abomb]

OK gang, here is the bonus Season 5 prequel from the Season 4 DVD, as well as some of the teaser ads.

You're welcome.

http://24fans.net

A-Bomb

 

[O]

Well, we're off to a good start.

 

[JerkFace]

i need some help guys.......i just turned on my tivo to start watching 24 and the first thing it says is "18 months earlier"....apparently my tivo missed the very beginning scene. what happened before it said "18 months earlier"...... thanks.....

 

[Evil Ash]

i need some help guys.......i just turned on my tivo to start watching 24 and the first thing it says is "18 months earlier"....apparently my tivo missed the very beginning scene. what happened before it said "18 months earlier"...... thanks.....

They just showed the faking of Jack's death and how he went into hiding (the walking into the sunset shot that ended last season). You didn't miss anything

 

[nathan]

First two hours were great. Tomorrow looks great too.

 

[JerkFace]

They just showed the faking of Jack's death and how he went into hiding (the walking into the sunset shot that ended last season). You didn't miss anything

thanks alot....i didn't want to start watching until i knew if i missed anything.

 

[joeshmo]

All I got to say is WOWZA.

Didnt not see the first 10 minutes going down like the way it did at all.

Jaw dropping to say the least. that is exactly why I love this show so much.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

**************SPOILERS*************


Awesome awesome awesme...

Although I can't believe Michelle is dead...that is insane...

Great opening, makes perfect sense why Jack would come out of hiding.

Love this show...enjoy the ride!

Mike

 

[Chaplin]

Great 2 hours!

Although, as a resident of Los Angeles, Ontario Airport isn't exactly a hotspot location for terrorist activities!

 

[KloD]

My folks gave me the first 4 seasons on DVD a little over a month ago. I'm embarrassed to admit that I was up to date for this evenings shows. I had never seen it not being much of a tv fan, but this show grabbed me up. Great start to the new season!

Watching it the way I did without having to wait a week to find out what happens next, I caught a few mistakes such as camera men getting in the picture, Michelle being called sir in phone calls, small little errors, nothing big.

The only two things that bothered me were Kim (she is a horrible actress and her plots have nothing to do with the show plus she got worse looking each season, sorry to hear she will be back after that wonderful break from her in season 4), and that Jack repeats the words "trust me" so many times I couldn't stand it. This season I decided to count how many times he says that line.

Trust me count = 4

 

[KloD]

Great 2 hours!

Although, as a resident of Los Angeles, Ontario Airport isn't exactly a hotspot location for terrorist activities!

In the first episode of season 2, Palmer is fishing on Lake Oswego in Oregon. It shows him on a forest lake w/ snow capped mountains when actually Lake Oswego is a man made lake in a suburb.

 

[O]

President Logan is such a Nixon look-a-like.
I'm sure the casting is not a coincidence.

 

[O]

Undeniably, without a doubt, the best program on network television.

 

[dogpoo32]

AAARGHHH! I hate this show! It gets me all worked up! The 4 hour opener was friggin awesome! Last year was the first I watched and now I'm hooked. Gonna be a long 20 hours from here on out.