# 24: Season 4: The Jack Bauer Power Hour Returns **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 6, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457 "2005-01-06T21:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/21 "2005-01-07T14:24:55Z")
Little hijack here. Just the other day I was looking at the special features for “24” season 3 on DVD and I noticed a commentay including the woman who plays Chloe. Which got me to wondering what she’s like in real life. Has anyone here listened to that? Unless they had her doing the commentary in character. Which could have been pretty funny… “Oh, here’s where Jack puts his big plan into motion. I don’t think _that’s_ a very good idea.” ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/22 "2005-01-07T14:35:35Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Ummm… > > In season 3 Sherry was killed (thank FUCKING GOD!). A big fiasco erupted when she killed a man, and his wife killed her and herself. There’s alwas voodoo. Zombies are in these days. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/23 "2005-01-07T14:53:35Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > Little hijack here. > > Just the other day I was looking at the special features for “24” season 3 on DVD and I noticed a commentay including the woman who plays Chloe. Which got me to wondering what she’s like in real life. Has anyone here listened to that? > > Unless they had her doing the commentary in character. Which could have been pretty funny… > > “Oh, here’s where Jack puts his big plan into motion. I don’t think _that’s_ a very good idea.” I thought Chloe deserved a spinoff show of her own, actually! Besides Jack, she was my favorite character. 🙂 Of course, the actress, Mary Lynn Rajskub (something like that) used to be on Mr. Show with David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, so she can be pretty damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/24 "2005-01-07T14:59:06Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > I thought Chloe deserved a spinoff show of her own, actually! Besides Jack, she was my favorite character. 🙂 Og kill me now if that happens. Chloe is my third most hated character on the series, and since the first two are dead, she’s now #1 for season 4! Her personality is like a cheese grater on my face! ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/25 "2005-01-07T16:05:08Z")
Does anyone know if this season will be shown straight through? You know, like a new episode every week until the season is over as opposed to two new shows, repeat, new show, repeat, … ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/26 "2005-01-07T16:21:40Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > Does anyone know if this season will be shown straight through? You know, like a new episode every week until the season is over as opposed to two new shows, repeat, new show, repeat, … I never remember Fox showing repeats, but I do remember hearing around the end of last season that there would be no breaks in the broadcasts. So there’s two episodes Sunday, two episodes Monday, and then one episode every Monday @ 9 for 20 straight weeks. I’ll go find the “rules” from the previous years and post them here. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/27 "2005-01-07T16:37:00Z")
From the [Season 3 intro thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=4118761), with a few edits: > [@](#): > > Generally, the rules in the “official” **24 Club** threads have been: no discussion of anything that hasn’t broadcast to the East Coast of the US yet without a spoiler box (so us West Coasters should avoid the threads starting around 6pm our time). Anything in commercials, previews\*, TV Guide articles, whatever should be in spoiler boxes. Spoiler boxes can be made by using the following tags: > > [spoiler]And then Jack finds out that his mom’s boyfriend is actually a vampire and he gets the Coreys and goes Buffy all over Santa Cru- er, Carla.[/spoiler] > > This, if you remove the spaces from within the brackets, will yield: > > And then Jack finds out that his mom’s boyfriend is actually a vampire and he gets the Coreys and goes Buffy all over Santa Cru- er, Carla. > > \*-Yes, some of us actually change the channel in the time between the final tick of the current episode and the preview for next week’s. And, from **KneadToKnow** in that thread, also with edits: > [@](#): > > Troy has pretty well laid out the particulars of conduct within the threads, but for anyone who may still be wondering what all this is about, here’s the broad strokes: > > To qualify for full membership in the 24 Club, you must > > ``` > * tape (or otherwise record) each episode of 24, season 4, to watch them all in a 24-hour* marathon at the end of the season, and (the hard part) > * remain within the best of your ability a complete season 4 virgin until the marathon: no episodes, no commercials, no reading threads, no reading web sites, nothing. > > ``` > > … > > The 24 Club has one season-long public service project. Each week an episode airs, someone will start a discussion thread. The purpose of this thread is two-fold. One, it provides a central place for all discussion of that weeks episode, allowing interested parties to quickly find each other, congregate, and (if Biggirl isn’t just yanking my chain) enjoy the occasional hoot. Second, having a thread in place each week will (hopefully) prevent ill-advised persons from starting threads with titles such as (to steal some ideas from past seasons) “Holy Crap! Nina’s the mole!!!” or “I can’t believe it! Scrawny, whiny blonde number 2 is in on it!!” Official 24 Club threads are easily recognizable; their titles are of the format > > “24” season 4, episode 1, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (SPOILERS) > > It should go without saying that 24 Club members are to consider these threads forbidden places of the highest order. But it won’t. I’m not nearly disciplined enough to avoid _24_ while it’s on, but godspeed to those of you who will be full 24 Club members. I don’t know if **Knead** will be around to start these threads, so I’ll be happy to pick up the slack if need be. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/28 "2005-01-07T16:40:09Z")
…and the “official” list of previous _24_ threads, as compiled by **Knead**. Season 3 threads [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=220002) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=221380) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=222709) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=224017) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=225274) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=226621) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=228098) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=229589) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=233364) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=234768) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=236885) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=237968) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239159) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=240183) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=241649) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=248269) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=249575) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=251669) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252057) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=253222) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=254435) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=255627) [23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256792) Season 2 threads [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141661) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142720) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=143761) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=144882) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=146280) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=147635) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=149356) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=150854) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=154843) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=156343) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160583) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=162262) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163850) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=165404) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=167046) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=172344) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=174079) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=175707) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=177496) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=178804) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=180544) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=182018) [23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=183597) [24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=185081) Season 1 threads [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=97572) 2 [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=100175) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=101350) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103851) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104854) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106093) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107360) 19 [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109991) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111266) 22 [23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115233) [24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116289) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/29 "2005-01-07T16:52:47Z")
SHouldn’t a new rule to be “official” club member be you have seen every single previous episode? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/30 "2005-01-07T16:56:02Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > As mentioned, Chloe will be involved, and also Tony will be around near the middle of the season. Whooohoo! Now I’m ever more psyched if that’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![ussentinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ce7236/32.png) [@ussentinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ussentinel)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/31 "2005-01-07T17:27:25Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > Does anyone know if this season will be shown straight through? You know, like a new episode every week until the season is over as opposed to two new shows, repeat, new show, repeat, … A bit of latitude to answer this question, your honor. (Answering this question doesn’t spoil the content of the episodes.) Per THE STAR tabloid 01/17/05 pg. 82, " … Episodes air weekly right up until the finale, without a break or a repeat." ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/32 "2005-01-07T17:48:00Z")
> [@ussentinel](#): > > A bit of latitude to answer this question, your honor. (Answering this question doesn’t spoil the content of the episodes.) Per THE STAR tabloid 01/17/05 pg. 82, " … Episodes air weekly right up until the finale, without a break or a repeat." Man, I wish I’d answered that [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5688853&postcount=1). Or even [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5691523&postcount=26)… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ussentinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ce7236/32.png) [@ussentinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ussentinel)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/33 "2005-01-07T18:05:18Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > Man, I wish I’d answered that [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5688853&postcount=1). Or even [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5691523&postcount=26)… 😉 Eep! My bad. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/34 "2005-01-07T18:20:55Z")
I’ll be watching for as long as I can, but I don’t have the wherewithal to join the 24 club and wait until the end of the season to see any of it. I need instant gratification. And I’m not sure how long it’s going to last for me. Season 2 was one of my favorite TV series ever, but I didn’t even bother watching most of season 3. It really felt like they were making it up as they went along, and there was never a real threat. Plus, there’s no point if Michelle’s not around. > [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Of course, the actress, Mary Lynn Rajskub (something like that) used to be on Mr. Show with David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, so she can be pretty damn funny. You said it. She’s really only got one character – basically, a slightly less annoying version of Chloe – but she’s great at it. She’s master of the “what the hell is _your_ problem?” face. She also is (or was at one point) half of a comedy act with another woman, where they do folk songs about dating and periods and the smug women who work at clothing stores. And plus she had IMO the only funny part in _Run, Ronnie, Run_, where she was talking about all the stuff she wished for. (I’m a little bit of a fan.) ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/35 "2005-01-07T18:59:29Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > She also is (or was at one point) half of a comedy act with another woman, where they do folk songs about dating and periods and the smug women who work at clothing stores. Yes! The Girls’ Guitar Club! I saw them open for Jeanane Garofalo once and they were hilarious. One of their bits was playing “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” as an earnest protest anthem and it’s my absolute favorite cover of that song ever. I love Chloe. I fear I am just like her at work, where I am exceptionally competent but probably really annoying about it. Whatever, nobody dies on my watch. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/36 "2005-01-07T19:16:56Z")
[QUOTE=cbawlmer] Yes! The Girls’ Guitar Club! I saw them open for Jeanane Garofalo once… [QUOTE] Chloe… singing and playing guitar… and Janeane Garofalo… in the same place… I would’ve spontaneously combusted, had I been there! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/37 "2005-01-07T19:35:27Z")
On the Season 3 DVD extras, there is about a 5 minute “teaser” that occurs prior to Season 4 beginning. It shows things that happen before Season 4, that I do not believe are going to be shown in Season 4. It’s good, but not worth buying the set for by itself. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/38 "2005-01-07T21:25:57Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > And I’m not sure how long it’s going to last for me. Season 2 was one of my favorite TV series ever, but I didn’t even bother watching most of season 3. It really felt like they were making it up as they went along, and there was never a real threat. Kiefer mentioned something related to this on the Charlie Rose show last night. The way the show’s scheduled this year means that they had finished shooting 14 episodes before they had to send the first ep to Fox, so they were able to go back and tweak things in early episodes to make sure they sync up with what happens later. Hopefully things will be more cohesive this season. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/39 "2005-01-08T00:20:07Z")
OK, I’m off work now and have no Internet access at home, but I’ll be sure to post **_24_, Season 4, Episodes 1-2 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM** on Sunday by 8 Eastern. May the Jack be with us. ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457/40 "2005-01-08T00:43:46Z")
Oh - like Sherry’s dead… IN A SPOILER! This is 24! MiM [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-the-jack-bauer-power-hour-returns/283457.md?page=3)