# Awaiting the next season of "24" - or not **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410 "2007-10-20T19:29:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/61 "2008-04-15T02:31:28Z")
I will gladly watch 24 once it starts again. Jack Bauer is simply one of my favorite TV characters of all time. As long as Jack is still there, I will keep watching. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/62 "2008-04-15T03:03:39Z")
There is an interesting spoiler I long to see. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/63 "2008-04-15T04:55:25Z")
Iā€™m a huge fan of 24, and no matter how long the wait is between seasons, Iā€™ll be there with bells on the night of the next seasonā€™s premiere. 24 and Lost are the only shows that I watch where consistently things happen every season that make me go ā€œYeah! Now THATā€™S why I watch this show!ā€ However, I donā€™t know if the ratings will stay aloft for it since itā€™ll have been 2 years since it last aired. TV viewer attention spans are notoriously short. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/64 "2008-04-15T15:12:54Z")
[QUOTE=Pollux Oil] However, I donā€™t know if the ratings will stay aloft for it since itā€™ll have been 2 years since it last aired. TV viewer attention spans are notoriously short. [/QUOTE] I donā€™t know. I had a gander at 24ā€™s message boards yesterday, and thereā€™s a guy on there who is literally posting once a day for the sole purpose of counting down the number of days left until the show airs again. **borschevsky** , thanks for the info. I will definitely make a point of watching the movie, and that may determine a lot about whether or not I watch the next season. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/65 "2008-04-15T20:34:09Z")
A friend of my family was set to play the President before the writerā€™s strike. I hope that is still a go. I donā€™t want to give anything away, so Iā€™ll just say that the initials are CJ. If this has been confirmed, I would appreciate knowing. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/66 "2008-04-15T20:45:30Z")
No offense to your familiy friend, but Iā€™m kinda hoping to see Chloe as President of the USA. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/67 "2008-04-16T00:35:44Z")
After watching the trailer: I canā€™t help but feel that the Day 7 plot seem to be substantially ripped off from _Die Hard 2_ and _Die Hard 4_. Also: Making Tony a villain is a slap in the face (even if heā€™s going to switch sides or something during the course of the season). > [@Zoe](#): > > ``` > A friend of my family was set to play the President before the writer's strike. I hope that is still a go. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say that the initials are CJ. If this has been confirmed, I would appreciate knowing. > > ``` > **[24 season 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_%28season_7%29#Season_cast)** > > The seventh season of the American drama television series 24, also known as Day 7, premiered in the United States on Fox on January 11, 2009, and concluded on May 18, 2009. The season was originally scheduled to premiere on January 13, 2008, but was delayed due to the 2007ā€“08 Writers Guild of America strike. On November 23, 2008, Fox aired 24: Redemption, a two-hour TV movie set between seasons. Unlike all of the other seasons, this season's DVD set was released one day after the season fi Th... The initials match. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/68 "2008-04-16T00:50:26Z")
[QUOTE=oft wears hats] Also: [/QUOTE] Spoiler omitted lest it show up in email. Loyalties are not safe. I was annoyed when Black Bauer aka ā€œthe guy on First Waveā€ went ballistic on Dr. Bashir. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/69 "2008-04-16T00:52:55Z")
I saw the first couple programs and felt like I was being waterboarded. Have not even considered looking in again. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/70 "2008-04-16T00:57:27Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Spoiler omitted lest it show up in email. [/QUOTE] I think thereā€™s a difference between: Someone having a moment of temporary insanity when in the presence of a man who killed several of his comrades. and: Someone creating an organization to launch a terrorist attack on the US. Still, point taken. The characters will do whatever the plot wants them to. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/71 "2008-04-16T01:08:27Z")
I hadnā€™t read details of the second spoiler. I just knew that Tony was coming back as a bad guy. Despite being _dead._ Maybe the mountain lion will be featured again. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/72 "2008-04-16T01:12:18Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] I hadnā€™t read details of the second spoiler. [/QUOTE] I inferred that from watching this [trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CJ8OIDIrj0). I could be wrong. Day 6 was terrible, and even if it wasnā€™t, the series would still likely be wearing thin to me. Iā€™ll probably Wikipedia the plot synopses if I decide I want to know what happens. ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/73 "2008-04-16T06:27:06Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] I donā€™t know. I had a gander at 24ā€™s message boards yesterday, and thereā€™s a guy on there who is literally posting once a day for the sole purpose of counting down the number of days left until the show airs again. [/QUOTE] Yes, but heā€™s a _crazy internet_ person. And we all know there are two types of people that watch TV shows. Normal people and crazy internet people. I was commenting on the normal peopleā€™s attention spans. šŸ˜› As for whatā€™s been commented on in the spoilers, Iā€™m going to add: I believe I read somewhere their excuse for him able to come back from the dead is that they never gave him a silent clock, whereas when other major characters die they always get a silent clock at the end of the episode. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/74 "2008-04-16T12:56:03Z")
[QUOTE=Pollux Oil] As for whatā€™s been commented on in the spoilers, Iā€™m going to add: [/QUOTE] So _this_ is what the coroner looks for? Not a heartbeat, a pulse or even a fogged mirror? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/75 "2008-04-16T13:31:24Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] So _this_ is what the coroner looks for? Not a heartbeat, a pulse or even a fogged mirror? šŸ™‚ [/QUOTE] Well, to be fair, every other major character got one and to not give one to Tony was just in poor taste. She/He _had_ to still be alive. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/76 "2008-04-16T14:59:24Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey] was just in poor taste. She/He _had_ to still be alive. [/QUOTE] So, it was, like, a _clew_ and not the ā€œslap in the faceā€ it was construed to be at the time, right? I am not a Crazy Internet Person. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/77 "2008-04-16T15:06:10Z")
Is the _other_ trailer still up anywhere? The only one I can seem to find is the one with Kiefer thanking the fans in the UK at the beginning. Oh, and the one set to ā€œThe Boys are Back in Town.ā€ šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/78 "2008-04-16T15:17:57Z")
_grumble_ Iā€™m sitting here trying to decide whether I want to read all these spoilers or not. May you all be damned to cleaning Martha Loganā€™s soiled linens in the looney bin for torturing me. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/79 "2008-04-16T15:56:07Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] May you all be damned to cleaning Martha Loganā€™s soiled linens in the looney bin for torturing me. [/QUOTE] Man, thatā€™s _cold._ Waterboarding, shocked with a table lamp cord, car door slammed on our fingers by Jack, I could understand, but _that?_ Iā€™d say donā€™t read them. Wish Ididnā€™t know now what I didnā€™t know then, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410/80 "2008-04-16T18:06:01Z")
Actually, that reminds me of something that I was confused about in Season 6. Is Logan actually dead? I seem to remember him being stabbed and being carted off in an ambulance, but was there any indication of if he was alive or dead at any time? I feel like they just sort of dropped that storyline completely. Spoilerā€™d the question just in case, but it only applies to season 6 so if youā€™ve already seen it thereā€™s nothing extra in it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awaiting-the-next-season-of-24-or-not/423410.md?page=5)