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Press Kits Unwrapped: 24, season 7

Kiefer Sutherland as Jack BauerAs if you haven't heard it enough from all of us here at TV Squad, one of the best perks by far of the TV critic biz is getting to see episodes before they air. DVD screeners are always pouring into the TV Squad HQ for just about everything - usually all the shows nobody wants to, or ever will, watch.

But when one of the big ones comes in the mail, it's always exciting. Especially since the networks typically go all out when it comes to the press kits for those trademark shows. These are always more than just a DVD. Sometimes the extra bonuses are good and sometimes they're bad - I still have no use for my incredibly dull Prison Break pocket knife.

Even still, whether the press kits are loaded with junk or not, it's a thrill to open them up. Last week, I found an interesting package on my doorstep. Take a look after the jump for pictures of what I found inside.

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Check out the new Transformers!

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Our buddies over at Autoblog can hardly contain themselves over these photos of the new Transformers action figures (they're crazy for cars, and cars that turn into robots are their ultimate dream). The newly-styled gizmos will be released this summer, in conjunction with the live-action Transformers film which comes out on July 4th. The figures are designed based on the style of the movie, of which we've seen only a few clips.

The new Transformers look tougher than the plastic ones I remember as a kid (I had three brothers, so Barbie was out). Specifically, their faces are a little more mencing. Even Optimus Prime has been updated with a new paint job. And check out the Optimus Prime Arm Blaster. It would be okay for a grown woman to have a Transformer on her desk, right?

Kiefer Sutherland sets Jack Bauer on fire

Jack Bauer as McFarlane Toys action figureSeveral different web sites are reporting that Kiefer Sutherland had a wild adventure with his alter ego, Jack Bauer.

A plastic, action figure version of Bauer, that is.

The story goes like this:

Sutherland reportedly took a prototype of a Jack Bauer action figure for a night out on the town. But plastic Jack didn't fare so well after 11 p.m., when Kiefer & Co. started torturing our beloved CTU agent, including setting the action figure on fire.

"We got up the next day and there was this puddle of wax," Sutherland is quoted as saying.

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Steve Irwin: action figure

steve irwinI could have sworn someone had already made a Steve Irwin action figure, but I guess I was wrong. A quick search on Amazon resulted in Crocodile Hunter trading cards and a Crocodile Hunter boardgame, but no figures of action. The new action figure is based on the late Steve Irwin who died last September after being stung in the heart by a stingray. The twenty-two dollar toy is decked out in Irwin's signature khaki garb and says various phrases, including "Crikey!" a phrase I still attribute more to Danger Mouse than Irwin, but what can you do? The toy will make its debut next month at the International Toy Fair in New York. Now, through the magic of imagination he'll be able to do what he could never do while alive: fight Skeletor and make out with Barbie. Or vice versa.

Jorge Garcia launching Lost action figures

jorge garciaJorge Garcia, who plays Hurley on Lost, will be in New York City's Times Square next Monday to celebrate the release of the Lost action figures. The dolls are of six characters during season one of Lost: Jack, Kate, Hurley, Locke, Charlie and Shannon.

We've shown you sneak peeks of several of the action figures here (and there are more pictures here). What we didn't realize is that the action figures also have voice chips that will broadcast quotes from season one episodes.

In case you're in NYC and you want to meet Hurley, you have to get a ticket here. He'll be signing boxed sets at the Times Square Toys 'R' Us from 4p-7p on Monday, Nov. 6.

New pics of Lost toys

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IGN has some pictures of the new Lost figurines that will be available in September. They're made by McFarlane and feature characters in scenes from the first season. For instance, Charlie's sitting on a log writing F-A-T-E on his fingers and Jack appears to be stumbling out of the jungle, still in his suit. There's also a larger one with the hatch, and 11-year old boys everywhere will be begging for a Shannon doll for Christmas.

The dolls look pretty awesome, with a few exceptions. While the details are pretty astounding, the faces of two of the characters seem a little bit off. Jack sort-of looks like Adam Sandler. Kate isn't quite right, either. Locke and Hurley look pretty rad, though.

Unfortunately, there isn't a Sawyer doll. So Kate and Sawyer are never going to hook up!

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