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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Starbuck helps Jack Bauer fight the terrorist Cylons</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/08/starbuck-helps-jack-bauer-fight-the-terrorist-cylons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/08/starbuck-helps-jack-bauer-fight-the-terrorist-cylons/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/08/starbuck-helps-jack-bauer-fight-the-terrorist-cylons/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/" rel="tag">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="281" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/05/200px-kara_thrace.jpg" alt="Katee Sackhoff" />Katee Sackhoff, known mostly as the female Starbuck in the revamped version of <em>Battlestar Galactica</em> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i6c932f87e11ed33aaa77cfe803942851">will be joining Jack Bauer</a> to fight terrorists in the next season of <em>24</em>.<br /><br />I met Ms. Sackhoff once and she was quite nice, so I'm glad she's found another gig. It even makes sense that she's been cast, since <em>24 </em>is very much like <em>Battlestar Galactica </em>but with less of a science fiction vibe (particularly if you substitute "Cylon" for "double-agent"). There is likely a lot of crossover appeal.<br /><br />She is set to play a character named Dana Walsh, a CTU data analyst. Secretly I'm hoping she won't be stuck behind a desk decrypting computer files or anything boring like that and we'll be able to see her take down a terrorist or two (or whomever the enemy is next season).<br /><br />This is a good casting choice and almost makes up for the show's casting of Freddie Prinze, Jr.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/08/starbuck-helps-jack-bauer-fight-the-terrorist-cylons/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19061185/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/08/starbuck-helps-jack-bauer-fight-the-terrorist-cylons/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Fox</category><category>Katee Sackhoff</category><category>KateeSackhoff</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>KieferSutherland</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Freddie Prinze Jr. joins the cast of 24</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/freddie-prinze-jr-joins-the-cast-of-24/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/freddie-prinze-jr-joins-the-cast-of-24/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/freddie-prinze-jr-joins-the-cast-of-24/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="122" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/75376-prinze_freddie_341.jpg" alt="Freddie Prinze Jr." />Freddie Prinze Jr. <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7091575e2b2c21c220fb154fbf47cef8">will be joining the cast of <em>24</em></a> for the eighth season as a recently-returned marine and Jack Bauer-wannabe named Davis Cole. I think this is an example of Fox either wanting to expand or continue the franchise without Kiefer Sutherland.<br /><br />Think about it. Sutherland is only getting older. He can't be Jack Bauer forever. Prinze is a younger, recognizable face (much as all of us want to forget the <em>Scooby Doo</em> movie franchise). This could be the set-up for one of three things: the retirement of Jack Bauer from <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/"><em>24</em></a>, a spin-off series, or an opportunity to have more negotiating power for Kiefer Sutherland's next contract renewal. It could even be a combination of the three.<br /><br />So the question to ask is: could the series continue without Jack Bauer, or would that be the beginning of the end? Since the name of the show is <em>24</em> and not <em>Jack Bauer</em>, I would think so.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/freddie-prinze-jr-joins-the-cast-of-24/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19050029/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/28/freddie-prinze-jr-joins-the-cast-of-24/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Fox</category><category>Freddie Prinze Jr.</category><category>FreddiePrinzeJr.</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>JackBauer</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>KieferSutherland</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What celebrity do you want on your answering machine?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/what-celebrity-do-you-want-on-your-answering-machine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/what-celebrity-do-you-want-on-your-answering-machine/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/what-celebrity-do-you-want-on-your-answering-machine/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>Kiefer Sutherland was on<em> Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</em> on Friday and talked about <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/"><em>24</em></a> and, well, that whole head-butting thing (which has now been settled). He also did Fallon a favor by recording an outgoing message for him in his Jack Bauer persona (whole interview below - phone segment is near the end).<br /><br />Not sure who I'd want on my answering machine. Maybe a character from <em>The Simpsons</em>, Jack Donaghy from <em>30 Rock</em>, or Ben from <em>Lost</em>. I don't watch<em> Idol,</em> but having Simon on my phone could be funny. (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5AQ2Jn4jbY">Video also here</a>.)<br />
<p> <object width="450" height="260">  <param name="TV"    value="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/_4iJwpAMG_a4PcBLALNC3A">  </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>  <embed src="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/_4iJwpAMG_a4PcBLALNC3A"    type="application/x-shockwave-flash"    width="450" height="260" allowfullscreen="true">  </embed> </object></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/what-celebrity-do-you-want-on-your-answering-machine/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1555806/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/what-celebrity-do-you-want-on-your-answering-machine/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>jack bauer</category><category>kiefer sutherland</category><category>late night with jimmy fallon</category><category>nbc</category><category>phone message</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 19:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 6:00AM - 7:00AM / 7:00AM - 8:00AM (season finale)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/18/24-6-00am-7-00am-7-00am-8-00am-season-finale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/18/24-6-00am-7-00am-7-00am-8-00am-season-finale/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/18/24-6-00am-7-00am-7-00am-8-00am-season-finale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-recaps/" rel="tag">Episode Recaps</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="Kim (Elisha Cuthbert) recovers some important evidence in the two-hour season finale of '24.'" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/24_sc-2346_408_ftvs425.jpg" /><br />(<em>S07E23/S07E24</em>)<em> "You don't know what I've done." - Jack</em></p>
<p>When <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/"><em>24</em></a> first premiered back in 2001, we were all taken off guard. It was so different, innovative, and action packed - like nothing we'd seen on TV ever before. But do you remember why it worked so well? Sure, there was a vast conspiracy that enshrouded the whole day in darkness, but for the most part, it was all about Jack and his family. The Bauers were what made Day 1 so memorable.</p>
<p>You felt horrible when Jack held Teri's lifeless body in those final seconds, and it was because the season focus was weighted towards them and not Drazen or Nina. Because of that formula, the show took off and with each season from then on, <em>24</em> became bigger than itself and so did the conspiracies. Then the bubble burst with Day 6 when it all came crashing down - we'd seen enough nukes, bio-pathogens, and Middle Eastern terrorists. The difference? All of that became more important than Jack. After Day 7's stellar finale, I think we can all agree that <em>24</em> has found its roots again.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/18/24-6-00am-7-00am-7-00am-8-00am-season-finale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1547266/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/18/24-6-00am-7-00am-7-00am-8-00am-season-finale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>6:00AM 7:00AM</category><category>7:00AM 8:00AM</category><category>Aaron Pierce</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Bob Gunton</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>CTU</category><category>Day 7</category><category>Elisha Cuthbert</category><category>Ethan Kanin</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Glenn Morshower</category><category>hour 23</category><category>hour 24</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Kim Bauer</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E23</category><category>S07E24</category><category>Season 7</category><category>season finale</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 23:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Will Jimmy Fallon take down Sutherland 'Bauer-style'? </title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/will-jimmy-take-down-sutherland-bauer-style/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/will-jimmy-take-down-sutherland-bauer-style/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/will-jimmy-take-down-sutherland-bauer-style/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="299" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/jimmyfallona.jpg" alt="Jimmy Fallon" />Jimmy Fallon has put himself in an interesting position. Not that kind, sickos. <br /><br />Next week, he welcomes <a href="http://nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20090512000000-listingsfor34la.html"><em>24</em> star Kiefer Sutherland</a> to the <em>Late Night</em> studios in the wake of his latest assault charge in which he allegedly <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/story?id=7527572&amp;page=1">head-butted</a> a fashion designer outside of a night club. I'm calling it "Butt-Gate" because I won't get that opportunity again until Jennifer Lopez and Shakira get into a fist fight. <br /><br />The question for Fallon is how hard will he interview Sutherland on this latest incident that could land him in jail on <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=7523252">a probation violation</a>. This could be a defining moment for Fallon as a late night host. Granted, he's not interviewing the head of the Saudi Royal Family or even the head of the Hilton family, but it could either give him and his show some juice or take some away.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/will-jimmy-take-down-sutherland-bauer-style/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1545619/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/14/will-jimmy-take-down-sutherland-bauer-style/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>kiefer</category><category>kiefer sutherland</category><category>kiefer sutherland interview</category><category>kiefer-sutherland-update-brooke-shields-blames- her-6-heels</category><category>Kiefer-sutherland-update-brooke-shields-blames-Her-6-heels</category><category>KieferSutherland</category><category>KieferSutherlandInterview</category><category>late night with jimmy fallon</category><category>LateNightWithJimmyFallon</category><category>torture</category><category>torture porn</category><category>TorturePorn</category><category>twenty four</category><category>TwentyFour</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 5:00AM - 6:00AM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/11/24-5-00am-6-00am/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/11/24-5-00am-6-00am/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/11/24-5-00am-6-00am/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="Kiefer Sutherland" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/24s07e22tvs425.jpg" /><br />(<em>S07E22</em>) <em>"Why did you betray me?" - Jack</em></p>
<p>Since next week's finale is actually the last two hours of the season back-to-back, I think it's safe to refer to tonight's hour as Day 7's penultimate episode. As is so often the case with pivotal installments that precede a finale (especially with <em>24</em>), going into it, I couldn't help shake the feeling that the bio-terror threat would be erased for good only to reveal one more crisis ready to spill over into next week. I'm not trying to say that it was predictable, but ... well ... nevermind. It <em>was</em> predictable.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/11/24-5-00am-6-00am/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1539588/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/11/24-5-00am-6-00am/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>5:00AM 6:00AM</category><category>Aaron Pierce</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Bob Gunton</category><category>BobGunton</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>CTU</category><category>Day 7</category><category>Elisha Cuthbert</category><category>Ethan Kanin</category><category>EthanKanin</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Glenn Morshower</category><category>hour 22</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Kim Bauer</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E22</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 22:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Kiefer Sutherland knows how to use his head</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/kiefer-sutherland-knows-how-to-use-his-head/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/kiefer-sutherland-knows-how-to-use-his-head/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/kiefer-sutherland-knows-how-to-use-his-head/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" alt="Kiefer Sutherland" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/24s07e11tvs030209-2.jpg" />Unlike Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland doesn't throw any punches. Literally.</p>
<p>According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sutherland was in attendance at an NYC club this past Monday night when fashion designer Jack McCollough "rudely bumped" into actress Brooke Shields while she was speaking with Sutherland. After McCollough refused to apologize - wait for it - <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/05/kiefer-sutherland-headbutt.html">Sutherland <em>headbutted</em> him</a>!</p>
Normally, this wouldn't be that big a deal. Celebrity makes a boo-boo, money exchanges hands out of court, problem solved. However, fans of <em>24</em> may recall that during production of the FOX drama's seventh season, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/10/11/kiefer-sutherland-to-spend-48-days-in-jail-but-not-all-at-once/">Sutherland was busted for drunk driving</a>. He served 48 days in jail but it never interfered with production because the writer's strike halted it.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/kiefer-sutherland-knows-how-to-use-his-head/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1539192/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/07/kiefer-sutherland-knows-how-to-use-his-head/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>Brooke Shields</category><category>drunk driving</category><category>DUI</category><category>head butt</category><category>headbutt</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Jack McCollough</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>season eight</category><category>season seven</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 12:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 4:00AM - 5:00AM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/24-4-00am-5-00am/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/24-4-00am-5-00am/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/24-4-00am-5-00am/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img alt="Jack (Kiefer Sutherland, second from L) and Renee (Annie Wersching, second from R) rescue Hamid (Rafi Gavron, R)." hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/05/24_sc-2128_022tvs425.jpg" align="middle" vspace="4" border="0" /><br />(<em>S07E21</em>) <em>"I have to see this through." - Jack</em></p>
<p>After a run of so many good episodes, it had to happen sooner or later - the calm before the storm. Hour 21 wasn't much more than that. A lot of filler and only a little bit of action.</p>
<p>All the events that are going to play out over the season's final three episodes were set in motion, but it was done with such a deliberately slow pacing that you probably would have been fine just watching next week's "Previously on <em>24</em>" clip.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/24-4-00am-5-00am/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1534056/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/05/24-4-00am-5-00am/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>4:00AM 5:00AM</category><category>Aaron Pierce</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>CTU</category><category>Day 7</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Glenn Morshower</category><category>hour 21</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E21</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 08:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 3:00AM - 4:00AM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/24-3-00am-4-00am/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/24-3-00am-4-00am/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/24-3-00am-4-00am/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/247x20tvs425.jpg" alt="Jon Voight as Jonas Hodges on '24.'" /><br />(<em>S07E20</em>) <em>"Another attack today is all we need to push this thing right over the edge." - Tony</em></p>
<p>Only four hours left. All the pieces are in motion and sides have been chosen. Following Tony's betrayal last week, things have progressed quickly - his cohorts aren't exactly the waiting type. As tense as the plot has become, I have to say that I'm a little disappointed. Essentially, the plan is <em>exactly the same</em> and Hodges has just been replaced with the dozen or so people in that bad guy summit ... not sure what else to call it.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/24-3-00am-4-00am/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1527194/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/28/24-3-00am-4-00am/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>3:00AM 4:00AM</category><category>Aaron Pierce</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Carlo Rota</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>Day 7</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Glenn Morshower</category><category>hour 20</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Morris OBrian</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E20</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 2:00AM - 3:00AM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/24-2-00am-3-00am/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/24-2-00am-3-00am/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/24-2-00am-3-00am/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/24s07e19tvs200.jpg" alt="Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer" />(<em>S07E19</em>)<em> "I would think you'd know by now that no one can change my father's mind when it's made up" - Kim</em></p>
<p>Wow - talk about a complete 180&deg;. A lot of this season has played it safe, but after last week's shocking final minutes, Day 7 has kicked into overdrive. During last night's episode, at times it felt like we were watching something out of season five. It was that tense. New conspiracies, new players, and confirmation of the one thing we've all assumed but couldn't bring ourselves to admit - Tony has been lying to Jack all day.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/24-2-00am-3-00am/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1522289/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/21/24-2-00am-3-00am/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>2:00AM 3:00AM</category><category>Aaron Pierce</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>Day 7</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Glenn Morshower</category><category>hour 19</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E18</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><category>Will Patton</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jack Bauer is taking on the Big Apple</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/jack-bauer-is-taking-on-the-big-apple/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/jack-bauer-is-taking-on-the-big-apple/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/jack-bauer-is-taking-on-the-big-apple/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img alt="Son of a bitch, give me your Metrocard!" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/24s07e11tvs030209-2.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" son="" of="" a="" give="" me="" your="" />Jack Bauer's very bad seventh day on <em>24</em> still has six hours to go, but we already know where he's headed next:</p>
<p>New York City.</p>
<p>Season seven's two-hour finale is scheduled to air on FOX on Monday, May 18th and production on the show's eighth season begins right around the same time. <a href="http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/04/exclusive-24-mo.html">EW's Michael Ausiello has confirmed that the Big Apple</a> is going to be Bauer's next metropolitan playground.</p>
<p>NYC isn't the only change in store for Jack though.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/jack-bauer-is-taking-on-the-big-apple/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1519416/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/16/jack-bauer-is-taking-on-the-big-apple/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>CSI NY</category><category>FOX</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Los Angeles</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>New York City</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 1:00AM - 2:00AM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/14/24-1-00am-2-00am/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/14/24-1-00am-2-00am/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/14/24-1-00am-2-00am/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/24_sc-1834_058tvs425.jpg" alt="Elisha Cuthbert as Kim Bauer on '24.'" /><br />(<em>S07E18</em>) <em>"Kim, I'm dying." - Jack</em></p>
<p>That, my friends, is what you call a game changer. Initially, I wasn't feeling the vibe of this episode. It was slow, predictable, and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/12/elisha-cuthbert-gearing-up-for-another-great-day/">the Kim/Jack reunion that we've known about for ages</a> was about as anti-climactic as you can get. But it worked. Kim's return created precisely the distraction we needed so that hour eighteen's final minutes made our jaws drops. <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/13/carlos-bernard-the-tv-squad-interview/">When I spoke with Carlos Bernard recently</a>, he said that production was shut down for over a month at one point to reassess the direction of <em>one</em> episode. I'm guessing this was it.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/14/24-1-00am-2-00am/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1515795/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/14/24-1-00am-2-00am/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>1:00AM 2:00AM</category><category>24</category><category>Aaron Pierce</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>Day 7</category><category>Elisha Cuthbert</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Glenn Morshower</category><category>hour 18</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Jeffrey Nordling</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Kim Bauer</category><category>Larry Moss</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E18</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Carlos Bernard: The TV Squad Interview</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/13/carlos-bernard-the-tv-squad-interview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/13/carlos-bernard-the-tv-squad-interview/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/13/carlos-bernard-the-tv-squad-interview/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img height="298" alt="Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida in '24.'" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/24_scene-307_012tvs425.jpg" width="425" align="top" vspace="4" border="0" /><br /></p>
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<p>Look at him! American hero turned rogue black-ops bad-ass turned American hero again. Carlos Bernard has taken Tony Almeida around the block more than once on FOX's tick-tocking drama <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/">24</a></em>. Despite the fact that he "died" in season five, Bernard has made one thing clear during Tony's "resurrection" on the show's seventh season - you can't keep a <em>good</em> man down.</p>
<p>I had the chance to speak to Bernard last week. Lots of scoop on the remainder of the current season, some info on the soul-patch era, and the one thing that everyone is dying to know - where's Tony's Cubs mug?</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/13/carlos-bernard-the-tv-squad-interview/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1502756/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/13/carlos-bernard-the-tv-squad-interview/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Day 7</category><category>featured</category><category>FOX</category><category>interview</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>season seven</category><category>The Tony Danza Show</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How well do YOU know 24? Take our quiz on Parade.com!</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/how-well-do-you-know-24-take-our-quiz-on-parade-com/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/how-well-do-you-know-24-take-our-quiz-on-parade-com/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/how-well-do-you-know-24-take-our-quiz-on-parade-com/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/keifer_sutherland_24.jpg" alt="Kiefer Sutherland in 24" />What year was the CTU created? Who played President Palmer in Season Five? Who killed Teri Bauer at the end of Season One? <br /><br />These questions and more are featured in a <em>24</em> quiz written by our illustrious leader Joel for <a href="http://www.parade.com/celebrity/quiz/tv/24.html">Parade.com</a>. I thought I knew <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/"><em>24</em></a> pretty well, but Joel managed to throw in a few trick questions that led me astray. Or then again, maybe I just don't know <em>24</em> as well as I thought I did. Nah, I think it's the trick questions. <br /><br />Also featured on Parade.com is a nice little <a href="http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/archive/kiefer-sutherland-24-finale-and-movie.html">Q&amp;A with Kiefer Sutherland</a>, in which he talks about the possibility of a <em>24</em> movie, Barack Obama becoming President, and why he cried buckets over <em>Bambi</em>. <br /><br />But first, take <a href="http://www.parade.com/celebrity/quiz/tv/24.html">the quiz</a> and report back on how you did. I'm not even going to admit my pathetic score. It's Joel's trick questions - yeah, that's it.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/how-well-do-you-know-24-take-our-quiz-on-parade-com/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1509963/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/how-well-do-you-know-24-take-our-quiz-on-parade-com/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>featured</category><category>jack bauer</category><category>JackBauer</category><category>joel keller</category><category>JoelKeller</category><category>kiefer sutherland</category><category>KieferSutherland</category><category>parade.com</category><category>quiz</category><dc:creator>Jane Boursaw</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 12:00AM - 1:00AM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/24-12-00am-1-00am/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/24-12-00am-1-00am/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/24-12-00am-1-00am/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img alt="Dr. Macer (Christina Chang, L) treats Jack (Kiefer Sutherland, R) to mask his escalating symptoms." hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/24-717_sc1724_020tvs425.jpg" align="middle" vspace="4" border="o" /><br />(<em>S07E17</em>) <em>"I'm not giving up on you." - President Taylor</em></p>
<p>Not a bad pep talk to get from your President after being indicted, considered a federal fugitive, and becoming infected with a bio-engineered virus all in the same day. However, if I know Jack (and speaking of "knowing" Jack, <a href="http://www.parade.com/celebrity/quiz/tv/24.html">check out this <em>24</em> quiz</a> that TV Squad's own Joel Keller put together for <em>Parade</em>), then those words probably meant the world to him. That was until Dr. Macer gave Jack a pouch full of pre-loaded syringes. She looked at his file! She knew he had a daughter. I guess she glossed over the part about that raging heroin addiction he picked up in Mexico while undercover in the Salazar organization.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/24-12-00am-1-00am/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1509408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/24-12-00am-1-00am/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>12:00AM 1:00AM</category><category>24</category><category>Aaron Pierce</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Bob Gunton</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>Christina Chang</category><category>Day 7</category><category>Dr. Sunny Macer</category><category>Ethan Kanin</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Glenn Morshower</category><category>hour 17</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Jeffrey Nordling</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Larry Moss</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E17</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>NBC commits to more Law &amp; Order: SVU</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/04/nbc-commits-to-more-law-and-order-svu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/04/nbc-commits-to-more-law-and-order-svu/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/04/nbc-commits-to-more-law-and-order-svu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/law-and-order/" rel="tag">Law and Order</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pickups-and-renewals/" rel="tag">Pickups and Renewals</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="middle" width="425" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/04/svu.jpg" alt="Meloni and Hargitay SVU" /><br />This doesn't come as a surprise, does it? <a href="http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/04/exclusive-nbc-r.html">NBC has ordered an 11th season of <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU</em></a>. It isn't a surprise because of all the shows on NBC's roster - not including <em>ER,</em> which just had a celebrated swan song - are struggling in the ratings. <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Law+and+Order+SVU/"><em>Law &amp; Order SVU</em></a> is the lone exception, still drawing nearly 10 million viewers and at least keeping NBC challenging in the Tuesday night ratings. <br /><br />It's not as strong as it once was, but what show is on NBC? It would have been network hari-kari to let <span style="font-style: italic;">SVU</span> hit the road.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/04/nbc-commits-to-more-law-and-order-svu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1507936/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/04/nbc-commits-to-more-law-and-order-svu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>10 oclock</category><category>10Oclock</category><category>Christopher Meloni</category><category>ChristopherMeloni</category><category>CSI salary</category><category>CsiSalary</category><category>Jay Leno</category><category>JayLeno</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>KieferSutherland</category><category>Law and Order SVu</category><category>LawAndOrderSvu</category><category>Mariska Hargitay</category><category>MariskaHargitay</category><category>NBC</category><category>New York</category><category>NewYork</category><category>Special Victims Unit</category><category>SpecialVictimsUnit</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 11:00PM - 12:00AM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/31/24-11-00pm-12-00am/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/31/24-11-00pm-12-00am/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/31/24-11-00pm-12-00am/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/24s07e16tvs425.jpg" alt="Carlos Bernard" /><br />(<em>S07E16</em>) <em>"But I don't know anything... Mr. Hodges." - Tony</em></p>
<p>Nooooo! Jack Bauer cannot die! After <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/24/24-10-00pm-11-00pm/">last week's shocking conclusion</a>, two questions have been on everyone's mind - just what exactly was Jack exposed to and more importantly, is he actually infected? Now that we have our answer, something tells me <em>24</em> might never be the same again.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/31/24-11-00pm-12-00am/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1499243/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/31/24-11-00pm-12-00am/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>11:00PM 12:00AM</category><category>24</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Bob Gunton</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>Colm Feore</category><category>Day 7</category><category>Ethan Kanin</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Henry Taylor</category><category>hour 16</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Jeffrey Nordling</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Larry Moss</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E16</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fishburne is the $14 million man</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/26/fishburne-is-the-14-million-dollar-man/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/26/fishburne-is-the-14-million-dollar-man/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/26/fishburne-is-the-14-million-dollar-man/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/csi-crime-scene-investigation/" rel="tag">CSI</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="318" border="0" align="right" width="200" vspace="4" alt="larry fishburne" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/fishburne.jpg" />When <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/william+petersen/">William Petersen</a> left <em>CSI</em>, he left a very, very cushy job. He was making a cool $600,000 per episode, more than <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/kiefer%20sutherland">Kiefer Sutherland</a> was getting for <em>24</em>, but not quite as much as <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/05/tvs-highest-paid-stars-starting-with-charlie-sheen/">Charlie Sheen</a> was taking home for <em>Two and a Half Men</em> ($825,000 per show). <br /><br />Well, <em>CSI</em> decided not to skimp when they cast Laurence Fishburne to assume the star spot on the crime drama. <a href="http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/fishburne-is-the-14-million-man-on-cbs/">Fishburne is earning more than $14 million</a> for this season of <em>CSI</em>. (So much for a recession!)<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/26/fishburne-is-the-14-million-dollar-man/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1498731/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/26/fishburne-is-the-14-million-dollar-man/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>14 million dollar man</category><category>14MillionDollarMan</category><category>24</category><category>CBS</category><category>Charlie Sheen</category><category>CharlieSheen</category><category>CSI</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>KieferSutherland</category><category>Laurence Fishburne</category><category>LaurenceFishburne</category><category>Law Order</category><category>LawOrder</category><category>Two and a Half Men</category><category>TwoAndAHalfMen</category><category>William Petersen</category><category>WilliamPetersen</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 10:00PM - 11:00PM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/24/24-10-00pm-11-00pm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/24/24-10-00pm-11-00pm/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/24/24-10-00pm-11-00pm/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/24s07e15tvs425.jpg" alt="Bob Gunton" /><br />(<em>S07E15</em>)<em> "Because we're fugitives Tony! No one's gonna believe us!" - Jack</em></p>
<p>Maybe I'm just far too optimistic, but I'd like to think that if Lockheed Martin (or some other major defense contractor) started making a bio-weapon with plans to release it in say, rural Tennessee, we'd know about. Well, not you and me, but <em>someone</em> up high. That's been my biggest gripe with this season and I've mentioned it before - even in the world of <em>24</em>, far too much is happening that <em>shouldn't</em> be happening. I'm starting to think that maybe next season, Day 8, <em>24</em>'s clock should be punched for good.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/24/24-10-00pm-11-00pm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1495865/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/24/24-10-00pm-11-00pm/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>10:00PM 11:00PM</category><category>24</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Bob Gunton</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>Colm Feore</category><category>Day 7</category><category>Ethan Kanin</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>Henry Taylor</category><category>hour 15</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Jeffrey Nordling</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Larry Moss</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E15</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>24: 9:00PM - 10:00PM</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/17/24-9-00pm-10-00pm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/17/24-9-00pm-10-00pm/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/17/24-9-00pm-10-00pm/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img alt="Kiefer Sutherland" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/03/24s07e14tvs425.jpg" align="middle" vspace="4" border="0" /><br />(<em>S07E14</em>)<em> "What we're doing is fundamentally and absolutely necessary." - Hodges</em></p>
<p>After all that, is it really that simple? Does it really just boil down to survival of the fittest? Fourteen hours into Jack Bauer's very bad seventh day and we finally found out the motivation behind the day's terrorist attacks. Like everyone else, I've been on the edge of my seat, but after that revelation... well, it's going to take another crazy twist for me to really care about Jonas Hodges.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/17/24-9-00pm-10-00pm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1486531/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/17/24-9-00pm-10-00pm/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>9:00PM 10:00PM</category><category>Annie Wersching</category><category>Bob Gunton</category><category>Carlos Bernard</category><category>Cherry Jones</category><category>Chloe OBrian</category><category>Day 7</category><category>Ethan Kanin</category><category>FBI</category><category>FOX</category><category>hour 14</category><category>Howard Gordon</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Janeane Garofalo</category><category>Janis Gold</category><category>Jeffrey Nordling</category><category>Joel Surnow</category><category>Jon Cassar</category><category>Jon Voight</category><category>Jonas Hodges</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Larry Moss</category><category>Mary Lynn Rajskub</category><category>Olivia Taylor</category><category>President Allison Taylor</category><category>real time</category><category>Renee Walker</category><category>S07E14</category><category>Season 7</category><category>Sprague Grayden</category><category>Tony Almeida</category><category>Washington DC</category><dc:creator>Jonathan Toomey</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:02:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>