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I knew about John Boyd as the systems analyst and Jennifer Westfeldt as the reporter, but I thought the Freddie Prinze thing was a joke until it showed up on Hollywood Reporter: Freddie Prinze Jr as Davis Cole. Fred from Scooby Doo as the ex-Marine who joins CTNew as the newest Jack Bauer acolyte? REEEEEEAAALLY?
Also, according to some reports, we've got Cherry Jones telling TV guide that the gap between S7 and S8 is 18 months.
I guess the whole 6 weeks thing is gone, since it would take longer than that to reconstitute CTU.
Also, it's a little bit jarring to jump around Twitter and see stuff from your LJ as other people's backgrounds. So J.J., whoever you are, glad you're enjoying the motivators and wallpapers? You should say hi. I don't bite...at least not any more. (This isn't one of you guys on my flist, right? Cuz I'm a little lost here.)
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Well, beats Garofalo.
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Only Chloe will be there, I assume butting heads with John Boyd's character and feeling somewhat inferior because she's been out of the game for a while? I think I remember them saying that's the direction they are going with for Chloe- that with the tight budget and new tech, she kind of is in this position where she has to prove herself.
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The time frame is necessary if TPTB want to treat Jack's health in a semi-realistic fashion. He needs times to for the stem cells to kick in and be back up to full strength.
I am VERY glad that Cherry Jones/ President Taylor will be back.
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Part of me is really sad to see the wallpaper all chopped up like that, and another is irked that no one asked and I don't get the credit.
But then there's the one that really can't get worked up about it because *shrugs* that's the nature of the Internet. You put an image out there, be prepared for people to riff on it.
So, I can't say that I'm not bothered by it, because I like to think I'm a pretty laid back person when it comes to that stuff. All I ask is that I get a heads up if you're using it, because I like to know how it's being used. But it's not like there's anything I can do to stop someone from using it.
Short of not making icons and wallpapers anymore, of course.
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Things like this though do make me want to stop making icons and wallpapers and stuff. Won't lie.
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No, really, the time frame keeps changing, although Kiefer could just be wrong.
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Cole is the head of CTU Field Ops. That means he's going to be serving the Curtis/Doyle/Renee role for S8. Freddie Prinze can do comedy and even romcom, I'll give him that. But ex-Marine? It's a definite stretch and I certainly hope he's improved and gotten more edge in 10 years. It's not just the more serious role; it's more the action I'm worried about not being believable.
I'm willing to give him a chance, because lord knows that the roles Annie played prior to 24 were all soft and girly and she turned out to be Action Figure Barbie like HARD CORE this year. Still, she was a relative unknown, and Freddie Prinze is going to have more work ahead of him to get people to stop seeing him as Fred from Scooby Doo or that guy from She's All That.
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Well, ever since I heard about his dad and all, I've had more sympathy for the guy. I think he could play drama, he just really hasn't been given a chance.
He hasn't done really anything in a few years.
True, and we saw that clip of her in that other Real Time Productions show that never went anywhere and were all uh...
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Unless FPJ has gotten a lot more buff since I've seen him, like James McAvoy going from Mr Tumnus to Wanted kind of buff, his build is working against him. Annie had the same intial problem, simply being a woman, but she had enough dance training to know how to her body really well, so the speed at which she moved sold the action.
On top of that, one thing that Kiefer, Carlos and Annie all do really well is to harden their looks whenever they're in the field. It's in the eyes; they're sort of piercing and intense without being robotic, even if the action is only about to take place. They're always "on" so to speak. Again, going with Annie as an example because it's the most apparent, there's a WORLD of difference between Renee and Annie. Annie's eyes are light where Renee's are almost always heavy with whatever emotions she's feeling.
FPJ's not only got a baby face but his eyebrows and especially the way he widens his eyes, sometimes make him come across as a wet-behind-the-ears rookie. Which is the opposite of an ex-Marine.
So *shrugs* I dunno.
True, and we saw that clip of her in that other Real Time Productions show that never went anywhere and were all uh...
Yeah. For those who haven't seen it btw, here you go. (http://www.anniewersching.net/2009/05/21/annie-wersching-in-company-man/)
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Okay, Carlos' height advantage I find funny as he and Kiefer are almost the same height. FPJ is 6'1".
I don't know, it'll be easier when we see promo pictures.
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FPJ is tall, but for some reason, I classify his build as slim and lean. The shoulders play a lot into it. Taking the example of Kiefer and Carlos, even though they are almost the same height, Carlos has these broad shoulders that make him seem bigger and taller. It makes his musculature very different from Kiefer whose smaller frame makes his muscle seem more compact. He makes up for it by being super intense and by appearing to move faster.
But agreed. The promo pictures will definitely help. I need to see FPJ in kevlar to really assess and compare.
Until then, at least we know he can hackey sack?
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Heh. Could I BE more whiny?
Also Freddie Prinze Jr.? No really show. I laughed out loud when I read that. Still, totally true that he can't be worse than Rena Sofer. Almost nothing is worse than Rena Sofer.
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The casting of 24 is usually so good that bad casting is grating.
I did like Jeanne G. I am probably alone in this.
ETA: Day 6 in general had some very, very bad casting. Ricky Schroader? *shudders*
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I adored Janeane Garofalo this season. However, it bugged the shit out of me when everyone kept trying to say she was Chloe 2.0. Just because they both work with computers? Psh.
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Because the cast and crew refered to her as the FBI's Chloe in interviews.
I guess it was the easiest way to describe her quickly in interviews, but in reality, the characters couldn't be further from each other. Where Janis is weak (technical computer skills / IQ), Chloe is very strong and where Chloe is weak (social graces / EQ), Janis is very strong. Mirrors, as was one of the many themes in S7.
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They better not waste precious Jack and Renee and Chloe time on the romance arc Davis seems to have though. That ish better be GOOD, otherwise, I'm going to be pissed.
And I liked what Janeane Garofalo did with Janis, because I think she gave the character layers and quirks that the writers did not. The blame for any failure of the character lies solely with the writers in this case, I think. They didn't do nearly enough with the Janis character except to use her as a Greek Chorus. It's a thankless job, but at least when Tony and Michelle did it in S4, they had their relationship to deal with as well.
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UGH. Season six had some insanely bad casting. Doyle, the guy who started out a sadist and then was everyone's BFF.
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Heheh, seriously though, I care, but not enough to get worked up about it. It just would have been nice to know, as that would have been the polite thing to do. I recognize that not everyone is as awesome as the people on my flist, but one should at least attempt to observe the niceties of civil society, no?
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Ricky Schroeder wasn't terrible casting, IMO. I could believe him as the mysterious Denver sadist. It was the writer's lack of direction and the love story with Nadia that made me squick. No, really, ladies. He hurts you because he doesn't know how to say he loves you. Abuse=love, don't you know that? Ugh. I once played darts with Ricky Schroeder when he was staying at the hotel I was working at when I was 19. He was a nice guy.
I can't believe someone would take your wallpaper! I mean, I can, but ew.
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Oy. The less said about the whatever it was they did with Nadia the better.
Eh, I should be more mad about it, but for some reason, I'm more sad to see it all chopped up. Sticking the motivator up there in the corner ruins the flow of it too, but that's just the graphic artist in me talking.
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thanks for the spoiler ;)
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