Having earned his spot on my top
shirtless shots of 2008, Kiefer Sutherland wrapped up warm in New York last night, for his appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Now a proud owner of a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kiefer will be making weekly visits into our living rooms from Monday 12th January, when 24 Day 7 airs on Sky1 at 9pm: check out the trailer after the jump. In last night's documentary on the new series, 24 In 24,
Kiefer revealed that his costars were so worried about getting killed off in the new series that they refused to stand next to him:
"If they end up standing too close to me for any long period of time there is a good chance they will get shot.
Kiefer Sutherland was full of smiles as his Walk of Fame star was unveiled yesterday. It is
placed in front of a garage at 7024 Hollywood Boulevard, in honour of 24, and Kiefer was joined by his cast mates from the show, as well as his proud father, Donald Sutherland, whose lap he sat on at one point!
Donald gave a speech about watching Kiefer grow into an "astonishingly good" actor, and Kiefer spoke about how he looks forward to visiting the star with his grandson one day.
I've been bringing you
gift ideas and now I'm turning my attention to goodies released this month, including eagerly-anticipated albums and books. Fab DVDs are also due out in December, from a summer blockbuster and long-awaited TV treat to a hugely popular tour. Check out
FabUK's most wanted too.
Maybe my expectations were low, but I was impressed by the two-hour
24 "prequel" to the seventh season,
"Redemption." Here are a few thoughts on why I liked it:
- For whatever reason, it's still strangely comforting to see Jack Bauer back on TV, doing what he does best (picking off the bad guys, saving the good guys, enduring torture, etc.).
- Kids. Little African kids are at the heart of Jack's major struggle here and while it might be a manipulative tactic, it definitely worked in getting me to care about the story.
- Overall, and especially toward the end, I was on the edge of my seat, stressing out about these people and yelling at my TV again, as though it were the first season of 24 or something. I love that this show is back to having that effect on me.
- I really like this new lady president, right down to her cemented hairdo.
As Kiefer Sutherland joins his costars and photographers at an exhibit for the show in Beverley Hills this week, Sky One have stopped teasing us and have
finally announced that 24: Redemption will be airing on Sky One on Monday 24 November at 10pm. That's just one day after
our friends in the US get to see the two-hour prequel telefilm, which acts as a bridging episode between Day 6 and Day 7. When I asked back in September how you were feeling about this installment, the
vast majority of you were excited, and now we've got a confirmed air date the anticipation is building even more.
First Look: 24's Seventh Season It was almost exactly one year ago when we got our first look at what was to be the seventh season of 24. How foolish we were! A year of production problems and one writers' strike later, here we are again, looking at a trailer for 24's seventh season.
It was almost exactly one year ago when we got
our first look at what was to be the seventh season of
24. How foolish we were! A year of production problems and one
writers' strike later, here we are again, looking at a trailer for 24's seventh season.
Kiefer Sutherland looked suitably Jack Bauer-esque in his aviators as he strolled through NYC yesterday, making me even more excited for the return of
24.
The two-hour telefilm bridging show, 24: Redemption (formerly 24: Exile) will serve as prequel to Day 7 and will air on 23rd November in the States, but Sky One is still teasing us here in the UK by not announcing our air date. They have advertised it as coming in November though, so not long now!
I've had a love-hate relationship with
24 for a long time, now. When it's bad, it's preposterously bad, but when it's good, it's one of the best things ever. Like, jumping off the couch yelling, kind of thing.
