Obviously, this is rumor, but the site I got this from (www.24spoilers.tvheaven.com) is the place for 24 spoilers. They're usually never wrong.
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"I’m hearing that the season will start off with the terrorist bombing of a “high-value target”. It’s unclear if the high-value target is a person or a building but it's looking more and more like a combination of both a prominent building and a high-ranking government official who will be among the many killed in the terrorist attack. There are several other scenarios I’ve heard rumblings about and every single one of them has the same concept of a terrorist bombing of a building with extremely strong international ties. They are also thinking about bringing back a former character to be among the many dead in the massive explosion.
The new season has already been in pre-production since April. New writers Manny Coto and David Fury are quickly getting accustomed to writing a real-time script. 24 has sought out the advice of novelist Richard Marcinko and he is playing an advisory role in the shaping of season five’s story. 24 sent out casting calls for a major female role in April and the role has already been cast but the actress hasn’t been revealed.
Source - www.24spoilers.tvheaven.com
General Season 5 Spoilers:
Kiefer Sutherland will be back for season five.
Source - Various Sources
Mary Lynn Rajskub has reportedly inked a deal to be a main castmember for 24's fifth season.
Source - TvGuide
Roger Cross (Curtis Manning) signed a two year deal last year so he should remain a main castmember in season five.
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I actually heard this theory on the 24 boards on fox.com, but they said that Palmer and Bauer will start their own rogue anti-terrorist unit, operating outside of CTU and government jurisdition.
"On the first day, he saved the President. On the second day, a city. On the third day, a nation. And on the fourth day, the world. But if you think you know what's coming next, you don't know Jack. 24 - a new day begins next January, on Fox."
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
brochu13 said this in post #3 : I actually heard this theory on the 24 boards on fox.com, but they said that Palmer and Bauer will start their own rogue anti-terrorist unit, operating outside of CTU and government jurisdition.
That would be interesting... it would be weird though not seeing CTU. They have to bring some old cast members back.
I think so too. And I prefer seeing Palmer in a position of power, that Jack can use to his advantage after he goes beyond the law. I'd actually like to seeing Palmer being voted back into office...
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
And I bet Jack's antics put Audrey into the looney bin. She gets kidnapped, watches her boyfriend torture then later condem her husband to death while she watches, sees her father out her brother, then thinks her boyfriend is shot dead.
Funny how she was giving all that crap to Edgar about not thinking about his mother while he's got an important job to do, then she sees her husband dying and takes it out on Jack (and goes all miserable-b**** on everyone). Dramatic irony, I guess.
Speaking of Edgar, I'm suprised his mother doesn't live closer to him. He seems like a bit of a mummy's boy.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
If you had a douche kid like that, wouldn't you move far away near a nuclear reactor?
Audrey just got on my nerves as the season went on. I forgot about her giving Edgar the business then breaking down herself.
Now that I think of it, the women on the show this season were weak. Other than Michelle, who's always nails, Chloe was the toughest one... and she's a piece. There was that chick running CTU who was a jerk, then her daughter killed herself so she bailed; there was that other chick who was framed then tortured then fired for wanting a raise; that spy chick who was capped after a few episodes; Dinah Araz the terrorist was weak and got capped; Behrooz' girlfriend was wasted... bad year to be a chick on 24.
gaboman said this in post #10 : Funny how she was giving all that crap to Edgar about not thinking about his mother while he's got an important job to do, then she sees her husband dying and takes it out on Jack (and goes all miserable-b**** on everyone). Dramatic irony, I guess.
Speaking of Edgar, I'm suprised his mother doesn't live closer to him. He seems like a bit of a mummy's boy.
Edgar is ridiculous. I really didn't like him, he seems to have large problems about working with other people. At least they got Chloe back. Her pure meanness (word?) is worth some comic releif.
Edgar is ridiculous. I really didn't like him, he seems to have large problems about working with other people. At least they got Chloe back. Her pure meanness (word?) is worth some comic releif.
Come on, get off your computer for pity sakes....
Don't you know the stereotype of computer technicians.???
Four hour season premier starts January 8th at 8:00pm (EST) and continues on January 9th at 8:00pm.
The following may be considered spoilers by some people, but I personally don't think it spoils much of anything. You been warned though.
What’s it called?
7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M.
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is said to be credited to “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”/“Angel” vet Howard Gordon.
Does Jack start out with that hoodie-Cobain look he sported in the season-four DVD’s 10-minute season-five prequel?
He does not. Jack starts the season looking pretty much the way he does in Fox’s season-five promos.
Season one began with a plane crash. Last season began with a train crash. What action sets the plot in motion this season?
Within the first five minutes, a sniper’s bullet pierces the brain of one of the world’s most famous political figures. A character we’ve met before this season will cradle this political figure’s brain matter and skull fragments.
The big news?
In the first 20 minutes, a woman we’ve met in a prior season will die. A character we met in season one will witness her death.
Have Edgar and Chloe and Curtis gone the way of Milo?
No fewer than 12 characters from prior seasons return for the season premiere. Here are 10 of them:
07:00 DOD Vet Jack Bauer
07:05 President Charles Logan
07:05 Presidential Aide Mike Novick
07:07 CTU vet Bill Buchanan
07:07 CTU Vet Curtis Manning
07:07 CTU Vet Edgar Stiles
07:10 CTU Vet Chloe O’Brien
07:12 CTU Vet “Soul Patch” Tony Almeida
07:12 CTU Vet Michelle Dessler
07:20 DOD Vet Audrey Raines
Is it true, as reported on IMDb, that Tzi Ma is back for 5.1?
IMDb lies about 5.1. If our intel is correct, Tzi Ma does not reprise the role of Cheng Zhi in 5.1. Ping Wu does not reprise the role of Su Ming in 5.1. William Devane does not reprise the role of James Heller in 5.1. Sean Astin is not in 5.1. Sabrina Lloyd is not in 5.1. And IMDb fails to list several returning cast members who will return in 5.1, including Bill Buchanan.
But. But. Sean Astin. TV Guide said he was playing a CTU??
Astin does not appear until 5.4.
Is Chloe still working for CTU at episode’s start?
She is. In her first scene, we learn that Chloe has something in common with fellow CTU vets Jack Bauer, Chase Edmunds, Michelle Dessler, “Soul Patch” Tony Almeida, Nina Myers, Curtis Manning and Kim Bauer.
What does Chloe now have in common with Jack Bauer, Chase Edmunds, Michelle Dessler, “Soul Patch” Tony Almeida, Nina Myers, Curtis Manning and Kim Bauer?? I must know!
Chloe likes to bone the occasional CTU employee!!
Ew! Edgar??
That. Would be. Telling.
Is Audrey now working for CTU?
No. She’s just comes to visit CTU on behalf of President Logan shortly after all hell breaks loose.
Is Logan in D.C., as he was last season?
No. Like all the other returnees, he is in California.
Any new key characters TV Guide fails to mention?
Two of the biggest are First Lady Martha Logan (Jean Smart), who has a history of mental instability, and Martha’s stunning aide Evelyn (“Rapa Nui” star Sandrine Holt).
Is Milo back?
Eric Balfour was busy with that witless primetime soap about Silverlake.
Supersexy lesbian assassin Mandy? Naked cavorting?
Not in the first four.
Will this be a good episode?
One of the best ever. The stuff with the Bakersfield teenager learning of Jack’s secret identity is priceless.
How does it end, spoiler boy?
A photograph of Jack Bauer appears on a computer monitor.
05-26-2005 05:14 AM
