The 24 TVM now has a full trailer, featuring lots of popular character from season 6 (Lennox and Daniels return!), our first look at new characters who will reappear in season 7 (like Jon Voight), and Robert Carlyle. Of course, the big news is that Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is overseas in a fictional African country, giving this TVM a very different feel to the usual city-based thrillers. It feels like a proper movie, although it doesn't feel like 24 exactly -- even with an obligatory torture scene. It could very easily be a small action film Kiefer filmed between seasons, cashing-in on his TV action-hero appeal.
Still, it's been so long since 24 last aired (summer '07) that I'd almost forgotten the show wasn't cancelled! I've also expunged the memories of that god-awful sixth season from my mind, so more high-octane Bauer action will be a treat. It certainly looks fresh and different, and they've clearly pumped money into this November treat for fans. Hopefully it'll be an effective teaser for when the seventh season starts next year -- and not an entertaining, but ultimately unnecessary TVM, like Battlestar Galactica's Razor. Oh, but that trailer's voice-over almost sinks the whole thing. Terrible. I'm glad this is actually a leaked early-version of the final product.
Still, it's been so long since 24 last aired (summer '07) that I'd almost forgotten the show wasn't cancelled! I've also expunged the memories of that god-awful sixth season from my mind, so more high-octane Bauer action will be a treat. It certainly looks fresh and different, and they've clearly pumped money into this November treat for fans. Hopefully it'll be an effective teaser for when the seventh season starts next year -- and not an entertaining, but ultimately unnecessary TVM, like Battlestar Galactica's Razor. Oh, but that trailer's voice-over almost sinks the whole thing. Terrible. I'm glad this is actually a leaked early-version of the final product.
