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TODAY'S 'MAIN FEATURE': As Tina would say: Woo-Hoo! Yes, that is right... '24' is FINALLY returning this weekend for a Season 8! We've had to keep ourselves busy reading the '24' graphic novels & TPBs that we bought to read and resell later in our online store, otherwise we would have bought the '24' Omnibus from IDW Publishing pictured at the top left of this post that is a compilation of them! That's because Tina is such a BIG Fan of '24'. That is the one TV Series that she will NOT tape to watch later, period! So yeah, we will definitely be watching the two night / four hour Season 8 Premiere this upcoming Sunday and Monday nights! For those of you that don't know, the show will return on Sunday, January 17 at 9/8c and Monday, January 18 at 8/7c. Then it replaces the 'Lie to Me' Fox TV Series on Mondays at 9/8c for the rest of its run during Season 8. For our international blog readers, '24' premieres in the UK on Sky One on January 24, 2010, and in Australia on 7TWO on January 26, 2010.
Kiefer, who we have seen before at this Comic Con, was very pleasant, well spoken, and entertained by the crowd. Of course the crowd was defintely hanging on every word he uttered!
A special note here: Tina and I both noticed how quiet Mary Lynn usually was during the special panel at Comic Con, but every time Katee Sackhoff would speak, Mary Lynn would roll her eyes, or make some sort of face. Very interesting, and something you wouldn't probably 'catch' from still photos. If you can find some videos from this Con, take a look at what I'm talking about... Others returning, but not as main cast members are: Elisha Cuthbert as a "Special Guest Star", and Bob Gunton back as Ethan Kanin, who is now the Secretary of State. We didn't see Carlos Bernard at the Comic Con International: San Diego (SDCC) this year at the panel. His role as Tony Almeida returning or not, was Not answered by the show's producers at the panel. Season 8 is supposed to be set 8 months after season 7. Of course being '24', Season 8 begins and ends in a '24' hour period, this time at 4:00 PM.
No spoiler here, but the reason New York is where the action takes place this Season 8; is because CTU has been upgraded and is now operated by the MBA-schooled Brian Hastings (Mykelti Williamson) out of New York.
Freddie was pretty quiet during the special SDCC panel, but came over as a 'nice guy'.
I have liked Katee in a couple of other shows, and am interested to see how she does on this series. She was asked a lot of questions, and appears to have a large fan base...
Who else is there this Season 8? Well, Rob Weiss serves as President Allison Taylor’s new Chief of Staff, and Meredith Reed is an ambitious journalist with ties to the unfolding situation. As for Jack Bauer, he is simply a man who wants to move on with his life and to be with his daughter and granddaughter. Of course those plans come to a halt when, once again, America needs his help!
With so many people on the panel, (there were also production people), not everyone got a lot of time to talk. This picture was one of the few times that he addressed the audience.
Also new to this Season 8 are: Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein) and John Boyd (The Notorious Bettie Page), who were confirmed on the day production was slated to begin. Westfeldt will play journalist Meredith Reed, while Boyd will play CTU systems analyst Arlo Glass. Again, this is one Premiere we aren't going to miss! And if you are a 'Jack Bauer' fan, we know you won't either! And we are going to be along for the '24 Hour Ride' until the Season Finale on May 24, 2010! Our thanks to the folks that brought down the cast and production staff of '24' to the Comic Con International: San Diego last July. And thanks to the folks at IDW Publishing for taking this TV Series and publishing great stories in a graphic novel format! PLUS: Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts! We do usually blog on a daily basis during the 'work week' on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic cons, and other pop culture news and events or places such as the one blogged about here today.Join us again soon, as we publish another 'Main Feature'. And don't forget to check out the 'Featurette' shown below this article! ~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
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