It's never that simple ...

...ya one of 24's most understated lines, as Buchanan told Jack: "...it's never that simple..."

Case in point? Karen, putting the weight of the world, and the life of her brother, on Palmer's sister. And, Little Ricky looked like he was being a bad little boy tonight. But, lo and behold, it was Johnson (another Canadian addition to the cast, by the way) who was in major game mode, making Milo think that Doyle was being a d**k … And, Jack putting it all on Brady, 24's resident Rainman, to maintain his position. Poor Brady. But, Jack pulled him through. Way to go Jack! Even, the dart made it into Gredenko. Va bene!

As of 9:42 tonight, there were 2 "Dammits" (well, Milo had one, does that count?)

Like last week, it seems the best of the episode was the last 15 minutes ... even though we knew that just 10 minutes in, the end of the episode would likely be the Vice President's retaliatory launch ... but wait(!) ... President Palmer comes through to call it off .. ...Palmer looks pretty good, and seems to be making quite a lot of sense after a couple of hours in a coma, dontcha think? But wait (again!!) -- again in shades of previous seasons, now we have to wait for the Attorney General to make his (her?) appearance next week because the Veep is convinced that Palmer is looney and still feeling the affects of the coma ...

...stay tuned ...

Oh, ya, by the way, there *were* 2 Dammit's tonight -- the first was Milo's(!) (Does that count?) ...and the second belonging to Jack ... Cheers!

Giuliana ……. here we go …

Ok, I just about freaked when I found it. To find out that we’re not alone in thinking that David Caruso's one-liners are some of the coolest on television today (ok, I’m being sarcastic.) There are people out there who think the same thing, almost 20,000(!) in a little more than 2 months …

So … Giuliana …. get out your shades … grasp them gently, but firmly, in both hands … let’s begin:



... now, which is your favorite?

Here they come...

With Spring upon us, thought I'd viral some clips from "Winged Migration" ... my Dad absolutely loved this movie ... unfortunately, these clips just aren't long enough ... if you haven't seen it, rent it ... for the time being, take a tour through the Grand Canyon, then New York City, and then watch the Water Ballet ...







And, now, for all the kids in the room, some nice animation :)

Attack of the Drones

On a night when my Cold F/X is *definitely* not working, and I seemed to be determined to go through one complete box of Kleenex, 24 seemed to kick it tonight. No real major surprises...

On the 4th anniversary of the war in Iraq, one particular line that VP Daniels had tonight ("... that is the fiction they hide behind..") seemed to resonate.

Set between 7 pm and 8 pm, they sure seemed to have taken their time to find Shadow Valley. How long have they known about it anyway? I mean, hello!?! Road blocks anyone?

And certainly now, Jack probably feels he has absolutely nothing to live for, after hearing of Audrey's death ... but did she really die?

Best line of the night:

Karen (to Lennox): “…did someone push you down the stairs?
Lennox: “No Karen, I tripped over your ineptitude.”

And, yet again, another blast from the past: the dreaded leak. OMG. How many times does a covert US government facility on US soil have to be compromised before it’s completely shut down? (No, it’s probably not the girl.)

Final minutes were ok … there seemed to be a sale on silencers, and Jack’s video game skills appear to be a bit rusty …..

Rock it, man

On a day where my Cold F/X is taking a bit longer to kick in, how about a whacky tune ...I first found this on Ifilm, then YouTube. Circa 1978, the Science Fiction Film Awards was being hosted by William Shatner. Because there was no hysterical laughing come from the audience, I can only believe that it was meant in all seriousness ... how unbelievably embarrassing ... and to think the intro, by the song's lyricist Bernie Taupin, gives it some credibility ... sheesh! Wonder what he *really* thought at the time ...



The above is why people pay to see this:

Knife Night

It's Monday night, so you know what that means ...

Well, we're officially at the halfway point of this season for 24 .... and Martha made her grand entrance.
Looks like her cozy relationship with Aaron has done him good, with his weight loss and all ... And, with only 8 or 9 minutes in, there were chugs all over American campuses and dorms with Jack's "Dammit" ... unfortunately, there was some major transmission action tonight in the early minutes ... too bad some pixel break up appeared to mess with little Ricky Schroeder's (possible) best lines ...

On that note, President Logan certainly got loaded on this episode, leading to...

This episode's nominations for the Best Lines:

Deadpan Chloe: (to Logan) "Sorry, I'm feeling ambivalent."

Aaron: (to Logan) "I no longer have to tolerate your sarcasm."

Martha: (at Logan) "I need a drink!", and "Oh God, the crap!" ... just before she ...

Bill Buchanan: (in all seriousness to Aaron after hearing of Martha's attack on Charles) "Is Martha capable of having a coherant conversation with Anya Suberov?"

Tonight was definitely the episode of the knife ... the poor soul in the Russian Consulate, thinking he had Jack beat, with a girly-man knife -- ya, right, no match for Jack ... gun beats knife ... and in one of the big surprises, Martha had her own "Norman Bates moment" ... Geez, who knew being an American President could be so dangerous (original President Palmer -- dead; his younger brother -- intensive care; Logan -- en route to hospital, but bleeding, going into shock, he's crashing....)

Some music for a lazy Sunday aft...

Let's see what Nora's up to today ...



Or, for something a little more upbeat, check this guy out ...


Or, maybe, you just want to dance ... ya, this one's for you, Cathy :)

This one's for Daniel...

Hey, Daniel ..
I'm a bit late in posting this ... kind of a neat event last week, where Ontario's Minister of Immigration, Mike Colle, was presenting a new government award program ... that recognizes people ... kind of like your Friendship Award. (You can see me above in the picture with the Minister, and Papa in the middle.)

Anyway, one of the people that Minister Colle mentioned was Papa ... Papa did a lot for people from other countries, who came here to begin a new life. A lot of these people didn't speak or write English ...and one of the big things he did was print different newspapers in their language ... he also started a tv station that would have programs in different languages. .

This would make people who could not speak English feel really good because they could watch tv that was in the language they spoke ...so, it would make them feel like they had friends here, and like they belonged.

So the Minister asked me to come to the event ... and I did ...and I was able to talk about Papa.


So, with your Friendship Award, you are on your way to accomplish really great things, just like Papa! So, congratulations on your award ... I love you :) xoxo

The "C" word

Ya, i know ... it's been a while ... but, hey, Jack/Keifer was in a suit tonight!

Once again, the 24 White House seems to be on its regular Monday night cocktail of Valium, Methodone, Sleep-Eze ...maybe they all got shares in some major pharmaceuticals .... And, how long it take to do a "full sweep" of the bunker for Tom Lennox? 12 minutes, apparently. OMG! There was just a PRESIDENTIAL ASSASINATION ATTEMPT!

But, wait, once again, there's a Vice President just *waiting* to take over, in more ways than one. The casting of Powers Boothe, however, was probably one of the best choices for this season, eh Mark?

Ok, he may turn out to be a baddie, but he seems to be the only one who conveys a sense of authority and real presidential decisiveness ... va bene!

But wait, another flashback for 24 diehards...the dreaded "c" word: Consulate. Viewers have a long memory and know that when they see Jack in a Consulate, well, bad things happen ...

I guess I would have preferred an ending like this: