In celebration of the eighth season of 24, we have partnered with game developer Digital Chocolate to give away ten copies of their game 24: Special Ops for the iPhone and iPod Touch!
Step into Jack Bauer’s shoes and experience hands-on ‘24’ action. In a suspense packed 24 hours you’ll be taken to the edge of disaster- it’s up to you to make a difference. Feel your heart racing as you live through the ultimate Jack Bauer adventure with in-the-field combat combined with code breaking, bomb defusing and car chasing.
To enter, simply leave a comment below stating your favorite season of 24. That’s all – easy, right? The winners will be emailed a 24: Special Ops iTunes redeem code which will allow you to download the game for free.
Winners will be chosen at random on Sunday January 10th. Good luck!
UPDATE 1/10: This contest is now over, congratulations to the ten winners: Jennifer, Alexandra W, ghorn88, hydnic, Christiana N, Julie, Marco G, Brandi C, Margaret P, and Jasmin J. Check your emails for the codes. And many thanks to Rebecca at Digital Chocolate for making this possible.
As part of TV Addict’s 2010 predictions, they claim that Freddie Prinze has the chops to replace Jack Bauer. Personally I think Jack Bauer/Kiefer Sutherland is irreplaceable, but it’s nice to see that critics really seem to like Freddie.
Freddie Prinze Jr is the new Jack Bauer.
Having already seen the first four hours of Jack Bauer’s eighth consecutive really bad day, one thing is abundantly clear. Katee Sackhoff has been saddled with one helluva disappointing character arc. Complete with another round of the three “M’s” (Mistaken identities, obligatory Moles and Middle Eastern Terrorists) Jack Bauer is getting too old for this Sh*t! Which is why, should Kiefer Sutherland decide that he’s tired of saving America’s butt year-in-and-year-out, waiting in the wings is newly introduced brash young CTU agent Cole Ortiz, played to surprising like-ability by Freddie Prinze Jr. No really.
The first four hours of Fox’s “24″ are a welcome return to form. The veteran drama, which shifts to New York City this season, has just enough tweaks on the show’s familiar “conspiracy-complication-minor resolution-deeper conspiracy-bigger complication…” format to feel fresh despite its well-worn mechanics.
I mocked Freddie Prinze Jr. when THR first reported he was cast this season, thinking he might be a distracting drag on the ticket like Janeane Garofalo last year. But the actor is likable here and fits the “24″ universe better than you’d expect. “Battlestar” vet Katee Sackhoff seems frustrated — she’s great when she’s playing moments of total strength or total vulnerability (and best at playing both at the same time). Reacting to computers and phone calls at CTU doesn’t really suit her, she thrives in more active roles. Given that this is “24,” she’ll probably get her turn at bat.
The best addition is Anil Kapoor, best known stateside for his role as the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” host in “Slumdog Millionaire.” He plays an idealized version a Middle East leader with an Elvis-quality pompadour on the verge of signing a historic peace agreement. It’s a painfully standard “24″ part, yet he owns each scene he’s in. I hope producers pair him with Bauer at some point, the two scenery chewing actors going head to head, Kapoor barking his line from “Slumdog”: “It’s my f–king show.”
Making this even cooler is the fact that the guy Gregory House is yelling at played a bad guy “Masters” in 24 Season 7 – he was shot by both Jack Bauer and Renee Walker on the boat in Season 7 episode 2.
Here’s a little promo that actors Johnny Wu and Domenick Lombardozzi (The Wire‘s “Herc”) filmed in front of Dom’s house at Norwood, New York. Both actors play NYPD officers in the upcoming 24 Season 8 premiere.
NEW DAY. NEW THREAT. NEW YORK. JACK BAUER BEGINS ANOTHER ASTONSHING DAY ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF “24″ SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, ON FOX
Part 2 of the 2-Night, 4-Hour Season Premiere Airs Tomorrow Night
Set in New York City, Jack Bauer is unwillingly drawn back into action just as President Allison Taylor negotiates international security with Omar Hassan, a determined Middle Eastern leader visiting the U.S. on a peacemaking mission. As the new day unfolds, an upgraded CTU operates under the command of M.B.A.-schooled, razor-sharp head honcho Brian Hastings, who supervises quirky Chloe O’Brian, expert data analyst Dana Walsh and systems analyst Arlo Glass in the “Day 8: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM” two-hour season premiere episode of 24 airing Sunday, Jan. 17 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (TWF-801/802) (TV-14 V) [click to continue…]
