Iron Man 2 New Trailer!

This looks amazing, I don't think I'm ready

Have A Shiny Gold Oscar Weekend

Going Screen Free For 48 Hours

Starting at 7PM tonight, I will not look at any screen (beside my phone) until the time Oscar broadcast begins on Sunday. This will not be easy yet it could also be tremendously rewarding.

Jordan Verner, Zelda, and the Power of the Internet

I'm not a Nintendo guy, never was and I don't plan to be any time in the future. However, I do have friends all across the globe who are Nintendo Ninjas, Mario Masters, and Pokemon Pros. These friends will tell you that "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" is one of the greatest games of all time. They will also tell you that while it's incredibly fun, it is also pretty damn complex. So while the world may be turning against us humans, stories like the one featured above us remind us that there is still hope for the human race.

Check it out. Jordan Verner, who's blind, had been playing small parts of the game for a couple years reached out online for people to help him. I'm not going to try to figure how he had been playing the video game blind, but who I am to question someone's abilities, regardless if they had a disability or not?  And you know what, the gaming community answered the call.

Zelda disciple Roy Williams got together with his friends, blindfolded themselves, played through the game and obsessively wrote down every move they made. This process took them two years by the way. Then the group then sent the detailed instructions to Verner. These instructions were then dictated to him through a computer. The Ocarina was found and Verner successfully beat the game. His quote upon beating the game:

""I felt great. I felt strong. I felt like the sky's the limit," said Jordan, adding that he lives by his school's motto, "The impossible is only the untried."

Hurley Parties In The USA

Thanks to the legendary Phil Bond (aka Cousin Caleb) for showing me this video.

TPG's LOST Compass: Sundown

After the smoke (monster?) has cleared, I think people will recognize that while certainly one of the most exciting episodes of the season, "Sundown"'s thrills were measured in bloody action, not moving emotions. And while I love some great ass kicking, the emotions on LOST is what truly gets me. Now that we have cleared that out, let's get tackled by Sayid and submerge into the groovy other hot tub of this episode.

1. This episode was all about the smoke monster. After tormenting the Islanders and the viewers for seasons on end, this monster is really turning up the TMZ star power. However, you heard it here first, I'm not totally satisfied. I still have questions about the nature of the monster itself? In season 4 we saw it approach Juliet and Kate, flash a light in their face, and then retreat (check out that scene here). What is the significance of this and how does it relate to the story now. Is Kate of special importance? Is Juliet? How does it connect to the ultimate objective? Was it ever tamed? Is it the security system? All questions that I still want to be answered.

2. The "flash sideways" for Sayid contained four characters who had been on the Island. I believe that with each episode the "sideways" reality and the Island reality will continue to meld together. Now that we cleared up that theorizing, how about Kevin Durand who plays Keamy, what a great actor. Don't worry you can catch more of him on the big screen as Little John (no, not that Lil' Jon) in the new Russell Crowe Robin Hood flick.

3. SLIGHT MIND MELT: This is two episodes in a row that Miles was seen playing a game that is notorious for ending in a draw. Last week he was playing Tic Tac Toe and this week he's playing solitaire. Don't flip out folks, I know there is a rich history of games on Lost. Yet I believe these recent references is an updated allusion the battle between ol Smokey and Jacob, a game which has been played for a long time, but the two sides are locked in a tie, and it only ends once. Check out this legendary scene to grasp what I'm getting at.

4. Sayid is the most tragic character on LOST. Here is a guy who since his childhood has been committing violent acts in the name of love, family, and country. He's so selfless yet however these emotions allow him to be manipulated by everyone from his government, to Ben, and now evil Locke. Yet don't be surprised if redemption is still to come for him. I predict once he is presented with an opportunity to kill someone on team Jacob (his boy Jack or Hurley) he might not be so quick to pull the trigger.

5. FUN DIVERSION - Last summer I was at Comic Con waiting for the Lost Panel to begin. The good folks from the Official Lost Podcast came around asking for people's theories, I started talking theories, but in no time I had launched into a explanation on why Jack Bauer could best Sayid in combat. This explanation contained detailed reenactments of some of Sayid's best kills, including the legendary dishwasher death of season 5. By the end of it, I was a little sweaty, a small crowd had gathered, and I wasn't featured on the podcast.

5. I'll leave you with this. Is Dogen really dead? Sayid died the exact same way and he's still around to slice up the dude from Eastbound & Down's throat. Don't worry, the Last Samurai will rise again.

Is Planet Earth Mad At Us?

No One In This Video Was Hurt

I feel like between the Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the crazy amount of snow in the Northeast, and the storms in France it feels like the planet is mad at us.

24 Points About 24: 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM

RIP BRO

In honor of Indian Jason Schwartzman dying in the episode please listen to this song from Coconut Records.

1. This is the first point  before the actual hour starts, but I noticed that this 24 was TV 14 was violence and wait for it, sexual situations? Come on 24, what is this Desperate Housewives, keep this sex business out of 24! This is about espionage and body counts not passion and Marvin Gaye!

2. FPJ! FPJ! Dude is already talking about hiding bodies, stripping the van, taking the vow of silence with his lovers. What is this Freddie? Wait, I know what this is? This is I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER! No matter what he can't escape this plot line. I wonder if a shady fisherman with a hook was watching them hide that body.
3. Tim Woods is the new Aaron Pierce.

4. Only on 24 do people hang up phones with the authority, candor, and malice that Hasting and the Scott Brown clone at the White do.
5. If Indian Jason Schwartzman dies, these points are going to suffer. He is the life force of the 24 points, the essence.
6.  Last time someone broke out of handcuffs in the bag of car on 24, legendary Kung Fu Master and Bauer lover Miguel ended up legless.
7.  Chances are if you are saying "I Love You" on 24 and you are not talking to Jack Bauer you are probably going to die.
8. Indian Jason Schwartzman can't die, he hasn't even seen the new ultra hip Vampire Weekend music video with Jake Gyllenhaal and Lil Jon.
9. Seeing all these random SWAT dudes reminds me of the good old days when Jin from Lost was on 24.
10. If there is one thing Jack Bauer hates, it's files that download slowly especially when people are dying.
11. The return of Tim is noteworthy not only because he gets the center screen but also the dude on his left is from Avatar.
12. Composer Sean Callery really does great work on 24. Here is a link to buy some of his music on Amazon, that's not an ad, that's just me giving credit.

13. This whole "Weekend at Bernies Meets Grey's Anatomy" plot about the Farhad in the hospital is actually pretty great writing. Way to go writers now wrap up this stupid Dana Walsh FPJ storyline right away.
14. Marcos the American born Islamic extremist, good twist, however they should have picked a better actor. This dude looks like a low rate Robert Pattinson which is weird cause they said he's American, not a British vampire.
15. My fellow CTU Agents and I are all in mutual agreement as a team, Cherry Jones won an Emmy for 24 and all she does in this season is ask questions about the situation.
16. If there ever was a time for there to be a 24-House cross over this scene in the hospital would be it.
17. Now I know there have been suicide bombers since Season 5, but Season 5 was the last time that  Bauer ended up detonating some dudes vest from his cell phone. Talk about good coverage.
18. "When this is over, I want to be there for you," says Bauer to Walker. Come on Bauer you know every single woman you get close is seriously endangered. That being said, the line about having a CTU agent take you to Bauer's apartment is pimp.
19. This Marcos dude is terrifying! I spoke to soon about him, I'm sorry Marcos, please don't blow me up.
20. Nice job 24, you've managed to combine a dysfunctional marriage subplot with forbidden romance with a side of international Islamic politics. Spicy!
21. Chloe has no problem remotely defusing the vest, she did it in season 5.
22. This rookie is doing a great job on the acting front but he seriously looks like he managed to lie his way into CTU. I mean he looks like he is 16 years old. Then again if Dana Walsh can get a job at CTU, I wouldn't be surprised if they have Modern Warfare playing 8 year olds flying drones.
23. When that dude jumped out of that window and Jack looked down at him, for one my moment my seventh grade mind took over and I wished that Jack did a Swanton Bomb from the window right onto that dude's face.
24. Best ending of the season so far! Marcos! So creepy!

The Bittersweet Reality of Wanted 2 Not Happening

It Was Good While It Lasted Angelina

Last week the news broke that Angelina had bullet curved executed her plans of returning for the sequel to Wanted. Then after hearing the news about Angelina not returning, Universal Pictures promptly reversed bullet curved from a moving car their plans to do the sequel. In the end we had a lot of curved bullets, some crashed cars, a magic loom, and a sad faced TPG.

I loved Wanted. It was pure mindless, I mean really mindless here folks, in fact prior to Transformers 2 is was the most stupid enjoyable movie I'd had the pleasure to savor in the theatre. But however, there is a blood soaked silver bullet lining to this. The word on the street is Angelina's next movie will either be with Alfonso Cuaron, the "Children of Men" mastermind or with Darren Aronofsky, the director one of my favorite films "The Wrestler."

Either one sounds promising, but in the mean time enjoy this clip from Wanted. It's all your going to get so satisfy you bloodlust, well until 24 tonight.

In other news, I went back to Pandora last night and it was glorrrriooooouuus.

Have an Buzzed Iron Weekend Folks

Locke & Ben To Team Up When Lost Ends? (Seriously)

How fitting that I wrote about "The Crazies" today because this news is super crazy. Apparently Terry O' Quinn is shopping an outline or "Bible" in TV speak of a new show where him and Michael Emerson (yes, him, aka Ben Linus) play suburban hitmen juggling family issues and um I guess killing people.

Terry O’Quinn, who plays Locke/Smoke Monster, tells me he is shopping around a bible for a TNT-type show that would pair him back up with his real-life chum and on-screen foe, Michael Emerson (Ben) - as suburban hit men juggling family issues. 

Ben and Locke together on one team? Are they married to each other? Who plays their wives? Juliet and Helen? Are Walt (what's up Eli) and Aaron their sons? Do they have a goofy neighbor named Jacob who has a penchant for numbers and stealing their newspaper?

It's Crazy That The Crazies Is Crazy Good

Horror remakes like this are not supposed to be this good. They're supposed to have one dimensional characters who act without reason, "The Crazies"focuses on three characters and develops their story to a fulfilling conclusion. Horror movies like this usually use audio cues to create cheap scares, and while "The Crazies" does this, it's the overriding tension and sense of dread that really fries your mind.

Timothy Olyphant plays a small town Sheriff with some big time problems. How big time we talking here? How about residents losing their minds and starting to kill their families? Not big enough time for you? How about the military coming in to contain the mindless residents. And not even big enough time for you. How about the fact that any one of the man characters could be losing their mind as the film goes on. That's pretty much all I'll say about the plot, but needless to say, everything is explained at the end.

All you cinematic naysayers need to relax, so what, "Crazies" director Breck Eisner made the poorly conceived (and lawsuit ridden) "Sahara," but that doesn't mean he's a bad director. In fact, his direction is one of the highlights of the film. The fights with the twisted town folks are shot in close quarters, adding urgency and shocking sense of reality to what usually is your standard gore fest. Together with cinematographer Maxime Alexandre, Eisner paints a terrifying view of a town descending from shining and cheery to shiny and cheery, but wait, I mean shiny with psychopaths with glimmering pitchforks who are cheery to kill you.

I mean, let's be honest, you are either interested in the movie or not. I don't think many people are doing double features with this and "An Education." But if you are on the brink of checking it out or just staying at home at watching your roommate play Call of Duty, go see "The Crazies," you won't be disappointed.

TPG's LOST Compass: The Lighthouse

Good Thing Hurley Has "Wide" Arms

Last night's episode of "Lost" simply titled the "The Lighthouse" was encouraging and frustrating at the same time. It was encouraging because it showed how the much hated Temple others connect with the big picture story-line and yet it was frustrating because there were no real definitive answers given, just more hints. So let's grab our old school pirate telescope and smash this episode to pieces.

1. Say what you want about the "flash sideways" story of Jack and his son, but I found this to be a great little moving vignette about Jack. Granted, I have no idea how it fits into the greater mystery, but I guess I'm just going to have to be a man of faith and trust the writers. Jack Shephard and his son was a great counter episode to the classic daddy drama episode "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" from season 1.

2. Last week we saw the names on the ceiling of the cave, now we have the names of the wheel at the lighthouse. I believe that last week's cave was good ol Smokey's abode and this week's ocean front real estate Lighthouse was Jacob's. By the way, how chill is Jacob? Yeah go to my spot, kick down the door, break all my antique furniture, it's ok man, oh yeah brah you have ink on your head! I wish my friends and family were as relaxed as him.

3. SLIGHT MIND BENDER- The significance of marking 108 on the lighthouse wheel cannot be understated. Let me remind all you Lost disciples out there that 108 is the sum of the numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) so whatever at that mark is important. By way the way those reflections in the mirror are really interesting.

4. The whole Claire and " not John Locke" thing is really bugging with my mind, but not for reasons you might think. Locke and Claire have an interesting relationship to say the least; he built Aaron's crib, he helped her in time of need, you know what I mean. Way back in season one in the episode "Raised by Another" (or should it be called "Raised By An Other?") Claire in a bizarre dream sequence finds Locke in the jungle with one white eye and one black eye. I can't help but think this clue is important. How? Check out the next point.

5. Last week we saw "Locke" flip out when he saw the boy with bloody hands in the jungle. The boy reminded him of the rules and told him that he can't kill him (not the boy himself, but some other lost figure). Is it possible that this boy is Aaron? Does Aaron have some real deep significance to the Island? Is he the one that brings balance to the force? Is he the new Jacob? Is he the new Locke? The new Frogurt? Whoa, think i just blew my own mind a little bit.

6. That's it for now. I'll leave you guys with this beautiful shot from Last night's episode.

24 Points About 24: 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM

 THIS IS THE EVIL BRO DUDE WITHOUT A BEARD

1.  So at the start of the season Bauer was all over the bluetooth and now he's switched to an old school wired headset. What's the deal Bauer? Bluetooth drop it's sponsorship after too consecutive violent episodes. Maybe Jack pull a Tiger Woods and find Buddhism as a way out?
2. After icing that Russian dude, the Indian Jason Schwartzman made a sweet mix tape with Grizzly Bear, DeerTick, Deerhoof, and Band of Horses all on it. He has a thing for animal based indie rock bands.

3. Chloe asks Jack if he's ok after the torture sesh? What kind of rookie ass question is that? This is the 8th year of Jack's life, torture for him is as routine as getting together with Tony Almeida for USC football games.
4. Wouldn't be a White House in 24 with some shady slippery bro coniving behind the scenes.
5.  If there is one thing that FPJ hates, it's nosy geeks from CTU named Arlo. I mean FPJ hates nerds, we learned that in "Freddie."
6.  Say what you want about these indie rock bros but there is a certain charm in a bunch of guys who woo girls out of club and into a shady kidnap van.
7. Agent Walker has gone from looking like some hot ass Megan Fox babe to some type of freckled cute housewife.
8. I'm ashamed and saddened that I didn't comment on Indian Jason Schwartzman's soul patch. This is clearly a nod to legendary soul patch wearer Tony Almeada (http://www.almeidaisgod.com/).
9. Finally a real terrorist threat for 24. However this is whole scene of the Arab's talking about "making them fear us" and "toppling an giant with a stone" completely reinforces Arab stereotypes, then again this entire show enforces stereotypes of everyone.
10. This investigator who interrogates 24 is a spiritual successor the legendary Sherry Palmer, the high queen evil bitch priestess of 24. To this day she is the greatest woman ever on the show and I mean that as a compliment.
11. At this point in the season Jack's only motivation has to be that he is deeply in love with Renee Walker and feels the need to protect her. I don't have a problem with this as long as the writers craft a good moving story around it.
12. Jack Bauer has taken down over 300 people, yet two cowardly CTU security folks can take him down with a taser?
13. The Indian Schwartzman had to get out of there to go find Fluffy.
14. "So this is the new CTU, where you hang your own?" says Jack Bauer. Ummmm, as opposed to the old CTU where you take your boss out to the train yard and shoot him in the back of the head.
15. Director Hasting's office at CTU is like the VIP of the coolest club in Manhattan, nice leather couches, big glass windows, techo displays, you know.
16. FPJ's accent has changed over 4,815,162,342 times in this episode.
17. "My name isn't Dana Walsh......It's John Locke......"
18. These  Arab commandos are so amateur,  who doesn't silence their cell phone when on a mission.
19. CTU has all these drones but they never are useful for anything besides spying on  Dana Walsh.
20. Jack Bauer can't say no to a mission. This is a cold hard fact of 24. I mean the dude volunteered to fly a nuke into the desert.
21. If there is one thing that FPJ hates it's hippie indie rock bros living in a van....down by the river.....smoking drugs....who call him Soldier Boy.........telll.......em

22. The bearded bro is so pissed the non bearded bro took the deal without consulting him. I mean this guy needs to learn what is really matters.;Having a sweet beard, girls, and money.
23. Haven't seen Freddie Prince Jr use a shotgun like that since Summer Catch. So glad this terrible plot line has come to a close.
24. I don't like to use a point on the previews for next week but the fact that TIM makes an appearance next week gets me real excited.

Pandora Is Real! (Insane Video)

Somewhere in this thing lies Pandora, I'll find it, you watch

Why We Love The Winter Olympics (and don't try to deny it)

The main reason people are so into the Winter Olympics is because we love to watch others, particularly people with extraordinary abilities fail. Seeing athletes choke is part of the joy of the sports and there is no better showcase than the Winter Olympics. After all if a pair of ice skaters that have breathed ice and triple axels their entire lives can't pull off one routine, our typos on emails (and blogs) aren't that bad.

Now I know you folks out there are thinking, yo TPG, what's with the negative attitude towards athletic competition? Did you get kicked off the T-ball team for poor hitting. Well yeah, I did, but that's not the point. Take a look around, we love watching people fail, in fact one of the fastest growing sites on the internet, is failblog.org. In these dark times for the world watching others squander opportunity is almost delightful.

For example, when Peyton Manning threw that interception in the super bowl, we know he was pissed. But we didn't see him reeming m out his recievers, the camera just moved on. But in the olympics, if you don't land a spin in pairs ice skating, you know you partner is going to be giving you that frigid stare of cold icy death for the entire routine (or life). Here is the equation for TV ratings:

(Pre-event hype) x (Status of Athlete + History of the Event) x (Magnitude of the Fail) = Viewer Enjoyment

Look, I'm happy that BRRROOOOOOOde Miller finally got some hardware and I loved seeing Shaun White melt faces, but don't kid yourself America; We love watching to see people choke on the chilly wind of Olympic glory.

Be Excellent To Each Other This Weekend

Leo Returns To Bawstin In Style: Shutter Island Review

DA FIDERAL MAHSHALS

"Shutter Island" is thrilling example of how movies should be made. If "Avatar" is what happens when a  film wizard gets unlimited cash money to spend on technology, "Shutter Island" is what happens when a master storyteller gets his loot to spend on story, characters, and just sheer creative movie-making power. Based off the novel by Dennis Lehane, the film plays like a breath of fresh air in a cinematically penitentiary full of wolfmen, bounty hunters, and Amanda Seyfrieds.

By now you probably know the story is about two "dooley appointid Fideral Mahshals" who descend on a island based psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane to find a missing patient. I'm going to lightly dabble in spoiler territory and say there is WAY more to the story than that. Speaking of this story, this is a screenplay that moves as quickly as patient breaking free from an asylum. Writer Laeta Kalogridis (fresh off story duties on "Avatar") has crafted a script that contains interesting characters, multiple plot twists, and a firm grasp of the overall story that serves as a type of anchor the thrilling narrative.

But let's talk about direction, after all this is Martin Scorsese we are talking about here. Not counting the Rolling Stones documentary, this is is first film after winning his long overdue Academy Award for "The Departed," and needless to say he's at the top of his game. Wait, in fact, not only he is operating in fine form, but he is also taking risks with his style. There is one giant tracking shot in the middle that is incredibly shocking and I challenge you to forget it. This is a dark pulse pounding movie and Scorsese is the grand overseer of the tension that permeates the film.

All parties involved here are operating at the top of their game. Leonardo DiCaprio proves why he is one of the greatest living actors around (which makes him worthy of Bar Refaeli by the way). The supporting cast is dialed in, the direction is masterful, and the story is so intriguing that the film demands multiple viewing. In fact the only thing that's missing from the film is a cameo from Boston hometown hero Matt Damon, or Ben Affleck, or considered last nights victory of the Lakers, Celtic Paul Pierce.

American Pie Rebake Coming To The Screen

Yes My Son, I Know It's Tragic

Today the Los Angeles Times reported that Universal Pictures is making a new American Pie film. At first as I like, whoah, they really are remaking everything in sight.

Universal, which made and distributed the pop-phenomenon original, is developing a new version with an eye toward resetting the property as a theatrical franchise.

The studio is in talks to bring on "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg to script a new take on the franchise, 

But when you really think about it, I'll give the remake demons American Pie, as long as they don't touch Back To The Future, ET, The Matrix, or Jaws.....oh wait, they are remaking JAWS.

TPG's LOST Compass: The Substitute

Let's just establish a one thing right out of the gate here. I would be terrified if I had John Locke as a substitute teacher in any subject, not just anatomy. That being said here are couple of observations to wrap your minds around.

1. Kate's name was not chalked onto the ceiling of Jacob's little romantic bungalow. This is mind rattling because she met Jacob when she was a child.
2. My fellow castaways pointed out that talking about Jacob "touching" young Sawyer and young Kate sounds really shady.
3. Going back to Kate not having a number and not being on the ceiling. Could this mean that Kate is some form of wild card? Perhaps her free wheeling attitude allows her to be unclaimed, or is just that Jacob and The Man In Black are proper old gents and don't want to include females in their cosmic battle (note this would also explain why he doesn't know if he's Jin or Sun who Jacob got to).
4. While this probably means nothing in season 3, good ol patchy reveals a little information about "the list" check out this quote from lostpedia:

He said that it was impossible for her to understand because she was not on "the list". He then went on to detail specific reasons why they were not on the list, indicating that Kate was "flawed", Sayid was "frightened", Rousseau was "weak", and Locke was "angry"

At this point, Kate wasn't on the ceiling, if you believe Dogen, Sayid is claimed, Rousseau is dead, and well Locke, we know where he's at. So perhaps good ol Patchhhy boy was onto somethin.'
5. I like this idea of "candidates" and I while it will spawn a stream of t-shirt sales at Comic Con it is an interesting concept, and one that we have seen before. Let us not forget that before John Locke died, he was constantly being evaluated to see if he was capable as a potential leader.
6. If Sawyer is on team Locke, then Sawyer's opposite, Jack Sheppard is now most certainly on team Dogen. I believe that all that business last week with the pill and Sayid was mainly a test of the loyalty and leadership capabilities of Jack, a test mind you, that he passed with flying colors. So get ready for the final Jack and Sawyer showdown.
7. MIND MELT, here it comes: In the last episode Dogen spoke of "a sickness" something that was mentioned in previous seasons by Rousseau, Ethan, and the others. And now in this episode the concept of "the rules" rises again. The boy in jungle reminds Locke that he "knows the rules" which is similar to Ben and Widmore's conversation in the classic season 4 episode "The Shape of Things to Come." I'm very excited to see where this general theme takes us in later parts of the season.
8.  It was nice to Locke finally get some good loving, even if he shows his fiance his case full of knives on the day he gets fired (strange idea there Johnnn Boy), but it's getter harder for me to see the importance of the "flash sideways" timeline. The events on the Island are so damn interesting, and the ones in Los Angeles, not so much. We all know they are going to be connected, but I hope they fuse in a LEGO way, not some lame ass DUPLO way.

Avatar Role Playing Community

I know this is supposed to be a satire, but I mean if I didn't have a job, I'd probably be into this.

24 Points About 24: 11:00-12:00

Jack's favorite way to kill Russians: Foot Based Neck Snap

1. Oh man, the super bros are "celebrating their score" in Jersey City.  Hopefully "The Situation" will join them for one of the most epic TV crossovers ever.
2. Jenny's boyfriend friend/partner in crime/professional power bros sounds like Kenny Powers.
3. The evil indie rock bro is Southern, I guess this means he's Jim James from My Morning Jacket.
4. I really thought that it would be impossible to top the insanely annoying level of Jeanane Garafolo from last season, but Jenny is just about there.
5. These terrorists or "Russianists" think that punching Jack Bauer is going to bother him? When Jack Bauer takes a punch, to him it feels like a angel whispering on his face.
6. For someone from cold ass Russia, the head Russian honcho has got some  really nice soviet tan going on. See this tan on the left.

7. I never would have thought that the shady boyfriend indie rock bumbling criminal idiots would have more screen time than the President.
8. This guy seems to think he can get answers out of Bauer in hours. Jack Bauer's entire life is a dark kind of deep psychological torture. His wife Teri was killed by his lover Nina, his friend and partner Tony turned into a terrorist, and his best friend in the world is a bumbling awkward computer nerd named Chloe.
9. You wanna talk about real villians, let's talk about the 24 writers, dangling the termination of the lamest storyline in 24 history in front of our faces, and then not doing it. Jenny could have saved us by telling FPJ the truth but then nope, the stupid story line continues, now with Jenny as Rambo
10. The Jack Bauer footkill that was delivered to the electro villain has now taken the place as the best Jack Bauer foot kill since season 5's death of legendary Russian terrorist Bierko.
11. When your head of state father has already shown what he does to people who cross him, why the hell would you spill the beans about your love for someone in his cabinet? The President's daughter need to take a page from the Palmer handbook.
12. All my fellow 24 CTU agents are in agreemenent that the best part of the season so far is President Hassan spiraling out of control with his paranoid delusions.
13. If Bauer had a Sprint cell phone he wouldn't have had to kill that dude for a phone with service.
14. Having Bauer take out the lights reminds me of the scene in Batman Begins where Batman stalks the goons at the docks. WHERE ARE YOU?........"Heyah"
15. The music during this episode is great, give it up for 24 composer Sean Callery.
16. In a very strange homage to Die Hard, our hero goes shoeless (a fellow CTU agent pointed this out while watching) but then also evades gunfire by crawling underneath tables only to bust out at the last minute for an epic takedown. It's a shame that Bauer didn't drop a one liner on us like good ol Bruce Willis.
17. It is highly possible that this could be the season where the villian is not drastically switched at the half way point. So far we are about a quarter of the way through and we've gone through two villians. I like to think the big villain is actually Hassan and we've been witnessing his transform to the big baddie over the course of the season. Give it a couple of episodes and Jack will be kicking the doors down of the UN.
18. I wonder if there are any Government Agents in real life that can get President Obama on the line at any time?
19. Arlo is the shadiest guy in CTU, just sending his drone around New York City spying on chicks making out with their old lovers.

20. Someone on that CTU assault team FPJ rolled out to is going to bite a bullet. It's either the old wide bald headed sage, the silver fox asian dude, or the young rookie that doesn't know how put his vest. My bet is on the rookie.
21. Just like Bauer, when the entire swat team rolls into somewhere, FPJ doesn't bother to take a big rifle, just a small little pistol, get your Call of Duty Modern Warfare armory game up.
22. Gotta admit, the hanging pendant on the stolen rods was a poetic touch.
23. Harping on old jokes is lame, but boy, Farhaad really really looks like the Indian Jason Schwartzman.
24. Now I don't want to speak to soon but so far this season is breaking the "even number season curse*."

* Historically, the odd number seasons of 24 are the best.

Kiefer Is Kicking So Much Ass This Season That He Hurt Himself

First off, I wish Kiefer a speedy recovery from his injuries. However that being said what a badass. Check out this article that just broke today:

The star and executive director of the hit show - who plays special agent Jack Bauer - suffered a ruptured cyst while shooting in New York last week, and filming has been postponed by 20th Century Fox Studios for the next few days until he recovers

It won't delay filming. But either way, feel better Kiefer and keeping kicking ass Jack

Centurion Trailers Hits (And Hits Again)

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Neil Marshall, acclaimed director of "The Descent" and "Dog Soldiers", and hated director of "Doomsday" returns. I already had my ticket before this trailer came out.

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As if I didn't need convincing, the barrel of monkeys make an appearance!