Maybe my expectations were low, but I was impressed by the two-hour
24 "prequel" to the seventh season,
"Redemption." Here are a few thoughts on why I liked it:
- For whatever reason, it's still strangely comforting to see Jack Bauer back on TV, doing what he does best (picking off the bad guys, saving the good guys, enduring torture, etc.).
- Kids. Little African kids are at the heart of Jack's major struggle here and while it might be a manipulative tactic, it definitely worked in getting me to care about the story.
- Overall, and especially toward the end, I was on the edge of my seat, stressing out about these people and yelling at my TV again, as though it were the first season of 24 or something. I love that this show is back to having that effect on me.
- I really like this new lady president, right down to her cemented hairdo.
It was almost exactly one year ago when we got
our first look at what was to be the seventh season of
24. How foolish we were! A year of production problems and one
writers' strike later, here we are again, looking at a trailer for 24's seventh season.
I've had a love-hate relationship with
24 for a long time, now. When it's bad, it's preposterously bad, but when it's good, it's one of the best things ever. Like, jumping off the couch yelling, kind of thing.
