TV Patrol: "Flash Forward"
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24 News
September 24, 2009
August 21, 2007
Janeane Garofalo joins 24
The little wisecracker will play a government agent on the team investigating the crisis surrounding Jack Bauer and crew. And though the politically-loud Janeane may have a clash or two with 24's producers, who are perceived to be among the most conservative in Hollywood, she'll fit right in alongside fellow plain Jane alt-comic Mary Lynn Rajskub, with whom she is sometimes confused-- and by whom she was replaced on The Larry Sanders Show back in the Nineties.
The big difference between the two? You'd never see a picture of Janeane getting a slobbering mouthkiss from Rush Limbaugh, as did Mary Lynn in a real-life episode she's still explaining away.
July 22, 2007
'24' gets a lesbian president
Broadway actress Cherry Jones will play President Allison Taylor when the show about the exploits of counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) returns for its seventh season-- and day-- in January.
In real life, Cherry is one of Broadway's leading and most outspoken lesbians. Her girlfriend is Sarah Paulsen, who played the dreary unconvincing comedienne hetero love interest on Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip.
Female president? Played by leading lesbian? With 24 creator Joel Surnow one of Hollywood's leading and most outspoken conservatives, is this a dig at Hillary Clinton or what?
July 10, 2007
Keifer reveals Jack Bauer's future
"Bauer will be his own boss, at the end of the sixth season he's tired, disillusioned with the government and doesn't want to have anything more to do with the presidency," Keifer Sutherland reveals. "He's going to be on his own."
April 30, 2007
A new day in store for '24'
"After peaking in the ratings last year... last week...24's ratings in the key young-adult category swooned to their lowest level in more than three years, with a total audience of just 10.4 million, according to figures from Nielsen Media Research.
"More than one-third of viewers have bailed since the special four-hour season premiere that aired over two consecutive nights back in January. "
So, running scared as Jack would never, 24 producers promise "big changes" for next season. They're even throwing around words like "reinvention":