This is a shot of the Saints taking the field at the Superdome on December 31, 2006. I was there. Sitting at the 50 yard line (yeah, I got lucky with great seats).
I love New Orleans. This April, I'm going to Jazz Fest, which will mark my 7th trip to the Big Easy. Two Final Fours. Three Jazz Fests. One wedding. One New Year's/post-Katrina volunteering trip. In other words, I cannot be objective about this game. I'm not going to break down the pros and cons, the game plans, the schemes. I'm rooting for the Saints. Pure and simple. If you really want a prediction, I say the Colts win the game. And it would not surprise me if it was a shoot-out in the 35-31 range. But I'm not concerned about that. I'm cheering with all my heart for the Saints. For the city of New Orleans. For my friends who live there. For my friends who love the city. For everybody who wants this great story of rebirth to continue. The game has already made the city a winner this weekend. Hotels are at capacity, bars are packed. People from all over have descended upon the city to watch the game. The mayor has already promised a parade for the team, win or lose. Isn't that what this is about? I say yes. For once this isn't just about the game on the field. It's about the impact of a team off the field. So, I'm going to enjoy this game and I hope you do too. Even if you're rooting for the Colts. Who Dat!
The Super Bowl is set. It's the Colts against the Saints. And in all honesty, it's the best possible match-up. The two top seeds. The two best teams. The two best quarterbacks (yes, I said it, Peyton and Brees are the two best QBs in the NFL right now). The two teams (other than the NY Giants) with whom a Manning quarterback is associated (ok, that was a stretch). It's the match-up we all talked about during the regular season as both teams started 13-0. And even though the Jets were a great story (or maybe just a great story here in NYC), it's the most compelling match-up and should produce a great, high-scoring game. For the record, I went one for two in my picks, totally screwing the pooch on the Jets/Colts, but nailing the Vikings/Saints (that's what she said).
On a personal note, it's also a match-up that will allow me to have my annual Super Bowl party. After the Jets lost, it was up to New Orleans to save it. If the Vikings had won, I planned to have an Anti-Super Bowl Party. What's that? I'd invite my friends over to not watch the game.
But to get to the Super Bowl, the Colts and Saints had to play in the Conference Championships on Sunday. And you know I was tweeting the hell out of the games (especially the Vikings-Saints). If you've been following me or reading my blog, you know that I love to recap events with a Tale of the Tweets, and these games were no exception. (Thanks to Dana Wagner for inspiring me to do one for this great day of football).
Warning: if you're a Minnesota Vikings or Brett Favre fan, just move along, this might not be fun for you. We'll get to the Tale of the Tweets after the jump.
Big news! OCDChick.com will host a weekly live blog and chat every Monday night at 9 p.m. ET for each episode of this season's 24. How can I do such a thing? It's thanks to the wondrous technology of Cover It Live.
Get Jack'd for a 24 live blog! (photo from tvfanatic.com)
24 is a show that requires, nay, demands, that it be viewed with others. And with the unintentional comedy already at record levels after the first four hours, this could be an epic season.
For my live blogs of the season premiere, here's Part I and here's Part II. Be sure and read them so you know all the nicknames. I'll put together a cheat sheet at some point, but, well, that's more work for me.
The ground rules are as follows:
No TiVo: live means live
Take bathroom breaks at your own risk (Jack never takes a bathroom break, why should you?)
Remember that your comments are subject to moderation
Other than that, I'm taking a pretty Renee-like approach here: there are no rules
This will be no holds barred, so let's get ready to kick some snark ass, Jack Bauer style. In case it's not clear enough, click on the "Click Here" link to access the live blog site.
OCD Chick's Conference Championship Breakdown and Picks
It's here! Conference Championship weekend is here! And the Jets - the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets!!!! - are in the AFC Championship game. If you had told me that a month ago and given me 20-1 odds, I probably would have laughed and walked away. And lost that money at the blackjack table. Not that I gamble. Heavens no. Whatever gave you that idea?
So here we are with some extremely compelling story lines for the weekend's match-ups:
In the AFC, we have the upstart upset-minded Jets with the rookie quarterback and rookie coach against the Colts, the team with the MVP, but that lay down in Week 16, thus paving the way for the Jets' improbable playoff run. Me thinks the football gods are smiling here. Oh, and they also have a rookie coach, but nobody seems to really be talking about Joe, I mean, John, I mean, Jack, oh what's his name, Jim, that's right, Caldwell.
In the NFC, we have the New Orleans Saints, one of five NFL franchises who have never been to the Super Bowl, led by QB Drew Brees, who really defies description at this point. They also have a breakout guy named Reggie Bush, who seemingly came out of nowhere last week for the game of his life last week. Wonder where they found him. The Saints are hosting the first NFC championship game in Super Dome history against the Minnesota Vikings, led by He Who Shall Not Be Named. Fox is absolutely salivating at this game.
Let's get to the breakdown and picks, shall we?
AFC Championship: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets!
Yes, the Colts are coming off a shellacking of the Ravens. Yes, the Colts are at home. Yes, the Colts are everybody’s favorite to go to the Super Bowl.
But I’m sticking with the recipe of great defense and great rushing. The Jets have both. The Colts do not. Period. End of story. I said last week (and the week before) that great rushing and defense wins playoff games on the road. I’ll say it again.
Is Peyton Manning better than Mark Sanchez? Of course he is. That's not the point. And that's not the right question. The Jets' schemes will contain and frustrate Peyton Manning. And the Colts' rushing game is mediocre at best.
I still don’t like the Colts’ lying down the last two weeks (including one against the Jets) and the football gods will punish them. I keep waiting for the football gods to exact their revenge. This week seems pretty good to me.
Also we know that Indy’s home field advantage is diminished since they moved to the new dome.
Revis contains Wayne. I am worried about Dallas Clark. If the Colts win, Clark will have a huge day.
For entertainment purposes only: With the Colts favored by a way-too-high 8.5 points, I do like the Jets to cover even if they don’t win outright.
I'm not even going to touch the whole 1969 rematch thing. That's being covered elsewhere.
Hint: this analysis was pretty much exactly the same as last week's against the Chargers. Just replace "Chargers" with "Colts" "Jackson" with "Wayne" and "Antonio Gates" with "Dallas Clark."
OCD Chick's Pick: Jets over Colts
NFC Championship: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
It's really hard for me to be objective here. I love New Orleans. In fact, you could say that I'm sort of obsessed. It's my favorite city in the U.S. I'm going to Jazz Fest for the third straight year and it will mark my 7th trip there. I've seen two Final Fours at the Super Dome and an actual Saints game. I've been to two Hornets playoff games. I volunteered in 2005 after Katrina. In other words, I'm THISCLOSE to getting a tattoo of "Who Dat".
Who Dat!
And my thoughts on He Who Shall Not Be Named are pretty well known at this point.
But I believe this game will come down to home field advantage. Both teams have big-play capability, but the Saints are at home, and the crowd's insanity will be a real factor.
It will be so loud there that Favre will be rattled. I'm predicting at least 4 false starts for the Vikings and a number of busted plays. Favre will make mistakes, and he'll throw at least one really bad interception (would a pick six to former Packer and Viking Darren Sharper be too much to ask?)
Minnesota's defense had a fantastic day against Tony Romo and the Cowboys last week, and they are a solid unit. But I believe the same advantage the Minnesota D had last week will be enjoyed by the Saints' D this week: crowd noise.
I issued this warning last week: takeaways can disappear. Saints had 26 takeaways this season, 3rd in NFL. But I think they force a few turnovers against the Vikings.
Minnesota actually has a better chance of winning if they take the ball out of Favre's hands and give it to Adrian Peterson. But this is Favre's team now, for good or ill.
BTW, if the Vikings win, I may not be able to watch any sports coverage until the day of the Super Bowl.
I'll leave you with one final thought: Who Dat!!!!
OCD Chick's Pick: Saints over Vikings
Enjoy the games! See you in two weeks for the Super Bowl.
Unless you've been living under a rock (and I actually know one person for whom this may actually be the case), you know that Conan O'Brien hosted his final Tonight Show on Friday, January 22, 2010, just seven months after taking over from Jay Leno.
While it is true that some of Conan's troubles were caused by poor ratings (and yes, many of us on Twitter didn't watch him between week one and this last week), Jay Leno orchestrated this shake-up and Conan was forced to give up his lifelong dream. And ask yourself, is $35 million to sacrifice your actual lifelong dream - one that you've actually been living! - enough? It's not as easy an answer as you might think.
Insert your own caption here. Too many jokes. (Photo from scrapetv.com)
Anyway, I didn't put together this post to get into a diatribe (see what I did there?) against Leno, though I'm tempted. This whole situation was a confluence caused by Leno's Machiavellian behind the scenes deviousness, NBC's poor programming decisions, and the failing broadcast tv/affiliate model.
Which brings us to Friday night. Conan's last Tonight Show. And the Twitterati were out in full force. I haven't done a Tale of the Tweets in a while, so away we go:
What a blast watching tonight's great Tonight Show with #teamconan.
I did! RT @tdhurst: RT @rscottjones: I wonder how many people watching/supporting Conan actually watched his first Tonight Show.
And Conan absolutely killing the guitar? Tremendous. #teamconan
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The show was one of the best hours of late night television I've seen in years. Funny, smart, classy, entertaining and just the right amount of sad. And Conan's final remarks bear repeating (I pulled this transcription from http://momsword.org. Thank you thank you thank you!):
"Before we end this rodeo, a few things need to be said. There has been a lot of speculation in the press about what I legally can and can't say about NBC. To set the record straight, tonight I am allowed to say anything I want. And what I want to say is this: between my time at Saturday Night Live, The Late Night Show, and my brief run here on The Tonight Show, I have worked with NBC for over 20 years. Yes, we have our differences right now and yes, we're going to go our separate ways. But this company has been my home for most of my adult life. I am enormously proud of the work we have done together, and I want to thank NBC for making it all possible.
Walking away from The Tonight Show is the hardest thing I have ever had to do. Making this choice has been enormously difficult. This is the best job in the world, I absolutely love doing it, and I have the best staff and crew in the history of the medium. But despite this sense of loss, I really feel this should be a happy moment. Every comedian dreams of hosting The Tonight Show and, for seven months, I got to. I did it my way, with people I love, and I do not regret a second. I've had more good fortune than anyone I know and if our next gig is doing a show in a 7-11 parking lot, we'll find a way to make it fun.
And finally, I have to say something to our fans. The massive outpouring of support and passion from so many people has been overwhelming. The rallies, the signs, all the goofy, outrageous creativity on the internet, and the fact that people have traveled long distances and camped out all night in the pouring rain to be in our audience, made a sad situation joyous and inspirational.
To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I'll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Remember that, my friends. And let's hope that amazing things are in store for Conan, which they certainly should be. He got a raw deal.
Welcome to OCDChick.com, home of the random thoughts, photos and obsessions of me, Amanda Rykoff, a sports-loving TiVo junkie.
In case you're wondering, no, I haven't been officially diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, though anybody who has known me for more than five minutes will not be surprised to hear that my blog was inspired by it.
When I decided to migrate my blog from basic wordpress.com to fancy-pants self-hosted wordpress.org, I thought it was time to rebrand and come up with something a little more exciting than amandarykoff.com. Not that I don't love my name, but it's hard to spell and frankly isn't that catchy.
And I was thinking about the fact that I do obsess over just about everything, and could I do something clever with the letters from OCD? The answer is yes. Welcome to OCDChick.com, the home of the observations, commentary and diatribes of the OCD Chick (that's me!).
What can you expect to find here? The same stuff you enjoyed at amandarykoff.com. Just maybe a little more obsessive. And if having a blog isn't about obsessing over everything from sports to TV to my adorable nephew Sam, then what's the point?
Oh, if you're looking for OCD Girl, the Hollywood dominatrix, you won't find her here. Sorry. But thanks for stopping by.
Welcome back! It's time for Part II of my epic 24 Season 8 premiere live blog. In case you missed Part I from last night (which covered 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm), you can check it out right here.
When we last left off, we had tallied a total body count of nine through the first two hours (nine in the first hour, zero in the second).
Here's our cast of characters so far: In addition to "I've got a plane to catch" Jack Bauer, Chloe O'Brian and President A. Taylor (the A stands for Awesome), we met:
CTU Agent Fembot (Dana Walsh) who has a secret trailer trash past and is engaged to...
CTU Agent Freddie Prinze Jr.
NYC Director Hastings (I don't have a nickname for him yet) UPDATE: WE HAVE A NICKNAME: CTU Chief Bubba Hunch
A new presidential chief of staff who may or may not be trustworthy (no nickname yet)
Arlo the incompetent or idiotic CTU analyst (who may or may not be a mole)
Level 1 Bad Guy (aka Horace Goodspeed and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) who appears to be leading a conspiracy to assassinate...
President Omar Hassan of generic Islamic nation (aka Slumdog Millionaire Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Host), in town to sign a landmark peace treaty
President Slumdog Millionaire has been interviewed by and appears to be having dirty western thoughts about the journalist Meredith Reed (aka Jessica Stein)
Jessica Stein may or may not be just a decoy in the plot to assassinate President Slumdog Millionaire or actually involved.
So here we go with my live diary/would-be Tale of the Tweets for Part Two of the premiere of Day Eight of 24. Let's get to the ass-kicking and body count, shall we?
The following takes place between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Events occur in real time.
Disclaimer: the time-stamping is approximate. My TiVo time is not quite in sync with the official 24 clock, so there's a 2 minute margin of error.
6:03: "Decrypting" and "perimeter" in the first minute. It's already too much.
6:04: "The biometric scans all indicate that she's withholding." Oh hell yeah Jessica Stein is withholding.
6:05: Broadway and West 23rd. In Queens. Geographic accuracy not a strong suit of the show so far this season.
6:06: "I don't want to hurt you. I am just doing my job. Which is to poop on you." I'm sorry, the Triumph accent is absolutely killing me.
6:08: Jack is clearly not looking for a basketball game. Not b/c he's got other things to take care of. But because he is really really short.
6:09: Damn you Triumph. That poor policeman and his wife. Now their kid is really going to start acting out in school.
6:10: Two more bodies. Body count now at 11.
6:10: OMG. It's Herc! (Wire fans) Dom! (Entourage fans). Either way, the arrival of Dominick Lombardozzi is always welcome. Thank you 24!
6:11: Oh no you didn't just take down Jack Bauer with a taser! Herc you are a bad bad man.
6:17: I'm already bored with Fembot's whole trailer trash past storyline. Unless he has anything to do with the assassination attempt. Or there's a baby back home in the trailer.
6:19: Kevin did ask the question I asked last night: how did she get through the CTU screening process with a new identity?
6:20: Oh no she didn't give him her keys. Agent Freddie Prinze will not be pleased about this.
6:21: Why did Jessica Stein refer to President Hassan as Omar? Dead giveaway of an affair.
6:23: Tell him, Chloe! Chloe always speaks the truth. Maybe Hastings will learn this.
6:24: This is Dom and not Herc. Dom is an annoying idiot. Herc was an awesome Baltimore cop. Herc would have known not to mess with Jack Bauer.
6:26: Perimeter! Drink!
6:31: Now who wants to be a millionaire!!! I mean, let's get back to the peace negotiations.
6:32: If President Slumdog Millionaire denies the affair, then Jack is a dead man!
6:33: Oh President Slumdog Millionaire - by confirming the affair, you just saved Jack's life but lost your own.
6:34: How long until Hassan is dead? Over/under 1 hour, yes?
6:34: "Jack's phone battery may have died." Obviously Hastings doesn't know the rules of 24. Jack's cell phone battery NEVER DIES.
6:35: Oh no! If Chloe leaves the building, she's fired. But if she doesn't, Jack will die! Well, he probably won't die, since he's the star of the show, but you know.
6:36: "Your brother will be dead before the hour is out." So that means if it happens, it's tonight. I liked Hassan.
6:40: Jack attack!!!
6:42: "Please! Innocent lives are at stake." I love the writers. So predictable.
6:43: This Arlo guy cannot be trusted. Or have I just watched too much 24?
6:44: What does incendiary mean? Oh, it means a bomb. Thanks Arlo.
6:45: Why don't you listen to Chloe? Why why why??????
6:46: So it looks like the intel wasn't fake. Or was it? I'm so confused.
6:51: Never trust the brother. Never trust the brother! Random thought: Do you think the brother is having an affair with the cold bitch of a wife? Nah.
6:54: Jack Bauer was right? Of course Jack Bauer was right!!!!! He's Jack Bauer!
6:54: "We don't have time!" DRINK!
6:55: Agent Freddie Prinze Jr!!!!! Oh No!
6:57: Is Freddie Prinze Jr ok? Is Hassan ok? Stay tuned!
The following takes place between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
7:02: Oh thank god they're both ok. That was quite a 5 minute cliffhanger.
7:03: There is no such address as 4722 East 47th. That would be somewhere in the East River or possibly in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
7:03: Jack's Magic Satchel!
7:04: The brother is such a douche.
7:05: "They're locking down the entire area. For me to poop on!"
7:06: Outstanding use of a pen as a weapon. Jack Bauer-like. And one more to add to the body count.
7:07: OMG. Agent Freddie Prinze is awesome. And Jack Bauer is even more awesomer.
Renee Walker is back, and badder than ever! (photo from tvfanatic.com)
7:08: Goodbye Triumph. And add one more to the body count. 13 total.
I decided not to live-tweet the two part/two night/four hour premiere of the 8th season of 24 because I wanted to be fully focused. 24 requires complete and undivided attention, especially as they set up the season. Which takes place in New York City! But as the premiere unfolded, I realized I had so much snark to share. And that I have a blog. So if sharing snark about 24 isn't what the blog is for, I don't know why I bother.
New York Gets Jack'd! (photo from tvfanatic.com)
So here we go with my live diary/would-be Tale of the Tweets for Part One of the premiere of Day Eight of 24. Let's get to the ass-kicking and body count, shall we?
The following takes place between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Events occur in real time.
Disclaimer: the time-stamping is approximate. My TiVo time is not quite in sync with the official 24 clock, so there's a 2 minute margin of error.
4:01: Hey! Not everybody in NYC is a crack addict. #stereotyping
4:02: Two minutes in and the body count is already at two. This is going to be a good season.
4:04: Jack's granddaughter is a real cutie. I sure hope she doesn't get caught up in this nonsense.
4:05: So they use fake Fox News on a Fox show so they don't want people to see how ridiculous the real thing is?
4:05: Oh Kim Bauer. I forgot how much you annoy me.
Anil Kapoor: game show host to president
4:07: The actor who played the host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Slumdog Millionaire is the president of Iran, er, Kamistan, er, generic Islamic nation.
4:07: But the actor who plays him is Indian. Oh, nevermind.
4:07: It's 24. Racial profiling is not only standard, it's expected.
4:08: President Taylor is made of awesome.
4:16: Jennifer Westfeldt lives with John Hamm. Isn't that enough? Now she must have the president of Kamistan as well?
4:18: Hassan's brother seems like a real tool. I'm sure that won't be a factor either.
4:21: 21 minutes in and Jack pulls his first awesome move of the season.
4:21: "You're lucky I'm retired." Jack Bauer. Bad ass.
4:22: Ooh. CTU has fancy new digs in NYC. Our tax dollars hard at work.
4:22: Another engaged couple at CTU? There will never be another Tony and Michelle!
4:22: Perimeter!
4:23: Oh blonde woman you did NOT just talk patronizingly to Chloe O'Brian.
4:24: Why won't people learn to listen to Jack Bauer?
4:24: I love how Jack pulls the same "Don't make me go to the president" move every season.
4:25: CTU director Hastings: "Gather com and tactical. Tell them we've got a situation." *giggles* Jersey Shore is EVERYWHERE!
4:26: "Who is Jack Bauer?" Arlo is clearly an idiot. And that might turn out to be relevant later. Just a hunch.
4:34: Ooh, the president got a divorce! Over Olivia. And the murder she paid for. And that's that.
4:36: Ethan's popping pills. That won't be relevant later.
4:36: Jack to Kim: "Something came up. Gonna be at little late." Understatements of the year.
4:37: Hmm...the Baccarat store is located at 59th and Madison. Let's see. That's approximately NOWHERE NEAR 18th and 9th.
4:38: Having trouble buying into the concept that Chloe is having trouble with technology.
4:38: Chloe is the modern-era greek chorus. Speak the truth, girl!
4:39: Agent Freddie Prinze Jr. Not really buying it.
Freddie Prinze Jr. as CTU agent. Interesting. (photo courtesy fusedfilm.com)
4:40: Oh no, damn good samaritan calling the police. Don't you know it's Jack Bauer?
4:41: The Magic Satchel! It's back!
4:45: Oh damn. Mrs. Hassan looks like a cold bitch.
4:46: Hassan's daughter seems like a good kid. I hope she doesn't get caught up in all this nonsense.
4:47: Fun fact: President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is the real president of Sudan. I learned that when I googled "President Omar Hassan."
4:48: New Chief of Staff. Trustworthy? Too soon to tell. (Man, I've clearly watched waaaaay too much 24).
4:49: Why do they make the NYPD seem like incompetent idiots?
4:49: Listen to Jack Bauer, dammit.
4:49: Two NYPD cops down. Body count now at four.
4:50: "Mr. Hastings, we have a situation at the pickup." Situations everywhere.
4:51: And the award for best use of a firefighter's axe as an improvised murder weapon goes to...Jack Bauer!!!!!!!
4:51:: Two bad guys down. Body count now stands at six in the first hour. Nice work.
4:52: Holy fucking shit. What the hell was that? Explosion. Jaw drops.
4:53: Give me a name! Who's on the inside? Haven't we heard this before?
4:53: Of course Victor dies before he can give Jack the name of who is on the inside. Otherwise the show would be called 8.
4:54: Two CTU agents and informant dead in the explosion. Body count at 9 after first hour.
4:55: I knew Jessica Stein could not be trusted!
And that's a wrap on the first hour. Body count total stands at 9.
Let's see what unfolds next.
The following takes place between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
5:02: Arlo. Arlo is not to be trusted! Or just really incompetent. Too soon to tell. But there's always a mole at CTU. Always.
5:02: Dying declarations FTW!
5:03: I didn't know they knew how to pronounce nuclear on Fox. Well done.
Jessica Stein cannot be trusted! (photo courtesy buddytv.com)
5:09: So they got Jessica Stein. That was a little too easy. Somehow I think there's more to this plot.
5:14: And Chloe just said exactly what I said! You'll have to trust me on that.
5:16: "I promise I won't be long. I'll have to meet you at the airport." Oh Jack why must you lie to Kim?
5:17: "We're coming to pick you up at CTU." File under Bad Idea Jeans.
5:19: Chloe and Jack! Together again.
5:20: Why do presidents hire their brothers to be their chiefs of staff, etc.? Younger less successful brothers always have it in for older successful brothers on TV.
5:23: Aha! It's the brother! I knew it! Told you he was a total tool.
5;24: The Level 1 Bad Guy's accent sounds just like Triumph the Insult Comic Dog!
5:27: So I had to google Katee Sackhoff. I'm sorry, BSG fans, I never watched.
5:28: If Dana Walsh has a secret past and a former identity, how did CTU miss that on their oh-so-thorough security clearances? Guess I'll have suspend my disbelief. Again.
5:31: Why don't they listen to Jack Bauer? Can I program that as an auto-correct?
5:33: Chloe is right. Jack has asked her to do some crazy-ass shit over the years. I mean, days. I mean, hours. Whatever, you know what I'm saying.
Who knew Triumph would make a cameo?
5:34: Kim Bauer pleads with her father. And we have Kim Bauer to thank for this entire season of 24. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.
5:35: Gratuitous shot of the adorable granddaughter Teri. Man I hope she doesn't get caught up in this mess.
5:36: HD is not kind to a lot of the cast members on 24.
5:37: Jack is back! We now resume to our regularly scheduled ass-kicking.
5:41: Them's some really fancy digs at CTU NYC. I wonder where it's located.
5:42: President Hassan: "If the price for peace is my life, so be it. Now, who wants to be a millionaire????" Oh, that's not what he said? I must be hearing things.
5:43: The brother has that long hair, is short and is totally sketchy. I can't believe his brother doesn't see it?
5:45: Chloe's hair looks great. And they even gave her decent clothes and a pretty necklace for this season.
5:46: Katee Sackhoff looks sort of like a fembot. A trailer trash fembot!
Katee Sackhoff as Dana Walsh, fembot CTU agent (courtesy of www.aceshowbiz.com
5:46: So if this slimy Kevin Wade found out who Dana really is, how did CTU miss this on her background check? Oh right, suspension of disbelief.
5:48: Really? If I had Sprint I could get access to a sneak peek of next week's 24? Yeah, I'll stick with Verizon thanks. Unless I get an iPhone. But I digress.
5:52: Jessica Stein had direct phone contact with someone at the end of the first hour. Was it just her editor at the newspaper or someone more sinister? When is she going to mention this?
5:53: So the Level 1 Bad Guy who launched an assault missile and took out the CTU chopper is pretending to be a police officer from Queens? Awesome!
5:53: Corollary: how did he land a job with the NYPD and on the UN Security Detail if he's a foreign national? Suspension of disbelief.
5:55: Oh yeah, Jack Bauer's gone rogue. Game on, bitches.
5:56: Not Jack Bauer's Magic Satchel! They took his Magic Satchel!
5:57: Oh he dropped President Taylor's name again!
5:58: Thank god Jack got his Magic Satchel back. All is right with the world.
5:59: OMG. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog just pulled a gun on the nice policeman and his wife.
5:59: "Tear off a strip and put it over Maggie's mouth. Do it. For me to poop on!"
And finally:
And since my rule is no previews, I will see you tomorrow night for Part II.
Total body count after the first two hours stands at nine.
