A text message discussion of the '24' season premere.

All messages take place in real time.


opening scene

P: PRESIDENT PALMER HAS BEEN SHOT!

M: It's a great loss for the nation.

P: He was letting himself go. He looked about 20lbs heavier.

M: Probably why he couldn't dodge the bullet.


Mrs. Logan - crazy first lady who seems to be off her medication

P: Never marry a crazy woman.

M: That's all behind me. And Mrs. Logan is taken.

P: President Logan looks like Nixon.

M: True. I don't trust him.


inexplicable "Previously on '24'" right between the 1st and 2nd episode

P: ...In case you forgot the last hour.


while Jack tries to infiltrate a crime scene

P: "Relax... He's really good at this."

M: I like his BluBlockers.

P: Awesome.


Jack and Wayne Palmer share a cry over President Palmer's death

P: There's a lot of man tears in this episode.

M: Strong men also cry, sir.


while Chloe busts out of the "tightly secured" garage

M: Ford Aerostar. The getaway minivan of choice.

P: '94 was their best year.


as the credits role

P: Not a bad episode. I give it a "B".

M: I concur. Same time tomorrow?

P: Absolutely. G'night.

M: G'night.