Goodbye 24, welcome CTU?

As we all know, 24 is coming to an end; I still don't know why and my guess is that both parts didn't agree on the contract renewal conditions, otherwise it doesn't make sense to let the show go, as ratings weren't bad and another season could have worked fine on that front.

So now that 24 will be put to rest, why not starting a spin-off called "CTU"? The new show would revolve around the new NY based CTU (well, duh) and would tell stories of terrorist threats without the limitations of 24's "real-time" format.

Not so long ago, Kiefer Sutherland threw the idea over the table on an interview by saying something along the lines that 24 could continue without him. Why not? There's plenty of stuff to be done, as I said, without the limitations of the 24 hours format.

What do you think?

Now that we know...

So this is the reason why Firefly got cancelled :P

Just kidding, ladies. ;)

Source: tv.com

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The Fringe altverse: Walter, Peter, and... Walter

I recently watched episode 2x16, "Peter", which sheds some light into the dark Fringe past. We get to see how Peter died, and how Walter managed to open a gate between both universes.

One thing I've been thinking about since we get to see Peter's tomb in episode 1x20 is, what happened in the alternate universe after Peter was kidnapped? You know, Walter from this side walks into Walternate's house, and the wife thinks he's her Walter, but... what happened later, when the actual Walternate returns home and his wife thinks he took Peter to the lab, but he didn't? And what happened, or better yet, didn't happen during all those years since Peter disappeared from the other side?

We see that Walter, his wife and their son Peter, all of them exist on both sides; they live in the same house; Walter works in the same lab; both Peters have got the same deadly medical condition; both Walters are trying to find a cure. But... looks like only the Walter Bishop from this side has been involved in the discovery of an alternate universe. If everything else seems to be the same way except for little details, why isn't the "Walternate" also on the same track, being this not a "little detail" but a big one?

Well, we don't see what was he doing beyond trying to find a cure for his son; but as Peter is now an adult and looks like the alternate Walter didn't make any attempts to get his son back, it is safe to assume he has nothing to do with alternate universes. Or it isn't?

Or maybe I am going too fast, and Walternate is the bad guy who's trying to get into this side to make justice on his own hands because our Walter took his son away?

NCIS Los Angeles: what's wrong with viewers?

Months ago, while I was watching NCIS' episode "Legend" (parts 1 and 2), which was supposed to be the introduction to NCIS Los Angeles, I said to myself, "man, I'm gonna love this show".

Later, when it finally arrived to this side of the world, to my surprise, Louise Lombard was not there anymore. And there was this new character played by Linda Hunt.

What the hell...?
I mean, what happened between Legend and the actual NCIS:LA first episode? Why Macy wasn't there?

From what I read, Macy "didn't test well with the viewers". Sorry, but again, what the hell...?
With what viewers? When? How? WTF?

Don't get me wrong, I like NCIS Los Angeles very much; but the producers got rid of a much needed character, and instead they leave that spot empty so the team has no leader, and they add a female version of Ducky to the show? Again, what the hell...?

I'm not complaining about Linda Hunt... her career is impressive, I know that, but her role on NCIS: LA is... undefined. As I just said, she's the female version of Ducky from the original NCIS, and I like it because she adds value to the show, but... why is she there? What's her role on the team? And speaking about the team, what's the reason why there's no leader?

I'm not trashing the show, I love it and I watch it every week. I'm just... wondering and complaining.

Which leads me to another issue: some people keep punishing Sam Hanna because it's played by LL Cool J.

I understand that some people can't stand LL Cool J's public character, his pose as the "hey, look how cool I am" guy; but that has nothing to do with his character on the show. He plays an agent, a former Navy SEAL, and he plays it pretty well. Period.


Once again, what's wrong with viewers?