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02.24 | 'Pure 24' - better than last week's episode, thank God
Well, 'Pure 24' managed to screen out the crap callers last night. Hoorah for 'live' TV! No, really - it is live, apparently. Ed Byrne was amusing with his super hero comments, but his lack of hair was scary. Jim Sangster (who isn't as big a geeky fan-boy as me, as he only wrote a book on the series, and not a website) was also completely ace - I haven't read his book though (maybe if he reads this he could send me a free copy?)
I nearly turned off when presenter Tamzin Sylvester said that '24's co-creator Robert Cochran wouldn't be interviewed, but writer and continuity geezer Virgil Williams proved interesting. He said that season three would be a definite go-ahead, on the two provisons that a) Fox recommissions the show, and b) Kiefer Sutherland agrees to appear on it again. For the stupid, this spoils the fact that Jack Bauer can't be killed off in this series, but it's not like this was ever a possibility, eh?
Anyway, back to 'Pure 24'. Tamzin Sylvester is getting into the flow of things, though it's quite clear that's shes seen every available episode in advance and is feeding us, the audience, all the plotlines in an attempt to make herself look like an adept guesser. I reckon she should provide a running commentary on the DVD release = 'Oh look, Kim's just thumped Gary with a socket wrench - I told you that was going to happen. Oh, aren't I clever?'
Yes, I agree. I'd like to be in your position - being paid to watch my favourite TV show. Now stop spoiling it for me, or I'll turn off and spoil your ratings, and your series, and you'll get the sack. Sorry to be harsh, but I take after Jack Bauer. Not really one to mince his words, him.
And, again, lose the 'sneak preview of the next episode' segment, please. I'd rather not know, thank you very much.
Still, there were sexy ladies in the audience! Even geeky fan-girls can be good looking. There's hope for us all.
Oh, thanks... you're lovely.
Posted by: Editor at February 24, 2003 01:02 AM | #
James, as of about an hour from now, your site will be an "official" 24-uk link, coz... well, you make us laff. A lot.
Come write for us...:->
Posted by: xSaBx at February 24, 2003 10:02 AM | #
Flattery is likely to get you everywhere, my friend :->
Posted by: xSaBx at February 26, 2003 06:02 AM | #
I promised I'd pop in, and over a year later I remembered! :-)
That day up at Granada's Studios (where, strangely, this BBC show was broadcast from) was loads of fun. I remember being introduced to Ed Byrne for the first time. He was wearing a woolly hat, and when he took it off to reveal his shaven head I said 'Bloody hell, where's your hair gone' only to panic in case he was seriously ill or something. Thankfully the truth was he'd got drunk and decided to shave his hair off - phew!
Tamzin often came in for a lot of stick from the fans but I have to say she was utterly lovely in person and a real fan - any inaccuracies or mistakes she made were down to the fun of live TV as she actually had a better clue of the entire show than we did, and was insistant that no-one spoiled the next episode for her. I certainly don't think I could have been as slick with a live audience, strange loons on the phone (you might remember the caller I mean) and talkback running in my ear all at the same time.
That was the second of three editions I appeared on (having guested on the pilot, 24 Post Mortem at the end of the previous series) and it's a shame the Beeb haven't got the rights this year as I'd have loved to do more.
Jim
Posted by: Jim Sangster at March 27, 2004 03:32 PM | #
ringtones free
Posted by: qtgtwoe@mail.com at October 22, 2006 01:24 AM | #
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