Below The Beltway

In addition to the return of Aaron Pierce, it looks like tonight will finally see Chloe and Janis meeting face-to-face:
In most offices, having even one sarcastic, socially artless computer expert is barely tolerable. But on “24,” the Fox action serial, the collision of two acerbic, tech-savvy employees played by Janeane Garofalo and Mary Lynn Rajskub [...]

This probably counts as a spoiler, but I don’t think any fan of 24 will be disappointed to learn in advance that Aaron Pierce is back:
LOS ANGELES — In the world of Fox’s hit series “24,” there aren’t many people you can really trust, other than Jack Bauer, of course _ and Secret Service Agent [...]

It’s been a long wait for 24 fans. The last new episode of Season Six aired way back in May 2007, and then the premiere of Season 7 got delayed by last year’s writer’s strike. With Season 7 itself still almost two months away, it was nice to spend a night with old friends.
But this [...]

The New York Times reviews Sunday’s 24 tele-movie:
The word “Redemption,” on the other hand, is quite apt. The title refers to Bauer’s efforts to expiate past sins with good works, but it also suggests that the writers have embarked on a self-improvement regimen. Set in the middle of a harrowing civil war in the barely [...]

The seventh season of 24, delayed last year by the writer’s strike, finally has a start date:
Jack Bauer’s long-delayed seventh day finally hits the airwaves with a two-night premiere on Jan. 11 and 12.
Pre-empted last year due to the writer’s strike, “24″ returns for two hours on both nights before settling into its regular time [...]

All I can say is, I can’t wait:

Here’s what appears to be an unofficial (I’m calling it that based on the odd sounding narration which I’m betting will change before the trailer airs on Fox) for the 24 telemovie 24:Exile, which shows up on television on November 23, 2008:

Apparently events in the movie will lead directly into Season 7, which starts in [...]

It looks like Jack Bauer fans won’t have to wait until 2009 after all:
The original plan for “24 : Day 7” was for Jack Bauer to head to Africa for a couple of episodes. That didn’t work out. When the season was delayed due to the writer’s strike – it only just started resuming filming [...]

Well, this just morphs into several levels of coolness:

And, the cast list:
That’s our man, Jack (Kiefer Sutherland, of course), front and center, naturally, but here’s the rest of the cast, from left to right:
• Rhys Coiro, as FBI agent Sean Hillinger
• Janeane Garofalo, as FBI agent Janis Gold.
• Jeffrey Nordling, as FBI agent Larry Moss
• [...]