http://dir.salon.com/topics/24/?source=rss&aim=24 en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/01/11/midseason_preview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/01/11/midseason_preview/index.html?source=rss Time to program your DVRs! From new shows like "Dollhouse" and "The United States of Tara" to countless returning favorites, an embarrassment of mid-season riches is upon us! By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/21/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/21/24/index.html?source=rss Insurgents! Hand grenades! Torture! Fox's two-hour special "24: Redemption" offers a quick fix of Jack to hold us until the show's January premiere. By Louis Bayard Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/11/03/black_presidents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/11/03/black_presidents/index.html?source=rss What does it look like to have an African-American in the White House? Pop culture has offered versions awful and great, from Sammy Davis Jr. to Chris Rock. By Juan Cole Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/30/heroes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/05/30/heroes/index.html?source=rss Why the worldview of "Heroes" clashes with the vice president's "1 percent doctrine" on terrorism. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/22/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/22/24/index.html?source=rss Jack saves a teenager, but doesn't save the world, and then everyone says sorry. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/04/17/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/04/17/24/index.html?source=rss Jack bags the bad guys and the bombs early, leaving a few extra hours to sacrifice national security for his lady love. Quick, somebody turn back the clock! By David Puner Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/03/09/24_aqua_teen_hunger_force/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/03/09/24_aqua_teen_hunger_force/index.html?source=rss This may take a while for Jack Bauer to explain later. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/26/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/02/26/monday/index.html?source=rss Olympic champ Rulon Gardner survives plane crash. The Jack Bauer of the Greco-Roman set. Plus: Ohio State beats Wisconsin. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/02/11/grease/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/02/11/grease/index.html?source=rss The dreams of aspiring Broadway stars and white rappers are crushed while a nation looks on, delighted! Plus: "24" gives shark jumping a good name! By Tim Grieve Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/09/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/09/24/index.html?source=rss Are the troops taking their cues from TV? By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/01/21/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/01/21/24/index.html?source=rss All work and no play make Jack Bauer a mean boy. Plus: Cliff takes on the Heat Miser (and pays for it) on "Top Chef"! By David Puner Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2007/01/18/24_propaganda/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2007/01/18/24_propaganda/index.html?source=rss Maybe if enough cable news segments suggest as much. By David Puner Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2007/01/16/24_conan_60/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2007/01/16/24_conan_60/index.html?source=rss Conan's twist on "24" By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/01/14/iltw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/01/14/iltw/index.html?source=rss The lusty ladies of "The L Word" take an early lead in our first On-the-Nose Dialogue Contest. Plus: Who's more dangerous, Jack Bauer or Jack Osbourne? By Salon staff Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/22/i_hate_to_watch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/22/i_hate_to_watch/index.html?source=rss The six TV shows we nominate for cancellation. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2006/05/26/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/post/2006/05/26/post/index.html?source=rss Table Talkers weigh in on the shocking and the so-so of the season enders. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/05/23/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/05/23/24/index.html?source=rss Vengeful Jack takes matters into his own hands in the thrilling fifth season finale of "24." By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/04/30/i_like/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/04/30/i_like/index.html?source=rss While "The Sopranos" repeats itself, "24" explores utterly fantastical themes of corruption and deceit in the Oval Office! By K.L. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2006/04/04/24_aftershow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2006/04/04/24_aftershow/index.html?source=rss The whoring sea donkeys of a local Fox affiliate. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/03/12/i_like/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/03/12/i_like/index.html?source=rss Best Week of TV Ever! "Project Runway" finale, "Battlestar Galactica" finale and "The Sopranos" premiere, all in the same week? Somebody pinch me. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/02/05/i_like/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/02/05/i_like/index.html?source=rss Hey, ladies! Learn about potential suitors by studying these profiles of male archetypes Flavor Flav, Jeff Probst, Vic Mackey and Jack Bauer! By K.L. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/drama/2006/01/17/24_firstlady/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/drama/2006/01/17/24_firstlady/index.html?source=rss Our favorite new character in "24." By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2005/05/24/24_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2005/05/24/24_finale/index.html?source=rss The surprisingly strong fourth season of "24" ends with an anticlimactic "Pfffft!" -- but at least we got the panicked, unethical president we so richly deserve. By Spencer Ackerman Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/05/16/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/05/16/24/index.html?source=rss Could terrorists blow us up with the "nuclear football"? Do jihadi cells party in clubs and recruit infidels? Could Jack Bauer legally kidnap and torture you? What the paranoid hit show gets wrong -- and what it gets right. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2005/01/11/24/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2005/01/11/24/index.html?source=rss "24" returns with another bad boss, another evil mastermind and another reason for Jack to play the renegade. But it clings a little too close for comfort to today's nightmares.