24 Character Countdown (Episode 1)
6:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m.
Tom Lennox (100)
-Reminding me of Dr. Janosz Poha from Ghostbusters 2 (+5)
-Wanting to detain all the Muslims in America and put them into detention facilities (-10)
-Acting like a complete weasel every time he’s asked about something (-3)
-He’s got shifty eyes, and we all know what that means (-7)
-Authorized detention facilities to be set up across the country (-10)
-Showed the first signs of working behind the President’s back for his own personal gain (-12)
Net Gain/Loss: -37
Current Total: 63
President Wayne Palmer (100)
-For actually hiring Tom Lennox (-15)
-Sporting a very un-Presidential goatee (-3)
-Negotiated release of Jack Bauer (+20)
-But, only did it in order to sacrifice him to the wrong guy (-25)
-Wondered if he should be the one leading the country (-5)
-Thought about calling off sacrificing Jack at the last moment (+8)
-Actually went through with it (-10)
Net Gain/Loss: -30
Current Total: 70
Karen Hayes (100)
-Marrying Bill (+5)
-Stood up to Tom Lennox (+8)
Net Gain/Loss: +13
Current Total: 113
Bill Buchanan (100)
-For being just about the only who really cares about Jack besides Chloe (+8)
-Marrying Karen (-5)
Net Gain/Loss: +3
Current Total: 103
Nadia Yassir (100)
-Being really, really good looking (+7)
Net Gain/Loss: +7
Current Total: 107
Jack Bauer (100)
-Grew a sweet Charles Manson beard while in China (+7)
-After almost 2 years of torture in China, not speaking a word (+20)
-Although his first words were Audrey (-7)
-Having the ‘cajones’ to tell Curtis to put his gun away because he’s not going to run (+10)
-Performed the most amazing shave job and haircut with only a steel bowl and water pitcher (+15)
-Not having any hesitation at all to sacrifice himself (+13)
-Gave a rather rousing speech about sacrifice and how he wanted to “die for something.? (+10)
-Memorized GPS coordinates after being tortured by Fayed (+8)
-Showed all of us that he hasn’t forgotten his Lost Boy roots, after biting a man to death (+20)
Net Gain/Loss: +96
Current Total: 196
Chloe O’Brian (100)
-Threatening the new girl, Nadia, that she’ll tattle on her (-7)
-Pulling the first Chloe scowl of the season (+10)
Net Gain/Loss: +3
Current Total: 103
Morris O’Brian (100)
-Reminding me of Simon Cowell (-5)
-Touched Chloe’s butt in the middle of CTU (+7)
-Touched Chloe’s butt (-7)
-For owning his own secret satellite (+14)
-Almost ruined the whole operation (-10)
-Smugness (-8)
Net Gain/Loss: -9
Current Total: 91
Milo (100)
-Being on a complete power trip even though he has no idea that he hasn’t been at CTU since season 1 (-7)
Net Gain/Loss: -7
Current Total: 93
Big Winner: Jack Bauer
Big Loser: Tom Lennox
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January 15th, 2007 at 8:49 am
This Character Countdown thing is amazing. I like the bit about the un-Presidential goatee and Keifer returning to his “Lost Boys” Roots. Also the bit about performing the worlds greatest shower and shave using only a steel bowl and pitcher of water. MUAH! La mot jus!
January 15th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Amazing, I love this. Deffinately be stopping by after watching the show tonight.
January 15th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I agree - nice spot on the steel bowl and pitcher of water thing.
I think Chloe probably deserves some points for actually crying - don’t remember her doing that even when Edgar signed off. And for not getting pissed off that each year everyone else gets promoted except her.
(Only +7 for Nadia?)
January 15th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Your missing all the key bad guys here…without them, the characters here wouldn’t really have anything to do except sit around and look at the wall.
January 15th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Rich,
I know I understand that. But, as we’ve seen in years before the bad guys in 24 don’t usually have long life expectancy. Plus, they would go into the negatives so fast I would be ridiculous. Minus 1000 for torturing Jack.
So, I figure I’m just gonna focus on the good guys. Maybe I’ll add Assad I’ll have to see.
Aaron.
January 25th, 2007 at 1:03 am
this is a really cool idea , good luck with the site.
March 24th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Really enjoying the countdown. Just one question: Karen gets 5 points for marrying Bill, but he looses 5 for marrying Karen. Um, why?