DVR disaster.....and Redemption 24-style

So for reasons unknown to me, for the 2ND time now - my DVR failed to record something after I set it up to record. No real disaster there geek - you say. Well - the event that it failed to record........wait for it......

24: Redemption.

After what seems like years (because it pretty much has been that long) of waiting for Jack Bauer to return to my TV screen - FIOS DVR has foiled me yet again.

The bright side to this dark side of the moon - it's available for viewing online (thanks to the gang at fox.com) and it's available on DVD (along with a 15 minute clip of Season 7). Crisis averted.

Armed with that little bit of info - I did take some time to check out the beginning (first 20 minutes or so).

First impressions-
WOOO - guns and stabbing people in the neck....Jack is officially back.
Hello Tom Lennox. Nice to see you again.
Mr. President - you are still a prick.
new MRS. President - pretty spunky. I like it.

Looking forward to the rest of it and the coming season 7.

Who Knew? (Thanksgiving cooking edition)

So it's become one of those semi-traditions that I make a french meat pie as part of our Thanksgiving dinner. This a good thing for many reasons - it's reminds me of Thanksgiving (and Christmas) as a child since its something that I grew up with and have loved for years and years, most people who eat it seem to agree that its pretty darn good, and most importantly, its easy to make so there is very little I can do to mess up the cooking process.

You just heat up some meat, add in some mashed potatoes, chopped onions and then flavor to taste with some allspice and Bell's Seasoning. Throw that into a pie crust and bake the whole thing for about 35 minutes at 375 degrees. Pretty simple huh??

Well - it turns out that trying to find Bell's Seasoning here in Oregon is quite the project. Who knew that it was some kind of New England diety that can pretty much only be found in one of the original 13 colonies - along with Devil Dogs and coffee syrup, prime ingredient in the official drink of the state of Rhode Island.

So after checking Safeway and Fred Meyer, I (with the help of family and friends and the internets) tracked some down at the local Whole Foods. God bless the good folks there.

Chaulk that up as a lesson learned for this Thanksgiving 2008.

Happily - we will now be able to enjoy a properly seasoned meat pie. Phew!

Happy Thanks and Turkey Day to you all.

For your 24 reading pleasure

If you are so inclined, here are a few articles about tomorrow nights movie...

from:
NEWSWEEK

USA TODAY

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

WASHINGTON POST

Or you can just go right here to Google News and link to one of the other 200 or so articles about it from around the globe.

Never let it be said I don't like to share.

Jack is back

After a long writers strike induced hiatus from 24 related content, now is as good a time as ever to mention what you all probably already know.

Jack is back.

Sunday night at 8pm on Fox, it's 24: Redemption, a 2hour pre-quel/bridge to Season 7.

Even after the disaster that was Season 6, I am quite excited at the prospect of more Jack Bauer. I'll be giving it a fair chance to impress me and bring me back for more.

What about you???