You're welcome :) And that reminds me--this morning I caught an interview with Dennis Haysbert on the CBS Early Show. It mainly focused on The Unit, but they did talk about 24 and what he said really surprised me. So did his attitude.
Last year, before this season of 24 began filming, the producers contacted Haysbert and told him the plot and how David Palmer would be assassinated.
He was upset. "Why would they want to kill a president who is more popular than the one we really have", meaning President Bush, and he pointed to the bogus CBS poll as proof!
Haysbert then went on about how Palmer was "the first black president", beloved by the fans, etc. and they were just going to kill him off? He told the 24 producers they could kill Palmer off but he wouldn't film that scene. The producers said, "Okay, we'll just use a fake CNN report."
Haysbert laughed when he repeated this in the interview, as if they couldn't possibly film something like that without him.
IMO, he was very smug about this and my opinion of him dropped a few points. (We know eventually he did film the assassination scene so I guess the producers must've paid him enough to make it worth his while. So much for his moral objections.)
He then went on to talk--with great reverence--about his upcoming role as Nelson Mandela. Gag.
The interview left a bad aftertaste :-/
This does not surprise me in the least...2 years ago I saw him interviewed(I think it was Regis) amd he said he modeled his character on Clinton...he was/is a big Clinton supporter...I never cared for him since...
Well then, I'm glad he got it through the throat on 24, that should have shut him up.
I'm with you, I certainly don't like his attitude.
Thanks for passing it on.
I have zero interest in Lost, 24, The Unit, and most other tv shows. I do, however, enjoy Boston Legal even though it's a liberal propaganda show. Now TAR will be on at the same time.
For the second season in a row, it seems that the producers and network are trying to murder TAR. The show got an emmy two seasons ago so they came up with that dismal family version last season followed by this timeslot change where it will NOT attract any new viewers and may well lose old ones. Like me.
And I do notice a kind of nastiness in the show's decision process about who from middle America can be a contestant. Apparently, you have to be ugly, stupid, and obnoxious -- like the ugly glamazons == to represent middle America against attractive and educated gays and minorities.
My bet is on the black couple to win. This is based on the show's history: Every time a black couple has been on the show, they've won. I loved the earlier black contestants because they were polite, educated, upscale first-rate people. Trouble was, they were more educated, smart, and with-it than any of the non-blacks they raced against.
So, TAR really isn't that much fun for me any more, as the social engineering tips us off to the winners before the show even begins.
Did appreciate the helicopter views of Sao Paolo last week, however. Beyond the travelogue aspects of the show, though, what's to like? I can watch Boston Legal and flip over to TAR once in awhile to look at the scenery. Damn, I loved this show.
oOH I am glad I didn't see that! I wouldn't have watched the show (the Unit). But I finished and liked it, with the exception of the last scene, which cheapened it IMHO. I found a tagline out of it. :)
RE the actor who played Palmer -- at the end of one of the seasons on DVD, he stated he based his character on his two fav presidents - Carter and Clinton with a little of Colin Powell thrown in. Gag me.