Katee Sackhoff joins 24 as a series regular in Season 8

[Madwelshboy]

Scoop: Katee Sackhoff makes time for '24'

Suddenly, I find myself counting the minutes until 24's new season. Perhaps this is why: Katee Sackhoff is joining the cast!

Sources confirm to me exclusively that the Battlestar Galactica heroine has been tapped to play the series regular role of Dana Walsh, a highly respected and down-to-earth data analyst at the new and improved New York branch of CTU.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/06/...ive-katee.html

[Ishay]

holy ****

is it January yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[SG1Commander]

Day 7 was amazing, since you didn't know whose side Tony was on till the last minute. Can't wait for Day 8, since Katee's going to be part of it.

[the fifth man]

That is great. Time to get into this show, I guess.

[Descent]

That is great. Time to get into this show, I guess.

It's a good one. You won't be disappointed. Also, being a big BSG/24 fan, this news got me to finally buy the S7 set. Maybe now I'll get around to finally finishing Season 6....

[the fifth man]

It's a good one. You won't be disappointed. Also, being a big BSG/24 fan, this news got me to finally buy the S7 set. Maybe now I'll get around to finally finishing Season 6....

I have seen bits and pieces over the years. But I just never really got into the show. This will be a good reason to start watching though.

[Lucario]

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Guess I will start watching 24 again.
I stopped watching after season three...

[Descent]

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Guess I will start watching 24 again.
I stopped watching after season three...

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Why?

I thought Season Three was amazing and had an especially great villain. To me, 1, 3 and 5 were the best ones (with 5 being the show's peak).

2 and 4 are good, not great. I preferred it when the villains weren't your typical Islamic terrorist cells.

I loved the first 4 episodes of Season 6, but then they introduced a terrible/unnecessary plot line for Jack into the season (fans will know what I'm talking about).

(I would talk about this in the 24 thread but they have S7 spoilers there so... )

[Promethius30]

not sure who she is but she got lots of acting experience can't wait till season 8 even if season 6 and 7 have been quite week compared to 1-5

[Lucario]

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Why?

I thought Season Three was amazing and had an especially great villain. To me, 1, 3 and 5 were the best ones (with 5 being the show's peak).

2 and 4 are good, not great. I preferred it when the villains weren't your typical Islamic terrorist cells.

I loved the first 4 episodes of Season 6, but then they introduced a terrible/unnecessary plot line for Jack into the season (fans will know what I'm talking about).

(I would talk about this in the 24 thread but they have S7 spoilers there so... )

The fans of the show are going to berate me for this statement but honestly in my opinion I start to find the show to be rather boring. Season one was good I liked it. Season two and three were alright. I watched bits and pieces of season four and found it boring after that I stopped watching it didn't appeal to me anymore. However I am willing to give it another shot.

[Madwelshboy]

I thought Season Three was amazing and had an especially great villain. To me, 1, 3 and 5 were the best ones (with 5 being the show's peak).

Totally agree with you! 2 was a let down because of the totally crap Kim Bauer storyline. 4 they added so many new character, not knowing what to do with most of them, which resulted in them just being written out. 6 well was just 6. Can't comment on 7 yet as i haven't seen it.

[Descent]

Totally agree with you! 2 was a let down because of the totally crap Kim Bauer storyline.

Yeah, that was kinda bad/pointless. I loved what they did with George Mason though. And that beginning with CTU getting... you know. So, some great stuff and some not so great stuff.

4 they added so many new character, not knowing what to do with most of them, which resulted in them just being written out. 6 well was just 6. Can't comment on 7 yet as i haven't seen it.

Like I was saying, I don't really like it when they have those generic Islamic terrorists as the bad guys. When I saw that 6's villain was pretty much the same as 2's and 4's, I couldn't help but be uninterested. In comparison, the Russian terrorists in S5 were awesome and felt very threatening (Julian Sands! ).

With S8 probably being the last one, I think it's cool that Katee Sackhoff is getting the chance to be on the show before it's gone.

[Korean_Turtle87]

aw....I was hoping she'd go kick butt with Jack Bauer. It'll still be interesting to see KS in this role

[rarocks24]

According to Spoilerfix, yes. She is.

Katee Sackhoff, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mykelti Williamson, John Boyd, Jennifer Westfeldt and Chris Diamantopoulos have joined the cast of 24 for the series' eighth season. The Emmy Award-winning drama starring Kiefer Sutherland returns for its next astonishing day with a two-night, four-hour premiere beginning Sunday, Jan. 17 (9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Season Eight will unfold in New York City amidst the shadows of the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations. In this new day, CTU has been upgraded and is run by MBA-schooled and razor-sharp head honcho Brian Hastings (Williamson, "Forrest Gump"). Cole Ortiz (Prinze Jr.), an ex-Marine who wants to follow in Jack Bauer's (Sutherland) footsteps, runs the division's Field Operations. Expert data analyst Dana Walsh (Sackhoff, "Battlestar Galactica") collaborates with systems analyst Arlo Glass (Boyd, "The Notorious Bettie Page") inside CTU. Rob Weiss (Diamantopoulos, "The Starter Wife") serves as President Allison Taylor's (Cherry Jones) new chief of staff, and Meredith Reed (Westfeldt, "Grey's Anatomy ") is an ambitious journalist with ties to the unfolding situation. As previously announced, Sutherland, Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Annie Wersching also return. In addition, Bollywood icon Anil Kapoor ("Slumdog Millionaire") makes his American TV debut as Omar Hassan, a Middle Eastern leader who comes to the U.S. on a peacemaking mission.