TV Show Reviews
"24:
Legacy" review by Suzanne
12/14/16
Premieres Sunday, 2/5 on FOX
I was always a huge fan of "24," and I have to say that,
just based on the new pilot, this show is just as good as
the original. Even though I love Kiefer Sutherland, any
halfway decent actor with good charisma could play the
action hero of the show. The writing is really the star of
any "24" because the action, interlaced with the plot that
weaves around with the conspiracies and suspicions, are what
make the show so great.
This time around, Corey Hawkins plays the conflicted hero,
Eric Carter. Carter is a former war vet (possibly with
PTSD), who's been placed in witness relocation after his
elite squad killed a big terrorist (obviously it's supposed
to be someone like Osama Bin Laden). He quickly learns that
other terrorists have been hunting down the team and killing
them, looking for something. He and his wife have to go on
the run or in hiding while he uses his friends at CTU to
help him.
Jimmy Smits plays a senator in this version, running for
president, and his wife, Rebecca (Miranda Otto) is the
former head of CTU who helped Carter and his crew in their
mission. Now she has to help him again, covertly, while
trying to also support her husband. Teddy Sears (from "The
Flash" and "American Horror Story") plays the current head
of CTU.
I think the story is great and grabs you right away. It has
plenty of action, as well as the usual conspiracies and
paranoia. The 24 hour format appears to be the same. I think
anyone who loved the original show should enjoy this one as
well.
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