If you’ve ever watched 24 with a group of friends, odds are alcohol has been involved.  If not, seriously, WHY not?  One infamous part of every 24 drinking game is to drink whenever Jac yells ‘Damnit’ at someone.  The crew behind 24 are aware of this, and told the crowd at Comic Con how they have fun with the word.

And Cameron? That must have made his year.

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Kiefer Sutherland took a moment during yesterday’s panel to thank the fans, not only for supporting the show, and subsequently him but for just being generally awesome during the long 24-less drought we’ve all had to endure.  Check it out:

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We all know season six of 24 sucked. It was bad. So bad we longed for the cougar to return and finish Kim off. The talent behind 24 know fans we’re the most receptive to season six, and according to Kiefer Sutherland they’re doing everything they can to make season seven something we’d want to see.

“We’re not trying to invent the show. We’re trying to take what you guys say you like. We’re trying to take out what you don’t like and put in what you do like.” That right there? That’s so a backhand reference to the fact that no one liked last year.

Check out some photo’s of Kiefer Sutherland, Carlos Bernard and Jon Cassar below:

Exclusive panel photo’s to come in a little while.

Comic Con is officially in full swing, and 24 took main stage earlier tonight.  Present were Kiefer Sutherland and Carlos Bernard, along with executive producer’s Jon Cassar, Howard Gordon and David Fury.  They spoke briefly about 24: Exile, their working relationships and the upcoming seventh season, but for now, I’ll just post about Exile.

Howard Gordon initially did not think that doing a two hour movie was a good idea, but after some prodding he came around to the idea.  The writers’ strike gave them time to work the kinks, and according to Kiefer, “When we went to Africa, we arguable had the best script we’ve ever had.”

When asked if he’s had a favourite episode to shoot, Kiefer exclaimed, “I have to tell you that the stuff we did in Africa is up there.”

24: Exile features Jack Bauer in Africa, stuck in the middle of a civil war, protecting a school that provides safety for past child soldiers.  Cast and crew seem really excited about 24: Exile, do you think the prequel is going to live up to lofty expectations fans have now that the show has been off the air for so long?

Come back to 24HQ tomorrow where I’ll tell you about how Carlos Bernard is a smart ass, and why we never see Jack Bauer take a bathroom break.

*Thanks to Nikki Katz for all the great Comic Con reporting.  You rock!

Photo’s of the panel coming soon! Until then, check out the official 24: Exile photo’s released by Fox.

I previously reported that 24 would be at Comic Con on July 25th but now the panel time has been announced, 5:30pm-6:30pm.  Kiefer Sutherland and Carlos Bernard are the only confirmed attendees, but I would expect a lot of creative team behind the show to appear as well.

Comic Con, which is the largest comic book convention in the world, takes place in San Diego, California from July 24th to 27th.

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