Speaking of Kiefer, I note with some pleasure that he's been signed to an additional three seasons of 24, which guarantees several more years of ass-kicking, as well as exchanges like this one, from tonight's episode:

Agent Pierce: Are you aware that President Logan has issued a warrant for your arrest in connection with David Palmer's assassination?
Jack Bauer: No, but that makes sense.

Also, I spent about half an hour today on the Fox website reading synopses of the 24 episodes that I missed while I was in Bombay. Holy Christ—did they kill off everybody while I was gone?