I know the "designated survivor" thing done during the State of the Union address, and that it's a different person every time.
An interesting premise....Thoughts?
Pretty adventurous for ABC, unless of course the villains are a straight, male, and conservative group. I wonder what position Sutherland occupies before his elevation? And if they take into account the normal absences of certain members of SCOTUS.
“An interesting premise....Thoughts?”
It’s a good concept, I mean sometimes it’s the Secretary of Labor or someone like that. Interesting to think of a person chosen for some combo of expertise and political hackery having “greatness thrust upon them”.
Love Keifer Sutherland, so we’ll def. check this out if it happens.
Presidential line of succession is;
1) V.President,
2) Speaker of the House of Representatives,
3) President Pro-Tempore of the U.S.Senate,
-—Cabinet Level (Oldest to Newest Dept.s)
4) Secretary of State,
5) Secretary of the Treasury,
6) Secretary of Defense,
7) Attorney General,
8) Secretary of the Interior,
9) Secretary of Agriculture,
10) Secretary of Commerce,
11) Secretary of Labor,
12) Secretary of Health and Human Services,
13) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
14) Secretary of Transportation,
15) Secretary of Energy,
16) Secretary of Education,
17) Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
18) Secretary of Homeland Security.
So which post be he? Agriculture?
It figures it would be a Canadian.
But how did Ted Cruz miss out on the opportunity?
I might have to watch this. Love Kiefer Sutherland.
I don’t know. It sounds to me like a difficult storyline to have as a continuing series.
If some cataclysmic event caused this to happen, then that new president would appoint a Vice-President under the 25th amendment, then appoint a completely new cabinet, as would any incoming newly elected president. And with some exceptions, the president’s cabinet would be confirmed by the Senate, and life in the government goes on. Then at that point, isn’t it just back to business as usual????
I would support a Jack Bauer presidency.
Beats the hell out of having John Cusack in the line of succession.
Already done on “The Last Ship”.
I’m going with Secretary of Education, as he was out on a battleship at the time;)
A lot will depend on which Kiefer shows up. The one who played the father in Touch or the Jack Bauer type.
I made it through about 2 and 1/2 episodes of Touch. The constant ‘Jake, what do you want me to do. Tell me, Jake. Is this what you want? Is this what I’m supposed to do, Jake?’ was just too much.
24 was a good series, but some of writing got sloppy and, tyical with a lot of Hollywood, certain agendas were pushed. The Season where Kiefer apologized to the audience for some of the things the actors were scripted to do against muslims was a bit much. Thousands of TVs could be heard changing the channel.
An updated version of 24 is also scheduled for next season. Sutherland will not be in it as as actor, but he is directing or producing. Another actor will take a lead roll, but not as a new Bauer.
CBS (IIRC) is going to do a restart of McGyver. Some of those remakes of old serials work, but most only last a season or two.
ABC has officially endorsed Kiefer Sutherland for president.
TVLine has learned that the network has formally handed a 13-episode series order to Designated Survivor, a conspiracy-drama that stars the 24 vet as an unlikely POTUS. The early pickup (ABC doesn’t unveil their fall lineup until May 17) would seem to confirm buzz that the project tested extremely well.
Sutherland plays Tom Kirkman, a lower cabinet member who unexpectedly becomes president after a devastating attack on Washington. Season 1 will find him struggling to prevent the country and his own family from falling into chaos, as he is thrust into one of the most difficult presidencies in history.
The cast also includes Natascha McElhone, Maggie Q, Kal Penn, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, LaMonica Garrett and Tanner Buchanan.
Ripoff of Tom Clancy “Debt of Honor”.
This reminds me of an HBO movie back in the late 1980s or early 90s called “By Dawn’s Early Light.” Darren McGavin (the Night Stalker, A Christmas Story) plays the Secretary of Interior, who ends up as president when a nuclear attack apparently kills everyone ahead of him in the line of succession. Good film.