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I have never watched the TV show "24" before, but I plan to finally get on board this season. What do I need to know before I start? Am I going to be hopelessly lost when I watch tonight?

TV fans hit the roof when local newscast begins before show ends Midlands fans of the FOX show “24” are used to cliffhangers — but nothing like what happened during the fifth-season premiere Sunday night. WACH-TV, Columbia’s FOX affiliate, cut away from the last 10 minutes of the blockbuster show to start its 10 p.m. newscast — leaving fans in the Midlands hanging. “Somebody has lost their mind,” said Steve Arnold, a fan who was watching the show at his Irmo home. FOX has been promoting the show’s two-part, two-hour season premiere for weeks. It was scheduled to start at...

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I've been more than a little obsessed with the Fox TV show 24 and have spent far too much time speculating on the ending. So, I thought I'd start a thread here.First, I'd like to say that I think Nina Myers is the CTU mole. Nobody else makes sense. Alberta Greene is MIA as is Milo Pressman. Ryan Chapelle is already cold and calloused. Both Tony Almieda and George Mason have had "private moments" in which they support Jack Bauer when nobody is looking or listening. Nina has not had such a moment. She has to be the mole.I have...