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24 Season 5

Sean Astin as Lynn McGill in 24 Season 5

Sean Astin in People Magazine

Sean Astin, best known as hobbit Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings, now plays Lynn McGill, acting head of the Counter Terrorism Unit on FOX’s 24. Astin, 34, recently helped create an educational web site (www.learnaboutbipolar.com) on bi-polar disorder. (His mother, actress Patty Duke, was diagnosed with it 25 years ago.) Scoop caught up…

Jack Bauer in 24 Season 5 Episode 16

24 Season 5 Episode 16 Press Release (10:00PM – 11:00PM)

SCANDALOUS AND SHOCKING LINKS TO TERRORISTS UNCOVERED ON “24” MONDAY, APRIL 3, ON FOX Jack reinforces the importance of stopping terrorist conspirator Christopher Henderson while the Vice President and the administration attempt to realign CTU. An empowered Audrey is forced to make a defining decision while Wayne Palmer and Agent Pierce come together on an…

Jean Smart at the 24 Season 5 DVD Party

Jean Smart interviewed by The Seattle Times

Actress Jean Smart, currently appearing as first lady Martha Logan on TV’s high-octane series “24,” is ecstatic that her son thinks she’s on a cutting-edge show. “He said to me, ‘Finally, Mom, you’re doing something really cool’ — that was the clincher [in taking the role],” Smart said of her son, Connor, 16. They watched…

24 Season 5 Episode 13 Spoilers from AICN

Some spoiler teases for 24 Season 5 Episode 13 from Hercules at Ain’t It Cool News: Did Lynn McGill survive the attack that killed Edgar Stiles? Magic eightball says: “Yes?” Will California be put under martial law this week? Magic eightball says: “My Reply Is No” Does Kim’s boyfriend get on Jack’s nerves in that…

24 Season 5 Episode 15 Synopsis

TV Guide: CTU follows up on information received from terrorist collaborator Collette Stenger (Stana Katic); a CTU insider becomes a suspect, and Chloe plays a key role in the investigation. FOX: When Jack Bauer interrogates the most recent link to terrorist mastermind Bierko, shocking secrets are revealed. Meanwhile, conflict between CTU and Homeland Security officials…

Jack Bauer interrogates Audrey Raines

24 Season 5 Episode 15 Press Release (9:00PM – 10:00PM)

INTENSE AND PERSONAL HOUR FORCES JACK TO EXECUTE THE UNTHINKABLE ON “24” MONDAY, MARCH 27, ON FOX When Jack Bauer interrogates the most recent link to terrorist mastermind Bierko, shocking secrets are revealed. Meanwhile, conflict between CTU and Homeland Security officials escalates while the terrorists threaten to boost the magnitude of their attack to incorporate…

24 Season 5 Episode 14 Synopsis

TV Guide: Jack and Curtis run down a lead that Audrey found decrypting Henderson’s computer files; Vice President Gardner puts pressure on President Logan; and Bierko and the terrorists plan their most insidious attack yet. FOX: With the help of international intelligence agency Interpol, CTU follows new leads to Bierko while conspiracy theorist and First…

Louis Lombardi and Mary Lynn Rajskub on Edgar’s death

Mary Lynn Rajskub and Louis Lombardi are interviewed about Edgar Stile’s sad death in the twelfth episode of 24 Season 5. “I didn’t find out up until like a week ago. So you don’t find out until you basically read the script or they come and tell you.” “I just think it was so heart-wrenching.…

Sean Astin as Lynn McGill in 24 Season 5 Episode 5

Sean Astin praised by TV Guide in “Cheers and Jeers”

24‘s Sean Astin (aka Lynn McGill) made the March 6, 2006 TV Guide magazine. CHEERS to Sean Astin for his surprisingly forceful performance on 24. We admit that we were skeptical when we first heard that the “Lord of the Rings” hobbit would be playing Jack Bauer’s take-charge new boss at CTU. But even saddled…