The Joys of 24

I love the show 24... however, after 6 seasons I think I've got the pattern pretty much figured out...

• Jack gets called out of hiding/work/whatever to help CTU with some major crisis, be it nuclear bombs, toxic nerve gas, etc.
• Something happens and Jack says "trust me" and goes in alone
• A character from a previous season is brought back
• A recurring character dies
• Someone in the Whitehouse is corrupt
• Someone wants the president OUT, and will go to all lengths to do so
• Halfway through the day, a larger, more complicated plot is unveiled
• Theres a leak in CTU
• Someone gets tortured because they won't release information
  

I think someone should make a drinking game to go along with 24...Nevermind, someone already has:

The 24 Drinking Game

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Originally found at
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/showthread.php?t=309038

One Drink

• Jack kills somebody.
• Somebody summarizes what's been going on in the past couple hours.
• Something bad happens to Kim.
• There's a split screen.
• Palmer has a speech about how he won't trash his morals, you know, the usual bullshit.
• Jack defies orders.
• A CTU employee looks at another CTU employee suspiciously.
• Somebody mentions the amount of time it will take for something to be accomplished (i.e., "The Delta squad won't be there for another twenty minutes").

Drink twice whenever

• A CTU employee other than Jack kills somebody.
• Some annoying authority figure shows up (Chappelle, Alberta Green, etc.).
• There is an obvious lapse in continuity (i.e., Kim says that Gael is a mole and in the next scene we see him on the run).
• Somebody mentions Terri (Season One doesn't count).
• Somebody is revealed to be a mole/traitor, or an important object turns out to be a decoy/red herring.
• Somebody other than Jack defies orders.
• A main character dies.

Drink three times whenever

• A supporting character from a previous season shows up (Nina, Mandy, Sherry, Kate, etc.)
• CTU goes into lockdown.

Finish the drink whenever

• The main villain changes (example - Gaines to Drazen).
• The final minute does not include a surprise/cliffhanger.

And another version:

The “24″ Drinking Game

Every time…
Jack says “You have got to trust me”, take 1 shot
– if the emphasis is on “got”, i.e. “You have GOT to trust me”, take an extra shot
Jack doesn’t have time to explain, take 1 shot
Jack doesn’t have time for this, take 1 shot
Jack says “You’ve got to do it”, take 1 shot
– if this is followed by “and you’ve got to do it now,” take 2 more
Anyone points out something that is “against regulations”, take 1 shot
Anyone has got to understand what is at stake here, take 1 shot
Anyone gets tortured, take 1 shot
– if they aren’t a terrorist or criminal, take another shot
a perimeter is set up, take 1 shot
– if the perimeter is supposed to be held until someone arrives, take another shot
– if the agents manning the perimeter are redeployed, take yet another shot
Jack takes a civilian hostage, take 1 shot
Jack steals a car, take 1 shot
Jack blows his own cover, take 1 shot
Jack dies, take 1 shot
– if he’s resuscitated, take another shot

*Special technical section* Every time…
Satellite coordinates are requested, take 1 shot
– if they can’t get the coordinates, take another
there’s a problem with the database, take 1 shot
a file is in the wrong format, take 1 shot
something needs to be rerouted, take 1 shot
someone uses another person’s computer, take 1 shot