We've got a situation

Sorry about the delay. I had some technical difficulties with the recorder (ie, I forgot to set it). I have now seen the first four hours of Day 8 on "24" (FOX, Sun., 9:00), and I can now conclude that this is not a show I'll be able to blog about. I may be able to discuss a few plot points here and there, but there are so many moving parts to this show that it's just too hard to take notes and enjoy it at the same time. Here's what I can tell you:

• Day 8 takes place in New York and picks up a short time after the events of last season.
• Jack Bauer is a grandpa! He and daughter Kim have finally patched up the rift between them and he is moving back to Los Angeles with her family.
• President Taylor is now divorced and she sent her daughter to prison for murder.
• Chloe is no longer the expert at CTU. She returned to work after her husband lost his job, but instead of being the star, she's the new tech-in-training.
• Jack is pulled back into CTU to stop an assassination attempt on Omar Hassan, president of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan who's in New York to sign a peace treaty with the U.S.

What I have never liked about "24" is the ridiculous sub-plots. And why does the threat always have to come from inside CTU? They haven't revealed a mole just yet, but it's only a matter of time before we find out that some low level agent is working with the enemy.

Are you excited about the return of Jack Bauer or is it feeling like more of the same?

TURN THAT UP!

Some funny lines overheard on "Desperate Housewives" (ABC, Sun. 8:00):

• "Wow! A model and a poet. So while you're doing porn, he can make the dialogue rhyme." - Angie Bolen to her son and Gabby's niece, after their career plans.
• Bree to Orson: "You know the magic word - it has 6 letters." Orson: I know a word that has 3. If you don't give me my food, I'm going to shove that fork up it!"