Trailer For Final Season Of ’24′ Online

I’ve likened my relationship with Fox’s “24″ to that of a co-dependent boyfriend or spouse: I know it’s going to wind up hurting me in the long run, but I keep going back to it.

January 17 marks the return of Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer to the screen, for the eighth season of “24″ – which we’re hearing will be the last. The teaser for the season aired during Game One of the World Series (Go Phillies):

Here’s what can be gleaned from the clips:

• We knew Jack was going to recover from the whole “I’m dying from a virus” thing, and since he’s hanging out with Kim and his grandson, the “procedure” she volunteered for as the seconds ticked away on Day Seven worked like a champ.
• Love seeing Benito Martinez (Captain / Councilman Aceveda from “The Shield”) making an appearance, but I’m betting he doesn’t last two episodes before taking a bullet to the throat.
• Allison Taylor’s still the president of the United States, which means we get another great season with Cherry Jones.
• We get a touch of face time with new CTU NYC section head Brian Hastings (Mykelti Williamson), a glance at Chloe O’Brien as a supervisor (and glammed up, to boot!), and a couple of frames of what the New York CTU branch looks like.
• No sign of the Jack Bauer Satchel, but I still hold out hope.

“Bink! Bonk! Bink! Bonk!”