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Kiefer Sutherland's Return To Television Gets Cautious Praise

Kiefer Sutherland can't have felt anything but pressure as his first major TV role since 10 phenomenal years spent on '24' aired for the first time last night (26 January 2012).
Fans and critics were certainly eager to see how the Canadian actor was going to follow up what has come to be known as one of the iconic TV characters of the 21st century in secret agent Jack Bauer.
'Touch,' which sees Sutherland playing a single father of a mute son who sees things other cannot, aired last night for the first time - and the answer to whether he's managed to follow up what may be career defining role successfully?
A cautious yes, according to the critics.
Newsday was effusive in its praise, saying the program was "A bit melodramatic, a bit manipulative, Touch is still one of the best pilots of the 2011-12 season to date," and others were similar praiseworthy though understandably a little more cautious given it was the pilot episode.
"It's Mr. Sutherland's portrayal of the father--unyielding in his effort to break through to his mute child and grasp what he's trying to say with his numbers--that is the heart of this story, the power likely to sustain this promising enterprise," said the Wall Street Journal, whilst
TV Guide said "[Touch is] emotionally compelling but wildly fantastical and undeniably manipulative."Not all were enthused though, The New York Times commented "The 11-year-old boy at the center of the story has never spoken and is also the show's narrator.
It's a perfectly acceptable device, if not a particularly interesting one in this case," whilst the Los Angeles Times weren't fans at all, stating "Ironically, given a show that so clearly wants to touch its audience--from that weighty one-word title on down--we have met, apart from Martin, hardly a single character who incorporates more than the hint of an actual person.
"Contactmusic

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

KIEFER SUTHERLAND - WILLIAMS WANTS A 24 JOB

KIEFER SUTHERLAND is keen to find a role in his hit show 24 for ROBIN WILLIAMS after finding the funnyman is a big fan of the drama.Williams recently begged for a part in 24 during a chat with America's TV Guide magazine, stating, "I would play a technical adviser. Anything," and Sutherland is thrilled the comic is watching. He says, "It would be an honour (to have him on the show). You're talking about an Academy Award-winning actor with no lack of energy, which is what we require. "Robin could be an innocent computer analyst who stumbles onto something cryptic... and becomes a target. (My character) Jack Bauer, the government and the bad guys are all looking for this guy, who is scared to death and running for his life." Williams has proved himself a master of tense TV dramas - he won acclaim last year (08) as a deranged character on the 200th episode of Law & Order: SVU.
02/11/2009 10:07:12 PM
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