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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.
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Friday, May 22, 2009

BREAKING NEWS: Kiefer Sutherland, Designer Reach Agreement in Head-Butting Incident

Kiefer Sutherland and the designer he was arrested for head-butting have reached an agreement, the Associated Press reports.
This clears the way for his misdemeanor assault charge to be dropped,

because, as TMZ.com reports,

Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough will no longer be a "complaining witness."
(Without a complaining witness, prosecutors do not have a strong case.

This also means Sutherland is not at risk for violating his probation

stemming from a 2007 DUI in which he spent 48 days in jail.)
McCollough was hospitalized and suffered a broken nose. Through her lawyer, Shields later called it an "unfortunate" situation, adding that

"Kiefer has always been a gentleman."
In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's Late Night Thursday,

Sutherland said he "really regretted" the head-butting incident.
Sutherland is still due in court on June 22.

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/keifer-sutherland-designer-assault-charges-dropped-2009225

Kiefer in The Clear !!

Posted May 22nd 2009 5:42PM by TMZ Staff

There is no longer a complaining witness in the case because McCollough has settled his beef with Jack Bauer.

Without a complaining witness --

especially since this is a misdemeanor --

you can bet your house that Kiefer will not be prosecuted.

Especially important because the development makes it unlikely Kiefer will have his probation violated in Los Angeles --

he has to be a good boy after his DUI conviction last year.

No word on whether Kiefer had to pay Jack for his medical bills ... or his enormous grief.