CTU hires a Hobbit

[Joey Slugs]

From AICN.com

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=21095

Fat Hobbit Joins The
Counter Terrorism Unit!!


I am – Hercules!!

Is this more or less exciting than Carrie Fisher joining “Smallville”? You tell me!

Sean Astin - who was in “Goonies” I’m told and I believe played a goblin (I want to say Bilbo?) in one of those popular “Lord of the Ring” movies set in Lower Earth - has taken a TV job. He’ll play a member of CTU on “24.” Maybe the head of it? Because Jack Bauer can’t be the head of it; the last time we saw Bauer he was a fugitive from Chinese justice.

Anyway, the fifth season of “24” will kick off much the same as the fourth. We’ll get two hours on Jan. 8 and another two on Jan. 9. Dennis Haysbert is busy with the new David Mamet hourlong on CBS so don’t expect David Palmer to tidy up.