Jack Bauer goes to Japan (and is coming to PS2)

As you may or may not know, The Jack Bauer Power Hour (aka 24) has been my favorite show for some time now, and is probably the most consistently badass series ever produced. I mean, I never ever tire of Kiefer exclaiming "Dammit!", and, well, I worship the Reiko.

Anyway, the online Kiefer shrine that is Kiefer-Rocks.com tipped me off to a surreally amusing Japanese ad campaign for the CalorieMate Block snack bar, which features an incongruously badge-wearing, parallel universe incarnation of Jack Bauer (who actually seems to have sufficient back-up for once). You can watch the commercials here, which finally reveal why he never has to stop for a meal.

In other news, they also report that Kiefer may be spoofing his alter ego on Family Guy this season, and holy crap, there's a 24 PS2 game coming this fall! Check out the cool three-minute preview here (username: preview / password: C3%qt24).