dave submitted a story about some potential 24 changes for the upcoming season. None of this is particularly surprising considering the producers already acknowledged that fans were displeased with Season 6. This Chicago Tribune article sheds some light on what kinds of changes might be in store. If you're trying to stay completely spoiler-free, now's the time to stop reading, though there's nothing too revealing here:

When season 7 of "24" debuts on Fox in January, Kiefer Sutherland's driven agent will be hauled before a Congressional committee "to answer for what are perceived to be his crimes," executive producer Manny Coto said Friday at a "24" panel Comic-Con International in San Diego.

And with the action likely moving to Washington, D.C., the famous CTU set is gone, producers said. Really, truly gone. "I want people to know that, because I know they’re going to be asking," said director/producer Jon Cassar after the panel. Executive producer Evan Katz said the team is "98 percent sure" of the Beltway move.

In the panel presentation, producers confirmed the return of technology whiz Chloe O'Brien (Mary Lynn Rajskub), and broadly hinted at another possible return: Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard). If he comes back (and it's a big if), it will come as a surprise to fans who remember the former agent dying in Jack’s arms in season 5. But producers said Friday that they weren't especially happy with how Tony's death was handled. "Tony's death wasn't satisfying," executive producer David Fury said after the session.

But was it a death? Judging by how often his name came up on Friday, you never know. When asked if characters from past season -- other than Chloe -- might reappear in season 7, Katz said that was a definite possibility.

While I thought that Tony's acting was pretty ridiculous, I'd be happy to see him back. Of course with a show like 24 a lot of characters will come and go (bring back David Palmer too!), but it'd be nice to have a larger number of people carrying over from season to season.