brianjeremy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 This sucks! From CNNFox: '24' on shelf until next January NEW YORK (AP) -- One fallout of the Hollywood writers strike is that fans of Fox's drama "24" have to wait until next January to see Jack Bauer again. The network has committed to air a full season on consecutive weeks and had been planning to start last month. If it had started airing new episodes soon, the season finale would not have taken place until the summer, when TV networks rarely show their high-profile programs. Even though eight episodes for this season had already been filmed before the beginning of the writers strike, producers would have had to ramp up production soon to complete the season. So "24" represents this television season's most prominent casualty due to the writers strike. A January 2009 start seemed the best way to comply with viewers' wishes that a season's episodes run without interruption to conclusion, Fox said on Thursday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I gave up on it after last season anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 That is sort of BS - as they called off the season a couple of months ago. As Kiefer Sutherland was in jail for 48 days jail and I recall reading somewhere that there was doubts about the story line for the new season to begin with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchtower41 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I gave up on it after last season anyway. Even Kiefer himself admitted last season sucked, but this upcoming season had a lot of promise with disbanding CTU, and the reuturn of Almeda. Damnit, winter is just gonna seem much longer now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchtower41 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 That is sort of BS - as they called off the season a couple of months ago. As Kiefer Sutherland was in jail for 48 days jail and I recall reading somewhere that there was doubts about the story line for the new season to begin with. Keifer took more days in jail as part of a plea to not miss any tapings for the show. Bauer is not a fictional character. They did have a season preview trailer floating around.... I'll see if I can find it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 bummer... but I've kinda gotten used to life without it at this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 This news sucks I'd rather they have a break in the season then wait 11 months. I hope they don't scrap the Almeda story line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I've had 24 on ignore for a year. :suprised Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcarlile1 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Even Kiefer himself admitted last season sucked, but this upcoming season had a lot of promise with disbanding CTU, and the reuturn of Almeda. Damnit, winter is just gonna seem much longer now. How are they going to bring back Tony? Didn't he die, on camera? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 [quote name='JUDE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 bummer... but I've kinda gotten used to life without it at this point. my sentiments exactly. it wasn't easy mind you ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Keifer took more days in jail as part of a plea to not miss any tapings for the show. Bauer is not a fictional character. They did have a season preview trailer floating around.... I'll see if I can find it I still recall reading that production had been stopped last summer. I think I posted it around here somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 24: Exile trailer, made for tv movie coming this fall http://b2-studios.com/cuts/FOX/24TCA_v6.html http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/ne...-24-movie_N.htm Jack's back, at least for a two-hour real-time movie. 24: Exile, Nov. 23, tees up the seventh season, due in January. Kiefer Sutherland and the cast returned from Africa last month and immediately went back to work on the series. Producers scrapped plans to film part of the regular season in Africa, finding it unworkable to explain the time lapse of a long flight to Washington. But the story line "was current, it was emotional and it really centered around children affected by these wars, from Rwanda to Zimbabwe," who are recruited as fighters, Sutherland says in an interview. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Jane Mayer, author of the new and highly acclaimed non-fiction title, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a war on American Ideals (inhale...) gave an interesting interview regarding the show and its creator's apparent endorsement of torture - though that is probably an overstatement. It's worth a listen, regardless of where you stand on the issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I'm always amused by the irony of Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. In the sixties, Kiefer's mom was arrested for storing bombs for the Black Panthers in her home in California. (No bombs were ever found, but she did organize a breakfast program for poor children in LA.) And of course, his grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was the leader of the CCF (the only socialist govt. elected in North America). ... It's also fun to recognize Canadian comedians and actors who have appeared in Atom Egoyan films playing terrorists. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I'm always amused by the irony of Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. In the sixties, Kiefer's mom was arrested for storing bombs for the Black Panthers in her home in California. (No bombs were ever found, but she did organize a breakfast program for poor children in LA.) And of course, his grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was the leader of the CCF (the only socialist govt. elected in North America). ... It's also fun to recognize Canadian comedians and actors who have appeared in Atom Egoyan films playing terrorists. Flashback (1990)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I'd forgotten about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Jane Mayer, author of the new and highly acclaimed non-fiction title, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a war on American Ideals (inhale...) gave an interesting interview regarding the show and its creator's apparent endorsement of torture - though that is probably an overstatement.I think the Jack Bauer character is a symbol of the "War on Terror." He's traumatized and ultimately degraded by the terrible choices that (he believes) he is required to make to protect his country. It would be cool if Jack lost his moral compass completely by the final season and viewers discovered that they had been cheering for the villain all along. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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