Fox cancels 24

GIVE ME THE LOCATION OF THE BOMB!!!!

I haven't got TIME to follow procedure, dammit!!!!!

And then cut to Jack shooting someone.

Insert clock ticking.




That about sum it up?





I watched the first season when it was a novel concept and like most novel concepts, for me, once the novelty wore off, it wasn't all that interesting. It just became the newest version of the Republic serial (much like Prison Break -- although I prefer Prison Break, myself).

That's not to say it doesn't offer actors the opportunity to show their chops, but I do think that, generally speaking, the concept of "Uh oh! Another terrorist plot and Jack Bauer has ONLY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS to save the day!!!" gets a little goofy after a while. I mean, hell, there were only 4 Die Hard movies, and they sucked after the second one (which I actually like).

I welcome the opportunity for another dramatic series. Although this probably just paves the way for some American Idol clone.

I suppose it's better than the days when Fox used to show nothing but "When Fox Film Crews Attack."

To quote John McClane -
"Another basement, another elevator. How can the same **** happen to the same guy twice?"

Now add eight more times to that and you'll why it got silly after season 3.

Terrifically entertaining, highly addictive series in its day.

But, yeah, I could've done without the last couple of seasons.

It was the "WhiteHouse breach for me last season!

I knew the ratings were down this year and Keifer was spanking them hard per Episode so this comes as no surprise.

Uber Fett said:

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Monday's episode was the breaking point with the shootout on the docks.

apollo said:

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It was the "WhiteHouse breach for me last season!

I knew the ratings were down this year and Keifer was spanking them hard per Episode so this comes as no surprise.

That and CTU get's blowed up...again...

apollo said:

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It was the "WhiteHouse breach for me last season!
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Same here. I quit watching that season right after that. I gave it another chance this season, but it's as predictable as Tim Burton's casting.

Does anyone know if the talk of a movie means a real movie at the theatre or a TV Movie?

I know this is a bit of a bashing thread at this point but I did want to say that the preview for the rest of the season that they aired at the end of Mondays episode talked about the fact it was the last 10 hours of 24. Hyping up the series finale. The preview looked good, maybe this year can pick up and get some action going.

Would love to see Jack go out with a bang. I am a fan of the show (own all the seasons on DVD) but think the film talk is all BS and he should die saving the day in the end.

Jannix Quinn said:

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Damn it!

LMAO!!!!!! good one

Well, not that it didn't get repetitive on the small scale or anything but:

Season 1: Assassination
Season 2: Nukular(as KS switched to saying sometime during the series)
S3: Bio
S4: Nuke
S5: Bio
S6: Nuke
S7: Guess what. Bio
S8: Really? Nuke

I bet I know what next season's big problem would've been.

Kittlemeier said:

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Well, not that it didn't get repetitive on the small scale or anything but:

Season 1: Assassination
Season 2: Nukular(as KS switched to saying sometime during the series)
S3: Bio
S4: Nuke
S5: Bio
S6: Nuke
S7: Guess what. Bio
S8: Really? Nuke

I bet I know what next season's big problem would've been.

A Bionuke!

Hey I will at least give them credit for last night because the Secret Service agents put up a fight. Last season they were just pop up targets.

Jumped The Shark when Jack got kicked out of the CTU!

Keifer has his royalty checks coming in now and the show will be syndicated on smaller network channels. The 5 and 7 year markers are the ones to reach!!

Qui-Gonzalez said:

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A Bionuke!

At least that would be fresh. Sorta.

I hear they were planning a ninja pirate invasion next year. And Jack Bauer would've led the resistance, with their emblem being his old high school mascot. "BADGERS!!!!!"

I heard in an interview that the producer's decided to go out on a high note. This wasn't Fox who canceled the show.

They couldn't do anymore with that time frame. Like if Jack needed to go to Europe - Watch jack sit on an airplane for an entire season!

ItsThatGuy said:

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I heard in an interview that the producer's decided to go out on a high note. This wasn't Fox who canceled the show.

No Fox flat out cancelled it and now the Producers are trying to save face!

They tried to take it to NBC and told them they would charge 2.5 Mil an episode instead of 3.5 which Fox was paying and NBC passed.

As for going out on a high note, they should have quit after season 5

apollo said:

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No Fox flat out cancelled it and now the Producers are trying to save face!

They tried to take it to NBC and told them they would charge 2.5 Mil an episode instead of 3.5 which Fox was paying and NBC passed.

As for going out on a high note, they should have quit after season 5

Who cares. If they do another 24 movie (yes, there was one before that, called "Redemption" and it was a TV movie), they'll wrap it up for good.

Besides, how many times can fans watch "Jack Bauer go through one day without eating or stopping to use the restroom?" (to use Stephen King's description of "24")

That's why I liked the first season of 24 the best. At least they tried to keep it in real time. They even had Jack nodding off a few times

I enjoyed the first season as a novel concept, and when it was over, felt no compunction to ever watch the show again (which was in its 3rd season by that point, I think). It just struck me as very "Die Hard" to have the same **** keep happening to the same guy. That it ran 8 seasons is just absurd to me.

24 was an awesome, creative idea for 1 season.

after that i think it lost its spark.