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TV Guide: 24 Plotline Nixed!! Series Production Delayed!!

Published at:  Jul 09, 2007 6:12:46 PM CDT

SPOILER ALERT !!

I am – Hercules!!


TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello has a fascinating exclusive involving Fox rejecting a plan to shoot several season-seven “24” episodes in Africa.

“Execs at the Fox hit have scrapped virtually their entire story line for the season, delaying the start of production by roughly three weeks,” writes Ausiello.

Since it takes quite a few hours to get from Africa to the U.S., was the plan to abandon the show’s real-time structure? Or would most of the season be set outside North America?

The story also mentions that Mary Lynn Rajskub learned only last week that she would be part of the season-seven cast.

Find all of Ausiello’s story here.











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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:03:43 PM CDT

    And the eventual slide to cancellation begins...

    by pennsy

    This, on the same day TelevisionWeek magazine said 24 was the second-worst TV show of the 2006-07 season. Only October Road, a consensus of TV critics said, was worse.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:04:09 PM CDT

    yay

    by superjim

  • Jul 09, 2007 6:05:58 PM CDT

    Save the budget!

    by superjim

    From shooting on lacation in Africa, and spend it on 'splosions. Or maybe on some of those strips that open your nose up to stop people snoring. Fuck, Jack Bower grunts a lot.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:07:31 PM CDT

    Here's the complete list of TVWeek's Best and Worst

    by pennsy

    Of the just-concluded season:

    Best

    1. The Sopranos

    2. Lost

    3. Friday Night Lights

    4. The Office

    5. Ugly Betty

    6. Heroes

    7. 30 Rock

    8. The Shield

    9. Grey’s Anatomy

    10. The Tudors

    11. The Riches

    12 Entourage, Battlestar Galactica

    14. American Idol

    15. House

    16. Boston Legal

    17. Daily Show With Jon Stewart

    18. Rescue Me

    19(tie) Desperate Housewives, Rome

    21(tie) Everybody Hates Chris, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    23. Brothers and Sisters

    24. Veronica Mars

    25. New Adventures of Old Christine


    The Worst

    1. October Road

    2. 24

    3. The Real Wedding Crashers

    4. The Black Donnellys

    5. Pussycat Sluts

    6. Tyler Perry’s House of Payne

    7. Nancy Grace on CNN Headline Prime

    8 (tie). Sons of Hollywood, On the Lot and The Wedding Bells

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:10:05 PM CDT

    Great! Now they can do...

    by themikejonas

    "Marwan's Improbably Convoluted and Multilayered Plot, Part II."

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:10:16 PM CDT

    Actually, that poll covers shows from 1/8 and 6/18/07

    by pennsy

    Sorry 'bout that...

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:10:33 PM CDT

    logic in travel?

    by jccalhoun

    It can also take a few hours to get across LA but Jack seems to do it in just a few minutes. And everyone on the show manages to go 24 hours without going to the bathroom. So the logic of how long it takes to get to Africa from the USA shouldn't really matter too much.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:19:38 PM CDT

    24 worse than Tyler Perry and Real Wedding Crashers?

    by neo zeed

    Hey, At least retarded people are getting work writing these "worst of" lists. I'm all for equal opportunity employment...I guess.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:22:59 PM CDT

    Probably the lack of cell phone coverage

    by just plain steve

    or the fact that every black character on the show has died so far, how could you possibly kill enough people in Africa. Maybe they could release some deadly, uncurable virus that can't be stopped and brings their civilization to hault.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:23:34 PM CDT

    Producers listen to fans, extend horizons...

    by alonzo mosely

    Network slaps them down, fans don't want that, how about a season where Jack is trying to stop these bad guys in LA doing bad stuff in LA just when the President happens to be in LA... It is just what the show needs... Fuck you Fox, if 24 isn't given a change of concept and location you'll cancel it mid-season...

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:24:11 PM CDT

    Don't tell me there will be one more season with Chloe!

    by derlanghaarige

    She is worse than every Wesley Crusher's and Jar Jar Binks' together! A badly written role, played by an untalented actress.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:27:36 PM CDT

    DerLanghaarige

    by superjim

    You forgot to add "with a face like a smacked arse" to the end of that otherwise brilliant description of the twat that is Chloe.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:31:10 PM CDT

    You are probably American so...

    by superjim

    Ass or Fanny, would also do...

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:33:09 PM CDT

    Paging The Ender Smites Foes.

    by pennsy

    I'm just the messenger. :D

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:35:13 PM CDT

    they could set it in Antartica

    by newc0253

    that might be an interesting reboot.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:48:41 PM CDT

    TOO AFRICAN ! !

    by pound sand

    should have rejected last season's script too.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:51:31 PM CDT

    Ugh. Leave Chloe in Africa

    by heckles

    She could be eaten by a hippo in the opener. It would have nothing to do with the plot, just would be a long time coming. I would rather see that fat putz Edgar or the mountain lion that chased Kim Bauer in CTU.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 6:59:23 PM CDT

    They could just leave 24 as is...

    by pirateemery

    ...end the show on a low note.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:01:45 PM CDT

    Anyone else see the problem...

    by ron burgandy

    "scrapped virtually their entire storyline for the season, delaying the start of production by roughly three weeks"
    So what...they spend about three weeks to come up with a season long storyline and plots now? Now wonder season 6 sucked balls.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:02:34 PM CDT

    How about putting Jack...

    by themikejonas

    in a secret, illegal cross-country race?

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:08:57 PM CDT

    Season 6

    by magma suit

    was a little lackluster but that can be chalked up to perhaps too many guest stars and big shoes to fill from 5 (which will probably always be the best). Getting away from CTU and LA would be just the shot in the arm the show needs. Obviously Fox is controlled by terrorists.

    Oh and by the way, Chloe is HOT!

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:12:47 PM CDT

    Just Plain Steve

    by adrianveidt

    Thank you. I just got in trouble at work for laughing out loud. Please, oh, please abandon CTU. This show has potential to be a classic if you can get it off the same old formula. Look at Bob Newhart. Shut up, it's a great example.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:16:20 PM CDT

    The Black Donnellys

    by adrianveidt

    What a great fucking show. I can't believe it made the worst of list. Did anybody even watch this show? Or were they missing the forest for the trees? (or something...) Either way, this was a fun show, and even if it was a bit trite, it was a blast to watch. fucking great lines and cool characters.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:22:34 PM CDT

    saying season 6 was a little lackluster

    by newc0253

    is like saying Hitler was kind of a bigot. Taken in isolation, many of the individual elements of season 6 were incredibly promising, e.g. nukes in LA,
    Alexander Siddiq as a reformed terrorist leader, Powers Boothe as VP, and James Cromwell as Jack's evil dad. The problem is that they never even remotely cohered: plotlines would abruptly end, story threads would suddenly nosedive, characters disappear and reappear for no obvious reason. And in between all the potentially interesting developments was lots and lots of dross. Frak, they might as well had the manatees from Family Guy plot the story from week to week, because that's what it felt like.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:55:12 PM CDT

    Africa? Really?

    by lordenigma

    Damn. Now we will have to wait until the producers tell us what the hell they wanted to do with Africa. I cannot fathom as to what the hell that season would have been like. Maybe they are getting rid of the format? That would help. Nevertheless, I hope season seven kicks all sorts of ass. We all needed it too.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 7:56:51 PM CDT

    This is terrible.

    by blacklodgebob

    This is just terrible. Maybe the pressure of the crunched time table will force them to come up with something awesome, but I doubt it. This is terrible.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:01:59 PM CDT

    Season Six was awful

    by bob of the shire

    The first half of Season 3 of Lost was fucking terrible and I still hung on long enough for it to get good. Season 6 of 24 went south superfast and got so bad I stopped watching altogether. It was atrocious.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:33:29 PM CDT

    Africa?

    by david lazarus long

    No, not Africa. Turn 24 into a half hour sitcom called: "30 MINUTES" Look, I know this past season sucked the nut sweat off a baby panda, but it kinda pisses me off people are still pushing the ol' "YA RIGHTZ LIK 24 IZ SO RELIZTIX! THEY NEVER GO PEEPEE IN A HOLE DAYZZ LOLZMFG" Am I the only person that understands the nature of TV-space-time enough to comprehend that when one person isn't on camera, it doesn't mean they're frozen in Dimension-freakin'-X. How long does it take you to drop a deuce, huh? Probably not much longer than a commercial break, unless you happen to be reading a good book. Or ate Taco Bell recently.
    The following takes place between 1:00am and 2:00am. >

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:34:37 PM CDT

    Also

    by david lazarus long

    Am I the only one that read the headline as: "24: PLOTLINE NIXON!!" @_@ I thought we were going to have some weird MGS3 shit going on here.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:36:22 PM CDT

    Season Six Sucked=SSS.

    by catvutt

    From now on, okay? All y'all just post your SSS, and move the fuck along. It's over, let it GO already. Most of lived through it, painful episode after painful episode, from Bluetooth Bauer to go-nowhere Palmer's sister subplot, to the complete waste of Aaron Pierce Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D, to the return of Horseface and the Emo Kim and...ARRRRGH. Can we just let it go, please?!??! It's a brand new season, it's time for optimism! A all-new, kick-ass Season of 24 will soon be upon us! And after all, they KNOW they need to overhaul the shoe, and they've had ALL this time to...what's that? Scrapped? Three weeks to come up with a new storyline? Oh, Fuck me. Nevermind.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:39:43 PM CDT

    This better not mean they are going back to formula

    by spectrebeeyatch

    I was pumped to hear about Jack kicking ass in Darfur. They better just choose another location and not just the same terrorists attack LA AGAIN! How about Colombia? Or somewhere like UK or Rome?

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:43:04 PM CDT

    Pennsy, that just proves one thing.

    by cotton mcknight

    Critics are full of shit. 24 was below its usual standards but it was at no point on the same level as "the real wedding crashers". What a bunch of elitist snobs.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:50:29 PM CDT

    So...

    by dataset

    It takes 3 weeks to write a season of 24. That explains so much!

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  • Jul 09, 2007 8:56:37 PM CDT

    They need to drop the format

    by swampdonkey

    The ticking clock sucks, Its Jack kicking ass people tune in for. 24 could mean Jack has to kill 24 terrorists 1 each episode, even better 24 each episode.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:01:36 PM CDT

    Probably had Muslims as the bad guys

    by jimmy_009

    And so of course would never be made. Because as we all know, Muslims are never the bad guys, it's only hardliner Russians or a U.S. military coup. You know, the old standbys.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:04:38 PM CDT

    So...milk that poor old cow till it's teats fall off

    by aloy

    and keep the network happy in the short term... or dig deep and come up with the whole new spin that we all deserve. I'll accept any change in the format (make it 24 days) as long as there is a fresh approach to one tough S.O.B. fighting the bad guys against the clock.
    Africa would have been cool but there's lots of other variations.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:11:09 PM CDT

    Blessing in disguise....?

    by betaraybill07

    Is there a miracle in store- have they realized that they had better make next season kick ass or else the rats will continue jumping ship? Yeah I know, probably not.....

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:14:28 PM CDT

    man, they're really fucked now.

    by mogwai democracy

    so now they got 3 WEEKS to come up with an entirely new plotline??!! that is absolutely the worst possible news. season 6 already showed that the creative team can't think on their feet at all. they NEED to have this whole season plotted out before the cameras start rolling, which was probably the case until FOX screwed them (tho i can understand FOX wanting to keep the budget under control after the epic fail of last season).Africa, eh? hmmm... wonder where they were going with that one? it's an interesting choice. it's not the middle east or russia so that much sounded promising. oh well, i guess we'll never know, now.i'm going to echo what some have said here and i've said it before myself: SCALE DOWN THE SHOW! SEASON 7 NEEDS TO BE ABOUT JACK! I don't even want to see the fucking white house or the president at all! maybe they could figure into the plot but only in the last third of the season. I could see Jack getting involved in something small that slowly escalates out of control & then becomes a government issue, but it can't be that from the start.personally, i still want to see an extension of the Jack going rougue and turning against the government angle. the end of season 6 left no doubt in my mind that Jack will never work for the government again. Jack turned a corner and he is never going back there again. patriotic & dedicated to duty Jack is dead (the silent clock at the end of last season). I could see season 7 starting off with him adrift, cut off from society & slowly getting pulled into something that feeds his anger towards the government that used him & left him in China to rot. halfway thru the season he snaps & like a machine starts ruthlessly taking people out, on a suicide mission working his way straight to the top of the chain of command. the government has to bring out of hiding the one man who can reach him & talk him out of it: TONY ALMEIDA!!!

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:26:39 PM CDT

    WITH GEORGE ROMERO AS GUEST ZOMBIE #1.

    by pennsy

    Zombie Mandy, too?

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:42:32 PM CDT

    Maybe they couldn't show the African Women's boobs...

    by bigtuna

    So FOX nixed it.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:43:00 PM CDT

    24 and the bathroom

    by drstinkfinger

    Why do people insist on bringing up the fact that Jack never takes a dump on 24? Lame. Maybe he drops a deuce when Chloe is giving Morris a conversational play by play recap of the previous hour. Either way, the lack of dumps are the least of this shows unrealistic aspects.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:49:40 PM CDT

    NOT worse than Nancy Grace

    by anakin whoopass

    It could be "Jack Bauer: Animal Control Officer" and not be worse than Nancy Grace. They're just trying to get the 24 producers' attention.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:52:46 PM CDT

    New plot...

    by christopher3

    Kim Bauer and Naked Mandy join forces and threaten the U.S. with their lesbian awesomeness.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 9:59:08 PM CDT

    24 Season 7

    by big jim

    Jack is given a secret task by President Chloe to root out all moles from CTU. It will be the highest body count ever!

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  • Jul 09, 2007 10:18:05 PM CDT

    The format doesn't need to go...

    by alonzo mosely

    It is just the rules need to be adhered to ala season one, where Jack being stuck in traffic was more exciting than a Presidential coup in season 6... Keep the real time, ditch the terrorists and political machinations and do something fresh within the format...

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  • Jul 09, 2007 10:19:48 PM CDT

    Reboot

    by lost.rules

    Just what the show needed.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 10:58:30 PM CDT

    Put Jack Bauer in virtual reality so he thinks . . .

    by kabong

    Nah, go with themikejonas' "secret, illegal cross-country race." We know that could last three episodes.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 11:01:33 PM CDT

    OK, I'm back . . . with . . . Desperate 24 Whores.

    by kabong

    Work with me, people, this could revolutionize TV as we know it. Each episode, a different whore. Time for Jack Bauer to put up or shut up.

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  • Jul 09, 2007 11:30:16 PM CDT

    Alonzo, you're correct...

    by scoobysnack

    You can keep 24 in LA for another year and keep it interesting. How? Easy. You set up a visit from the new female president to the L.A. area along with the season's terrorists in the first 3.5 hours, then hit L.A. with a massive earthquake towards the end of hour 4. CTU is destroyed and taken out of play, the President is injured and trapped underground in a collapsed subway station, and various family members are in danger or missing. Cellphone coverage and wifi hotspots are almost nonexistent and Jack, Chloe and whoever else are forced to rely on their wits, rather than technology, to succeed. This scenario gives you plenty of action, explosions and other dangers that will last the entire rest of the season, since the first day after a major destructive event like that is complete madness. It adds dramatic conflict to the government side of the story, as they struggle to manage the destruction and find and save the President, while the terrorists fight amongst themselves as to whether they should follow through with their planned action, or roll the dice on something greater--grabbing the new President for themselves. Traffic is a disaster, gas leaks are everywhere, babies are crying, buildings are on fire and crumbling... and Jack is in the middle of it all. Now that's a season-long shitstorm I'd pay to watch.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 1:08:42 AM CDT

    ughh

    by slkboxrman

    24 sucks anyways

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  • Jul 10, 2007 1:39:38 AM CDT

    Hot news--This season will be JACK BAUER vs WEREWOLVES!

    by uncle stan

    I would actually watch this stupid-ass show if this were the case.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 2:05:12 AM CDT

    24 hours = 24 timezones - 24 meets Speed on a Plane!

    by newc0253

    Jack Bauer has retired from CTU and is working private security for the launch of Boeing's new Dreamliner when terrorists attempt to hijack the plane and fly it around the world. Jack Bauer must rescue the passengers as the plane flies around the world in 24 hours, travelling through every time zone! Think about it: it's golden people, golden!

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  • Jul 10, 2007 3:57:34 AM CDT

    NANCY GRACE = GOOD TV

    by shermdawg

    Funniest show on television right now.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 3:58:37 AM CDT

    SIGOURNEY WEAVER FOR PRESIDENT!!!

    by shermdawg

  • Jul 10, 2007 4:13:54 AM CDT

    Keith David as Jack's new partner! PLEASE! I BEG YOU!

    by darth_gonz

    Also, more Powers Boothe, please.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 4:47:49 AM CDT

    JACK BAUER vs NETWORK EXECUTIVES

    by just plain steve

    After they kidnap Nathan Fillion and put him in hiding, Jack is forced to rescue the network on an extreme budget cut before Ryan Seacrest delivers his final solution. What makes it so tense is how close it is to real life.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 5:06:04 AM CDT

    At least it shows they're trying.

    by the selecter

    But now that the plan has been blown up, it will probably end up being Crappy on a Budget. The only thing left are the inevitable "Fox fucked it up, it would have been an awesome season instead of the crap you're seeing now" quotes, and cancellation as everyone involved quickly scurry away and hide.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 6:19:53 AM CDT

    24 moves to Glasgow

    by mr_p

    John Smeaton kicks Bauers ass.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 6:23:34 AM CDT

    Is this still on?

    by yeti

    oh come now, one of us HAD to ask that!

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  • Jul 10, 2007 7:01:50 AM CDT

    TVWeek's Best and Worst list sucks

    by shoe1985

    I could name a lot of shows worse than most on that list.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 7:08:52 AM CDT

    So Jack Bauer was going to hunt for yellowcake?

    by ricky henderson

    With Joe Wilson? I would've watched that.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 7:12:09 AM CDT

    Take it to London

    by superjim

    Well somewhere in England. But, you know, according to the rest of the world London is the only place in England. Nay, Europe.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 7:32:02 AM CDT

    pennsy,

    by emeraldboy

    Some of the programs, we dont get in Ireland. Tv3 have just bought 30 Rock. I would have ever impore to drop Ugly Betty from that. NO one on this site likes Ugly Betty, they all think its crappy and you would be doing self a favour if you remove it.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 8:15:54 AM CDT

    NO COUGARS IN AFRICA, BUT THERE *ARE* MOLES!

    by uss cygnus

    Season 7: All Moles, All The Time.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 8:43:34 AM CDT

    What's wrong with Jack stalking a gazelle in Africa?

    by rickey henderson

    it would be like wild animal safari, but with terrorists instead of lions and gazelles...

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  • Jul 10, 2007 9:03:53 AM CDT

    Nancy Grace is the Anti-Christ

    by bigtuna

    Anyone watch her show covering the Chris Benoit case? She claimed he murdered his family because he was recently moved from the "Four Horsemen" to the "Raw" show and was depressed because of that.

    Christ, how lazy can a show get?

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  • Jul 10, 2007 9:34:06 AM CDT

    The answer is more product placement next season

    by willydevon

    Could I get a reaction from the Cisco telepresence suite or the Ford Explorer, please?

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  • Jul 10, 2007 10:27:25 AM CDT

    scoobysnack

    by mr_x

    that actually sounds like a kick ass season. if we add north korean terrorists in the mix, i think we can get it greenlit.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 10:42:30 AM CDT

    scoobysnack

    by dirkd13"

    You've probably come up with the best 24 season-long plot ever, and I'll bet it was pretty much off of the top of your head. How would the legend that is Aaron Pierce be involved though?

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  • Jul 10, 2007 10:47:35 AM CDT

    Jack crash-lands on a mysterious island in the pacific.

    by turketron

    Where he sees weird black smoke turn into versions of all the terrorists and bad guys he's killed over the years. Fighting off rogue polar bears, Jack is down to his last bullet when he is approached by a man named Benjamin Linus who saves his life. "I owe you one" Jack says. Benjamin Linus smiles and says "Welcome home, Jack".
    And this would begin the greatest crossover in history...

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  • Jul 10, 2007 10:50:20 AM CDT

    The Jack-sack will have it's revenge

    by stuntcock mike

    Bauer vs. Walter B would be nice next season.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 11:32:59 AM CDT

    They should have had new characters every season

    by jimmy_009

    How cool would it have been to have new characters completely unrelated to the previous season? Every year is a new story and a new setting, but with the same 24 hour format. That would have been smart and creative. What they did was bland and repetitive. Cancel this show.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 11:43:40 AM CDT

    They might have planned the entire season in Africa...

    by bigtuna

    And "Faked" Africa for the rest of the episodes and shot them in California. There might have been no plane ride back to the U.S planned for Jack.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 11:51:17 AM CDT

    season wins with jack bending chloe!

    by reckni

    With last season easily being the worst, I wonder where salvation would've been found in Africa. And yes, Nancy Grace is the Devil.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 12:02:50 PM CDT

    changing Africa won't be so hard...

    by danowen

    I'm pretty sure they'll just have to figure out a way to change Africa to Canada/Mexico and make it work. No biggie. It's just unfortunate, because going to Africa spells MAJOR CHANGE to the usual 24 fare. If they leave CTU, they're halfway home anyway. We need a fresh perspective for Jack, that's all. Oh, and a more interesting/personal conflict, maybe not involving "terrorists" per se.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 12:22:21 PM CDT

    Africa

    by mooly

    Season 3 or 4 was in Mexico and they did an alright job of adhering to time (by 24 standards). So why not Africa? You could do a million different things. Have Jack start in Africa. Have two stories (africa and LA) and have them meet at some point near the end. Have the story start in LA and move to Africa and they chase terrorists across the world. Have Jack fly to Africa and have all kinds of flight problems ala Die Hard 2 with terrorists to fight, snakes on the plane, and maybe a loose cougar and a troublesome cougar trap.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 12:25:51 PM CDT

    What was the Africa storyline going to be...

    by pops freshemeyer

    Jack Bauer undercover in Somalia as Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed's personal doctor? Jack Bauer going undercover to help some slave from a diamond mine find his family? Jack Bauer looking for the Ark of the Covenant? Personally, I was hoping to see Jack Bauer escort a bushman across the continent to return a magic bottle to the Gods or something. That would kind of rule.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 12:28:54 PM CDT

    Yeah, season 3 was in Mexico...

    by pops freshemeyer

    But it only worked because it was just over the border in a part of Mexico which allowed Jack to get back to CTU in 15 minutes. Last time I checked, Jack couldn't get from Africa to downtown LA in 15 minutes. And Chase was hella lame.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 1:09:56 PM CDT

    Thanks, Mr. X and DirkD...

    by scoobysnack

    It's actually an idea I've had for months after the end of last season when all the negative press came out about how Season 6 sucked so much. (Of course, I knew it was gonna suck when Wayne Palmer was revealed as president... that's a definite case of going back to the well one too many times.) Anyway, I know a few of the guys over at 24, and I've been tempted to drop one of them an email, but it might be taken as rude or presumptious on my part, so I probably won't. But hell, if they're reading this talkback, they can take complete credit for the idea... I don't care. I'd just love to see it on the screen.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 1:11:37 PM CDT

    Since 24 is no longer in Africa...

    by scoobysnack

    I guess Bono won't be making a cameo appearance. Or Shaft, for that matter. Damn.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 2:14:55 PM CDT

    cant they just have Kim get kidnapped again?

    by rocklobster800

    Elisha Cuthbert (drools)

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  • Jul 10, 2007 2:31:28 PM CDT

    Bring back kim

    by emeraldboy

    but make her a hard ass kick ass chick. With weapons knowledge. Then if and when her dad takes a bullet. you will have a live action version of Kimpossible. other wise kill this series now. She gets to replace her dad.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 2:39:59 PM CDT

    I think that the africa storyline could have been very

    by emeraldboy

    similar to that movie that starred Derek Luke and tim robbins. Sandra Palmer is on holiday in africa and her family gets kidnapped and the only person who could rescue them is jack but the villain is played by Yapphet and is a sick sadistic son of a bunch who has sleeper cells in america, wanye palmer is fully recovered and is back in the whitehouse, but his hands are tide and if he doesnt give the terrorists what they want. He will be force to watch his sister died in front of the entire nation. Aicn talkbackers say yay, go on pull the trigger, kill the bitch.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 4:02:15 PM CDT

    I named my dog Jack Bauer cuz once this show was good

    by stormwatcher

    Now I just feel like the character of Jack is good and rest sucks. If I could just watch highlights of Keifer and nix the rest of the series it would be a worhtwhile, 12 hours. Its like Star Trek;s later iterations in that there is too much gooblygook speak that no one, not even hackers who probably scoff at them, appreciates or are interested in. I wish they had stuck to the format from the 1st two years and get it more tension less mess. Oh well,

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  • Jul 10, 2007 8:01:54 PM CDT

    Mr.Echo would have been perfect for Season 7...

    by bigtuna

    Have Echo as an African agent teaming up with Jack.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 8:25:46 PM CDT

    Ricky H RE: Yellowcake

    by phategod2

    Pray he don't Drop that shit!

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  • Jul 10, 2007 10:05:16 PM CDT

    Send Jack to China...

    by gunstar_one

    Have Jack go to China to kill off some guy (not sent by the USA, his own personal mission of revenge) and see if the Chinese 'CTU' can stop him in time.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 10:23:06 PM CDT

    They should just let Jack go rogue

    by gornpirate

    Have Jack working on his own with a small team funded by some shadowy secret organization to take out powerful corrupt government officials, ceos, etc... and people like that the government would usually never be able to touch.

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  • Jul 10, 2007 11:49:50 PM CDT

    If they change the format

    by skydemon

    they might as well cancel the show. The current format IS 24, ticking clock and all. More time and effort needs to go into creating an engaging story with scope. Season 6 wasted time taking focus away from Jack and putting it on useless characters and lame sub plots, that did nothing to advance the main plot. It's simple, for 24 to work, the writing has to be planned out in depth and on top of it's game. Sounds like things are in shambles in that area, and that really has me worried over Season 7. I don't think I can stomach another flaming pile we got with Season 6.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 3:35:48 AM CDT

    Chloe is too good for 24

    by franklin t marmoset

    They should move her over to The Shield, much like when Munch went from Homicide to that Law & Order thing with Ice T. I demand to see Chloe as the new captain of the Barn, screwing up her face and getting all pissy with Vic Mackey for no good reason.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 6:16:36 AM CDT

    No moles

    by superjim

    No mole in CTU and I will be happy. In fact, no moles or double crossers of any kind in any government agency.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 6:46:25 AM CDT

    Thought it was gonna be shot in England

    by harryblackpotter

    Thanks to our gormless goverment heading into a no exit war with Bush, the people of the UK (of whom 99% DIDN'T APPROVE OF THE FUCKINGWAR), we're now in the front line on this so-called war on terror. Anyway, rant over...I thought 24 could capitalise on this and come to London - at least Fox can save money on expensive explosions as London can provide them for free!

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  • Jul 11, 2007 7:18:15 AM CDT

    "patch me in to the African CTU office!!!"

    by smackfu

    Head of CTU Africa - "(gutteral mumble that sounds like Head of CTU is talking into a cup with a mouthful of marbles)"

    Jack - "What?!!! Come again, CTU Africa I DO NOT READ YOU!!!"

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  • Jul 11, 2007 7:21:07 AM CDT

    A Chinese CTU going after Bauer...

    by liquidtmd2007

    "Whaddya mwean we've been infilwtwated? Agwain? Drammit theres no trime"

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  • Jul 11, 2007 8:20:14 AM CDT

    Once again

    by fireclown

    Here is the final season. After a long prison stay with (whomever), Jack is brainwashed. Think about it, he is an ideal candidate. After devoting his life to his country, he has a dead wife, a passel of dead friends, a daughter who won't speak to him and a bodyfull of scars from that one time when he went to prison in China, didn't reveal squat and when the US brought him back THEY WERE GOING TO TURN HIM OVER SO THAT HE COULD BE KILLED. This is good psychological leverage to use against a guy.

    .

    Jack, now embittered, is dedicated to the downfall of the US of A. He begins a campaign. Since half of CTU consists of a cult of Jack, they help him. Example, Jack needs some classified stuff that could damage a lot of stuff. They give it to him. Jack needs to kill a senator, Cloe actually pulls the trigger on him. They trust him THAT MUCH. It escalates, people begin to wonder if he's off his nut, and at the end, Jack detonates a nuke in the Oval Office, Norad, and the Greenbriar resort (COO facility). Roll credits.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 10:01:39 AM CDT

    24 needs more Chloe

    by variant13

    I love Chloe. Seriously. Miles better than "Captain Captured" Kim Bauer. That girl is a fucking idiot.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 10:16:40 AM CDT

    Please don't screw next season up.....

    by veritasses

    Take your time. Hire some smart people with SOME understanding of logic. You don't have to make the plot outrageous, just smart. Take 12 weeks or more if you need it.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 10:39:42 AM CDT

    Bring back C.Thomas Howell at least(kidding)

    by stuntcock mike

    Sheesh. Hire Rutger Hauer as well. Jack vs. Roy Batty.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 1:25:51 PM CDT

    The makers of the 24 movie

    by emeraldboy

    were scouting europe for locations for the movie. But when Season 6 ratings went through the floor. They had to scrap thier plans. and anyway after the whole Jack as wanted man debacle. Putting a whole show outside of a country never works. Friends is a very good example. That show died when they all went to the UK. Helena Baxendale is a good actress in the UK as anyone who saw cold feet will know. But she was wrong for friends.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 3:29:52 PM CDT

    Jack should team up with Frank Black.

    by pops freshemeyer

    That would be cool. They could go fight Cthulu, or Zombie Tupac. Or something.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 4:16:10 PM CDT

    Forgotten Concord

    by wx1

    Just have the "from Africa, to L.A." hours done in a captured Concorde (courtesy of the local garden-variety African dicator or warlord who managed to procure at rock bottom prices or out-and-out stole the thing) juxtaposed with happenings in L.A. in REALTIME ('bout 3 hours = 3 shows). Wha's the problem?

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  • Jul 11, 2007 4:53:19 PM CDT

    Season 6 ratings did NOT go "through the floor."

    by scoobysnack

    Yes, Season 6 was a disappointment on a creative level, but the shrill tone of critics has made those who didn't like the show to make crazy statements like "the ratings went through the floor." They did not. Total audience went from 13.78 million viewers to 13 million viewers, a drop of less than six percent. Season 6 was ranked #27 for the season, a drop of three places from #24 in Season 5, which was the show's highest-rated season. Even with all its flaws and the negative criticism, Season 6 was still the show's second-highest rated season. So, despite the naysayers, this show will be around for a while. The fact that even with this success, the producers have taken the criticism seriously, and that can only be a good thing for 24 fans, methinks.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 5:13:46 PM CDT

    Make it more personal

    by subsisty

    Episode 1: Jack engages in a hideous bout of hateful humping with Chloe after experiencing post-traumatic stress and thinking that she's actually Nina.

    Rest of series: Bauer beats down anyone who dares spread the rumour that he had it off with Chloe.

    Oh, and make Chloe the president. It'll up the stakes.

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  • Jul 11, 2007 6:58:49 PM CDT

    Next year, Jack nukes them from orbit.

    by ckane123

    It's the only way to be sure.

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  • Jul 12, 2007 1:43:17 PM CDT

    Wait,6 had its moments

    by edryder

    When Jack stormed that warehouse solo killed everyone and hung Marwan from the chain hoist dealy?You know that was cool.
    Sad that fox execs are sticking their beaks in here.They've needed a LA CTU-less season since 4.Not that it has to be all Bauer ,I'm not saying that at all.The biggest problem last season was they asked us to invest our concerns with all the drama that was flying around the Whitehorse.Not inherently flawed in that concept,but most of the drama had almost nothing to do with the days situation.You cant just throw all these new characters at me and expect me to give a shit about -who loves them or who's cheating on them.If they would have limited that shit to strictly the president vs vice president.It could have worked out a lot better.
    Make no mistake,I have no doubt that the satanic demons who "exec" at Fox think they no better.And that season seven will just be more of the same formula it was in the past.One wonders:If all those suits are so sure they fuckin know better-Why dont they write?They already have the connections right?;)

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  • Jul 13, 2007 4:27:57 PM CDT

    Yes, season 6 had its "moments."

    by darthcorleone

    I'll list them for you:
    1) Vampire Bauer
    2) Death of Curtis / Nuclear explosion
    3) Jack's interrogation of his brother
    4) the Martha Logan scene
    5) Jack's "dammit" while hanging underneath a truck
    6) Jack's one-man rampage culminating in the chain-hanging, as you said
    7 & 8) the Jack vs. Sec. of Defense Heller scenes
    And that's it. I might be forgetting one or two, but 9 or 10 moments does not a good season make, especially when all the remaining moments of your 24 episodes are either recycled, laughable, or just outright awful.

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  • Jul 13, 2007 6:26:10 PM CDT

    AICN can't get a new source and report new info ...

    by phantom einstein

    Why doed AICN repost stories that everybody already read at the source site? How about generating some original content?

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  • Jul 14, 2007 7:17:54 AM CDT

    Jack

    by cobbio

    Good ideas, Fireclown. I think Jack going against the US of A would be a wonderful turn. He's scarred and brutalized by what he's done for his country, his family's dead or hating him, and his government nonetheless served him up for death after his sacrifices.
    The guy's a perfect candidate to go rogue and start fucking American shit up. This was probably the storyline, actually, that Fox shitcanned in Africa. They used the excuse of "too far from Hollywood," but they didn't just change 24's shooting location, they scrapped the plot too.
    Go rogue, Jack. Blow up the Fox studios.

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