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Citing Script Problems,
24 To Take 24-Day Hiatus!!

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Entertainment Weekly reports that “24” is shutting down production for more than three weeks because showrunner Howard Gordon isn’t happy with the scripting for the last six hours of Jack Bauer’s day.

The plan, which will not delay the airing of any season-7 episodes, is to toss out the script for 7.19 and take the season into a more promising direction.

"The only, only, only concern at all is getting it right," Gordon tells EW. "Our feeling was this: We're so happy with what we've done so far, and to the extent that we had that luxury [of time], we said, 'Why not make it as good as we could?'"

Following a 19-month layoff, new episodes of “24” return to Fox in January.

Real all of EW’s story on the matter here.





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First?
by anyrandomhero
Sep 6th, 2008
08:23:40 PM
My Life Is Now Sadly Complete!
by anyrandomhero
Sep 6th, 2008
08:24:43 PM
anyrandomhero, I am happy for you - congratulations
by Big Jim
Sep 6th, 2008
08:29:01 PM
Third
by richjb77
Sep 6th, 2008
08:29:46 PM
C'mon Jack, get your sack in order.
by Stuntcock Mike
Sep 6th, 2008
08:32:04 PM
a penultimate season?
by nalapou
Sep 6th, 2008
08:41:01 PM
When has a bad script stopped them before?
by tonagan
Sep 6th, 2008
08:52:14 PM
tonagan
by neglekted
Sep 6th, 2008
08:57:18 PM
damn
by imascooby1985
Sep 6th, 2008
09:02:19 PM
The introduction of the 5th new baddie
by jimbojones123
Sep 6th, 2008
09:06:42 PM
After this much down-time....?
by Aloy
Sep 6th, 2008
09:20:43 PM
A bad ending? If only they delayed S6...
by PirateEmery
Sep 6th, 2008
09:36:43 PM
They needed to write in more moles in CTU!
by Pennsy
Sep 6th, 2008
10:00:39 PM
Can't help but wonder if it's a political thing...
by Jim Jam Bongs
Sep 6th, 2008
10:13:11 PM
What have they been doing with their time?
by jccalhoun
Sep 6th, 2008
10:21:41 PM
jccalhoun: this is Hollywood we're talking about here...
by Jim Jam Bongs
Sep 6th, 2008
10:26:02 PM
DAMMIT!
by Nasty In The Pasty
Sep 6th, 2008
10:37:40 PM
WTF??? "Why not make it as good as we could?"
by Big Dumb Ape
Sep 6th, 2008
10:46:17 PM
*waits for The Ender Smites Foes to drop by*
by Pennsy
Sep 6th, 2008
11:14:21 PM
c'mon guys...
by digitalcos
Sep 6th, 2008
11:38:56 PM
Please...
by CrazyJoeDavola
Sep 6th, 2008
11:41:48 PM
Love this show
by otm shank
Sep 7th, 2008
12:06:25 AM
Ashok0, "Penultimate" is...
by FarSky
Sep 7th, 2008
01:49:44 AM
I have been a fan of 24 since day 1 but,...
by Madbomber
Sep 7th, 2008
01:50:38 AM
I wouldn't mind more Cougars...
by Big Dumb Ape
Sep 7th, 2008
02:02:41 AM
Translated
by The McPoyle Clan
Sep 7th, 2008
03:00:27 AM
Even they are admitting... our endings fucking suck
by V'Shael
Sep 7th, 2008
03:03:43 AM
Prison Break > 24
by smellmycheese
Sep 7th, 2008
04:03:07 AM
Pausing to get it right
by PhilipMarlowe
Sep 7th, 2008
04:37:53 AM
are David Fury and Manny Coto still writing this?
by newc0253
Sep 7th, 2008
05:24:46 AM
24
by NudeandAroused
Sep 7th, 2008
07:38:39 AM
Penultimate Post!
by I Hope You Die
Sep 7th, 2008
08:58:17 AM
Bad 24
by kwisatzhaderach
Sep 7th, 2008
10:26:05 AM
Prison Break's season 4 premiere was HORRIBLE
by BigTuna
Sep 7th, 2008
10:39:51 AM
They need to find a way to work the cougar in
by malificus
Sep 7th, 2008
10:41:21 AM
Not Promising...
by _Maltheus_
Sep 7th, 2008
03:55:06 PM
I liked the Prison Break premiere.
by Zarles
Sep 7th, 2008
05:13:45 PM
The Prison Break writers are so dumb
by rosasaks
Sep 7th, 2008
07:22:19 PM
Stick a fork in 24 if they've got script problems after sixteen
by rosasaks
Sep 7th, 2008
07:26:11 PM
months
by rosasaks
Sep 7th, 2008
07:26:34 PM

by MikeTheSpike
Sep 7th, 2008
08:09:17 PM
Story arc
by smellmycheese
Sep 8th, 2008
01:34:54 AM
The 24 writers spent the last year creating Sarah Palin.
by rosasaks
Sep 8th, 2008
05:12:04 AM
No Love for prison break at aintitcool
by lostbat
Sep 8th, 2008
04:31:43 PM

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