Even More on '24'
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As Erik reported earlier this month, 24 (The Movie) is really, truly happening. According to Kiefer Sutherland, however, the time-line situation is going to be
handled slightly differently than the "little chunks of real time but with gaps for fun trips to faraway
lands" approach that the show's creator/executive producer Joel
Surrow laid out for Rush Limbaugh less than two weeks ago. Talking to MTV (More reliable source: MTV or Rush? You decide.),
Sutherland said that in fact the movie(s) will totally dispense with the show's real-time gimmick, and instead cover a
full day over the course of the film. So, the day-length story element will be maintained, but that's it -- beyond
that, it's going to be a normal action movie, except with Jack Bauer saving the world. Again.Other details Sutherland offered were confirmation that the movie will be shot during the show's summer break in 2007 (the script is currently "in development"), and the fact that he thinks the movie(s) and TV show can successfully pursue two totally different story lines and still be successful. Hmm. Me, I wonder about that one -- if in the movie, Jack accidentally, say, tears his ACL, but is running around on the TV with no limping or surgery? That'd be sort of hard to accept. Or, sports injuries aside, what if someone DIES (I know it's a long shot, since things are usually so safe on 24, but just go with it) in the movie? Are we supposed to just accept them wandering by on TV? Or am I overthinking this?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
4-18-2006 @ 11:47PM
Tim said...
What's with the dig at Rush? He didn't report the story - the words came out of Joel Surnow's mouth. Find me a more reliable source than that, meanwhile I'd suggest leaving the political jabs out of your cinematical posts.
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4-19-2006 @ 12:45AM
Randall said...
Whoa Tim, easy... it was a sarcastic joke.
As for actual deaths, I'd doubt a major charecter would die, since if it happens overseas, they could easily write in a bunch of charecters from MI:5, and then Jack's support team could be safe at CTU, or wherever.
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4-19-2006 @ 12:45AM
Sonja said...
Double story lines is a terrible idea. And Tim, Rush Limbaugh is a fool.
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4-19-2006 @ 6:53AM
RP said...
I don't see what the problem is with different storylines. It will just be like an extra series. Each series so far has had a seperate storyline, afterall.
Basically, if they want to kill anyone off in the film, or in the series, they aren't going to be so stupid as to let them overlap. They're a clever bunch.
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4-19-2006 @ 8:37AM
Ray Arbour said...
They're going to go the X-Files route - big cliffhanger at the end of a season that leaves you needing to see the movie.
Oh, and I agree with Sonja -
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4-19-2006 @ 9:05AM
Will said...
I'm a bit disappointed about the lack of real-time. But I guess otherwise they'd have to call the film "Two hours and twenty minutes" or somesuch foolishness.
I also agree with Sonja.
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4-19-2006 @ 12:59PM
Owain said...
Kiefer made a comment about filming in London in the UK Guardian newspaper a few weeks back, although I think that was for next season rather than a movie. Could that come into it at some point?
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4-19-2006 @ 1:41PM
Partly said...
I totally disagree with Sonja. It think two different is the only way to make it work. Otherwise, you would have to ensure that everyone who watched the movie would watch the show and vice-versa.
I think you could do something *related* to the show, but having the movie be something that you have to watch to complete the plot of the show or requiring that people watch the show in order to understand the movie would be stupid. The X-Files movie proved that.
The movie, in order to be both good and successful, needs to compliment the show and be a way to draw in new viewers.
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4-23-2006 @ 11:04AM
CoolV said...
I agree with Partly, it needs to be something that anyone; loyal viewer or not could "get"..but honestly..I am such a big fan that I would go see it regardless..
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4-23-2006 @ 2:17PM
A BIG 24 FAN said...
I LOVE JACK BAUER.
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4-23-2006 @ 8:12PM
Eddie said...
I have never seen this episode. Don't know anything about this show or the movie but somehow I came across this board and didn't want to feel left out so I'm going to put my two cents in here... I agree with whatever Sonja said.
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4-23-2006 @ 9:06PM
daniel said...
how about a 24 episode featuring rush limbaugh being tortured by al franken each hour.
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4-23-2006 @ 9:10PM
Jules said...
I have to wonder Ms. Fischer, if you have not turned in your CTU badge for a gander into the unknown world of the totally "Lost". THE best writers of action-packed TV have agreed to produce 3 movies of the very same - what more could we ask for ?
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4-23-2006 @ 9:32PM
devy nanlohy said...
24 is the best show ever that caught my attention and i don't care if they make a movie out of it and not even in true time, this is the best show
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4-23-2006 @ 9:39PM
Eric said...
Bring it on, i want to see how long the show goes on after the movie
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4-23-2006 @ 9:41PM
Joe Migliardi said...
Its amazing that jerks like Sonia and Will actually exist. Have they ever listened to Rush. They sound like the typical liberal fools whe criticize without any knowledge
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4-23-2006 @ 9:45PM
Mark said...
I don't care how the movie is related to the show or if someone dies in the movie if they die in the show. All I care about is that jack Bauer is going to kill more terrorists. Everyone who wathes the show only watches it to see jack bauer kill people. As so =ng as Jack is a big part in the movie I don't care about anything else.
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4-23-2006 @ 9:52PM
Ken said...
Are you over thinking this at all? YES! How many people sit and watch one movie and while watching it ponder about the separate lives and separate movies that those same actors have been in? Geeze, overthink hydrogen fuel cells or travel to the sun, but not movies!
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4-23-2006 @ 10:12PM
Chris Jesmith said...
This is one of the most poorly written articles I have ever read. Ms. Fischer, I think you may need to return to high school.
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4-23-2006 @ 10:29PM
Alex said...
It'll probably resemble "Mission: Impossible" crossed with "Speed" or "Die Hard". Or perhaps be globetrotting action adventure in the vein of Bond or the Jason Bourne films.
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