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

First? by anyrandomhero	Sep 6th, 2008 08:23:40 PM
woop!
My Life Is Now Sadly Complete! by anyrandomhero	Sep 6th, 2008 08:24:43 PM
Oh and I'm gay for Tony
anyrandomhero, I am happy for you - congratulations by Big Jim	Sep 6th, 2008 08:29:01 PM
It's all downhill from here! Looking forward to 24. I wonder how bad the last 6 episodes were.
Third by richjb77	Sep 6th, 2008 08:29:46 PM
I just hope they get 24 right. It hasn't been on TV in a very long time. A bad script or season could mean the end of the series
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
penultimate means "second last" so that makes no sense. But yes, this season should be very, very good. Not that improving on season 6 would be hard. Improving 24 to Lost/BSG/Shield/Dexter quality will be difficult, but based on their Emmy winning season 5, definitely not impossible. Here's hoping this is the right decision!!
When has a bad script stopped them before? by tonagan	Sep 6th, 2008 08:52:14 PM
There have been some clunkers.
tonagan by neglekted	Sep 6th, 2008 08:57:18 PM
You couldn't by any chance mean last season's "rain man" episode? Or any of a number of red herrings before and since?
Should have done this last year....I miss the "Bayruuuus" Days by Jugdish	Sep 6th, 2008 08:59:42 PM
Its been bad since Bayruuuuuuuuuss. Hope they get what we've been looking for
damn by imascooby1985	Sep 6th, 2008 09:02:19 PM
The series doesnt start until January and they are already working on episode 19?
The introduction of the 5th new baddie by jimbojones123	Sep 6th, 2008 09:06:42 PM
was't working. They expected 7 game changers this year. 6 wasn't enough.
After this much down-time....? by Aloy	Sep 6th, 2008 09:20:43 PM
No offense but you'd think they'd have next season's storylines locked up by now, and they're still struggling with this season's?
A bad ending? If only they delayed S6... by PirateEmery	Sep 6th, 2008 09:36:43 PM
The end of S6 is by far the worst several hours of my tv-viewing life.
They needed to write in more moles in CTU! by Pennsy	Sep 6th, 2008 10:00:39 PM
Or something. But Aloy took the words right outta my mouth. A year and a half on the sidelines, and they need to shut down for that?
Can't help but wonder if it's a political thing... by Jim Jam Bongs	Sep 6th, 2008 10:13:11 PM
I can't help but wonder if they are wanting to adjust the last six hours because of the evolving events in this year's Presidential election.
What have they been doing with their time? by jccalhoun	Sep 6th, 2008 10:21:41 PM
I'm always amazed at the current production climate of Hollywood. They've had 19 months (minus the strike) and they still can't get their scripts written by now? What have they been doing with their time?
jccalhoun: this is Hollywood we're talking about here... by Jim Jam Bongs	Sep 6th, 2008 10:26:02 PM
Answer: Probably just jacking around. Creative types aren't necessarily the most reliable of people. In Hollywood, you have a city full of these kinds of people.
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
Earth to clueless and apparently talentless 24 Producers: you will have had a 19-month period to have gotten it right! Why not make it as good as you can? Gee, I was sort of expecting you would since THAT'S YOUR FUCKING JOB. For crying out loud, how hard is it to sit around a room and come up with 24 action episodes and cliffhangers? If you are still trying to get it right, then you SERIOUSLY need to think about bringing newer, fresher blood into the writing and producing staff. Man, I really have my fingers crossed that they don't screw this up. Last year sucked beyond all belief. It was the first season I didn't buy on DVD, and that's saying a lot since it's already on mark-down at Costco and I still couldn't see dropping a simple 20 bucks on it...
waits for The Ender Smites Foes to drop by by Pennsy	Sep 6th, 2008 11:14:21 PM
And drop multiple non-friendly FCC words and phrases, maybe. ;)
c'mon guys... by digitalcos	Sep 6th, 2008 11:38:56 PM
Seriously, in their defense, all the time in the world to write something doesn't mean you know what it's going to be like once cameras roll. What may have seemed great on the page may not be so great on the day. Besides, saying they had all this time means it should be better than anything else on TV is a weak argument. If that were true shouldn't every first season show be the best thing on TV? I mean, they had all the time in the world to write it right? If they've got the opportunity to make it better though, I say take it. That said, this shit had better be good. After the dissapointment of last season and this long-ass hiatus this show's got some serious rebuilding to do.
Please... by CrazyJoeDavola	Sep 6th, 2008 11:41:48 PM
no more cougars.
Love this show by otm shank	Sep 7th, 2008 12:06:25 AM
But more time does not mean better product. Indy IV anyone?
Ashok0, "Penultimate" is... by FarSky	Sep 7th, 2008 01:49:44 AM
...is "second to last," not "second to none."
I have been a fan of 24 since day 1 but,... by Madbomber	Sep 7th, 2008 01:50:38 AM
for fuck's sake, the writers need to plan something out for a change. Even S2, which I think strikes the best balance between excitement and plausibility, still showed us how Kim could meet a cougar and then get weirded out by Johnny Drama. For a show that gets a lot of credit (much of it deserved) for reviving the interest in serialized TV, it is embarrassing how it was beat at its own game by BSG, Lost, and others because the writers for the other shows bothered to map out their arcs more than a few eps in advance. Granted, the final five arc in BSG only came about well into the show's run, but even that show's level of story-planning puts 24's to shame. Let's hope 24 can get back on its feat this year and go out like a champ since IIRC this is the last season the show is under contract for.
I wouldn't mind more Cougars... by Big Dumb Ape	Sep 7th, 2008 02:02:41 AM
Well, assuming we're talking about smoking hot MILFs.
Translated by The McPoyle Clan	Sep 7th, 2008 03:00:27 AM
The big "Spin-the-wheel-for-a-24-Plot" (kinda like the ones on "Wheel of Fortune" or "Price is Right") broke, and needs to wait for professional repair. The wheel apparently spun a bearing and fell off the spindle onto the floor, and the pie pieces scattered all over on the floor. The writers apparently had trouble putting them back on in the proper order, even though there are only three discrete variations of pieces. It could have been much worse; they spin the wheel so fast and hard, it buzzed across the room, but it only took out a PA. He's expected to survive.
Even they are admitting... our endings fucking suck by V'Shael	Sep 7th, 2008 03:03:43 AM
Took them long enough to realise that.
Prison Break > 24 by smellmycheese	Sep 7th, 2008 04:03:07 AM
A whole year off and they're still struggling to make 24 great once more. I'm tired with the uninspired use of the great format, I'm tired with the 2 dimensional characters and their bickering, I'm tired with SWAT teams bursting into buildings and I'm tired of the suspect-of-the-week always getting killed right before he's about to spill the beans just so the writers can drag us into another tedious episode of insipid scripting and direction-less set pieces. 24? Yawn. Prison Break, on the other hand, has done something after it's amazing (as good as 24 season 1) first season by actually building on it's own story, introducing new characters who are different from the ones who were killed last season and tweaking the format so it's still fresh, interesting and exciting. I didn't have much hope for it's fourth season but it kicked off with a complete change of direction and I'm still gripped by the action. However convoluted it may be (and no more so than 24) it's still at least watchable and fun. I'm afraid 24 has become stale and superseded by it's younger cousin.
Pausing to get it right by PhilipMarlowe	Sep 7th, 2008 04:37:53 AM
I wish more film and televison writers had the clout to be able to follow this practice.
are David Fury and Manny Coto still writing this? by newc0253	Sep 7th, 2008 05:24:46 AM
i'd expected 24 to get better when they joined, instead Season 6 was the worst season yet.
24 by NudeandAroused	Sep 7th, 2008 07:38:39 AM
Maybe 24 should go. I mean Tony will be the bad guy? Really? This was a strong show when it started. It peaked with Logan and the death of Palmer. Perhaps the show should go.
Penultimate Post! by I Hope You Die	Sep 7th, 2008 08:58:17 AM
Hopefully they're throwing out the roles played by Jack's evil aunts and uncles.
It could be the worst episode of TV-history, but... by DerLanghaarige	Sep 7th, 2008 09:40:15 AM
...as long as Chloe dies I will be one lucky man anyway.
Bad 24 by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 7th, 2008 10:26:05 AM
is still better than most TV.
Prison Break's season 4 premiere was HORRIBLE by BigTuna	Sep 7th, 2008 10:39:51 AM
It's like the A-Team now.
They need to find a way to work the cougar in by malificus	Sep 7th, 2008 10:41:21 AM
It teams up with the Soul Patch and a fishy-smelling Dennis Hopper to bring the show to its final, shakey knees. Enough already, somebody hand me a wooden stake, will you?
Not Promising... by _Maltheus_	Sep 7th, 2008 03:55:06 PM
...if they're still trying to make the season presentable after all this time. In essence, they're saying that it's not even as good as season 6 yet. Any writer who can't pull their weight after that stupid strike should be shitcanned as soon as possible to make way for some fresh blood. I don't want TV to end up the wasteland that movies have become.
I liked the Prison Break premiere. by Zarles	Sep 7th, 2008 05:13:45 PM
What the hell do you have against the A-Team? Would you prefer to see them just breaking in and/or out of yet another prison again?
The Prison Break writers are so dumb by rosasaks	Sep 7th, 2008 07:22:19 PM
They're ripping off season five of the A Team. You know, the one where they're working for the government and the show gets cancelled. They've even stolen the Frankie character for no discernible reason. And that stuff with T Bag in the desert was embarrassing. In fact, the script in general looked like it had been written by an eager teenager. Basically the entire cast are now stuck in the horrid horrid B plot from season one that everybody hated but which they've now resurrected because they've got nothing else. Perhaps they can bring back Robin Tunney from the dead next and pretend she's still locked in that house. And maybe T Bag can just grow a new hand.
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
This show's been on hiatus for as long as Sarah Palin has been governor of Alaska.
24: Redemption is not as cool a title as 24: Exile by TallBoy66	Sep 7th, 2008 09:07:29 PM
you could think that the title "redemption" is some sort of meta-reference to 24 being better after season 6, and also having something to do with Jack getting better after being in the dark... but Exile just sounded cooler.
Story arc by smellmycheese	Sep 8th, 2008 01:34:54 AM
Actually I think the re-introduction of the season 1 "Company" story arc was one of the highlights of the S4 premiere. True, in S1 it seemed to detract from the Fox River events but it's now pulling these threads together into an actual story arc. I think the main problem with 24 is that it never really follows through from one season to the next. Same shit, different year. At least PB is building on what has come before. 24 just repackages it.
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
Prison break is ok!! New season different story. Great how they killed off some main players in the first episode. Very refreshing.. True, the story line is completely bogus. But it is like a tv-comic and it IS entertaining and surprising.....

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