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Fox orders new 24 pilot with none of the original cast
Entertainment Weekly ^
| January 15 2016
| JAMES HIBBERD
Posted on 01/15/2016 10:39:32 AM PST by Bratch
It’s official: Fox is making a new version of 24.
Also official: The reboot will have an all-new cast, with producers currently seeking an African-American actor to take over for longtime series star Kiefer Sutherland.
[...]
In another switch from the original series, the show will focus less on a lone wolf lead and is more of a “two-hander,” with the Carter character paired with a female co-lead.
(Excerpt) Read more at ew.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 24; diversity; jackbauer; pcleads
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To: Bratch
They would do better to rerun the series than to alter the franchise.
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posted on
01/16/2016 11:55:56 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act)
To: silent_jonny
24 “The Next Generation”.
Just don't make the lead a trans-gender albino werewolf.
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posted on
01/16/2016 1:32:04 PM PST
by
Springman
(Rest In Peace YaYa123, Bahbah, and Just Lori.)
To: Yaelle
Kiefer, do you remember when you said you were voting for Obama because the country is ready for a black President?
Maybe not. He did "endorse" Obama, but he's still a Canadian and can't vote in the US.
In Hollywood, Obama endorsements are like [a part of human anatomy] -- everybody has one (and is one).
63
posted on
01/16/2016 1:43:54 PM PST
by
x
To: silent_jonny
Thanks for the ping Jonny. Nice to see you!
64
posted on
01/16/2016 2:20:10 PM PST
by
stylecouncilor
("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
To: TruthWillWin
65
posted on
01/16/2016 2:21:53 PM PST
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: Bratch
I wonder how quickly every media outlet would have held Fox to the fire had they been seeking to cast 'A White Male' as a lead? Racism is racism; pick the best person for the job.
The 24 reboot is about a military hero, âEric Carter,â who returns to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back â compelling him to ask the Counter Terrorist Unit for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.
Obviously no reality connections to the plotline; had a citizen asked for such assistance they would have been advised to get a restraining order and perhaps have the situation investigated after their death.
That said, I'll probably watch it until the second episode where they reveal it is some sort of domestic terrorism born from the birther movement or some other nonsense.
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posted on
01/16/2016 2:23:20 PM PST
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: Bratch; silent_jonny; Don Corleone
Unlike the Don, you guys aren’t slipping. Heard about this news yesterday and was expecting THiS thread this morning. Nicely done!!
To: silent_jonny
(((JONNY!!)))
I don’t know about this new “24” business. It will NOT be the same without the real Jack Bauer “Damn it, Chloe, we are running out of time!” or Chloe. No one can make those kinds of sour expressions look endearing.
P.S. Sorta/kinda watching Idol, but it is NOT the same at all. Miss you all... *sniff*
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posted on
01/16/2016 4:52:46 PM PST
by
Shelayne
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
Who?
Our three fave black actors are Denzel, the credit card-pulp fiction guy and then Margon Freedman. Denzel is the youngest of the trio.
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posted on
01/16/2016 5:15:47 PM PST
by
GRRRRR
(He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
To: silent_jonny
Wow..we had such fun on Freep with 24....
No Jack, no 24.
No Chloe, no 24.
and it was such fun making fun of the goofballs in the show...
sometimes, shows are just iconic..like 24, the sopranos, Boardwalk Empire...
That’s why they are such hits...they ARE special..special chemistry.
70
posted on
01/16/2016 6:23:50 PM PST
by
Recovering Ex-hippie
(Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
To: Bratch
If there is no Kiefer Sutherland,I’M out.
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posted on
01/17/2016 4:46:58 AM PST
by
rodguy911
(Sarah Palin our secret weapon --Home of the free because of the brave.)
To: cld51860
What is â24â without Jack Bauer? A cheap imitation not worth watching. Lest face it Bauer represented everything the left hates; getting the job done at any cost without ROE's,many conservative values,and honoring America.
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posted on
01/17/2016 4:49:18 AM PST
by
rodguy911
(Sarah Palin our secret weapon --Home of the free because of the brave.)
To: ManHunter
Problem is if you stop watching every show that has left wing actors portraying our values there would be precious little to watch.
They portray these characters for a reason. They know real Americans value honesty,tough love,respect for the country and Reagan values.The lizards that produce these things want to make a buck so they have to get righteous once in a while.
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posted on
01/17/2016 4:52:22 AM PST
by
rodguy911
(Sarah Palin our secret weapon --Home of the free because of the brave.)
To: Shelayne
(((SHELAYNE!))) Hi :)
I'll give it a chance. The producers are the same even though the cast will be different. If they pick the right person to play the new Jack, it should be okay.
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posted on
01/17/2016 2:36:02 PM PST
by
silent_jonny
(True: "For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus" ( Eph.2:10))
To: kingu; LUV W; Shelayne
The 24 reboot is about a military hero, Eric CarterOh--the version I read said they were casting someone new to play Jack. But a brand new character with a new name is the better way to go. Just as long as this "Eric Carter" is willing to shoot people in the knee caps, everything should be okay :)
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posted on
01/17/2016 2:43:24 PM PST
by
silent_jonny
(True: "For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus" ( Eph.2:10))
To: stylecouncilor
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posted on
01/17/2016 2:44:18 PM PST
by
silent_jonny
(True: "For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus" ( Eph.2:10))
To: silent_jonny
No knee-caps no watchee. :)
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posted on
01/17/2016 2:58:43 PM PST
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose!)
To: silent_jonny
LOL!
I will still miss Jack and Chloe. :^(
78
posted on
01/17/2016 3:30:32 PM PST
by
Shelayne
To: cld51860
No Jack, no Chloe - not watching
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posted on
01/18/2016 5:49:00 PM PST
by
barker
(Heroes don't wear capes - They wear dog tags)
To: silent_jonny
Thanks for the ping. I’ve heard whispers about a return but no details.
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posted on
04/08/2016 7:11:06 PM PDT
by
Brasil
( Redistribution is not prosperity.)
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