Posted on 05/09/2013 4:57:07 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Fox is looking to restart the clock on 24.
The network is looking to bring back the Emmy-winning real-time thriller as a limited series event, Deadline reports.
No deals are in place in front of or behind the screen, but Kiefer Sutherland is said to be in early talks to reprise his role as Jack Bauer. Former 24 boss Howard Gordon, meanwhile, would likely oversee the revival, per Deadline.
News of a possible 24 rebirth comes just hours after Fox pulled the plug on Sutherland’s Touch. Thoughts? Does this sound like the best or worst idea ever?
Episode 2: Jack and his team go undercover in Dagestan to infiltrate a terror cell
Episode 3: Jack and his team take out a rogue politician about to spill the beans about what she knows.
Wasn’t it due to new writers? I thought I remember that happening.
I watched all the episodes and now I can barely remember them, has it been that long?!
If they do another series, short or not, if it’s filled with more pc garbage they can stuff it.
ME TOO!
‘Unless he has to do battle with extraterrestrials it can only go downhill from where it was.’
I see your point.
Now that we no longer have to worry about the Islamic scourge, the worst calamity that Keifer will have to face is a gathering of two or more Tea Party members with a gun magazine(publication) in hand.
OMG , I’m so excited. I just finished watching the whole series, all the seasons and wondered where in God’s name I would ever find anything like it again. I loved it.
Yay
Pros: John Casey finally has a coworker that he's truly scared of.
Cons: Morgan and Sarah get viscously killed in the first 15 minutes of Hour 1 after visiting the CTU infirmary.
Recovery after ratings sink: Morgan gets reconstituted in Hour 9 from a beard fragment.
Great idea IF:
The bad guys are Jihadists. No more PC baloney.
They return to their command center as the main location.
They get back at least a few of the original players.
They hire the writers who wrote the scripts for the early years.
“The bad guys are Jihadists. No more PC baloney.”
That’s why I have season 4. It was a sleeper mooslum family in America who were the bad guys.
Jack is ready to help, but he must first undergo sexual harassment training, homosexual/bisexual/transgender sensitivity training, anger management training, and environmental awareness training.
Still raring to go after 23 hours of meetings, Jack finds that the homeschoolers have succeeded, and he is left wondering where he's going to get a decent haircut.
My all-time favorite show. However, if they bring it back just to kill off Jack Bauer, I will be forever beside myself and Fox will be on my kill list. Seriously.
Bring back Edgar!
You are reminding me why I gave up on 24 for it’s last few seasons. Unfortunately, your scenario is actually plausible.
24 Ping.
Awesome!
I was just saying to my son the other day, I really miss ‘24’.
Hmmm. Maybe "Freckles" has a previously undisclosed identical twin sister? ;)
I liked the concept of Touch but the execution was boring. I quit watching after only a few episodes.
I would love a 24 reboot and I think a limited series would be best. I’d rather have 7 great episodes then 24 full episodes with a few mediocre ones sprinkled in.
That's way to long to sit in a theater.
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