Action-Packed Event Series “24: Live Another Day” Premieres Summer 2014 on FOX

Yeahhhh Cant Wait to see Jack back !!!!!! .i’m very exited :D:D:D:D

They still have big hits in the summer! Look at America’s Got Talent!

That is one of the most PR sauced statements I have ever read.

I can’t breathe!

I really.hope that this catches on again and gets renewed for a few more seasons!
While 12 episodes is great, a few more seasons would be the icing on the cake! the bees knees if you will lol

Can’t wait. Too bad it’s still 1 year away. Hope they bring back Jon Cassar and possibly Brad Turner to direct the 12 episodes. Those guys know how to shoot the show.

I’m incredibly, unashamedly grateful to FOX for finally agreeing to more 24 at the exact right time, while fans were losing hope about the movie, Kiefer’s new show Touch on the chopping board, and Howard to come up with a new story, even as he’s got a million other things going on.

“24: Live Another Day” seems like a perfect title to me. Although I doubt the series will ever screen it, a la “24: Redemption”. Just need to know if Rodney Charters, the director of cinematography and the other original writers will return. I think they will.

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UPDATE: (5/13)FOX has confirmed a 12-episode run. Episodes will “skip” hours based on the plot. Will “probably” premiere in early May.

Whew, not even early Summer, but late Spring in fact. This makes perfect sense as we know The Following Season 2 only contains 15 episodes and going by the same scheduling as this year, it will finish April 28th, 2014 along with Bones. And come on, we can pretty much guarantee a 2 HOUR SERIES PREMIERE OF 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY, MAY 5th, 2014!

Sorry for the copious misspellings in my above post, I told you my hands were literally shaking writing this… and they still are!

The movie’s not gonna happen guys, nor should it. 24 belongs on television, and it will for years to come (I predict at least three more days). They were killing themselves trying to figure out how to make it and realized a movie just didn’t make sense – they are certainly not gonna revisit this horrible idea.

A much longer 24 experience will be much more satisfying. And after what seemed like an endless waiting game, I think we can conclude now that Jack Bauer and real-time are inseparable.

Before this news announcement, I was all in favor of the movie but only because it seemed the only way to extend the “24” experience after the series ended. However, hindsight is 20/20 and after further thought, I think Gordon was right to avoid trying a 2-hour movie format. While “Redemption” was a nice change at the time, it was more of a set-up to Season 7 that they knew was coming. Try picturing a 2-hour block to start and end a story in – I think the end result, even with the people involved, would have ended up too close to so many of the action/spy genre movies of recent years (Bond, Bourne, McClane). A story can introduce more twists and turns over a series without forcing the action to be non-stop.

I like Rorshach’s idea about a prequel – in fact, what I think would be really satisfying is to do the prequel set at a time only a few months after Season 8 ended and tie up whatever loose ends are left to bring some closure to the Russian hunt, etc. Obviously, anyone who watched the entire series would want some of the ending in S8 cleared up. Then the new series can start up set several years ahead (as FOX suggested) with a clean slate and Jack in a new setting.

FWIW, I think Kiefer was dreaming of this coming true – not just based on his various interviews since 2010 about the movie but because he was bringing more and more of his “24” roots into “Touch”. Anyone who watched the second season of “Touch” (and it wasn’t easy to get through such a convoluted story) saw ample evidence – be it Kiefer donning army boots and familiar Bauer-attire to the mid-season stint with him doing some action scenes with a gun. I also was surprised at how many former “24” alumni appeared as guests on “Touch” this past season. I think I counted at least 6 different actors/actresses who once appeared on “24”. It almost seemed like Kiefer was trying to go back to comfortable and familiar ground.

Davidete,

I think they will continue it in this format.

It seems the movie idea is totally scrapped if the President of Fox is to be believed. And I agree and hope that is the case. It doesn’t make sense to diminish it to a short story (feature film) when it should be a wonderful breathing, detailed novel (series).

I think they’ll make this day as planned and shoot two different endings: one definite in case the ratings aren’t that great (Nielsen is unfortunately still the ruling judge these days); one open ending in case it has great ratings.

From interviews and roundtables, Kiefer has expressed his love of having a steady job. As an actor, its a wonderful thing to work steady for most of the year and then have time off to either take a break or do a movie or two. Having 24 in this halved format will make it a lot easier on his physical and overall well-being making this. As long as they can keep the quality going I think it 24 will last for a few more years (seasons/days).

TJ – with respect to your ratings comment, while the ratings certainly declined, I think I should point out that relative to even current shows on TV, 24’s ratings were still very high. In fact Season 8 still averaged over 9 million viewers, with the premiere generating over 11.5 million viewers. What I think also needs to be considered is that in the wake of NetFlix, i’m sure that MANY people began watching 24 after the show ended. That, coupled with (hopefully) very strong promoting by Fox should lead to solid ratings for the 2014 series despite the fact that it’s airing during the summer.

to say am excited is an under statement this is very good news and i cant wait to see jack bauer again. 24 epitomised television and changed the drama genere. there was something missing on tv when it ended and that was the fast paced thrilling and incredible twists and story lines. now i can say next year will be an interesting year for tv. BAUER POWER……”#DAMN IT”

Gerry, I am betting that releasing the original 24 series on Blu-ray would be a fantastic business decision. Given that they have said the marketing budget would be substantial, perhaps a Blu-ray set would fit under this category. It seems like the next logical step, obviously.

What has FOX got to lose? They get all the diehard fans (of which there are many) buying it as well as attracting interest from new fans who it appeals to because of the higher standard of visual quality. Not to mention, many more people will have caught up with the series all around the world.

Given that it was broadcast in widescreen format from the beginning, it shouldn’t cost too much to convert and Season 7 and 8 have already been released on Blu-Ray. They better release it soon however as getting through 150 hours of content in one year is mandatory.

Well I’ve read that it’s possible that they could make a series of sequels. So the possibilities are endless. 24 may go for more the one run. So I wouldn’t assume just yet the ending will conclude things.

Even here in th netherlands we can’t wait to see Jack again, now we have to wait almost a year but it;s worth it….

this news was my best bday present ever. can not wait until next summer

Greatest news Ever!! I would have definitely watched a 24 movie had one come out, no doubt.. But cant deny I felt it wouldn’t have been anywhere near close to the actually series, especially due to the fact they wolud have to compress a 24hr storyline into 2hrs! I really felt the franchise would lose its true 24 flavour in that scenario.

That said, this new series format is so much better for Soo many reasons.. Mostly because I believe that doing normal season in this day and age, 24 eps over 20odd weeks, is way too long to hold any meaningful suspense and thrills for the audience anymore. 12 eps over 10 odd weeks is definitely the way to peak viewership and produce a more to the point storyline. Dont be suprised if the ratings soar on this one!!

The best thing though is that Howard Gordon came up with all this on his own eg.He approached Fox, not the other way around, to do this! Im sure after a longish break from the show and doing something new with Homeland, Howard is now refreshed and creatively amped to go! Can only mean greatness for 24 :)

PS: Nice to see this site buzzing again! Was scared our lil community would eventually become a ghost town before this piece of news.. But ultimately our fav 24 site Lives Another Day ;)

Kev, I think the fact that Gordon had success with “24” in the past and followed it up with success on “Homeland” probably helped persuade FOX – and I also think that Kiefer was desperately trying to revive the Jack character. It was so obvious in the second season of “Touch” how more and more similarities were creeping into the show of how he portrayed Jack – all the way up to the series finale, where his Martin character is lying in a hospital after a car crash, ignores doctor recommendations to get dressed to chase after his son – then finds his son’s captor and tortures him for information after administering a few beatings first. Near the end of the show, the rescue of his son, courtesy of some gun-play a la Jack, looked like a watered-down scenario from “24”. I even wondered at times if FOX, seeing the ratings for “Touch” sag as the second season plodded along, encouraged the writers to instill some “24”-like action into the show in an effort to draw more of that show’s fans.

@T.J You summed it up perfectly with:

“Near the end of the show, the rescue of his son, courtesy of some gun-play a la Jack, looked like a watered-down scenario from “24″. I even wondered at times if FOX, seeing the ratings for “Touch” sag as the second season plodded along, encouraged the writers to instill some “24″-like action into the show in an effort to draw more of that show’s fans.”

Touch was particularily hard to follow in season 2 for those exact reasons! Fox def tried to addd 24 elements to it but all came across ‘waterdowned’ as you said. Tim Kring has sadly become a horse that should not be bet on anymore :( which is sad considering that the overal ideas of “Heroes” and “Touch” were really good, just never executed well over a duartion of a season! More thrills and emotional investments were needed, but that said if Touch didnt fail we would get this new 24 :)

I agree with you on your points regarding Howard Gordan!
Side questions:

Which recurring guest stars with you like to see in 24:LAD: President Taylor? Tony Almeida? Kim? Possible mentally retarde Charles Logan?

Also do you think Chloe, Arlo and Freddie Prince gonna be his CTU team?

I doubt the New York team will be returning, especially considering this is a story “starting from scratch”.
Even Chloe might not be returning in any capacity. I am personally kind of hoping for this – I know I will be in the minority however. I doubt the show can have a very fresh story if Chloe is on a computer helping Jack a lot of the time, because that has basically been done to death and it results in the same storytelling as before. Also, Chloe’s personality annoys me and she said goodbye to Jack very emotionally – if they reunite it would kind of ruin the impact of that moment.

Who knows, Jack might visit Charles Logan at a mental hospital and must break him out to retrieve information. Not sure how they would include Tony Almeida or Alison Taylor as their previous exits seemed pretty conclusive, but Kim could make a return to once again give him hope that he may be able to have a normal life. I certainly wouldn’t rule out Kim after her many guest appearances in the original series.

24:LAD is an interesting abbreviation after noticing that there is “LA” in the title. Could this be a reference to show taking place in LA again? I know this show doesn’t normally have easter eggs but it’s possible right? And do you think they found the title from James Bond’s Die Another Day? Just little observations I find interesting.

Lol, FOX was just too cheap for the movie, there is no way they will allocate a sizeable budget for a summer series. Especially, for a serial show which younger audience will just DVR in nice summer weather.

P.S. Elaborating on the potential setting shift between a US location (i.e. LA) and a foreign country would also enable the writers to chalk off several hours for the logical travel time between countries – which indirectly would allow the writers to bunch a grouping of episodes in the back-to-back format of the original series and maintain the flow/urgency of such, as opposed to sprinkling 1-2 hour gaps in between over the course of the 12 shows. Maybe the series begins with a 4 hour block of consecutive episodes with no time gap in one location, then when the 5th episode begins, it’s 3-4 hours later and picks up with another 4-5 hour uninterrupted block of time in a new location.

Obviously, the more one looks at the “limited series” format that Gordon has worked so well with on “Homeland”, one can see a lot of options for how he may bring a new wrinkle to the typical show format of “24”.

@Gerry Mander – “No Chloe, no showy” Classic! Im also hoping atleast a portion of the limited series will be in LA too, because just so many of the shows best memories reside there :) that said im hoping there will be scenes or even flashbacks(because new format not completely real time?) set in different countries! I think Redemption showed us how cool Jack can be in foreign places

@Over Moon – With regards to the title, just like TJ I thought of Die Hard first.. the titles of last two movies as TJ mentioned and also because I still remember that article where a mash up of 24 & Die Hard was proposed?
The only connection I know of between 24 and James Bond, is that Sean Calery(genius behind 24music) did the music for a James Bond game way back. Whether Sean is part of this production I dont know and helped with name i dont know, but what we do know is that whether its 24, Homeland or Kennedy’s.. Howard only wants him behind his shows sound!

I don’t know why you guys are expecting some kind of happy ending in 24:LAD. I mean, people were expecting that in S8 too, and look how it turned out. I highly doubt Howard Gordon wants Jack ever to get a happy ending, he made that pretty clear in his interviews. The man was just too determined to ruin the lives of everyone in the show and I hardly see him caving in this time.

Besides, you can sort out the American angle with a presidential pardon, how are you going to sort out the Russian part of the problem? Or will Russia just forget?

I can’t wait. I love Jack.

I hope they do the show in a realistic manner…

We all know who the enemies of freedom are…

Please NO POLITICALLY CORRECT NONSENSE.

@ Kev: I don’t think there’s a real need – or probably desire on Gordon’s or Kiefer’s part – to linger too long on prequels or revisiting the past. Beyond some references cleverly written into the backstory to answer the few open-ended elements that were hanging at end of S8, I can see a new setting with new ensemble cast – other than a few peripheral characters like Kanin or Woods (although, in the course of recently watching all 8 season DVDs again, I was surprised at the shift of Kanin: in S6, he was Secretary of Defense under Palmer. In S7, he was Chief of Staff to Taylor – and in S8, he was Secretary of State. Bringing him back as Taylor’s successor might be a leap of faith, even though I think he’d probably be the most believable President right behind David Palmer and Noah Daniels). I’m on the fence as to Chloe’s return – on one hand, it’s hard to see Jack managing to pull everything off that he does in the field without someone reliable and trusty handling all of the technology (satellite, computer traces, etc.) – especially when time is of the essence. But, her history in the show and evolving friendship with Jack makes her an easy target for any villain plot. If I had to choose, I’d rather that she return as Jack’s ally in the office rather than the writers have to bring a new face in to handle the same sat/com duties that Jack’s field agent will have to have. Maybe Gordon can write Jack without tech support a la the improvisation that Bourne managed in those movies but it wouldn’t probably have all of the techie-wizardry of a governmental agency that ’24’ revolved around.

@ Ozgur: I think you’re misreading the real appeal that the entire show was written around – and which appealed so much to Kiefer from the start: Jack’s the classic tortured soul and tragic hero that for all of his heroic and patriotic deeds to save his country, he suffers with doing what he has to in order to succeed with that mission. At the end of S7, in one of the final scenes with Renee, he explained how he struggles with all of the stuff he has to do and did but he can only see “those 50 people on the bus that are in danger” and that doing whatever he can is all he tells himself. And Kiefer exlained in the S1 DVD extras and other interviews that the emotional turmoil of him as this super-skilled agent tasked with saving the world had such a hard time handling his teenage daughter or protecting the ones he loved. That’s why the notion of the series (or movie) ever killing Jack off would feel forced and done more for the superficial shock factor than out of some moral closure to the character’s history IMO.

@24bauerfan: Actually, the series was a “pre-9/11” show if you remember – they had already written and filmed much of the first season (including the plane crash) before 9/11 but held off on airing it when the tragedy of 9/11 happened. Certainly, all of the terrorism-fears and angers that came afterwards helped fuel the show’s next 7 seasons but I would strongly argue, as someone who’s also a fan of “Homeland”, that that show is very much still about the residue of 9/11 and dealing with the latent threats of terrorism. If you’ve watched that series, you know from the first episode of the first season that the entire Abu Nazir manhunt is fueled from Carrie’s guilt over missing clues to 9/11 happening – and the terrorist plot to assassinate the the Presidential candidate in S2 isn’t that radically different from the plot of S1 in “24”.

I would also argue that the run of “24” often stayed on top of political issues – be it the often-challenged morality of using torture/interrogation techniques to racial profiling.

In this current day of the “information age” and world reliance on the Internet and satellite communications, I’ve always been mystified how rarely action movies and series have ever dealt with cyber-terrorism as the principal theme around which to base the very real and current threats that we read about in the news of identity thefts and hackers cutting into financial and governmental institutions. Other than the brief arc in S7 where the CIP device used to breach the government’s firewals, the “24” series didn’t really tackle or focus on the magnitude of such being a major villain. The best and most recent exception of a movie that actually used cyber-terrorism as the premise for its story was the 4th “Die Hard” movie – and I thought it really succeeded as a fresh and very current-with-the-times story. Before that, the 1995 Sandra Bullock movie “The Net” was pretty good in portraying the many simple everyday parts of our lives that have become reliant on the Internet.

With all of the technology that “24” brings with it, I can easily see Jack taking on some world syndicate or power threatening the infrastructure of the US through the technology that this country and its citizens so heavily live and breathe on. If it sounds like I’m over-exaggerating, just think for a second of what parts of life are not influenced (or even controlled) by technology.

^The reason few movies/series address cybercrime is just that: it’s cybercrime. Where are the car chases? The Bullets flying around? All the things that help dumb down entertainment and boost box office and ratings.

That’s really all i had to say… oh and I do watch homeland. Homeland takes the modern perspective on terrorism 10 years after 9/11. “24” took the modern perspective immediately after 9/11. If “24” wants to keep its “current issues” staple it must embrace a more modern perspective, like that of “Homeland”.

@24bauerfan: There was plenty of action in the 4th “Die Hard” movie that all stemmed from the cybercrime – be it gas pipelines being programmed to explode to fighter jets having their communication channels hacked to government agencies being crippled.

@Gerry: I would really hate it if the new series took the “Jack’s a dinosaur” and his way is “outdated” approach. The Bond series did that for the last 4 films and with Kiefer obviously being older anyway, coloring the story as if he’s irrelevant and no longer suited for dealing with today’s world would seem cliché to me.

But either way and however ‘Live Another Day’ turns out, it’s still new ’24’ on our screens, so it’s all good at the end of the day in my book…

Ik kan bijna niet wachten tot volgend jaar. Het zal wel moeten, maar ik kijk er echt naar uit.

Don’t know if everyone else here has read this, a very interesting interview with Howard Gordon, lots of nice tidbits for the new series… plus the very welcome fact they’ll have plenty time to get the scripts as good as they can make ’em, all in all a very, very encouraging start to a very exciting time for ’24’ right now!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s9/24/news/a481914/24-exec-on-show-return-we-have-time-to-get-the-scripts-right.html

Enjoy all…

Its really good news that I have read, Jack is back in new season of 24

I just finished season 8 today and obviously I can’t get enough which is what brought me to this website.

I am so happy that 24 will live on, but I am a bit sad about the 12 episodes. Yes, there were some seasons that filled time with useless side stories, not the least of which were Kim Bauer in season 2 and Dana Walsh in season 8, but other seasons, such as 5 and 7, have proven how powerful and useful every second can be.

The reason why every minute must be accounted for during each day is the suspense of time-sensitive situations, one of the signatures of 24. With hour-long gaps between episodes, how is that going to be put to effect?

Like everyone else, I am elated that 24 is coming back. I just hope this takes off and we can get a few FULL seasons of 24.