The British Board of Film Classification has provided age ratings for the 24: Live Another Day DVD/Blu-Ray special features, so now we know the exact running time and amount of deleted scenes included on the disc.
“Worlds Collide: When Reality Becomes Fiction” is a special feature that details how 24: Live Another Day‘s storyline was ripped from today’s headlines. It runs 6 minutes and 52 seconds.
“Green Production” shows viewers how production of 24: Live Another Day was environmentally responsible. The real question is, does anyone actually care? This featurette runs just under five minutes.
“Destination: London” is a featurette about shooting in London. This is perhaps the most interesting one, but also the shortest at just 3 minutes and 12 seconds. This season was filmed on location in a different country with an entirely new crew, and the best they can come up with is a brief three minute video?
“24: Solitary” is a Blu-Ray exclusive “story extension” to 24: Live Another Day that involves Tony Almeida in prison. It runs 7 minutes and 6 seconds. We’ll have some more details and speculation about that in an upcoming post.
Deleted Scenes
There are fifteen deleted and extended scenes totaling just over thirteen minutes in length. Three of those scenes are from the premiere episode, one from episode 5, two from episode 8, and nine from the finale.
| Ep # | Ep Title | Deleted/Extended Scene | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Day 9: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.” | SCENE 114 | 00:26:01 |
| 1 | “Day 9: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.” | SCENE 124 | 00:35:04 |
| 1 | “Day 9: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.” | SCENE 126 – 127 | 00:50:15 |
| 5 | “Day 9: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.” | SCENE 523 – 524 | 00:54:01 |
| 8 | “Day 9: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.” | SCENE 810 | 00:27:04 |
| 8 | “Day 9: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.” | SCENE 834 | 02:11:24 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1203 | 00:44:07 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1205 | 00:23:24 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1207 | 01:12:01 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1209 PART 1 | 00:46:13 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1222 | 00:52:12 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1225 | 00:58:04 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1254 PART 3 | 00:38:05 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1258 | 01:08:17 |
| 12 | “Day 9: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” | SCENE 1262A | 00:52:12 |
Based on those scene numbers and some production data we know, it doesn’t appear there will be any alternate endings to the final scene. The last scene on this list is 1262 which was Kate Morgan’s final scene inside the CIA (Jack Bauer exchanging himself for Chloe and getting into the Russian helicopter was scene 1265).
It’s hard not to be disappointed by the lack of features here. Each DVD set has been getting increasingly more barebones. Season 8 got rid of the very interesting audio commentaries and that trend continues here. This release pares things down even further by also excluding the “Scenemakers” style behind the scenes videos.
There’s plenty of other things FOX could’ve put on the DVD set including the “Jack is Back” special or the recent Comic-Con panel. And still no blooper reel either. Hopefully one day they’ll re-release this set with additional content as they did with the first season.
You can pre-order 24: Live Another Day on DVD and Blu-Ray. We’ll have a review up when it releases next month.