Here’s a recap of the 24 Marathon Challenge event where fans broke the Guinness World Record for longest consecutive television at over 86 hours. Luckily for the three final contestants, the event came to a close just a few minutes into the terrible Season 6. Saved by the bell! YouTube Link: 24 Marathon Event Recap
LA Times has interviewed the three 24 Marathon winners (Victor Lopez, Kevin Coon, and Farris Hodo) on video along with Guinness World Record adjudicator Kimberly Partrick who said “These guys are really amazing. They look like they could go much longer.” Source: LA Times
Carlos Bernard He played: Tony Almeida, Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. What he’s doing now: “I’m producing and starring in a pilot with Deran Sarafian (‘House.’) It’s called ‘The Blue Wall’ and is the true story of an ex-police officer who was chosen by New York mayor David Dinkins to go after… View Article
Congratulations to 24 fans Kevin Coon, Victor Lopez, and Farris Hodo for breaking the Guinness World Record for longest television. All three contestants surpassed the previous record of 86 hours of consecutive television watching held by Efraïm van Oeveren of the Netherlands. These hardcore fans managed to watch a whopping five seasons of 24 back-to-back… View Article
Here are several videos and interviews from some 24 Marathon Challenge contestants, many of them travelling from far away to participate in the challenge. Jon Cassar chats with fans who flew out from Puerto Rico:
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Here’s a video from FOX of the 24 Marathon challenge. Lots of 24 cast members showed up to support the fans including Carlos Bernard, Gregory Itzin, Necar Zadegan, Jon Cassar, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Michael Rodrick. YouTube Link: 24 Marathon Challenge – Day 1 (tcfoxconnect)
Although Kiefer Sutherland was not in Los Angeles, he taped a message for 24 fans participating in the Marathon Fanfest Challenge apologizing for his absence and wishing them luck. “I’m Kiefer Sutherland and I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how sorry I am that I couldn’t be with you at Hollywood… View Article
LA Times has some more details on the 24 Marathon fanfest event starting tonight. One hundred participants who signed up for The “24” Marathon Fanfest will be put inside of a glass cube measuring 60-by-40 feet at the Hollywood and Highland complex in Hollywood starting Dec. 2, and will compete against one another by watching… View Article
Watching the best television show of all time and potentially getting paid thousands of dollars for doing so? It doesn’t get any better than this, folks. 24 cast members will be there too if you needed any more incentive. CTU is recruiting the most die-hard “24” fans! To celebrate the DVD release of “24” The… View Article