Jason Unger

24 Prequel Movie Coming Fall 2008

Posted by junger - 03/07/08 at 05:03:35 pm

"24" will be getting a two-hour movie that prequels Season 7 this fall, the Hollywood Reporter is reporting.

The movie, designed to bridge the two-year gap between Seasons 6 and 7, is targeted to air in the fall, leading to the January return of the real-time drama. On Wednesday, "24" producers began securing the show's core cast members for the film.

I guess Fox didn't listen to my idea for National 24 day, but this is pretty big news.

So, now that there is SOME news, let the speculation begin…

- Will it be a two-hour "real-time" affair? Or will it stray from 24's standard time model?
- Is this the 24 movie that was supposed to come out? Or is that still happening?
- What will the prequel bring that we don't already know about Season 7? Most of the times, the prequels on the DVDs don't do much at all for the season.

Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely looking forward to it. But is this just a way to "apologize" to fans for the lack of Jack Bauer in 2008? Or will it actually mean something to the show?

Remembering 24: The Season Should Be Here Now

Posted by junger - 01/14/08 at 11:01:05 pm

Nina Myers couldn't do it. Stephen Saunders couldn't do it. Hell, even Habib Marwan couldn't do it.

It took a disagreement between the Writer's Guild of America and Hollywood executives to kill Jack Bauer, and it took way less than 24 hours.

When Fox announced they were shelving the 7th season of 24 because of the writer's strike, I expected them to have reversed the decision a short time later.

It didn't happen.

So what am I doing instead of watching 24? Catching up on another great show recently canceled, Veronica Mars. It's sort of like high-school Alias without the ass kicking.

Let's have a moment of silence for what would have been the premiere of the 7th season, normally a 2-night event starting on Sunday.

(image via IDWID)