24 Officially Canceled

[black_dust]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8591709.stm

big news over here too.

Ha! i like this part

"The show was originally shown in the UK on BBC Two but the rights were eventually bought up Sky. "

Ummm try after the second series, its been on sky like what 6 years? Just the beeb trying to make it sound like "we had it first"

 

[LastSunrise1981]

I hate to see it being cancelled, but after the horror of Season 8...I can certainly understand it.

Season 8 hasn't been a horror and it isn't even over yet, so how can it be a horror exactly? I think people are just being dramatic over Season 8 for nothing.

 

[Phatman]

Sad to see this one go.
Idol is speculated to go next year, but I'm still waiting for The Simpsons Series Finale to be announced. It's ten years too late but that show should have been canned before 24 or Idol; it's time was up years ago.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Sad to see this one go.
Idol is speculated to go next year, but I'm still waiting for The Simpsons Series Finale to be announced. It's ten years too late but that show should have been canned before 24 or Idol; it's time was up years ago.

That's not going to happen for another 50 years.

But if it does happen, I would think they would probably jump the shark on the final episode by making Bart, Lisa, Maggie and all of the kids (Ralph, Millhouse, Nelson, Martin, Jimbo, Dolph, Kerney) grown up and not just in fantasy sequences like there have been in previous seasons.

 

[Deaths Head II]

I think The Simpsons have jumped the shark like 20 times already.

 

[GhostPoet]

If they announced the cancelation a few seasons back, I would have been really dissapointed. But with the last two seasons only be ok, I think it's time. Besides, I think 24 would do well as a film now that they've seem to run out of tv show plot ideas.

I think 24 really belongs to the big screen now.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Not too disappointed, I've more been watching the show out of habit lately than really looking forward to it. I think the real time has actually started to hinder rather than help it, it doesn't allow for enough character development/change. Seasons 1 and 2 were pretty damn good, with some questionable subplots (Teri's amensia, Kim's cougar attack), Season 3 was actually my favorite, more because I really dig biowarfare stuff, Seasons 4 and 5 were just as good, the past 3 though, have really shown the series age, it's just hard though, since they've basically done everything. We've had what 3 nukes go off on US soil? President's assasinated and arrested, barely averted outright war with other countries. Truthfully the dirty bomb threat this year, doesn't seem like that big of a threat considering what the US has been through in the course of 24.

 

[souvlaki]

If they announced the cancelation a few seasons back, I would have been really dissapointed. But with the last two seasons only be ok, I think it's time. Besides, I think 24 would do well as a film now that they've seem to run out of tv show plot ideas.

I think 24 really belongs to the big screen now.

The last two seasons? Season 7 was absolutely solid, and a huge improvement over season 6.

 

[elgaz]

Sad to see the show end but I agree it's the right time. Would have been nice to go out on a great season though, so far S8 has been a bit lacklustre.

To be honest, I also think that the ultimate 24 finale would be Jack giving his life (or at least appearing to, it could be left ambiguous) to save the country. But with rumours of a movie coming after this, they'll likely keep him alive.

Still ....... on a bad day, 24 is still better than a lot of the crap on TV.

 

[GL1]

I heard the 24 movie is going to be called "2"





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[amazingfantasy15]

The last two seasons? Season 7 was absolutely solid, and a huge improvement over season 6.

I thought season 7 was very unoriginal and repetitive. It was the first season that never actually drew me in. Even season 6, there were times when I couldn't wait to see what would happen next.

 

[Marx]

Season 8 hasn't been a horror and it isn't even over yet, so how can it be a horror exactly? I think people are just being dramatic over Season 8 for nothing.

Season 8 has not been up to par. The ridiculousness of Dana and her entire subplot is stupid. Killing off every lead they've had. They pushed all of the characters that anyone actually cared about to the background. The EMP bomb was driven right to the door of CTU UNCHECKED??? I am a huge 24 fan, and am a fan of a slow burn...but when it gets to the point where I (and others I know) could care less if we miss an episode or not...that tells me that it's not that good.

 

[Deaths Head II]

The last two seasons? Season 7 was absolutely solid, and a huge improvement over season 6.

I agree. S7 is my second favorite season.

 

[bored]

*sniff* RIP "24". Season 8 really hasn't been that good, though I guess I was hoping for something where we actually knew we were going into the final season (like "Lost"). This has been a favorite show of mine since Season 2.

 

[MatthewZD]

Eight seasons is a pretty good run. Heck, for a series on Fox, which is prone to cancel shows pretty damn quick (Firefly) or leave them with open cliffhangers (Terminator: TSSC or Alien Nation), it's an incredible run.

I just wonder if they'll close out things with this "star chamber" they've been building up the past few seasons or save that for a movie.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

Season 8 has not been up to par. The ridiculousness of Dana and her entire subplot is stupid. Killing off every lead they've had. They pushed all of the characters that anyone actually cared about to the background. The EMP bomb was driven right to the door of CTU UNCHECKED??? I am a huge 24 fan, and am a fan of a slow burn...but when it gets to the point where I (and others I know) could care less if we miss an episode or not...that tells me that it's not that good.

Well, just because you and others don't like it doesn't mean it's horrible.

Personally I think it's been a pretty good season and everyone is just upset because it's not balls to the wall action, intense suspense, and it's been a deliberate slow burn obviously. From the looks of things it will start to get more intense in the final hours.

I mean let's face it, 24 has always been had slow burners even in the early seasons.

As for the scenes you mentioned? I think it was pretty evident that they knew the car was coming and they didn't expect the car to have a bomb until it was too late.

The Dana subplot was pretty bad at first, but it was no different than the subplots involving Kim where you see her going through the SAME situations despite being kidnapped, almost tortured, chased, and having her life threatened numerous times.

 

[Marx]

Well, just because you and others don't like it doesn't mean it's horrible.

Personally I think it's been a pretty good season and everyone is just upset because it's not balls to the wall action, intense suspense, and it's been a deliberate slow burn obviously. From the looks of things it will start to get more intense in the final hours.

I mean let's face it, 24 has always been had slow burners even in the early seasons.

As for the scenes you mentioned? I think it was pretty evident that they knew the car was coming and they didn't expect the car to have a bomb until it was too late.

The Dana subplot was pretty bad at first, but it was no different than the subplots involving Kim where you see her going through the SAME situations despite being kidnapped, almost tortured, chased, and having her life threatened numerous times.

No...but a ratings decline and series cancellation does say that.

 

[Shifty]

Well, just because you and others don't like it doesn't mean it's horrible.

Personally I think it's been a pretty good season and everyone is just upset because it's not balls to the wall action, intense suspense, and it's been a deliberate slow burn obviously. From the looks of things it will start to get more intense in the final hours.

I mean let's face it, 24 has always been had slow burners even in the early seasons.

As for the scenes you mentioned? I think it was pretty evident that they knew the car was coming and they didn't expect the car to have a bomb until it was too late.

The Dana subplot was pretty bad at first, but it was no different than the subplots involving Kim where you see her going through the SAME situations despite being kidnapped, almost tortured, chased, and having her life threatened numerous times.

24 has been around for 9 years, one year off with the writer's strike, so we've been in it for the long haul and when crappy subplots are re-used again and again it isn't good. There is no reason to watch. Its just boring. The same thing happened in season six. Its just worse since it is three years later and nothing has changed, its only worse. Its like wrestling. After a while it becomes predictable, tiring and stale. They waited too long to leave LA and the threats are either nuclear or a gas related. And now they started off the season reusing the plot from season one! But we all knew that wouldn't be the focus of season. It never is.

I far more enjoy Mad Men, Breaking Bad and Damages than 24. Damages is likely canceled due to low ratings and the AMC shows have creators who know when the story will end. It wasn't always like that, I loved 24 for 5 seasons. I haven't bought a DVD set since season five since I didn't think any were worthy of purchasing.

24 was never about the action, that was just a bonus.
It was about the threats, real time elements, the situations (torture, security, who to trust?) the relationships (Jack & Teri, Tony & Michelle), the characters you love to hate (Mason, Chappelle, Logan), the deaths (The Yorks, Edgar, Paul) and the twists (Nina, Marie, Logan). And the ticking clock that broke up scenes.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

No...but a ratings decline and series cancellation does say that.

So by your logic declining ratings and series cancellation automatically means that the show is horrible? For example, I am sure you're quite familiar with the television series Angel(spin-off of Buffy). It was one of WB's highest rated programs, critically acclaimed both by fans and critics, and was very much preferred over Buffy due to the darker content.

As you're well aware it was cancelled after 5 Seasons and it hadn't even hit the peak in terms of its highest potential.

So no, I don't believe Season 8 of 24 is a nightmare/horror and I believe it has/had one more great season left.

 

[Shifty]

It has gone from 16 million people watching the season six premiere to just over 8 million people watching the latest episodes of season eight. Where did 8 million people go? Whatever they were producing wasn't convincing 8 million people to tune in.

24 went from 8 million during season one to 15 million during season five back down to 8 million in season eight. The ratings haven't gone up at all this season its gone from 12 down to 8. They may get a bump in the final weeks as old fans tune back in.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

It has gone from 16 million people watching the season six premiere to just over 8 million people watching the latest episodes of season eight. Where did 8 million people go? Whatever they were producing wasn't convincing 8 million people to tune in.

24 went from 8 million during season one to 15 million during season five back down to 8 million in season eight. The ratings haven't gone up at all this season its gone from 12 down to 8. They may get a bump in the final weeks as old fans tune back in.

Where did the 8 million people go? Some people are working, going to school, and etc. In this economy people don't have time to sit around and watch a show like 24 when bills need to be paid, getting called into work, or whatever.

I highly doubt that the shows quality has caused that much of a drop in terms of viewership. I am not saying you're lying or anything, but it just seems a bit ridiculous for that to happen when shows like 24 and House for instance are what Fox television is known for now.

But I am willing to bet if they signed up for Season 9 or just let the series rest for a little and come back with a suspenseful, intense, and an epic Season 9 you'd see ratings go through the roof. Unlike some posters here I feel it has one great season left.

Personally, I'd love to see them go the Bourne route with Bauer and actually have him be a rogue agent. No CTU, no White House, no FBI, or any military help. Just Bauer trying to avert a nuclear or a worse terrorist threat on his own. Very similar to what they're doing with Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell: Conviction.

 

[Shifty]

Well in 2007 they went from 16 million to 10 million to end the season. The economy wasn't as bad as it is now from January to May of 2007. The critics were saying the quality was bad and the fans were saying it as well. The writers even admitted it wasn't that great, hench why there was no CTU in season seven. It was nominated for Best Drama from seasons one to five, winning with five. Now it its not even considered a nominee nor should it with what cable produces.

You can go look at season five and six's ratings. People were drawn to the show and then they turned away, they didn't like what they saw.

I don't dispute they could've done another amazing season but the chances of that are very slim. I think you can concede that there is a very good chance that it could be mediocre or worse. They've had three seasons to try and match the quality of previous seasons and they have failed. So will a fourth chance succeed? I very much doubt it. They've brought in new writers each season and that hasn't worked.

They've written themselves into a corner and had a very good run considering how close the show was to cancellation in season one and three (as the ratings dropped well below season two's much improved ratings).

If you want more 24 you should try out 24: The Game on the PS2 or read the Nightfall graphic novel.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

Well in 2007 they went from 16 million to 10 million to end the season. The economy wasn't as bad as it is now from January to May of 2007. The critics were saying the quality was bad and the fans were saying it as well. The writers even admitted it wasn't that great, hench why there was no CTU in season seven. It was nominated for Best Drama from seasons one to five, winning with five. Now it its not even considered a nominee nor should it with what cable produces.

You can go look at season five and six's ratings. People were drawn to the show and then they turned away, they didn't like what they saw.

I don't dispute they could've done another amazing season but the chances of that are very slim. I think you can concede that there is a very good chance that it could be mediocre or worse. They've written themselves into a corner and had a very good run considering how close the show was to cancellation in season one and three (as the ratings dropped well below season two's much improved ratings).

If you want more 24 you should try out 24: The Game on the PS2 or read the Nightfall graphic novel.

Hence why I am saying they should consider one final season and go a different route. As I said, take the route of a Bourne like concept where Jack is on his own with no help at all.

I think that would make for some great television and we can see him truly unrestrained and see him hunt down real monsters/terrorists, secret agents, and assassins. Perhaps I am looking at it more from an artistic standpoint than I am from a financial standpoint.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Hence why I am saying they should consider one final season and go a different route. As I said, take the route of a Bourne like concept where Jack is on his own with no help at all.

I think that would make for some great television and we can see him truly unrestrained and see him hunt down real monsters/terrorists, secret agents, and assassins. Perhaps I am looking at it more from an artistic standpoint than I am from a financial standpoint.

Jack's been there and done that many times over the seasons though. Every season at some point, he's got to go own his own without help because people won't condone his methods. When he was forced to work with the terrorists in season 1, trying to find the data chip in season 2, the Tony/Jack/Gael secret mission in season 3. It's not a new concept.

Also this season has given us the absolute worst subplot with Dana/Jenny, even Teri's amensia and Kim's cougar attack wasn't as bad as that subplot.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

Jack's been there and done that many times over the seasons though. Every season at some point, he's got to go own his own without help because people won't condone his methods. When he was forced to work with the terrorists in season 1, trying to find the data chip in season 2, the Tony/Jack/Gael secret mission in season 3. It's not a new concept.

Also this season has given us the absolute worst subplot with Dana/Jenny, even Teri's amensia and Kim's cougar attack wasn't as bad as that subplot.

No, I mean really on his own. No one trying to help him, no government help, and without him trying to convince anyone he's doing the right thing. I am talking about straight out Splinter Cell: Conviction or Jason Bourne stuff.

We need to see Jack in an unrestrained fashion where he answers to no one and going to different countries taking out real monsters/dictators.