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post #31 of 875
11/26/07 at 8:07pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

It does present a very interesting predicament. I don't know if Fox would run one of their biggest hit shows all the way into the end of June so the February start might not even be an option. Since they are rumored to already have 9 episodes in the can(as they started shooting earlier than normal this year) I wonder if they could still start in January and work overtime to get the season finished in time to air on schedule. I wish I could find some concrete info on what their plans are if the strike is resolved.
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post #32 of 875
11/26/07 at 9:07pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by Brent M
I wonder if they could still start in January and work overtime to get the season finished in time to air on schedule.
My understanding is that they started shooting three weeks later this year since they tossed the Africa storyline. Like you said, Fox undoubtedly wants the finale in May but it's not possible now. Every year, they're putting the finishing touches on episode 24 the weekend before it airs so getting 2 episodes behind (let alone 4 or 6) is a big mess for them. Since 24 is Fox's biggest drama, I'd guess they will announce what's happening shortly after the strike is settled and the show gets back into production.

The one good thing about the strike is that the writers have had some time off to recharge their batteries and even if they're not getting a check, they're still trying to come up with cool stuff for upcoming episodes. Especially since they know they're going to under the gun once the show gets moving again.
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post #33 of 875
11/27/07 at 7:28am

Re: 24: Season Seven

Even before the strike, FOX announced that 24's season finale would be in June because, as Travis said, they began filming later than usual this year.
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post #34 of 875
11/27/07 at 8:37am

Re: 24: Season Seven

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I wonder if they could still start in January and work overtime to get the season finished in time to air on schedule.

Would you really want this? When writing is weak, many here are quick to point it out and we'd hear all about how it wasn't a good season of "24" because it was written under the gun, rushed, or written by overworked writers. Personally, I'm all about the quality.

I don't know exactly how these things work, so it's possible the writers are still working on the show but just won't deliver anything until they have a contract. I know that would differ by show. But if they truly just checked out and then checked back in after getting a contract, there's no way I'd want them trying to do double the work in the same amount of time. A given season of "24" is already a pretty exhausting experience by all accounts.
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post #35 of 875
3/6/08 at 12:07pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

According to The Hollywood Reporter, they're making a two hour prequel movie to Season Seven to air in the fall.

'24' prequel set
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post #36 of 875
5/15/08 at 5:49am

Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by TravisR
According to The Hollywood Reporter, they're making a two hour prequel movie to Season Seven to air in the fall.

'24' prequel set
And that was also announced this week at the upfront presentations. Fox's fall schedule sets up for '24' and 'Idol' - USATODAY.com

I'll put the quote from the article in spoilers just to be safe ...
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Preparing for the return of 24 next January after a 20-month break, the network in November will air a two-hour, stand-alone 24 movie. Shot partly in South Africa, it takes place on Inauguration Day for the next U.S. president (Cherry Jones), setting up the show's seventh season



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post #37 of 875
5/17/08 at 3:35pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

Over at TVGuide.com, Kiefer Sutherland said that
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...the time [off due to the writer's strike] allowed us to do something that has never been done before — create a map of the entire season before we started shooting.
After the very uneven and disjointed S6, I think having a plan for the entire season is a very good idea and will hopefully get the show back on track.

And that prequel movie is set to air on November 23.

24 Season 7 preview from Kiefer Sutherland - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com
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post #38 of 875
5/17/08 at 6:52pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by TravisR
Over at TVGuide.com, Kiefer Sutherland said that After the very uneven and disjointed S6, I think having a plan for the entire season is a very good idea and will hopefully get the show back on track.

And that prequel movie is set to air on November 23.

24 Season 7 preview from Kiefer Sutherland - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com

I hope it helps, because last season was horrible. Nowhere to go but up as far as I'm concerned.
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post #39 of 875
5/20/08 at 4:21pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by Joe_H
I hope it helps, because last season was horrible. Nowhere to go but up as far as I'm concerned.

I hope you're right, but they said that after S7 of "The X-files"...S8 was so-so, but then came the infamous S9.

Here's to hoping you are right about S7 of 24 (sigh).
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post #40 of 875
5/20/08 at 7:41pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

Well, I want to say the show couldn't possibly get any worse than Season 6, but I don't want to jinx it. After 5 unbelievably good seasons I don't know what the hell happened last year, but it's very promising that they've outlined everything in advance and if past history is any indicator those writers are more than capable of coming up with an amazing new season. I'm already excited about S7 and it's several still months away.
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post #41 of 875
5/20/08 at 7:52pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by Brent M
Well, I want to say the show couldn't possibly get any worse than Season 6, but I don't want to jinx it. After 5 unbelievably good seasons I don't know what the hell happened last year, but it's very promising that they've outlined everything in advance and if past history is any indicator those writers are more than capable of coming up with an amazing new season. I'm already excited about S7 and it's several still months away.
I love the idea of them planning things out but I think that it could result in the show moving slower than most people are used to (since S4, S5 and S6 moved like rockets because they just kept making it up as they went along- which worked out fairly well until last year). I'm assuming that they will have bigger stories that play out over a longer period of time and there won't be a new threat or mission every 2 or 3 or 4 episodes. That being said, I wouldn't mind it at all if they 'slowed things down' but I think it could turn some viewers off.
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post #42 of 875
5/21/08 at 9:46pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by TravisR
I love the idea of them planning things out but I think that it could result in the show moving slower than most people are used to (since S4, S5 and S6 moved like rockets because they just kept making it up as they went along- which worked out fairly well until last year). I'm assuming that they will have bigger stories that play out over a longer period of time and there won't be a new threat or mission every 2 or 3 or 4 episodes. That being said, I wouldn't mind it at all if they 'slowed things down' but I think it could turn some viewers off.

Yeah, if it's slower pace as the trade-off for better writing, give me slower pace every time. You have to change the pace if you want the action sequences to have any real dramatic impact. S4 is a perfect example of that technique working, and S6 is what happens when you don't build up to it.
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post #43 of 875
5/21/08 at 10:05pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

I think S5 kind of screwed over the writers too, because they killed off pretty much every character anyone cared about that year, so S6 didn't have that much of a shot.

Even still, they should have been able to make the audience care about the new characters by the end of the season.
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post #44 of 875
5/22/08 at 6:29am

Re: 24: Season Seven

i think they need to pace it a bit similar to heroes in that payoffs are nearer to one another instead of at the very very very end.
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post #45 of 875
5/22/08 at 7:19am

Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by JediFonger
i think they need to pace it a bit similar to heroes in that payoffs are nearer to one another instead of at the very very very end.

Aren't they "nearer to one another," if they are all at the "very very very end?" In fact they are so near each other, they are at the same time.
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post #46 of 875
7/16/08 at 2:07pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

Aint It Cool posted a link to a trailer for the prequel movie which is now titled 'Exile'.

B2 Studios

Except for the voice over guy, it looks pretty damn cool (especially with the music from Requiem For A Dream playing under it).

EDIT: The trailer has apparently been removed from that link.
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post #47 of 875
7/16/08 at 3:42pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

Wow, that trailor looks great - but damn, that voice-over guy has got to go!
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post #48 of 875
7/16/08 at 7:10pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

So the movie takes place between the past season and the upcoming season?
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post #49 of 875
7/16/08 at 7:59pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by ScottH
So the movie takes place between the past season and the upcoming season?
Yeah. Based on what they show in the commercial, it looks like it's nearly 4 years since last season.
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post #50 of 875
7/17/08 at 9:49am

Re: 24: Season Seven

I think that the voiceover guy is bad because this wasn't actually meant for release anywhere. It seems to me at least that this is just an unfinished trailer that the advertising guys or whatever wanted to get approved before they had anyone do the voiceover for real.
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post #51 of 875
7/19/08 at 1:48pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by TravisR
Aint It Cool posted a link to a trailer for the prequel movie which is now titled 'Exile'.

B2 Studios

Except for the voice over guy, it looks pretty damn cool (especially with the music from Requiem For A Dream playing under it).

That link didn't work when I tried it.
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post #52 of 875
7/19/08 at 7:41pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by Jeff Jacobson
That link didn't work when I tried it.
AICN's story now has a different link but it looks like it was pulled there too.
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post #53 of 875
7/19/08 at 11:58pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

I found the vid typing the following into a popular video site's(*) search engine "24 Exile".

(* You remember that popular quote: "Tu be or not Tu be? that is the question.")

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post #54 of 875
7/20/08 at 12:13pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

Did anyone see the rumor about Julia Roberts possibly guest starring this season?
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post #55 of 875
9/11/08 at 3:15pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

The prequel telemovie has changed names from 'Exile' to 'Redemption'.

And from TV Guide.com:

Ratings for 90210, Fringe, Privileged and more - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com
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Originally Posted by TV Guide
Fox will re-air the Fringe pilot Sunday at 8 pm, preceded by sneak peeks at the film The Day The Earth Stood Still and the TV-movie prequel 24: Redemption.
If you don't catch it at 8, you'll have to wait until 8:05 to see it on You Tube.
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post #56 of 875
10/21/08 at 12:45pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

What is the status of "24"? I saw an ad for Redemption but did not see when it was coming on.

I gave up on this series a couple of seasons ago, but the ad for this year looked interesting.
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post #57 of 875
10/21/08 at 1:02pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

"Redemption" airs on Sunday, November 23rd on Fox. An extended, unrated edition will be released on DVD a couple days later, on Tuesday, Nov. 25th.

As for when season seven will begin, sometime mid-January, though I'm not sure if they've set a specific date yet.
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post #58 of 875
10/21/08 at 3:39pm

Re: 24: Season Seven

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Originally Posted by Josh Steinberg
"Redemption" airs on Sunday, November 23rd on Fox. An extended, unrated edition will be released on DVD a couple days later, on Tuesday, Nov. 25th.

As for when season seven will begin, sometime mid-January, though I'm not sure if they've set a specific date yet.

No word on Bluray? It'd sort of suck to have to have the shorter and probably censored version if you want to watch in HD.
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post #59 of 875
10/21/08 at 5:24pm
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Re: 24: Season Seven

Unfortunately, there's no Blu-ray release.
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post #60 of 875
11/4/08 at 10:55am
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Re: 24: Season Seven

According to Aint It Cool, Season Seven starts with four episodes on January 11 and 12.
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