Marianne Paskowski

I'm interested in seeing how this transition plays out. A few years ago the Sopranos were faced with the same dilemna, and they spent a few episodes basically reminding the viewers on what basically each members role was. It got so much attention that SNL did a funny spoof off of it. While 24 is a different animal then the Sopranos, both shows left you in suspense. Then again the Sopranos still left everyone in suspense and never got the memo on how to end a series, but that's a whole other conversation... :)

Hi Chi,

"24" can only hope for a parody on SNL. Hear hocky is heating up in the Windy City, those Stan Mikita, Bobby Hall moments. Too bad TV and the league screwed up, used to love hockey.

Anyhow, I still "24" is in trouble.

Marianne

I have a very different take on this story.

It has to do with politics and the 2008 election, and it's here.

http://iamatvjunkie.typepad.com/i_am_a_tv_junkie_a_blog_f/2008/03/looking-inside.html

Don't you think that it's strange that the 24 TV movie may air right before the election and that Joel Surnow, who had left the show, is involved?

Joe,
Your link is interesting. I love conspiracy theories, and this one is interesting, afterall, it's airing on Fox.

But "24" is always about national security, terrorism, and I think make a very interesting point here.

I hate politics, but I would not be surprised about what either party would do in this election.

Thanks for your thoughtful insight and link,

Marianne

Joe,

I'm afraid you're mistaken about Joel Surnow's involvement in the 24 movie. He received a great deal of publicity when he announced his departure from the series he co-created following the writer's strike. In other words, he's not even participating in the completion of Season 7. In all likelihood, IMDB followed it's lazy practice of duplicating its most recent set of credits for "24" until they can obtain accurate info.

But frankly, I don't understand what you're alleging by suggesting that airing this movie in the Fall constitutes a conspiracy. A conspiracy to accomplish what exactly? Even if the scenario centers on the election of a woman president, do you seriously think this will influence voters? Did 12 years of the irreverent Simpsons derail the Bush administration?

Since you admittedly haven't watched 24 since the pilot, I recommend you grab one of the discounted DVD sets from Amazon or Borders, pop a frosty beverage or two, and sit back and enjoy the fantasy entertainment -- secure in the knowledge that you'll still be in possession of a clear mind and a voter registration card come November

I pretty much agree with what Arthur had to say, and with the little thunder left, I have to unfortunately play the SNL card one more time. If you look at the 2000 election, SNL really "attacked" Bush (with Texas Redneck humor), but Bush still won.
I'm sure writers are already excited on how they plan to tear up the candidates this year.

The bottom line is that we have a 3 horse race. 24 is a great show, but only a small number of people are going to look that deep into this and many people already have their minds already made up for whom they are going to vote for.

To Arthur and Chi,

Remember the chatter when "24" first debuted and the venue was Los Angeles, and not D.C., as it will be when season seven finally runs.

Apparently six years ago, there was some sensitivity lingering over Sept. 11, and, in part, the reason the "president" spent so much time in LA.

The point is people care enough about this show to twitter about it and why I think Fox made a bone-headed decision about waiting until 09 for a whole new season.

Marianne