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Howard Gordon Discusses 24 Redemption

Last night main character Jack Bauer’s return in the two-hour television movie “24: Redemption” led Fox to a rare Sunday night victory in the ratings, according to Nielsen’s Fast Nationals. Showrunner Howard Gordon discusses the program in an exclusive TVWeek.com day-after interview with TelevisionWeek Publisher and Editorial Director Chuck Ross. Mr. Gordontells of the real-life…

Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24 Redemption

24 Showrunner: Redemption a “dry run” for 24 feature film

The executive producer of “24” hopes this Sunday’s made-for- TV “24” movie inspires Fox to OK a feature film based on the show. “I would look at [the TV movie] as a dry run for a theatrical release,” said the producer, Howard Gordon, show runner on the Fox action series. A feature film built around…

Howard Gordon on 24: Redemption, 24 Season 7

It’s been a long wait for 24 fans. A whole season was pre-empted last year due to the writer’s strike, but it’s brought back the show energized and better than ever. And the long break even afforded the creative team to craft a stellar two-hour prequel 24: REDEMPTION which airs Fox on Sunday, November 23…

Kiefer Sutherland on cover of TV Guide November 17 2008 issue

Kiefer Sutherland lands cover of TV Guide

Kiefer Sutherland tells the Nov. 17th issue of TV Guide, “It’s so great to be back in Jack Bauer’s shoes”. In the mag, the 41-year-old actor also shares personal photos and captions from the South Africa set of 24: Redemption. Here’s a snippet of the cover story: After way too many delays, 24’s long-awaited Season…

24 shuts down production for rewrites

Apparently Jack Bauer needs a little breather: After the completion of episode 18 on Sept. 15, production on Fox’s hit drama 24 will shut down until Oct. 9 while the writers reshape the upcoming season’s creative direction — specifically the transition leading to the end game. “We had a couple of scripts that we weren’t…

Technology of 24

The Technology of 24 – 24 Season 6 DVD Special Feature

Here is the special feature “The Technology of 24” found on the 24 Season 6 DVD set. Howard Gordon, Manny Coto, Michael Loceff, director Jon Cassar, prop master Sterling Rush, video and graphics supervisor Mark Marcum, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and more appear in this feature.

24 Season 6

24 Season 6 Audio Commentaries

Here are all twelve audio commentaries from the 24 Season 6 DVD. 24 Season 6 Episode 1 commentary by Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) and writer Howard Gordon: 24 Season 6 Episode 2 commentary by writer Manny Coto and Adoni Maropis (Abu Fayed): 24 Season 6 Episode 7 commentary by director Jon Cassar and production designer…

Tony Almeida's death 24 Season 5

24 Raises Dead, brings back Tony Almeida for 24 Season 7

It’s official. ‘Day Seven’ of Fox’s monster hit “24” is in production, and you won’t believe who they brought back from the dead. Embattled widower and Bauer best-buddy Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard) was not killed at the end of season five after all, Fox said yesterday. Despite being left for dead in the CTU infirmary,…

David Palmer's death scene

Dennis Haysbert refused to film death scene

Is it true that you argued with 24‘s producers about the way they decided to kill off President Palmer? “We didn’t really have an argument about it; I just refused to do it for a great many months. Then they sent one of my friends, who’s now the show’s runner, and he convinced me to…

James Morrison as Bill Buchanan

James Morrison (Bill Buchanan) in New York Times

On the Fox drama “24” Bill Buchanan, the stoic, by-the-book chief of the Counter-Terrorism Unit, is the steady face of calm in a maelstrom of frantic activity. No matter what the crisis — exploding nuclear bombs, deadly virus attacks or political assassinations — Buchanan is a rock, and he remains unshaken as Jack Bauer and…