Jack Bauer is the main character of the 24 series, portrayed by actor Kiefer Sutherland.
TV Squad has written a farewell post to popular shows that have ended their run this year including 24, Lost, and Law & Order. There have been shows that were perhaps more culturally relevant than ’24’ during its nearly decade-long tenure, but few, if any, were more culturally reflective. Now, what does “culturally reflective” mean?…
Happy Birthday to Kiefer Sutherland, who was born on December 21, 1966 – he turned 44 years old today! Kiefer was the man responsible for 24‘s massive success over the past nine years. The dedication he showed to his work was unmatched – he’s easily the hardest working actor in television. Thanks for all the…
Here’s the final remaining segment from the “Eight Days” special feature found on the 24 Complete Series box set, this one called Memories and Moments. The producers of 24 share their favorite scenes of the series and tell stories about working on the show – collaborating with the military, the shows popularity in the White…
The picture quality is excellent on both the Blu-Ray and DVD and presentation is really nice as usual, with fancy animated menus playing brief scenes from the episodes on that disc. Unfortunately if you’re a first time viewer these fancy menu backgrounds may spoil certain key moments (such as Kayla’s kidnapping) for you before you…
Update: Watch the full Jack Bauer: Evolution of a Hero segment in our review of the 24 complete series box set! Here’s a video clip from the 24 Season 8 DVD special feature titled “Jack Bauer: The Evolution of a Hero” in which Kiefer Sutherland talks about the evolution of Jack Bauer and his struggles…
Here’s one of what I believe are going to be several different television spots for the 24 Season 8 DVD – which released on December 14th (also on Blu-Ray and a complete series box set). YouTube Link: 24 Season 8 DVD Promo: Jack’s Last Stand You can buy the 24 Season 8 on DVD on…
“Nostalgically, the first season will always feel special to me. We were really flying by the seat of our pants,” says Sutherland, who spent 10 years and eight seasons in his first TV series. “And I have a real affection for Season 8” and its depiction of a battered Jack’s relationship with agent Renee Walker…
Jack Bauer’s Greatest is a new website from FOX which has 24 fans voting on their favorite Jack Bauer line. Every 48 hours, lines from a new season of 24 will be added. There are video clips of each quote too so you get to relive the moment. Once all eight seasons have been voted…
Although Kiefer Sutherland was not in Los Angeles, he taped a message for 24 fans participating in the Marathon Fanfest Challenge apologizing for his absence and wishing them luck. “I’m Kiefer Sutherland and I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how sorry I am that I couldn’t be with you at Hollywood…
Kiefer Sutherland has revealed how watching back previous seasons of 24 has been an “eye-opener” for him, and how it has made him feel nostalgic about the last ten years. The actor – who played counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer – is currently filming a documentary about the series. He explained that he was shocked by…
Mary Lynn Rajskub wants to resurrect dead characters for the ’24’ movie. The actress – who portrayed systems analyst Chloe O’Brian in the final five series of the drama – thinks fans would be thrilled if bosses found some way to bring back President David Palmer, who appeared in the first four seasons of the…
24 showrunner Howard Gordon revealed some more solid details on the 24 movie in a recent interview with Digital Spy. He reveals a returning character (and hints at there being more), the movie locations, and the time gap between Season 8 and the movie. Moving on, how far along are you with the 24 movie?…
Howard Gordon did an interview with Sky UK and revealed that at one point early on, network executives were considering Jeff Goldblum for the role of Jack Bauer. “But once Kiefer [Sutherland] came up that was pretty much done”, he says. He also speaks of the final scene in the series finale and briefly about…
At the 24 Season 8 DVD launch in the UK, they put Mary Lynn Rajskub in the center of a room full of fans with Jack Bauer masks. Brilliant, and somewhat creepy! Fun stuff. Click the image for full-size. Source: @tollerton (via Twitter)
One of my favorite scenes in the 24 series has made Entertainment Weekly’s “20 of the Most Disturbing TV Scenes Ever” list at number 18 of 21. JACK KEEPS HIS HEAD AND TAKES SOMEONE ELSE’S Jack Bauer has always espoused an ends-justify-the-means philosophy but we really didn’t start to get it until that second season…