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Bad news guys, FOX has delayed the premiere of 24 indefinitely. 24 will not premiere until the WGA strike is over, as FOX wants to ensure that the show will be able to run all 24 episodes consecutively. Below is the 24 section of the press release that FOX sent out announcing their new strike schedule:
“24” PREMIERE POSTPONED TO ENSURE “DAY 7″ PROVIDES NON-STOP ACTION
In light of the recently announced strike by The Writers Guild of America, FOX has revised its lineup for January and the remainder of the 2007-2008 season. (The new schedule is subject to change, pending resolution of the strike.)
The seventh season premiere of 24 is being postponed to ensure that “Day 7″ can air uninterrupted, in its entirety.
24 will be replaced by Prison Break in January.
Sorry guys. Here’s hoping the strike is resolved soon.
962 days ago
This is Bull**** them no good writers want all of the money from themselves and we can’t do anything about it. I think that the WGA people are just hating off of 24 because it is a most watched show and because it won an emmy. So what that kifer got in trouble last christmas break everyone does it in their lifetime and its just not right for the people who waited so long for this new season of 24 to preimere and I would like yuo to give the writers their money and play the show. for christ sake I and other people can’t wait this long if 24 season 7 premiers in 2009. this is ridiculous and I can’t take this anymore. Jack do somethng quick !!!!!
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962 days ago
Jazplyr, my comments were not directed at you. I think I must have just been having a moment that was a culmination of a bad week at work with all of the completely unhappy people I work with, and then finding out that my one hour a week of pure contentment has been taken away from me!!! I have no problem with greed. Greed is good, just don’t let it stop productivity.
Here is a good one that I read;
When Jack Bauer says “I don’t know if I can do this anymore”, the statement must be loosley translated as, “I can still rip off your head, I just don’t know if I feel like I can shit down your neck at this time.”
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962 days ago
iNEED MY 24 FIX IM GOIN INSANE
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962 days ago
they even stopped my re-runs on A&E
PLEASE bring back jack-anyone let me know whwn its comin back—-PLEASE
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962 days ago
i think maybe the show might be hitting 2 close 2 home wit some of the plot lines…maybe thats y its taking so long…y is new prison break on still..there writers are on strike 2 aren’t they?
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961 days ago
This is surreal. All this time I felt guilty because, every Monday night at 9:00 PM the real world (for me) stopped for one glorious hour and here I was, glued to the tube with the one and only network series that held interest, only to discover all of you kindred spirits. I’m truly grateful, “24″ fans, collectively, you lifted the weight from my shoulder and I feel better. I shouldn’t belabor the point but the nagging question demands answers! How come these other network shows are back, not a single one of them can hold a candle to “24″, and we the faithful followers are left with….frustration? Come on Fox, Surnow, WGA, somebody, get the issues resolved, quickly. Doesn’t anybody out there on the left coast read these viewer posts?
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961 days ago
I just read that 24 will not return until Fall 2008 or Jan. 2009. I am so upset. I agree with Jazplyr. For me too, the real world stopped when 24 came on.
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961 days ago
Did you know that some TV show writers earn $500k/yr or more? And they already get paid $1,000’s for reruns. How many of us can work once and get paid over and over again for the same work (same show in this case.)
I think it is time to tell the greedy writers to stick it and replace or outsource all of them. Please remember that what I consider to be their greed is hurting a lot of other workers in TV.
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961 days ago
Outsource Greed,
No one is denying that some writers make a lot of money, but this strike is not about those writers. It is about nearly half the guild that is unemployed at any given time and rely on residuals to pay their bills. In any industry, you’re going to find those who are well off, and those who are not. It’s unfortunate that you’re so unimformed about the issue that you believe that the entire writers guild is greedy.
I struck with these people yesterday, for the most part, they are not millionaires, they drive Honda Civics and have children to send to college. In short, it’s a union full of a diverse group of people.
Please, before you jump to a conclusion, read the facts.
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959 days ago
I have bought each season and watched them all this fall and winter. I can not believe the 7th season will not be on in Jan. Writers are very greedy and many people will stop watching shows that were on 2 seasons ago. Greed will be their ruin in the end.
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959 days ago
Sonnyangel,
It is not greed Please, read my previous comment. The writers are not being greedy, the studios are.
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959 days ago
I really do not care who is or is not being greedy. I just want Jack Back!
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959 days ago
My wife and I have debated if 24 is a soap opera or not. I would say no because they never bring back dead people. I just heard Tony is back. It really ruins my arguement. If the writers can’t come up with something better than that, they can stay on strike!
The real problem is 24 will still be the best thing on TV. With the way other shows have been going the writers are being paid too much.
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959 days ago
Diana is right y should the producers b payed more 4 something they produce, while the actual writers are payed SHIT-they can’t produce with no writers, so therefore it should b the people who come up wit the ideas get payed more…if u were the ones writing what would u expect?????????
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959 days ago
mind u its my favorite show and im having withdraws
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959 days ago
Diana,
Sorry to use the word greed on just the writers. I do not know the facts, all I know is I will miss 24 this season, and if someone is not getting paid what they deserve then the word greed belongs somewhere but I was wrong to single out the writers.
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959 days ago
hurry up and end this strike, and bring 24 back on the air. this is a must do ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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959 days ago
The studios put up all the risk in producing a show. If the show bombs they lose, if it succeeds they win. A writer gets no matter what. If he writes poorly it will be hard for him to get a job, but that’s life. This is why studios make more “There is more risk involved for them.” The more risk you take in life, the greater the reward or loss to you.
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959 days ago
to put it another way, if a publicly traded company pays an employee $400/wk and an investor buys 20k in stock that grows 3% in a week, the investor make more than the employee becuase he took a risk the employee didn’t. The employee was paid no matter what, but the investor could lose it all.
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958 days ago
Let’s be honest folks; Tim nailed it. The risk takers deserve more. For many years the winners of life’s lottery have been verbally kicked around. While I’m on my rant about honesty, how about this? Heretofore I’ve rarely watched the tube. Why? because the overwhelming bill of fare is…..junk! “24″ was inspired by the horrible events of 911. It is the lone exception to all the junk on TV with the possible exception of the NFL. The story focus is current events albeit the fact it’s content is a work of fiction.
I’m resolved to hang in there and suffer with all the “24″ faithful. It will return, sometime.
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