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News: 24 Boss: There Will Be No "Happily Ever After" for Jack Bauer


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Published May 7, 2010 at 6:09 p.m.
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The series finale of 24 is nigh, but how will it all play out? Will Jack Bauer finally get unlimited days of rest after eight 24-hour nightmares? Or will his inherent angst finally be his undoing? ... Neither, says Howard Gordon, the show's executive producer and showrunner. "One thing we tried and it didn't work was 'happily ever after,'" he says of the series finale. "It just wasn't within Jack's wheelhouse ... "On the other end of the spectrum, Jack ... Read More > ... Other Links From

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Exclusive: The Story Behind 24's Shocking Death


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Published May 4, 2010 at 11:11 a.m.
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SPOILER ALERT: This article reveals key details about Monday's episode of 24 , so if you haven't watched yet and don't want to know who died and why, stop reading now! ... On Monday's episode of 24 , Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) started off his laser-focused vengeance plan with a bang, shooting and killing shifty mole Dana Walsh (Katee Sackhoff) at point-blank range for what he perceived to be her role in the death of his girlfriend Renee Walker (Annie Wersching). Executive producer Howard

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24: Jack Bauer Will Survive to the End of the Series


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Published Jan. 11, 2010 at 9:02 p.m.
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As Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) begins his eighth really bad day on 24 , speculation is high on whether this will be the show's last hurrah. Season 8, which premieres on Sunday, has not finished filming, leaving room for changes geared toward making a series finale of 24 , should that be the intention ... "We haven't written it," said executive producer Howard Gordon. "But the way I look at it is that ... Read More > ... Other Links From TVGuide.com ... 24 Kiefer Sutherland Howard Gordon

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News: 24: Jack Bauer Will Survive to the End of the Series


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Published Jan. 11, 2010 at 4:02 p.m.
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As Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) begins his eighth really bad day on 24 , speculation is high on whether this will be the show's last hurrah. Season 8, which premieres on Sunday, has not finished filming, leaving room for changes geared toward making a series finale of 24 , should that be the intention ... "We haven't written it," said executive producer Howard Gordon. "But the way I look at it is that ... Read More > ... Other Links From TVGuide.com ... 24 Kiefer Sutherland Howard Gordon

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Producer: ‘Jadrey’ not in the cards


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Published Aug. 17, 2009 at 1:46 p.m.

I have some good news and some bad news.First, the bad news.  This will probably the last season for our favorite show, you know….24Now for the good news.  There will be no Jack Bauer-Audrey Raines hook-up (Jadrey is what we call the relationship in celebrity-hookup terms).Exec producer Evan Katz tells me that a series-ending story [ ... ] ...

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24's Jack Bauer Returns a Happy Man


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Published July 24, 2009 at 11:38 p.m.
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First and foremost, in case there was even just a shred of doubt whether Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) survived the 24 season finale, executive producer Howard Gordon was quick to tell the crowd ...

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Maura Tierney's Illness Prompts NBC to Shuffle Fall Schedule; Repercussions for Gossip Girl?


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Published July 11, 2009 at 6:02 a.m.
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The start of production on NBC's Parenthood , which was to premiere this fall, has been postponed for eight weeks "due to a medical evaluation that valued cast member Maura Tierney is undergoing," the network says in a statement ... "The top priority for NBC, Universal Media Studios and Imagine Television is the well-being of Ms. Tierney," the statement said. "We are unable to release further details, and ask that you respect her privacy at this time." ... As a result of the production delay,

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Kennedy miniseries in the works: What took so long?


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Published March 26, 2009 at 2:41 p.m.
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Joel Surnow, co-creator of 24, is shopping around a miniseries about the Kennedys. Surnow hasn't been shy about his conservative politics, but producers for the proposed 10-episode series say it's "neither a hatchet job nor a valentine." Alas, I was ...

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From Jack Bauer to Jack Kennedy: 24's Conservative Creator Takes on the Dem Clan


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Published March 26, 2009 at 1:27 p.m.
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File under Culture Wars, Upcoming: Joel Surnow, the vocally conservative co-creator of Fox's 24, is shopping around a ten-hour miniseries about the Kennedy family. And from the description in Variety, anyway, it doesn't sound like a love letter. Reports the trade mag, the press release from the potential project's distributor says it aims to look [ ... ] ...

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'Kennedy' mini: View from the right


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Published March 25, 2009 at 9:00 p.m.

TV News: Joel Surnow takes on political family -- "24" co-creator Joel Surnow is taking on the Kennedy clan, penning a 10-hour miniseries about the political family ...

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