This WSJ article is primarily about the new show, 'FlashForward'. It also discusses '24' in part of the article:
Here are excerpts where '24' is mentioned:
"FlashForward" aims to join a small group of hit serials like ABC's "Lost" about plane-crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island and Fox's "24" about a day in the life of counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland. "24" became one of Fox's biggest hits when it premiered in 2001. ABC hopes "FlashForward" can replace "Lost," which begins its sixth and final season early next year. The eighth season of "24" starts in January."
"Hollywood is full of tales of scripts leaking out. Howard Gordon, an executive producer of "24," says fans rifled through the trash at an old pencil factory in Chatsworth, Calif., where "24" is shot, looking for scripts. They found a handful of pages and posted plot secrets online. Someone stole a "daily," or a version of the script handed out on set on each shoot, out of a "Lost" producer's mailbox. It ended up online, too."
"Almost every cliffhanger fits into one of three basic categories: a character is in jeopardy, a character does something unexpected, or something shocking is revealed. Mr. Gordon, the "24" producer, says he favors cliffhangers that reverse preconceived notions. In the show's first season, for example, Jack's wife, Teri Bauer, believes she is searching for her teenage daughter with another concerned parent. The man turns out to be a kidnapper impersonating a suburban dad. The writers dreamed up the cliffhanger and then wrote the story to lead to its crescendo. "We try to find the last possible thing that can happen, the most surprising thing that can happen and then we retrofit the story around that," Mr. Gordon says."
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"Hollywood is full of tales of scripts leaking out. Howard Gordon, an executive producer of "24," says fans rifled through the trash at an old pencil factory in Chatsworth, Calif., where "24" is shot, looking for scripts. They found a handful of pages and posted plot secrets online. Someone stole a "daily," or a version of the script handed out on set on each shoot, out of a "Lost" producer's mailbox. It ended up online, too."
"Almost every cliffhanger fits into one of three basic categories: a character is in jeopardy, a character does something unexpected, or something shocking is revealed. Mr. Gordon, the "24" producer, says he favors cliffhangers that reverse preconceived notions. In the show's first season, for example, Jack's wife, Teri Bauer, believes she is searching for her teenage daughter with another concerned parent. The man turns out to be a kidnapper impersonating a suburban dad. The writers dreamed up the cliffhanger and then wrote the story to lead to its crescendo. "We try to find the last possible thing that can happen, the most surprising thing that can happen and then we retrofit the story around that," Mr. Gordon says."
Full Article Link: Online.WSJ.com
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