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hardy24 May 9th, 2008

I often receive emails from various people asking me to look at various 24 related materials they’ve made, hoping i’ll post about them here, not to downplay the efforts made but if I posted about any and everything which gets sent my way, it’s all this site would be, and so i’ve got to save my breath until something truly worth posting about comes along, which is the case now.

“CTU: Provo” is a fanmade ‘parody-homage’ which runs to a full 90 minutes. Don’t be mislead by the word fanmade, the film has very impressive production qualities, enjoys an excellent cast, a solid script and direction which at times is more inventive than that shown on the show itself in recent times.

The film follows the team of a CTU field office, a Jack Bauer wannabe and his best-friend as they try to avert a eco-terrorist threat made against the most unlikely of targets, the small town of Provo, Utah. What ensues is at times, exciting, funny or just down right silly, but always highly entertaining. In short, if your in need of something to watch while you soldier on through the torturous wait until Series 7, then this is heaven sent and highly recommended.

Watch the trailer above and then head on over to the website to download the full length film, at the moment it’s only available as a direct download of 1GB, but i’m told torrent downloads will be up as soon as possible. I’ll probably be posting a full review in a week or so.

website : ctuprovo.com
trailer : youtube.com
documentary teaser : youtube.com

• CTU: Provo , Fan-made , Series Seven , The Show , Trailers , Videos
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hardy24 May 5th, 2008

It’s Great : 48%
It Should Just Be Jack, Chloe, Tony & Bill : 17%
Is That Really Tony & Bill? : 14%
Who Are All Those People : 21%

New poll asks what you think of the idea of Jack being in Africa for the Day 7 Prequel.

• Polls , S7 Prequel Movie , Series Seven , The Show , The Site
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hardy24 April 30th, 2008

After some understandable silence from the official 24 sources, it was just yesterday broken when executive Manny Coto was quoted talking about the upcoming prequel in a press release for the latest round of 24 online promotional tie ins. Those wishing to stay spoiler free should probably stop reading now.

To further fill “24’s” gap this year, Coto says a two-hour “prequel” TV movie is expected to air this fall, which will bring Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer to Africa and “lead directly into the events of Season Seven.”

“He’s a soul in turmoil and has been moving from place to place trying to find somewhere he can be at peace,” Coto says. “But he winds up in Africa in the middle of a military coup.”

Meanwhile, Bauer is subpoenaed to appear before the Senate hearing while in Africa, but doesn’t want to go.

“He’s not running away from anything,” Coto says. “It’s because they’ve taken everything from him, but they won’t let them take his freedom.”

Yep, thats right, the prequel has actually brought back an idea that most thought was brave but probably unworkable. Jack in Africa. Being done in the form of a two-hour prequel seems to fit it much better, and gives me hope that actually the prequel will be something other than two episodes bolted on to the front of the main story.

UPDATE:

According to TV Guide’s Ask Ausiello, the prequel will indeed be shooting some scenes in Africa.

… Remember when I told you last summer that 24 execs were forced to scrap plans to shoot a chunk of Season 7 on location in Africa due to budgetary concerns on the part of Fox? Well, apparently someone found some extra dough lying around, because I hear producers are currently scouting locations in Africa to film scenes for this fall’s two-hour prequel movie.

This is good news, although clearly not all the scenes set in Africa will be shot in Africa, and so the key will be blending those scenes shot in Africa and those shot someone that looks like Africa together.

On Season 7 proper Coto says …

“Jack Bauer is under Senate investigation for crimes against humanity,” Coto explains. But while in Washington, FBI agent Renee Walker brings him in to deal with a series of possible terrorist attacks instigated by former CTU agent Tony Almeida, previously presumed dead. “Jack’s thrust into this mystery of how Tony is still alive, and why is he trying to bring down this country?”

For all the latest and most up to date news on Season 7, keep checking back.

source : ap.google.com
more : tvguide.com

• Manny Coto , S7 Prequel Movie , Series Seven , The Show , The Site
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hardy24 April 21st, 2008

Above is the official Season 7 cast photo, since we’ve not had a massive amount of Day 7 news, I thought this might wet your appetites a little.

If your curious about who everyone is, click the “more” link for a full rundown on characters and actors.

Continue Reading »

• Kiefer Sutherland , Mary-Lynn Rajskub , Series Seven , The Show
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hardy24 March 24th, 2008

Yes, apparently ….

Yeah, I Can’t Wait : 60%
I Just Want More 24 As Soon As Possible : 35%
Unsure : 3%
Sounds Like A Terrible Idea : 2%

New poll gives you another chance to give your favourite character a banner

• Polls , S7 Prequel Movie , Series Seven , The Show , The Site
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hardy24 March 13th, 2008

Web Magazine “IF” has word from Exec Producer and Show-runner Howard Gordon on the 2 Hour TV Movie.

“This will be a standalone movie that takes place almost a year after the sixth season ended, and will set up the story that launches the seventh season,” Gordon tells iF. “It will be entirely new material.”

I guess we can take this as official confirmation and put aside any doubts raised by HQ. That quote is a bit vague, and gives no real indication on real time being dropped or the movie’s structure. Though it will be intriguing to see how it’s dealt with, it could be a test run for a future big screen adventure.

As ever more when I get it.

source : ifmagazine.com

• Fox , Howard Gordon , S7 Prequel Movie , Series Seven , The Show
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hardy24 March 10th, 2008

Opinion quite evenly split on this one, more than I expected, with 60% looking forward to it to some degree. The full results below : -

Hell Yeah!, It’s The One I’ve Been Waiting For ! : 31%
Yeah, Looks Good : 29%
“Shrug” : 21%
Looks Like A Waste Of Money : 19%

The new polls asks how excited you are at the idea of the S7 Prequel TV Movie.

• Polls , Series One , Series Seven , The Show
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