"Kim Raver's a survivor. So far the actress — who seems to have a thing for numbers — has made it through five years of the gritty police drama 'Third Watch,' and two seasons of ramped-up thriller '24.' ...
... While paging through a script one day on the set, she came across a scene where Audrey was fingered as was a spy. 'I thought that was it,' Raver recalls with a laugh while sitting at a Santa Monica coffee shop with the equivalent of a Big Gulp of chai sitting before her.
'I couldn't (expletive) believe it. I was literally in the hair and makeup chair and I took the script I had half my makeup done and curlers half done — and I went up to Howard (Gordon, executive producer) and Kiefer (Sutherland) and said, Is this for real?'
Audrey was exonerated but not until after being tortured — 'That was a lot of fun, actually, even though it shouldn't have been' ...
... 'Being on '24,' you have (a target on your back), but because I'm in a relationship with Jack Bauer, that's like a double target!" ...
... she speaks with particular relish of '24'. 'I love that show and I love working with Kiefer. We have a similar way of working together. It's such an extraordinary experience.'
Online Reaction to First Trailer - Thursday 26th October....
"Well, the good people at the Fox Network are doing their best to get loyal 24 fans into a tizzy. I hope they don’t think we’d forget all about the show because we have to wade through those pesky new fall programs that are NOT graced with all things Bauer? Jeez Louise, Fox – you’ve got to know that we all have those calendars, patiently marking down the days until January 14, 2007 8:00 PM ET. Instead of big red Xs, we’re using thumbnail photos of President Logan, a circle with a line through it superimposed over his scowling visage.
So, though fans need absolutely no reminding, ... Part of the fun of waiting for anything is to kibitz, commiserate and speculate on possible plot lines. Well, today, October 24, Fox is launching a sneaky peeky 24 trailer to tease us with glimpses of Season Six. They are also broadcasting it on the News Corporation’s Panasonic Astrovision screen in New York City’s Times Square. News Corporation is the Fox network’s parent company.
Wow, six years already? Could 24 be headed toward the category of long running shows such as The Simpsons, Seventh Heaven, Cheers, and ER? We’d love to see our crew be around for a long time, yet they only seem to thrive on disaster. That can’t be too good for their collective blood pressure or morale in general. And you know the general mood and characters are a bit too somber for real life."
"At the end of 24's fifth season, Bauer was taken hostage by Chinese agents and spirited away into the hold of a cargo ship bound for China. The trailer promises to give a glimpse into what will become of the tough guy at the hands of his captors.
In August, 24 won three Emmys--Best Drama, Best Actor, and Best Directing. 24 returns Sunday, January 14, with a two-night, four-hour season premiere."
First S6 Promo Premiere's - Tuesday 24th October....
So, almost exactly two hours ago as I write this, the counter ran down to zero and we got our first peak at series 6, with a two minute "extended" trailer, below are screencaps of key moments from the trailer. The trailer is still up on the web, free for anyone to watch. It does ofcourse contain spoilers for the new series.
okay, my screencaps aren't working right, so until they do, enjoy a download link, get it's while it's hot, if bandwidth becomes an issue, i'll have to take it down.
'24' Sets The Clock For Season Six - Wednesday 3rd October....
The following is a Press Release from Fox.
"24, this year's most Emmy Award-winning television series (with five including Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Drama), sets the clock for 'Day Six' with a four-hour, two-night television event Sunday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
The fifth hour of 24 will air in the show's regular time period Monday, Jan. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), and the intense season will unfold without interruptions until the season finale in May 2007.
As the clock ticks closer to 24's highly anticipated return, FOX will make a special, extended 'Day Six' trailer available for worldwide viewing on the web. The online countdown to the trailer's debut begins today at www.24trailer.com. Fans around the globe can take their first look at Season Six by visiting the website on Tuesday, Oct. 24 (3:00 PM ET/Noon PT). The first promo for the new season is also scheduled to air during Game 3 of the World Series that night on FOX ..."
This is site news, not '24' news. To explain a new site feature that if you glance at site menu you will see called "uncut", which is where from now on will become a "second index page", home one where you'll find everything from the current index page plus, and this is the important part - any spoiler news that I either edit out (with a ... ) or don't put on the index page at all because I don't want to spoil people. But some people want to be spoiled, and if your one of thoose people then change your bookmark from www.24fans.com to www.24fans.com/uncut, for lots of spoilerish goodness.
Day Five DVD News - Monday 18th September....
Here's the PR Spin for the upcoming Day Five DVD Release ...
"The excitement is building ... , the critically acclaimed Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning phenomenal TV show. Available on November 6th 2006, Season 5 sees the team at CTU take high octane action and non-stop thrills and suspense to a new level. Season 5 is available as a single season box set (RRP:£49.99) or as part of a complete series to date box set with seasons 1-4 (RRP:£149.99).
The clock is ticking on another day in CTU and time is not on their side as the lives of millions are at risk from the devastating effect of terrorists plans. As the brains behind the days atrocities are slowly revealed, shocking revelations come to light about high powered government officials and their real agendas – will the country ever recover from the appalling betrayal of those who are charged with their safekeeping and well being…
No commercials. No waiting a week to watch the next gripping episode. No excuse not to go out and buy 24 Season 5 on DVD – the format 24 was made for!"
The extras include 12 cast and crew commentaries, 40 deleted scenes (with optional commentary), 4 featurettes. The region 2 dvd will likely include the Series 5 Prequel, and the region 1 will likely include a new Series 6 Prequel.
Kiefer Sutherland: The time of his life - Friday 1st September....
"The star of '24' feels he's spent most of his career 'coming back from somewhere'. Now he's finally arrived
At the very peak of his profession, having picked up the best leading actor award at the weekend's Emmys, the star of 24, Kiefer Sutherland, confesses to a little career envy."
Indepth feature and interview with the man himself, covering issues such as his recent work.
Sutherland and 24 triumph at Emmys - Monday 28th August....
"US counter-terrorist drama 24 has been named as the best drama series in the annual Emmy awards in Los Angeles, with star Kiefer Sutherland also picking up the best actor award.
The innovative real-time drama and Sutherland, who plays rogue agent Jack Bauer, had been nominated for the top awards for the last five years, but finally got the recognition it deserved last night in TV's equivalent of the Oscars.
Kiefer ready for more abuse - Thursday 27th July....
"... Bauer, or rather actor Kiefer Sutherland, looked tanned, relaxed and — very unlike Jack — happy at Fox’s press tour party ...
Sutherland, who stood with his requisite pack of Camel cigarettes in his pocket ...
'We just got the first scripts,' he told a scrum of reporters.
He was typically sketchy on other details, but admitted things look pretty grim for Jack.
'He’s at the end of his line. Something’s going to have to really rejuvenate him from the position that he’s in,' said Sutherland, 'otherwise he’s just going to be dead.'
He added that it will be interesting this coming season, which starts again in January, 'to come from a really deep dark place and actually try to come up instead of starting from an up position and trying to go down.' ...
... Some reporters were surprised Sutherland was at the press tour at all. His show is going into a sixth season and he’s made his millions from syndication and DVD sales. This is usually the point where a big-shot like Sutherland bails, at least until that farewell season is announced.
Still, the Emmy-nominated actor feels a certain loyalty to TV critics.
'We wouldn’t have been picked up if it wasn’t for this group five years ago,' he said.
'We were on the fence and teetering off it in the wrong direction.' He added that 24 'has been the most amazing experience of my career to date.'"
