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24 - Season 8, the last?

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Dammit: The clock’s about to run out for “24.”

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The Wrap (a Hollywood gossip website) reports on what could be tragedy to TV viewers:

“Nothing’s official yet, but Fox has all but decided to make the current season of the Kiefer Sutherland thriller its last, according to people familiar with the network’s decision. Fox and 20th Century Fox TV have begun end-of-life conversations and a formal announcement that season eight will be the last could come as soon as this week.

First came Fox Entertainment chief Kevin Reilly’s candid admission last August that season eight might well be the show’s last.

“It’s going to come down to a business decision, Reilly told a reporter for IFmagazine.com. “It’s not an inexpensive show on the network books and we also want to finish strong. This is not a show we want to prop up. It will be a whole creative and business discussion and something we’ll have to deal with over the next few months.”

Reilly was being honest, but the fact that he didn’t just say, “Of course! It’s ‘24′! Why wouldn’t we renew it?!” indicated the network needed to see either stable or growing ratings to justify another season.

Both Reilly and Sutherland hedged when asked about the show’s fate in January, just before the show’s return. But then came the report in Variety a couple weeks ago that Fox’s feature unit had hired a writer for a “24″ feature and that Fox executives were leaning against another season.

Add in just-OK ratings for the current season, plus the aforementioned high price tag, and a renewal for “24″ suddenly became a longshot.”

I know a few people who will be very sad if this does come to pass!

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3 Responses to “24 - Season 8, the last?”

  1. Julie on March 11th, 2010 4:21 pm

    Shutting down 24 without a 9th Season to really finish the show out with a bang is a big mistake. If the show were brought back for a Season 9 and marked it as the last season then it would get the fanfare it deserves and the huge audience Lost is now enjoying from announcing their last season.

    I find it interesting that a show as popular as 24 would start out it’s new season not even letting fans know that it would be it’s last. That is a disservice to all the loyal 24 fans around the world.

    C’mon guys! You have another writer working on the screenplay for the feature film so why not make a final season with the great writers you have working on the tv show? You say that maybe a movie would be ready in 18 months? Isn’t that a bit optimistic? You have plenty of time to make a Season 9 and lead into a feature film. Why not do it?

  2. Lisa on March 11th, 2010 4:26 pm

    Would be terrible to 24 end with Season 8 and not get a series finale kick off season it deserves. What a shame.

  3. Lisa on March 11th, 2010 4:27 pm

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